DuPont to Receive NAMWOLF’s Diversity Initiative Achievement Award

The National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) is excited to announce that DuPont (E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company) is the recipient of the organization’s 2006 Annual Diversity Initiative Achievement Award. The Award recognizes a member of the Corporate and Public Entities Partnering Program for company-wide and legal department diversity initiatives, as well as for participation in NAMWOLF.

Milwaukee, WI (PRWEB) July 26, 2006 -- The National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) is excited to announce that DuPont (E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company) is the recipient of the organization’s 2006 Annual Diversity Initiative Achievement Award. The Award recognizes a member of the Corporate and Public Entities Partnering Program for company-wide and legal department diversity initiatives, as well as for participation in NAMWOLF.

“I am very happy that the Board of Directors has chosen DuPont for this year’s Diversity Award,” said Renuka Vishnubhakta, Managing Director of NAMWOLF. “I have been inspired by DuPont’s involvement with NAMWOLF for the past five years. DuPont’s Diverse Legal Supplier Program and various legal department diversity initiatives are an example for companies to follow.”

DuPont has been involved with NAMWOLF on several levels; as a Corporate Sponsor and member of the Corporate and Public Entities Partnering Program (CPEPP) since January 2002. Two members of DuPont’s legal team are also part of the NAMWOLF Advisory Council, a body of in-house attorneys that participate in directing the activities and development of NAMWOLF.

“We are extremely pleased and thank NAMWOLF for this recognition,” said Mr. Stacey J. Mobley, DuPont’s Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer. “For more than three decades, DuPont has been using minority-owned and women-owned law firms and benefiting from the talent and excellent services they offer. We share NAMWOLF’s goal of highlighting the skills, experience and efficiency found at minority-owned and women-owned law firms to Corporate America to ensure that their diverse talent pool continues to be available, and that they remain as an alternative career path for future generations of lawyers.”

The NAMWOLF Annual Diversity Initiative Achievement Award will be presented to DuPont at NAMWOLF’s 2nd Annual Meeting on October 25, 2006, at the Omni San Diego Hotel, 675 L Street, San Diego, California 92101. For more information, please call Renuka Vishnubhakta at (414) 277-1139 or visit us at www.namwolf.org.

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 increased utilization of minority and women-owned law firms by major corporations and public entities throughout the United States.

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