01 Jul 2026
Wiley Adds Peter Rechter to White Collar Defense & Government Investigations Practice
"Wiley hires Peter Rechter as partner in its White Collar Defense & Government Investigations Practice; he will work on congressional investigations and government oversight matters."
Rechter joins Wiley from the office of the Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, where he served as Senior Counsel and lead Democratic advisor on oversight and investigations. In that role he directed the committee’s investigative strategy and advised committee leadership on complex inquiries.
Prior to his Senate service, Rechter held investigative roles in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he led investigations involving the health care, technology, biopharmaceutical, government contracting, and private equity sectors; advised committee leadership on oversight strategy and subpoenas; and planned and executed closely watched congressional hearings. He also served in the White House Counsel’s Office advising federal agencies and senior White House officials on congressional oversight and investigations. As Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislation at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, he directed the Department’s strategy for responding to congressional investigations and prepared Cabinet and other senior officials for oversight hearings.
Rechter brings extensive experience leading congressional investigations, coordinating federal agency responses to oversight matters, and preparing senior Executive Branch officials to testify at high-profile hearings, providing Wiley’s investigations team with additional congressional oversight and government enforcement expertise.