Mr. Everette James

Mr. James served until recently as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Service Industries and Finance at the U.S. Department of Commerce.
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Mr. James was general counsel for United Medical International before joining the U.S. Government in 1996.During his public service, he was twice elected Vice-Chair of the Insurance Committee of the 29-member-country Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and was the first elected Chair of the OECD Working Party on Private Pensions.Mr. James also chaired the NAFTA Committee on Financial Services, the U.S.- China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade's Financial Services Subgroup and was responsible for implementation and compliance of insurance commitments of the WTO Financial Services Agreement.He led numerous other international initiatives, including major financial services projects in Japan, Korea, India, Poland and Brazil.The reputation and breadth of LeBoeuf's financial services practice and international network of offices make this a perfect fit, Mr. James said.LeBoeuf is the premier firm with global expertise in regulatory matters, mergers, acquisitions, demutualizations and public offerings, all of which are necessary to serve multinational clients.I welcome the opportunity to work with LeBoeuf lawyers from Beijing to Brussels to Boston..

LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, L.L.P. has more than 750 lawyers practicing in 14 U.S. offices and in nine countries overseas.Well known as one of the preeminent legal services providers to the energy & utilities and insurance industries, the firm has built upon these strengths to gain prominence in corporate and financial services, international, bankruptcy, e-commerce/intellectual property and litigation practice.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – (February 25, 2000) – Richardson M. Roberts, Chief Executive Officer of Link2Gov.com, Inc, today announced that the Company has named a widely-respected Clinton Administration official, A. Everette James, to serve as Executive Vice-President for Government Affairs and Associate General Counsel.
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In this new position, Mr. James will be responsible for government strategy and managing the Company's contract relationships with key political leaders and consultants.Link2Gov is one of the nation's pre-eminent providers of advanced e-government solutions that enable citizens and businesses to complete transactions with the government over the Internet or telephone.

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Mr. James added By providing consumers access to government services through both the telephone and the computer, Link2Gov is positioned to be the premier company in e-government today and for the future.The demand for electronic solutions for government transactions with citizens and business is growing at a tremendous pace, and I believe Link2Gov has the products, the people, and the proven results to take a leading role in the rapid development of this industry..

As Commerce Deputy Assistant Secretary for Service Industries and Finance, Mr. James managed the federal programs set up to assist U.S. service sector firms to win business overseas.In this capacity, he helped numerous telecommunications, financial services and information technology firms negotiate with governments and secure contracts worth billions of dollars.Mr. James represented the Department of Commerce on the Board of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, was Co-Chair of the NAFTA Financial Services Committee and was elected Chair of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Working Party on Private Pensions.

Representing the interests of the U.S. information services firms, Mr. James also served on the federal Information Infrastructure Task Force and Electronic Commerce Working Group.During his tenure in government, he is credited for rebuilding the Commerce Department's Office of Finance, earning it the Outstanding Organization Award in 1999.

Link2Gov.com, Inc., with offices in Nashville, Tennessee, and Pompano Beach, Florida, is a leading provider of advanced e-government solutions that enable citizens and businesses to complete transactions with the government over the Internet or telephone.Link2Gov's unique G2C and G2B Solutions combine state-of-the-art web-based and interactive voice response e-government systems with sophisticated electronic marketing expertise to provide government constituents easy and timely alternative methods for government transactions, while providing governments increased compliance and operating efficiencies.The Company has contracts in operation or in development with governmental agencies in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Texas and Washington.