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Alumnus to speak at law commencement May 5 |
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May 1, 2007 |
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Joseph W. Bauer, vice president and general counsel of the Lubrizol Corp., will return to his alma mater to address UT College of Law graduates Saturday, May 5, at 10 a.m. in the Student Union Auditorium on Main Campus.
There are 129 candidates for law degrees this spring and summer.
Bauer received bachelor of arts and law degrees from UT in 1975 and 1981, respectively. He then practiced with Jones, Day in Cleveland.
In 1985, Bauer joined Lubrizol, the largest manufacturer of chemical additives for lubricants and fuels used in vehicles and industry and a leading producer of ingredients used in personal care products, plastic plumbing, paints and specialty plastics. Headquartered near Cleveland, the company has 7,000 employees and makes products in 20 countries. It is among the Fortune 500; revenues in 2006 exceeded $4 billion.
The Toledo native managed the company’s litigation matters and was named general counsel in 1991 and elected an officer in 1992. Since then, Bauer has been responsible for legal affairs and health of Lubrizol and its wholly owned subsidiaries and affiliates around the world. He is a member of the executive committee of the company’s management and is the principal legal adviser to the CEO and the board of directors on matters of corporate governance. His staff includes 22 lawyers.
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