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==Early life==
==Early life==
Huebner was born to a [[American Jews|Jewish]] family in [[Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania|Mahanoy City]], [[Pennsylvania]], a small [[Coal Region|coal mining]] town in [[Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania|Schuylkill County]].<ref name=jta/><ref name=mahanoy>{{cite news | url=http://www.republicanherald.com/news/mahanoy_city_native_nominated_for_ambassadorship | title=Mahanoy City native nominated for ambassadorship | date=October 9, 2009 | work=[[Republican & Herald]] | publisher=republicanherald.com | accessdate=October 13, 2009 }}</ref><ref name=view>{{cite book | last=Lerner | first=Marcy | title=View from the Top: Law Firm Leaders | publisher=Vault Inc. | location=New York City | date=December 2004 | series=Vault Career Library | pages=34 | isbn=978-1581312980 | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=QlxhVOT1IJcC&pg=PA34&dq=%22David+Huebner%22&ei=5oDRSuT4DqCMygTNiqWQDg&client=firefox-a#v=onepage&q=%22David%20Huebner%22&f=false | accessdate=October 13, 2009 }}</ref> He attended Mahanoy Area High School and received his [[Higher education in the United States|higher education]] at [[Princeton University]], graduating ''summa cum laude'' from the [[Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs]].<ref name=mahanoy/><ref name=whitehouse/> 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''.<ref name=whitehouse/><ref name=judson>{{cite journal | last=Judson | first=Bruce | date=July 1, 2008 | title=Remarks at the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Dinner of the Yale Journal on Regulation | journal=[[Yale Journal on Regulation]] | publisher=[[findarticles.com|FindArticles]] | issue=Summer 2008 | url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_7780/is_200807/ai_n32287812/pg_2/ | accessdate=October 13, 2009 }}</ref><ref name=burris>{{cite book | last=Burris | first=Scott | title=AIDS Law Today: A New Guide for the Public | publisher=[[Yale University Press]] | location=New Haven, Connecticut | date=March 31, 1993 | edition=2 | pages=xix | isbn=978-0300055122 | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=NR7NmfvbXIEC&pg=PR19&dq=%22David+Huebner%22&lr=&ei=uSrUSoXQBqSCywSe2fCXDg&client=firefox-a#v=onepage&q=%22David%20Huebner%22&f=false | accessdate=October 13, 2009 }}</ref> From 1984 to 1985, Huebner lived in [[Tokyo]], having been awarded a [[Henry Luce Scholar|Henry Luce Fellowship]] to serve as an aide to [[Koji Kakizawa]], a member of [[Japan]]'s [[House of Representatives]].<ref name=csmonitor>{{cite news | url=http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0820/p13s04-wmgn.html?page=2 | title=The challenge of working abroad | last=Gardner | first=Marilyn | date=August 20, 2007 | work=[[The Christian Science Monitor]] | publisher=csmonitor.com | accessdate=October 13, 2009 }}</ref><ref name=view/><ref name=gould>{{cite web | url=http://law.usc.edu/contact/contactInfo.cfm?detailID=830 | title=David Huebner - Lecturer in Law | work=[[University of Southern California Law School]] | publisher=(law.usc.edu) | accessdate=October 13, 2009 }}</ref>
Huebner was born in [[Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania|Mahanoy City]], [[Pennsylvania]], a small [[Coal Region|coal mining]] town in [[Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania|Schuylkill County]].<ref name=jta/><ref name=mahanoy>{{cite news | url=http://www.republicanherald.com/news/mahanoy_city_native_nominated_for_ambassadorship | title=Mahanoy City native nominated for ambassadorship | date=October 9, 2009 | work=[[Republican & Herald]] | publisher=republicanherald.com | accessdate=October 13, 2009 }}</ref><ref name=view>{{cite book | last=Lerner | first=Marcy | title=View from the Top: Law Firm Leaders | publisher=Vault Inc. | location=New York City | date=December 2004 | series=Vault Career Library | pages=34 | isbn=978-1581312980 | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=QlxhVOT1IJcC&pg=PA34&dq=%22David+Huebner%22&ei=5oDRSuT4DqCMygTNiqWQDg&client=firefox-a#v=onepage&q=%22David%20Huebner%22&f=false | accessdate=October 13, 2009 }}</ref> He attended Mahanoy Area High School and received his [[Higher education in the United States|higher education]] at [[Princeton University]], graduating ''summa cum laude'' from the [[Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs]].<ref name=mahanoy/><ref name=whitehouse/> 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''.<ref name=whitehouse/><ref name=judson>{{cite journal | last=Judson | first=Bruce | date=July 1, 2008 | title=Remarks at the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Dinner of the Yale Journal on Regulation | journal=[[Yale Journal on Regulation]] | publisher=[[findarticles.com|FindArticles]] | issue=Summer 2008 | url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_7780/is_200807/ai_n32287812/pg_2/ | accessdate=October 13, 2009 }}</ref><ref name=burris>{{cite book | last=Burris | first=Scott | title=AIDS Law Today: A New Guide for the Public | publisher=[[Yale University Press]] | location=New Haven, Connecticut | date=March 31, 1993 | edition=2 | pages=xix | isbn=978-0300055122 | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=NR7NmfvbXIEC&pg=PR19&dq=%22David+Huebner%22&lr=&ei=uSrUSoXQBqSCywSe2fCXDg&client=firefox-a#v=onepage&q=%22David%20Huebner%22&f=false | accessdate=October 13, 2009 }}</ref> From 1984 to 1985, Huebner lived in [[Tokyo]], having been awarded a [[Henry Luce Scholar|Henry Luce Fellowship]] to serve as an aide to [[Koji Kakizawa]], a member of [[Japan]]'s [[House of Representatives]].<ref name=csmonitor>{{cite news | url=http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0820/p13s04-wmgn.html?page=2 | title=The challenge of working abroad | last=Gardner | first=Marilyn | date=August 20, 2007 | work=[[The Christian Science Monitor]] | publisher=csmonitor.com | accessdate=October 13, 2009 }}</ref><ref name=view/><ref name=gould>{{cite web | url=http://law.usc.edu/contact/contactInfo.cfm?detailID=830 | title=David Huebner - Lecturer in Law | work=[[University of Southern California Law School]] | publisher=(law.usc.edu) | accessdate=October 13, 2009 }}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==

