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As General Counsel to Orbian, James D. Houston brings 20 years of experience counseling public and private companies on a wide variety of business and legal issues including corporate finance, risk management and corporate governance. Prior to joining Orbian, Mr. Houston was Chief Operating Officer and Chief Legal Officer of TeamStaff, Inc., a publicly traded company. Before joining TeamStaff in 2005, Mr. Houston acted as the chief legal officer for several public and private companies through his own consulting firm. Mr. Houston was division counsel for the Strategic and Global Licensing Division of SAS Institute, Inc. from 1997 through 1999.
Prior to joining SAS Institute, Mr. Houston spent six additional years as principal of his own consulting firm after having worked as an associate for the national law firms Adams, Duque and Hazeltine and Keck, Mahin and Cate from 1987 through 1991. Mr. Houston holds a Juris Doctorate from Boston University School of Law and a B.A. in Political Science and Philosophy from Long Island University. He is admitted to practice law in New York and California. | 