Background
Unkovic, Dennis was born on March 28, 1948 in Pittsburgh. Son of Alexander and Joan (Callahan) University.
Unkovic, Dennis was born on March 28, 1948 in Pittsburgh. Son of Alexander and Joan (Callahan) University.
University of Virginia (Bachelor of Arts, with distinction, 1970). University of Pittsburgh (Juris Doctor, 1973).
Worked at Meyer, Unkovic & Scott Limited Liability Partnership (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) specializing in International Trade, Business Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Trade Secrets, Energy. Admitted to the bar, 1973, Pennsylvania. 1974, District of Columbia.
Member: Board of Advisors, "Corporate Counsel"s International Advisor," 1985.
Editorial Advisory Board, "Trade Secret Law Reporter," 1986-1990. Author: "Beyond the Japanese Style of Management," Diamond Publishing Company (Tokyo-Japanese Language), April 1, 1995.
"Revisioning Japan: Inside the American Mind," Diamond Publishing Company (Tokyo-Japanese Language), September 1990. "The Trade Secrets Handbook," Prentice-Hall, Incorporated., May 1985--Japanese Translation ASCII Publishing, Tokyo, 1986 and Chinese Translation, 1992.
"International Opportunities and the Export Trading Company Acting of 1982," The Bureau of National Affairs, Number.
37, Chemical Personnel Search, March, 1984. "The Impact of Intellectual Property Rights on the Worldwide Transfer of Technology," Guest Editor, Portfolio - International Economic Perspectives, Volume 12, Number. 1, 1987; "What Japanese Companies (and Others) are Missing About United States.
Attitudes Toward Protecting Technology," an article appearing in Corporate Counsel"s International Advisor, Issue Number.
22, March, 1987; "Attacking the Trade Deficit," an article appearing in Policy Perspectives on National Industrial Development, Michigan Yearbook of International Legal Studies, Volume VI, 1986. "The Impact of Intellectual Property on the Transfer of Technology and Foreign Investment," Conference on United States.
- Taiwan Economic Relations, Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research, Conference Series Number. 5, Taipei, Taiwan, March, 1985.
"Joint Ventures and the Export Trading Company Acting," article appearing in The Journal of Law & Commerce, Volume 5, Issue 2, 1985.
Frequent Writer for Shukan Diamond, Japan Times and other Japanese publications. President, The University of Pittsburgh School of Law Alumni Association, 1984-1985. President, Pittsburgh Council for International Visitors, 1989-1993.
Board Member, World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh.
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Allegheny County (Chairman, Lawyer Referral Committee, 1980-1983), Pennsylvania (Chairman, International Business Law Committee, 1983) and American Bar Associations.
The District of Columbia Bar. Association Internationale des Jeunes Advocates.
Board directors Alvernia School Practical Nursing, Pittsburgh, 1979-1990. Board directors Pittsburgh Council International Visitors, since 1987, president board directors, since 1989. Active Pittsburgh Athletic Association.
Candidate 18th Congressional District, United States Congress, Pittsburgh, 1976. Member American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar Association, Association International des Jeunes Advocats (national vice president United States 1986-1987), Allegheny County Bar Association, Licensing Executives Society, American Judicature Society, Western Pennsylvania District Export Council (co-chairman, member advisory board), Corporation Counsel's International,, Duquesne Club.
Married Diane Pfeifer, June 12, 1981. Children: Alexis, Peter.