Rotter, Alana H.

Current Employment Position(s)

Associate, since 2007

Lawyer Overview

Clients and other lawyers seek Alana Rotter out for her clear writing and efficient work. She enjoys grappling with a new set of facts or area of the law, and then translating it into a straightforward, coherent story.

After graduating from U.C. Berkeley and Yale Law School, Alana clerked for the Honorable Kermit V. Lipez of the Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. She then joined Irell & Manella, where she represented clients in both trial and appellate courts, and contributed to a monthly Daily Journal column on splits among the federal appellate circuits. Eager to focus more squarely on appeals, Alana joined GMSR in 2007.

Alana handles all aspects of civil appeals and writ proceedings. That often means wading into a case early on, to advise trial counsel on how to preserve issues for appellate review or to assist with dispositive motions. Once a case is in the appellate courts, Alana is adept at drafting briefs, writ petitions, rehearing petitions, and petitions for review and certiorari. She also has successfully argued numerous cases before the California Courts of Appeal and the Ninth Circuit.

Alana's has substantive experience across a wide range of legal subjects, including appellate procedure, employment law, trade secrets misappropriation, contract interpretation, marital dissolution, trust administration, and immigration.

In her spare time, Alana enjoys spending time with her husband and daughter, traveling, reading, and solving crossword puzzles.

Areas of Practice

• Appellate Law
• Litigation

West Practice Categories

Litigation & Appeals, Federal Appellate Practice, State Appellate Practice

Past Employment Positions

• Irell & Manella LLP, Associate, 2005 - 2007
• Honorable Kermit V. Lipez, United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, Law Clerk, 2004 - 2005

Education

• Yale Law School, New Haven, Connecticut, 2004
  J.D.
  Law Journal: Yale Law Journal, Editor and Member of Admissions Committee
  Law Review: Yale Law and Policy Review, Notes Editor
• University of California, Berkeley, Berkely, California, 2000
  B.A.
  Honors: With Highest Distinction
  Major: Political Science
  Major: Mass Communications

Published Works

• Appellate Law: Getting to the Substance (Co-Author), Los Angeles Daily Journal, November 9, 2006
• 10th Circuit at Center of Splits on Anti-Discrimination Laws (Co-Author), Los Angeles Daily Journal, September 8, 2006
• 3rd Circuit Splits From Other Courts on Fair Opportunity Doctrine (Co-Author), Los Angeles Daily Journal, July 24, 2006
• Circuit Splits Affect Conflicts of Authority (Co-Author), Los Angeles Daily Journal, June 14, 2006
• Splits Involve Issues Affecting Business, Government, Workers (Co-Author), Los Angeles Daily Journal, May 18, 2006
• When Private Enterprise Hits Public Agencies, Splits Arise, Los Angeles Daily Journal, April 13, 2006

Address

5900 Wilshire Boulevard, 12th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90036

Phones

(310) 859-7811

Faxes

(310) 276-5261

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