Ronald DeKoven

Date of birth:

16 July 1944

Contact details:

3-4 South Square, Gray’s Inn, London WC1R 5HP.

Telephone +44 (0)20 7696 9900. Fax +44 (0)20 7696 9911. LDE 338 (Chancery Lane).
Email dekoven@southsquare.com. Web www.southsquare.com

Education:

Stanford University, BA. 1965

University of Chicago, J.D. 1968

Professional career:

Associate Member 3-4 South Square

Ad Eundum member, Gray’s Inn

Of Counsel, Jenner & Block

Retired Partner, Shearman & Sterling

National Bankruptcy Conference, Conferee Emeritus

American College of Bankruptcy, International Fellow

American Law Institute, Life Member

Permanent Editorial Board for the UCC, Emeritus Trustee

Reporter for Article 2A, Leases of Goods, Uniform Commercial Code

Reporter for A Model Law On Leasing, UNIDROIT

Department of State: Delegate to UNIDROIT

UNIDROIT: Rapporteur

US District Court, Southern District of N. Y., Bankruptcy Division: Qualified Mediator

Areas of practice:

Insolvency and Commercial Law

Cases:

Administrators of Federal-Mogul

Administrators of TXU Europe

Liquidators of BCCI

Administrators of Barings

Society of Lloyds of London

Olympia and York

Emlico

Metallgessellshaft

BAESA

Alpargatas, S.A.

Charitable activities:

American Cancer Society Foundation, Trustee and Audit Committee Member

Oxford University Law Foundation, Development Council

University of Chicago Law School, Visiting Committee.