Background
II, Robert William Byrd was born on November 13, 1946 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. Son of Robert William and Nina Marion (DeYoung) B.
II, Robert William Byrd was born on November 13, 1946 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. Son of Robert William and Nina Marion (DeYoung) B.
Bachelor, U. Maryland., 1972; Maitrise en Droit, U. Paris, 1975; Diploma d'Etudes Approfondies, U. Paris, 1977.
Lawyer, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, Paris, 1977-1979; associate, LaFarge, Flecheux, Paris, 1979-1984; partner, Bouckaert & Byrd, Paris, 1984-1989; head environmental law practice group, Jeantet & Associations, Paris, 1989-1994; partner, Thomas, Herbecq & Associations, Paris, since 1994. Presenter papers in field. Chairman working group on environment Alliance of European Lawyers, Paris, 1992.
Member of the board advisors McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento, since 1989. Member American Bar Association (commission on natural resources, energy and environmental law, international law and practice committee, tort and insurance practice committee), Association Fellow and Legal Scholars of Center for International Legal Studies (honorary), International Bar Association, European Environmental Lawyers Association.
Married Brigette Legros, November 22, 1975 (divorced 1988). Children: Myriam, Florence.