"News of Note" - Raising the Profile of the In-House Bar

Each day, in-house counsel are on the front lines in managing and handling the issues and deals that are of the highest priority to the companies and organizations that employ them.  Sometimes, the matters that they handle are sensitive, and the goal is to avoid public scrutiny and media attention.  However, oftentimes the work they are doing is deserving of recognition and kudos - but we never hear about it.

WMACCA wants to change that state of affairs.  And we need your assistance.

We will act as a conduit to get information about developments of note to the local media (including The Legal Times, the Washington Business Journal, the Washington Post business section, Bisnow on Business, Metropolitan Corporate Counsel magazine, the Washington Lawyer, and others).  Each month, we will gather the submissions we receive (on or before the 15th of the month), and submit them to those media outlets.  The topics we are looking for include:

• Recent promotions, appointments, or honors of note.  These may include appointments or honors that you received in connection with an outside activity in which you are engaged (such as being named to the Board of Directors of a volunteer organization that you work with). 
  
• Important deals or matters for your organization - including M&A activity, IPOs or follow-on offerings, important contracts, prevailing in or settling a significant piece of litigation, etc.  Please provide all relevant details, including the names of those in-house counsel, and if appropriate outside counsel, involved in handling the matter.
  

We will send the write-ups we prepare to you for review and approval prior to submitting them to the news organizations.   

Please submit the information to Ilene G. Reid, WMACCA Executive Director, by clicking here.

Are you a good writer?  We also are looking to develop a pool of writers who would be willing to develop articles – on a substantive area of law, on a practice-management technique that has been particularly valuable, or any other subject that you want to share with your colleagues.  This is yet another way to demonstrate the expertise that in-house counsel have.  WMACCA members are encouraged to write for American Lawyer Media’s “Law.com” in-house counsel site and for the Legal Times’ monthly Corporate Counsel section. We can help you find a co-author, discuss topics, and provide other support.   If you are interested, please contact Adam Palmer, Law & Policy Counsel at Public Interest Registry, who is co-chairing the WMACCA public relations initiative:  703-464-7005 ext. 110  or by e-mail, or Ilene Reid, WMACCA Executive Director, at 301-881-3018 or by e-mail.  There also are several wonderful opportunities to share your insights via ACC resources.  The ACC Docket – the Association of Corporate Counsel’s top-notch journal – is always looking for contributors.  In addition, there are many opportunities to develop InfoPaks for your colleagues or submit forms for the Virtual Library.

Thank you, in advance, for your assistance with this important initiative.