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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.
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