Peter J. Rusthoven, a partner in the Indianapolis, Indiana office, has a multi-dimensional practice. His business experience includes transactional and corporate governance work, in areas ranging from manufacturing to publishing to healthcare. He was active in drafting Indiana's corporation statute and official comments and has frequently written and spoken on corporate change-of-control issues. In the governmental services area, he is experienced in gaming and alcoholic beverage licensing and other regulatory and legislative services matters. Mr. Rusthoven's litigation practice focuses on appellate and trial-level advocacy involving significant legal issues. He had a lead role in briefing the U.S. Supreme Court in the landmark CTS case (upholding the constitutionality of an Indiana change-of-control law), and represented America's largest insurance associations defending holding-company acts in multi-state litigation. Other examples of his trial and appellate advocacy involve areas as diverse as banking, contract, environmental, labor, and utilities law (including the firm's 1999 Indiana Supreme Court victory in the SBC/Ameritech merger case). Mr. Rusthoven is a 1973 magna cum laude graduate of Harvard College, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa as a junior. He earned his J.D. magna cum laude in 1976 from Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. He was associate counsel to the president of the United States from 1981 to 1985 and in 1986 was counsel to the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident. In 1998, he was a candidate for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senator from Indiana. He is a board member of the Educational CHOICE Charitable Trust and regularly appears on television and radio programs on public and political affairs. Mr. Rusthoven is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States; the Supreme Court of Indiana; the United States Courts of Appeals for the Federal, Third, Fifth, and Seventh Circuits; and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Events 12/7/2010, Indiana and Federal Appellate Practice Update 2010 12/19/2008, Indiana and Federal Appellate Practice 2008 Update: 12/03/2007, Indiana and Federal Appellate Practice Update: Key Developments and Practical Tips for Success 12/02/2004, Indiana and Federal Appellate Practice 2004 Update 12/18/2003, Indiana and Federal Appellate Practice 2003 Update 12/13/2002, Indiana Appellate Practice Under the New Rules 12/13/2001, New Indiana Rules Of Appellate Procedure 1 Year Later |