PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Arbitrator and Mediator. Attorney, Private Practice. Prior Experience: Senior Counsel, Office of the Corporation Counsel for the District of Columbia, 2001 – 2003; Partner, Patton Boggs, 1989-2001; Partner, McGuire, Woods, Battle & Boothe, 1986-1989; Bergson, Borkland, Margolis & Adler, 1956-1986 (Partner 1962-86); Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, 1952-1956; Attorney, U.S. Office of Price Stabilization, Office of Chief Counsel, 1951-1952.

ADR Experience And Training  Has served in approximately 200 cases as a Mediator and in about 100 as an Arbitrator. Many of these cases involved complex factual and legal issues, including antitrust; constitutional claims; pension and retirement benefits; insurance claims; compensation claims under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act; banking; interconnection agreements in the telecommunication industry; the cellular telephone industry; patent and trademark licensing; the radio and television broadcasting industries; satellite broadcasting; international transactions; foreign state sovereign immunity; FOIA requests; medical malpractice; health care; professional ethics; and deceptive and unfair trade practices. Frequently appointed as mediator by the US District Court and the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, and the District of Columbia Superior Court. Completed more than 90 hours of basic and advanced mediation training and more than 60 hours of basic and advanced arbitration training. Commercial arbitrator and mediator for the American Arbitration Association and the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution. Arbitrator for the International Chamber of Commerce, the NASD and the New York Stock Exchange.

Primary Practice Areas  Antitrust, federal regulatory and administrative law, business torts, contract disputes and alternative Dispute resolution. As Senior Counsel to DC Corporation Counsel, served as mediation/settlement counsel in complex litigation involving multi-million dollar claims against the City and its agencies. Private practice has included matters Involving United States and foreign regulatory statutes and agencies, including the Federal Trade Commission, Federal Communications Commission, Federal Maritime Commission, the European Commission and other foreign competition law authorities. Has represented corporate clients and trade associations in various industries, including aluminum; automobiles and auto part manufacture and distribution; banking; chemicals; credit cards; grocery supermarkets; health care; milk cooperatives; motion picture production, distribution, and exhibition; natural gas pipelines; ocean shipping; oil tanker operations; pulp and paper board; plastic packaging; pharmaceuticals; records; retailing; telecommunications; television and Radio network broadcasting. Has served as lead trial counsel in administrative agency proceedings and court litigation, including civil jury and non-jury trials, and criminal proceedings.

Selected Professional and Civic Activities  American Bar Association (Antitrust, Administrative Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, International and Litigation Sections); Chairman, ABA Litigation Section's Special Committee on Jury Comprehension, 1983-1990; Chairman, ABA Litigation Section's Antitrust Committee, 1978-81; District of Columbia Bar Association, Chairman, Legal Ethics Committee, 1992-1993 (Member 1988-91;Vice Chairman 1991-1992); Institute for Transnational Arbitration (Advisory Board); Member, ICC Task Force on Arbitrating Competition Law Issues; Council for Court Excellence (Board Member); Lecturer on Competition Law and Policy, at the International Law Institute Centre in  Kampala, Uganda (2003) Senior Program Advisor to the International Law Institute in Washington, DC and Lecturer on Mediation Practice and Skills; Fellow, College of Commercial Arbitrators.

Volunteer Missions Abroad  Mission to Romania in 1990 for International Human Rights Law Group in connection with first democratic election scheduled after demise of Ceausescu.  Missions for American Bar Association Central and East European Law Initiative (ABA CEELI) to Russia in 1993 to advise Russian Justice Minister and judicial officials regarding the introduction of jury trials in criminal cases; and to Bulgaria in 2000 to serve as legal advisor to the Bulgarian Commission for the Protection of Competition regarding antitrust and consumer protection investigations and enforcement practices.

Professional Licenses  Admitted to the District of Columbia Bar; U.S. District Court and U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court.

Education  Harvard Law School (LL.B. 1951); The Johns Hopkins University (BA 1948); Purdue University (1943-44).

April, 2007