Alan Rothenberg, Esq.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ADR Services, Full Time Neutral
2001 - Present
Latham & Watkins, Partner
July, 1990 December, 2000
Manatt, Phelps, Rothenberg & Phillips, Founder and Managing Partner
1966 1967; 1968 July, 1990
OMelveny & Myers, Associate
1963 1966
EDUCATION
University of Michigan Law School, J.D., with distinction, 1963
University of Michigan, B.A. History, 1960
LAW SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, AWARDS and HONORS
Law Review Assistant Editor; Case Club Senior Judge; Semi-Finalist
Campbell Competition; Junior Clerk, Member of Barristers Society (law
school honorary society); Recipient of Clarence M. Burton Scholarship
Award for 1962 1963 awarded for superior scholarship while engaging in
extracurricular activities and substantially contributing to
self-support through part-time employment, Order of Coif (awarded to top
10% of law students nationally); Am. Jur. Awards (awarded for highest
grade in class) in following courses: Contracts, Civil Procedure, and
Legal Method
PROFESSIONAL/BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
Major League Soccer, Founder, Board Member, 1993 Present
World Cup USA 1994, Inc. 1999, Chairman & CEO, August, 1990 Present
FIFA Womens World Cup, Chairman of the Board, 1997 Present
United States Soccer Federation, President, 1990 1998; Honorary
President, 1998 Present
United States Soccer Foundation, Founder and Board Member, 1991
Present
National Basketball Association, Board of Governors Member, 1971
1979, 1982 1990
Los Angeles Clippers, President, 1982 1989
First Los Angeles Bank, Organizer and Board Member, 1973 1984
Bank of Newport (Newport Beach), Organizer and Board Member, 1974
1993
Aztec, Sports Limited, Chairman, 1977 1980
North American Soccer League, Member, Board of Governors, 1977 1980
Feature Film: With Honors, Executive Producer
Theatrical Rock Opera: Tommy, Executive Producer
ESPN: Sportslook, Television Commentator, 1981 1990
BAR ACTIVITIES
Admitted to practice in California State and Federal Courts in
January, 1964.
Areas of Specialization: Business and Commercial Litigation (including
sports, entertainment, financial)
Member, State Bar of California
Member, Board of Governors, 1986 1989; Vice-President and Treasurer,
1988 1989; President, 1989 1990; Member, ADR Committee 2001
Member, American Bar Association
Chairman, Litigation Section Committee on Entertainment, Sports and
Media Law, 1981 1984; Member, Governing Committee, Entertainment and
Sports Law Forum, 1979 Present; Chairman, Sports Law, 1986 1992;
Member, Labor and Employment, Entertainment and Sports Committees.
Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association
Member, Board of Trustees, 1987 1988; Chairman, ADR Task Force, 1998
1999; Member, Board of Directors, Dispute Resolution Services, 2001
Member, Beverly Hills Bar Association
Member, Century City Bar Association
Member, Board of Governors, 1979 1988; Treasurer, 1983; Secretary,
1984; President-Elect, 1985; President, 1986
Member, Judicial Council, State of California, 1991 1993
Member, Judicial Council Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee,
1998 1999
Member, Public Counsel Board of Directors, 1990 1993
Member, Los Angeles County Bar Foundation Board of Directors, 1990
1993
Founder, Chairman, Foundation of State Bar of California, 1990 1992
Member, Trial Court Delay Reduction Task Force appointed by Chief
Justice Lucas and Speaker Brown, 1990
Member, Future of the Courts (2020 Vision) Committee of the Judicial
Council of the State of California, 1990 1993
SELECTED CIVIC and CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
Member, Constitutional Rights Foundation
Board of Directors, 1982 Present; Executive Committee, 1983 1993;
Founder and Chairman, Sports and the Law Program; President, 1987 1990
Member, Music Center, Fraternity of Friends
Member of Executive Committee, 1981 Present; President, 1989 1991;
Chairman, 1991 1993; Chairman Emeritus, 1993 Present
Member, Music Center Board of Governors, 1992 1994
Commissioner, Soccer, Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee, 1984
Member, Board of Trustees, California Museum of Science and Industry
Foundation, 1985 1992
Member, Board of Directors and Executive Committee, Los Angeles
Convention and Visitors Bureau, 1998 Present; Chairman-Elect, 2000;
Chairman, 2001-
Member, University of Michigan Law School Committee of Visitors, 1979
Present
Member, University of Michigan Presidents Advisory Committee, 1990
Present
Member, Sinai Temple; Board of Directors, 1980 1990; Vice President
1981 1987
Chairman, California Sports for Israel, Maccabiah Games, 1980 1981
Chairman, Sports for Israel Soccer, Maccabiah Games, 1991
Chairman, Israel Bonds Dinner honoring Israeli Olympic Team, 1984
Active in numerous political campaigns and other civic and charitable
causes
LECTURING and TEACHING
Instructor, Sports Law, University of Southern California Industry
Studies, 1969, 1976 and 1984 Programs
Instructor, Whittier College of Law, 1980 and 1984
Lecturer and Speaker, including at ABA Sports and Entertainment Forum,
various Bar Associations (including ABA, State Bar of California, Los
Angeles County, Beverly Hills and Century City Bar Associations), Brown
University, Commonwealth Club of San Francisco, Constitutional Rights
Foundation Law Day, numerous Continuing Education Programs sponsored by
ALI/ABA, PLI and CEB, Notre Dame University, Pepperdine University,
Straus Institute of Dispute Resolution, Santa Clara University, UCLA,
University of San Diego, USC, Yale Law School, Harvard Law School,
University of Michigan Law School, Town Hall of Los Angeles, numerous
corporate meetings including ITT, McDonalds, Coca-Cola, Japan 2002
World Cup Bidding Committee, French Consulate, SENAC (Sao Paolo,
Brazil), IBC (Dubai, United Arab Emirates), Sporting Goods Manufacturing
Association, CIS Neuchatel, Switzerland, Kagan & Associates, Sports
Summit, Football Expo (Singapore)
RECENT SELECTED CIVIL AWARDS and RECOGNITIONS
Constitutional Rights Foundations Civil Rights Award, 1990; Sports &
The Law Programs Special Recognition Award, 1994; Soccer Industry
Council of Americas Sherman Award, 1994; Los Angeles Headquarters
Associations Spirit of Los Angeles Award, 1994; Boy Scouts of America
Vincent Lombardi Award, 1994; American Jewish Committees Learned Hand
Award, 1993; Los Angeles Business Journal Executive of the Year Travel
Industry, 1994; MLS Cup Trophy Named: Alan I. Rothenberg Trophy; CRF-LA
County Bar Moot Court Winner: Alan I. Rothenberg Best Litigator Award;
City of Hope Honoree, 2001; ADL Jurisprudence Award, 2001
DISPUTE RESOLUTION BACKGROUND
Holds certifications of training in mediation from Pepperdine
University School of Law; Master Forum, 2000
Member, American Bar Association, ADR Section
Board Member, State Bar of California, ADR Section
Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association; Member, Board of Trustees,
1987 1988; Chairman,
ADR Task Force, 1998 1999
Member, Judicial Council Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee,
1998 1999
Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association Dispute Resolution Services
Board, 2001
Member of CPR Panel of Distinguished Neutrals
Member, AAA Complex Litigation Panel
Member, AFMA Arbitration Panel
Member, NASD ADR Panel
Member, Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)
Member, Oversight Board, Court of Arbitration for International
Football
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