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Alan R. Crain Jr.

Address: 

Independent Arbitrator

3620 Del Monte Dr.

Houston, Texas 77019

U.S.A.

Phone Number: 
(1-713) 820-2088
Fax Number: 
(1-713) 840-9905
Email: 
alan@crainarb.com
Born: 
1951, Washington, DC
Languages: 
English
Nationalities: 
USA
Education: 
B.S. & M.S. Engineering 1973, Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst.
M.B.A. 1976, Syracuse Univ.
J.D. 1976, College of Law, Syracuse Univ.
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
Admitted to Pennsylvania bar 2000
Texas bar 1977
District Court, Southern District, Texas 1980
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit 1983
U.S. Court of Int’l Trade 1983
U.S. Supreme Court 1983
District of Columbia bar 1979 (inactive)
Maryland bar 1976 (inactive)
Present Position: 
Independent Arbitrator
Professional Experience: 

Chief Legal Officer, Baker Hughes Incorporated (2000-16); General Counsel, Crown Cork & Seal Company; General Counsel, Union Texas Petroleum Holdings; Senior Counsel, Pennzoil Company; Principal Counsel, The El Paso Company; Associate, Glaser, Fletcher & Johnson [now Drinker Biddle] Washington, DC; Adjunct Professor of International Law, University of Houston Law Center (1989-99); Guest Lecturer, Jones Graduate School of Business, Rice University (2015-Present).

Professional Associations: 

Institute for Transnational Arbitration, Vice Chairman, Member of the Advisory Board; American Arbitration Association, Advisory Board (former member of the Board of Directors); Chairman and President of the Houston Committee on Foreign Relations, Member of the Council on Foreign Relations; Founder & Chairman of the Director to Director Exchange; Houston International Arbitration Club (a founding member); National Association of Corporate Directors (Board of Directors, Texas Tri-Cities Region); Houston World Affairs Council (Board of Directors, former President and Chairman); University of Houston Law Center (former Adjunct Professor / former Member of the Board of Trustees); South Texas College of Law International Trade Law Journal (former member of the Advisory Board); State Bar of Texas, former Chairman of the International Law Section; Houston Bar Assoc., former Chairman of the International Law Section.

Panels of Arbitrators: 

AAA; ICDR, ICC, various securities bodies.

Arbitration Experience: 

Serving primarily as chairman or sole arbitrator in over 70 cases, including cases administered by the AAA, ICDR, ICC, various securities bodies, as well as non-administered (e.g. UNCITRAL Rules). Also serve as advisor / mock arbitrator for companies and counsel in connection with major arbitrations. Have taught Advanced Arbitration Training (emphasis on large and complex cases).

Areas of Specialization: 
Admiralty & Maritime
Construction
Corporate
Intellectual Property
International Law
Securities
Transactional Law
International Commercial Law
Technology
Mergers & Acquisitions
Insurance
Publications from JURIS: 
General Counsel's Forum - ARIA - Vol. 21, Nos. 1- 4, 2010
General Counsel Panel: What Arbitrators Should Do Better - WAMR 2013 Vol. 7, No. 4
Perspectives from the Corporate Counsel: Challenges to Delivering the Party's Message Effectively and Efficiently - WAMR 2011 Vol. 5, No. 4
Representation Of State Parties In Investment Arbitration - ARIA Vol. 21 No. 1-4 2010
Publications: 

Author of numerous papers on Arbitration, International Sales Transactions, Sovereign Immunity, Trade Sanctions and corporate governance. Textbook: The Extraterritorial Application of United States Laws (editions 1-8, 1991-1998).