Israel, Allen D.

Current Employment Position(s)

Member, since 1983

Lawyer Overview

Corporate, business, real estate and contract law practice. Practice includes representation of a variety of investment, technology, sports, sports facilities, real estate, and other businesses; non-profits such as museums and foundations; and a diversified personal holding and management company.

Allen was also recently singled out by the highly-regarded Chambers USA legal directory, which annually interviews firm clients. In addition to highly ranking Foster Pepper's Business practice, Chambers noted that "Allen Israel's broad commercial practice includes work related to sports and nonprofit organizations."

Areas of Practice

• Business
• Investment Management
• Mergers, Acquisitions, and Reorganizations
• Sports and Sports Facility
• Yacht and Aircraft

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Business Organizations, Entertainment, Sports & Leisure Law

Bar Admissions

• Washington, 1978

Professional Associations and Memberships

• University of Washington Law School (Washington Law School Foundation Board)
• University of Washington Law School (Dean’s Advisory Committe)
• University of Washington Law School (Law Firm Alumni Challenge)
• American Bar Association Business Law Section (Forum Committee on the Entertainment and Sports Industries)
• Washington State Bar Association (Business Law Section)
• Washington State Bar Association (Committee on Conflicts of Interest in Business Transactions)
• University of Washington (College of Engineering, Visiting Committee and Ad Hoc Advisory Committee on Burke Museum Governance)
• JTNews (formerly The Jewish Transcript) (Member, Board of Directors)
• United States Civil Rights Commission (Washington State Advisory Committee) (Past Member)
• Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith (Pacific Northwest Region) (Past Chairman)
• Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith (Executive Committee) (Past Member)
• Allen Institute for Brain Science (Board of Directors)

Honors and Awards

• The Best Lawyers in America - Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Chambers USA, "America's Leading Lawyers for Business", Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions
• Super Lawyer List, Washington Law & Politics
• League of Justice top lawyer ranking, Washington CEO
• Top Business Lawyers, Seattle Business Monthly
• Top 155 Lawyers Designation - Business Transaction - Acquisition/Merger/Formation, Seattle Magazine
• Martindale-Hubbell AV rating (Best Rating Possible)

Classes and Seminars

• Ethics, Professionalism, and Civility: The Hard Questions, Washington State Bar Association
• New Washington Business Corporation Act, WSBA CLE, University of Washington
• Incorporating Small Business, WSBA CLE, University of Washington
• Speaker, Public-Private Partnerships for Sports Facilities , Law Seminars International

Past Employment Positions

• Foster Pepper PLLC, Associate, 1978 - 1983

Education

• University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, Washington, 1978
  J.D.
  Law Review: University of Washington, Associate Editor, 1977 - 1978
• University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 1971
  M.B.A.
• University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 1968
  B.S.M.E.

Published Works

• Libel-New Standard of Liability For Media Defendants, 52 Wash. L. Rev. 975, 1977
• Co-Author, WSBA Deskbook

Address

1111 Third Avenue
Suite 3400
Seattle, WA 98101-3299

Phones

(206) 447-8911

Faxes

(206) 749-1957

Emails

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Websites

http://www.foster.com