AMBASSADOR (r.) DAVID HUEBNER, C.Arb
Attn: Anne Lieu, Sr. Case Manager Case Manager: +1-213-620-1133 555 W. Fifth Street, 32nd Floor [email protected] Los Angeles, CA 90013 U.S.A. [email protected] www.HuebnerArbitration.com
EMPLOYMENT
Arbitrator & Mediator, affiliated with JAMS [current]
• Arbitrator in international, commercial, and investment proceedings • Particular expertise in technology licensing, joint venture, development, and intellectual property disputes in the telecommunications, pharmaceutical, biotech, medical devices, hardware, semiconductor, materials, and renewable energy sectors • Additional experience in entertainment, media, and cross-border commercial disputes • On the panels of arbitrators of ICSID and the principal international and regional commercial arbitration institutions • Named to the Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center’s “Tech List” of the world’s leading technology arbitrators
Arnold & Porter LLP, Los Angeles [2014 – 2016]
• Partner in the International Arbitration, Public International Law, and IP Practices
Represented telecommunications and pharmaceutical industry clients in patent licensing, exploitation, mergers & acquisitions, and joint venture disputes Served as neutral in international arbitration matters involving entertainment, technology, and energy disputes 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 Particular expertise in infrastructure, internet, 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
• Partner, representing telecommunications, life sciences, and energy industry clients in international arbitration and regulatory 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 for telecommunications, life sciences, entertainment, and energy clients in arbitration and regulatory matters
Irell & Manella, Los Angeles [1987 – 1992]
• Associate, primarily staffed on patent litigation matters David Huebner Page Two
EDUCATION
Yale Law School [1982 – 1986]
• J.D., 1986 • Editor-in-chief, Yale Journal on Regulation; Henry Luce Scholar in Tokyo (1984-1985)
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
QUALIFICATIONS & ASSOCIATIONS
• Admitted as a Solicitor in England & Wales • Admitted to the Bars of California, New York, and the District of Columbia • Chartered Arbitrator, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators • Distinguished Fellow of Auckland University of Technology, Faculty of Business & Law • Chair-elect of the North American Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators • Member, ICC Commission on Arbitration & ADR • Life member of the Council on Foreign Relations • Member of the boards of Swiss International Law School, USC Gould School of Law ADR Program, UCLA Williams Institute, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Center for Global Engagement, and Princeton Alumni Corps
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, guest 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 [2008] • Fudan University, Shanghai, guest lecturer [2007] • Tsinghua University, Beijing, guest lecturer [2004] • Frequent public speaker on international disputes and intellectual property topics [current]
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 and environmental law
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