Background
Polebaum, Elliot Edward was born on September 8, 1950 in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Eugene Harvey and Phyllis Diane Polebaum.
Polebaum, Elliot Edward was born on September 8, 1950 in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Eugene Harvey and Phyllis Diane Polebaum.
Bachelor, Middlebury College, 1972; Master of Public Administration, Harvard University, 1975; Juris Doctor, New York University, 1977.
Law clerk to Judge James L. Oakes,, United States Court Court, Brattleboro, Vermont, 1977-1978; associate, Goodwin, Procter & Hoar, Boston, 1979-1980; law clerk to Justice William J. Brennan, Junior,, Supreme Court of the United States Court, Washington, 1980-1981; associate, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Washington, 1981-1982, 85-86; associate, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Brussels, 1982-1985; associate, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver, Washington, 1986-1989; partner, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, Washington, since 1989. Arbitrator American Arbitration Association. Speaker on international litigation andarbitration issues to professional programs throughout United States and foreign countries.
Member American Bar Association, International Bar Association.
Married Gilda Brancato, June 24, 1979. Children: Danielle, David.