Attorneys

JOSEPH D. BECKER, a founding partner of the firm, is a member of the firm's corporate and litigation groups, concentrating on international transactions. A graduate of the Harvard Law School, he was formerly Assistant General Counsel of Allied-Signal Corporation engaged in corporate acquisitions and litigation, and served for 12 years as Adjunct Professor of International Commercial Law at New York University School of Law. He has been chairman and vice-chairman of committees of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and the International Bar Association and a member of the board of directors of the New York University Alumni Association. He has published more than 35 law review papers on subjects related to his professional work as well as a handbook on public international law.

Education

Mr. Becker received his B.A. in 1949 and M.A. in 1952 from New York University and his J.D. in 1953 from Harvard University. 

Memberships

The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Chairman, Committee on Foreign and Comparative Law, 1982-1985); American Bar Association; Federal Bar Council; American Law Institute; American Society of International Law. 

Languages

Mr. Becker is fluent in German.