Background
Eckstrom, Lawrence Joel was born on October 23, 1896 in Rockford, Illinois, United States. Son of John Alfred and Christine (Johanneson) Eckstrom.
Eckstrom, Lawrence Joel was born on October 23, 1896 in Rockford, Illinois, United States. Son of John Alfred and Christine (Johanneson) Eckstrom.
Student Augustana College. Bachelor of Laws, Yale, 1921.
Stepchildren—Robert Granger Benson, Janice Ross (Mistress Lennart Silfverskiold). Admitted to Connecticut bar, 1922, New York State bar, 1937. Assistant United States Treasury attache, London, Paris and Berlin, 1923-1928.
European general counsel Western Electric Company, London, 1928-1935, foreign legal adviser, New York City, 1935-1938.
Foreign legal adviser International Telephone & Telephone Corporation, London, 1938-1939.
Foreign counsel United Shoe Machinery Corporation, Boston, Paris and Frankfurt, 1940-1959. Senior member, New York City resident partner Baker, McKenzie & Hightower, New York City, 1959-1963.
President, general counsel Foreign Operations Service, Incorporated., since 1963.
Consultant National Planning Association, international division American Management Association. Lecturer universities, commercial organizations
Served as aviator United States Army, World War I. Member American, New York State bar associations, American Foreign Law Association, Bar Association City New York, American Scandinavian Foundation, American Legion. Clubs: American (Paris).
Married Louise Roebling, June 1, 1937.