January 16, 2013

Michael Scullin ICAS Fellow elected President Consular Corps Association of Philadelphia

Dear Friend: We are pleased to share with you that Michael Scullin was elected today to President of Consular Corps Association of Philadelphia. Michael, ICAS Fellow, is Counsel to McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP and Honorary Consul of France in Philadelphia and Wilmington. He has handled a broad variety of commercial, nonprofit and cross-border matters, including establishment of U.S. entities by foreign nationals, related immigration matters, transnational litigation, intellectual property issues, international estates and negotiation and drafting of international sales, distribution, joint development and licensing contracts. Michael is Immediate Past Chair of the International Law Committee of the Philadelphia Bar Association and established the Attorney Exchange Program with the bar of Lyon, France. Michael acted as a legal advisor in corporate and financial transactions in Geneva. He served as CEO of a foundation supporting cancer research and treatment, creating an international network of foundations, and previously was executive director of one of the largest global law firm consortiums, Multilaw, based in London. Michael holds degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and Penn State University/Dickinson, where he was Associate Editor of the Law Review. He was appointed to a clerkship with the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Michael later earned a Diploma in Advanced International Legal Studies at the McGeorge School of Law in Salzburg. He is an Adjunct Professor at Temple University's Fox School of Business and Management, teaching International Law, and a guest lecturer at Arcadia University's MBA program, on International Labor and Employment Discrimination. Michael is the President of the Consular Corps Association of Philadelphia. He is an honorary citizen of Chollabok -do, Korea. He is a Trustee of the Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College. Michael has served on the boards of a number of non-profit organizations, including the French-American Chamber of Commerce and the Institute of Contemporary Art. He is a current or former member of the Union Internationale des Avocats, the International Bar Association, the American Bar Association and various other international organizations. Michael was a featured speaker at the 1997 Chonju Symposium: Korea's Challenges Ahead. Thank you.