4 New Square Chambers

2011-Present Benz Law and Agency for Dispute Resolution, Independent Attorney, Arbitrator and Mediator, Los Angeles and worldwide; 2009-2011 COO and General Counsel, Golden Spear, LLC, San Francisco and Shanghai; 2007-2009 COO and General Counsel, AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour, Los Angeles; 2006-2007 VP of Operations and General Counsel, A2 Holdings, LLC, Los Angeles (Boxing business); 2001-2006 General Counsel, US Olympic Committee, Colorado Springs; 1995-2001 Attorney, Coudert Brothers, San Francisco; 1993-1995 Attorney, Boughey, Garvie & Bushner, San Francisco and Honolulu; 1992 Intern, Lloyd’s Claims Office, London

State Bar of California; New York Bar; Hawaii State Bar Association; Colorado Bar; Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Fellow, College of Commercial Arbitrators Accredited Mediator, CEDR; Member, Panel of arbitrators of American Arbitration Association (commercial panel as well as specialist panels on sports, entertainment, large complex cases, transportation, technology, online media rights, and others), LCIA, ICC, Beijing Arbitration Commission, CIETAC, Republic of China Arbitration Association, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, and Court of Arbitration for Sport; Member, Swiss Arbitration Association; Board member, Sports Lawyers Association; Board member, National Sports Law Institute.

1990 University of Michigan BA; 1993 University of Texas JD (certificate from Queen Mary Faculty of Laws 1992); 2006 University of Michigan MBA.