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James H. Davis joined HGS as Senior Vice President and General Counsel in May 1997. In December 2003 Dr. Davis was promoted to Executive Vice President. Prior to joining HGS Dr. Davis was with the intellectual property law firm of Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett and Dunner L.L.P. where his practice focused on providing an integrated analysis of legal issues affecting the commercialization of new technologies including intellectual property rights regulatory compliance and licensing. Prior to joining Finnegan Henderson in 1995 Dr. Davis served as General Counsel Vice President of Research and Development and a Director of Crop Genetics International Corporation which he had joined in 1988 as General Counsel and Vice President of Development and Regulatory Affairs. Earlier in his career Dr. Davis was a Partner with Weil Gotshal & Manges which he joined in 1986 with a practice principally concentrated on counseling and litigation relating to environmental health food drug and cosmetic issues. From 1983 to 1985 he served with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Dr. Davis holds a doctorate degree in Organic and Theoretical Chemistry from the California Institute of Technology and a law degree from the University of Virginia. | 