Message-ID: <1398973.1075842758983.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2001 06:11:00 -0800 (PST) From: rrich@bracepatt.com To: gnemec@ect.enron.com, jkeller@ect.enron.com, sdaniel@ect.enron.com, bgray@enron.com, jhartso@enron.com, jsteffe@enron.com, llawner@enron.com, lyoho@enron.com, mark.e.haedicke@enron.com, rebecca.w.cantrell@enron.com, rfrank@enron.com, rshapiro@enron.com, scorman@enron.com, skean@enron.com, steve.van.hooser@enron.com Subject: FORMER MONTANA GOVERNOR MARC RACICOT JOINS Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: "Randall Rich" X-To: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Gerald_Nemec_Dec2000_June2001_2\Notes Folders\All documents X-Origin: NEMEC-G X-FileName: gnemec.nsf FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, February 6, 2001 FORMER MONTANA GOVERNOR MARC RACICOT JOINS TEXAS LAW FIRM OF BRACEWELL & PATTERSON AS PARTNER WASHINGTON - Former Montana Governor Marc Racicot will become a partner in the Washington, DC office of the Texas-based law firm of Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P., the firm announced today. "Governor Racicot will be a tremendous asset to Bracewell & Patterson and its clients," said Managing Partner Kelly Frels. "He has an extraordinary record of bringing businesses, government, consumer groups and others together to find innovative solutions to major problems now facing many states and our nation. The governor's extensive work dealing with environmental, natural resource and energy issues will be especially helpful to Bracewell & Patterson's clients across the nation." The 2000 edition of The Almanac of American Politics describes Racicot as "probably the nation's most popular governor" and says that in October 1998 his job approval rating was 87 percent, "about as high as you can go." The publication also says: "At a time when Americans are eager for consensus and agreement, Racicot has spoken often about the need for civility and listening to others." Racicot, who joins Bracewell & Patterson on Feb. 12, said he decided to work for the law firm "after extensive discussions with law firms located throughout the United States." "Bracewell & Patterson will give me the opportunity to continue working to resolve some of the toughest public policy issues facing our nation today, for the benefit of people around the country," Racicot said. "Bracewell & Patterson's reputation for integrity and for finding bipartisan solutions to problems are exactly what I was looking for after 27 years of public service. In addition, practicing law in Washington with Bracewell & Patterson will enable me to lend support and assistance to President Bush and his administration in the event that there may be appropriate occasions to do so." Racicot, 52, was elected governor of Montana in 1992 and 1996, winning with 79 percent of the vote in his re-election bid on the Republican ticket. His term as governor expired January 2 this year. Immediately before becoming governor, he served for four years as Montana's attorney general. After graduating from Carroll College in 1970 and from the University of Montana Law School in 1973, Racicot served in the Army Judge Advocate Corps from 1973 to 1976, as deputy Missoula County attorney from 1976 to 1977, and as a Montana assistant attorney general and special prosecutor from 1977 to 1988. Racicot was an early supporter of then-Gov. George W. Bush in 1997 in the race for the presidency, helped round up support for Bush among fellow Republican governors, and campaigned for Bush in the presidential race. Racicot met and worked with a number of lawyers from Bracewell & Patterson when he joined other lawyers in Florida to assist the Bush campaign in resolving disputes about the outcome of the presidential election last year. Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P. was founded in Houston in 1945 and is headquartered there. The law firm - which is comprised of more than 340 attorneys - has seven offices in Texas. It also has offices in Washington, DC; Northern Virginia; London; and Kazakhstan. Bracewell & Patterson provides a broad range of legal assistance and business counsel to clients in all industries and local governments. In addition to Racicot, the law firm's public policy practice includes a number of former government officials, among them: former Congressman Ed Bethune (R-Arkansas), former Congressman Jim Chapman (D-Texas), and former Comptroller of the Currency Robert L. Clarke. More information on Bracewell & Patterson is available at its website at www.bracepatt.com