Background
Smit, Robert H. was born on July 19, 1959 in New York, New York, United States.
Smit, Robert H. was born on July 19, 1959 in New York, New York, United States.
Cornell University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1981). Columbia University (Juris Doctor, Stone Scholar, 1986). Université de Paris I - Sorbonne (Diploma of Advanced Studies, with honors, 1988).
Worked at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. Admitted to the bar, 1986, New York. United States. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.
Law Clerk to Judge Charles M. Metzner, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1986-1987. Visiting Associate Professor of United States. Commercial Law, Université de Paris I - Sorbonne, 1987-1988.
Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member and Secretary, Committee on the United States in a Global Economy, 1993-1994). New York State (Member, International Dispute Resolution Committee) and American (Member, International Commercial Arbitration Committee) Bar Associations. International Bar Association (Member, Dispute Resolution and Civil Litigation Committees).
Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member and Secretary, Committee on the United States in a Global Economy, 1993-1994). New York State (Member, International Dispute Resolution Committee) and American (Member, International Commercial Arbitration Committee) Bar Associations. International Bar Association (Member, Dispute Resolution and Civil Litigation Committees).