| Position: |
Vice President and Managing Director, JAMS Arbitration Practice. Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| Education: |
A.B. UCLA 1967, J.D. USC Law School, 1970 |
| ADR Experience: | Full time arbitrator and mediator for 12 years |
| Arbitration Achievments: | Conducted more than 700 commercial, entertainment and employment arbitrations as sole arbitrator or as part of tripartite panel; significant number of international arbitrations under ICC, AAA, Uncitral and other rules. |
| General Experience: | Associate and Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, 1971-1994 (general commercial trial practice with emphasis on international and domestic arbitration) |
| Judicial Experience: | Judicial Clerk, Chief Justice of California, 1970-1971; judge pro tem, Los Angeles Superior Court, 1980-1994. |
| Publications: | Co-author, "California Practice Guide, Alternate Dispute Resolution" (West, 2002); Co-editor, "Practitioner’s Handbook on International Arbitration and Mediation" (Juris, 2002); Chapter Author, "California Practice Guide, Employment Law" (ADR and Settlement) (West, 2001) |
| Areas of Expertise: | Arbitration and mediation of complex business, financial, real property, technology, intellectual property, entertainment, employment and insurance disputes; dispute resolution consulting on clause drafting, dispute system design. |
