Peter Wilhelm is a member of the Firm's Commercial Litigation Group, and assists clients resolving a broad range of administrative and commercial disputes. Significant recent matters include:

• Representing major domestic financial institutions in bankruptcy litigation in federal court;
• Representing a state government in Native American land claim and related litigation in federal court;
• Representing a putative class of kindergarten students in a special education action in the District of New Jersey; and
• Assisting in advising a major foreign petroleum company regarding commercial litigation issues.

In addition to his participation in the J.T. o/b/o A.T. v. Dumont Public Schools matter in the District of New Jersey, Peter has an active pro bono practice, including representation of parents of students with disabilities in administrative proceedings against local school districts in New Jersey, and representing homosexual individuals in asylum applications. Peter is also active in the Firm's mentoring program for moot court and mock trial teams at Jamaica High School in Queens, New York. Peter was the recipient of a White & Case Pro Bono Award in 2010.

Prior to joining White & Case, Peter was a law clerk for Magistrate Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein, and a summer intern for Judge Gerard E. Lynch, both in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan. Prior to law school, Peter was an elementary school teacher in the District of Columbia Public Schools.

Bars and Courts
Illinois State Bar, 2008
New York State Bar, 2008
US District Court for the Southern District of New York, 2009
US District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 2009

Clerkships
Hon. Gabriel W. Gorenstein, US Magistrate Judge, US District Court for the Southern District of New York, 2007-2008

Education
JD, Brooklyn Law School, cum laude, Notes and Comments Editor Journal of Law and Policy, 2007
BA, Haverford College, 1999

Awards and Recognition
2010 White & Case Pro Bono Award

Publications
"Federal Bench Begins Coming to Terms with Predictive Coding," Pretrial Practice & Discovery News & Developments, Feb. 28, 2012
"Litigation Holds, Social Media, and Employees' Online Data," 20 Pretrial Practice & Discovery Newsletter 1, Fall 2011 (with Patricia Eastwood, Caterpillar Financial Services; John D. Rue, White & Case)

Languages
English

Citizenship
United States