Vice President Assistant
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United States
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Redondo Beach, California 90277
PETER JOHNSON, JD, MBA
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Spain
Plaza del Ni o Jes s, 1, Piso 2-I
28009, Madrid, Espa a (34-622-***-***
LEGAL EXPERIENCE:
SCHILLER INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, Madrid
(August 2009 - Present)
Professor of Law and Business Management, Madrid, Spain
. Professor of International Business Law, International Corporate
Finance, Business Economics and International Marketing for masters in
business administration (MBA) programs.
PETER JOHNSON, ESQ.
(July 2008 - Present)
Independent Legal Counsel, Los Angeles, California
. Represent and advise clients in the areas of business and criminal
law. Areas of focus include international and domestic regulatory
compliance and enforcement, resolution of complex disputes, white-
collar criminal defense, intellectual property litigation and internal
corporate investigations.
BALL STREET VENTURES
(December 2007 - July 2008)
Assistant General Counsel/ Contract Attorney, Los Angeles, California
. Served as in-house counsel to former National Basketball Association
(NBA) professional basketball players Christian Laettner and Brian
Davis in their management of a real estate development company and
venture fund in the United States.
OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER
(September 2002 - December 2007)
Trial Attorney and Deputy Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, California
and Baltimore, Maryland
. Resolved over 500 cases in federal court, including jury trials, bench
trials, evidentiary hearings and appeals before federal courts in
Maryland, California and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth and
Fourth Circuits.
HON. ALEXANDER WILLIAMS, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
(September 2001 - September 2002)
Law Clerk, Greenbelt, Maryland
. Conducted research in the areas of business litigation, employment,
civil rights, patent, trademark, environmental and criminal law and
prepared detailed legal memorandum for the federal Court summarizing
the law, applying the facts of the case to the law and recommending
solutions to disputes.
DYER, ELLIS & JOSEPH (Presently BLANK ROME, LLP)
(September 2000 - September 2001)
Associate, Washington, D.C.
. Worked as defense counsel in a U.S. Department of Justice
investigation of a large U.S. municipality investigated for civil
rights violations, and served as a member of defense team successfully
defending one of the largest privately held companies in the U.S.
against charges of environmental crimes.
HON. ROBERT BELL, CHIEF JUDGE, COURT OF APPEALS OF MD.
(September 1999 - September 2000)
Law Clerk, Annapolis, Maryland
. Advised Maryland's highest ranking judge on Maryland law and
recommended solutions to complex legal disputes.
BROWN, GOLDSTEIN & LEVY
(May 1998 - January 1999)
Student Associate, Baltimore, Maryland
. Assisted attorneys in their representation of individuals in civil
rights disputes and criminal investigations.
HON. ANDRE M. DAVIS, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
(January 1997 - May 1997)
(Presently Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit)
Law Extern, Baltimore, Maryland
. Selected from hundreds of applicants to serve as a judicial extern for
six (6) months.
EDUCATION:
M.B.A. (Executive), IE BUSINESS SCHOOL, Madrid, Spain
December 2009
Awards & Activities: International Exchange: Fudan School of Management,
Shanghai, China
U.S. Department of State Fulbright Fellowship (finalist); Class
President;
IE Business School Foundation Scholarship; Business Venture Lab Semi-
Finalist
J.D., UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF LAW, Baltimore, Maryland, USA,
May 1999
Awards & Activities: Order of the Barristers (highest honors in oral
advocacy); Meyerhoff Academic Scholar;
National Trial Team - National Finalist; International Moot Court Team
Regional Finalist;
Appellate Advocacy Clinic - Lead Attorney; Environmental Law Clinic -
Lead Attorney;
Certificate of Achievement in Environmental Law; Student Bar
Association - Vice President of Class
B.S., EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND AT COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, USA
December 1993
Awards & Activities: Science and Engineering Fellow - U.S. Department of
Energy, Argonne National Lab;
President of American Society of Safety Engineers; Teaching Assistant,
Education in Industrial Technology; Vice President, Kappa Alpha Psi,
Fraternity, Inc., College Park Chapter
PUBLICATIONS:
Author: Healthcare Fraud: Playing by the Rules. American Academy of
Orthopedic Surgeons Magazine, (November 2008); Physician Malpractice: Can
Improved Communication Reduce Litigation? American Academy of Orthopedic
Surgeons Magazine, (December 2008); Legal Research and Writing Assistance:
Reinventing Environmental Regulation: The Dangerous Journey from Command to
Self-Control, 22 Harv. Envtl. L. Rev. 103 (1998); Regulatory Reinvention
and Project XL: Does the Emperor Have Any Clothes?, 26 Envtl. L. Rep. 10527
(1996).
BAR MEMBERSHIP:
State of Maryland, State of California, United States District Court for
District of Maryland; United States District Court for the Central District
of California; United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; United
States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
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