Peter Golden is an experienced employment, litigation and business attorney. Golden’s national legal practice includes successfully representing clients in many types of litigation matters, as well as advising in employment, business and commercial matters. He is both a counselor and a litigator. On the litigation side, he has represented some of the largest Fortune 100® companies in state and federal courts and administrative agencies in over 30 states. He represents corporations, small business owners and select individuals in myriad litigation matters ranging from business disputes to employment matters to defense of personal injury claims. Golden is also a veteran of the courtroom, having successfully tried jury and non-jury trials throughout the United States.
On the business side, Golden acts as a counselor and legal advisor to his clients, focusing on the clients’ objectives, their goals and their business. Golden’s consulting practice includes providing advice in the areas of employment law, internal investigations and audits, litigation avoidance, contract review and negotiation, compliance, human resources law and related advice.
Finally, Golden practices in the sports and entertainment law area, having represented professional actors, sports agents, radio personalities and not for profit sports entities in business, contract and litigation matters. As a result of his efforts, Mr. Golden has been recognized as one of Atlanta’s leading business and litigation attorneys. He has been named a Super Lawyer rising star as published in Atlanta Magazine and Georgia Super Lawyer magazine® and has been named as one of Georgia’s “Legal Elite” by Georgia Trend magazine® in the area of business and employment law.
AREAS OF PRACTICE
- Employment Litigation
- General Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
BAR ADMISSIONS
- Georgia
- New York
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
EDUCATION
- Vanderbilt University Law School– J.D.
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Oberlin College – B.A.
- Oberlin, Ohio
- Major: Government