Peter A. Mahler represents clients in the resolution of complex business disputes as a partner in Farrell Fritz's commercial litigation department. Mr. Mahler is a recognized authority on dissolution and valuation proceedings involving closely held business entities. He has authored numerous articles for legal publications, and is a frequent public speaker on business divorce of corporate shareholders, partners and limited liability company members. Mr. Mahler also publishes since 2007 the widely followed New York Business Divorce blog (www.nybusinessdivorce.com) featuring almost 400 articles on dissolution, valuation and related proceedings involving closely held business entities. Mr. Mahler graduated summa cum laude from U.C. Santa Barbara and earned his law degree at The New York University School of Law, where he was an editor of the Law Review. He served as Law Clerk to United States District Judge John R. Bartels in the Eastern District of New York. Mr. Mahler is a member of the New York bar and also is admitted in the federal courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. He belongs to the American and New York State Bar Associations. Mr. Mahler has an AV Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating and has been named a New York Metro Super Lawyer since 2013.