Sales Management

GRIER C. RACLIN

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St. Louis, Missouri 63105 Email: abhq07@r.postjobfree.com

CHIEF LEGAL/ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

Legal Group Management and Expense Control; Intellectual Property

Protection

International Operations; Domestic and Foreign Legal and Regulatory

Compliance

Complex Commercial and Financial Transactions -Acquisitions, Divestitures &

Financings

Accomplished Chief Legal and Administrative Officer, with in-depth

experience as General Counsel of Fortune 500 and other public companies,

and as Managing Partner and Partner of major corporate law firms. Known as

an effective and decisive leader, able to build and motivate high

performance teams and implement corporate strategies, while meeting expense

objectives. Highly skilled in managing complex domestic and international

litigation and transactions, as well as resolving corporate governance and

other legal issues arising in domestic and multinational operations.

Brings a diverse skill set and hands-on approach to directing major

corporate functions, such as Government Relations, Business Development,

Human Resources, Facilities Management and Procurement. A full CV can be

viewed at www.visialcv.com/graclin.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

THOMPSON COBURN LLP, St. Louis, MO; Washington, DC; Chicago, IL 1/2010-

present

Of Counsel

Largest law firm in St. Louis, MO, with nationwide practice in complex

litigation and corporate transactions.

Representing clients in the negotiation of complex commercial and financial

transactions, including litigation settlements; and providing advice on

corporate governance, securities, privacy and data security, and technology

issues. Separately providing business consulting advice to investors and

management consulting firms seeking to maximize the value they or their

clients derive from legal services, and serving as Adjunct Professor of

Securities Regulation at the Washington University School of Law.

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (NASDQ: "CHTR"), St. Louis, MO 2005 -

12/2009

Publicly-held, Fortune 500 ($7B, 16,500 employees) company, and the

country's third largest, publicly held cable company.

Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer; 2009

EVP, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & Corporate Secretary; 2005-

2009

Member of the senior management team, reporting to the CEO and driving

dramatic improvement in the operational and financial performance of the

company's legal, regulatory, governmental relations and other corporate

departments. Specific actions included

. Managing the successful resolution of all litigation and contract

negotiations, including the recovery of more than two years' total legal

expense through a single plaintiff's action; the successful resolution of

numerous multi-million dollar patent infringement and consumer class

action suits; and resolving complex legal issues associated with more

than $14B in debt refinancings as well as day-to-day sales and operations

. Implementing programs to ensure compliance with all regulatory and

corporate governance requirements, including federal (e.g., SOX) and

listing exchange (NASDAQ) Board and corporate governance requirements

during periods of heightened scrutiny

. Hands-on management resulting in significant improvement in the

performance of the company's legal, regulatory and government relations

functions, such as reallocating responsibilities among inside staff and

outside counsel and consultants and renegotiating outside counsel

relationships to reduce external legal fees by more than 40% while at the

same time significantly improving client service and department morale

SAVVIS, INC. (NASDAQ: "SVVS"), Washington, D.C.; St. Louis, MO 2003 -

2005

Leading international provider of IT outsourcing, "Cloud," communications

network, data center, and internet access services to commercial

enterprises worldwide.

Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

Member of the senior management team, reporting to the CEO and directing

all legal and regulatory affairs and other corporate functions, including:

. Managing the successful negotiation of all major corporate transactions,

including the most significant sales of the Company's commercial

services, the acquisition of Cable and Wireless' U.S. assets for $150M,

and the integration of domestic and foreign data centers acquired from

Intel (along with the issuance of associated debt), almost tripling the

company's revenues (from $236M to $667M) in two years

. Devising and implementing programs to ensure compliance with all

corporate capitalization and other regulatory requirements associated

with entering and undertaking ongoing operations in more than 30 European

and Asian countries, while minimizing capital investment in foreign

corporate subsidiaries

. Managing all Board affairs to ensure compliance with all SEC and listing

exchange (NASDAQ) corporate governance and regulatory requirements

. Identifying opportunities and devising and implementing programs that

achieved tens of millions of dollars in cost reduction synergies in the

first year after the Cable and Wireless acquisition, greatly exceeding

corporate goals and expectations

GLOBAL TELESYSTEMS, INC. (NYSE, AMST, LUX), London; Washington D.C.

