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Peter J. Anderson

Of Counsel

Peter has been lead counsel in over 200 federal and state jury trials and numerous administrative proceedings.

He helps public companies, their officers and directors, along with financial service companies, accounting and law firms, and their principals, as they respond to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement actions, Department of Justice (DOJ) investigations, and criminal prosecutions and complex civil litigation.

Peter represents securities brokers and investment advisors before the SEC, all self-regulatory organizations, state securities regulators, and attorneys general in investigations relating to sales practices, market manipulation, and supervision. He conducts internal investigations at the request of audit and special committees of the boards of directors of public and private companies. Representations include investigations into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, money laundering, and securities regulatory abuses, including insider trading and market manipulation, financial reporting fraud, and financial defalcation.

A member of Eversheds Sutherland (US) Crisis Management and Complex Litigation team, Peter helps clients navigate crises and develop legal response strategies tailored to each specific situation. To learn more about how Eversheds Sutherland (US) defends companies facing challenges on multiple fronts, including civil litigation and parallel criminal investigations, multidistrict litigation proceedings, putative class actions, Congressional investigations and hearings, regulatory investigations, and internal investigations, contact Peter or visit http://www.crisisresponsenow.com.

  • Defending two Brazilian executives under investigation by US DOJ for FCPA violations in conjunction with Brazil’s Petrobras investigations.
  • Defended a municipal underwriter in SEC investigation related to financial defalcations and fraud in connection with nursing home/skilled living facilities.
  • Defending the former president of a publicly traded clothing company in DOJ criminal prosecution for conspiracy to commit financial statement fraud and in corollary SEC proceeding.
  • Representing a regional brokerage firm and investment adviser in SEC investigation of soft dollar arrangements.
  • Representing a large brokerage firm in connection with SEC investigations of tax exempt municipal underwriting.
  • Valuation-Related Enforcement Issues, Trends, and Best Practices, December 5, 2017
  • Webcast: Fair Value and Valuation, August 17, 2017
  • Named to The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of bet-the-company litigation (2012-2020), litigation – banking & finance (2024), litigation – regulatory enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) (2012-2022, 2024), litigation – securities and securities regulation (2012-2024)
  • Selected for inclusion in Georgia Super Lawyers®(2004-2021)
  • Recognized as "Lawyer of the Year" by The Best Lawyers in America in the area of litigation: securities (2018) and litigation: banking and finance (2024)
  • Recognized by Chambers USA: Guide to Leading Business Lawyers in the area of litigation: general commercial (2012-2018)
  • Recipient, Justice Robert Benham Award for Community Service, State Bar of Georgia (2013)
  • Named to The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of commercial litigation and securities law (2007-2011)
  • Named among the “Legal Elite” by Georgia Trend magazine (2006)
  • Member, Securities Litigation and Business Law White Collar Subcommittees, American Bar Association
  • Member, Board of Overseers, Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law, Carlisle, PA (2018-Present) 
  • Member, Board of Trustees, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA (2016-Present)
  • Member, Board of Directors, Midtown Assistance Center, Atlanta, GA (2014-Present)
  • Member, Advisory Board, Autism Resource Center at Emory University (1992-Present)
  • Founder, Former Treasurer and Member, Board of Directors, ServeHAITI (2000-2013)
  • President and past Chairman, The Childhood Autism Foundation in Georgia (CADEF) (1992-2004)
  • Former Chairman of the Board, Paideia School, Atlanta (1998-2001)
  • Georgia
  • Pennsylvania
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
  • B.A., Dickinson College
  • J.D., The Dickinson School of Law
Peter Anderson

Of Counsel

Peter Anderson

Of Counsel

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