Howard Marshall Holtzmann

Background

Holtzmann, Howard Marshall was born on December 10, 1921 in New York City. Son of Jacob L. And Lillian (Plotz) Holtzmann.

Education

AB, Yale College, 1942. Juris Doctor, Yale College, 1947. Doctor of Letters (honorary), St. Bonaventure University, 1952.

Doctor of Laws (honorary), Jewish Theological Seminary, New York City, 1990.

Career

Admitted to the bar, 1948, New York. Judge, Iran-United States Claims Tribunal at the Hague, 1981-1994, Presently, Ad Hoc member for certain cases. Chairman of the Board, 1971-1974, Honorary Chairman and Chairman of International Arbitration Committee, 1975—, American Arbitration Association.

Vice Chairman: International Council for Commercial Arbitration, 1973—. ICC Arbitration Commission, 1979—. Vice-President, American Foreign Law Association, 1995.

Reporter and Member Steering Committee, Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Hague. Editor and Author of Arbitration Chapter, "A New Look at Doing Business in China," PLI. Co-Author (with J.E. Neuhaus), "A Guide to the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration, Legislative History and Commentary," Kluwer, 1990. (Awarded Certificate of Merit of the American Society of International Law for best book for "high technological craftsmanship and high utility to practicing lawyers and scholars," 1991.) Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

New York State, American (Chairman, Special Committee on Code of Ethics for Commercial Arbitrators, 1973-1977) and International Bar Associations. International Law Association. New York County Lawyers Association.

London Court of Arbitration (Regional Councils). Club of Arbitrators (Milan).

Achievements

• Bar: New York 1947.

Membership

Member governing council Downstate Medical School State University of New York, Brooklyn, 1961-1978, New York Weill Cornell Council, since 2003. Trustee St. Bonaventure University, Olean, New York, 1968-1990, trustee emeritus, since 1990. Chairman board Jewish Theological Seminary, New York City, 1983-1985, honorary chairman, since 1985.

Trustee Institute International Law, Pace University School Law, since 1992. Member board advisors Lighthouse International. Member American Bar Association (chairman committee code ethics commercial arbitrators 1973-1977), Permanent Court of Arbitration (chairman steering committee on international mass claims), International Council for Commercial Arbitration (honorary vice chairman), American Arbitration Association (honorary chairman, Gotshal International Arbitration award 1980, Peacemaker award 2006), International Chamber of C. (vice chairman arbitration commission 1979-2001), Stockholm Arbitration Institute (advisory board), American Bar Foundation, New York County Lawyers Association, International Law Association, American Foreign Law Association (vice president 1995-2003, Distinguished Service award 1999), International Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, Association Bar City of New York, American Society International Law (certified merit 1991), Society Professionals in Dispute Resolution, Industrial Relations Research Association, American Judicature Society, American Association for International Commission of Jurists.

Connections

Married Anne Fisher, January 14, 1945 (deceased August 1967). Children: Susan Holtzmann Richardson, Betsey. Married Carol Ebenstein Van Berg, December 23, 1972.

Father:

Jacob L. And Lillian (Plotz) H. Holtzmann

Spouse:

Carol Ebenstein Van Berg

Spouse:

Anne Fisher

child:

Susan Holtzmann Richardson Holtzmann

child:

Betsey Holtzmann