DRAPER, Utah, July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
1-800 CONTACTS, INC., (Nasdaq: CTAC), today announced that Garth T. Vincent, a
partner in the law firm of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, recently joined
1-800 CONTACTS' Board of Directors. Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP maintains a
nationally-recognized law practice representing clients in complex and high-
profile litigation, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, real estate,
tax, labor, environmental and bankruptcy.
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Jonathan Coon, Chief Executive Officer of 1-800 CONTACTS commented, "I am
excited to have Garth join our board. Having worked closely with Garth for
the past several years, I have come to admire his legal judgment and strategic
insights into the contact lens industry. I think he will be a strong addition
to our board of directors."
Mr. Vincent received his bachelor's degree from Harvard University in
1985 and his law degree from the Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of
California, Berkeley in 1988. Following graduation he served as a law clerk
to U.S. Solicitor General Charles Fried and, later, to the Honorable Patrick
E. Higginbotham of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Mr. Vincent's practice consists principally of antitrust, unfair
competition, intellectual property and other complex business litigation. Mr.
Vincent has particular expertise in the contact lens industry. During the
past several years, he has served as 1-800 CONTACTS' national litigation
counsel, handling nearly all of the Company's most significant litigation as
well as various regulatory matters before the Federal Trade Commission, Food &
Drug Administration and state regulatory boards throughout the country. He
has also been actively involved in the Company's legislative activities at
both the state and federal level.
Mr. Vincent is also active in several bar and professional organizations,
including the American Bar Association (Antitrust and Intellectual Property
Sections), the California State Bar Association (Antitrust Section) and the
Los Angeles County Bar Association. He was selected as "Outstanding Young
Lawyer" in 1996 by the J. Reuben Clark Law Society (Los Angeles Chapter) and
presently serves on its board.
1-800 CONTACTS offers consumers an attractive alternative for obtaining
replacement contact lenses in terms of convenience, price and speed of
delivery. Through its easy-to-remember, toll-free telephone number,
"1-800 CONTACTS" (1-800-266-8228), and its Internet web site,
http://www.contacts.com , the Company sells all of the popular brands of contact
lenses. 1-800 CONTACTS offers products at competitive prices, while
delivering a high level of customer service.
SOURCE 1-800 CONTACTS, INC.,
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CONTACT:
Jonathan C. Coon, Chief Executive Officer, or
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CONTACTS, +1-801-924-9800, investors@1800contacts.com
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