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Murthy Leads Discussion Panels At Women Spanning the Globe Event

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On May 31st, Murthy Law Firm founder and president, Sheela Murthy, moderated two panels at the World Trade Center Institute’s 6th Annual Women Spanning the Globe Event, a one-day conference for women leaders in international business, held at the American Visionary Arts Museum, Baltimore, MD. With the warmth and enthusiasm for which she is well…

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Sheela Murthy to Receive 2012 Top 100 Minority Business Enterprise Award

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Sheela Murthy, founder and president of the Murthy Law Firm, has been selected to receive the 2012 Top 100 Minority Business Enterprise Award at a ceremony to be held on Friday, May 4th. She was selected for her excellence in entrepreneurship, her professionalism, and the many contributions she makes to the community through her extensive…

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Murthy Honored at Children’s Guild Gala

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Hundreds of friends, family members, and well-wishers packed the ballroom at Valley Mansion in Cockeysville, MD last Saturday to honor Sheela Murthy for her outstanding humanitarian work and philanthropy. The applause was thunderous when Ms. Murthy took the stage to receive the 2012 Sadie Award from the Children’s Guild at their annual gala fundraiser, Cabaret…

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Sheela Murthy Leads Girl Scouts Kickoff in Annapolis

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Murthy Law Firm Founder and President, Sheela Murthy, gave the opening remarks at the Girl Scouts USA kickoff celebration of the Year of the Girl campaign at the State House in Annapolis in February. The event celebrated the Girl Scouts’ 100th anniversary as a national organization, and 50 years of distinguished service to girls in…

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Attorney Sheela Murthy Honored at Corridor, Inc. Awards Ceremony

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Murthy Law Firm founder and President, Sheela Murthy, was named a finalist for the Corridor, Inc. 2011 Person of the Year Award, and was honored along with a Who’s Who of other prominent business leaders at an awards ceremony reception on February 16 at the new Hotel at Arundel Preserve in Arundel Mills, MD. Nominees…

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Sheela Murthy to Serve as Chair of CCBC’s Global Education Committee

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Murthy Poised to Help CCBC with its Work in Global Education Baltimore, Md. – (17.Feb.2012): The Community College of Baltimore County is pleased to announce that the prominent and internationally renowned U.S. immigration law attorney, Sheela Murthy, has agreed to serve as the honorary chair of CCBC’s Global Education Committee. Murthy is the founder and…

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I-Fund Honors Murthy for Her Commitment to Higher Education

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The Independent College Fund of Maryland – also known as the I-Fund – honored Sheela Murthy at their Evening of Excellence celebration, held in the Athenaeum of Goucher College on February 8, 2012. Murthy is the proud recipient of this year’s I-Fund Leadership Award, a prestigious prize bestowed on an outstanding businessperson who exemplifies the…

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Visit to Embassy of India in Support of TVU Students

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Attorney Sheela Murthy attended a meeting at the Embassy of India, Washington D.C., on March 2, 2011. Following is her report on the meeting and discussion. “On March 2, 2011, I was joined by Aron Finkelstein, the Managing Attorney of the Murthy Law Firm, as we traveled to Washington D.C. to represent the interests of…

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Setting A Good Example For Indian Philanthropy

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Move over, Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg: you have company! According to BBC News, one of India’s richest men – software billionaire Azim Premji, of Bangalore’s Wipro Systems – has pledged a cool $2 billion to fund rural education and development projects in India. (See Are India’s Rich Not Philanthropic Enough?, by Southik Biswas, BBC…

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Attorney Murthy Chairs Domestic Violence Awareness Event

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Women’s rights and women’s education are among the key concerns of Attorney Sheela Murthy’s philanthropic work. Preventing domestic violence is an important part of this effort, and for the past several years, Sheela Murthy and her husband, documentary filmmaker Vasant Nayak, have supported the work of the Asian Women’s Self Help Association – ASHA for…

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