Background
Bierstedt, Peter Richard was born on January 2, 1943 in Rhinebeck, New York, United States. Son of Robert Henry and Betty Bierstedt.
lawyer entertainment industry consultant
Bierstedt, Peter Richard was born on January 2, 1943 in Rhinebeck, New York, United States. Son of Robert Henry and Betty Bierstedt.
AB, Columbia University, 1965. Juris Doctor cum laude, Columbia University, 1969. Certified, University Sorbonne, Paris, 1966.
Attorney with firms in, New York City, 1969-1974; private practice consultant legal and entertainment industry, 1971, 75-76, 88-; with, Avco Embassy Pictures Corporation, Los Angeles, 1977-1983; vice president, general counsel, Avco Embassy Pictures Corporation, 1978-1980; senior vice president, Avco Embassy Pictures Corporation, 1980-1983; director, Avco Embassy Pictures Corporation, 1981-1983; general counsel, New World Entertainment (formerly New World Pictures), Los Angeles, 1984-1987; executive vice president, New World Entertainment (formerly New World Pictures), Los Angeles, 1985-1987; senior executive vice president Office of Chairman, New World Entertainment (formerly New World Pictures), Los Angeles, 1987-1988; also board directors, New World Entertainment (formerly New World Pictures), Los Angeles president subsidiary New World Prodns. and New World Advertising, New World Pictures, 1985-1988. Guest lecturer University of California, Riverside, 1976-1977, University of Southern California, 1986, 91, University of California at Los Angeles, 1987, 95, 96. Board directors New World Pictures (Australia) Ltd., FilmDallas Pictures, Inc., Cinedco, Inc.
Member Motion Picture Association American (director 1980-1983), Academy Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (executive branch), New York State Bar Association, Los Angeles Copyright Society, American Civil Liberties Union.
Married Carol Lynn Akiyama, August 23, 1980 (divorced October 1995). Married Lieschen van Straaten, August 11, 2000.