Background
Helander, Robert Charles was born on October 30, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of William Eugene and Grace Pauline Helander.
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Helander, Robert Charles was born on October 30, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of William Eugene and Grace Pauline Helander.
Amherst College (Bachelor of Arts, 1953). Harvard University (Bachelor of Laws, 1956. P.M.D., 1971). Phi Beta Kappa.
Chairman, Committee on Inter-American Law, American Bar Association, 1979-1984. American Bar Association Representative on Executive Council, InterAmerican Bar Association, since 1986. (Resident in New York).
Practice law, Chicago, 1956-1962. Amherst fellow in Middle East, 1960-1961. Member firm Helander, Farmanfarmaian & Ghany, Tehran, Iran, 1962-1965.
Associate general counsel International Basic Economy Corporation, Lima, Peru, 1965-1968, vice president, 1968-1971, vice president development and administration, general counsel New York City, 1971-1973. Group vice president and president International Basic Economy Corporation Housing International, 1973-1976. Partner firm Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue (Surrey & Morse), 1976-1993.
Partner Kaye, Scholer LLP, 1993—2001. Panelist American Arbitration Association, since 1986, International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes of World Bank, since 2005. Contributing editor Metropolitan Corporate Counsel.
President Accion International, 1978-1988. Chairman Pan American Society, 1979-1988, American Fund for Indiana Universities, since 1987, Fund for Multinat. Management Education, 1981-1991.
Board directors International Law Institute, 1975, Americans Society, since 1982, University Andes Foundation, since 1983, Overlook Hospital Foundation, 2006-2009, Near East Foundation, 1977-2008, Bolivarian Society, since 1980, IESA Foundation, since 1991, St. Timothys School, 2007-2010, chairman International Council Escuela Superior Administration de Negocios, since 1999. Director The Americas Endowment (Organization American States), since 2003. Member board distinguished advisors American Committees on Foreign Relations, 2006-2010.
Fellow American Bar Foundation (life). Member American Bar Association (chairman inter-American law committee section international law and practice 1978-1983, editor-in-chief Inter-American Legal Materials 1983-1991, delegate to Inter-American Bar Association), Association Bar City New York (inter-American affairs committee), Inter-American Bar Association, American Foreign Law Association (president 2001-2004), Council Foreign Relations, Carnegie Council, Century Association.
Married Betty Jane Vinson, April 8, 1961. Children: Diana Chaffin, Alexander Christian, Nicholas Charles.