Peter's practice focuses primarily on environmental and natural resources law, on government regulations and administrative law, and on technology law. After graduating with an undergraduate degree in engineering from Duke University, Peter spent more than four years at a consulting engineering firm designing and managing complex projects. At the time he left, he was the youngest project manager in the firm’s history. After graduating from Harvard Law School, Peter clerked for the Honorable Peter C. Dorsey, U.S. District Judge for the District of Connecticut. While at the U.S. Department of Justice, Peter drafted successful appellate briefs to multiple U.S. Courts of Appeals. Peter’s international legal experience includes advising on large international securities transactions, such as Initial Public Offerings (“IPOs”) and debt offerings, for a “Magic Circle” British law firm. Peter joins Givens Pursley after practicing law for several years at a large, international law firm in Washington, D.C. He is licensed to practice law in Idaho, New York, and Washington D.C.
Peter has experience with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”), the CEQ regulations for implementing NEPA, the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”), the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, the Oil Pollution Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”), the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (“FDCA”), the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (“EPCRA”), the Federal Motor Carrier Safety regulations, the Federal Motor Carrier Commercial regulations, tribal law, the General Mining Act of 1872, Idaho’s Hazardous Waste Management Act (“HWMA”), Idaho water law, Idaho's Local Land Use Planning Act ("LLUPA"), the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”).
Peter has advised clients concerning matters before the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (“BOR”), the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”), the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (“IDEQ”), the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), the Idaho State Tax Commission, the D.C. Office of Tax and Revenue, the D.C. Department of Employment Services, and the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”).
In technology law matters, Peter has conducted FOIA requests, FOIA appeals, Idaho public records requests, advised on privacy law issues, and consulted on e-mail and electronics records retention policies and electronic discovery. Peter has advised on the federal research and experimentation (“R&E”) tax credit, U.S. Securities & Exchange (“SEC”) disclosures, IPOs, contracts including technology issues, and business dealings involving technology-oriented companies.
In pro bono matters, Peter has represented domestic violence victims in obtaining civil protection orders, having helped victims in Washington, D.C. and Idaho. Peter has also formed non-profit entities and advised non-profit entities regarding compliance problems and internal governance issues.
