Melanie Black Dubis Serves as a Featured Speaker at Association of Corporate Counsel Event

Raleigh, NC, August 06, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Melanie Black Dubis and Art DeBaugh, partners at Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP, presented at the Research Triangle Area Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel’s lunch-and-learn event, “Managing Social Media for Your Company: Communicating with 500 Million of Your Closest Friends,” on July 21. During the event sponsored by Parker Poe, Dubis and DeBaugh discussed legal concepts and best practices related to social media and issues of privacy, employment, marketing, and intellectual property protection.

Quotes:
“With rising social media usage among employees, it is crucial for employers to understand the legal implications of social media and how it relates to issues of privacy, employment, marketing and intellectual property protection,” said Dubis. “This event was designed to provide attendees with key takeaways that relate to their organizations and social media.”

New Media Content:
Legal Concepts Related To Social Media Podcast:
http://bit.ly/9nMUlE

Melanie Dubis’s LinkedIn page:
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/melanie-dubis/4/355/64a

About Melanie Black Dubis:
Melanie Black Dubis, a partner at Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP, handles commercial disputes for clients in North Carolina state and federal courts, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and arbitration proceedings. Dubis leads the firm’s Antitrust and Business Torts practice group. A Phi Beta Kappa, Dubis was a John W. Wade Scholar at Vanderbilt University Law School, earning her JD in 1995 after earning a B.A. with honors from University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. While at Vanderbilt University, she was the senior student writing editor of the Vanderbilt Law Review. Dubis was named among North Carolina Super Lawyers Rising Star in Business Litigation in 2009 and Business North Carolina magazine's "Legal Elite" Young Guns in 2007. She is the 2006 recipient of Triangle Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 leadership award. Dubis serves as pro bono general counsel for Alliance of AIDS Services - Carolina, has served on the board of Leadership America and is an active member of the board of directors of the Carolina Ballet. She was named “Outstanding Volunteer Attorney” by the Wake County Volunteer Lawyers Program. For more information about Dubis, visit http://www.parkerpoe.com.

Brittney Storm
MMI Public Relations
(919) 233-6600
brittney@mmipublicrelations.com
http://www.twitter.com/MMIPR
http://www.mmipublicrelations.com

###
Contact
Melanie Dubis
Patty Briguglio
919-233-6600
ContactContact
Categories