Arnold P. Peter is the founder and managing partner of Peter Law Group, a premier California-based law firm specializing in entertainment, complex employment litigation, and India–U.S. legal matters. With a legal career spanning three decades, Mr. Peter is one of the most respected labor and employment attorneys and entertainment litigators in the United States. He has earned national recognition for precedent-setting litigation, seven-figure settlements, and public impact cases that have helped shape workplace policy, media law, and cross-border legal practices.

He brings a rare dual perspective to his work—having served as Vice President of Legal and Business Affairs at Universal Studios before launching his own firm. In 2025, Chambers USA ranked him in its prestigious Spotlight Guide for Media & Entertainment – California, underscoring his status among the industry’s top legal minds. He also holds the coveted AV Preeminent® rating from Martindale-Hubbell.

Mr. Peter has been legal counsel on high-profile matters involving the Kardashian family, Starbucks, the California Department of Corrections, and global distribution for leading media companies including USC’s Institute for Creative Technologies, Stampede Ventures, and Utopia Digital. His clients span television, film, streaming, live entertainment, technology, real estate, and hospitality sectors.

A pioneer in India–U.S. entertainment law, Mr. Peter served as President of YRF Entertainment (U.S.), where he helped launch Hollywood productions for Yash Raj Films, including Grace of Monaco and The Longest Week. He has advised Bollywood leaders such as Vinod Chopra Films and Reliance MediaWorks on global distribution, U.S. compliance, and international co-productions. He has also served on the advisory board of Taj Hotels (Tata Group) and represented award-winning films such as Chittagong by Bedabrata Pain.

Mr. Peter co-founded the Association of Media & Entertainment Counsel (AMEC), serves on multiple nonprofit and cultural boards, and has held leadership roles with the California State Bar, the ABA, and the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association. He began his legal career at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft in New York and is a former federal law clerk.

His distinguished service to the legal and entertainment industries continues to shape the future of global creative business and workplace justice.