Background
Backer Laird, Jo was born on January 13, 1954 in Amityville, New York, United States.
Backer Laird, Jo was born on January 13, 1954 in Amityville, New York, United States.
Princeton University (Bachelor of Arts, 1975. Master of Public Administration, with distinction, 1980). Columbia University (Juris Doctor, 1980).
Admitted to the bar, 1981, New York and United States. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New New York Stone Scholar. Author: "Sherman Acting Jurisdiction and the Acts of Foreign Sovereigns," Columbia Law Review, December, 1977.
Associate, Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York, New York, 1980-1987.
Member, Board of Directors, Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, 1982. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committees on: Federal Legislation, 1982-1985.
International Human Rights, 1985-1988. International Trade, 1988-1991.
Member of Council, International Affairs, 1986-1990).
American Bar Association. (Principal).
Member, Board of Directors, Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, 1982. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committees on: Federal Legislation, 1982-1985. International Human Rights, 1985-1988.
International Trade, 1988-1991.
Member of Council, International Affairs, 1986-1990). American Bar Association.
(Principal).
