Background
Sonenthal, Robert B. was born on January 30, 1949 in New York, New York, United States.
Sonenthal, Robert B. was born on January 30, 1949 in New York, New York, United States.
Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1970). Columbia University (Master of Arts, 1972). University of Pennsylvania (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1980).
Spoken languages: French.
Worked at Soble & Associates. Admitted to the bar, 1980, District of Columbia. Co-Chairman, Moot Court Board, 1979-1980.
Recipient: John H. Maurer Award, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1980. Meritorious Service Award, United States. Agency for International Development, 1992.
Co-Author: "Section 301 and Exhaustion of Intra-Union Remedies: A Misbegotten Marriage" 128 University of Pennsylvania Law Review 989, 1980. Attorney Advisor: Bureau for Private Enterprise, 1985-1989. Bureau for Asia and Private Enterprise, 1989-1991.
Assistant General Counsel, Litigation and Enforcement, United States. Agency for International Development, 1991-1993. Member: District of Columbia Bar.
American Bar Association. The Firm of Soble & Associates specializes in international law including: complex international commercial transactions, project finance, international trade, intellectual property, corporate, political matters, dispute resolution and the representation of foreign governments, their agencies and instrumentalities, with particular expertise in China, Vietnam, Japan, Korea, the ASEAN Nations and other countries of Asia, as well as the CIS republics, India, Eastern and Western Europe, Africa and many countries in the Middle East and Central and South America. The Firm also frequently advises on United States.
Government matters (including contracts and subcontracts, grants and cooperative agreements, customs and trade, and other issues), electric power generation matters, and non-profit organizations.
Member: District of Columbia Bar. American Bar Association.