Legal security expert joins Raytheon

RESTON, Va., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A top U.S. government legal expert on homeland security has become a vice president of Raytheon.

"John M. Mitnick has joined Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC, a subsidiary of Raytheon Company, as vice president and general counsel," Raytheon said in a statement Dec. 18.

"Mitnick is responsible for the delivery of legal services to RTSC. He is also responsible for the Environmental, Health, and Safety function and leads the RTSC legal team as it collaborates with its business partners to develop legal, ethics, and compliance solutions while facilitating business growth," the company said.

Mitnick was "was formerly associate counsel to the president of the United States, responsible for homeland security matters. Before moving to the White House, Mitnick served as associate general counsel for science and technology at the Department of Homeland Security and as counsel to the assistant attorney general, Antitrust Division, at the Department of Justice," the company said.

"Before serving in the Bush administration, Mitnick was a partner at Kilpatrick Stockton LLP in Atlanta, Ga., where he specialized in international and domestic mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances, commercial transactions, technology development and licensing, and general corporate matters. While at Kilpatrick Stockton, he also served as adjunct professor of law at the Georgia State University College of Law," Raytheon said.

"Mitnick received his B.A. degree in history and political science, summa cum laude, from Emory University in 1984. He received a B.A. degree in jurisprudence from Oxford University in 1987 and his J.D. degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1988," the company said.

Raytheon described RTSC as offering "technology solutions for defense, federal, and commercial customers worldwide. RTSC specializes in Mission Support, counter-proliferation and counter-terrorism, homeland security solutions, base and range operations, and customized engineering and manufacturing."