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Peter C. Erichsen
Partner
Ropes & Gray
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Boston, MA 02110-2624
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Practice
Peter Erichsen rejoined Ropes & Gray as a partner in the Corporate Department in 2007. Peter has extensive knowledge of the governance and compliance challenges of non-profit institutions, having represented organizations in internal and governmental investigations and audits, as well as other critical and highly publicized situations. He also has significant experience with the legal issues facing private foundations and museums, and in managing transactions, including bond offerings and institutional combinations. Peter is co-head of the firm's Colleges & Universities Group and a member of the Health Care Group.
Professional Experience
Before returning to Ropes & Gray, Peter served for six years as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the J. Paul Getty Trust. The Getty operates two campuses in Los Angeles and an extensive series of worldwide programs through the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Getty Conservation Institute and the Getty Foundation.
Peter previously served for four years as Vice President and General Counsel of the University of Pennsylvania, where he served as chief legal officer of both the University and its four-hospital health system.
Peter left Ropes & Gray in 1993 to serve as a deputy assistant attorney general in the United States Department of Justice. In 1996-97, he was an Associate Counsel to the President of the United States, working in the White House Counsel's office.
During his earlier tenure at Ropes & Gray, Peter was a corporate transactional and securities lawyer. He originally became a partner in 1990.
Honors & Awards
- The Best Lawyers in America (2009, 2010)
Presentations & Speeches
- Panelist, "The Lawyer's Role in Crisis Management," Legal Issues in Museum Administration (ALI-ABA) (March 2007)
- Panelist, "Surviving an IRS Examination," Tax Exempt Charitable Organizations (ALI-ABA) (November 2007)
- Panelist, "Governance and Conflict of Interest," Non Profit Law Conference (MCLE) (March 2008)
- Panelist, "Learning from Presidential Crises," National Association of College and University Attorneys Annual Conference (June 2008)
- Speaker, "Governance and Conflicts of Interest" and "Managing Conflicts of Interest," Association of Donor Relations Professionals Annual Meeting (November 2008)
- Panelist, "Legal Ethics," Legal Issues in Museum Administration (ALI-ABA) (April 2009)
Professional & Civic Activities
- Trustee, DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, MA
- Director, Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, Inc. Chair, Audit Committee.
- Former Director, Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County. Member, Executive Committee.
Memberships & Affiliations
- Former Director, Philadelphia Stock Exchange. Chair, Audit Committee.
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 2000
- Massachusetts, 1981
Education
- 1981,
J.D., cum laude, Harvard Law School
- 1978,
A.B., magna cum laude, Harvard College
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