DOUGLAS W. BORDEWIECK — Phronesis AI

Mr. Bordewieck is a highly experienced civil litigation attorney. For thirty years, he was

associated with the Los Angeles-based law firm Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp, where he exclusively

worked in the firm’s Litigation Department, assisting over time in the prosecution and defense of nearly

two hundred lawsuits. His litigation practice emphasized cases presenting intellectual property,

environmental, regulatory, antitrust, and business tort issues. For ten years he also served as Adjunct

Professor of Law at Cornell Law School, where he taught courses and seminars in Patent Law, Trademark

Law, Federal Litigation, and Environmental Litigation.

After obtaining his B.A. from Swarthmore College, Mr. Bordewieck worked for three years as an

economist in the Carter Administration. He then attended Harvard Law School, obtaining his J.D. degree

cum laude.

Despite his experience litigating matters in court, Mr. Bordewieck strongly advocates the

inclusion of arbitration clauses in commercial contracts, and the resolution of matters through

alternative dispute resolution methods rather than litigation. Now self-employed, Mr. Bordewieck

currently serves as de facto outside general counsel for nearly twenty companies located throughout

the country.