(TRUNEWS) News of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and his final hours at the high-profile Cibolo Ranch are now raising more questions than answers.
It was revealed by the Washington Post on Thursday that at least several of the visitors to the ranch at the time of Scalia’s death were actually part of a ‘secret hunting society’, The International Order of St. Hubertus. This included not only ranch owner John Poindexter, but also the the mysterious traveling companion of Scalia to the ranch, prominent Washington lawyer, C. Allen Foster.
The Washington Post is quoted:
Despite having a famous friend, Foster has mostly stayed out of the news. Over the years, his eclectic group of clients has included the Republican Party, the libertarian Cato Institute, plaintiffs enslaved by Japanese corporations during World War II, and the former Blackwater Security Consulting, which was involved in a series of questionable incidents, including a 2007 shootout in Iraq that killed 17 Iraqis.
TRUNEWS has been closely following developments in the Scalia story, including publishing a timeline of confirmed events.
Who Is C. Allen Foster?
C. Allen Foster was a 1963 graduate of Princeton University, graduating summa cum laude. He then took his first steps to a legal career by attending Harvard Law School, finishing his law degree in 1967. Named a Fulbright Scholar, he then attended the elite Oxford University, graduating with a Masters of Arts in 1971.
Foster has profile on LinkedIn, where it describes himself as owner of Mazatlan Duck and Dove Hunting Club. He is also listed as a lecturer at Georgetown University in their school of continuing studies.
Foster is an experienced trial lawyer, having tried cases in 15 states and numerous federal courts. He is the principal author of the leading construction law treatise, Construction and Design Law, and was a senior lecturer in law at Duke Law School for ten years, teaching trial practice, construction law and commercial arbitration. Allen served as the U.S. government representative to the International Agency Dispute Resolution Center in Paris, was special litigation counsel to the Republican Party and has served as a commissioner to the National Commission on Uniform State Laws.
Significant Representations
Represented Cato as amicus in U.S. Supreme Court
United States ex rel. MJ Research, Inc. Represented interest of the government in qui tam litigation concerning DNA sequencing machine
In re World War II Era Japanese Forced Labor Litigation. Represented plaintiffs who were enslaved by Japanese corporations during World War II
Perkin Elmer Corp. v MJ Research, Inc. Represented defendant in infringement case concerning patents on equipment for molecular biology research
American Medical Centers, Inc. v PepsiCo, Inc. Represented plaintiff in first case tried before Russian Antimonopoly Commission in Moscow
Fordham v OneSoft Corporation. Represented plaintiff whose software inventions were misappropriated
Coyne Boehm, Inc. v US FDA. Represented advertising agencies in tobacco advertising ban litigation
Johnson v DeGrandy. Represented Hispanic republicans in Florida redistricting Voting Rights Act case in U.S. Supreme Court
Gingles v Thornburg. Represented African-American republicans in North Carolina redistricting Voting Rights Act case in U.S. Supreme Court
Lea v Cone Mills Corporation. Represented defendant in first Civil Rights Act case filed
Robinson v Lorillard Corporation. Represented defendant in seniority rights case under Civil Rights Act
US v Dowdy. Represented Congressman Dowdy in separation of powers case
Suarez Corporation Industries v Attorney General of West Virginia. Obtained dismissal of the defamation action brought against client by public official
Liggett Group, Inc. v Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co. Obtained $148 million trial court judgment in predatory pricing case
Biederman v Republic of Kazakhstan. Counseled $650 million arbitration over confiscation of interest in oil field
United Technologies, Inc. v Breed Automotive. Obtained $50 million award in breach of patent licensing dispute
OUR Scientific, Inc. v Electra Instruments, Inc. Represented patent validity case involving gamma ray technology for non-intrusive brain surgery
Roach v. Blossman Gas. Obtained defense verdict in gas explosion case
Lea Co. v North Carolina Department of Transportation. Obtained largest inverse condemnation award in North Carolina. Declared statutory interest provision unconstitutional
Cajun Electric Power Cooperative v Riley Stoker Corp. Defended boiler manufacturer from $760 million in claims by power company
Rector v Carrington, Coleman. Represented attorney and insurer in subrogation claim for legal malpractice arising out of FDIC v. Rector
FDIC v Boggs, et al. Represented Washington National Bank director in claims by FDIC after bank failure
FDIC v Inhofe. Represented Senator Inhofe in claims by FDIC on personal guaranty of insurance company loan
Counseled over 500 labor and commercial arbitrations
Noteworthy Experience
United States Government Representative, International Energy Agency Dispute Resolution Centre, Paris, France, 1983-Present
Fellow, American College of Construction Lawyers, 1990
Advisor, Governor’s Task Force on Passenger Rail Transportation, 1988-1989
Commissioner, National Commission on Uniform State Laws, 1985-1987
Republican Candidate, Attorney General of North Carolina, 1984
President, American College of Construction Arbitrators, 1983-1984
Public Member, North Carolina Tax Review Board, 1975-1979
Special Litigation Counsel to the Republican Party, achieving the Party’s goal for more than 130 years, to abolish the statewide election of judges in North Carolina
Arbitrator – Commercial arbitration experience includes construction, intellectual property, textile, commercial and international commercial cases involving questions of arbitrability, pre-hearing discovery, quality of goods or work, allocation of supplies or product, patent and trademarks and licenses, investment disputes under BIT’s and international law, extra work, scheduling (particularly CPM), extensions of time, delay damages and claims for extended overhead and profit, adequacy of supervision, retainage disputes, act-of-God clauses and amendment of claims. Labor arbitration work includes discipline and discharge, contract interpretation, jurisdictional disputes, employment discrimination, seniority systems, layoff and recall, supervisors, holiday and vacation pay, overtime hours and pay and work assignment disputes in the basic metals, textile, furniture, oil and gas, electronics, forest and home products, utility (electric, gas and telephone), tobacco, chemical and trucking industries.
