Peter Erly

Practice Areas

Business Formation and Representation

Investment Management

Mergers and Acquisitions

Career

Peter Erly moved to Vermont in 1987 from Atlanta, Georgia, where he practiced securities law. He has been with Gravel & Shea since that time.

Professional Memberships

Member, Chittenden County, Vermont and American Bar Associations

Co-Chair, VBA Business Associations Vermont Limited Liability Company Act Drafting Committee (2013-present)

Chair and Co-Chair, Vermont Bar Association Business Associations Committee (1992-1997)

Co-Chair, Vermont Limited Liability Company Act Drafting Committee (1992-1996)

Member, Vermont Bar Association Business Corporation Act Drafting Committee (1989-1992) (primarily responsible for drafting Chapter 14 [dissolution] of the Vermont Business Corporations Act)

Co-Chair, Vermont Business Association Drafting Committee, Vermont Securities Act (1988-1989)

Member, American Bar Association Section of Business Law and Section of Taxation

Lead role in 2008 Vermont Bar Association drafting subcommittee responsible for corporate law revisions included in the Vermont Digital Corporations Act

Personal

Named Burlington Lawyer of the Year for Mergers and Acquisitions Law in The Best Lawyers in America©, 2014, 2018 and 2022

Named Burlington Lawyer of the Year for Corporate Law in The Best Lawyers in America©, 2011 and 2020

Listed in The Best Lawyers in America© since 2007

Listed in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business since 2003