Altman Weil Advisor Charles R. Hann Retires
Newtown Square, PA, January 15, 2003 – Charles R. Hann, a special advisor to Altman Weil’s Corporate Law Department Consulting Group, announced his retirement from the firm effective January 10, 2003. Mr. Hann served Altman Weil in many capacities, using his vast experience of in-house law departments to support benchmarking, best practices and survey research projects.
He played a key role in developing In-House Practice & Management, Altman Weil’s newsletter for corporate law departments, and acted as its editor. His interviews of notable law department figures were frequently featured in the newsletter.
“Charlie’s contributions to the firm have been invaluable,” noted Altman Weil principal Daniel J. DiLucchio. “He has used his organizational abilities, his knowledge of the industry, his background, contacts, writing skills and perseverance to help make Altman Weil the leader in our industry.”
“We feel extremely fortunate to have had an individual of Charlie Hann’s stature as part of our organization,” added Altman Weil principal Ward Bower. “He will be greatly missed.”
Prior to joining Altman Weil in 1990, Mr. Hann was International Counsel for Olin Corporation in Stamford, Connecticut. In that position, he provided legal advice to the company's international operations in Europe, South Africa, Canada, Latin America and the Pacific Rim, and counseled on the application of U.S. law to both domestic and international business areas.
Mr. Hann’s career spanned six decades. After graduating from Cornell University Law School in 1951, he held positions in several law firms in New Jersey and New York, including Milbank Tweed. In 1955 he joined the law department at Allied Chemical Corporation in New York where he practiced general commercial and corporate law. In 1961 he moved to Olin where he remained until 1989.
He has been active in the legal community throughout his career, holding numerous leadership positions for organizations, including the Law Department Management Committee of the American Corporate Counsel Association; the Corporate Division of the ABA section on the Economics of Law Practice; and the Law Department Organization and Management Subcommittee, Corporate Counsel Committee of the ABA Business Law section.
Mr. Hann served in the U.S. Army from 1945 to 1946. He received his B.A. from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania in 1948.
Altman Weil, Inc. is a global legal consultancy headquartered in suburban Philadelphia. It is the only legal consulting firm to be named repeatedly to the Consultants' News list of the top 100 consulting firms. Altman Weil is also known for the many legal economics surveys it regularly conducts and publishes, including the Survey of Law Firm Economics and the Law Department Compensation Benchmarking Survey. For more information visit www.altmanweil.com.
