AMBASSADOR (r.) DAVID HUEBNER
Attn: Anne Lieu, Sr. Case Manager Case Manager: +1-213-620-1133 555 W. Fifth Street, 32nd Floor Mobile: +1-213-327-7640 Los Angeles, CA 90013 [email protected] U.S.A. www.HuebnerArbitration.com
EMPLOYMENT
Independent Arbitrator [current]
Arbitrator in international, commercial, and investment proceedings On the panels or lists of arbitrators of JAMS, ICDR, ICSID, WIPO, KLRCA, AAA, HKIAC, CIETAC, SHIAC, and other international and regional institutions Experience in wide range of industry sectors, geographic locations, and legal issues Particular expertise in investment, finance, technology, telecom, internet, intellectual property, life sciences, energy, construction, and infrastructure matters Special master, neutral evaluator, international ADR consultant
Arnold & Porter LLP, Los Angeles [2014 – 2016]
Partner in the International Arbitration, International Public Law, and IP Practices
Served as neutral or advocate in international arbitration proceedings Advised clients on complex cross-border regulatory and dispute resolution matters Advised clients on East Asia market entry matters
U.S. Department of State, Wellington, New Zealand [2009 – 2014]
Ambassador to New Zealand & the Independent State of Samoa
Chief executive of two interagency Missions with facilities and staff in multiple cities Responsible for managing bilateral relations Particular expertise in trade, finance, infrastructure, internet/cyber, technology, and environmental matters Received various honors including the U.S. Navy’s Distinguished Public Service Award
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, Shanghai [2005 – 2009]
Founding chief representative and managing partner of Shanghai office
Head of China Practice; head of International Disputes Practice Partner, specializing in international arbitration and China trade and investment matters
Coudert Brothers LLP, various locations [1992 – 2005]
Chairman & CEO of the Firm; member of the global Executive Board
Partner, specializing in international arbitration and corporate governance Lead counsel on complex arbitration matters under the rules of numerous institutions
Managing partner of the Los Angeles office
Irell & Manella, Los Angeles [1987 – 1992]
Associate, focused on complex civil litigation and intellectual property
Office of the Hon. Koji Kakizawa, Tokyo [1984 – 1985]
Special policy assistant to member of Japan’s National Diet
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EDUCATION
Yale Law School [1982 – 1986]
J.D., 1986 Editor-in-chief, Yale Journal on Regulation; Henry Luce Scholar
Princeton University 1978 – 1982]
A.B., summa cum laude, 1982 Majored at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs Phi Beta Kappa; David Lawrence Scholar; President, Princeton Quadrangle Club
PUBLIC SERVICE
Academic
Adjunct Professor, University of California – Los Angeles School of Law [2016] Taught full-semester course on international intellectual property law & policy
Princeton University, Harvard University, and Yale Law School, guest lecturer on foreign policy and dispute resolution issues [2014 – 2016]
Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany, presenter on international arbitration [2013]
Adjunct Professor, University of Southern California, Gould School of Law [1999 – 2007]
Taught separate full-semester courses on international arbitration, international business transactions, and international intellectual property law & policy
University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business, guest lecturer on intellectual property, entrepreneurship, and disputes risk [1999 – 2005]
Various New Zealand universities, guest lecturer & seminar leader [2009 – 2014]
East China University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai, guest lecturer [2007 – 2008] Fudan University, Shanghai, guest lecturer [2007] Tsinghua University, Beijing, guest lecturer [2004]
California Law Revision Commission [1999 – 2003; 2005 – 2007]
Commissioner and chair, appointed by Governors Gray Davis and Arnold Schwarzenegger
Center for Law in the Public Interest, Los Angeles [1986 – 1987]
Visiting fellow, focused on Constitutional law and complex civil litigation
ASSOCIATIONS
Admitted as a Solicitor in England & Wales Admitted to the Bars of California, New York, and the District of Columbia Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Distinguished Fellow of Auckland University of Technology, Faculty of Business & Law Life member of the Council on Foreign Relations Member of the boards of directors of the Pacific Council on International Policy and Princeton Alumni Corps Member of the advisory boards of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Center for Global Engagement, Swiss International Law School, Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy, UCLA Williams Institute, USC Annenberg Center for Public Diplomacy, Atlantic Council LGBTI Initiative, and USC Gould School of Law ADR Program
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