WESTON, CT, September 19, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to name Howard James Aibel a Lifetime Achiever. An accomplished listee, Mr. Aibel celebrates many years' experience in his professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes he has accrued in his field. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
As arbitrator and mediator, Mr. Aibel has specialized in international antitrust cases and currently serves as a Vice Chairman, alternative dispute resolution, and internal counsel for numerous prestigious clients. He is also a patron of the arts. He was named a trustee of the Westport Country Playhouse in 2005. He is known as a champion of the environment and served as a commissioner of the Weston Conservation Commission from 2004 to 2012. Additionally, Mr. Aibel served to the rank of lieutenant commander with the U.S. Naval Reserve through his student years and early career.
Born in New York City in 1929, Mr. Aibel is an alumnus of Harvard University, earning a BA, magna cum laude, in 1950 and a JD, cum laude, in 1951. He launched his legal career as an associate with White & Case in New York from 1952 to 1957, and was hired in that same year by General Electric as trade regulation counsel. Mr. Aibel served GE from 1960 to 1964 as a special litigation counsel in telephone equipment, the so-called Electrical Equipment Antitrust cases, and went on to ITT Corporation in 1964. The company was well known for building pumps, connectors, shock absorbers, and energy absorption components.
Mr. Aibel served ITT Corporation for 30 years to the position of executive vice president and chief legal officer. In 1994, he joined LeBoeuf, Lamb & MacRae (later known as Dewey & LeBoeuf) as a partner, and retired in 2001. In a 2001 interview with Harvard Law Today, Mr. Aibel reflects on the positive influence company counsel has on the practices of a corporation. "Sure, there are pressures on them [the management] to succeed, and sometimes there is temptation to cut corners," he said, "That's where an inside lawyer can be a wise counselor."
Mr. Aibel has served as vice chair of the Fund for Modern Courts, a trustee for Sacred Heart University of Fairfield, Connecticut, and currently serves as a trustee emeritus. He served with the AAA/ABA/AMA Commission on Health Care Dispute Resolution from 1997 to 2000. Mr. Aibel is affiliated with the American Bar Foundation, the American Bar Association, the Association of General Counsel, the American Judicature Society, the Harvard Club of New York City and the Harvard Law School Association.
Furthermore, Mr. Aibel served on the Dean's Advisory Board (DAB) of Harvard Law School as well as the advisory committees of the University of Bridgeport Law School and Northwestern University Law School. He was a trustee of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil rights from 1991 to 1995, and was named honorary trustee emeritus of the American Arbitration Association.
For dedication to the resolution of legal conflict, Mr. Aibel was selected for inclusion in numerous volumes of Who's Who in America, Who's Who in Finance and Industry, Who's Who in Finance and Business, Who's Who in American Law, and Who's Who in the East. When not mediating, Mr. Aibel served as the first vice president of the Westport Arts Center and consults with the Westport Nature Center for Environmental Activities as well as the Westport Country Playhouse, which honored Mr. Aibel as an advocate and philanthropist with the 2013 Leadership Award. He is also a chairman emeritus of the Alliance of Resident Theatres in New York, after serving the board since 1986. Mr. Aibel was married to Katherine Webster in 1952, and they had three sons: David Webster, Daniel Walter, and Jonathan Brown.
In recognition of outstanding contributions to his profession and the Marquis Who's Who community, Mr. Aibel has been featured on the Marquis Who's Who Lifetime Achievers website. Please visit www.ltachievers.com for more information about this honor.
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