Peter Zeidenberg
Encyclopedia
Peter R. Zeidenberg is an American trial lawyer. He has been an Assistant District Attorney in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, an Assistant US Attorney in the District of Columbia and at the Department of Justice
Public Integrity Section
. On August 13, 2007 DLA Piper
announced that he had become a partner at their Washington, DC office.
and then attended Boston College Law School
where he graduated in 1985.
's prosecution team in the CIA leak grand jury investigation
which eventually resulted in the indictment and conviction of Scooter Libby in US v. Libby. He was also the lead trial counsel in the case of the United States vs. David H. Safavian. While he was successful in that case, his tactics were largely repudiated by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, which reversed Safavian's conviction.
United States Department of Justice
The United States Department of Justice , is the United States federal executive department responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice, equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries.The Department is led by the Attorney General, who is nominated...
Public Integrity Section
Public Integrity Section
The Public Integrity Section is a section of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice charged with combating political corruption at all levels of government through the prosecution of corrupt federal, state, and local elected and appointed public officials.-Administrative...
. On August 13, 2007 DLA Piper
DLA Piper
DLA Piper is a global law firm with 76 offices across 30 countries and more than 4,200 lawyers. As of May 2011, it was the largest law firm in the world by number of attorneys. The firm's global revenues were $1.92 billion in 2009-2010. The firm is composed of two partnerships, DLA Piper...
announced that he had become a partner at their Washington, DC office.
Education
Zeidenberg obtained a BA from the University of Wisconsin–MadisonUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
and then attended Boston College Law School
Boston College Law School
Boston College Law School is one of the six professional graduate schools at Boston College. Located approximately 1.5 miles from the main Boston College campus in Chestnut Hill, Boston College Law School is situated on a wooded campus in Newton, Massachusetts.With approximately 800 students and...
where he graduated in 1985.
Major cases
Zeidenberg, was part of Special Counsel Patrick FitzgeraldPatrick Fitzgerald
Patrick J. Fitzgerald is the current United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois and a member of the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Special Counsel...
's prosecution team in the CIA leak grand jury investigation
CIA leak grand jury investigation
The CIA leak grand jury investigation was a federal inquiry "into the alleged unauthorized disclosure of a Central Intelligence Agency employee's identity," a possible violation of criminal statutes, including the Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982, and Title 18, United States Code,...
which eventually resulted in the indictment and conviction of Scooter Libby in US v. Libby. He was also the lead trial counsel in the case of the United States vs. David H. Safavian. While he was successful in that case, his tactics were largely repudiated by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, which reversed Safavian's conviction.
- United States v. Hsu, District of Columbia