Peter N. Wang

Partner

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Peter N. Wang

Partner

[email protected]

New York 212.338.3401

Practice Areas

Education

Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1973)
Yale University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1970)

Admissions

New York
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, and Eastern District of New York
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, Third Circuit, Fourth Circuit, Fifth Circuit, Seventh Circuit, Tenth Circuit, and Eleventh Circuit

Peter N. Wang is one of the firm’s senior trial lawyers with substantial experience in a wide variety of litigation areas. He served as managing partner of the New York City office from 2004-2022 and is a former member of the firm’s national Management Committee. He is a partner in the firm’s Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Construction, Securities Enforcement & Litigation, and IP Litigation Practices, as well as the Insurance & Reinsurance Industry Team.

Peter was a founding partner of another firm before the firm joined Foley in July 2004. From 1973-1974, Peter served as a law clerk to the Hon. Milton Pollack, United States District Judge, Southern District of New York.

Awards and Recognition

Peer review rated as AV Preeminent®, the highest performance rating in the Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ system
Recognized as one of the Top 100 New York Super Lawyers®
Selected for inclusion in the 2006–2019 New York Super Lawyers® lists (The “super lawyer” designation represents the top five percent of Manhattan attorneys in more than 60 areas of practice and Peter was one of the 100 highest point-getters in the New York Metro nomination)
Selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© in the fields of Commercial Litigation (2008-2024) and Litigation – Construction (2011-2023)
The September 2011 issue of Super Lawyers Magazine profiled Peter in an article paying homage to his mentor, Judge Milton Pollack
Peter has been described by Super Lawyers Magazine as “one of the nation’s top litigators in a variety of fields”

Affiliations

Association of the Bar of the City of New York
Federal Bar Council
Inducted into the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, an organization limited to the 500 leading trial advocates in the world (2002)

Community Involvement

President and Chairman of The Jewish Week (2005-2021)
Selection as a Fellow of the Wexner Heritage Foundation

Presentations and Publications

Peter has written and spoken numerous times on the topic of litigation. His presentations and publications include the following:

“Dispositive Motions including Motions to Dismiss, Judgment on the Pleadings, and Summary Judgment Motions” New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Commercial Litigation Academy, 2017
“Expert Disclosure: State vs. Federal” New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Commercial Litigation Academy, 2014
“Discovery and E-Discovery,” panelist, New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Commercial Litigation Academy, 2012
“Arguing Your First Motion,” New York State Bar Association, Commercial Litigation Academy, 2011
“Litigation Tactics Boot Camp: Beyond the Fundamentals,” Association of Corporate Counsel, Greater New York Chapter, 2011
“Trying a Complex Construction Case,” Associated Owners and Developers National Conference, 2007
“E-Discovery,” University of Missouri, 2004
“The Use of Demonstrative Evidence,” Federal Bar Council, 2001
“Effective Jury Communications,” Federal Bar Council, 2000