DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Dec. 4, 2006 – Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Executive Vice President Libba Galloway today named Jill Pilgrim as the LPGA’s general counsel. Pilgrim will officially start in January 2007.
As general counsel, Pilgrim will prepare and negotiate business agreements, manage the LPGA’s intellectual property rights and provide corporate governance advice.
"I am pleased to welcome Jill to the LPGA staff," said Galloway. "She has gained national prominence as a sports lawyer, and her in-house counsel and compliance experience will greatly enhance the day-to-day business of the LPGA, as well as the services we provide to all of our constituents."
Pilgrim currently is the general counsel and director of business affairs for USA Track & Field (USATF), the national governing body for track and field. She oversees the in-house business affairs and legal departments, as well as disciplinary and grievance procedures. While at USATF she has served as the staff liaison to a variety of committees, including the Anti-Doping Task Force, Age Verification Task Force, Diversity and Leadership Committee and Committee on Sports for Disabled.
Prior to USATF, she worked at Pilgrim & Associates; Kurzman, Karelson & Frank; Cowan, Liebowitz & Latzman; and Willkie, Farr & Gallagher. During her work in private practice, she serviced clients in the sports and entertainment industries and handled real estate, tax and corporate legal matters.
Pilgrim received a B.A. in Politics from Princeton University in 1980 and studied at the Alliance Francaise and Sorbonne in France prior to graduating with a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law in 1984.
About the Ladies Professional Golf Association
Featuring the world’s best women golfers, the LPGA’s membership includes touring, teaching and club professionals. The LPGA Tour in 2006 features 36 events, with total prize money of nearly $52 million. Since 1981, the LPGA and its tournaments have raised approximately $170 million for charity. From the dreams of its 13 founders in 1950, the LPGA has evolved into the world’s pre-eminent women’s professional sports organization. The LPGA has grown from its roots as a playing tour into a non-profit organization involved in every facet of golf. In addition to the LPGA Tour members, the LPGA membership includes nearly 1,200 certified Teaching and Club Professionals (T&CP) who serve the golf industry in teaching, coaching and management positions. The LPGA T&CP member programs focus on increasing the involvement of women, girls and youth in golf, as well as contribute to the growth of the sport overall. The LPGA is headquartered in Daytona Beach, Fla. For more information on the LPGA, log on to www.LPGA.com.
Contact:
Connie Wilson, LPGA
386-274-6200
connie.wilson@lpga.com
