James P. Peterson is a business lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP. His practice includes acquisitions, divestitures, investment of private equity and venture capital funds and general corporate law. Mr. Peterson represents private equity acquirers, as well as emerging and mature businesses. He is a member of the firm's Private Equity & Venture Capital, Transactional & Securities and International Practices.

Prior to practicing law, Mr. Peterson represented the State of Wisconsin's interests at the State of Wisconsin Office of Federal-State Relations in Washington, D.C. and worked as a staff member for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means.