Valerie Alter is a partner in the Business Trial Practice Group in the firm's Century City office and is certified by the State Bar of California as a Specialist in Appellate Law. She is a co-leader of the firm's Appellate Team.
Valerie is a litigator and appellate practitioner who represents and advises clients in:
- High stakes trusts, estates and fiduciary litigation, such as trust contests and breach of fiduciary duty matters;
- Constitutional litigation, including First Amendment issues;
- Commercial litigation, such as contract disputes and class actions; and
- Intellectual property and media law matters, such as right of publicity and trademark disputes.
Valerie has drafted and advised on dozens of anti-SLAPP motions and has advocated for and advised her clients in more than 100 appellate matters.
Valerie leverages her broad procedural knowledge, both at the trial and appellate levels, drawing on her experience as a law clerk to the Honorable Sidney R. Thomas of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She provides strategic vision and skill managing collaborative, cost-efficient litigation teams to provide positive results for her clients at all levels of litigation.
When she's not practicing law, Valerie is active in her community. She is a five-year member of the board of directors and a coach in her local girls' softball league. She is a volunteer with the Girl Scouts, her local public elementary school and an animal rescue organization.