Peter Altman's practice focuses on white collar criminal defense, securities and commodities enforcement, and complex commercial litigation matters.
Mr. Altman has represented clients involved in criminal and regulatory investigations conducted by federal, state and local enforcement authorities, including the Department of Justice, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Securities Exchange Commission, the Office of Foreign Assets Control, the New York State Office of the Attorney General and the New York County District Attorney's Office. Mr. Altman has also defended clients involved in class action litigation and represented creditors in bankruptcy-related litigation.
Additionally, Mr. Altman has provided pro bono representation to multiple clients involved in immigration cases before the Executive Office for Immigration Review, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, and Citizenship & Immigration Services.
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.
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 Bar and is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the District of New Jersey.