Background
Schiffer, Richard A. was born on September 25, 1944 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
Schiffer, Richard A. was born on September 25, 1944 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
University of Michigan (Bachelor of Arts, 1966). Northwestern University School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1969). University of Amsterdam, Europa Institute (1972).
General Counsel, Johananoff Group, 1971-1985.
European Director, International Dispute Resolution Limited., (Alternative Dispute Resolution), 1987. Arbitrator, International Commercial and Industrial Arbitration Court (CARICI), Geneva, 1987.
Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, 1988. Spoken languages: English and French.
Worked at Zellermayer, Pelossof & Schiffer. Admitted to the bar, 1969, Illinois and United States. District Court, 7th Circuit.
1995, Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales.
General Counsel, Johananoff Group, 1971-1985. European Director, International Dispute Resolution Limited., and Chairman, Alternative Dispute Resolution Group Limited., (Alternative Dispute Resolution), 1987.
Arbitrator, International Commercial and Industrial Arbitration Court (CARICI), Geneva, 1987. Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, 1988.
Advisory Board Member, World Arbitration and Mediation Report (BNA).
Member of the Association of Fellows and Legal Scholars of the Centre for International Legal Studies, Salzburg. Author: Computer Mediation, Business and Assets, July, 1988. Mediation - Effective Dispute Resolution, Architects Liability, September, 1988 and Professional Liability Today, October, 1988.
"Mediation - less damage than the courts?" Director Magazine, February, 1989.
The use of "Alternative Dispute Resolution," in Resolving Disputes Involving Electronic Data Interchange, Electronic Data Interchange and the Law, Blenheim Online Limited., August, 1989. Contract Journal, April 1990, "The Use of Mediation in the Construction Industry Dispute Prevention and Resolution;" The Comparative Law Yearbook of International Business - Volume 12, "The Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution in International Trade." Member: Illinois State Bar Association.
American Bar Association (Member, Section of International Law and Practice). International Bar Association (Member, Section on Business Law).
Illinois State, American and International Bar Associations.