Peter L. SimmonsPartner Peter L. Simmons is a litigation partner resident in Fried Frank's New York office. He joined the Firm in 1988 and became a partner in 1994. Mr. Simmons handles a wide array of complex commercial, financial and securities disputes at both the trial and appellate level, and in arbitration. He has represented individuals and corporations in major nationwide class actions and multidistrict litigations; in numerous cases arising from multimillion-dollar corporate investments and acquisitions; in a variety of intellectual property disputes, including copyright, trademark, internet, trade secret and patent licensing problems; and in securities, tax, employment and real estate disputes. In the antitrust area, Mr. Simmons has litigated and advised clients on issues involving alleged monopolization, concerted refusals to deal (including the use of joint ventures and conscious parallel behavior), pricing restrictions, restrictive covenants, blanket licensing, tying arrangements, and misuse of intellectual property. Mr. Simmons has also been an adjunct instructor at Columbia Law School and is the author of articles in various professional publications.
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