Peter Anderson

Partner

T 310.260.6030 Los Angeles
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Peter Anderson has over four decades of experience in copyright and entertainment litigation. He has represented record labels, music publishers, recording and performing artists and others in a range of intellectual property matters, including copyright infringement, breach of contract, unfair competition, and trademark matters, in trial and appellate courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court.
*Denotes an attorney's experience prior to joining Davis Wright Tremaine

Admitted to Practice

  • California, 1979
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
  • U.S. District Court Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of California

Education

  • J.D., University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, 1979
    • UCLA Law Review
    • Executive Editor, UCLA-Alaska Law Review
  • B.A., Anthropology and B.A., Economics, University of California, Los Angeles, 1976, magna cum laude

Memberships & Affiliations

    • Los Angeles Copyright Society, Trustee 2021-2022

Professional Recognition

    • Named as one of the "Best Lawyers in America" in Entertainment Law - Music by Best Lawyers, 2024-present
    • Named to Billboard's "Power 100" list of top persons in music industry, 2023
    • Named one of the "Top Music Lawyers," Billboard, 2019-present
    • Named one of "America's Leading Lawyers for Business" by Chambers USA in Media & Entertainment: Litigation Law (California), 2021-2023
    • Selected to "IP STARS" in Copyright (National and California), Managing IP, 2021
    • Named an "MVP of the Year" in Media & Entertainment, Law360, 2020
    • Recognized as a "Trailblazer" in Intellectual Property, National Law Journal, 2020
    • Named one of the "Top Intellectual Property Attorneys in California" Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2017
    • Selected to "Southern California Super Lawyers," Thomson Reuters, 2006-2023
    • Awarded AV rating by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, 1996-present
Ranked in Chambers USA 2021
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