Peter H. Lieberman

Peter H. Lieberman is a founding member and Co-Chair of the Firm’s Private Equity Practice. He previously served as Deputy Co-Chair and later Co-Chair of the Global Corporate Practice. With more than 35 years of experience, Peter advises clients on sophisticated matters, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity and management buyouts, public company and hedge fund transactions, structured equity and hybrid capital matters, start-up and venture capital financings, and complex securities trading and structuring.

Throughout his career, Peter has served as a trusted advisor to management teams, private equity firms, boards of directors, special committees, and controlling interest holders on issues of change-of-control, conflicts, governance, investment, and other complex strategic issues. His industry experience spans technology, software, health care, consumer products, education, manufacturing, financial services, and industrials, among others.

Peter trained at the New York law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, where he was involved in both hostile and negotiated transactions, including proxy contests and the implementation of takeover defenses. In Chambers USA (2022), clients described him as “an extraordinary attorney” and “simply amongst the finest attorneys and providers of legal and commercial judgment I have ever worked with,” praising his “highest levels of sophistication, service, and commercial awareness.”

Peter has advised private equity funds such as Arlington Capital, Brentwood Associates, Hilco Global, Red Arts Capital, Rotunda Capital, Vista Equity Partners, Washington Equity, and others. He has regularly acted for management teams and founders in their most significant transactions.