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Education: UC Berkeley, 1932, Rhodes Scholar, Boalt Hall; practice with John Francis Neylan; WWII, OSS and William J. Donavan; joining PM&S, 1947; Elk Hills litigation; Civil Air Transport Case, involving Chiang Kai-Shek, 1948; formation of Iranian Consortium to produce oil, 1954; other clients and cases: Caltex, Safeway, Henry Miller estate, F-310, FTC v. Exxon; general counsel, Standard Oil of California; senior partner, 1971-1976; law firm management, committee system.