Public companies & their directors & officers count on Cara when they are facing high-stakes securities class actions, shareholder derivative litigation, M&A litigation & regulatory & internal investigations, including matters arising out of criminal cyberattacks.

Cara Peterman is a partner with Alston & Bird’s Securities Litigation Group. She represents public companies & their officers and directors in securities class actions, shareholder derivative suits, M&A litigation, & other complex commercial litigation. She also regularly represents clients in investigations brought by the Securities & Exchange Commission & other regulators & conducts internal, board-level investigations into alleged corporate misconduct.

Cara additionally counsels corporations & their boards on public disclosure and corporate governance matters, with a concentration on cybersecurity, data-privacy, D&O insurance, and M&A-related issues. Cara is listed in Chambers USA for Litigation: Securities – Georgia and was selected as a member of the Daily Report’s “On the Rise” class in 2021. She speaks frequently on securities litigation trends and executive-level cybersecurity concerns.

Cara received her J.D. from the 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. She has served on the board of a nonprofit health care services provider.