1997-2002

Leading provider of domestic and international voice and data services to

businesses throughout Eastern and Western Europe, Russia and Asia, which

grew to $1B in revenues with 4,500 employees in 20 countries

EVP, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel

Member of the Senior Management team, reporting to the CEO and directing

all legal and regulatory affairs and other corporate functions, and

managing all interactions with regulatory bodies in 20 European and Asian

countries, including:

. Managing the successful resolution of all foreign and domestic legal

issues associated with complex corporate transactions, such as the

issuance of $3.5B in foreign and domestic debt and equity (including the

first Eurobond offering); and the acquisition, reorganization and

divestiture of $3B in companies and assets located throughout Eastern and

Western Europe, Russia and Asia

. Managing the successful resolution of all major litigation and

governmental investigations, including foreign and domestic employment

and labor claims and U.S. FCPA investigations; and securing all

governmental approvals for numerous acquisitions and the initiation of

foreign operations Worldwide

GARDNER, CARTON & DOUGLAS, Chicago, IL; Washington, D.C. 1990 - 1997

300-attorney law firm with nationwide and international corporate

transactions and securities practice; later merged with Drinker Biddle &

Reath LLP.

Vice Chairman of the Management Committee; Managing Partner, Washington,

D.C. Office; and Chairman of Strategic Planning Committee (1995 - 1997);

Partner (1990 - 1995)

Represented multinational high technology companies and foreign governments

seeking to privatize major industries, and served as outside US General

Counsel to one of the largest cellular telephone system manufacturers,

managing complex commercial and financial negotiations, regulatory

compliance and the resolution of intellectual property and other

significant litigation and disputes.

. Doubled the firm's international practice involving the negotiation of

trans-border infrastructure sales and project financings, and the

representation of foreign governments in infrastructure projects

. Negotiated more than 4B in international infrastructure and consumer

equipment sales, financings and loan restructurings

HERON, BURCHETTE, RUCKERT & ROTHWELL, Washington, D.C. 1986 - 1989

Partner

HBR&R grew from start-up to become third largest firm based in Washington

D.C. Practice consisted of representing high technology companies in their

commercial negotiations, regulatory compliance and intellectual property

disputes, such as a major US satellite manufacturer in its negotiations to

launch communications satellites on Russian launch vehicles

. Led the successful defense of one of the largest international patent

cases; managing complex litigation in the U.S. and three foreign

jurisdictions and eventually settling for a substantial payment to client

SIDLEY & AUSTIN, Washington, D.C. 1981 - 1986

Attorney

Represented high-tech, infrastructure manufacturers in sales and

financings; enterprises pursuing commercial opportunities in outer space

(e.g., 3M Corporation's "thin films" space shuttle experiments); and major

videotape manufacturers in the U.S. Supreme Court's Betamax copyright

litigation. Long-term assignments with AT&T Bell Labs in connection with

the original deployment of cellular telephony and the division of AT&T into

the Regional Bell Operating Companies

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS (7th Circuit), Chicago, IL 1979 - 1981

Attorney and Senior Law Clerk to the Hon. Wilbur F. Pell

Senior law clerk and principal legal advisor to a member of the U.S. Court

of Appeals; attending oral arguments, performing legal research and

drafting judicial opinions

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

J.D., Northwestern University School of Law; Chicago, Illinois (1978)

Member, Editorial Board: Northwestern University Law Review

University of Chicago Booth School of Business; Chicago Illinois (1979-80)

Finance coursework in Executive MBA Program (relocated to DC before

completing degree program)

B.A. (Cum Laude), Northwestern University; Evanston, Illinois (1975)

Degree in Philosophy ( Highest Departmental Honors ( Phi Beta Kappa

George Washington University; Washington, D.C. (1982)

Certificate in Basic Electrical Engineering

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS and PUBLICATIONS

Past and present member of various corporate, charitable and civic

governing boards; currently including the Northwestern University Law

School Fund Board (National Chair), and the St. Louis Museum of

Contemporary ART; and previously including Golden Telecom, Inc. (NASDQ:

GLDN) (Moscow) and the Chairmanship of the Transactions Committee of the

Federal Communications Bar Association

PUBLISHED ARTICLES AND SPEECHES

Authored numerous articles, pamphlets and speeches, including "Buzz,

Cookies and Targeting; A Business Guide to Rapidly Expanding Data Privacy

Laws" (2010); "Managing Complex Litigation, A General Counsel's Perspective

... " a speech before the Association of Corporate Counsel, Chicago IL

(2010); "The Patent Laws Need Updating," St. Louis Post Dispatch (2008) and

"Competition In The Video Marketplace;" 2007 Telecommunications Symposium,

United States Department of Justice, Antitrust Division; and other articles

appearing in The Wall Street Journal, The Northwestern University Law

Review, The Northwestern University Journal of International Law and

Business and The Journal of the National Law Center for the Public

Interest; and network television commentary

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