In Memoriam: Harry C. Sigman

Harry C. Sigman passed away on August 19. He was 78 years old.

Mr. Sigman was a member of the California State Bar for more than 50 years and is a recipient of its Business Law Section’s Lifetime Achievement Award. He taught commercial law at UCLA, as well as at universities in Europe and Israel.  Mr. Sigman developed expertise in Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) and was an ALI appointee to UCC drafting committees from 1999 to 2001. He worked as a consultant to governments and NGOs worldwide. Mr. Sigman represented the U.S. at the United Nations, The Hague, and UNIDROIT (the International Institute for Unification of Private Law) in multilateral commercial law treaty negotiations.

He was in sole practice and ran his law firm in Los Angeles. Mr. Sigman was an avid collector of decorative art objects and established a collection at the Neue Gallerie in New York.

Read the full New York Times  obituary.