The Senior Partner of the firm, Edward Gottesman, began practicing law in the
New York office of Coudert Brothers before joining the London office of that
firm in 1962.  In 1970, he founded this firm, then known as Gottesman &
Partners, which was one of the first independent United States law firms
established in the United Kingdom that was not a branch of a large United
States firm.  

Since founding Gottesman Jones & Partners, Edward has been involved in
varied commercial pursuits in addition to his legal practice.  He is also the
founder and chairman of an international industrial holding company, whose
investment holdings have included the world's largest bicycle manufacturer,
two historic porcelain and bone china producers in Great Britain, world-wide
personal computer operations and the financing of healthcare facilities.

Edward is a member of the American Bar Association, International Business
Law Committee, the American Society of International Law and served as
Secretary of the American Foreign Law Association and as President of the
American Chamber of Commerce (United Kingdom) (now called BABI). He is
also a member of the President's Council on International Activities at Yale
University and has written articles for assorted publications, including his
recent article in World Economics entitled “Blueprint for Public Company
Reform” and "Two Myths of Globalization" in World Policy Journal.

Edward's e-mail address is: gottesmanjones@aol.com.
A. EDWARD GOTTESMAN
Senior Partner