Background
Bath, Vivienne Diane was born on May 23, 1955 in Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia. Daughter of Ewen Arnold and Stella Agnes (Clout) Bath.
Bath, Vivienne Diane was born on May 23, 1955 in Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia. Daughter of Ewen Arnold and Stella Agnes (Clout) Bath.
Australian National University (В.А., Asian Studies, Honours, 1978. Bachelor of Laws, Honours, 1981). Harvard University (Master of Laws, 1984).
Legal Officer, Australian Federal Office of Parliamentary Counsel, 1981-1983.
Spoken languages: English, Chinese (Mandarin) and German.
Parliamentary draftsman, Office of Parliamentary Counsel, Canberra, Australia, 1981-1984; solicitor, Freehill Hollingdale & Page, Sydney, Australia, 1984-1986; attorney, Paul Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York City, 1986-1988; attorney, Paul Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, Hong Kong, 1989-1990; attorney, Coudert Brothers, Hong Kong, 1990-1993; partner, Coudert Brothers, Hong Kong, since 1993.
Member: New York State Bar Association. American Society of International Law. Law Societies of Hong Kong, England and New South Wales.
Married Andrew Colin Byrnes. Children: Eleanor Joyce Bath, Julian Francis Byrnes.