The ACC Docket Publication Receives Top Industry Honors

Association of Corporate Counsel’s In-house Journal, ACC Docket, Receives Record Number of Awards for Excellence in Design and Editorials

Posted: Sep 14, 2011

September 14, 2011 (Washington, D.C.) — The Association of Corporate Counsel’s (ACC), in-house journal, ACC Docket, has again been recognized for outstanding cover design, overall design, blogging, feature writing and newsletter writing. The award-winning magazine received a record number 16 awards, the most awards received by ACC’s publication in one year.  This year’s recognition brings the Docket’s total number of awards to nearly 70 since it was first published in 1993. These honors for excellence in publication were awarded by such organizations as Association Media and Publishing Excel Awards, The Communicator Awards, Awards for Publication Excellence (APEX), Magnum Opus Awards and the Tabbie Awards. 

Shaping ACC Docket’s success is Editor in Chief Kim Howard. Since Howard became editor in 2006, ACC Docket’s readership has increased its coverage of in-house counsel issues and received more than 42 awards for artwork, creativity and journalism excellence. Under Howard, contributions also include the addition of global ACC Docket newsletters — Asian Briefings, Canadian Briefings, European Briefings and Latin American Briefings —that highlight emerging legal issues and topics that impact these regions, and the online feature edition, ACC Digital Docket.

Here is a complete listing of ACC Docket 2011 awards:

2011 EXCEL Award

  • Newsletters: Design Excellence (Bronze) — Asian Briefings

  • Media Innovation: Blog Post (Silver)

2011 The Communicator Awards

  • Award of Excellence: Column

  • Award of Distinction: Cover Design

  • Award of Distinction: Non-Profit

2011 Magnum Opus Awards

  • Print Newsletters: Best Editorial New Publication (Silver) — Asian Briefings

  • Best Table of Contents Editorial (Silver)

2011 Tabbie Awards

  • Front Cover, Illustration (Honorable Mention)

  • Opening Page or Spread (Gold)

  • Feature Article (Honorable Mention)

  • Best Single Issue (Honorable Mention)

2011 APEX Awards

  • Feature Writing

  • New Newsletters: Asian Briefings

  • Magazine & Journals — Print Over 32 Pages

  • Cover Design

  • Writing: Regular Departments & Column

For additional information about ACC Docket, visit www.acc.com/docket.  To speak with ACC Docket Editor in Chief Kim Howard, please contact Marthea Davis at +1 202.349.1519 or davis@acc.com or Lauren Hoffman at  +1 202.293.4103 x378 or hoffman@acc.com.

About ACC: The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) is the world’s largest organization serving the professional and business interests of attorneys who practice in the legal departments of corporations, associations and other private-sector organizations around the globe.  ACC promotes the common interests of its members, provides resources to help save time, money and effort, contributes to their continuing education and provides a voice on issues of global importance. With more than 28,000 members in more than 75 countries, employed by over 10,000 organizations, ACC connects its members to the people and resources necessary for both personal and professional growth. By in-house counsel, for in-house counsel.®  For more information, visit www.acc.com.

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