From his battles with Madonna over the \u201cMaterial Girl\u201d brand to protecting artists and inventors, Variety Magazine has named Peter a Top Intellectual Property and Entertainment lawyer. A legal commentator on NBC, CBS, the Wall Street Journal and on national radio programs, Peter is also a Faculty member at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy and a recognized \u201cSuper Lawyer.\u201d His recent book Burning Bridges has been an Amazon Top Seller and has received widespread acclaim for its account of the serial trials against labor leader Harry Bridges.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” css=”.vc_custom_1639769552835{padding: 10px !important;background-color: #f9f9f9 !important;}”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” centered_text=”true” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”40″][vc_column_text]\n
Peter speaks on Appellate Persuasion<\/em><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][nectar_video_lightbox link_style=”play_button_2″ nectar_play_button_color=”Default-Accent-Color” image_url=”507″ hover_effect=”defaut” box_shadow=”none” border_radius=”none” play_button_size=”default” video_url=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ukbrMW-JT1k”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]Peter has particular expertise in appellate litigation. He is Director of the Appellate Litigation Clinic at the University of California Irvine, School of Law and previously founded the Appellate Litigation Clinic at Chapman University School of Law. He has been profiled by the Daily Journal for his appellate achievements and appellate teaching. He has litigated scores of high-profile federal appeals before the federal Circuit Courts of Appeals, personally arguing over two dozen with a high success rate. Peter regularly provides CLE on appellate and intellectual property law to various bar groups, Westlaw and other video providers, and his \u201cWinning on Appeal\u201d CLE has received national acclaim from lawyers. Some of Peter\u2019s appeals are here:[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” css=”.vc_custom_1639769577482{padding: 10px !important;background-color: #f9f9f9 !important;}”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” centered_text=”true” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”40″][vc_column_text]\n UC Irvine law students win 9th Circuit immigration appeal<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][image_with_animation image_url=”515″ animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”center” img_link_target=”_blank” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” img_link=”https:\/\/onellp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/OneLLP-Peter-Afrasiabi-DJ-11-7-19.pdf”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]\n Peter regularly speaks on intellectual property issues:<\/p>\n Peter was a Founding Director of the\u00a0Rock School Scholarship Fund<\/a><\/strong>, a 501(c)(3) dedicated to helping children in financial need attend Rock Music Schools and an organization that has been supported by renowned rock musicians. In 2010-11, Peter was the President of the Federal Bar Association of Orange County. \u00a0Peter was a member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Aid Society of Orange County from 2001-2005, and a Board Member of the Democratic Foundation of Orange County from 2004 through 2009. Peter was awarded the Public Counsel \u201cAdvocate of the Year\u201d Award and\u00a0the USC Paul Davis Memorial Award for his appellate litigation work.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Ninth Circuit\u2019s Copyright Crisis of 2020\u2033<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(Orange County Lawyer, July 2021) [vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”5%” bottom_padding=”5%” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color=”#f4f4f4″ background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self”… Continue Reading Peter Afrasiabi<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onellp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/484"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onellp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onellp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onellp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onellp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=484"}],"version-history":[{"count":47,"href":"https:\/\/onellp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/484\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":536,"href":"https:\/\/onellp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/484\/revisions\/536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onellp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
Media and Speaking Engagements<\/h2>\n
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Community Work and Awards<\/h2>\n
Books &\u00a0Articles<\/h2>\n
\n\u201cWhere External Reality Collides with Trial<\/a><\/strong>\u201d (California Litigation June 2018)
\n\u201cBurning Bridges: America\u2019s 20-Year Crusade to Deport Labor Leader Harry Bridges\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>(Thirlmere Books, 2017)
\n\u201cCopyrights, Patents & Trademarks\u201d<\/strong> (Continuing Education of the Bar, University of California, annual Chapter)
\n\u201cFrom San Francisco\u2019s Most Bitter Disqualification Battle Ever to Race-Based Disqualification Motions: Ethics Implications<\/strong>\u201d (Orange County Lawyer, May 2017)
\n\u201c<\/strong><\/em>Immigration\u2019s Collision with Labor in the Legal Arena: How the Legal System Failed Harry Bridges and Why It Matters Today<\/a>\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>(Labor Law Journal, June 2017)
\n\u201cWhere First Amendment Internet Anonymity Rights Collide with Copyright<\/a>\u201c<\/strong>\u00a0(California Litigation Journal, California State Bar, April 2015)
\n\u201cBasic Fairness<\/a><\/strong>\u201d (California Litigation Journal, California State Bar, December 2013)
\n\u201cLost Children<\/a><\/strong>\u201c (Orange County Lawyer Magazine, July 2012)
\n\u201cShow Trials\u201d<\/strong> <\/a>(Envelope Books, 2012)
\n\u201cWhat Estate Planners Need to Know About Copyright\u201d<\/a><\/strong> (Estate Planning Magazine, March 2010)
\n\u201cSuperman\u2019s Latest Episode: The Rights of Authors and their Families to Terminate a Copyright Grant and Recapture the Copyright\u201d<\/a><\/strong> (Orange County Lawyer, September 2009)
\n\u201cThe Growing Circuit Split Over Whether Premature Notices of Appeal Preserve Appellate Review<\/a>\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>(The Federal Lawyer, July 2008)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"