Richard D. Copaken

Background

Copaken, Richard D. was born on June 24, 1941 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.

Education

Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1963. Bachelor of Laws, magna cum laude, 1966).

Career

Worked at Covington & Burling. Admitted to the bar, 1966, District of Columbia. Editor, Harvard Law Review, 1963-1968.

Appointed by President Lyndon Johnson to serve as White House Fellow, 1966-1967.

Served as lead United States. Counsel to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 1981-1989.

Served as lead United States. Counsel to the Republic of the Marshall Islands in negotiating its Compact of Free Association with the United States and its first treaties with Japan.

Author: "The Houdaille Petition: A New Weapon Against Unfair Industry Targeting Practices," 17 George Washington Journal of International Law and Economics 211, 1983.

"Group Legal Services for Trade Associations," 66 Michigan Law Review 1211, 1968.

Achievements

• Richard D. Copaken has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.