Phillips Nizer LLP
Alan Behr has a strong background in intellectual property and commercial law. Alan currently works at Phillips Nizer LLP as a partner, heading the Fashion & Luxury Goods Practice. Alan has a diverse clientele including businesses in publishing, entertainment, fashion, consumer products, and financial services. Prior to their current role, Alan was a partner at Alston & Bird from 2000 to 2012. Alan also served as the General Counsel at W-Technologies for a few months in 2000 and as the Chief Legal Officer at Atari from 1995 to 2000.
Alan Behr attended the University of Pennsylvania from 1972 to 1976, where they earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history. Alan then went on to study at Columbia Law School from 1976 to 1979, obtaining a Juris Doctor degree with a focus on Law.
Phillips Nizer LLP
We are a mid-sized New York law firm whose guiding principle is "Resourceful Representation." Our firm was founded in 1926 by Louis Nizer, considered one of the most outstanding trial lawyers of the twentieth century, and Louis Phillips, Vice President and General Counsel of Paramount Pictures. Our size and diversity of our practice enable us to be a full-service law firm in virtually all areas of law, while affording clients close contact and working relationships with partners, counsel and associates. Our practices include: * Corporate Law * Litigation & Arbitration * Intellectual Property Law / Trademarks; Copyrights * Licensing * Fashion Law [Blog: www.fashionindustrylaw.com] * Real Estate Law * Environmental Law * Land Use & Government Relations * Trusts & Estates Law * Tax Law * Immigration Law * Securities Law / Private Placement / Fund Formation * Employment Law / Labor Law * Entertainment Law * Technology Law / Internet Law / Cyber Security * Family Law / Matrimonial Law * International * White Collar Criminal Defense We are headquartered in New York City, with additional offices on Long Island, New York and in Hackensack, New Jersey. Our firm is a member of Ally Law, an international legal network of over 60 independent law firms located in more than 40 countries. Through our association with Ally Law, we are able to maintain a strong position in the legal marketplace. We are the Ally Law member in the New York metropolitan area.