L-3 Names David Reilly Deputy General Counsel

L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today the promotion of David M. Reilly to the position of vice president and deputy general counsel. He currently practices in the areas of corporate acquisitions and divestitures, complex commercial transactions, litigation management and general corporate matters. In his new position, Mr. Reilly will continue those functions and will also oversee the day-to-day operations of the corporate administrative legal staff and the company’s environmental, health and safety group. He will report to Steven M. Post, L-3’s senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary.

Mr. Reilly, age 43, has more than 18 years of professional legal experience. He joined L-3 in 1999 and has held multiple positions with increasing responsibility in the company’s legal organization. Most recently, he had been the company’s vice president, assistant general counsel and assistant secretary. Prior to joining L-3, Mr. Reilly was assistant general counsel for BTR, Inc., a global engineering organization.

A cum laude graduate of the Business School at the State University of New York at Albany, Mr. Reilly received a Bachelor of Science in Finance/Marketing. He received a Juris Doctorate degree from St. John’s University School of Law, where he served as an editor for the St. John’s Law Review.

Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications employs approximately 65,000 people worldwide and is a prime contractor in aircraft modernization and maintenance, C³ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) systems and government services. L-3 is also a leading provider of high technology products, subsystems and systems. The company reported 2008 sales of $14.9 billion.

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