Background
Joffe, Robert David was born on May 26, 1943 in New York City. Son of Joseph and Bertha Joffe.
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Robert David Joffe
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Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University, 1964; Juris Doctor, Harvard University, 1967.
Career
Maxwell School Africa Public Svc. fellow (funded by Ford Foundation), Republic of Malawi, 1967-1969; state counsel, Republic of Malawi, 1968-1969; associate, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York City, 1969-1975; partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York City, since 1975; deputy presiding partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York City, 1997-1998; presiding partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York City, since 1999. Appointed to board directors by President Clinton, Romanian American Enterprise Fund, since 1994.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors, member Executive Committee Lawyers Committee for Human Rights. Board directors The Jericho Project, 1985-1997. Chair Harvard Law School National Fund, 1995-1997, Dean's Advisory Board, since 1997.
Member American Bar Association, New York Bar Association, Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Chairman.trade regulation committee 1980-1983, Executive Committee since 1995), Council on Foreign Rels., Human Rights Watch/Africa (advising committee), Harvard Club.
Connections
Children by prior marriage: Katherine, David. Married Virginia Ryan, June 20, 1981. Stepchildren: Elizabeth DeHaas, Ryan DeHaas.
