Alberto Rodriguez

Alberto Rodriguez is an Assistant Professor of Legal Writing at Brooklyn Law School. His teaching focuses on brief-writing, oral advocacy, and fundamental lawyering skills, informed by his extensive litigation experience representing individuals, corporations, and government agencies in securities class actions, bankruptcy cases, and employment disputes.

• Education: B.A. in Political Science from Stanford University, J.D. from Columbia Law School.

Professor Rodriguez’s research interests span Labor and Employment Law, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Initiatives, and the Intersection of Civil Rights and Technology. His scholarship emphasizes workplace rights and the legal implications of DEI efforts in law firms and corporate legal departments.

He has contributed to academic literature through publications such as "The Regulatory Network" (2019) and works like "Affinity Groups in the Workplace: Managing the Legal Risks" and "Diversity Initiatives at Law Firms and In-House Legal Departments." His teaching and advocacy are grounded in fostering inclusivity, particularly for first-generation and Latinx students, and he serves as a faculty advisor to the Latinx Law Students Association’s moot court program.

His professional background includes roles at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, the New York City Commission on Human Rights, and Seyfarth Shaw LLP, where he specialized in labor and employment law.