Peter N. Larson
Partner

Contact

(T) +1.415.875.5761
(F) +1.415.875.5700

Education

  • The Ohio State University (J.D. 1990; Articles Editor, Law Journal); University of California, Berkeley (B.A. in Philosophy 1986)

Bar Admissions

  • California; Illinois; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth, Seventh, and Ninth Circuits; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; and all federal courts in California

Clerkships

  • Law Clerk to the Honorable H. Emory Widener Jr., United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit (1990 term)

Peter Larson's practice focuses on complex commercial litigation and product liability. He has defended single party, multiparty, and class action cases in a variety of industries, including pharmaceuticals, chemicals, tobacco products, food and beverages, industrial safety equipment, consumer electronics, and medical devices. He regularly handles unfair competition and deceptive trade practices claims under state and federal consumer protection statutes (including California's Section 17200). Peter appears in state and federal courts throughout the U.S. and frequently coordinates the defense for clients in multiparty actions with joint defense groups.

Peter has considerable knowledge in complex, emerging legal issues. These include regulation of consumer products and food, latent diseases, duties to warn, and class and representative actions. He works with a wide range of experts, including psychologists, epidemiologists, historians, and economists. Peter also advises on product recalls and crisis management and is a member of Jones Day's Product Recall & Accident Response Team. Representative clients in recent matters include Abbott Laboratories, Chevron, North Safety Products, R.J. Reynolds, San Francisco 49ers, Sherwin-Williams, Sutter Home Winery, and Takeda Pharmaceuticals.

Peter serves as faculty for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy and has lectured at seminars on trial tactics, expert witness development, discovery techniques, and persuasive legal writing. He also serves as the training partner for Jones Day's San Francisco Office. Peter is a director of the Upjohn Fund of San Francisco and has served as a committee chair and general counsel of The Guardsmen, a not-for-profit charitable organization supporting at-risk Bay Area youth.


Peter Larson