Why become a Corporate Member of the World Affairs Council of Charlotte?

• Learn about international affairs from foreign government /state officials, renowned authors, and world leaders.
• Build professional networks through Council events
• Support International education in the Charlotte community.
• Increase corporate publicity through program and education sponsorships.
• Reach out to sophisticated and high level individuals in the Charlotte community.
• Build, maintain and strengthen client relationships.

• 2nd largest global defence company based on 2008 revenues*
• Approximately 105,000 employees worldwide
• Global capability
• Customers in over 100 countries
• 2008 sales exceeded £18.5 billion
• Patent applications filed in 2008 cover more than 200 new inventions
  *Source: Defense News Annual Ranking, 2008

General Dynamics is a market leader in business aviation; land and expeditionary combat vehicles and systems, armaments, and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and mission-critical information systems and technologies.  The company employs approximately 84,000 people worldwide and reported 2007 revenues of $27.2 billion.

Duke Energy makes life better for millions of people everyday by providing electric and gas services in a sustainable way – affordable, reliable and clean.

We are one of the largest electric power companies in the United States, supplying and delivering energy to approximately 4 million U.S. customers. We have approximately 35,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity in the Carolinas and the Midwest, and natural gas distribution services in Ohio and Kentucky. Our commercial and international businesses own and operate diverse power generation assets in North America and Latin America, including a portfolio of renewable energy assets.

Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Duke Energy is a Fortune 500 company traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DUK.

AREVA, world energy expert, offers its customers technological solutions for highly reliable nuclear power generation and electricity transmission and distribution. 71,000 employees are committed to continuous improvement on a daily basis, making sustainable development the focal point of the group’s industrial strategy.
 

Founded in 1909, Benham Constructors, LLC is a full-service planning and design firm and fully integrated design build company. We embrace all elements of facilities design, technology integration and environmental stewardship in delivering 21st century solutions upon which the general public and our clients can depend. Benham Constructors, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC).

BDO is the brand name for BDO USA, LLP, a U.S. professional services firm providing assurance, tax, financial advisory and consulting services to a wide range of publicly traded and privately held companies. For 100 years, BDO has provided quality service through the active involvement of experienced and committed professionals. The firm serves clients through 39 offices and more than 400 independent alliance firm locations nationwide. As an independent Member Firm of BDO International Limited, BDO serves multi-national clients through a global network of 1,138 offices in 115 countries.

K&L Gates LLP comprises 1,700 lawyers who practice in 28 offices located on three continents:  Anchorage, Austin, Beijing, Berlin, Boston, Charlotte, Dallas, Fort Worth, Harrisburg, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Newark, New York, Orange County, Palo Alto, Paris, Pittsburgh, Portland, Raleigh, Research Triangle Park, San Francisco, Seattle, Shanghai, Spokane/Coeur d'Alene, Taipei and Washington.  K&L Gates represents capital markets participants and leading global corporations, growth and middle-market companies, and entrepreneurs in every major industry group as well as public sector entities, educational institutions and philanthropic organizations.  Our practice is robustly a full market practice — at once regional, national and international in scope — and it is cutting edge, complex, and dynamic.

At  McGuireWoods, we have one thing on our minds – serving clients. Our commitment to providing them with quality work and personalized service has allowed us to become one of the most client-centric law firms in the country. We deliver exceptional value, use technology to provide effective and efficient legal solutions and employ a diverse workforce to bring real-world and innovative perspectives to meet our clients’ needs.

With approximately 900 lawyers and 17 strategically located offices worldwide, McGuireWoods uses client-focused teams to serve public, private, government and nonprofit clients from many industries including automotive, energy resources, health care, technology and transportation, thus meeting clients’ needs from virtually any area of law.