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These archived items include program summaries, chapter announcements,
and rundowns of WMACCA events and projects.

WMACCA believes that in-house counsel need a stronger voice, one that better reflects the increasing prominence of in-house counsel within our corporations and the legal profession. It has taken matrial steps to promote our professional contributions and insight. To that end, WMACCA works with local media to provide story ideas and content about the in-house practice of law. Click here for more information about our Communications/Media/PR Initiative.

New In the News:

2011 Annual Meeting examineD potential
for personal criminal or civil liability

In his keynote address at the WMACCA 2011 Annual Meeting, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer noted that we are in an "era of heightened enforcement" of statutes such as the FCPA and others involving financial fraud, and that "if we find credible evidence of criminal conduct – by corporate executives or the lawyers and accountants who advise them – we will not hesitate to charge it." Executives and in-house counsel who identify problem areas and implement fixes, who set the right tone at the top, will "always be better off for having done so." Click here to read more about Mr. Breuer's remarks, and the panel discussion that followed...

Panelists for the annual meeting program join new WMACCA President Stephen Dwyer (center) at the conclusion of the program. The panelists were (left to right):  Bill McLucas of WilmerHale; Colleen Mahoney of Skadden Arps; Jessie Liu of Jenner & Block; and Arden Phillips of WGL Holdings.

Past Media Coverage:

Click here to read "Making diversity an enduring core value," by Stephen D. Yslas, General Counsel of Northrop Grumman Corp., published in The National Law Journal on June 14, 2010.

Joe Titlebaum recounts his recent job search in Finding An In-House Job In A Tough Market, National Law Journal, April 12, 2010.  On line at http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202447761153&hbxlogin=1 (you will need to be able to log in to the site to see the content - it is also in the hard-copy issue).

Going In-House? It Might Be a Wise Move. By Janice K. Mandel. Legal Times, October 23, 2006, pp. 40-41.

How I Advised the President.Excerpts from the transcript of the December 2006 WMACCA Luncheon, Legal Times, January 22, 2007, pp.44-45.

The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel newspaper has carried numerous articles about WMACCA and by WMACCA President Eric D. Reicin in 2006 and 2007, including:

• Eric D. Reicin of Sallie Mae Begins Term as 25th President of WMACCA, Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, February 2006, p. 68.

• Letter to Readers, Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, March 2006, p. 65.

• Letter to Readers, Former NYC Mayor Giuliani to Speak, and WMACCA Plans an All-Star Event: Playing Ball in the Big Leagues, Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, April 2006, p. 75.

• Letter to Readers, Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, May 2006, p. 73.

• The Hon. Rudolph Giuliani Addresses Compliance and Letter to Readers, Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, June 2006, p. 60.

• WMACCA To Celebrate The Rise Of In-House Counsel, Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, September 2006, p. 82.

• WMACCA Wins ACC Large Chapter of the Year Honors.Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, November 2006, p. 70.

• WMACCA Corporate Counsel Awards Honor Washington Area Leaders, Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, December 2006, p. 84.

• Anticipating a Bright Future For In-House Lawyers, Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, March 2007, p. 80.
  

The DC Bar Magazine, Washington Lawyer, included an extensive discussion of WMACCA's Career Development Forum and networking opportunities in its article, "Mentoring Opportunities For Today's Lawyers," by Kathryn Alfisi (August 2006). The article can be accessed by clicking here.

Washington Lawyer spotlighted the WMACCA Corporate Counsel Awards in its November 2006 "Bar Happenings" column. You can find that article by clicking here.

Washington Lawyer also highlighted the WMACCA December 2006 luncheon, "Advising the Ultimate CEO' in its December 2006 "Bar Happenings" column. You can find that article by clicking here.

WMACCA leaders and members provide valuable content to leading publications for in-house counsel. Recent examples include:

• Andrew E. Shipley, Senior Corporate Counsel of Northrop Grumman Corporation, and co-chair of the WMACCA Litigation Forum, published an article titled, "Bridging Troubled Waters Between Companies and Outside Counsel,"in the April 24, 2006, edition of Law.com's In-House Counsel online publication.

• Bob Gans, Senior Employment Counsel at Computer Sciences Corporation, and WMACCA Board member, published an article titled, "Simple Steps to Success,"in the August 21, 2006, edition of Legal Times.

• Adam Palmer, Director of the Office of Legal Counsel at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, "Headache #1: Porn on Work Computers,"in the October 23, 2006, edition of Legal Times.

Legal Times has published numerous profiles of WMACCA leaders in its monthly "On the Record" Column in the In-House Counsel special section. If you have online access to Legal Times, you can read about:

• Mary E. Kennard, Vice President and General Counsel of American University, and 2007 WMACCA President.

• Manik Rath, Vice President and General Counsel of LMI, and WMACCA Board member.

• Eric D. Reicin, Vice President and Associate General Counsel of Sallie Mae, and 2006 WMACCA President.

• Andrew E. Shipley, Senior Corporate Counsel of Northrop Grumman and co-chair of the WMACCA Litigation Forum.

• Rhonda S. VanLowe, Legal Counsel of Rolls-Royce North America Inc., WMACCA Board member and co-chair of the WMACCA Global Issues Forum.

Bisnow on Business' General Counsel Weeklyhas also carried articles about WMACCA leaders and events. They include:

• "An Interview With: Eric Reicin, Outgoing President, WMACCA" (12/19/06).

• "WMACCA: Raising the Bar for 2007"(1/4/07).

• "Catskills and Candor at WMACCA: Top Execs Mixed on Lawyers as Biz People"(2/13/07).