Valerie Alter is a special counsel in the Business Trial Practice Group in the firm's Century City Office.
Areas of Practice
Valerie is a litigator and appellate practitioner who represents and advises clients on a wide range of cases and issues, including:
- Commercial litigation, such as contract disputes and class actions;
- High stakes probate litigation, such as trust contests and breach of fiduciary duty matters;
- Intellectual property and media law matters, such as right of publicity and trademark disputes; and
- Constitutional litigation, including First Amendment issues.
Valerie has drafted or otherwise provided advice on dozens of anti-SLAPP motions, and has advocated for and advised her clients in more than 50 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 Girl Scout troop leader and softball coach, active in her local public elementary school, and volunteers with an animal rescue organization.
