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William B. Lytton
| Senior Counsel Dechert LLP New York, NY Executive Vice President & General Counsel (Ret.) Tyco International Ltd. William B. Lytton was the Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Tyco International Ltd. Mr. Lytton joined Tyco in September 2002 as Executive Vice President and General Counsel. Prior to joining Tyco, Lytton was Senior Vice President and General Counsel for International Paper, the world’s largest forest-products company, where he supervised the legal staff and corporate secretary’s office and had overall responsibility for all legal and compliance matters affecting the corporation. Lytton came to International Paper in 1996 from Lockheed Martin Corp., where he was Vice President and Associate General Counsel for the electronics sector. Before the combination of Lockheed and Martin Marietta, he served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel for business operations and international at Martin Marietta. Before Martin Marietta acquired General Electric Aerospace in 1993, Lytton had served as Vice President and General Counsel of GE Aerospace. Lytton served on the staff of U.S. Senator Charles H. Percy, from 1972 to 1975. He was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of Illinois from 1975 to 1978. From 1978 to 1983, he was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, serving as Chief of the Criminal Division and later as First Assistant U.S. Attorney. In 1983, he joined the Philadelphia law firm of Kohn, Savett, Klein and Graf, P.C. where he was a trial lawyer handling a variety of criminal and civil matters. While at the law firm, he served as Staff Director and Chief Counsel in 1985 for the Philadelphia Special Investigation (MOVE) Commission. In 1987, he left his law firm for a six-month assignment as Deputy Special Counselor to President Ronald Reagan. In that position, he coordinated the White House response to the congressional inquiries and Independent Counsel's investigation of the Iran-Contra matter. Upon his return to his law firm, he continued as a consultant to the President throughout the Reagan Administration. He also served as Special Counsel to President George Bush on issues relating to the Iran-Contra matter. He remained at his law firm until he joined GE Aerospace in 1989. Lytton received his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University in 1970 and a law degree from American University in 1973. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the American Corporate Counsel Association (“ACCA�) from 1997 to 2004, and served as Chairman of ACCA’s Board in 2002. He is a member of the Washington, DC, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania Bars. In 1998, he received the Excellence in Corporate Practice Award. Tyco International Ltd. is a diversified manufacturing and service company. Tyco is the world’s largest manufacturer and servicer of electrical and electronic components; the world’s largest designer, manufacturer, installer and servicer of undersea telecommunications systems; the world’s largest manufacturer, installer and provider of fire protection systems and electronic security services and the world’s largest manufacturer of specialty valves. Tyco also holds strong leadership positions in medical device products, and plastics and adhesives. |
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