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Womble Carlyle Sponsors British-American Business Council Annual Meeting
January 30, 2009
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From left to right: Womble Carlyle attorney Jeff Hay; Charlotte mayor Pat McCrory; Phil McCrory, the Mayor's brother; and John Snyder of Dixon Hughes |
CHARLOTTE - The ties between the United States and the United Kingdom run deep, and Womble Carlyle is participating in efforts to strengthen those bonds even more.
The firm recently sponsored the annual meeting of the British-American Business Council of North Carolina, which was held in Charlotte. Mayor Pat McCrory attended the session, as did corporate leaders from both sides of the Atlantic.
In addition, Womble Carlyle attorney Jeff Hay has been elected to the Council’s Board of Directors as Secretary of the Board.
The BABC of North Carolina works to expand trade and economic development between North Carolina and the United Kingdom through business contacts and referrals, marketing opportunities and business intelligence.
A full-service business law firm, Womble Carlyle ranks among AmLaw's 100 leading firms in the country and is a top law firm for companies doing business in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic states. The firm is a recipient of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund Corporate Leadership Award, making Womble Carlyle the first law firm ever to receive the highest honor given to a business organization in recognition of its support of the Fund and its 45 member educational institutions.
Founded in 1876, Womble Carlyle operates in six states and the District of Columbia with nearly 550 attorneys in eleven offices located in Atlanta, GA; Greenville, SC; Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh, Research Triangle Park, and Winston-Salem, NC; Washington, DC; Tysons Corner, VA; Wilmington, DE; and Baltimore, MD. Womble Carlyle is located in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic regions, and serves clients nationally and globally.