Peter Altman’s practice focuses on litigation. Mr. Altman has experience in white collar criminal defense, internal corporate investigations, securities, commodities and banking enforcement actions, bankruptcy matters and complex commercial litigation.
Prior to joining Akin Gump, Mr. Altman served as a law clerk to U.S. Magistrate Judge Frank S. Maas of the Southern District of New York. Previously, he worked as an associate at DLA Piper in New York.
Mr. Altman received his B.A. with honors in political science in 2001 from the University of Michigan and his J.D. cum laude in 2005 from Brooklyn Law School, where he was a notes and comments editor on the Brooklyn Law Review.
Mr. Altman is a member of the New York and New Jersey State Bars.