Brewer brings Noah Peters back as New York partner

Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors has rehired litigator Noah Peters as a partner in its New York office after his post at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. The move brings back an attorney with federal-government experience in workforce law, privacy, litigation and rulemaking.

Why it matters: - Noah Peters’ return adds a litigator with recent federal-agency experience to Brewer’s New York office. - Peters’ work at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management focused on federal workforce law, privacy and risk, administrative law, litigation, rulemaking and government-wide implementation. - Brewer is bringing back an attorney who has worked on high-stakes disputes at the firm and in senior government roles.

What happened: - Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors said August 5, 2026 that Noah Peters is rejoining the firm as a partner in New York. - Peters most recently served as Senior Advisor for Policy & Legal Affairs/Counsel at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. - Before that, Peters was a partner in Brewer’s Dallas office. - Brewer highlighted Peters’ role in the firm’s representation of the NRA in National Rifle Association of America v. Vullo, the 2024 Supreme Court case over government coercion of private parties to suppress disfavored speech. - Peters previously served as Solicitor of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, where he was the agency’s chief legal officer and chief litigation counsel.

The details: - At OPM, Peters advised the director on federal workforce law, privacy and risk, administrative law, litigation, rulemaking and government-wide implementation matters. - At the FLRA, Peters represented the agency before the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Courts of Appeals and U.S. District Courts. - Brewer said Peters successfully briefed and argued federal appeals and secured dismissals in multiple district-court cases. - Firm Partner William A. Brewer III called Peters “an exceptional lawyer” and said his government work provides experience for difficult legal and policy questions. - Peters earned a J.D. and an M.A. in American Legal History from the University of Virginia School of Law. - Peters earned a B.A. in Politics and History from the University of Virginia.

Between the lines: - Brewer is signaling that Peters brings both appellate chops and policy fluency, a useful mix for matters that cross litigation and regulation. - The return also reinforces the firm’s emphasis on lawyers with federal-government credentials.

What's next: - Peters will join Brewer’s New York office as a partner. - Brewer did not announce any client matters tied to the hire.

The bottom line: - Brewer is betting that Peters’ blend of government service and complex litigation experience will strengthen the firm’s New York practice.