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Peter W. Leibundgut

Meet Peter W. Leibundgut

As president and CEO of PD&J Associates, LLC, Peter Leibundgut leads with unmatched depth in federal legal and financial consulting. His guidance empowers clients to tackle complex challenges with precision and foresight.

Proven Expertise Overview

With over thirty years in legal, transactional, public, and private commercial and real estate finance, plus legal and bank consulting, Mr. Leibundgut delivers results-driven insights. He has served as an expert witness and provided litigation support in nationally known cases of first impression, handling exposures exceeding One Billion Dollars.

Key Areas of Expert Witness and Litigation Support

Mr. Leibundgut specializes in high-stakes testimony across critical domains:

  • Lender Liability, Lending, and Related Financial Fraud
  • Creditor and Debtors’ Rights, Bankruptcy, and Turn-Arounds
  • Legal Malpractice
  • Financial Institution Credit Risk Management, Underwriting, and Compliance
  • Financial Due Diligence
  • Loan Documentation Disputes
Foundations of Success

His track record stems from representing banks, borrowers, and public entities in conventional and innovative financing for over thirty years. This includes due diligence, structuring, closing, and restructuring of public and commercial financial transactions for diverse stakeholders:

  • Lenders
  • County, state, and federal authorities and issuers.
  • Underwriters
  • Finance companies.
  • Private equity and hedge fund investors.
  • Borrowers

As a finance lawyer for 25 years, he builds bridges between strategy and execution, fostering secure deals.

Recent Advisory and Consulting Impact

In the last six years, Mr. Leibundgut has advised financial institutions, state banking regulators, and the federal government on forward-thinking solutions:

  • Emerging credit risk management techniques.
  • Bank mergers and acquisitions.
  • Special assets and work-outs.
  • Regulatory-compliant commercial lending policies, processes, and procedures.

These efforts address financial crisis concerns and evolving laws, with a focus on discovery support and reports that frequently secure favorable settlements.

Specialized Case Experience

He excels as an expert in intricate matters, including:

  • Lender liability
  • Complex Loan Transactions and Lending Relationships
  • Whole Bank Acquisitions and Shared-Loss Matters
  • Fraud and Gross Negligence
  • Legal Malpractice
  • Ponzi Schemes
  • Other Niche Lending Expertise Areas
FDIC Representation and Forensic Reviews

Mr. Leibundgut has represented the FDIC in forensic commercial loan reviews while assisting bank sales through Purchase and Assumption and Shared-Loss programs—ensuring compliance and value in every transition.

Next Steps for Collaboration

Additional credentials, case experience, rate schedule, and references are available upon request, ready to align with your federal legal or financial needs.

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