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Thomas R. "Tom" Lalla Jr., Vice President - Administration and Legal Affairs, and General Counsel at Pernod Ricard USA, has extensive experience in all areas of corporate law, including licensing and franchising. He joined Austin Nichols in 1991 as General Counsel and became Vice President - Administration and Legal Affairs in 1997. Previously, he was Managing Partner at the law firm of Buchman & O'Brien in New York, serving as legal counsel to a number of leading corporations in the beverage, computer software and publishing industries. Lalla began his career in the law as Assistant District Attorney in White Plains, N.Y., where he litigated jury trial cases ranging from violent felonies to "white-collar" crimes. Lalla received his Juris Doctor Degree in 1975 from Temple University School of Law in Philadelphia and a Bachelors of Arts degree in History and Political Science at Fordham University. He was admitted to the bar in the State of New York in 1976 and in the U.S. District Court, Southern District in 1978. Lalla is a member of the American Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association and the New York City Bar Association. | 