Why Cover ACC's Annual Meeting?
The Association of Corporate Counsel’s (ACC) Annual Meeting is the largest gathering of in-house counsel from around the world. Serving as the premier professional event for corporate attorneys, attendees are offered 100+ courses to complete their continuing legal education, meet with legal service providers and network with their peers. Highlights for this year’s meeting include:
Monday, October 24
Chief Legal Officer Benchmarks
Results from “ACC’s 2011 Chief Legal Officer Survey,” which captures current CLO thinking and examines changes over time for valuable law department benchmarks, will be released.
General Session, Lunch & Live Webcast
9:00 AM MDT/11:00 AM ET
Participants include: Anastasia Kelly, partner at DLA Piper and former General Counsel at AIG, Inc. and MCI/WorldCom; KPMG LLP’s Vice Chair, Legal and Compliance Sven Erik Holmes; Williams and Connelly LLP partner John K. Villa; and Deputy General Counsel for the Securities and Exchange Commission Anne K. Small. Live webcast and registration information to come.
12:45 PM MDT/2:45 PM ET
• “When Crisis Strikes: What Should the Chief Legal Officer Do?”: DLA Piper partner and former General Counsel at AIG, Inc. and MCI/WorldCom, Anastasia Kelly, and Pfizer’s Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Chief Litigation Counsel Bradley Lerman will moderate a panel consisting of CLOs and GCs who have navigated through the economic meltdown of 2008, will look back on actions taken then that can be applied to today. This will be streamed live via webcast; registration information to come.
Tuesday, October 25
Lunch, Live Webcast & Book Signing
12:45 PM MDT/2:45 PM ET
• “A Conversation with Michele Coleman Mayes, Co-author, ‘Courageous Counsel: Conversations with Women General Counsel in the Fortune 500’”: Michele Coleman Mayes, Executive Vice President and General Counsel for Allstate Insurance Company, SNR Denton Partner Kara Baysinger, and other top legal officers recount stories of 40 female general counsel as they rose to the top. This will be streamed live via webcast; registration information to come.
• Book Signing: ‘Courageous Counsel: Conversations with Women General Counsel in the Fortune 500’
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM MDT -- The book signing will be open to attendees and registered media onsite only.
Sunday, October 23 and Monday, October 24
TOP HONORS FOR IN-HOUSE COUNSEL
ACC will award leading volunteer members and companies that have had a positive impact on the in-house community. Richardson, along with ACC Board Chair J. Alberto Gonzalez-Pita and Incoming Board Chair and CLO and Secretary of Mayo Clinic Jon Oviatt will present awards for commitment and outstanding work in the legal profession. Award recipients include:
• Robert I. Townsend, Jr. Member of the Year: Sanjeev Dhawan of Hydro One Inc.;
• Excellence in Corporate Practice: Bill Mordan of Reckitt Benckiser;
• Corporate Pro Bono: Randal S. Milch and the Verizon Communications Legal Department;
• Matthew J. Whitehead, II Diversity: Laurie N. Robinson of the CBS Corporation; and
• Several notable awards recognizing service and dedication for ACC Chapters and Committees. For additional details on dates and times of these awards please contact Marthea Davis at +1 202.349.1519 or Lauren Hoffman at +1 202.293.4103 x378.
Follow ACC on twitter and use the Annual Meeting hashtag at @ACCInhouse; #ACCAM2011.
For outtakes on the Annual Meeting, visit ACC’s blog In-house ACCess.
For the most recent information on the Annual Meeting, visit am.acc.com.
Media Contacts
For interview requests and more information about ACC's 2011 Annual Meeting, please contact Marthea Davis at +1 202.349.1519 or Lauren Hoffman at +1 202.293.4103 x378.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 29,000 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.
