Advocacy
ACC is the voice of the in-house bar, fighting for both our members’ professional rights and their clients’ representational needs before courts, media, government agencies, legislatures and bar groups.
Our advocacy work focuses on matters of importance to in-house counsel and the bar at large: multijurisdictional matters, corporate responsibility, attorney-client privilege, ethics and other issues that affect the ability of in-house counsel to provide effective guidance to their corporate clients.
What we're fighting for
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Advocacy News
Tennessee Supreme Court Adopts Multijurisdictional Practice Rules
Oct 29, 2009 - The Supreme Court of Tennessee adopted ABA Model Rules 5.5 and 8.5, governing the multijurisdictional practice of law (MJP)
ACC Amicus Brief in Refco Appeal Opposes Liability Theory’s Threat to Transactional/Securities Lawyers
Sep 17, 2009 - ACC argues the “creator” liability standard advocated by the SEC creates dire consequences to legal guidance and the nation’s marketplace in an amicus brief filed in the Second Circuit
Nonprofit Organizations Committee Supports Proposed Law De-Listing Cell Phones as Compensation
Sep 16, 2009 - In a letter to the Finance and Ways and Means Committees, the ACC Committee supports law removing cell phones from the definition of "listed property" under IRS rules.
Corporate and Securities Committee Comments On SEC’s Proposed Proxy Disclosure/Solicitation Rules
Sep 16, 2009 - ACC’s CSL Committee filed comments with the SEC regarding additional disclosure requirements proposed for proxy statements.
ACCE Registers Support of Proposed Swiss In-House Counsel Statute
Aug 20, 2009 - ACCE submitted a position paper to Switzerland's Federal Department of Justice supporting the draft of a statute on in-house counsel privilege and supervision.