Peter Vogel

Peter Vogel is a Senior Associate in the firm's Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations group where he focuses on complex commercial litigation. Peter also maintains an active pro bono practice and was recently named “Litigator of the Week” by the American Lawyer for his work on behalf of a Long Island mosque. From 2020 to 2021, Peter served as a law clerk to the Hon. James A. Wynn Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. From 2019 to 2020, he served as a law clerk to the Hon. Loretta C. Biggs of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. Following his clerkships and prior to joining Linklaters, Peter was a litigation associate at a New York City law firm. 

Work highlights

Peter’s experience includes advising:

• Pharmaceutical company: representing as plaintiff asserting claims for tortious interference with contract and deceptive trade practices, arising out of the alleged misappropriation of patient assistance funds.
• Pharmaceutical company: represented in multi-million dollar arbitrations concerning alleged breaches of vaccine manufacturing agreements.
• Monoline insurer: pursued breach of contract and fiduciary duty claims against a residential mortgage-backed securities trustee.
• Publisher: defended against a corporate executive alleging defamation and tortious interference with contract.
• Payment technology company: successfully defended against multiple putative false advertising class actions concerning gift card fraud.  
• Payment technology company: asserted constitutional and common law claims in affirmative litigation against major municipality.
• Pharmaceutical company: represented a pharmaceutical company in patent litigation involving challenges to patents protecting a therapy for treatment-resistant depression. 
• Philanthropies: advised on employment and grant-making policies, particularly with respect to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Charity: conducted an investigation into a charity’s alleged misuse of grant funds.

Pro bono experience

Peter maintains an active pro bono practice on behalf of marginalized communities and individuals, work for which he and two Linklaters partners were named “Litigators of the Week” by the American Lawyer in 2025. His representations have included:

• House of worship: represented mosque in federal court alleging violations of its constitutional and statutory rights to freedom of religion and equal protection. Led associate team throughout multi-year litigation that settled on the eve of a two-week bench trial.
• Asylum-seekers: represented in federal court and in asylum interviews, successfully resolving two lawsuits against the federal government and ultimately obtaining three grants of asylum on behalf of West African men persecuted for their sexual orientation.
• Voting rights organization: drafted a Supreme Court amicus brief challenging the validity of the independent state legislature doctrine.

Speaking engagements

• “Antidiscrimination Update: Courts Expand Rights for Plaintiffs in Race Discrimination, Religious Accommodation, and Employment Lawsuits,” a New York City law firm’s Employment Law & Employee Benefits CLE Series (October 1, 2024).

Peter obtained his Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School where he served as Articles Editor of the Stanford Journal of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and the coordinator of the Housing pro bono program. He received awards for outstanding performance in his federal litigation and history of civil rights courses. 

He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina, graduating Phi Beta Kappa and with highest honors from the History Department for his senior thesis.   

Peter is admitted to practice in the following jurisdictions and courts:

• New York 
• North Carolina
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

Fearless Fund Decision May Impact Race-Based Grantmaking, Employment Law and Tax-Exempt Organizations Alert (June 5, 2024). 
Biden Administration Provides Guidance to Colleges and Universities Following SFFA, Employment Law Alert (August 21, 2023).
Supreme Court Curtails Consideration of Race in Higher Education, Employment Law Alert, Tax-Exempt Organizations Alert (July 5, 2023).