Peter Adams, Associate

Peter Adams is an associate and a member of the firm's Litigation Department. He joined the firm in 2006 and is resident in the San Diego office.

Mr. Adams' practice focuses on corporate governance and shareholder litigation, including the defense of securities class actions, derivative suits, and M&A litigation. He represents clients in connection with Securities and Exchange Commission investigations and civil enforcement actions, as well as internal corporate investigations. His practice also includes healthcare and complex commercial litigation.

Mr. Adams earned an M.A. in Economics in 2005, a J.D. in 2004 from the University of California, Berkeley, and is a Ph.D. Candidate in Economics, concentrating in Law & Economics and Econometrics. 

Mr. Adams received a B.A. in Economics and Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences (MMSS) from Northwestern University, graduating with honors in 1994.

Publications

• "The ‘Holistic' Approach to Scienter Under Tellabs," Securities Litigation Journal, 19(2), 4-8 (Winter 2009) and Commercial & Business Litigation, 10(2), 1-6 (Winter 2009)
• "Recent Developments in the Caselaw Governing Damages in 10b-5 Cases," Advanced Securities Law Workshop 2008, Practising Law Institute, 529-40 (2008)
• "Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise? Tests for Direct Causal Paths Between Health and Socioeconomic Status," Journal of Econometrics, 112(1), 3-56 (2003)

Education

• University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall)
  JD, 2004
• University of California, Berkeley
  MA, Economics, 2005
• Northwestern University
  BA, Economics and Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences, 1994, Phi Beta Kappa

Court Admissions

• All California State Courts
• U.S. District Court, Central District of California
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of California

Admissions

• California

Memberships

• American Bar Association
• San Diego County Bar Association