Conference Focuses on “Legal Moving at the Speed of Business”
WASHINGTON (March 19, 2019) — The ACC Xchange, a conference that combines education for senior in-house lawyers and legal operations leaders will feature sessions on litigation, contracts, law department management, leadership skills, and more, April 28-30 in Minneapolis.
The conference unites the ACC Mid-Year Meeting and the ACC Legal Operations Conference, providing a forum for mid- to senior-level in-house counsel and legal operations professionals to learn and collaborate, mirroring the workings of the modern law department.
Faculty from companies including Oracle, 3M, Citbank, Comcast, Best Buy, Target, Liberty Mutual, the Minnesota Vikings, The Walt Disney Company, Converse, and more will present on legal and legal operations topics, such as:
- Uncovering, Defining, and Interrupting Unconscious Bias
- You Say You Want a Revolution – Big Changes in the Industry and Implications for Legal Operations Professionals
- Untangling Third-Party Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Risks
- Negotiating Privacy and Security in Transactions
- Artificial Intelligence: The Key to Contracting at the Edge
In addition to legal-focused programming, the conference format encourages attendees to experience the “Solutions Hub,” which includes small-group sessions hosted by the ACC Women in the House network, peer roundtables, learning groups, vendor consultations, complimentary professional headshots, and other opportunities to network and recharge throughout the day.
Cara Hale Alter, author of The Credibility Code, and president of SpeechSkills, will present on leadership skills, while Trevor Faure, CEO of Smarter Law Solutions, will host small-group workshops to create individual action plans for 15 attendees’ law departments. The opening day of the ACC Xchange also includes speed networking that organizes participants by industry, practice area, and organization type.
For more information on the 2019 ACC Xchange, please visit https://www.acc.com/education/xchange19/. To apply for press credentials, please email Lee Betancourt, ACC senior director of communications, at betancourt@acc.com.
About ACC: The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) is a global legal association that promotes the common professional and business interests of in-house counsel who work for corporations, associations and other organizations through information, education, networking, and advocacy. With more than 43,000 members in 85 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 and follow ACC on Twitter: @ACCinhouse.