The National Law Journal
February 18, 2013
“New York-based AOL Inc. has been all about the deals in recent years, and its Dulles, Va.-area legal department has been the engine behind them. Led by Julie Jacobs, general counsel and executive vice president for business development, AOL’s 50-attorney department is one of the busiest deal-making shops in new media — but its workload went well beyond mergers and acquisitions in 2012.
AOL’s legal department has gotten some attention for its pro bono work. One of Jacobs’ top deputies, deputy general counsel Maureen Del Duca, has been honored for her leadership in pro bono organizations, including with the D.C. Bar Foundation and the Southern Center for Human Rights. Five years ago, the department founded a monthly legal pro bono community legal clinic that offers advice on benefits, immigration and other individual matters. ‘Pro bono is very important for us,’ Jacobs said.”