Elliot R. Peters is a trial attorney at San Francisco law firm

Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP is a litigation boutique located in San Francisco, California, founded in 1978. The firm's areas of practice include intellectual property, professional liability, class actions, wrongful termination defense, genera ...

, who frequently works on cases of national significance. He is representing the PGA TOUR in a
antitrust lawsuit
filed by 11 professional golfers who left the PGA TOUR and joined LIV Golf. He led the defenses of internet activist Aaron Swartz and cyclist Lance Armstrong. He represented the Major League Baseball Players Association in successfully challenging DOJ seizures of baseball players' drug testing records, in the seminal computer search case, ''United States v Comprehensive Drug Testing'', 579 F.3d 989 (2009). He has also defended financier

Frank Quattrone Frank Quattrone (born 1955) is an American technology investment banker who started technology sector franchises at Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, and Credit Suisse First Boston. He helped bring dozens of technology companies public during the 19 ...

, securities litigator

William Lerach William "Bill" Shannon Lerach (born March 14, 1946, Ohio River Valley, Midwestern United States) is an American disbarred lawyer who specialized in private Securities Class Action lawsuits. The $7.12 billion he obtained as the lead plaintiff's att ...

and CEO

Bruce Karatz Bruce E. Karatz (born October 10, 1945) is an American businessman and philanthropist. He is noted for his role as Chairman and CEO of KB Home,Berry, Kate (2004-9-6). "Coming home: Bruce Karatz started as in-house counsel, but learned the busines ...

. He has represented top international law firms defending malpractice claims and technology companies defending intellectual property claims. Elliot has been named Attorney of the Year in California three times, twice for freeing indigent men, serving life sentences for murder, but who were actually innocent.

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