Background
Arent, Albert Ezra was born on August 25, 1911 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of Hyman J. and Sarah (Weller) Arent.
Arent, Albert Ezra was born on August 25, 1911 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of Hyman J. and Sarah (Weller) Arent.
Cornell University (Bachelor of Arts, 1932). Cornell Law School (Bachelor of Laws, 1935).
Worked at Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn (Washington, District of Columbia) specializing in Advertising, Agriculture, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Banking, Bankruptcy, Communications, Construction, Corporate and Securities, Cyberspace, Employee Benefit Plans, Energy, Environment, Food and Drug, Government Contracts, Health, Immigration, Intellectual Property, International, Labor, Legislation, Litigation, Municipal Finance, Real Estate and Tax Law, Sports and Entertainment Law, Telemedicine, White Collar Criminal. General Practice.
Admitted to the bar, 1935, New New York 1940, United States. Supreme Court.
1945, District of Columbia.
Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Editor, Cornell Law Quarterly, 1933-1935.
Recipient, Cornell Law School Distinguished Alumnus Award, 1982. Professor of Federal Income Taxation, Georgetown University Law Center, 1951-1973.
Attorney for the United States.
Bureau of Internal Revenue, 1935-1939. Special Assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, 1939-1944. Trustee, Cornell University, 1978-1983.
Member, 1970-1982 and Chairman, 1979-1982, Cornell Law School Advisory Council.
Member: American Law Institute. (Retired)
Arent Fox was founded in Washington, District of Columbia in 1942.
From its beginning, two features have characterized the Firm"s practice: its expertise as Washington lawyers knowledgeable in the regulations and affairs of the Government and its ties to and representation to the Washington business community. Today the Firm has offices in Washington, District of Columbia, New York, New York, Budapest, Hungary and Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia serving clients ranging from local businesses to foreign governments and international corporations.
Vice president Jewish Community Council of Greater Washington, 1953-1957, president, 1957-1961. Chairman Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism, 1973-1977. Chairman Cornell Law School Fund, 1975-1977.
Member steering committee National Urban Coalition, 1970-1977, member executive committee, 1970-1972. Member governing board and executive committee Common Cause, 1970-1972. Board directors Overseas Education Fund of League of Women Voters, 1961-1979.
Vice chairman National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council, 1967-1970, chairman, 1970-1973. Vice chairman Conference President's Major Jewish Organizations, 1970-1973. Trustee Cornell University, 1978-1983, trustee emeritus, since 1983.
1st vice president Washington Hebrew Congregation, 1978-1980. Vice president United Jewish Appeal Federation Greater Washington, 1979-1981. Member American Bar Association, American Law Institute, Federal Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar Association, Telluride Association, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Frances Feldman, November 23, 1939. Children: Stephen Weller, Margery Arent Safir.