Peter Afrasiabi

Peter has been named a Top Intellectual Property and Entertainment lawyer by Variety Magazine and has been a legal commentator on NBC, CBS, the Wall Street Journal and on national radio programs. His focus is on intellectual property and appellate litigation and he has litigated scores of federal appeals on copyright, trademark, patent and related business tort issues. He directs a Ninth Circuit Appellate Litigation Clinic at the UCI School of Law where he litigates political asylum and refugee appeals. His recent book Burning Bridges is optioned and under development by Hollywood and has received widespread acclaim for its account of the Cold War serial trials against labor leader Harry Bridges. Peter is also a faculty member at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy and a recognized “Super Lawyer.”