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The ruling could have serious repercussions for corporate internal investigations

“This is the age of the CLO,” says Veta Richardson, president and chief executive officer of the ACC. “What we see is that chief legal officers are increasingly claiming a seat at the CEO’s table and we think it’s wise on the part of the corporation to give them that kind of access."

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The Columbia Law School's capital markets blog looks at the 2020 ACC CLO Survey

"CLO’s are law’s astronauts. They are the first to explore the new frontiers of the legal function, paving the way for others to expand existing professional/industry boundaries."

The event, hosted by American University’s Washington School of Law, was geared toward law firms, corporate legal departments, and government agencies.

The 2020 ACC CLO Survey is the biggest global survey of its kind

The 2020 ACC CLO Survey was released January 28, 2020

The 2020 Nominating Committee, chaired by Immediate Past Board Chair Simon Fish, executive vice president & general counsel at BMO Financial Group, is charged with identification of nominees for the ACC Board of Directors.

While ACC generally supports enforcement regimes that incentivize corporate compliance programs, we are concerned about the impact of the law on legal privilege.

ACC president and CEO Veta T. Richardson writes in Ethisphere on the role of in-house counsel in ESG and sustainability efforts.

GCs from Mumbai, Sydney, Dubai, the Hague join global board of directors