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Peter Starr is a partner in King & Spalding's Atlanta office and is a member of the firm’s Trial and Global Disputes group. His practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, including consumer class actions, securities matters, and business disputes. Peter has also represented companies in multidistrict litigation and in disputes arising from data breaches. He has extensive experience in both state and federal court and represents corporate defendants across a range of industries.
Before joining King & Spalding, Peter served as a law clerk to the Hon. Edward E. Carnes on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He then entered private practice in New York, working as a litigation associate for Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP before returning home to Atlanta.
J.D., University of Michigan Law School, magna cum laude & Order of the Coif
B.A., Birmingham Southern College, summa cum laude
Georgia
New York
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Law Clerk, Chief Judge Ed Carnes, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
August 27, 2024
Michael Smith, Benjamin Lee, Peter Starr and Matthew Rosenthal advise Global Payments in a class action settlement
June 14, 2024
Michael Smith, Benjamin Lee, Peter Starr and Matthew Rosenthal advise Global Payments in a class action settlement
February 23, 2024
David Balser, Timothy Lee, Peter Starr and Laura Harris represent Heartland Payment Systems in a class action before a Florida federal court
September 22, 2022
Implications of Eleventh Circuit's GoDaddy Decision for Class-Action Settlements
August 27, 2024
Michael Smith, Benjamin Lee, Peter Starr and Matthew Rosenthal advise Global Payments in a class action settlement
June 14, 2024
Michael Smith, Benjamin Lee, Peter Starr and Matthew Rosenthal advise Global Payments in a class action settlement
February 23, 2024
David Balser, Timothy Lee, Peter Starr and Laura Harris represent Heartland Payment Systems in a class action before a Florida federal court
September 22, 2022
Implications of Eleventh Circuit's GoDaddy Decision for Class-Action Settlements
August 27, 2024
Michael Smith, Benjamin Lee, Peter Starr and Matthew Rosenthal advise Global Payments in a class action settlement
June 14, 2024
Michael Smith, Benjamin Lee, Peter Starr and Matthew Rosenthal advise Global Payments in a class action settlement
February 23, 2024
David Balser, Timothy Lee, Peter Starr and Laura Harris represent Heartland Payment Systems in a class action before a Florida federal court
J.D., University of Michigan Law School, magna cum laude & Order of the Coif
B.A., Birmingham Southern College, summa cum laude
Georgia
New York
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Law Clerk, Chief Judge Ed Carnes, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit