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Gallagher, J. Richard

Law Offices of J. Richard Gallagher

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Dallas, Texas 75214 U.S.A.

Mobile Phone: +214-***-**** (preferred) Email: **********@***.***

Nationality: U.S.A. Born: 1946, New York, N.Y.

Education: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (B.S., Marine Transportation), 1968; University of Miami School of Law (J.D. & Specialization in Ocean Law), 1973.

Bar Admission or Professional License: The Florida Bar (1973); State Bar of Texas (1978) & Certified Mediator (1998); Various U.S. Federal Courts of Appeal.

Present Position (1997 to present): Attorney at Law & International Arbitrator (2015). Practice is focused on international petroleum transactions including agreements with national governments, contract negotiation / drafting, dispute resolution, & expert witness testimony. Performed numerous projects & overseas assignments (20+ countries) for major oil company operators & contractors.

Professional Experience: Three years sea duty on a variety of oceangoing ships, three years as a maritime trial lawyer, ten years with SEDCO (time split between work as Marine Superintendent/Training Director, and Sr. Counsel), and ten years at Hunt Oil Company as Sr. International Counsel.

Areas of Specialization: Business Law & Transactions; Oil & Gas; Maritime Law in General; International Commercial Transactions; and Construction Contracts.

Professional Associations: Advisory Boards of the Southwestern Institute for American and International Law and the Institute for Transnational Arbitration; Association International Petroleum Negotiators; Dallas Bar Association: Council Member International Law Section (Chair, ‘06 – ‘08; Vice Chair, ‘09 to ‘11); Received ‘2008 DBA Special Section Award’; Co-founder of International Law Mentorship Program with SMU Dedman School of Law (2011 to present); State Bar Texas, Corporate, International Law & ADR Sections; Florida Bar Association, International Law; American Bar, International Law; U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Association, co-founder of North Texas Chapter; Maritime Law Association of United States; Lieutenant Commander, U.S.N.R. (Ret.).

Panels (or Lists) of Arbitrators: Institute for Transnational Arbitration.

Arbitration Experience: No recent experience other that attendance at seven (7) days of arbitration training and fifty (50) hours of self-study.

Publications: Speaker (Oct. 2015), State Bar Texas “Nuts & Bolts International Law”, topic: Arbitration in International Commercial Transactions; Speaker (Oct. 2055), Dallas Bar International Law, topic: Careers in International Law.

Language(s): English and smattering of Russian.

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