Chicago International Dispute Resolution Association

John H. Calhoun

  
   
  4812 Northcott Ave.
  Downers Grove, IL 60515 USA
  Phone: (1 630) 968 5439
  Fax: (1 630) 968 0373
  Cell: 1 630 240 4288
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Employment

  
 
  • 1998 - Retired after more than 30 years as attorney/counsel with The Quaker Oats Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates. From 1981 to 1998 served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel and Vice President International Law.

  • Counsel for the Worldwide Beverage Division ("Gatorade" Thirst Quencher) and the International Foods Division.

  • Resident in the Company's European headquarters (Brussels) 1993 - 1995.

  • Served as principal counsel to the Company's international operations in respect of commercial law, litigation and dispute management, trademarks, unfair competition, regulatory matters, advertising, and competition law and to the parent company with respect to corporate and securities law, finance, corporate governance, executive compensation and employment law. Roles included counseling, negotiation and advocacy.

  • Part of the general management of the Company's Law Department.

  • Officer and/or director of many of the Company's subsidiaries and affiliates outside of the United States.
1999-2000

     Of Counsel - Matuszewich, Kaminski, Zou & Avramovich Chicago, Illinois USA
2000-Present      Part-time individual practice

Selected Professional Experience

Lead advocate in 80 to 100 employment arbitration proceedings.

Participant in various adversarial proceedings in the United States, Latin America and Europe, including commercial, trademark, unfair competition, antitrust, regulatory, employment and criminal matters.

Lead inside counsel in numerous international strategic transactions, including:

Acquisitions of consumer products businesses in the United States, Italy, Brazil, Colombia, France, The Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Uruguay.

Divestiture in 1995 of European Petfoods Business having operations in seven countries and sales in excess of U.S.$1 billion per annum, including proceedings before the Merger Task Force of the Competition Directorate of the European Commission.

The negotiation, formation, administration and termination of licenses, joint ventures and other strategic alliances in The Russian Federation, Latin America, Western Europe, Australia, Asia and the United States.

The establishment, modification and termination of relationships with distributors, licensees and other commercial intermediaries in various regions, including Latin America, Western Europe, Asia, and Eastern/Central Europe.

Spin-off to shareholders through a tax-free distribution of shares listed on the New York Stock Exchange of Fisher-Price, Inc., an international manufacturer and marketer of toys.

Divestiture of an industrial chemicals division with wholly-owned operations in the United States and Europe and a joint venture in Japan.

Divestitures of various other wholly-owned international business units including, inter alia, units located and operating in Italy, France, The Netherlands, Mexico, the UK and the United States.

Memberships/Associations

London Court of International Arbitration
Chicago International Dispute Resolution Association Roster of Arbitrators and Mediators
International Bar Association
American Bar Association - International Law and Practice and Dispute Resolution Sections

Education

University of Iowa

Bachelor of Arts - 1963
Juris Doctor (With Distinction) - 1965

Harvard University Graduate School of Business

AMP (Advanced Management Program) - 1982

Peter V. Baugher, President
One South Wacker Drive, Suite 2800, Chicago, IL 60606 USA
312-409-1373 (Telephone), 312-701-9335 (Facsimile),

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