Alan Starkman was an American lawyer who represented the Cali cartel in the United States.
He functioned as Franklin Jurado's lawyer after his arrest. Starkman advised Jurado to not co-operate with the DEA until his wife Christina Jurado is in safe hands. This allowed the Cali cartel to kidnap Christina and buy more time. After Javier Peña rescued Christina from FARC, the cartel had Jurado assassinated inside an American detention center.