GC Roundtable | Navigating the Evolving Role of General Counsel: Strategic Leadership, Compliance, and Reputational Risk

Sponsored by Parker Poe

Join the ACC Charlotte Chapter and Parker Poe for a discussion on the expanding responsibilities of legal leaders as the role has evolved beyond traditional legal functions to become strategic business partners, compliance leaders, and stewards of organizational reputation. With increasing regulatory complexity, global operations, and stakeholder scrutiny, chief legal officers and general counsels must adapt their structures, skillsets, and approaches to address their expanded role. 

General counsels and chief legal officers are encouraged to join us for this discussion on opportunities, challenges, and lessons learned for legal leaders navigating this dynamic environment and facilitated by the Steering Committee.

Discussion topics: 
The Evolving GC Role and how GCs are expanding from legal advisors to enterprise leaders, contributing to strategy and value creation while balancing legal, compliance, and business responsibilities.
Managing Regulatory Volatility and how legal leaders anticipate and respond to federal, state, and global changes, advise on risk appetite and long‑term planning, and apply lessons from recent regulatory shifts.
Compliance in a Changing Landscape and how compliance is defined and prioritized as boundaries with legal evolve, ways to drive consistency across jurisdictions and units, and how program effectiveness is measured.
Reputational Risk & Litigation and how legal leaders govern reputation as it intersects with litigation and stakeholder expectations, the role of dedicated committees, and crisis readiness in a fast‑moving public environment.
Cross‑Functional Collaboration and how legal, compliance, risk, and communications coordinate rapid responses to emerging risks and reduce barriers to integrated risk management.
Skills & Competencies for the Future and which capabilities are rising in importance for GCs and their teams and how leaders are developing talent for evolving demands.
Looking ahead at the most significant challenges and opportunities on the horizon and how GCs can position their organizations for success.

Schedule
5 - 6pm | Cocktail reception
6pm |  Dinner & Discussion
8pm | Closing

Thank you to the 2026 Steering Committee: 
Keith Atkinson, Senior Managing Director and Division General Counsel, Nuveen 
Anna Blackwelder, Head of Legal North America, SGL Carbon
John Grupp, Chief Legal Officer, Prevalon Energy
Victoria Lazar, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary, Trane Technologies
Tammy Fanning, Head of Law the Americas, Continental 

This registration link was sent directly to ACC Charlotte members registered as GCs or CLOs. If you did not receive registration information and you are a GC or CLO who would like to attend, please reach out to Kathleen Smits at charlotteAED@accglobal.com