Alan I. Rothenberg, Esq.

Professional Experience

Latham & Watkins, Partner
July, 1990 - December, 2000

Manatt, Phelps, Rothenberg & Phillips, Founder and Managing Partner
1966 - 1967; 1968 - July, 1990

O'Melveny & 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, 1993 - Present
World Cup USA 1994, Inc. 1999, Chairman & CEO, August, 1990 - Present
FIFA Women's World Cup, Chairman of the Board, 1997 - Present
Goal Media, Chairman, 1999 - Present
United States Soccer Federation, President, 1990 - 1998
Honorary President, 1998 - Present
United States Soccer Foundation
National Basketball Association, Board of Governors Member, 1971 - 1979, 1982 - 1990

Professional / Business Activities (cont.)

Los Angeles Clippers, President, 1982 - 1989
Board of Directors of First Los Angeles Bank, Organizer and Member, 1973 - 1984
Board of Directors of Bank of Newport (Newport Beach, Organizer and Member, 1974 - 1993
Aztec, Sports Limited, Chairman, 1977 - 1980
Board of Directors of North American Soccer League, Member, 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, 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, Los Angeles County Bar Association
Member, Board of Trustees, 1987 - 1988; Chairman, ADR Task Force, 1998 - 1999
Member, Beverly Hills Bar Association
Member, Century City Bar Association
Member, Board of Governors, 1979 - Present; 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
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, 1985 - Present; President, 1987 - 1990
Member, Music Center, Fraternity of Friends
Member of Executive Committee, 1981 - Present; President, 1989 - 1991; Chairman, 1991 - 1993
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
Member, University of Michigan Law School Committee of Visitors, 1979 - Present
Member, University of Michigan President's Advisory Committee, 1990 - Present
Member, Sinai Temple
Board of Direcors, 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, 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, McDonald's, 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 Foundation's Civil Rights Award, 1990; Sports & The Law Program's Special Recognition Award, 1994; Soccer Industry Council of America's Sherman Award, 1994; Los Angeles Headquarters Association's Spirit of Los Angeles Award, 1994; Boy Scouts of America Vincent Lombardi Award, 1994; American Jewish Committee's 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"

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