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Joseph J. Conklin is Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Director of Human Resources for Atkins Nutritionals, Inc. (ANI). He is responsible for the company’s general corporate legal affairs including licensing and manufacturing transactions, litigation strategy and oversight, regulatory compliance initiatives (including the review of advertising, marketing, claims substantiation and labeling materials), risk management and the management of the Atkins intellectual property portfolio. He joined ANI in 2003 as Vice President, Assistant General. Prior to joining ANI, Mr. Conklin was the General Counsel for Twin Laboratories, Inc., a leading manufacturer of dietary supplements. Before moving to in-house practice, he spent several years as a Litigation Associate at Donovan Leisure Newton & Irvine, as well as several years at an intellectual property boutique firm. Mr. Conklin has published several articles on advertising and trademark law, lectured on issues related to in-house legal compliance and currently serves as Chairman of the Food Law Committee of the New York State Bar Association. He has also been given an “AV” rating, which is the most superior rating, by Martindale-Hubbell, the authoritative resource for information on the worldwide legal profession. Mr. Conklin graduated from The George Washington University and St. John’s University School of Law, where he was an editor of the Law Review. | 