Close
Login to MyACC
ACC Members


Not a Member?

The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) is the world's largest organization serving the professional and business interests of attorneys who practice in the legal departments of corporations, associations, nonprofits and other private-sector organizations around the globe.

Join ACC

The ACC member portal was recently upgraded
Contact our team if you require assistance or encounter access issues. You may need to reset your password following the upgrade.

Search Filters
ACC; Lisa E. Chang - Counsel, Labor & Employment, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue; Selena L. LaCroix - Senior Counsel, Texas Instruments Incorporated; Don H. Liu - Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, IKON Office Solutions, Inc.; Lu Pham - Managing Partner, Lynn Pham Moore & Ross, PC; Bettina W. Yip - Counsel, Labor & Human Resources, Cingular Wireless LLC.

308 Whistle While You Work: Ethical, Fiduciary, & Other Dilemmas Facing Over-SOX'ed In-house Lawyers

Timothy M. Donovan - former senior vice president and general counsel, NEC USA, Inc.; W. Muzette Hill - counsel, strategic initiatives, Ford Motor Credit Company; James R. Jenkins - senior vice president and general counsel, Deere & Company; and Leonard R. Stein - senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, Jackson Enterprises

A presentation on the importance of image for in-house counsel.

Resource Details
Source: Meetings
Region: United States
Margaret M. Foran - Vice President, Corporate Governance & Secretary, Pfizer Inc.; Kerry A. Galvin - Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, Lyondell Chemical Company; Paul R. Lovejoy - Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, United Air Lines, Inc.; Kellye L. Walker - Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc.

711 Defining the Role of In-house Lawyers in Governance. Includes sample board evaluations, corporate governance guidelines, annual board meeting agendas, and more.

Maureen R. Dry - associate general counsel, Vertis, Inc.; David T. Glynn - chief administration officer and general counsel, OneNeck IT Services Corporation; Matthew A. Karlyn - associate general counsel, ibex Healthdata Systems, Inc.

A presentation on contract negotiations that is meant to provide effective approaches and some practical and useful fallback provisions for commonly negotiated provisions.

Resource Details
Source: Meetings
Region: United States
N. Cornell Boggs, III - vice president and general counsel, Tyco Plastics & Adhesives; Michele Coleman Mayes - senior vice president and general counsel; Gloria Santona - executive vice president, general counsel and secretary, McDonald's Corporation

A presentation on leadership skills for new general counsel and managing attorneys.

Resource Details
Source: Meetings
Region: United States
Bill Boyd - CEO, Muzak; William H. Brewster - Managing Partner, Kilpatrick Stockton LLP; John R. Ettelson - President & Chief Executive Officer, William Blair & Company; John R. Seffin, PhD - Chief Executive Officer and Chief Medical Officer, American Cancer Society, Inc.; Scott Serota - President and CEO, BSCSA.

305 A View from the Top: CEOs Forecast Their Vision & Plans for In-house Counsel

Resource Details
Source: Meetings
Region: United States
Sara G. Armstrong - vice president and assistant general counsel, SunGard Data Systems Inc.; Kathy T. Barlow - vice president, Marsh USA Inc.; Barbara K. Eisenberg - senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, Ann Taylor Stores Corporation; and Karen Litsinger - vice president and associate general counsel, America Online, Inc.

Would you like to move up, either within your current company or at another company? Maybe become a senior lawyer at a large organization or a general counsel of an any-size corporation? You work hard and charting your advancement is always on your to-do list, but somehow it always stays at the bottom, thanks to company meetings and more. This panel of career specialists will discuss meaningful ways for you to approach advancement in the in-house profession and show you ways to build your skill set so that when the next big position comes along, your resume and you will get in the door.

Resource Details
Source: Meetings
Region: United States
Association of Corporate Counsel and Various Others
2 pages

Checklist of issues to consider before signing a contract.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Career Development
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
17 pages

A toolkit designed to help company personnel understand the key provisions of the Company Services Agreement and to facilitate negotiation of these provisions, whether used as part of the CSA or as insertions to customer agreements.

Thomson Financial

Members of ACC's Litigation Committee share their experiences of how developing vital relationships early during their in-house career resulted in fewer challenges for them and their company. Discusses choice of outside counsel, budgeting for litigation, managing client expectations, building a litigation team and understanding your company's insurance coverage.

Subscribe to Career Development