Networking Events
Lunches & General Sessions
Join your colleagues for lunch on Monday and Tuesday! Meet and talk to your peers who can help you find solutions to persistent problems or link up with existing networks. Then, stick around for some valuable insight at the General Sessions.
Monday, October 24, 2011
12:45 - 2:15 PM
A special thank you to Lex Mundi for sponsoring this lunch.
General Session: When Crisis Strikes: What Should the Chief Legal Officer Do?
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
12:45 - 2:15 PM
Meet Your In-house Neighbors Lunch: Do you want to get to know your local chapter leadership and find out what’s planned for the coming year? Do you have an idea that you would like the chapter to consider? Don’t miss this gathering where you can learn how to become more involved in chapter activities and meet other in-house attorneys in your local area. The chapter lunch is informal (no need to RSVP); reserved tables will be available on a first-come basis.
A special thank you to SNR Denton for sponsoring this lunch.
General Session: A Conversation with Michele Coleman Mayes
General Receptions
Sunday, Monday & Tuesday
6:00 - 7:00 PM
Join us each evening in the Exhibit Hall for an opportunity to meet and chat with your peers, find solutions from law firms and legal service providers, and enjoy some food and drink.
New Members & First Time Attendees Orientation & Breakfast
Are you new to ACC? Is this your first ACC Annual Meeting? If the answer is “yes,” you should plan to attend this informal new member/first timer orientation. Join your peers for breakfast, hear from ACC leaders on member benefits, view a live demonstration of ACC’s online resources, and meet new contacts with whom you may share the first time attendee experience. To receive more information about this event, check the appropriate box on your registration form or email boshart@acc.com. This event is for ACC members only. Information regarding date and time will be available closer to the meeting.
Committee Business Meetings
Everyone is invited! You don’t have to be a committee member to attend and attendance doesn’t mean you have to make a time commitment. Participation in ACC’s Committees offers an opportunity to benchmark with peers and recognized industry leaders. We encourage your attendance at any of the committee business breakfast or lunch meetings so that you may learn more about the broad range of activities offered. These meetings also present an opportunity to participate in planning future Annual Meetings. (Meeting room names will be provided onsite.)
Schedule of Meetings:
Monday, October 24, 12:45-2:15 PM
- Corporate & Securities
- Employment & Labor
- Financial Services
- Health
- Law Department Management (Leadership – Strategy – Operations)
- Litigation
Tuesday, October 25, 7:15-8:45 AM
- Compliance & Ethics
- International Legal Affairs
- Insurance Staff Counsel
- New to In-house
- Non-Profit Organizations
- Sports & Entertainment
Tuesday, October 25, 12:45-2:15 PM
- Environmental & Sustainability
- Energy
- Intellectual Property
- IT, Privacy & eCommerce
- Real Estate
- Small Law Department
Committee Receptions
Sunday, October 23
Environmental & Sustainability -- Saul Ewing
4:00-6:00 PM, Hyatt Regency Denver, Mineral F-G, 3rd Floor (650 15th St.)
Energy -- Sutherland
8:00-11:00 PM, Peaks Lounge at the Hyatt Regency Denver (650 15th St.)
Monday, October 24
Financial Services -- SNR Denton
7:00-9:00 PM, The Corner Office Restaurant and Martini Bar (1401 Curtis St.)
Litigation -- Autonomy & Morrison Foerster
7:00-9:00 PM, Four Seasons Hotel Denver (1111 14th St.)
New to In-House -- Womble Carlyle and Bass Berry
7:00-10:30 PM, Blake Street Vault (1526 Blake St.)
Law Department Management -- Huron Legal
7:00-11:00 PM, Cook Street School of Fine Cooking (1937 Market St.)
Real Estate -- McGure Woods
7:00-9:00 PM, Earls (1600 Glenarm Place)
Employment & Labor -- Jackson Lewis LLP
7:00-9:30 PM, Four Seasons Hotel Denver (111 14th St.)
International Legal Affairs -- Lex Mundi
7:30-10:00 PM, Denver Chophouse (1735 19th St. - Transportation to be provided)
Intellectual Property -- Kilpatrick Townsend
7:30-10:30 PM, Denver Art Museum (100 W. 14th Avenue Parkway)
Tuesday, October 25
Health Law --Foley & Lardner LLP
7:30-9:30 PM, Daniels & Fisher Clock Tower, Flrs 17-21 (1601 Arapahoe St.)
Small Law Department -- Meritas
8:00-10:00 PM, Kevin Taylor’s at the Opera House (950 13th St.)
Special Events
Tuesday, October 25
ACC Colorado Chapter's Billiards & Brews
9:00 PM-12:00 AM, Wynkoop Brewery (1634 18th St.)
Michele Coleman Mayes
Michele Coleman Mayes is executive vice president and general counsel for Allstate Insurance Company and a member of the senior leadership team. Ms. Mayes is responsible for guiding Allstate's strategy to ensure sound compliance of governance practices, and fostering a healthy legal, legislative and regulatory environment.
Ms. Mayes brings extensive legal, corporate and government experience to Allstate. At the start of her career, she served in the US Department of Justice as assistant United States attorney in Detroit and Brooklyn, eventually assuming the role of Chief of the Civil Division in Detroit. Later, Ms. Mayes entered the corporate sector as managing attorney of Burroughs Corporation. As Burroughs and Sperry Corporation merged, creating Unisys Corporation, she was appointed staff vice president and associate general counsel for Worldwide Litigation. Following Unisys, she joined Colgate-Palmolive Company as vice president and associate general counsel US and was eventually promoted to vice president, legal and assistant secretary, and elected a corporate officer. Prior to Allstate, she was with Pitney Bowes, as senior vice president and general counsel.
Ms. Mayes is the recipient of numerous awards, including ABA, Commission on Women in the Profession - The Margaret Brent Award and the Minority Corporate Counsel Association Trailblazer Award. She was named one of America's top black lawyers by Black Enterprise in 2003. In 2009, Ms. Mayes was recognized as one of the most Influential General Counsels in America by The National Law Journal.
Ms. Mayes is a member of the board of Legal Momentum, RAND Corporation, the ABA Center for Racial and Ethnic Diversity, and Leadership Counsel for Legal Diversity.
