Meet the Team at Peter Law Group
Each of our attorneys in our experienced legal team has a specialized skill set that has developed from each one’s background, experience, strengths, and interests. Whether they are handling matters individually or collaboratively, each of our attorneys’ talents is utilized to ensure success in whatever issue is being addressed.
ARNOLD PETER
ATTORNEY
Arnold P. Peter has a unique combination of specialized legal and business experience with national law firms, the public sector, and international companies. He divides his practice between employment matters and complex entertainment transactions and litigation. He currently represents a variety of clients for litigation and transactional matters, including clients in television and cable, new media, location-based entertainment, hospitality, real estate, and franchising. Mr. Peter is one of the most prominent attorneys assisting Indian and United States-based clients, navigating the interaction between Hollywood and Bollywood in a vibrant Indian practice.
Mr. Peter is one of the most prominent labor and employment attorneys in the State of California. He previously served as the Chair of the California State Bar Labor and Employment Law Section. Mr. Peter created the first draft of the employment interrogatories now adopted by the California Judicial Council and utilized by California attorneys in employment litigation.
Mr. Peter began his legal career at New York-based Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, the nation’s oldest Wall Street firm, after completing a clerkship with the Honorable Edward Dean Price, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of California. He later served as Director of Labor Relations for Universal Studios. Soon he was promoted to Vice President of Legal and Business Affairs for Universal Studios. He later served as a Partner and Chair of the Entertainment and Media Practice at the international law firm of Locke Bissell & Brook (now Lord Liddell LLP).
Mr. Peter has published numerous articles in law reviews and journals and industry publications. He is a frequent lecturer and media commentator on legal and business issues and has been featured on CNN, MSNBC, Fox, and various international news outlets.
EYAL FARAHAN
ATTORNEY
Eyal Farahan is an associate attorney at Peter Law Group, with a primary focus on employment litigation and entertainment transactions. He has worked extensively on matters involving wage and hour violations, corporate formations and filings, and contractual disputes in the realm of entertainment. Mr. Farahan has prior experience offering personalized business and real estate-related legal services for individuals, business entities, and homeowners associations, including their members and managers. He also has experience in debtor negotiations pertaining to debt collectors, lending institutions, mortgage servicers, the IRS, and the California Franchise Tax Board. Additionally, Mr. Farahan previously externed at the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, White Collar Crime Division, focusing specifically on real estate and mortgage fraud.
Mr. Farahan earned his J.D. from Southwestern Law School’s two-year accelerated SCALE program, his M.B.A. from the Drucker School of Management at Claremont Graduate University, and his B.A. in Economics from Indiana University. He is admitted to the State Bar of California and the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
A native of Indianapolis, Indiana, Mr. Farahan enjoys traveling, sports, and politics. He is fluent in Hebrew and Farsi.
FRANCES HAYDEN
OF COUNSEL
Frances Hayden is of counsel to Peter Law Group where she provides advice and legal services to Peter Law Group clients who are seeking representation in matters involving United States Immigration Law and Consular Processing of Visas of all types.
Ms. Hayden has spent her professional career helping clients achieve their immigration objectives. Prior to beginning the practice of Immigration Law, she worked in the area of Entertainment Labor Law. Once she began her immigration practice, Ms. Hayden worked in all areas of immigration, including Removal Defense, Asylum, Labor Certifications, Resident Applications for Multi-National Executives, Artists and Entertainers, and Professional and unskilled workers, as well as Family-Based Immigration. She has handled all varieties of non-immigrant immigration applications for applicants of all types, including Representatives of Foreign Media, Temporary Workers under Nafta, and other free trade treaties, H-1B Specialty Workers, Nonimmigrant Investors, Students, and Applicants for visas based on Extraordinary Ability.
For much of her career as an immigration attorney, Ms. Hayden has focused on consular processing of non-immigrant visas at U.S. Embassies and Consulates worldwide, with a special emphasis on third-country national visa processing. Ms. Hayden is on top of all current visa regulations and ongoing policy changes at multiple U.S. consular posts worldwide. For several years, she co-authored the chapters on visa processing in Mexico City, Guatemala City, and Seoul, South Korea for “The Visa Processing Guide,” a useful practical handbook for other immigration attorneys to use in the area of consular processing.
She has been a featured speaker and moderator at numerous immigration-oriented conferences, including the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), National Conferences on topics such as “Consular Processing Tips: What Works and What Doesn’t”, and Legal Education Seminars offered by such organizations as Immigration Lawyers on the Web (ILW) dealing with broad-ranging subjects like “What’s New in Consular Processing, NIVs, IVs, and Waivers,” as well as “Business Immigration in the Era of Enforcement.”
Ms. Hayden is fluent in Spanish.
J. CHARLEY LONDOÑO
OF COUNSEL
Prior to practicing law, J. Charley Londoño was a music industry executive, having worked in the radio promotion departments of major label record companies (Arista, A&M, IRS, and MCA). He primarily practices in the areas of music, film, television, and new media. Mr. Londoño counsels both companies and individuals regarding entertainment transactional issues. His practice concentrates on the protection, clearance, licensing, and distribution of intellectual property rights for music, film, television, and varied digital platforms. Mr. Londoño is a member of The State Bar of California and The Florida Bar, and former president of The California Copyright Conference.
margaret sedy
OF COUNSEL
Prior to opening her private practice, Margaret Sedy litigated hundreds of cases in both state and federal court as associate counsel for some of the largest nationwide general liability law firms. She has extensive experience litigating business disputes, breach of contract and fraud claims, personal injury matters, employment and labor law violations, and defamation and First Amendment-related claims.
Ms. Sedy graduated Cum Laude from Southwestern Law School, where she was a member of the Moot Court Honors Programs and received multiple awards and recognitions for her academic achievements. She later graduated from the prestigious American Board of Trial Advocates Jack Daniel's Trial School in 2016. Ms. Sedy is admitted to practice law before all courts in the State of California and before the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
From 2021 through 2024, Ms. Sedy was selected to the Super Lawyers Rising Star list. This is an exclusive list, recognizing no more than 2.5 percent of attorneys in Southern California. Super Lawyers, part of the Thomson Reuters, is a research-driven, peer influenced rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. In 2017, Ms. Sedy received TopVerdict.com's awards for both Top 50 California Personal Injury Settlements in 2017 and Top 100 California Settlements in 2017.
Outside of the courtroom, Ms. Sedy has served as in-house corporate counsel and Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs for mid-market technology companies headquartered in Los Angeles and the United Kingdom, overseeing transactional matters, internet, and data privacy, regulatory compliance, and employment and labor law matters. As in-house counsel, Ms. Sedy oversaw a team of more than fifteen attorneys and staff in connection with multiple federal regulatory matters, resulting in exceptionally favorable resolutions.