Annual In-House Counsel Celebration & Professional Responsibility Seminar Event

ACC Chicago's Professional Responsibility

Seminar and Signature Celebration Event

JUNE 20, 2024

We combined our traditional Celebration Event evening with an afternoon seminar offering in-house attendees sought-after IL PR Credits in Mental Health and Diversity & Inclusion.

We enjoyed an array of hors d’oeuvres, beverages, and collegial networking at the eclectic Salvage One for our Premier Chapter Event of the year.

We also presented the Thurgood Marshall Award of Excellence & the Member of the Year annual awards.

Congratulations to our Thurgood Marshall Award of Excellence Recipient for 2024

The “Thurgood Marshall Award of Excellence” honors individuals who serve as role models through their significant achievement in the legal profession, civic excellence and/or their contributions to promote education, diversity, and community service.

“None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps. We got here because somebody, a parent, a teacher, an Ivy League Crony or a few nuns bent down and helped us pick up our boots.”
- Thurgood Marshall

Katherine Vega, Associate Director, Litigation & Disputes, Accenture

Kathy is an attorney with Accenture’s Litigation and Disputes team and has almost 25 years of experience helping business teams navigate and resolve disputes and handle litigation matters. She serves as a trusted advisor to the business teams when disputes arise with clients, vendors, or other third parties. She helps the business teams assess legal arguments, strategize options and approaches, assist with communications, negotiate with opposing counsel, prepare settlement documentation, and guide the teams through the dispute process.

Kathy brings experience in a broad spectrum of complex, commercial litigation representation and has experience with creditors’ rights and bankruptcy litigation.

Prior to joining Accenture in 2012, Kathy was a partner in the Chicago law firm of Neal, Gerber Eisenberg and spent her first few years of practice in the Chicago office of Latham Watkins.

Kathy serves as the Midwest lead for Accenture Legal Access - their global pro bono program designed to maximize Accenture’s efforts and drive greater access to justice globally. Her remarkable leadership has made a profound impact and over the past four years, Kathy has transformed Accenture’s program from vision into reality with the team dedicating 1,685 hours to serving clients in need across Chicago and the wider United States.

Kathy has volunteered regularly at the McCutcheon legal clinic with Legal Aid Chicago and has played a pivotal role in recruiting and supporting other Accenture volunteers to contribute 200 hours of pro bono service across the team. Kathy has also assisted many clients with a diverse range of legal matters, from civil disputes to landlord issues and probate concerns. She also spearheaded the development and implementation of more than 15 pro bono projects across various domains, including humanitarian response, racial justice, and financial inclusion.

She also serves as a member of the Accenture Legal Disability Inclusion team, which is striving to recruit, develop, and retain talented people with disabilities. Her leadership and passion have cultivated a culture of service within Accenture and have made a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals and communities in need. In addition to her professional accomplishments, Katherine’s kindness, flexibility, and legal expertise have earned her the respect and admiration of her peers and clients alike.

Congratulations to Christine Binotti!

ACC Chicago's 2024 Member of the Year

Christine is Lead Counsel at Motorola Solutions where she is the head of a global team of lawyers, para-professionals and immigration specialists supporting the Employment, Immigration, and Employee Mobility function of the nation's leading mission critical communications and solutions provider.

Christine is an accomplished leader with more than 20 years of experience as a C-suite advisor, legal strategist and diversity champion who embodies inclusivity as a personal value, known for investing in and developing high performing teams. Christine is the current ACC Chicago Advocacy Chair and Co-chair of our PR Seminar and Celebration Event. She has previously held the positions of Chair of Street Law, Programs Director, and Chapter President.

Christine is active at the ACC National level as a member of the Employment and Labor Network and a recognized speaker on key employment issues, diversity, equity and inclusion and leadership. Christine graduated from Loyola University Chicago School of Law and now lives in Oak Park with her partner Nick, 14 year old twins and cavapoo Coco.

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