The National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms Forms New Partnership with Ispat Island, Inc.

The National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) is pleased to announce that Ispat Island, Inc. has joined the Associations Corporate and Public Entities Partnering Program.

EAST CHICAGO, IN (PRWEB) January 3, 2005 -- Ispat Island, Inc. is pleased when it can work in partnership with organizations such as NAMWOLF which advocates for the use of minority and women-owned law firms to be given a fair opportunity to compete for legal assignments," said Marc Jeske, General Counsel of Ispat Island, Inc.

Ispat Island, Inc. (www.ispat.com) formerly Inland Steel Co., is the sixth largest integrated steel producer in the United States and accounts for about 5 percent of the nation's steel production. The company, founded in 1893, manufactures a range of high-value-added flat-rolled and bar products, which are rated as among the most consistent and highest quality products by customers.

NAMWOLF is looking forward to building a mutually beneficial relationship with Ispat    Island, Inc.," said Yolanda Coly, Associate Director of NAMWOLF. We are excited to have them as part of our program," she added.

The Corporate and Public Entities Partnering Program requires interested corporations and other entities to agree to set a goal of eventually expending a minimum of 5% of their outside counsel budget with certified 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.

The National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms (www.namwolf.org) was founded in June, 2001. It is a national trade association comprising a select group 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 utilization of minority and women-owned law firms by major corporations and public entities throughout the United States.

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