Wolf Juergen von Kumberg

European Legal Director and Assistant General Counsel, Northrop Grumman Corporation (IMI Chair 2008)

Wolf has been the European Legal Director and Assistant General Counsel to Northrop Grumman Corporation and its predecessor, Litton Industries, Inc., for over 15 years. Prior to that he served five years as the Vice President – Legal Affairs for Litton Canada, after having spent several years in legal practice with a major Toronto Law Firm. He has received law degrees from Canadian and European Universities and is qualified as a lawyer in both Canada and England

As Legal Director, he manages a staff of 10 persons and is responsible for the legal affairs of Northrop Grumman Corporation in Europe. He has offices in both London and Zurich.

Mr. Von Kumberg has been involved in many of the Company’s International legal conflicts and has been a keen advocate for early dispute resolution. In that context, he was 2008 Chairman of the International Mediation Institute (IMI) which has advocated international standards for mediators. He is in addition a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and sits on its Practice and Standards Committee. He is also a member of CPRS European Advisory and Steering Committees.

Mr von Kumberg qualified as a mediator in 2001 and has since sat as a mediator on a wide range of commercial disputes. He has also taken a keen interest in furthering ADR education, particularly for In House Counsel. In this context, he has worked with both the Chartered Institute and CPR in hosting mediation awareness programs throughout Eastern Europe. In addition, Mr von Kumberg has spoken on the subject of mediation and arbitration at many forums and seminars.