Law School
Yale Law School, J.D., 1947; Jewish Theological Seminary, Hon., LL.D., 1990
Law School Graduation Year
1990
College
Yale College, A.B., 1942; St. Bonaventure University, Hon., Lit.D., 1951
Memberships
The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York State, American (Chairman, Special Committee on Code of Ethics for Commercial Arbitrators, 1973-1977) and International Bar Associations; International Law Association; New York County Lawyers Association; London Court of Arbitration (Regional Council); Club of Arbitrators (Milan).
Biographical
Judge, Iran-United States Claims Tribunal at the Hague, 1981-1994. Presently, substitute member. Not a member of English Bar. Member, Claims Resolution Tribunal for Dormant Accounts in Switzerland, Zurich, 1998-2002. Chairman of the Board, 1971-1974, Honorary Chairman, 1975—, American Arbitration Association. Honorary Vice Chairman, 1998—, Vice Chairman, 1973-1998, International Council for Commercial Arbitration, 1973-2002. Vice Chairman, ICC Arbitration Commission, 1979-2002; Vice-President, American Foreign Law Association (Distinguished Service Award, 1999). Reporter and Member Steering Committee, Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Hague. Editor and Author of Arbitration Chapter, A New Look at Doing Business in China, PLI. Co-Author (with J.E. Neuhaus), A Guide to the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration, Legislative History and Commentary, Kluwer, 1990. (Awarded Certificate of Merit of the American Society of International Law for best book for high technological craftsmanship and high utility to practicing lawyers and scholars, 1991).