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

• Learn about international affairs from foreign government /sate 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.

List of WACC Corporate Members

Wachovia is a diversified financial services company that provides a broad range of retail banking and brokerage, asset and wealth management, and corporate and investment banking products and services. We are one of the largest providers of financial services in the United States, with retail and commercial banking operations in 21 states from Connecticut to Florida and west to Texas and California, and nationwide retail brokerage, mortgage lending and auto finance businesses. Our retail brokerage operations under the Wachovia Securities brand name manage client assets through offices nationwide. Globally, clients are served in selected corporate and institutional sectors and through more than 40 international offices.

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.

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).

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.