Professional Admissions
Member, American Bar Association, Forum Committee on the Construction Industry
Sections of Litigation, Arbitration Committee, Labor and Employment Discrimination Law (neutral member), Committee on Labor Arbitration and the Law of Collective Bargaining
Member, North Carolina Bar Association
Member, Council of the Section on Constitutional Rights and Responsibilities, Council of the Section of Labor and Employment Law; member, Construction Law Section
Community Activities
President and, now, Chairman, St. George’s Chapel (Windsor Castle) Foundation (2005-)
President, Brasenose College (Oxford) Charitable Foundation, Inc. (2005-)
Secretary, International Order of St. Hubertus (Knight Grand Officer) (2014-)
Chancellor, IOSH-USA, Inc. (2014-)
Companion, Order of St. John of Jerusalem (2011-)
Co-founder, Secretary and Director of The Greensboro Day School (1970-80)
Director, Greensboro Opera Company (1980-83)
Attorney for and Director of the Young Women’s Christian Association (1968-73)
Alumni Council and Executive Committee of the Princeton University Alumni
Association (1978-79)
President, Princeton University Alumni Association of Middle North Carolina (1968-80)
Executive Committee, Harvard Law School Association of North Carolina (1979-)
Group Chairman, United Fund Drive (1979)
Public Offices and Appointments
United States Government Representative to the International Energy Agency Dispute Resolution Centre, Paris, France (1983-)
Commissioner to the National Commission on Uniform State Laws (1985-87)
Member, Legislative Study Commission on the Selection of Judges (1988-89)
Advisor to Governor’s Task Force on Passenger Rail Transportation 1988-89
Member, American Law Institute [Restatement of the Law (Third) (1994-) Suretyship; Restatement of the Law (Third) Governing Lawyers
President, American College of Construction Arbitrators (1983-84)
Fellow, American College of Construction Lawyers (1990-)
Public Member, North Carolina Tax Review Board (1975-79)
Republican candidate for Attorney General of North Carolina (1984)
Special Litigation Counsel to the North Carolina Republican Party (1987-)
Member, Board of Directors of the American Arbitration Association (1980-83)
Member, National Panels of Labor, Construction and International Commercial Arbitrators of the American Arbitration Association (1975-)
Chairman, North Carolina Regional Advisory Council of the American Arbitration Association (1979-83)
Member, Permanent Panel of Arbitrators, Union Carbide Corporation (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) and Atomic Trades and Labor Council) (1983-)
Member, Permanent Panel of Arbitrators for Expedited Arbitration in the Carolinas established by the United Steelworkers of America and National Can Corporation (1981-)
Member, Permanent Panel of Arbitrators for Southern Bell Telephone Co. and Communication Workers of America (1983-)
Member, Permanent Panel of Arbitrators for Georgia Pacific Corporation (1986-)
Articles, Lectures & Publications
Author, “The Law and Practice of Commercial Arbitration,” Private Adjudication Center, Inc., Duke Law School, 1986
Author, Construction and Design Law in the United States, 1984 (5 vols.)
Author, “The Construction Law Adviser,” Callaghan & Co. Monthly Newsletter, 1983
Awards & Recognition
Listed in Best Lawyers in America , Litigation – Construction, 2003 – present
Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers, 2007 – 2013
Team Member, a Law360 “Product Liability Practice Group of the Year,” 2011
Team Member, a Law360 “Appellate Practice Group of the Year,” 2010
Listed, Washingtonian Magazine, “Top Lawyers in Washington,” December 2004
Selected, Legal Times, “Top 20 Leading Litigators in Washington,” 2003
Rated, AV Preeminent® 5.0 out of 5
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