FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 2004--GE today announced the appointment of Jonathan P. Graham as Vice President, Litigation and Legal Policy, effective October 4th, 2004.
Mr. Graham will join GE from Williams & Connolly LLP in Washington, D.C., where he is a partner whose practice has focused on commercial litigation, international disputes and criminal defense matters. While at Williams & Connolly, Mr. Graham litigated matters across many different areas from constitutional law and intellectual property to administrative law and securities law.
"Jon is a world-class litigator, and we are delighted he is joining us," said Brackett Denniston, GE Vice President & General Counsel. "He will be a wonderful leader for our superb team of GE litigators and our global litigation issues."
Mr. Graham is a graduate of Pitzer College and the University of Texas School of Law, where he was the Editor-in-Chief of the Texas Law Review. After graduation, he clerked for Judge Joseph Sneed of the United States Court of Appeals in San Francisco. Mr. Graham joined Williams & Connolly in 1988.
GE (NYSE:GE) is a diversified technology, media and financial services company dedicated to creating products that make life better. From aircraft engines and power generation to financial services, medical imaging, television programming, and plastics, GE operates in more than 100 countries and employs more than 300,000 people worldwide. For more information, visit the company's Web site at http://www.ge.com.
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