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Harbottle & Lewis LLP
7 Savoy Court
LONDON
WC2R 0EX
England
7 Savoy Court
LONDON
WC2R 0EX
England
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Peter Armstrong

Work Department
Film & Television Group
Position
Peter is a Partner in the firm’s Film & Television Group, specialising in production and financing of major Hollywood films. Recent productions include 1917 and Distant for Amblin Partners, Mamma Mia 2, Jurassic World 3 and Dolittle for Universal Studios and Yesterday and Cats for Working Title Films. In addition, he acts for a number of independent film and television producers both in the UK and US and he is the legal adviser to the British Film Commission and Film London.
Career
Peter holds non-executive director posts at both the London Film School and the Sheffield International Documentary Festival.
Memberships
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
Education
- St Andrew’s College
- Grahamstown, South Africa; University of Cape Town (1970 BA)
- University College London (1973 LLM)
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Media finance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Theatre, publishing and other media
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Video games
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Private client > Family
- Employment > Immigration: personal
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Music
- Employment > Senior executives
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Employment > Immigration: human rights
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Residential property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Industry focus > TMT
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Artificial intelligence
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Employment > Employers