FelCor Appoints Jonathan H. Yellen as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
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FelCor Appoints Jonathan H. Yellen as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
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This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2006-06-29
FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated (NYSE: FCH), one of the nation's largest hotel real estate investment trusts (REITs), today announced the appointment of Jonathan H. Yellen as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, effective July 1, 2006.
Mr. Yellen (39) is a partner with Damon & Morey LLP in Buffalo, New York, where he specializes in mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and securities law. With more than 12 years of experience in law, Mr. Yellen previously worked in house with Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. as Vice President and Associate General Counsel and with Digital Lighthouse Corporation, as Executive Vice President and General Counsel. In addition, Mr. Yellen previously practiced law in New York with Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP, and in New York and California with Latham & Watkins LLP.
"I am very excited to welcome Jon to FelCor. We have a longstanding relationship and I look forward to partnering with Jon as we continue to execute our strategic plan," said Richard A. Smith, FelCor's President and CEO.
Mr. Yellen is a graduate of Amherst College and earned his law degree from Columbia Law School, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. He also received a Master of Laws degree from Georgetown University Law Center.
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