Background
Westbrook, Jay Lawrence was born on December 11, 1943 in Morristown, New Jersey, United States. Son of Joel W. and Elaine Frances (Summers) Westbrook.
Westbrook, Jay Lawrence was born on December 11, 1943 in Morristown, New Jersey, United States. Son of Joel W. and Elaine Frances (Summers) Westbrook.
Bachelor in Political Science/Philosophy, University Texas, 1965. Juris Doctor, University Texas, 1968.
Associate Surrey & Morse (now Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue), Washington, 1969-1974. Partner Surrey & Morse (now Jones, Day & Reavis), 1974-1980. Member law faculty University Texas, Austin, since 1980, Benno C. Schmidt Chair Business Law, since 1991.
Visiting professor University London, 1990, Harvard Law School, 1991-1992. Advisor Texas International Law Journal, 1985-1991. Reporter American Law Institute Transnat.
Insolvency Project, 1994-2000. Co-leader United States delegation to United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Working Group on Model Law International Insolvency, 1995-1997, 99. Senior advisor National Bankruptcy Review Committee, 1997.
Member State Department Advisory Committee on Private International Law, 1997-2000. Visiting scholar Humboldt University, Berlin, 2002, 10.
Member American Bar Association (business bankruptcy committee, vice chair international bankruptcy subcommittee since 1999, Meyer research grant 1986), American Law Institute, American College Bankruptcy, National Bankruptcy Conference, State Bar Texas (governing council international section 1987-1989), International Insolvency Institute (board directors since 2000), International Academy Commercial and Consumer Law (president 2008-2010), Order of Coif.
Married Pauline June Travis, February 15, 1969. 1 child, Joel Mastin.