Bio

Alan Fishel is nationally recognized for his transactional and advocacy skills, and he consistently produces a great work product for clients. He is also Co-Chair of AFS University and provides interactive and engaging in-person presentations and webinars to firm attorneys, in-house counsel, and/or business people on contracts and negotiations. Alan is a member of the firm’s Communications & Technology, Corporate & Securities, and Privacy, Cybersecurity & Data Protection groups. Alan is also Co-Chair of ArentFox Schiff (AFS) University. Alan handles transactional matters relating to technology and telecommunications agreements, including cloud service agreements, professional service agreements, hardware agreements, colocation agreements, service level agreements, manufacturing agreements, dark fiber agreements, and in-building wireless agreements. He also drafts and negotiates many different types of agreements in other areas as well. In addition, Alan helps clients in numerous industries improve their template agreements. Alan also has a strong success rate representing clients in FCC proceedings and other advocacy matters. As Co-Chair of AFS University, Alan provides interactive and engaging in-person presentations and webinars to firm attorneys, in-house counsel, and/or business people regarding topics such as (1) how to become an expert at drafting agreements; (2) how to find the 18 most common types of flaws in contracts when the other party sends you their drafts; (3) how to become an excellent negotiator, avoid negotiating mistakes, respond to common negotiating lines, and handle difficult negotiators; and (4) how to most effectively work with your colleagues. Alan also launched the Find the Flaws™ program in 2018 under which he provides regularly-scheduled webinars designed to help attorneys, contract specialists, and others with their contract drafting and issue-spotting skills.