Revision as of 04:23, 14 October 2009

David Huebner (b. 1960)[1] 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.[2][3] He is licensed both as an attorney in California, New York, and the District of Columbia, and as a solicitor in England and Wales.[4]

Early life

Huebner was born in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, a small coal mining town in Schuylkill County.[1][5][6] 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.[5][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][7][8] 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.[9][6][10]

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][11] In April 2005, Huebner was appointed to the California Law Revision Commission by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.[11] 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.[12][13]

Huebner serves as general counsel to LGBT rights organization, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD).[14][15]

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][2] 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.[16][15][11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Gay Jewish attorney tapped as Kiwi envoy". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. jta.org. October 11, 2009. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Trevett, Claire (October 8, 2009). "Gay lawyer set to be next US ambassador to NZ". The New Zealand Herald. nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
  3. ^ Johnston, Nicholas (October 7, 2009). "Obama Nominates Openly Gay Lawyer to Be New Zealand Ambassador". Bloomberg News. bloomberg.com. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts". Office of the Press Secretary. (whitehouse.gov). October 7, 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
  5. ^ a b "Mahanoy City native nominated for ambassadorship". Republican & Herald. republicanherald.com. October 9, 2009. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Gardner, Marilyn (August 20, 2007). "The challenge of working abroad". The Christian Science Monitor. csmonitor.com. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
  10. ^ "David Huebner - Lecturer in Law". University of Southern California Law School. (law.usc.edu). Retrieved October 13, 2009.
  11. ^ a b c "Governor Schwarzenegger Announces Appointments 04/13/2005". Office of the Governor. (governor.ca.gov). April 13, 2005. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
  12. ^ Binham, Caroline (March 13, 2007). "Sheppard Mullin picks Shanghai for first overseas office". The Lawyer. thelawyer.com. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
  13. ^ "Coudert's demise shaping up as Sheppard Mullin's gain". Los Angeles Business Journal. goliath.ecnext.com. September 12, 2005. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ a b Elliott, Philip (October 7, 2009). "Obama picks openly gay lawyer for ambassadorship". Associated Press. news.yahoo.com. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
  16. ^ 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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