H. Vincent Draa
Adjunct Faculty
H. Vincent Draa is an arbitrator and mediator, owner of Draa Law LLC and Of Counsel to Kochhar & Co., a leading Indian law firm. In July 2020, he completed a 36-year career as an in-house lawyer for multiple major publicly held U.S. corporations.
Vince is on the Commercial and Consumer panels of the American Arbitration Association, an Arbitrator with the Better Business Bureau AUTOLINE program and on the Neutral Bench of New Era ADR.
He served for more than 10 years as Vice President and General Counsel-International for W.W. Grainger Inc. In this role, he acted as the chief legal officer for Grainger’s worldwide multi-channel businesses outside the U.S. and Canada. In addition, Vince advised the company on fraud, internal investigations, trade compliance, cybersecurity, privacy and anti-bribery and corruption matters. In addition, he represented Grainger in mergers and acquisitions and other complex commercial transactions.
He is a Certified Fraud Examiner and previously served as Grainger’s Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer.
Prior to joining Grainger in 2010, Vince was Vice President, International Law, for Tenneco Inc. Before joining Tenneco in 1987, he worked in the legal departments of Hughes Tool Company, the Coastal Corporation and Gulf Oil Company and as a Deputy Sheriff with the Pinellas County (Florida) Sheriff’s Department.
Vince is a member of the State Bars of Illinois, Georgia, and Texas. He has lived and worked internationally in Saudi Arabia, Germany, Belgium, and England.
Education
B.A. (Criminology) cum laude Florida State University, 1978
J.D. cum laude University of Georgia School of Law, 1984
Professional/Community Affiliations
Kochhar & Co; Draa Law LLC
Courses Taught
Law 858 Cybersecurity Management
Law 951 MJ Thesis Project Term One
Law 952 MJ Thesis Project Term Two
Publications/Research Listings
International Implications of the 1982 Department of Justice Merger Guidelines, Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law (1983)
International Commercial Arbitration: An Overview, The Globe (April 2024)
Initiating Arbitral Proceedings in International Commercial Disputes, The Globe (January 2025)