Mr. Alan Rosen

Alan Rosen / Young, Rosen, Finkel & Silbert, Ltd.

Chief Deputy Illinois Attorney General Alan Rosen said Wednesday's ruling is of little consequence because the state would not have tried to sell the license before the appeals court renders a decision.

"It's going to take a considerable period of time for the Gaming Board to get in position to auction this license anyway," Rosen said."We think as a practical matter it doesn't mean anything."

He said the appeals court is scheduled to hear oral arguments on Rosemont's appeal in February, and the state is hopeful the court will quickly deny the appeal so it can proceed with auctioning the license.

Chief Deputy Illinois Attorney General Alan Rosen said Wednesday's ruling is of little consequence because the state would not have tried to sell the license before the appeals court renders a decision.

"It's going to take a considerable period of time for the Gaming Board to get in position to auction this license anyway," Rosen said."We think as a practical matter it doesn't mean anything."

He said the appeals court is scheduled to hear oral arguments on Rosemont's appeal in February, and the state is hopeful the court will quickly deny the appeal so it can proceed with auctioning the license.

"It's our conclusion that what's likely to result from this is substantially higher prices across the board," says Alan Rosen, chief deputy Illinois Attorney General.

Alan Rosen received his B.S. in Accounting from the University of Illinois in 1968, and his Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School of Chicago in 1973.Mr. Rosen began his career as an Internal Revenue Service Agent from 1968 through 1974.He then prosecuted financial crime and other criminal cases for the Cook County, Illinois State's Attorneys Office, from 1974 through 1977.Since 1977, Mr. Rosen has been with the law firm Young, Rosen, Finkel & Silbert, Ltd.He litigates complex business matters in both state and federal courts, with the defense of class action lawsuits as his particular focus.He has argued numerous cases in state and federal appellate courts.In 1991, Mr. Rosen was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court as a Commissioner to the Supreme Court's Committee On Character & Fitness, and served in that capacity through 2001, the last five years of his term as Chairperson of the thirty-one member Committee.Mr. Rosen currently serves on the Public Corruption Transition Team of newly elected Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan.

Chicago attorney Alan Rosen has joined the Illinois attorney general's office as deputy chief, succeeding Barry B. Gross, who retired.
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Rosen was senior partner in Young, Rosen, Finkel & Silbert.