Highlights from the 2006 ACC Annual Meeting

This year, ACC's Annual Meeting was a huge success, bringing together over 2,800 participants from more than 25 countries. The meeting, themed "The Road to Effective Leadership," included 120 CLE sessions developed just for in-house counsel at all and provided unsurpassed opportunities for networking.

Access Course Materials from the Meeting

Even if you couldn't attend the meeting, you can still get access to all of the excellent resources that were provided to attendees. For just $200 ($300 for non-members) you'll get course materials for sessions such as:

  • Care and Feeding of the Board of Directors
  • Employment Law Update
  • Pragmatic Practices: Protecting Privilege
  • Teaching Big Shots to Listen, Understand & Behave
  • Top 10 Things About Technology Every In-house Practitioner Should Know
  • Why It's Important for he Law Department to Be Involved with the Compliance Function

Don't miss out on these invaluable resources. Get access today.

Stay tuned for online CLE courses from the meeting, available soon here.

Giving Back to the
Community and Profession

In addition to providing members with top-notch legal education, ACC offered opportunities for participants to give back. ACC and CPBO (Corporate Pro Bono) hosted an on-site pro bono clinic where ACC members donated their time to help local nonprofit organizations. Visit CPBO for more information

Every year at the Annual Meeting, ACC gives a contribution in the names of our faculty to a charitable organization and this year's recipient was the National Youth Leadership Forum on law. The program gives participating students an intense and stimulating exploration of the legal profession. ACC's gift will specifically fund students from households with incomes of $17,000 or less.

Find out more about the Leadership Forum.

More Than Just a Meeting

Beyond the courses offered at the annual meeting, participants had access to other activities and events including:

  • Brian GreeneKeynote speech on "breakthrough thinking" by world-renowned physicist and best-selling author, Brian Greene, followed by a book-signing event. Get more information
  • CLO Club-exclusive sessions just for chief legal officers
  • Access to more than 100 top law firms and legal service providers in ACC's biggest exhibit hall ever
  • Special events such as the International Dinner, with representatives from more than 18 countries

See what you missed with photos from the meeting.

Recognizing Top In-house Counsel

Every year at the meeting, ACC recognizes members of the in-house bar who have excelled in key practice areas and who have shown a powerful commitment to ACC. This year's winners included:

  • Excellence in Corporate Practice Award: Stacey Mobley, DuPont (this award is sponsored by Thomson West)
  • Robert I. Townsend Member of the Year Award: Joe Catalano, Union Bank of California, NA
  • ACC/CPBO Pro Bono Award: Kenneth Handal and the Worldwide Law Department of CA, Inc.
  • Matthew J. Whitehead, II Diversity Award: Joseph Ryan, Marriott, International, Inc.

ACC also recognized outstanding work by our chapters and committees:

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Register Now for ACC's 2007 Annual Meeting

ACC's 2007 Annual Meeting, "Enjoying the Ride on the Track to Success," will be taking place October 29-31 at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago. Get more information and register right now.