Education
BA, Trinity College; JD, New York University
Professional Practice
Shearman & Sterling, now A&O Shearman (associate, 1977 – 1984; partner, 1985 – 2021; of counsel, 2022 – 2024)
Member and Practice Group Leader, Litigation Group; Founder and Member, Arbitration Group
Member, Policy Committee (multiple terms)
Chair, Conflicts & Ethics Committee
Chair, Pro Bono Committee
Bar Admissions
New York
United States District Courts: New York (all districts); Eastern District of Michigan
United States Courts of Appeal: First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh and Ninth Circuits
Supreme Court of the United States
Representative Memberships
and Boards
Arbitration Panels: American Arbitration Association (AAA); International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR); International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC); London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA); Vancouver International Arbitration Centre; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
ICC Advanced Arbitration Academy; ICC Task Force on Financial Institutions and International Arbitration; ICC Task Force on the Revision of the ICC Rules of Arbitration
American Arbitration Association: Board of Directors (1992 – 1997)
International Arbitration Club of New York (IACNY): founding member
New York International Arbitration Center (NYIAC): founding director; Executive Committee member
International Arbitration Institute (IAI)
Overseas member, the Commercial Bar Association (COMBAR)
Association of the Bar of the City of New York: member. International Commercial Disputes Committee; member, State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee
New York State Bar Association Task Force on New York Law in International Matters