Elliot R. Peters is a trial attorney at San Francisco law firm Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP, who frequently works on cases of national significance.[1] He is representing the PGA TOUR in an antitrust lawsuit filed by 11 professional golfers who left the PGA TOUR and joined LIV Golf. He led the defenses of internet activist Aaron Swartz[2][3][4] and cyclist Lance Armstrong.[5][6] He represented the Major League Baseball Players Association in successfully challenging DOJ seizures of baseball players' drug testing records, in the seminal computer search case, United States v Comprehensive Drug Testing, 579 F.3d 989 (2009). He has also defended financier Frank Quattrone, securities litigator William Lerach and CEO Bruce Karatz.[7] He has represented top international law firms defending malpractice claims and technology companies defending intellectual property claims. Elliot has been named Attorney of the Year in California three times, twice for freeing indigent men, serving life sentences for murder, but who were actually innocent.[8]
Elliot R. Peters | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 17, 1958 New York City, U.S. |
| Alma mater | St. Paul's School Yale University New York University School of Law |
| Occupation | Partner at Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP |
| Website | www |
References
edit- ^ "A Lawyer's Holiday. Elliot Peters". Huffington Post. August 21, 2013.
- ^ "Swartz gets high-powered attorneys". The Tech. November 2, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
- ^ "The Internet's Own Boy: Film on Aaron Swartz Captures Late Activist's Struggle for Online Freedom". Democracy Now!. January 21, 2014.
- ^ "Aaron Swartz's Father Calls for U.S. Legal Reforms Ahead of MIT Report. Sam Gustin". Time. May 10, 2013.
- ^ Calhoun, Patricia (March 11, 2013). "Lance Armstrong's host for anti-doping meeting before fall from grace? Bill Ritter". Blogs. Westword. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
- ^ "Lance Armstrong will not face charges as federal doping investigation is shut down. Amy Shipley". Washington Post. February 3, 2012.
- ^ "Karatz Gets Five Years' Probation in KB Home Backdating Case - Edvard Pettersson and Tori Richards". Bloomberg Business. October 10, 2010.
- ^ "Inmate exonerated in '06 shooting - Demian Bulwa". SFGate.com. February 22, 2013.