Gerald Aksen

Background

Aksen, Gerald was born on February 16, 1930 in New York City. Son of David and Bess (Stein) Aksen.

Education

College of the City of New York (Bachelor of Arts, 1951). Columbia University (Master of Arts, 1952). New York University (Bachelor of Laws, 1958).

Career

Worked at Reid & Priest LLP. Admitted to the bar, 1959, New York. 1961, United States. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

1964, United States. Supreme Court and United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Adjunct Professor of Law, New York University School of Law, 1968—.

Member, Governor's Screening Committee for the First Judicial Department, 1983-1993. Member, London Court of International Arbitration, 1986—. Member, Advisory Board, The International and Comparative Law Center of the Southwestern Legal Foundation, 1988—.

General Counsel, 1963-1980 and Member, Board of Directors, 1981-1995, American Arbitration Association. Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Chairman, Ad Hoc Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution, 1992-1993. Chairman, Arbitration Committee, 1970-1972.

International Law Committee, 1987—. Member: Private Adjudication Committee, Center for Public Resources, 1988—). American Bar Association (Chairman, Section of International Law in Practice, 1982-1983.

Section Delegate to the House of Delegates, 1985-1988). United States Council for International Business (Chairman, Arbitration Committee, 1982—). American Society of International Law.

Fellow, American Bar Foundation. (New York, N.Y. Office).

Achievements

• Bar: New York 1959, United States District Court (southern and eastern district) New York 1961, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1964.

Membership

Member, Governor's Screening Committee for the First Judicial Department, 1983-1993. Member, London Court of International Arbitration, 1986—. Member, Advisory Board, The International and Comparative Law Center of the Southwestern Legal Foundation, 1988—.

General Counsel, 1963-1980 and Member, Board of Directors, 1981-1995, American Arbitration Association. Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Chairman, Ad Hoc Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution, 1992-1993. Chairman, Arbitration Committee, 1970-1972.

International Law Committee, 1987—. Member: Private Adjudication Committee, Center for Public Resources, 1988—). American Bar Association (Chairman, Section of International Law in Practice, 1982-1983.

Section Delegate to the House of Delegates, 1985-1988). United States Council for International Business (Chairman, Arbitration Committee, 1982—). American Society of International Law.

Fellow, American Bar Foundation. (New York, N.Y. Office). Fellow, American Bar Foundation.

(New York, N.Y. Office).

Connections

Married Phyllis Schwadron, June 3, 1957 (deceased). 1 child, Lisa Susan.

Father:

David Aksen

Mother:

Bess (Stein) Aksen

Spouse:

Phyllis Schwadron

child:

Lisa Susan Aksen