| Armand M. Paré, Jr. |  |
Mr. Paré has been in
private practice in the fields of maritime, insurance and international trade law since
1974. His litigation, arbitration and mediation practice has ranged from charter party,
cargo damage and international trade disputes to insurance coverage and Oil Pollution Act
cases. Mr. Paré has represented owners, charterers and underwriters in several major
vessel casualties, including groundings, sinkings, explosions, tank coating failures and
total cargo losses. In 1991, he successfully argued a case in the U.S. Supreme Court which
overturned a long-standing precedent in maritime law.
Mr. Paré also advises clients on maritime contract terms and international sales matters, including the drafting of sales contract terms, form bills of lading and charter party clauses. He is a frequent speaker on maritime law issues and has lectured for Lloyd's of London Press on maritime liens and on U.S. litigation procedures; the Society of Maritime Arbitrators on arbitration procedures, the liability of agents and the role of an arbitration panel chairperson; the International Congress of Maritime Arbitrators on charter parties and the enforcement of arbitration awards; and the Maritime Law Association of the United States on admiralty jurisdiction and the U.S. Supreme Court.
| Education: | Boston College (A.B. cum laude 1971); Syracuse University College of Law (J.D. 1974 with specialization in International Law) |
| Affiliations: | MLA/SMA Arbitration Liaison Committee, Chairman (1997-2000); Maritime Law Association of the United States (Director, 2001-present)(member, Arbitration Committee, 1987-present); (member, Carriage of Goods Committee, 2000-present) Association of the Bar of the City of New York (member, Admiralty Committee, 1987-90; member, International Trade Committee, 1990-93) |
| Publications: | Research Editor, Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce (1973-74); "Admiralty Jurisdiction at the Millenium", 24 Tulane Maritime Law Jurnal 187, Winter, 1999; "The Burden of Proof in Cases of Cargo Loss and Damage Where the U.S. Carriage of Goods By Sea Act Has Been Incorporated into a Charter Party", 25 Tulane Maritime Law Journal 491, Summer, 2001; "Challenges to Arbitration Awards Under the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitration Awards: A Survey of American Case Law", XIVth International Congress of Maritime Arbitrators, 2001; "Clauses 6 and 9 of the EXXONVOY 1969 Charter Party Form", XIth International Congress of Maritime Arbitrators, 1994; "American Editor of monthly column in the electronic version of Lloyds List newspaper |
| Awards: | National semifinalist, Phillip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition; Captain, Boston College tennis team, 1971 |
| Admitted: | New York, Rhode Island |
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