Background
Shanks, Robert Bruce was born on January 2, 1950 in Gallipolis, Ohio, United States. Son of William and Kathryn (Morrow) Shanks.
Shanks, Robert Bruce was born on January 2, 1950 in Gallipolis, Ohio, United States. Son of William and Kathryn (Morrow) Shanks.
Brown University (Bachelor of Arts, 1972). University of Virginia (Juris Doctor, 1975).
Worked at Morrison & Foerster Limited Liability Partnership (Hong Kong) specializing in General International Financial and Commercial Practice, including Foreign Investment in the United States. Banking, Corporation, Real Estate, Securities and Tax Law. Firm engaged in American and International Law Practice, but not authorized to appear before the Hong Kong Courts or to act as Hong Kong Solicitors.
Admitted to the bar, 1977, District of Columbia (Not admitted in Hong Kong).
Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Virginia Law Review, 1974-1975.
Company-Author: with A. Mady and M. Johnston, "Government Guarantees: House of Cards," Projects Trade Finance (February 1996). Author: "Political Risk Insurance," Transnational Lawyer"s Deskbook, Section of International Law & Practice, American Bar Association (1995).
"Federal Government International Financing and Insurance Programs," Counseling Emerging Companies in Going International, Section of International Law and Practice, American Bar Association (1994).
"Traders Eye Policy Shift On China: Resolution of Debate Over Most Favored National Status Didn"t Completely Satisfy United States Investors," National Law Journal (June 13, 1994) at C-1. "Insulating the Deal," Latin Finance (Volume 36, May 1992). "International Investors Eye Project Financing," The National Law Journal (July 13, 1992).
"Protecting Against Political Risks, Including Currency Inconvertibility and Repatriation of Profits," East/West Executive Guide, Volume 2, Number.
10 (October 1992); "The World Bank"s Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency Opens for Business in the Former Soviet Union," International Financial Law Review (December 1992). Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center, 1982-1985 and 1994.
Vice President and General Counsel, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, 1984-1987. Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel, United States.
Department of Justice, 1981-1984.
Law Clerk to: Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan, Junior, 1976-1977. Judge Edward A. Tamm, District of Columbia Circuit, 1975-1976. Member, Board of Governors, Washington Foreign Law Society, 1988-1991.
Member, Board of Directors, International Law Institute, 1989.
Chairman, Committee on International Insurance Law and Member, Steering Committee on Central and Eastern Europe, American Bar Association International Section, 1988-1992. Member: District of Columbia Bar (Chairman, 1986-1987 and Member, 1985-1986, Steering Committee, International Section).
Morrison & Foerster is one of the world"s largest international law firms with over 500 lawyers in 14 offices worldwide. The firm"s legal practice encompasses every major area of commercial law, including corporate finance, project finance, institutional lending, financial services, real estate, environmental and land use planning, mining and natural resources, multimedia, intellectual property, energy, communications, computer technology, insurance, alternative dispute resolution, product liability, bankruptcy and workouts, estate planning, probate, trust administration, financial transactions, labor and employment, immigration, civil, criminal and securities litigation, entertainment and sports, food and beverage, health care, hotel and resort, antitrust, international business, international litigation and arbitration, trade regulation, transportation and tax
The District of Columbia Bar (Chairman, Steering Committee, International Section, 1986-1987. Member, Steering Committee, 1985-1986). Federal, American (Member, Steering Committee, 19851986.
Chairman, International Section Subcommittee on Barriers to International Investment, 1987-1988.
Chairman, Committee on International Insurance Law, International Section, since 1988) Bar Associations. International Financial Transactions, Trade.
Married Margaret Elizabeth McCloskey, September 15, 1984. Children: Bruce, Brennan, Grace.