Committees
New to In-house Committee
The New to In-House Committee offers lawyers with less than five years’ experience as in-house counsel a supportive network and essential resources on topics ranging from crisis management to litigation. The committee holds regular teleconferences on the third Wednesday of every month at 3 PM ET .
special announcement
ACC has replaced listserves with eGroups. If you are unsure as to what eGroups are and how to access them, please click here.
November 2009 Teleconference
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 3:00 PM ET
Legal Quick hit
Welcome to the World of In-House
During the conference call, Jeff Ramsey and Susanna McDonald will be presenting on transitioning to in-house counsel. They will be discussing the three roles in-house counsel must take on and ways to become a better business partner to your sole client. Additionally, they will introduce legal resources available to ACC members and how to find them. Please see the materials attached and the bios listed below.
Speakers:
Jeff Ramsey, General Counsel & COO, Bell Trading LLC
Susanna McDonald, Assoc. GC & Director of Legal Resources, Association of Corporate Counsel
Handouts:
Presentation Slides
The Reebok Rules
Additional Resources
For dial-in and passcode information, please refer to the Committee Teleconference Schedule.
Live Webcast
The Decline of the U.S. Capital Markets & SEC Initiatives to Make the U.S. More Attractive to non-U.S. Issuers
Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 3PM ET
A review of the SEC initiatives and rule changes over the last few years that affect the cross border practice, including the economic changes provoking the SEC's initiatives, Section 404 internal controls, IFRS, deregistration, Rule 12g3-2(b), foreign private issuer reporting enhancements, cross border business combinations, beneficial ownership reporting by non-US institutions, Rule 15a-6 and other issues.
Click here to view more information about this webcast.
Developing and Using Effective Technology Contract Templates for In-house Counsel
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 1PM ET
Technology companies can streamline their technology sales and procurement cycles through effective use of carefully prepared contract templates. In this Webinar, we will discuss strategies that in-house counsel can employ to develop appropriate templates and policies to reduce transaction costs and outside attorneys' fees while achieving both business and legal objectives in commercial technology transactions.
infopak
The In-House Counsel Survival Guide for an Office or Company Move
Sponsored by Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC
This InfoPAK provides practical and legal guidance on how to best prepare for and execute a successful relocation of an office or a company. While there is no substitute for transactional experience in handling a real estate leasing or acquisition transaction, this InfoPAK identifies and explains many of the key legal and business issues in-house counsel must address to best document these types of transactions and will assist them in overseeing and managing the stressful process associated with a company or office move.
WestLegalEdcenter — Long Distance Learning
Are you a couple of credits short of satisfying your CLE requirement? No need to worry, ACC and West LegalEdcenter have teamed up to bring you online continuing legal education ("CLE"). Many programs from past ACC meetings or conferences were recorded and made available for ACC members to receive CLE credit. Click here to see a full listing of ACC online CLE programs. If ACC's programs do not satisfy your CLE needs chose from over 25 other content providers. Note: Be sure to check with your individual state bar to make certain credit is given for computer-based education.
Access programs from ACC's 2009 New To In-House Institute.
Listserves
Share your ideas and questions on the issues you care about with other ACC members through ACC’s listserves (email groups). ACC hosts open listserves (for all ACC members) and committee listserves (for committee members only). Learn more about ACC’s listserves.
