Background
Withers, W. Wayne was born on November 4, 1940 in Enid, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Walter O. and Ruby (Mackey) Withers.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
W. Wayne WITHERS
Edit Profile
W. Wayne Withers, American Lawyer. Bar: Oklahoma 1965, Missouri 1970, United States Court Appeals (8th circuit), 1972, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1972, United States Court Appeals (federal circuit) 1984, United States Court Appeals (District of Columbia circuit) 1985, United States Court Claims, 1988.
Education
Bachelor, U. Oklahoma, 1962; Juris Doctor, Northwestern University, 1965.
Career
Admitted to the bar, 1965, Oklahoma. 1970, Missouri; 1972, United States. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and United States.
Supreme Court; 1979, United States. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri. 1984, United States. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.
1985, United States. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Author: "Enforcement Under FIFRA - Civil and Criminal Penalties," Chemical Times & Trends, January 1979. "Biotechnology: An Industry Perspective," Kansas Law Review, Spring 1986, Volume 34, No.
3; "Biotechnology: Can a New Technology Survive?" St. Louis University Law Journal, Spring 1987 (with Patricia G. Kenworthy, Attorney - Monsanto Agricultural Company). "Biotechnology - Ethics, Safety and Regulation," Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics and Public Policy, Spring 1987 (with Patricia G. Kenworthy). "Regulation/Commercialization of Genetically Engineered Plants," Abstract for Practising Law Institute Seminar on Biotechnology, New Developments in Federal Policies and Regulations, October 1988.
Staff Attorney, FTC, Washington, 1965-1968. Company Attorney, 1968-1978, Assistant General Counsel, 1978-1986, Monsanto Company, St. Louis. Vice President and General Counsel, 1987-1989, Monsanto Agricultural Company, St. Louis.
Vice President, Member of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors, International Food Biotechnology Council, 1988-1989. Member, Board of Trustees, International Life Sciences Institute, 1988-1989. Chairman of the Law Committee, National Agricultural Chemicals Association, Washington, D.C., 1983-1985.
Member: Law Committee, National Agricultural Chemicals Association, Washington, D.C., 1976-1989. MAPI Law Council, Washington, D.C., 1989. American Society of Corporate Secretaries, New York, N.Y., 1989.
American Corporate Counsel Association, St. Louis Chapter, 1989. The American Law Institute, 1990. The Association of General Counsel, 1991.
Chairman of the Law Committee of the Industrial Biotechnology Association, Washington, D.C., 1985-1989. Member of the Advisory Panel, Office of Technology Assessment re: BIOTECHNOLOGY Indiana A GLOBAL ECONOMY: OPTIONS FOR United States. STRATEGY - 1989. Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (Member: Antitrust Committee.
Grievance Committee). Oklahoma and American (Member, Sections on: Corporation, Banking and Business Law. Antitrust Law, Corporate Counsel Committee.
Litigation) Bar Associations. The Missouri Bar (Member, Commercial Law Section). (Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel).
Achievements
Membership
Member, Board of Trustees, International Life Sciences Institute, 1988-1989. Chairman of the Law Committee, National Agricultural Chemicals Association, Washington, D.C., 1983-1985. Member: Law Committee, National Agricultural Chemicals Association, Washington, D.C., 1976-1989.
MAPI Law Council, Washington, D.C., 1989. American Society of Corporate Secretaries, New York, N.Y., 1989. American Corporate Counsel Association, St. Louis Chapter, 1989.
The American Law Institute, 1990. The Association of General Counsel, 1991. Chairman of the Law Committee of the Industrial Biotechnology Association, Washington, D.C., 1985-1989.
Member of the Advisory Panel, Office of Technology Assessment re: BIOTECHNOLOGY Indiana A GLOBAL ECONOMY: OPTIONS FOR United States. STRATEGY - 1989. Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (Member: Antitrust Committee. Grievance Committee).
Oklahoma and American (Member, Sections on: Corporation, Banking and Business Law. Antitrust Law, Corporate Counsel Committee. Litigation) Bar Associations.
The Missouri Bar (Member, Commercial Law Section). (Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel).
Connections
Married Patricia Ann Peppers, December 12, 1974. Children: Jennifer Lynn, Whitney Lee.
