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'''David Huebner''' (b. 1960) is an [[United States|American]] lawyer based in [[Shanghai]], where he specializes in [[international arbitration]] and [[mediation]] for the [[Los Angeles]]-based law firm, [[Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton]]. He is [[Admission to the bar in the United States|licensed]] both as an [[Attorney at law (United States)|attorney]] in [[California]], [[New York]], and the [[Washington, D.C.|District of Columbia]], and as a [[solicitor]] in [[England]] and [[Wales]].<ref name=whitehouse>{{cite web | url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/President-Obama-Announces-More-Key-Administration-Posts-10/7/09/ | title=President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts | date=October 7, 2009 | work=[[White House Press Secretary|Office of the Press Secretary]] | publisher=([[whitehouse.gov]]) | accessdate=October 8, 2009 }}</ref>
'''David Huebner''' (b. 1960) is an [[United States|American]] lawyer based in [[Shanghai]], where he specializes in [[international arbitration]] and [[mediation]] for the [[Los Angeles]]-based law firm, [[Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton]]. He is [[Admission to the bar in the United States|licensed]] both as an [[Attorney at law (United States)|attorney]] in [[California]], [[New York]], and the [[Washington, D.C.|District of Columbia]], and as a [[solicitor]] in [[England]] and [[Wales]].


==Early life==
==Early life==

Revision as of 04:06, 14 October 2009

David Huebner (b. 1960) is an American lawyer based in Shanghai, where he specializes in international arbitration and mediation for the Los Angeles-based law firm, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton. He is licensed both as an attorney in California, New York, and the District of Columbia, and as a solicitor in England and Wales.

Early life

Huebner was born in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, a small coal mining town in Schuylkill County.[1][2][3] He attended Mahanoy Area High School and received his higher education at Princeton University, graduating summa cum laude from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.[2][4] While earning his Juris Doctor at Yale Law School, Huebner served as editor-in-chief of the Yale Journal on Regulation and was a member of the Yale AIDS Law Project, a student group that assisted with the publication of AIDS and the Law.[4][5][6] From 1984 to 1985, Huebner lived in Tokyo, having been awarded a Henry Luce Fellowship to serve as an aide to Koji Kakizawa, a member of Japan's House of Representatives.[7][3][8]

Career

In 1995, Huebner joined the international law firm, Coudert Brothers. He served as its chairman and chief executive officer from 2003 until the firm's dissolution in 2005.[4][9] In April 2005, Huebner was appointed to the California Law Revision Commission by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.[9] Huebner also served as president of the Los Angeles Quality & Productivity Commission and taught courses at the University of Southern California Law School.[4] In September 2005, he joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, and in May 2007, became the firm's regional managing partner in China.[10][11]

Huebner serves as general counsel to LGBT rights organization, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD).[12][13]

Nomination for ambassadorship

In October 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Huebner as U.S. ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, a post held by William McCormick until January 2009.[4][14] If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Huebner, a Democrat, would become the first openly gay ambassador in the Obama administration, and the third openly gay ambassador in U.S. history.[15][13][9]

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  2. ^ a b "Mahanoy City native nominated for ambassadorship". Republican & Herald. republicanherald.com. October 9, 2009. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
  3. ^ a b Lerner, Marcy (December 2004). View from the Top: Law Firm Leaders. Vault Career Library. New York City: Vault Inc. p. 34. ISBN 978-1581312980. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
  4. ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference whitehouse was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Judson, Bruce (July 1, 2008). "Remarks at the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Dinner of the Yale Journal on Regulation". Yale Journal on Regulation (Summer 2008). FindArticles. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
  6. ^ Burris, Scott (March 31, 1993). AIDS Law Today: A New Guide for the Public (2 ed.). New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press. pp. xix. ISBN 978-0300055122. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
  7. ^ Gardner, Marilyn (August 20, 2007). "The challenge of working abroad". The Christian Science Monitor. csmonitor.com. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
  8. ^ "David Huebner - Lecturer in Law". University of Southern California Law School. (law.usc.edu). Retrieved October 13, 2009.
  9. ^ a b c "Governor Schwarzenegger Announces Appointments 04/13/2005". Office of the Governor. (governor.ca.gov). April 13, 2005. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
  10. ^ Binham, Caroline (March 13, 2007). "Sheppard Mullin picks Shanghai for first overseas office". The Lawyer. thelawyer.com. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
  11. ^ "Coudert's demise shaping up as Sheppard Mullin's gain". Los Angeles Business Journal. goliath.ecnext.com. September 12, 2005. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
  12. ^ Weisman, Jonathan (October 7, 2009). "Gay-Rights Advocate Picked to Be Ambassador to New Zealand". The Wall Street Journal. blogs.wsj.com. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
  13. ^ a b Elliott, Philip (October 7, 2009). "Obama picks openly gay lawyer for ambassadorship". Associated Press. news.yahoo.com. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
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  15. ^ Stolberg, Sheryl Gay (October 7, 2009). "Obama to Name Openly Gay Ambassador". The New York Times. thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
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