Peter Squeri’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation. Peter has substantial experience representing companies and individuals in high-stakes commercial disputes, employment matters, and investigations. He routinely litigates cases involving contract disputes, business torts, founders’ and partnership disputes, employee mobility, trade secret misappropriation, and matters involving alleged fraud, privacy, and unfair competition. As an experienced trial lawyer and advisor, Peter has worked closely with numerous clients to achieve trial victories in state and federal courts, and secure favorable awards in private arbitrations. He has been selected to the 2024 and 2025 Northern California Super Lawyers lists and has twice been recognized as a Super Lawyers Northern California Rising Star.

Before joining Lewis & Llewellyn, Peter practiced for more than 10 years at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, where he represented sophisticated clients in a variety of industries—including technology, energy, logistics, health care, consumer products, and finance—focusing on complex commercial litigation and class action defense. At Gibson Dunn, Peter frequently worked with leading companies to address multifaceted and novel legal issues—often at the intersection of litigation, regulation, and public policy—while developing risk-mitigation strategies and navigating crisis situations.

Peter received his J.D. from Stanford Law School, where he was an Articles Editor of the Stanford Law Review. During law school, he served as an extern law clerk for Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Prior to law school, Peter worked at Cambridge Associates LLC, an investment consulting firm.

Peter is admitted to practice law in the State of California, the United States District Courts for the Northern, Central, and Southern Districts of California, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

A lifelong resident of San Francisco, Peter enjoys exploring the city and the surrounding area with his wife and three children.