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Date: July 15, 2019

Baxter Named to IADC Nominating Committee

by foleyandmansfield
Date: July 15, 2019
by foleyandmansfield

Baxter Named to IADC Nominating Committee

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Foley & Mansfield is pleased to announce that Kay Barnes Baxter, Managing Partner of the firm’s New Orleans office, was selected to serve on the Nominating Committee of the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC). 

The Committee will assist in the selection of the new President-Elect, Officers and At-Large Board members, as announced at the opening session of the IADC Annual Meeting being held last week in Asheville, NC. Kay also moderated the panel presentation #MeToo Movement: The Impact on You and Your Clients on July 11.

The IADC is an invitation-only, peer-reviewed international association of legal professionals comprised of the world’s leading corporate and insurance lawyers and insurance executives. Members represent the largest corporations around the world, including the majority of companies listed in the FORTUNE 500.

 

Read Kay’s bio here. 

Kay Baxter, Foley & Mansfield New Orleans

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