Peter Bogdasarian is a litigator focusing on securities enforcement matters as well as class action and white collar defense. Peter serves as chair of the firm’s e-discovery team and is the firm’s chief privacy officer, protecting the firm’s data — including information received from clients — from unauthorized access.
Peter counsels businesses and individuals as they field inquiries, examinations, investigations and enforcement actions initiated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), other federal and state agencies, and self-regulatory organizations. Peter’s practice also includes conducting internal investigations that advise and assist companies in preventing and responding to regulatory actions.
With several years of experience practicing in securities enforcement, antitrust and e-discovery, Peter is a sought-after resource. He provides advice on complex discovery matters in connection with the firm’s class action and securities practices and counsels clients on e-discovery best practices, emerging technologies and trends. He also helps clients in connection with data privacy and cybersecurity issues related to litigation, policies and procedures, and mergers and acquisitions.
Peter is a frequent contributor to Stradley Ronon’s corporate and securities blog, Business Vantage Point, providing timely industry updates and tips from leading practitioners across the firm.
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Represented both traditional and “robo” investment advisers, fund administrators, broker-dealers, fund auditors, senior officers, board members, portfolio managers, chief compliance officers and other individuals in connection with SEC investigations involving alleged fraud; breach of fiduciary duty; performance advertising; “pre-arranged” and other cross-trading; “odd lot” and other valuation issues; liquidity; investment limitations; algorithmic trading; tax-loss harvesting; the Custody Rule; advisory, 12b-1 and other fees; principal trading; trade allocation; whistleblowers; revenue-sharing arrangements; numerous conflicts of interest and other disclosure issues; auditing standards; compliance policies and procedures; and books and records, among other issues.
Conducted numerous whistleblower-generated and other internal investigations on behalf of investment advisers, mutual fund independent trustees, broker-dealers and insurance companies regarding, for example, financial fraud, accounting issues, cross-trading, trade allocation and valuation procedures.
Represented individuals in SEC and federal law enforcement investigations.
Assisted investment advisers, funds and fund trustees in responding to deficiency letters, avoiding enforcement referrals, and handling other matters related to SEC sweep, targeted and routine examinations.
Handled discovery issues and strategy in complex class action and SEC investigation matters involving up to hundreds of custodians and millions of documents.
Represented Team Epiphany, a consumer marketing agency, in its acquisition by Stagwell, a digital-first global marketing network.
Advised Pacific Life in the sale of its third‐party credit asset management firm, Pacific Asset Management LLC, which at closing managed over $20 billion, to Aristotle Capital Management LLC.
Represented Berkshire Asset Management in its sale of a minority stake to iM Global Partner, a leading global asset management network.
Represented Petabyte Technology Inc., a provider of cloud-based technology solutions to the veterinary sector, in a $43.4 million acquisition by Chewy Inc.
Recognitions
The Legal 500 US Elite (Washington, D.C.: Cybersecurity & Data Privacy) (2026)
