The International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), the preeminent invitation-only global legal organization for attorneys who represent corporate and insurance interests, has elected its new Board of Directors leaders and members for 2024-25. The elections were announced at the organization’s 2024 Annual Meeting July 11 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The IADC board oversees activities that benefit the organization’s members and their clients, as well as the civil justice system, the legal profession, and society in general. In addition to its core purpose involving professional development for members, the IADC takes a leadership role in many areas of legal reform. IADC members are among the world’s leading corporate and insurance lawyers at large and small law firms and senior counsel in corporate law departments, as well as corporate and insurance executives. IADC members represent the largest corporations around the world, including many of the companies listed in the FORTUNE 500.
The newly elected leaders of the IADC board, along with their law firm or company affiliations, are:
President (one-year term)
Lamontagne, Spaulding & Hayes, LLP
Cranston, Rhode Island
President-Elect (one-year term)
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP
San Francisco, California
Immediate Past President
MehaffyWeber, PC
Houston, Texas
Vice President of Insurance (three-year term)
Natalie T. Furniss
Nationwide Insurance
Columbus, Ohio
The newly elected members (three-year terms) of the IADC board, along with their law firm affiliations, are:
Sylvie Gallage-Alwis
Signature Litigation AARPI
Paris, France
Kendall Harrison
Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
Madison, Wisconsin
Martin J. Healy
Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C.
Morristown, New Jersey
About the International Association of Defense Counsel
The IADC is the preeminent invitation-only global legal organization for attorneys who represent corporate and insurance interests. Founded in 1920, the IADC has members who hail from six continents, 47 countries and territories, and all 50 U.S. states. The core purposes of the IADC are to enhance the development of skills, promote professionalism, and facilitate camaraderie among its members and their clients, as well as the broader civil justice community. For more information, visit www.iadclaw.org.
