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Richard Wanerman

Richard Wanerman

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    MSP Program Officer, Maritime Administration (MARAD); Attorney (Views are my own)

  • Education

    • Goethe-Institut München

      2012 - 2012
      B1 Certificate (post-undergraduate) German Language and Literature

      4-week Intensiv course

    • Case Western Reserve University School of Law

      2012 - 2015
      Juris Doctor (J.D.) International Law and Legal Studies (Trade & Maritime, Governance, Compliance, Tax)

      Activities and Societies: Journal of International Law (Editor-in-Chief), International Law Society (President), Cox Center Fellow, Student Public Interest Law Fellowship, War Crimes Prosecution Watch

    • School of Public Affairs, American University

      2021 - 2022
      Certificate Program Executive Leadership in Public Affairs

      Key Executive Leadership Certificate Program, focused on leadership development in the public sector

    • Lawrence University

      2007 - 2011
      Bachelor of Arts - BA History, Government Cum laude

      Activities and Societies: Rowing, University governance committees: Committee on the Curriculum & Trustees Committee for Student Affairs, Concert Choir, Lambda Sigma, Lawrence University Community Council

    • Richard Montgomery High School

      2003 - 2007

      International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

  • Experience

    • Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.

      Jun 2007 - Sept 2007
      Intern

      Intern with the paralegal department, primarily working on post-settlement discovery archiving, active discovery for a pending corporate merger, and other tasks as needed.

    • Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.

      Jun 2008 - Sept 2008
      Intern

      Intern in the Library department, working on accounts management, cataloging and distribution of new materials, periodicals subscriptions, and a wholesale move of all in-house materials during an internal renovation of the library space.

    • Office of Rep. Steve Kagen, U.S. House of Representatives

      Jun 2009 - Sept 2009
      Intern

      Intern in Rep. Kagen's (D-Wis. 8th) Washington office during the 111th Congress, specializing in constituent relations and legislative staff research.

    • Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.

      Jun 2010 - Sept 2010
      Intern

      Worked for a senior partner on organizing years worth of case files re: bankruptcy settlements and factoring agreements.

    • Solar Sister

      Jul 2011 - Sept 2011
      Intern

      Researcher on blended value corporations and their institutional investors

    • National Security Network

      Aug 2011 - Dec 2011
      Intern

      Assisting on research on foreign relations & national security policy developments and media coverage, assisting in distribution of a daily messaging memo, and other internal assignments on an as-needed basis.

    • War Crimes Prosecution Watch

      Mar 2013 - Mar 2015
      Senior Editor

      Senior Editor for Commentaries, overseeing the work of the Associate Editor for Commentaries and coordinating with the Managing Editor and Editor-in-Chief of WCPW. Our commentary sources include Justice in Conflict (http://justiceinconflict.org/), EJIL: Talk! (http://www.ejiltalk.org/), Just Security (http://justsecurity.org/), Lawfare (http://www.lawfareblog.com/), Opinio Juris (http://opiniojuris.org/), The New York Times, and The Guardian. WCPW is an international web newsletter on recent developments in the field of international war crimes prosecutions and war crimes tribunals. It is run by the Public International Law & Policy Group (PILPG) and the Cox International Law Center at Case Western Reserve University School of Law. Show less

    • International Law Institute African Centre for Legal Excellence

      Jun 2013 - Aug 2013
      Legal Intern

      Researching tools of social accountability to combat corruption, fraud, waste, and abuse in the Ugandan public sector, for a collaboration project with the Anti-Corruption Division of the High Court of Uganda and the Anti-Corruption Coalition of Uganda. Am also using that research to examine how to improve the admissibility of such evidence into anti-corruption trials in the Anti-Corruption Division. Further, providing the good governance statutory research for a bid to the Siemens Integrity Initiative focusing on Ghana's energy sector. Separately, working on the course listings for a week-long seminar on advanced international criminal law for African practitioners. Show less

    • Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law

      May 2014 - May 2015

      Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of International Law, 47th edition. Responsible for the content and quality of the Journal during the 2014-2015 academic year, overseeing all operations of the Journal. Theme of the 47th Edition: Regulation of Emerging Military Technologies, featuring P.W. Singer, Greg Noone, and David Koplow, among others. JIL, one of the oldest international law journals in the country, publishes a double issue each spring. Previously worked as an Associate Editor, and wrote a Note on the future of Arctic shipping that was awarded JIL Note of the Year and selected for publication. Show less

      • Editor-in-Chief

        Aug 2013 - May 2015

      • Legal Research Associate

        May 2014 - Aug 2014

    • Public International Law & Policy Group

      Aug 2015 - Apr 2016
      Law Fellow

      Legal analyst providing technical legal advice and negotiations support for client project teams in East Africa and Southeast Asia. Focus on governance & political development, peace agreement & ceasefire drafting, sanctions modification, and war crimes liability.

    • Oxford Analytica

      Sept 2015 - Feb 2020
      Contributing Analyst

      Contributing analyst on current issues in international law, U.S. legal developments, governance & regulation, and U.S. policy & politics

    • Maritime Administration

      Aug 2016 - now
      Program Analyst

      Program Analyst for the Office of Sealift Support at MARAD, conducting governance, legal analysis, and regulatory compliance for MARAD programs supporting the internationally-trading U.S.-Flag merchant fleet, including Maritime Security Program (MSP), Tanker Security Program (TSP), and related programs and agreements (VISA, VTA, CSF). I also provide legal and regulatory analysis for the Deputy Associate Administrator for Commercial Sealift on statutory, regulatory, and strategic proposals concerning U.S.-Flag international trade activities and U.S.-Flag fleet development. Office works in coordination with U.S. Transportation Command, U.S. Coast Guard, and MARAD's Office of Cargo and Commercial Sealift (Cargo Preference), and works in partnership with thirteen U.S.-Flag carrier stakeholders in MSP, CSF, and TSP. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Concentration in International Law (Honors)

