GlaxoSmithKline Joins NAMWOLF and Commits to the Use of Minority and Women-Owned Firms
GlaxoSmithKline joins NAMWOLF as a Corporate Partner.
Research Triangle Park, NC, July 19, 2009 --(PR.com)-- The National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) is proud to announce the latest Corporate Entity Partner, GlaxoSmithKline NAMWOLF commends their decision to formalize, through their partnership with NAMWOLF, their goal for utilization of minority and women owned law firms.
“We are very pleased to be a part of GlaxoSmithKline’s dedication to diversity, welcome them as a partner and commend them for all they have already done to advance the use of minority and women owned firms,” said Yolanda Coly, Managing Director of NAMWOLF. NAMWOLF’s Corporate and Public Entities Partnering Program is comprised of companies and government entities that are committed to utilizing minority and women owned law firms as part of their outside legal counsel.
The NAMWOLF Corporate and Public Entities Partnering Program was created six years ago to recognize companies aiming to spend a minimum of five percent of their outside counsel budgets with certified minority and women-owned law firms. There is no cost to join the program. More than 150 corporations and public entities have enrolled in the program, including: PepsiAmericas; Aetna, Inc.; Volkswagen of America and Northwestern Mutual.
For more information about NAMWOLF or its Corporate and Public Entities Partnering Program, please contact Yolanda Coly, at 414-277-1139 or ycoly@namwolf.org. NAMWOLF is a national trade association that advocates for promoting true diversity in the legal profession by fostering the development of long lasting relationships between preeminent minority and women owned law firms and private/public entities.
NAMWOLF will be holding its fifth Annual Meeting and Law Firm Expo in Chicago, Illinois from October 5-7, 2009. For more information please call 414-277-1139.
About NAMWOLF
The National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms (www.namwolf.org) was founded in June 2001. Headquartered in Milwaukee, NAMWOLF is a national trade association comprised of minority and women-owned law firms who exhibit excellence in the legal profession. The primary aim of the organization is to advocate for the increased utilization of minority and women-owned law firms by major corporations and public entities throughout the United States.
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“We are very pleased to be a part of GlaxoSmithKline’s dedication to diversity, welcome them as a partner and commend them for all they have already done to advance the use of minority and women owned firms,” said Yolanda Coly, Managing Director of NAMWOLF. NAMWOLF’s Corporate and Public Entities Partnering Program is comprised of companies and government entities that are committed to utilizing minority and women owned law firms as part of their outside legal counsel.
The NAMWOLF Corporate and Public Entities Partnering Program was created six years ago to recognize companies aiming to spend a minimum of five percent of their outside counsel budgets with certified minority and women-owned law firms. There is no cost to join the program. More than 150 corporations and public entities have enrolled in the program, including: PepsiAmericas; Aetna, Inc.; Volkswagen of America and Northwestern Mutual.
For more information about NAMWOLF or its Corporate and Public Entities Partnering Program, please contact Yolanda Coly, at 414-277-1139 or ycoly@namwolf.org. NAMWOLF is a national trade association that advocates for promoting true diversity in the legal profession by fostering the development of long lasting relationships between preeminent minority and women owned law firms and private/public entities.
NAMWOLF will be holding its fifth Annual Meeting and Law Firm Expo in Chicago, Illinois from October 5-7, 2009. For more information please call 414-277-1139.
About NAMWOLF
The National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms (www.namwolf.org) was founded in June 2001. Headquartered in Milwaukee, NAMWOLF is a national trade association comprised of minority and women-owned law firms who exhibit excellence in the legal profession. The primary aim of the organization is to advocate for the increased utilization of minority and women-owned law firms by major corporations and public entities throughout the United States.
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