Peter K Stris

Practice Focus

Peter Stris is one of the most prominent business litigators of his generation. 

Chambers USA has identified Peter as a leading advocate in multiple categories, including California appellate litigation where he is ranked Band 1. Reuters has recognized him as one of the nation’s most influential lawyers before the United States Supreme Court, where he has argued 10 cases. And the Daily Journal has repeatedly named him to its annual list of the “Top 100 California Lawyers.”

Peter represents a wide range of clients including companies, governmental entities, non-profits, investors, entrepreneurs, and executives. He is also regularly hired by other attorneys to play a leading role in their most important and difficult cases.

From 2015 to 2021, Peter was one of just 20 private-sector attorneys to argue six or more cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, achieving victories in cases interpreting the Copyright Act (oral argument), the Securities Exchange Act (oral argument), and ERISA (oral argument).

During that period, Peter also handled major appeals before appellate courts throughout America, with highlights including his revival of multibillion-dollar environmental claims against Volkswagen (video of argument) and reversal of dismissals leading to collected recoveries of $24 million for investors in one case (video of argument) and over $22 million for pensioners in another (oral argument).

Peter received his J.D. from Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. He earned his B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania.

For more information, please visit https://stris.com/our-team/peter-k-stris/