Bio
Alan N. Walter is the founder and principal of Alan N. Walter, Counsel in Montclair. He has extensive experience representing innovators, start-ups and growing businesses.
With an educational background from Harvard College and New York University School of Law, he provides comprehensive outside general counsel services across entity formation, funding, contracts, artificial intelligence, emerging technologies, and mergers and acquisitions.
He chairs the Venture Capital, Emerging Growth Technology Companies and Angel Investors Committee of the New Jersey State Bar Association Business Law Section.
He was elected for the second time in 2026 as a Leader in Law honoree, by NJBIZ, New Jersey’s leading business journal. It’s a recognition given to attorneys whose dedication to their profession and communities is outstanding.
Walter publishes frequently on law and technology, sometimes humorously, at waltercounsel.com.
Recent Publications
“The Supreme Court’s Tolerance Will Be Tested by the Alaska Beer Confiscation Case,” Slate, July 2026
“How A Founder’s AI Pitch Deck Can Become A Crime Scene,” Law360, June 2026
“Musk-OpenAI Verdict Shows Value Of Early-Stage Governance,” Law360, May 2026
“Justice in the Shadow of Power,” New Jersey Lawyer, April 2026, page 44
“Science Fiction Cinema’s Lessons for AI Integration in Legal Practice,” New Jersey Lawyer, April 2025, page 38
“AI-Powered Contract Analysis in M&A,” ABA Deal Points, Volume XXIX, Issue 3, Fall 2024, page 9
Blog@waltercounsel.com
Recent Appearances
Speaker, “Trump T1 Smartphone: The Art of the Deal… or the Ordeal,” NJMUG, June 2026
Speaker, “Prediction Market Apps: What They Are, How they Work and Why They Matter,” New Jersey Macintosh Users Group, May 2026
Panelist, “Concrete Steps You Need to Build and Implement Your Firm’s AI Use Policy,” 2026 NJSBA Spring Conference, April 2026
Panelist, “How to Effectively Use Artificial Intelligence,” Morris Essex Small Firm Networking Griup, February 2006
Speaker, “Creating Comic Strips with AI,” NJMUG, March 2026
Speaker, “Practical AI Tips for Attorneys,” MESFNG, February 2026
Panelist, “Of Counsel Agreements,” Morris Essex Small Firm Networking Group, November 2024
Speaker, “The U.S. Antitrust Lawsuit against Apple,” New Jersey Macintosh Users Group, May 2024
Panelist, “AI on Trial: The New Legal Landscape,” Innovators Alliance, April 2024
Speaker, “Artificial Intelligence and the Law,” Morris Essex Small Firm Networking Group, January 2024.
Speaker, “Artificial Intelligence and the Law,” Inn of Transactional Counsel, January 2024.
Presenter, “Copyright Protection for AI-Generated Works,” NJMUG, June 2023.
Community Service
Chair; Venture Capital, Emerging Growth Technology Companies and Angel Investors Committee of the New Jersey State Bar Association Business Law Section; 2024 to present.
Member; Artificial Intelligence Committee of the New Jersey State Bar Association; 2024 to present.
Sole Legal Mentor; Ignite Entrepreneurs @ MSU, Feliciano Center of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Montclair State University; 2022 to 2024.
District Chair; New Jersey Supreme Court District Fee Arbitration Committee, 2021 to present.
Volunteer Attorney; Pro Bono Partnership; 2011 to present.
Member; Inn of Transactional Counsel; 2006 to present.