Zuber & Taillieu

Legal Industry Leaders

Zuber & Taillieu’s attorneys occupy industry leadership roles as related to their areas of practice.  For example:

Partner Patrick Del Duca, who focuses on corporate, commercial and financial matters, is a selectee of the 2010 and 2011 editions of The Best Lawyers in America®.  He is a member of the Pacific Council on International Policy and serves as Co-Chair of the Mexico Law Committee of the American Bar Association’s International Law Section.  Mr. Del Duca serves as an adjunct professor at UCLA, Loyola and UC Davis law schools, teaching International Finance, European Union Law, Joint Ventures, Latin American Infrastructure Development and International Arbitration. Mr. Del Duca recently authored the book Choosing the Language of Transnational Deals: Practicalities, Policy and Law Reform, published by the American Bar Association.

Partner Gerold Libby, who focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance transactions, corporate governance counseling, and cross-border joint ventures, chairs the American Bar Association’s Asia Law Initiative, which oversees and coordinates ABA legal assistance projects in Asia.  Mr. Libby has more than four years of experience practicing with prominent law firms in Japan and Korea.  As a recent past President of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association, Mr. Libby is recognized as a thought leader on Asian law, and a leader of the international legal community.  Most recently, Mr. Libby has been elected General Council of The World Justice Project.  This non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., engages in a range of projects around the world intended to strengthen the rule of law.

Partner Olivier Taillieu, who focuses exclusively on litigation, is the Co-Chair of the Billing and Budgeting Sub-Committee for the ABA Litigation Section, Committee on Corporate Counsel.  Mr. Taillieu’s goals as Co-Chair include focusing the Subcommittee’s informational material on effective corporate litigation cost management practices and innovative legal budgeting techniques.

Partner Jeffrey Zuber, whose practice focuses on litigation, serves as Co-Chair of the Diversity Subcommittee of the ABA Litigation Section Trial Practice Committee.  Mr. Zuber’s focus will include the work/life balance issues diverse litigators face.  Mr. Zuber’s initiatives will draw on the success of Zuber & Taillieu ’s very own work/life balance initiatives, namely allowing attorneys to work off-site.