NAMWOLF Welcomes Dormitory Authority of the State of New York as a Public Entity Partner

Albany, NY, July 04, 2008 --(PR.com)-- The National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) is proud to announce that the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) has joined NAMWOLF’s Corporate and Public Entities Partnering Program.

Under CPEPP, interested corporations and public entities agree to set a goal of eventually expending a minimum of 5% of their outside counsel budget with minority and women-owned law firms. NAMWOLF strives to recruit and admit only those minority and women-owned law firms that have a track record of representing major corporations and public entities.

“NAMWOLF is delighted to welcome Dormitory Authority of the State of New York as a Public Entity Partner,” said Yolanda Coly, Managing Director of NAMWOLF. “We look forward to working with the Dormitory Authority to ensure that women and minority-owned law firms are afforded full and fair opportunities to compete for outside counsel assignments.”

The Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) is a public benefit corporation serving the citizens of New York State through construction and financing programs. The purpose of the Authority is to finance and build facilities for higher education, health care providers, court facilities and certain nonprofit institutions and public agencies. For more information on DASNY, please visit www.dasny.org.

The National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms (www.namwolf.org), founded in 2001, is a nonprofit trade association comprised of minority and women-owned law firms and other interested parties throughout the United States. NAMWOLF Promotes 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.

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