Peter Kahn has a diverse complex civil and criminal litigation practice in which he appears on behalf of clients in federal and state courts across the country, at both the trial and appellate levels, as well as in arbitrations and before federal agencies and on Capitol Hill. In his more than 25 years in practice, Mr. Kahn has represented a wide variety of clients, both corporate and individual, from large financial institutions to law firms, from clients involved in gaming to individuals involved in will contests, from clients who are the subject of grand jury and inspector general investigations to business executives involved in employment disputes. The cases he has handled cover a wide range of subject matters including, but not limited to, breach of contract, fraudulent conveyance, theft of trade secrets, internal corporate investigations, fraud, RICO, tax evasion, medical and legal malpractice, employment issues, election law violations, personal injury, antitrust and government contracts.

Although Mr. Kahn purposefully has not specialized or limited his practice, he has spent considerable time focused on litigation involving international disputes. Mr. Kahn has had extensive experience in such matters, both before American and foreign tribunals. Starting with his representation of the Israelis in the Pollard spy case, Mr. Kahn has handled numerous cases for American clients with interests in Israel, and for Israeli clients with matters pending in the United States, including, among others, the family of the late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. His international practice involves both civil and criminal matters including, but not limited to, extradition and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases, as well as business disputes and immigration litigation. He has been involved in cases involving numerous foreign countries in addition to Israel, including among others Italy, Switzerland, Costa Rica, Holland, Thailand, Bolivia, Ukraine, Venezuela, Bulgaria, Ecuador, Colombia, Denmark, and the former Yugoslavia.

Mr. Kahn joined Williams & Connolly LLP in 1976. He has been a partner since 1985. He currently serves as Chairman of Duke University Law School's Board of Visitors.