American Vanguard Corp. (NYSE:AVD) today announced that Mr. Scott D.
Baskin has been elected as a new member to its Board of Directors. He
will join the Board immediately and will become a member of both the
Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee and the Audit Committee. Mr.
Baskin will fill the vacancy created when then-director Jerome Coben
opted not to seek re-election at the company’s 2013 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders.
Mr. Baskin has extensive experience as a litigator arising from his 35
year career with Irell & Manella, from which he retired at the end of
2013. During his tenure at Irell & Manella, Mr. Baskin concentrated his
practice on intellectual property, technology, real estate, business
torts and securities actions for a multitude of corporate clients. A
frequent lecturer and writer, he has published many articles on
intellectual property rights, patent infringement, trial preparation and
discovery. He was an assistant instructor at Yale Law School and clerked
for Hon. Y.C Choy, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Mr. Baskin holds a J.D. from Yale Law School and a B.A. in Political
Science and History from Stanford University. He has also been selected
as a Southern California Super Lawyer by Los Angeles Magazine every year
since 2004.
Eric Wintemute, Chairman & CEO of American Vanguard commented, “We are
most pleased to add Scott to our Board. He has had a storied career as a
corporate litigator and, in that role, has been advising and
representing corporations for decades. His strength in intellectual
property rights will be especially beneficial to American Vanguard, as
we expand our patent portfolio in both delivery systems and end-use
formulations. Scott has an unusual ability to see to the core of an
issue and to plot out a path for achieving results, whether in
negotiation, defense or prosecution of one’s rights. We welcome Scott to
our group and we expect his participation will contribute to American
Vanguard’s continued success in the years ahead.”
About American Vanguard
American Vanguard Corporation is a diversified specialty and
agricultural products company that develops and markets products for
crop protection and management, turf and ornamentals management and
public and animal health. American Vanguard is included on the Russell
2000® & Russell 3000® Indexes and the Standard & Poors 600 Index. To
learn more about American Vanguard, please reference the Company’s web
site at www.american-vanguard.com.
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