      Case Western Reserve University School of Law

    • U.S. Court of International Trade Bar

      U.S. Court of International Trade
      May 2016

    • Maryland Bar

      Maryland Judiciary
      Dec 2015

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Richard Wanerman
      Secretary's Team Award: Francis Scott Key Response Team Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg Dec 2024 Awarded by Secretary Buttigieg for excellence in responding to the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, by working across the federal government to ensure an expedient and adept response. Recipients were from Maritime Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and the Office of the Secretary.
    • Awarded to Richard Wanerman
      Secretary's Team Award: Tanker Security Program Team Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg Dec 2024 Awarded by Secretary Buttigieg for superior achievement in the implementation of the new Tanker Security Program. TSP is a MARAD-administered public-private partnership whereby MARAD provides financial support to the U.S.-based operators of militarily-useful U.S.-flag product tankers engaged in international trade to offset the operating cost differential of U.S.-Flag shipping, and the operators agree to make their vessels available to the United States in times of emergency. Modeled on the… Show more Awarded by Secretary Buttigieg for superior achievement in the implementation of the new Tanker Security Program. TSP is a MARAD-administered public-private partnership whereby MARAD provides financial support to the U.S.-based operators of militarily-useful U.S.-flag product tankers engaged in international trade to offset the operating cost differential of U.S.-Flag shipping, and the operators agree to make their vessels available to the United States in times of emergency. Modeled on the highly-successful Maritime Security Program (MSP), TSP follows the multi-stakeholder model of efficient, successful worldwide logistics to benefit the United States and our allies and partners. Show less
    • Awarded to Richard Wanerman
      MARAD Team Award Maritime Administrator Mark H. Buzby Dec 2020 Awarded to the Office of Sealift Support for rapid establishment (in March 2020) and consistent management of ongoing all-stakeholder engagement calls with the U.S.-Flag merchant fleet to encourage cross-stakeholder discussions that allowed public-sector stakeholder to update private-sector stakeholders on ongoing efforts to respond to, and mitigate, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the fleet, and to allow private-sector stakeholders to update public-sector stakeholders on problems… Show more Awarded to the Office of Sealift Support for rapid establishment (in March 2020) and consistent management of ongoing all-stakeholder engagement calls with the U.S.-Flag merchant fleet to encourage cross-stakeholder discussions that allowed public-sector stakeholder to update private-sector stakeholders on ongoing efforts to respond to, and mitigate, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the fleet, and to allow private-sector stakeholders to update public-sector stakeholders on problems encountered worldwide due to quarantines/restrictions of movement and the economic downturn, as well as update the rest of the industry on best practices. This call series, held every two weeks for 15 months, became a standard for the rest of the U.S. Dep't of Transportation in industry engagement during COVID-19. Show less
    • Awarded to Richard Wanerman
      Superior Achievement Award United States Department of Transportation Dec 2017 Awarded to the Commercial Sealift Hurricane Relief Response Team for supporting the U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in providing analysis and options for maritime-based disaster relief that aided the recovery response efforts in Texas and Louisiana following Hurricane Harvey
    • Awarded to Richard Wanerman
      CALI Excellence for the Future Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction Jul 2015 Awarded for the highest class rank in a given class. Given for International Humanitarian Law (Spring 2015).
    • Awarded to Richard Wanerman
      Case Global Service Award Case Western Reserve University School of Law May 2015 Awarded to students with exemplary work in the international law center at Case Western Reserve, including work with: Journal of International Law; International Law Society; Jessup International Moot Court Team; International Criminal Court Moot Court Team; Vis International Arbitration Team; Human Rights & Civil Rights Clinic; and international LL.M student mentoring
    • Awarded to Richard Wanerman
      Dean's Honor List Case Western Reserve University School of Law May 2015 Awarded per semester to students with a semester GPA of at least 3.4
    • Awarded to Richard Wanerman
      International Law Concentration, with Honors Case Western Reserve University School of Law May 2015 Awarded to petitioning students who complete the requisite courses in concentration and successfully complete a legal research paper in the field. Honors awarded to students who earn a GPA of at least 3.5 in the concentration courses. The International Law concentration requires students to have taken the following courses: basic International Law; Administrative Law, Evidence, and/or Business Associations; at least nine more credit hours from electives in both Public and Private International… Show more Awarded to petitioning students who complete the requisite courses in concentration and successfully complete a legal research paper in the field. Honors awarded to students who earn a GPA of at least 3.5 in the concentration courses. The International Law concentration requires students to have taken the following courses: basic International Law; Administrative Law, Evidence, and/or Business Associations; at least nine more credit hours from electives in both Public and Private International Law; and a legal research paper in a field of international law. Show less
    • Awarded to Richard Wanerman
      Note of the Year Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law Apr 2014 Awarded for "Freezing Out Noncompliant Ships: Why the Arctic Council Must Enforce the Polar Code," a legal research note written for the Journal of International Law. The award goes to the best Note written by an Associate Editor, and will be published in Vol. 47 of JIL, to be published in May 2015.
    • Awarded to Richard Wanerman
      Dean's List Lawrence University Jun 2011 Certification of an annual GPA above 3.4
    • Awarded to Richard Wanerman
      Dean's List Lawrence University Jun 2010 Certification of an annual GPA above 3.4
    • Awarded to Richard Wanerman
      Dean's List Lawrence University Jun 2009 Certification of an annual GPA above 3.4

  • Volunteer Experience

    • 3Rs Teacher

      Issued by Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association on Oct 2012
      Cleveland Metropolitan Bar AssociationAssociated with Richard Wanerman