Thomas R. Stiebel of McCracken & Frank Appointed to Chinese Arbitration Panel
CHICAGO – McCracken & Frank LLP partner Thomas R. Stiebel was appointed to the Panel of Arbitrators of the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC). Also known as the Arbitration Court of the China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC), CIETAC traces its roots to the Foreign Trade Arbitration Commission, originating in April 1956. The Panel of Arbitrators is made up of 960 arbitrators from 38 countries and regions including 280 foreign arbitrators. Mr. Stiebel's appointment begins May 1, 2008 and will last for a period of three years.
CIETAC is headquartered in Beijing and has two sub-commissions in Shanghai and Shenzhen and 19 liaison offices across China. CIETAC resolves economic and trade transactions disputes including international or foreign-related disputes and disputes related to the Hong Kong Administrative Region, Macao Special Administrative Region, and the Taiwan Region. More information on CIETAC is available here.
Mr. Stiebel has over eleven years of experience in counseling clients in all aspects of intellectual property matters and leveraging intellectual property assets. His areas of technical expertise include the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and chemical fields, including in vivo and in vitro studies in the areas of infectious disease and diabetes. He received his J.D. from Northwestern University and an M.S. in biology from Saint Louis University.
McCracken & Frank LLP specializes in the protection and licensing of intellectual property assets in the fields of biotechnology, nanotechnology, pharmaceuticals and the electrical, mechanical and chemical arts. For more information, please visit www.mccrackenfrank.com.