Peter S Spivack

Peter Spivack practices in the areas of white collar criminal litigation, governmental enforcement actions, and complex civil litigation. His experience in the criminal arena includes antitrust, banking, campaign finance, environmental, food and drug, foreign corrupt practices act, health care, and government contract matters. Peter has worked with numerous companies and organizations in defending grand jury investigations, as well as conducting compliance audits and internal investigations and monitoring and improving compliance programs. In addition, Peter has handled a wide array of civil matters, including False Claims Act and international trade litigation. Peter has extensive experience in defending pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device manufacturers in federal health care and Food and Drug Administration investigations conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice, the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Food and Drug Administration, the Government Accountability Office, the U.S. Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives. The subject matters of these investigations have included Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act compliance, Medicare and Medicaid coding issues, pharmaceutical pricing, the Medicare Anti-Kickback Statute, and the Stark law. Peter also has considerable experience in representing entities and individuals in criminal and civil enforcement matters involving competition and antitrust issues. From 1988 to 1989, Peter clerked for The Honorable William D. Keller of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The following year, he clerked for The Honorable Arthur Alarcon of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. From October 1990 through March 1997, Peter was a federal prosecutor focusing on the investigation and prosecution of complex white collar criminal matters involving corporations and individuals. Most of his investigations involved parallel enforcement actions by federal and state agencies, including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as parallel federal and state civil litigation. In November 1994, Peter received an award from the U.S. attorney general for superior performance as an Assistant U.S. Attorney. Peter writes and speaks frequently on federal criminal issues. He has played an active role in the bar, serving as the current Co-chair of the D.C. Region for the ABA White Collar Crime Committee and as a past Co-chair of the Criminal Law and Individual Rights Committee for the D.C. Bar.