Peter Diedrich

Peter J. Diedrich is a partner in the firm's Los Angeles office, practicing in the area of complex civil litigation with an emphasis on health care, as well as commercial and real estate litigation. Mr. Diedrich also has substantial experience in cases involving director and officer liability, corporate governance and control, unfair competition and complex contract issues. A large portion of Mr. Diedrich’s healthcare experience involves representing health plans in contract disputes. This includes successfully representing a large health plan in an arbitration battle with several dermatology centers in a dispute over $2 million. He has successfully represented two large health plans in a variety of litigation matters for over a decade. With years of experience representing large corporations in various arbitration forums, companies turn to Mr. Diedrich when involved in high-stakes ADR matters. He successfully defended an Orange County-based apparel manufacturer in a shareholder dispute among its three founding shareholders, which also involved representing the company in state and federal court. He assisted in an investigation and defense of corporate officers and directors of a biotechnology R&D company accused of mismanagement and self-dealing His team ultimately obtained net recovery in arbitration of approximately $10 million. Throughout his career, companies in various industries have turned to Mr. Diedrich for assistance on significant litigation matters. For example, in Committee for Precious Metals and Gems v. Golden ADA, Inc., he worked as part of a team that prosecuted a civil RICO action on behalf of an agency of the Russian government, seeking to locate and recover $170 million in gold, diamonds and other valuables sent from Russia to San Francisco and then misappropriated. Ultimately recovered approximately $100 million.