Alan Banov has prosecuted groundbreaking cases that have established new law, including the following:

• Goos v. National Association of Realtors, 715 F.Supp. 2 (D.D.C. 1989) (retaliation under the D.C. Human Rights Law for opposing a racially discriminatory discharge of a subordinate)
• Goos v. National Assn. of Realtors, 997 F.2d 1565 (D.C. Cir. 1992) (award of attorney's fees in that case)
• Kentucky Fried Chicken National Management Co. v. Weathersby, 326 Md. 663, 607 A.2d 8 (1991) (application of the tort of intentional infliction of emotional distress in the workplace)
• Green v. Howard University, C.A. No. 91-4194 (D.C. Super. Ct., Dec. 4, 1992), 121 Wash. L. Rep. 629 (Mar. 31, 1993), reversed, Howard University v. Green, 652 A.2d 41 (D.C. 1994) (retaliation under D.C. Human Rights Law for objecting to discrimination based on sexual orientation)
• Freas v. Archer Services, 716 A.2d 998, 1998 D.C. App. LEXIS 163 (D.C. 1998) (retaliation for leading co-workers in a class action against employer for alleged wage violations)
• Litman v. George Mason University, 186 F.3d 544, 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 17825 (4th Cir. 1999), cert. denied, George Mason University v. United States, 120 S. Ct. 1220 (2000) (rejection of state's sovereign immunity defense to a Title IX sexual harassment claim)