Valerie E. Alter

Valerie Alter is an associate in the Business Trial and Entertainment, Media and Technology Practice Groups in the firm's Century City Office.

Education

• J.D., Stanford Law School, 2005, Order of the Coif, Editor-In-Chief and Articles Editor, Stanford Technology Law Review. Worked at the United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California.
• B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2002, Highest Honors, Phi Beta Kappa, Morehead Scholar

Clerkships

• Law clerk to the Honorable Sidney R. Thomas, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals

Admissions

• California
• U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Eastern District of California
• Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Honors

• Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2009

Articles

• Can Intentional or Knowingly Reckless Misuse of Copyrighted Material Be Considered “Fair Use?”, Communications Lawyer, Volume 26, Number 3, July 2009
• Fair Use And The Right Of Publicity: A Search For A More Balanced Approach, Media Law Resource Center, December 2008
• It's Not Just Make-Believe Anymore, Media, Privacy and Defamation Law Committee Newsletter, Fall 2008