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Michelle Banks Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Gap, Inc.


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Anthony K. Greene Director, Jamison Insurance Group


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Don H. Liu Senior Vice President, General Counsel, & Secretary, Xerox Corporation


Hinton J. Lucas Vice President & Assistant General Counsel DuPont Company


Robbie E. B. Narcisse Vice President-Global Ethics & Business Practices Pitney Bowes Inc.


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Thomas L. Sager Senior Vice President & General Counsel DuPont Company


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Kenneth S. Siegel Executive Vice President & General Counsel Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.


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Lawrence P. Tu Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Dell, Inc.


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Del Monte Foods Corporation Dell Inc. DHL America


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Exelon Business Services Company Fannie Mae


Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco Flagstar Bank Freddie Mac Gap Inc. Genentech, Inc. General Electric Company General Mills Inc. GlaxoSmithKline


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JM Family Enterprises, Inc.


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Law School Admission Council (LSAC) Leo Burnett Company


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Butler, Snow, O’Mara, Stevens & Cannada, PLLC Davis & Gilbert LLP DeMahy Labrador & Drake, PA Duane Morris LLP Epstein, Becker & Green, PC


Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto Frost Brown Todd LLC Goldberg Segalla, LLP Hamilton Miller & Birthisel LLP Helms & Greene LLC


Hinkley Allen & Snyder LLP Ice Miller LLP


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