Micheal Leathes

BA (Law) Manchester Polytechnic (1970)
LL.M European Laws, Exeter University (1972)
Called to the Bar of England & Wales (1970)
Admitted to the New York State Bar (on motion) (1984)
CEDR Accredited Mediator (1997)

1972-79	The Gillette Company, London Legal Counsel
1979-84	Pfizer Europe, Brussels Assistant Legal Director, Legal Director
1984-87	Pfizer International Inc, New York General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
1987-89	International Federation of Animal Health Europe, Brussels Secretary-General
1989-95	International Distillers & Vintners (IDV) (now part of Diageo), London General Counsel
1995-97	IDV Eurasia Region, London President
1997-2006	British American Tobacco, Batmark Limited, London Head of Intellectual Property, BAT & General Manager, Batmark Limited

Pro Bono Capacities:

Director, International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR),
New York (2003-2006)

February 2007

Recent ADR Profile

Honorary Chair, International Mediation Institute;

Chair, External Partnering Sub-Committee of the ADR Committee of the International Trademark Association (INTA) (2002-2005);

Winner of the INTA's Volunteer Service Award for outstanding contributions to the advancement of the objectives of the ADR Committee (2003);

Senior Fellow, then Member of the Board of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR Institute) New York (2001-2006);

Wrote the roleplay and Training Guide for the DVD video “Resolution Through Mediation – Solving a Complex International Business Problem”, 2003, and also acted as Anchor on the video, which is a joint INTA/CPR production. The video can be viewed online at: http://www.inta.org/Mediation/Pages/AboutADRandMediation.aspx

Co-Author of the article on Arb-Med “Einstein's Lessons in Mediation” published in the international magazine Managing Intellectual Property, July 2006;

Winner of the CEDR Award for Excellence in ADR in the Business category (Batmark Limited) (September 2006).