Arnold Peter Featured In ABA Journal- "On his first day as a Uni versal Studios labor lawyer, Arnold Peter was ordered to handle a top-secret crisis breaking in a conference room. “It was so secret, my boss wouldn’t tell me what it was,” Peter says. He flung a door open and saw Steven Spielberg fuming over a giant pile of dinosaur skins." Continue Reading...

RPR&S' Daivd Tenzer Mentioned On News.com - "Tech companies have plenty of people to learn the ins and outs from. One of them is David Tenzer, an agent at the Creative Artists Agency for 24 years before leaving to work briefly for video-sharing firm Revver in 2006. Tenzer has been a booster of digital entertainment for years and now is with Raskin Peter Rubin & Simon, a law firm that has designs on helping entertainment companies plan digital strategies as well introduce technology companies to Hollywood's power brokers. "

RPRS & ATAS Team Up to Give Intern Experience of a Lifetime (Emmy Magazine) - Business affairs intern José Angel Trejo, entering his third year at UCLA School of Law this fall, is also benefitting from his experience away from the classroom. "You never really learn something till you're out in the real world," says Trejo, twenty-five, who is based at the L.A. law firm Raskin Peter Rubin & Simon. "I'm getting insights you wouldn't get too often in college." » Read Entire Article

Jody Simon says Play Ball (Los Angeles Business Journal) - "There's already so much [reality programming] out there filling the schedules; it's not really anything new," said Jody Simon, an entertainment attorney with Rasking Peter Rubin & Simon LLP. "The cable networks all have a vast amount of unscripted programming and may look for more. They run 24/7 and need to fill that. That's less true of networks." » Read Entire Article

Gary S. Raskin is This Season's Must Watch (Los Angeles Daily Journal) - Gary Raskin holds down the litigation side of the relative-newcomer firm that deals 98 percent in entertainment. » Read Entire Article

Jody Simon Client Seeks American Inventor – Jody Simon negotiated and closed a deal allowing Clay Newbill to executive produce “American Inventor,” a series that searches for America’s next paramount invention. The show is produced by Fremantle Media and Simon Cowell and is aired on ABC.

Barbara M. Rubin Negotiates with the Biggest Loser - Barbara M. Rubin negotiated with Reveille and closed a deal for Alison Sweeney, who stars on the soap opera “The Days of Our Lives,” to host the fourth season of “The Biggest Loser” for NBC. The show features a number of contestants who are overweight or obese, who compete to lose the most weight.

Jody Simon Gets into The Thick of It - Jody Simon closed a deal with Armando Iannucci for BBC Worldwide Americas to license the United States format rights for a show called “The Thick of It.” Mitch Hurwitz, the creator of “Arrested Development,” is the executive producer for the U.S. version of the show. The pilot is being produced by Sony Pictures Television for the ABC network.

Barbara M. Rubin is profiled by the Women President’s Organization - Barbara M. Rubin was featured in the March 7, 2007 Women President’s Organization newsletter. The article highlights her expertise in both the entertainment community and the corporate world.

Liquid Theory Cramming for MTV - Jody Simon closed a deal for his client Liquid Theory to produce 3 "Cram Session" specials for MTV. Each Cram Session is one hour and serves as a promotional program to highlight recaps on "The Real World: Denver," the latest incarnation of MTV's perennial hit.

Barbara M. Rubin Recruits for Army Wives – Barbara M Rubin represented client Jeff Melvoin in a deal to be Executive Producer and showrunner of the new drama series "Army Wives” produced by Touchstone Television for the Lifetime network.

Tracy Roman Joins Firm – Tracy Roman has joined Raskin Peter Rubin & Simon, LLP from Bingham McCutchen, one of the top national law firms. Tracy specializes in intellectual property, handling both litigation and transactional matters associated with entertainment and technology. She has negotiated various intellectual property and entertainment deals, including asset purchases, licenses, and content development and distribution for music, Internet, mobile devices, television, film, and books. Additionally, Tracy has extensive expertise in online advertising, product placement, and rights of publicity, contests, and video games.

Hat Trick for BBC Pilots - BBC Worldwide Americas scored pilot orders on three of the broadcast networks: “Viva Laughlin” on CBS; “The Thick of It” on ABC and “I’m with Stupid” for NBC. The first two are being produced by Sony Pictures Television under an overall deal with BBC. BBC is partnered with Reveille on the NBC project. Jody Simon is responsible for negotiating agreements with Sony, the networks and rights owners.

Barbara M. Rubin a Big Winner with “The Biggest Loser” - Barbara M. Rubin closed a deal for Alison Sweeney, who stars on the soap opera “The Days of Our Lives,” to host the fourth season of “The Biggest Loser,” produced by Reveille for NBC. The show features a number of contestants who are overweight or obese, who compete to lose the most weight.

“Grease: You’re the One That I Want” Premieres - Fans of the hit movie “Grease” will be excited to know that the new series “Grease: You’re the One that I Want” premiered on NBC on January 7th, 2007. The series is produced by BBC Worldwide Americas. The show is a talent competition in which America will select the leads for a Broadway revival of “Grease.” Jody Simon heads the team doing all production legal work on the series.

Time Is Ripe for Gary Raskin on Corporate Financing - Gary Raskin served as co-counsel with Dow Lohnes in a financing deal for Ripe Digital Entertainment. This was one of the largest corporate financings to date for a new media company.

Arnold Peter Acts as Legal Counsel to The Indian Film Festival – The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles has extended its engagement of Arnold Peter as general counsel. The Festival highlights best achievements of the rich Indian culture as embodied in its motion pictures, and provide opportunities for Indian films to be seen by mainstream America. Arnold Peter has also recently been hired by The Indian Film Festival in Mexico as their legal counsel.