Admitted
1968, Ohio; 1969, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1970, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, U.S. Tax Court, U.S. Court of Military Appeals and U.S. Court of Claims; 1971, U.S. Supre
Law School
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1968
Law School Graduation Year
1968
College
Denison University; Northwestern University, B.S., summa cum laude, 1965
Memberships
Cleveland (Former Trustee), Ohio State (Past President), American (Board of Governors) and International Bar Associations; American Law Institute; Greater Cleveland International Lawyers Group; National Conference of Bar Presidents
Biographical
Recipient, Ohio Bar Medal, 1990; Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice, 1997. Listed in: International Who's Who of Competition Lawyers (all editions); Guide to the World's Leading Competition and Antitrust Lawyers (all editions); Guide to the World's Leading Competition and Antitrust Advisors (since 2000); Who's Who in America (since 1986); Who's Who in American Law (since 1977); Who's Who in Emerging Leaders in America (since 1987); Who's Who in the Midwest (since 1985); Strathmore Who's Who (2000-2001); Men of Distinction (since 1986). Visiting Committee, The Franklin Backus School of Law, Case Western Reserve University (1985-1991). Law Clerk to Chief Justice Kingsley A. Taft at the Supreme Court of Ohio. Author: Doing Business in and with the United States, (1st ed. 1999, 2 ed. 2000); Effective Use of Expert Testimony in Defending Criminal Antitrust Cases, 13 Antitrust 48 (Spring, 1999); International Distribution and Franchising, Corporate Counsel's Guide to Laws of International Trade (1997); Dealing with Government Authorities During an Antitrust Investigation, White Collar Crime (1996); Legal Remedies for Dirty Tricks: A Competitor's Response to Disparagement, ABA Section of Antitrust Law (1995); Making Global Deals: The Art of International Business Negotiation, 5 Int'l Quarterly 1 (1993). Member, Boards of Editors: Corporate Counsel's International Advisor; Guide to the International Sale of Goods Convention. Chairman, Nominating Committee, Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Group to the U.S. District Court, Northern District Ohio. Mediator, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Leader for visits by U.S. judges and lawyers to Russia, Ukraine, China, India and Egypt. Co-Chairman, Ohio Lawyers for Bush-Cheney. Member, Ohio General Assembly Joint Commission on Judicial Compensation. Member, Court of Nisi Prius. Life Member, Judicial Conference of the Eighth Judicial District and Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference. Former Chairman, Citizens Advisory
Military
Lt. Commander, U.S. Naval Reserve (Intelligence)