Alyson C. Decker

Alyson C. Decker is an associate at Blecher & Collins who joined the firm in October of 2010. Her practice includes complex business and commercial litigation, antitrust, and class actions. Prior to joining Blecher & Collins, Ms. Decker was a litigation associate at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP where she worked on a wide variety of litigation engagements, including general breach of contract actions, employment, securities, intellectual property, immigration, asbestos defense, class actions, and federal preemption cases. Ms. Decker has experience at both trial and appellate levels in state and federal court, and has worked on several out of state cases.

Legal Internships:
    U.S. District Court, Central District of California, Honorable Magistrate Judge Stephen J. Hillman, Judicial Extern (2005)
    Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office, Intern (2005)

Publications:
"Save the Whales - Save the Whalers - Wait, Just Save the International Whaling Commission: A Fresh Look at the Controversy Surrounding Cultural Claims to Whale," 16 S. Cal. Interdisc. L. J. 253 (2006)
"Is the State Litigation Privilege No More?", Daily Journal (Los Angeles), June 16, 2011

Bar Admissions:
    2007 State Bar of California
    2007 U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
    2009 U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
    2007 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Professional Affiliations:
    State Bar of California
    MOCA, Visitor Services Volunteer
    Brandeis University Alumni Club of Southern California Recent Graduates Network Committee