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Houston Putnam Lowry

Address: 

Polivy, Taschner, Lowry & Clayton

6 Central Row-Second Floor

P.O. Box 0294

Hartford, CT 06123-0294

U.S.A.

Phone Number: 
(1-860) 560-1180
Fax Number: 
1-860) 560-1354
Email: 
PTL@HPLowry.com
Born: 
1955, New York
Languages: 
English
Nationalities: 
USA
Education: 
B.A. 1976, Pitzer College; M.B.A. 1980, Univ. of Connecticut; J.D. 1980, Gonzaga Univ.; LLM., International Law 1981, Univ. of Cambridge; Certificate in Private International Law 1981, 1982, Hague Academy of International Law; Visiting Scholar 1981–1982 Y
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
Admitted to Connecticut bar 1980, District of Columbia 1985, New York 1989; admitted to practice before U.S. Tax Court, U.S. Claims Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Supreme Court of the U.S., U.S. Court of Military Appeals, U.S. District Court for the Distri
Present Position: 
Member of Polivy, Taschner, Lowry & Clayton, LLC.
Professional Experience: 

Associate, Tarlow, Levy & Droney (1983–1988); Member, Tarlow, Levy & Droney (1988–1993); Chair of litigation Department of Tarlow, Levy & Droney (1992–93); Member of Brown & Welsh, P.C. and chair of litigation department (1993-2015), Attorney Trial Referee (1992–present); Fact-Finder/Arbitrator (1996–present); Member, Connecticut Advisory Council on Housing Matters (1994–present); Member, Secretary of State’s Advisory Committee on Private International Law (various dates).

Professional Associations: 

AAA (Commercial Panel of Arbitrators-Prudential Policyholders Appeals Committee; Large, Complex Case Panel; International Panel.); ABA (ADR Section); American Law Institute; American Society of International Law; Chartered Institute of Arbitrators-Fellow and Chartered Arbitrator (London, England); Connecticut Bar Association; LCIA (North American Council member); The Honorable Society of Gray’s Inn (London, England); Liveryman, Worshipful Company of Arbitrators (London)

Panels of Arbitrators: 

AAA; Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Chartered Arbitrator and holder of a Panel Appointment Certificate); London Court of International Arbitration; National Arbitration Forum, World Intellectual Property Organization

Arbitration Experience: 

Counsel, arbitrator, numerous cases, re: construction, admiralty law, shareholder disputes, computers (including domain names), franchise disputes, general business matters; acted as a neutral in over 1,000 cases.

Areas of Specialization: 
Commercial Litigation
Computer Law
International Business Transactions
Technology Transfer
Publications from JURIS: 
Connecticut - Chapter 3 - Interim Measures in the United States in Aid of Arbitration
Interim Measures in the United States in Aid of Arbitration
Publications: 

“Enforcing International Judgments,” American Bar Association GP Solo magazine, April-May 2011, page 34; “How do I get my stolen domain name back?” Connecticut CPA magazine, July-August 2007, volume 48, page 12; “Survey of 2004-2005 Developments in International Law in Connecticut,” 79 Connecticut Bar Journal 131 (2005); “Connecticut and International Law,” 12 ILSA Journal of International and Comparative Law 575 (2006); “Recent Developments in International Commercial Arbitration,” 10 ILSA Journal of International and Comparative Law 335 (2004); “Survey of 2002–2003 Developments in International Law in Connecticut,” 77 Connecticut Bar Journal 171 (2003); “Early Implementation of the 1988 UNCITRAL Bills and Notes Convention” published as a chapter of “Legal Harmonization in the Americas: Business Transactions, Bijuralism and the OAS”, published by the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States, ISBN 0-8270-4424-0, 2002; “Recent Developments in the International Law of the Sea,” 35 International Lawyer 787 (2001); “1996 United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Model Law on Electronic Commerce and Guide to Enactment” 5 ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law 433 (1999); “So Your Client Wants to Engage in Deep Seabed Mining” 5 ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law 325 (1999); “Survey of 1997 Developments in International Law in Connecticut”, 72 Connecticut Bar Journal 364 (1998); “Survey of 1996 Developments in International Law in Connecticut,” 71 Connecticut Bar Journal 185 (1997); “Survey of 1995 Developments in International Law in Connecticut,” 70 Connecticut Bar Journal 68 (1996); “Survey of 1994 Developments in International Law in Connecticut,” 69 Connecticut Bar Journal 143 (1995); and numerous other articles.