Brown-Forman Names General Counsel.LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Brown-Forman (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BFB BFB Bubbling Fluidized Bed BFB Bromofluorobenzene BFB Blood for Blood (Band) BFB Broken Family Band BFB Balanced Failure Biasing BFB Biker Friendly Bar BFB Big Freakin' Baby (polite form) ) (NYSE:BFA BFA abbr. Bachelor of Fine Arts BFA abbr BFA, B.F.A Bachelor of Fine Arts; first degree in Fine Arts. ) announced today the appointment of Matthew E. Hamel to the position of general counsel, effective October 30, 2007. He succeeds Michael B. Crutcher, who retired from the company at the end of August. As general counsel, Hamel will lead Brown-Forman's legal team, overseeing the traditional legal activities related to trademarks, regulatory compliance, trade practices, litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. , corporate restructurings, corporate governance, SEC and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, acquisitions and other matters. "Matt has more than 21 years of international legal and corporate management experience in technology, consumer goods, and media firms. His broad experience makes him an excellent choice to lead the group that attends to Brown-Forman's legal affairs across the globe," said Paul Varga, Brown-Forman's chief executive officer. Hamel joins Brown-Forman from Dow Jones & Company, where he served as associate general counsel and vice president, law, Enterprise Media Group. Prior to that position, he served as vice president, general counsel and secretary for Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control (Factiva), a privately-owned, multi-national joint venture specializing in selling online business information and research tools. Before joining Factiva, he worked for nearly seven years at Colgate-Palmolive Company as division general counsel, international business development. Earlier in his career, he was an associate with the law firm of White & Case, and represented clients from a variety of industries in such diverse markets as Warsaw, Stockholm, New York Stockholm is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 3,592 at the 2000 census. The name was assigned by surveyors from Stockholm in Sweden. The Town of Stockholm is in the northeast part of the county and is northeast of Potsdam. and Washington, D.C. Hamel holds a B.A. degree in economics and political science from Yale University and a J.D. degree from the University of Chicago Law School The University of Chicago Law School, having recently celebrated its centennial in the 2002-2003 school year, has established itself as a high profile part of the University of Chicago. . In addition, he was a Fulbright Scholar in Sweden. Brown-Forman is a diversified producer and marketer of fine quality products including Jack Daniel's, Southern Comfort, Finlandia Vodka, Tequila Herradura, el Jimador Tequila, Canadian Mist, Fetzer and Bolla Wines, and Korbel Champagne. |
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