Biography
Alan B. Clark is a litigation partner in our Los Angeles office. For more than 35 years, Alan has gained extensive experience in lengthy and complex jury trials, including obtaining multi-million-dollar verdicts on behalf of plaintiffs in business tort and predatory pricing cases. He has represented a broad range of clients drawn from the real estate, entertainment, government contracts, securities, petroleum, insurance, money management, wholesale distribution, motor vehicle and manufacturing fields, both as plaintiffs and as defendants. Alan has represented Fortune 100 companies, sole proprietors, individuals, and all forms of business entities. In addition to jury trials, Alan has extensive experience in mediation, arbitration, and alternative dispute resolution. His litigation practice has included matters involving antitrust, contract, business tort, intellectual property, unfair competition, insurance, lender liability, corporate and securities, real estate, and ERISA issues.
Alan previously was a partner with Latham & Watkins, where he practiced commercial litigation from 1975 through 2009.
Memberships
- American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
- American Board of Trial Advocates, Associate
- George McBurney Business Litigation Inn of Court, former Master
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, Litigation and Antitrust Law Sections
- American Bar Association, Litigation and Antitrust Law Sections
Community Activities
- Director, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, a provider of legal services for low-income residents of Los Angeles
- Former director and chairman of the board, Skid Row Development Corporation, a Los Angeles charity for the homeless
- Former director, Pacific Crest Outward Bound School
Accolades
- Selected for inclusion in Southern California Super Lawyers (2005 - 2012)
Education
Alan received his J.D. from the University of Virginia Law School, where he won the William Minor Lile Moot Court Competition. Prior to attending law school, he served as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army from 1968-1971. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama and a Diploma of Comparative Legal Studies from Cambridge University, England.
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