Peter C. Harvey

Peter has been a leading lawyer in civil and criminal trials, government investigations and consumer fraud matters for many years. A gifted trial lawyer, his nearly 30 years of courtroom experience includes significant commercial matters, frequently within the real estate, pharmaceutical and entertainment/sports industries.

Peter is a member of the National Football League’s (“NFL”) Diversity Advisory Committee, serving as a consulting expert with respect to the NFL’s effort to improve racial and gender diversity in the hiring of head coaches and senior executives throughout the NFL’s 32-member clubs and League office. In 2016, he was nominated to serve as independent monitor for the Newark Police Department, responsible for overseeing the NPD's compliance with a Consent Decree issued by the U.S. Department of Justice. He also currently represents corporations and individuals in business disputes throughout the nation. He has tried several major civil and criminal jury and non-jury cases in federal and state courts. He also conducts internal investigations for senior executives seeking to learn facts about employee misconduct or inappropriate business practices. Peter also assists clients in navigating Grand Jury Subpoenas and government Civil Investigative Demands. He works with clients to develop strategies to achieve the client’s desired result, whether through trial, court decision or settlement.

As Attorney General of New Jersey, Peter’s work included:

• Directly managed and enforced compliance by the New Jersey State Police with U.S. Department of Justice Consent Decree;

• Negotiated the two largest securities settlement payments in New Jersey history concerning insider trading and market timing cases;

• Acted as one of the lead Attorneys General in several multistate securities fraud settlements; and

• Restructured the Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor, resulting in the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud’s naming it the No. 1 insurance fraud prosecution office in the nation.

Peter managed an Attorney General’s Office of 9,600 employees in 10 separate divisions and a budget of approximately $1 billion. He had principal responsibility for coordinating New Jersey’s homeland security strategy for both law enforcement and the private sector as Chairman of the cabinet-level New Jersey Domestic Security Preparedness Task Force. He was one of six Attorneys General that met regularly with the U.S. Attorney General and senior U.S. Department of Justice officials to discuss various national law enforcement policy issues. Peter continues to be connected to issues upon which state Attorneys General are focused through his participation in the National Association of Attorneys General and his close association with present and former Attorneys General.

Peter served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, where he tried cases involving financial fraud, organized crime and bank robbery.