ADVO Selects Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP as Legal Counsel.Business Editors WINDSOR, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 2003 ADVO, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AD) today announced that it has selected the national law firm of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol to meet the company's legal needs. Stephen L. Palmer, a partner in Kirkpatrick & Lockhart's Boston office, will be responsible for ADVO's legal matters effective August 1, 2003. In addition, he will serve as Corporate Secretary. Palmer is a graduate of Harvard College Harvard College is the undergraduate section and oldest school of Harvard University, founded in 1636 by the Massachusetts Legislature. The College is instructed by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, which also instructs the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. and Georgetown University Law Center Also attended
"As ADVO's business has grown and become more complex, we have developed a need for a full-service legal firm that can give us national access to specialists in areas of law such as antitrust and trade regulation, government and regulatory, employment, international, and acquisitions, among others," said ADVO Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Gary Mulloy. "After extensive review of several firms, we believe that the Kirkpatrick & Lockhart team is best suited to meet our needs," he added. The firm replaces legal counsel that has traditionally been provided in-house for ADVO. As a result, David Stigler, ADVO's Senior Vice President and General Counsel, is leaving the company. Stigler will provide transition support until November 1, 2003. Kirkpatrick & Lockhart is a national law firm with approximately 700 lawyers in Boston, Dallas, Harrisburg, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , Miami, Newark, New York Newark is a village in Wayne County, New York, U.S., 30 miles (48 km) east by south of Rochester. The population was 9,682 at the 2000 census. The Village of Newark is in the south part of the Town of Arcadia and is in the south of Wayne County. , Pittsburgh, San Francisco and Washington. K&L serves a dynamic and growing clientele in regional, national and international markets, currently representing over half of the Fortune 100. The firm's practice embraces three major areas--litigation, corporate and regulatory--and related fields. ADVO is the largest full-service targeted direct mail marketing services company in the United States, with annual revenues of over $1.1 billion. The Company's shared mail advertising programs reach 104 million U.S. households on a weekly and monthly basis. This includes its core ShopWise(TM) branded programs, and the reach of its ADVO National Network Extension (A.N.N.E.) program. Additionally, the Company's SuperCoups(R) advertising solutions provide targeted advertising for local neighborhood businesses. ADVO launched the America's Looking For Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. Its Missing Children(R) program in partnership with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and the United States Postal Service in 1985, and ADVO's missing child cards are responsible for safely recovering 127 children. ADVO has 23 mail processing facilities and 50 sales offices nationwide. ADVO's corporate headquarters are located at One Univac Lane, Windsor, Connecticut 06095. |
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