Grier Raclin Joins Thompson Coburn LLP

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St. Louis, Missouri – Grier C. Raclin, former Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer of Charter Communications, Inc., will join the Corporate and Securities practice of Thompson Coburn LLP on January 4, 2010. Mr. Raclin also served as Charter’s Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary since joining the company in 2005.

Prior to his service with Charter, Mr. Raclin served as Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of Savvis, Inc. from 2003 to 2005. From 1997 to 2002, Mr. Raclin served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer of Global Telesystems, Inc.

A graduate of Northwestern University Law School, Mr. Raclin has built a distinguished law career including seven years as Vice Chairman and Managing Partner of Gardner, Carton & Douglas, four years as a partner with the Washington, D.C. law firm of Heron, Berchete, Ruckert and Rothwell and five years with Sidley Austin LLP in Washington.

“Grier Raclin is well-recognized not only for his substantial legal expertise, but for his tremendous business acumen as well,” said Thompson Coburn LLP Chairman Tom Minogue. “We’ve had the opportunity to work closely with Grier on many projects over the years, and are delighted to be bringing him on board. He brings additional depth to our already strong Corporate and Securities group, particularly in areas of great interest to our clients, such as corporate governance and compliance.”

“I am absolutely delighted to be joining Thompson Coburn at this time,” said Mr. Raclin. “Their significant presence in the St. Louis, Washington, D.C. and Chicago legal markets, and widely-recognized expertise in corporate securities and complex litigation matters should fit well with my own experience in the corporate governance, compliance, telecommunications and technology