Mediators — James Rowles
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Current positions
•Mediator
•International Legal Consultant
Past Experience
•International Transactions Attorney at a major law firm (Bingham McCutchen) and multinational corporations, with experience in Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia
•International Legal and Management Consultant, with experience in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Russia and Afghanistan
Education
•Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) in International Law,
Harvard University Law School (Cambridge, Massachusetts)•Master of the Science of Law (J.S.M.) in Comparative Law,
Stanford University Law School (Stanford, California)•Doctor of Law (J.D.), Stanford University Law School
•Bachelor of Arts (A.B.), Stanford University
•Broad experience working with foreign counsel, business partners, and government officials, negotiating effectively across foreign legal and cultural barriers. Have handled matters in over 40 countries.
Languages
•Fluent in French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish (extensive negotiating and drafting experience in Portuguese and Spanish)
•Conversational Arabic and Farsi (advanced-intermediate, written and spoken, in each)
PREVIOUS ACADEMIC AND GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE
•Lecturer on Law, Harvard University Law School
•Law professor teaching international and comparative law courses at University of Pittsburgh, University of Kansas, and Brandeis University
•Visiting Professor, University of Costa Rica Faculty of Law
Professional Associations
•Member, The Mediation Society (San Francisco)
•Member, Alhadeff and Forbes Mediation Affiliates (Seattle)
•Member, American Bar Association; ABA Sections on Dispute Resolution and International Law
•Bar Admissions: Admitted to Practice in the District of Columbia (active) and Massachusetts (inactive)
e-mail: mediator@crossculturalmediator.com
Telephone: +1.650.704.5742
Telephone: +1.650.492.5130 (Skype / International)