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Article: He counsels clients to avoid his kind. (People).(a profile of lawyer Pete Anderson)
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- Business North Carolina
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- November 1, 2002
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Charlotte lawyer Pete Anderson doesn't mind representing companies charged with crimes. After all, he cut his teeth prosecuting companies that broke federal environmental laws and, like any litigator, enjoys the combat of the courtroom. But with the new practice he and a colleague have set up at Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, he aims to reduce the likelihood that his clients will end up in court.
Anderson, 39, and Charlie Murdter, also a former prosecutor, specialize in what they call corporate compliance and business crimes. Anderson terms it "preventive law." They advise companies in highly regulated industries such as banking and chemicals about procedures to keep ...