CHICAGO, Jan. 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Jenner &
Block is pleased to announce that Olin Corporation General Counsel
George H. Pain will join the firm as
a partner in its Chicago office
effective March 1, 2017. Mr.
Pain will support firm-wide practices, bringing decades of business
experience, litigation knowledge and board-level advisory work to
client engagements.
"We are pleased to have an experienced practitioner like George
join the firm," said Litigation Department Chair Craig C. Martin. "He is a strategic fit whose
deep understanding of the business and legal landscape will be an
asset to the firm as we continue to expand our strategic efforts
across a number of our practice groups. We will rely on his
significant leadership experience as well as his work in corporate
governance and strategic counseling."
During his tenure at Olin, Mr. Pain was integrally involved in
the divestitures and acquisitions of several business units, most
recently in a multi-billion dollar merger transaction in which Olin
acquired a majority ownership of certain chlorine- and
chlorine-derivative businesses of The Dow Chemical Company.
The acquisition resulted in Olin becoming the leading chlor-alkali
company in the world. He oversaw all legal, regulatory,
public policy, compliance and media functions with more than 60
professionals reporting to him and had general supervisory
authority for all corporation transactions, compliance issues,
investigations, environmental remediation, and
litigation. Mr. Pain also was involved in advising and
counseling the company's senior management team, as well as its
board of directors, while contributing substantially to the
formulation and implementation of Olin's international business
strategy in the chemical industry.
Chair of Jenner & Block's Firm-wide Corporate/Transactional
Practice Joseph P. Gromacki said, "Our firm has worked with George
as a client for more than 15 years. He is one of the most
highly respected chief legal officers in the legal community and
joins a long list of GCs who have found a home at Jenner &
Block. We are very pleased that he chose us as the platform
for the next stage of his professional career and are excited to
tap into his rich transactional, strategic and other
experience." Former GCs and chief legal officers who are
currently or have recently been partners at Jenner & Block have
come from organizations such as the Federal Communications
Commission, General Dynamics, General Motors, 3M Corporation, SPX
Corporation, Exelon and others.
While at Olin, Mr. Pain served as senior vice president, general
counsel and secretary; he served as Olin's general counsel since
2002. Before rejoining Olin in 2002, he served for one year
as vice president, secretary and general counsel of General
Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Inc., an operating unit of
General Dynamics Corporation. From 1997 to 2001, he served as
vice president, general counsel and secretary of Primex
Technologies, Inc., an aerospace and defense company that spun off
from Olin in 1997. Prior to 1997, he worked primarily in
Olin's Law Department in positions of increasing
responsibilities.
Mr. Pain received an LL.M. in corporate law from New York University, earned his J.D., cum
laude, from the University of
Connecticut Law School and received both a B.A. in economics
and a B.S. in civil engineering, cum laude, from
Bucknell University. He is
admitted to the New York,
Connecticut and Illinois bars.
ABOUT OLIN
Olin Corporation (NYSE: OLN) is a leading vertically
integrated global manufacturer and distributor of chemical products
and a leading US manufacturer of ammunition, with revenues of
approximately $6 billion
annually.
ABOUT JENNER & BLOCK
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500 lawyers and offices in Chicago, London, Los
Angeles, New York and
Washington, DC. The firm is
known for its prominent and successful litigation practice and
experience handling sophisticated, high-profile corporate
transactions. Firm clients include Fortune 100 companies,
large privately held corporations, financial services institutions,
emerging companies, and venture capital and private equity
investors. In 2016, The American Lawyer named Jenner
& Block to the A-List, which recognizes the top 20 US law
firms. The American Lawyer also recognized the firm as
the #1 pro bono firm in the United
States six of the past nine years; the firm has been ranked
among the top 10 in this category every year since 1990.
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