Background
Layton, Robert was born on February 19, 1931 in New York City. Son of Benjamin and Ruth (Beck) Layton.
Layton, Robert was born on February 19, 1931 in New York City. Son of Benjamin and Ruth (Beck) Layton.
University of Michigan (Bachelor of Arts, 1951). Yale University (Bachelor of Laws, 1954). Teaching Fellow, Stanford University, 1957-1958.
Attorney Advisor, United States.
Department of Justice, 1958-1961. (Resident in New York).
Worked at Layton Brooks & Hecht (New York, New New York Also Washington, District of Columbia) specializing in International and Domestic Litigation, International Arbitration. Admitted to the bar, 1956, New New York
Fourth American Recipient, Diploma of the Hague Academy of International Law, 1959. Author: "The Dilemma of the World Court", 12 Stan.
L.Rev. 323, 1960; "The Effect of Measures Short of War on Treaties", 30 University of Chicago L.Rev.
96, 1962. "Arbitration in International Commercial Agreements: The Noose Draws Tighter," 9 Intrnational Lawyer 741, 1975. Contributor of articles to Worldwide Projects and Middle East Executive Reports on international commercial arbitration and contract negotiation in the Middle East.
Teaching Fellow, Stanford Law School, 1957-1958.
Attorney Advisor, Office of Legal Counsel, United States. Department of Justice, 1958-1961. Partner, Layton & Sherman (merged with Surrey & Morse), 1973-1984.
Partner, Surrey & Morse (merged with Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue), 1984-1985.
Partner (in charge of New York office litigation group), Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, 1986-1992. Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Chair, Committee on Inter-American Affairs, 1969-1972.
Member, Committee on Eastern European Legal Affairs, 1992-1996. Chair, Senior Lawyers Committee, 1995).
American Bar Association (Secretary, Section of International Law and Practice, 1959-1962).
American Arbitration Association (Committees on Arbitration, Corporate Counsel and International Law). (Also of Counsel: Inman Deming, Limited liability partnership, Washington, District of Columbia. Sato Law Offices, Tokyo, Japan).
Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Chair, Committee on Inter-American Affairs, 1969-1972. Member, Committee on Eastern European Legal Affairs, 1992-1996. Chair, Senior Lawyers Committee, 1995).
American Bar Association (Secretary, Section of International Law and Practice, 1959-1962).
American Arbitration Association (Committees on Arbitration, Corporate Counsel and International Law). (Also of Counsel: Inman Deming, Limited liability partnership, Washington, District of Columbia.
Sato Law Offices, Tokyo, Japan).
Married Joan Levy, May 17, 1967 (divorced Jan.1976). Children: Elisabeth, Julie. Married Christine Lambert, December 31, 1988.