ACC MN Annual Meeting and 23rd Annual General Counsel Forum

Come to the Walker Art Center on Tuesday, September 19, to help elect ACC MN Chapter directors and officers, then hear a discussion by local GCs about Embedding the Legal Department across the Enterprise.

Perhaps no task is simultaneously as difficult and as important for a GC as working to ensure that the legal department is embedded in the operations of the broader enterprise from the earliest steps. Embedding the legal department in enterprise operations is difficult because legal departments have often been saddled with the moniker “the department of No.” Yet this inclusion is also vital because the risk and cost associated with missteps can be dramatically harmful to not only the business bottom line, but to the broader brand reputation of the business.

In this session, we will explore ways to improve the likelihood that the legal department will be included in earlier stages of the planning and decision-making processes. Learn from colleagues and peers how they have started the transition from the “department of No” to the “department of How” as they seek to balance legal risks with business needs and offer commercially advancing legal advice. We will also examine how using the data your legal department has available, as well as data from other parts of the business, can help to demonstrate the value the legal department brings to the business as yet another means of increasing the likelihood that the legal department will be better utilized across the business.

AGENDA

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Check-in and refreshments

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM | ACC MN Annual Meeting (Election)

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM | 23rd Annual General Counsel Forum

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM | Networking reception

GC FORUM PANELISTS

• Mike Browne, General Counsel, Home Services of America
• Derek Goodman, General Counsel, Koch Companies
• Dan Santos, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, UCare
• Rupert Bondy, Chief Legal Officer, United Health Group
• Bill Josten, Senior Manager - Enterprise Legal Thought Leadership, Thomson Reuters Institute (Moderator)

After the program, enjoy refreshments and private access to a current Walker exhibition. The event is open to ACC members and to in-house counsel first-time guests. The program has received approval for 1.5 Standard CLE credits in Minnesota.

Thanks to our Diamond sponsor, Thomson Reuters!