Background
Abbott, Richard L. was born on September 1, 1938 in Oakland, California, United States.
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Richard L. Abbott
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Brown University (Bachelor of Arts, with honors, 1960). University of Florida. University of Miami (Juris Doctor, 1963.
Master of Laws, 1970). Spoken languages: Spanish.
Career
Admitted to the bar, 1963, Florida and United States. District Court, Southern District of Florida. 1972, New York; 1988, New Jersey and United States.
District Court, District of New Jersey. Phi Delta Phi. Member, University of Miami Law Review, 1962-1963. Author: "Joint Ventures in Latin America," PLI Institute on Legal Aspects of Doing Business in Latin America, 1980.
"Mining Promotion Law 22,095 (1979) and Development of the Argentine Mining Industry," 1980, Argentine-American Business Review/Directory. Legal Advisor, Inter-American Investment Corporation, 1989-1990. Senior Counsel, Law Department Manager and Secretary, Belco Petroleum Corporation, 1985-1987.
Vice President-Law, Secretary and Risk Management Coordinator, St. Joe International Corporation, New York, N.Y., 1982-1985. Counsel, St. Joe Minerals Corporation, New York, N.Y., 1977-1982. Counsel, Exxon Corporation and affiliates, New York, N.Y. and Coral Gables, Florida, 1966-1977.
Trial Attorney, Federal Maritime Commission, Washington, D.C., 1965-1966. Associate: Beverly & Moyle, West Palm Beach, Florida, 1964-1965. Dixon, DeJarnette, Bradford, Williams, McKay & Kimbrell, Miami, Florida, 1963-1964.
Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Chairman, Committee on Inter-American Affairs, 1986). The Florida Bar; New York State, New Jersey State (Vice Chairman, Section on International Law and Organizations, 1988), American, Inter American (Vice Chairman, Committee on Human Rights, 1988) and International Bar Associations. New Jersey State Coordinator, Export Legal Assistance Network.
Advisory Board, Tradelink. The firm has extensive multi-sector experience in international business law and consulting. Clients are served with planning, negotiation, coordination and implementation of complex international projects.
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Member, University of Miami Law Review, 1962-1963.
