Bette E Shifman

256 Columbia Tpke, Florham Park, NJ 07932

Legal Services

Rsvp Center of Essex and Hudson Counties Feb 2015 - Jan 2016
Social Media Coordinator
Words and Bytes Feb 2015 - Jan 2016
Principal
Cpr Institute Aug 2013 - Dec 2014
Vice President, Director of Publications and Special Counsel
Dla Piper Jan 2012 - Aug 2013
Of Counsel
Adr Chambers Toronto 2009 - 2012
Executive Director

University of Michigan - School of Information 2006 - 2008
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Vu Amsterdam) 1990 - 1992
The George Washington University Law School 1976 - 1982
Doctor of Jurisprudence, Doctorates, Law Hague Academy of International Law 1979 - 1979
Université De Provence 1974 - 1975
University of Michigan 1972 - 1975
Bachelors, Bachelor of Arts, Comparative Literature Université De Provence (Aix - Marseille I)

International Law
Arbitration
Dispute Resolution
Mediation
Information Management
Knowledge Management
Writing
Editing
Civil Litigation
Cyberlaw
Corporate Law
Courts
Commercial Litigation
Product Liability
International Arbitration
Policy
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Legal Assistance
Litigation
Intellectual Property
Legal Research
Dispute
Legal Writing
Legal Advice
Privacy Law
Copyright Law
Joint Ventures
Corporate Governance
Competition Law
Trade Secrets
Litigation Support
Immigration Law
Project Management
Administrative Law
Database Administration
Legal Issues
Research
Web Content Creation

Social Services
Children
Civil Rights and Social Action
Education
Science and Technology
Human Rights
Animal Welfare
Arts and Culture
Health

English
French
Dutch

DLA Piper US LLP

Jan 2012 to 2000
Counsel and Practice Group Manager, International Arbitration Practice Group
ADR Chambers
Toronto, ON
Jan 2009 to Dec 2011
Executive Director
Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Den Haag
Jul 2001 to Dec 2005
Deputy Secretary-General
Principal Legal Counsel
Mar 2000 to Jun 2001
First Secretary-Senior Legal Officer
Nov 1998 to Feb 2000
State-State and investor-State

Jan 1994 to Oct 1998
First Secretary/Deputy Secretary-General
Stibbe Simont Monahan Duhot
Amsterdam
Nov 1989 to Dec 1993
Attorney
Columbia University Law School
New York, NY
Sep 1985 to Sep 1989
Senior Research Associate
Kavanagh and Collins
New York, NY
Jan 1984 to Sep 1985
AttorneyNew York, NY
Oct 1982 to Dec 1983
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)
Washington, DC
Jul 1981 to Dec 1981
Legal Assistant
Duncan

Nov 1979 to May 1981
Legal Assistant
T.M.C. Asser Institute for International Law
Den Haag
Sep 1978 to Aug 1979
Research and Editorial Assistant
Commission of the European Communities
Brussels
Feb 1978 to Jun 1978

University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
2008
Master of Science in Information
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
1975
Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature
George Washington University Law School
Washington, DC
Tailored in Computing