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Schaeftler, Michael A. was born on September 4, 1947 in Tel-Aviv, Israel.
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Michael A. Schaeftler
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Hebrew University, Jerusalem (Bachelor of Laws, 1970. Master of Laws, 1972). University of Michigan Law School (Master of Laws, 1973.
Doctor of Juridical Science, 1975).
Harvard University (Master of Public Administration, 1986). Spoken languages: English, German and Hebrew.
Career
Admitted to the bar, 1971, Israel. 1978, Illinois; 1984, New New York Supreme Court of Illinois.
United States.
Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Fellowships: Emory University, Law and Economics Center, Atlanta, Georgia., 1980.
Hague Academy of International Law, The Netherlands, 1975.
Academy of American and International Law Southwest Legal Foundation, Dallas, Texas, 1974. Cook Fellow, University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan., 1972-1975.
Recipient, Prizes for high scholastic record, Hebrew University, 1969-1971. Author: "The Liabilities of Office: Indemnification and Insurance of Corporate Officers and Directors," Little Brown and Company, Boston, 1976.
Articles: "The Purpose Clause in the Certificate of Incorporation: A Clause in Search of a Purpose," 58 Saint John"s Law Review 476 (1984) reprinted in 28 Corporate Practice Commentator Number.
21 298 (1986). "Clearing Away the Debris of the Ultra Vires Doctrine-A Comparative Examination of United States., European and Israeli Law," 16 Law and Policy in International Business 71-172, The International Journal of Georgetown University Law Center, 1984. "Ultra Vires-Ultra Useless: The Myth of State Interest in Ultra Vires Acts of Business Corporations," 9 J. of Corporation Law 81 (1983).
"Survey of 1980 Business Association Law," 32 Syracuse L. Review
13-73 (1981). "Foreign Limited Partnership Acting," 5 Journal of Corporation Law 299 (1980) 1979 Survey of Corporation Law, 31 Syracuse L. Review 129-187 (1980). Member: Israeli Bar.
Illinois Bar Association.
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Member: Israeli Bar; Illinois Bar Association.
