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Attorney Allan-Kabat

Alan Kabat

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Areas of Practice

  • Employment Law

Bar Admissions

  • Maryland, 1998
  • District of Columbia, 1999
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia
  • Virginia, 2008
  • U.S. District Court District of Maryland
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court Maryland
  • U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia

Education

  • Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia
    • J.D. – 1998
  • Harvard University
    • Ph.D. – 1990
    • Major: Biology
  • University of Washington
    • B.A. – 1983

Published Works

“Congress must level the employer arbitration playing field,” Law 360 (August 16, 2023).

“Justices’ job transfer review should hold to Title VII Text, Law 360 (August 1, 2023) (co-authored with Lynne Bernabei).

“Congress must act to curb workplace arbitration pacts,” Law 360 (August 11, 2021) (co-authored with Samuel Finn).

“Inside DC Bar’s new guidance on multiple representation,” Law 360 (Mar. 4, 2021).

“HHS rule block shows vast reach of Justices’ LGBTQ ruling,” Law 360 (August 19, 2020)

“High Court’s Title VII ruling reaches beyond LGBTQ rights,” Law 360 (June 17, 2020).

“Policy exceptions may protect health care whistleblowers,” Law 360 (April 15, 2020) (co-authored with Devin Wrigley)

“Navigating the nuances of Sarbanes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank whistleblower claims,” The Practical Lawyer (Oct. 2019) (co-authored with Lynne Bernabei, et al.)

“The Hatch Act and political speech by federal employees,” Law 360 (Mar. 21, 2018)

“The never-ending war on federal whistleblowers,” Government Executive, Feb. 12, 2016

(co-authored with Lynne Bernabei).

“Law firms penalizing departing partners? – that goes straight to the penalty box!”, The Practical Lawyer, October 2015 (co-authored with Lynne Bernabei).

“The SEC properly expanded protection for attorney whistleblowers,” National Law Journal, Aug. 9, 2011 (co-authored with Lynne Bernabei).

“Protect whistleblowers,” National Law Journal, Mar. 16, 2009, at 23 (co-authored with Lynne Bernabei).

“Retaliation rulings:  the High Court gets it right,” National Law Journal, June 16, 2008, at 22.

Seven questions for Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblowers to ask,” The Practical Lawyer, Oct. 2007, at 57 (co-authored with Lynne Bernabei and Jason Zuckerman)

Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire: improper hurdles,” National Law Journal, June 11, 2007, at 23 (co-authored with Lynne Bernabei)

Garcetti:  nine months later, how have the federal courts analyzed ‘duty speech’ by government employees with First Amendment claims?” 45 Government Employee Relations (BNA) 264-267 (Feb. 27, 2007) (co-authored with Lynne Bernabei).

“How (not) to litigate a sexual harassment class action,” 19 Labor Lawyer 129 (2003).

“The effect of unemployment and worker’s compensation agency decisions on employment discrimination litigation,” 3 Journal of Employment Discrimination Law 98 (2001)

(co-authored with Lynne Bernabei).

“How revisions to the federal discovery rules will increase rather than curb discovery abuse,” 1 Journal of Employment Discrimination Law 101 (2000) (co-authored with Lynne Bernabei).

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • American Bar Association, Member
  • Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers’ Association, Co-chair, Amicus Committee
  • D.C. Bar Association’s Publications Committee, Member
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