Cara M. Peterman

• Represents Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies and their officers and directors in shareholder litigation arising out of cyberattacks.
• Represents individuals and companies in several SEC investigations and enforcement actions involving insider trading, accounting restatements and similar issues.
• Represented one of the country’s largest postsecondary education providers in False Claims Act litigation.
• Defended against a class action brought on behalf of participants in a state retirement system alleging fraud on the part of a leading annuity company; defeated the motion for class certification.
• Represented financial institution directors and officers in an investigation and lawsuit involving the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

Cara Peterman is a partner with Alston & Bird’s Securities Litigation Team. She focuses her practice on shareholder derivative suits, securities fraud class actions and other complex commercial litigation. She regularly represents clients in investigations brought by the Securities Exchange Commission and other federal and state regulators. Cara also counsels companies on public disclosure and corporate governance matters, with a concentration on cybersecurity and data-privacy-related issues.

Cara received her J.D. from New York University School of Law and her B.A. from Northwestern University, and she is a member of the State Bars of Georgia and New York. Cara maintains an active pro bono practice, focusing on immigration and family law, and she is a member of the board of directors of Tapestri Inc. She is proficient in reading and speaking Spanish.

Languages

• Spanish

Bar Admissions

• Georgia
• New York

Education

• New York University (J.D., 2009)
• Northwestern University (B.A., 2005)