Carla Michelotti, Leo Burnett Worldwide wins AAF silver medal
29 Oct 2009
The Chicago Advertising Federation (CAF) has awarded Carla Michelotti, global chief legal, government and corporate affairs officer of Leo Burnett Worldwide, with the 2009 American Advertising Federation (AAF) Silver Medal Lifetime Achievement Award.
Established in 1959, the AAF Silver Medal award recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the field of advertising. This is only the second time the CAF has presented the award to a woman and the first time it has given this honour to an attorney.
The Chicago Advertising Federation presents individuals with this distinguished award as recognition for their efforts to further the industry standards while promoting creative excellence and social responsibility.
Michelotti has legal responsibility for the global Leo Burnett Group of companies, including government and community/industry affairs. She is a member of the Leo Burnett Worldwide Global Leadership Council, with legal responsibility for the range of legal issues impacting the business.
Over her career, she has worked extensively with industry thought leaders and governments all over the world, confronting industry issues related to commercial speech, digital communication, and consumer protection.
Michelotti is recognized as one of the industry's foremost authorities on a broad scope of legal issues pertaining to all forms of commercial communication, including behavior marketing.
Michelotti is a trustee of DePaul University and of the Illinois Equal Justice Commission and on the Boards of the National Advertising Review Council, the American Advertising Federation, The International Advertising Association, as well as the House of the Good Shepherd, Junior Achievement of Chicago, Athena International and Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana. She is a Fellow of the American Bar Association and Illinois State Bar association; a member of The Chicago Network; the Justinian Bar Association, The Chicago Bar Association and The Economic Club of Chicago.
Michelotti was chairman of the AAF in 2003-2004 and was influential promoting "connecting the dots" as internal branding within the AAF.
The Chicago Advertising Federation, now celebrating more than 105 years of serving the Chicago advertising community, is one of the country's largest advertising organisations.
