Beverly Hills, California, United States
To maintain and expand a diverse employment law practice, entertainment practice with global entertainment clients. Specialties: Entertainment transactions and litigation, sponsorships and branded entertainment, representation of trade associations, traditional labor (negotiations, arbitration and advise with all entertainment guilds and unions including SAG, AFTRA, WGA, DGA), all aspects of employment law, employment contract negotiations, equity based executive compensation, severance policies and negotiations, workplace investigations. Peter Law Group has been recognized in the Chambers Spotlight for 2025 & 2026 California Guide for Media & Entertainment in Los Angeles.
The Peter Law Group was formed with a vision to offer its elite clients the rare combination of expertise in both litigation and transactional matters. While most law firm have specialized departments
While maintaining his law firm and practice, Arnold also took on the role of Interim President of US Business & Operations at YRF Entertainment. YRF Entertainment is a United States based production and financing company focused on developing and producing feature films for the United States and international marketplace. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Yash Raj Films Private Limited (YRF), India's premier independent Studio and leading Entertainment conglomerate. YRF Entertainment’s first film was The Longest Week, starring Jason Bateman, Olivia Wilde and Billy Crudup. YRF Entertainment’s most recent project, Grace of Monaco, stars Nicole Kidman and is based on the story book life of Grace Kelly who left a successful career as a Hollywood leading lady to marry Prince Rainer of Monaco. YRF started out as a film-making company in India in 1970. In the last four decades it has grown from strength to strength and today has to its credit India's most enviable film catalogue. The Company's core lies in the production and distribution of some of the industry's top grossing films. With offices in New York, London, and Dubai, YRF handles its own global distribution of films. The Company also has its own music and home entertainment labels, design cell and post-production facilities, marketing, digital, licensing and merchandising divisions, as well as in-house units focused on the creation of television software, ad films, and music videos. YRF also has its own state-of-the-art fully integrated Studio and produces an average of 4 to 5 films a year, thus making it an integral part of the entertainment business in India.
Arnold P. Peter who began his legal career in the entertainment industry as Director of Labor Relations for Universal Studios. He has negotiated more than 40 labor agreements with ten unions representing more than 15,000 employees. Mr. Peter became an expert in employment contract negotiations with complicated equity compensation components. He was promoted to Vice President of Legal and Business Affairs and led a 12-attorney team that negotiated agreements for the expansion of Universal Citywalk.