- Lanny Davis will present an insider's look at legal crisis management in Washington's highly-charged political environment in his keynote address to attendees at the PR
NEWS Strategies Forum in Washing-ton, DC, on September 20. A partner of the highly esteemed Patton Boggs law firm in the Capitol City, Davis served as special counsel in the
Clinton White House.
- London-based Citigate Com-munications expands its U.S. presence with the acquisition of Chicago's MSI Strategic Communications. Susan Silk, MSI founder and president, will
serve as senior director for Citigate, which also has offices in New York and San Francisco.
- In an effort to foster international recruitment in the PR industry, the International Public Relations Association partners with search firm Integra Executives. Under the
terms of the deal, Integra will be able to access the IPRA network for recruiting for both IPRA members and Integra clients.
- Family PC shuts down after an unsuccessful search for a buyer. The pub, which recently announced a refocus and a title change to Family Internet Life (PRN, June 18) was no
longer financially viable for publisher Ziff-Davis. . . Managed Healthcare News also closes its doors after suffering a deep slump in pharmaceutical advertising.