We are proud to announce the appointment of Timothy J. Peter to partner. Mr. Peter will head up the firm’s Consumer Protection Litigation Department.

Timothy Peter joined Faruqi & Faruqi in 2015. Prior to joining Faruqi & Faruqi, Mr. Peter was an associate at Cohen Placittella & Roth, P.C. where he was involved in such high profile litigation as: In re Vioxx Products Liability Litigation ($8.25 million recovery for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania) and In re Evergreen Ultra Short Opportunities Fund Securities Litigation ($25 million class action securities settlement in which participating class members will recover over 65% of their losses).

In addition, Mr. Peter played an important role in the resolution of In re Minerva Group LP v. Mod-Pac Corp., et al., in which defendants increased the price of an insider buyout from $8.20 to $9.25 per share, a significant victory for shareholders. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Peter worked for one of largest financial institutions in the world where he gained significant insight into the inner workings of the financial services industry.