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Anheuser-Busch rehires James “Jamie” Mathis, who had been chair of the Husch Blackwell law firm’s alcoholic beverage practice.  He succeeds Thomas Larson, who led a team responsible for U.S. transactional legal matters.  Larson is now vp-corporate for parent Anheuser-Busch InBev. Mathis previously was an associate general counsel at A-B between 2004 and 2010. Both Mathis and Larson are based in St. Louis.