Peter Freiberg - White Plains, NY
Attorney at Denlea & Carton LLP
Commercial Transactions Lawyers in White Plains, NY
2 Westchester Park Dr #410 White Plains, NY 10604
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White Plains Commercial Transactions Lawyer
Updated: 03/02/2026
Areas of Practice
- Commercial Transactions
- Real Estate
Attorney Information
Overview
Peter graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and received his law degree from Tulane University School of Law. After graduating from law school, Peter served as an Assistant District Attorney with the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, where he learned the fundamentals of trial practice. While serving as a prosecutor, he tried approximately 40 cases to verdict, most of them jury trials, and handled countless grand jury presentations and pre-trial hearings. Since leaving the District Attorney's office, Peter has actively litigated a wide variety of cases on behalf of a diverse group of clients, representing both plaintiffs and defendants.
He regularly appears in state and federal trial and appellate courts, and is rated by his peers through Martindale-Hubbel as A-V Preeminent, which is the best peer ranking available for attorneys signifying the highest level of professional and ethical excellence.
Peter's diverse experiences as an attorney have entailed a wide range of cases. Over his career, he has prosecuted and defended large mass tort, toxic tort and class action lawsuits; successfully litigated high-end personal injury cases; handled a variety of admiralty and maritime tort and commercial matters; litigated environmental damage claims, including insurance coverage aspects of environmental damages; successfully prosecuted employment discrimination cases; and prosecuted and defended general commercial and securities matters, including shareholder and partnership disputes, corporate dissolutions and fraud cases.
Peter's more notable cases include:
- Representing a group of commercial fishermen in a class action that resulted in a substantial settlement against pesticide manufacturers;
- Successfully litigating property damage cases against large multi-national oil companies, resulting in settlements which provided for monetary compensation to his clients and the clean-up of contaminated properties;
- Defending petrochemical companies and railroad companies against sprawling class action and mass tort cases, including at trial;
- Litigating complicated environmental insurance coverage case involving large corporate insureds;
Representing insureds in efforts to obtain coverage under different types of insurance policies;
Representing parties in two separate inter-family corporate disputes, both of which were decided by juries in his clients' favor; - Securing a favorable jury verdict in a federal employment discrimination case.
Peter's current practice also focuses on commercial transactions. Significant transactions that he negotiated and completed include:
- A multi-million dollar asset purchase agreement in which his client sold the assets of his business to a major broker-dealer;
- Separate asset purchase agreements in which his client purchased three subsidiary units of a company in bankruptcy from the bankruptcy estate;
- The sale of the assets of one of the largest auto parts stores in New York City;
- An Asset Purchase Agreement in which our clients sold the assets of their insurance brokerage business;
- A stock purchase agreement and shareholder agreement by which his client integrated a European corporation into his chemical business; and
- A complicated loan agreement in which his client secured funding from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation to develop a business in Liberia;In addition, Peter often handles real estate and general commercial matters. He conducts real estate closings, prepares commercial leases, drafts shareholder and limited liability company operating agreements, and handles the various commercial needs of his clients. Peter also handles many physicians' commercial needs.
Peter served as an Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy at Tulane Law School for ten years, where he taught trial practice to third year law students. He has served as a frequent speaker at continuing legal education seminars, and also co-chaired a task force that advised an incoming Mayor of the City of New Orleans on how to implement an Inspector General department into city government.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Martindale-Hubbel as A-V Preeminent
- Ranked as a New York Super Lawyer
Education
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Legal Education
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Tulane Law School,
New Orleans,
Louisiana, 1989
J.D.
Honors: cum laude
Honors: Legal Research and Writing Fellow
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Tulane Law School,
New Orleans,
Louisiana, 1989
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Non Legal Education
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University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania,
USA, 1986
B.A.
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University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania,
USA, 1986
Current Employment Position(s)
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Attorney
Past Positions
- Smith, Jones & Fawer, L.L.P., Associate, 2000 - 2001
- Steen & McShane, 1998 - 1999
- Phelps Dunbar LLP, 1994 - 1998
- New York County District Attorney, Assistant District Attorney, 1984 - 1994
- Tulane Criminal Law Clinic, Student Practitioner, 1988 - 1989
- Hon. Alvin B. Rubin, United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, Judicial Extern, 1988
- Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, Assistant District Attorney
Classes and Seminars
- Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy, Tulane Law School, 1995 - Present
Representative Cases
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Hazelwood Farm, Inc. v. Liberty Oil & Gas Corporation, et al
- Citation: 790 So.2d 93
- Court: La. App. 3d Cir.
- Year: 2001
- Serial Number: 2001522261
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In re New Orleans Train Car Leakage Fire Litigation (Writ Denied)
- Citation: 671 So.2d 540
- Court: La.App.4 Cir.
- Year: 1996
- Serial Number: 1996076031
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In re New Orleans Train Car Leakage Fire Litigation (Cert Denied)
- Citation: 675 So.2d 1121
- Court: Supreme Court of Louisiana
- Year: 1996
- Serial Number: 1996150152
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1990
- Louisiana, 1994
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 1995
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana, 1995
- U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 1995
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1992
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1995
- New Jersey
- Connecticut
- U.S. District Court District of Connecticut
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
Other Affiliations
- Louisiana State Bar Association (Member)
- Federal State Bar Assocaition (Member)
- New York State Bar Association, 1988 - 1989 (Member)
- American Trial Lawyers Association, 1988 - 1989
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Contact
2 Westchester Park Dr #410
White Plains, NY 10604
Phone: (914) 331-0100
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Hours: 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM Monday-Friday
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