Peter J. McGinley

Peter McGinley represents companies and individuals in white collar litigation matters, complex business disputes, internal investigations, and enforcement actions involving the U.S. Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, and other government agencies. Mr. McGinley has experience in state and federal courts through all stages of litigation, from critical motions to appeals.

Mr. McGinley also maintains an active pro bono practice. In 2023, he successfully obtained asylum for a Venezuelan family living in the United States. Mr. McGinley presented a clear and well-founded case for asylum, prompting the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to stipulate to a grant of asylum on the papers, rather than proceed to an evidentiary hearing. Mr. McGinley also supervises a law student through the Penn Law Appellate Clinic, represents an indigent criminal defendant on appeal, and regularly files amicus briefs before the Supreme Court of the United States.

Prior to joining Dechert, Mr. McGinley served as a law clerk to the Honorable Thomas M. Hardiman on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the Honorable Gerald J. Pappert on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.