Events

Join us for an interactive Meet Your Counterparts cooking event with Fisher Phillips!

This private cooking party (limited to 24 people) includes a live chef demonstration while guests watch and mingle, followed by the opportunity for everyone to join in on a hands-on experience!

The cooking party is approximately 3 hours in length.  Attendees will enjoy a light appetizer upon arrival so everyone can have a snack while they watch the chef demonstration. After the first half hour, guests can put on an apron and join in on the cooking, helping to make one component of the meal.

The chef and kitchen staff will prepare the sauces, side dishes and/or dessert, and during the final hour, and attendees will sit back and enjoy a wonderful buffet style meal that our group helped create at our communal dining tables.

IMPORTANT REMINDER: ACC GREATER PHILADELPHIA EVENTS ARE STRICTLY RESERVED FOR ELIGIBLE IN-HOUSE COUNSEL and INVITED guests and sponsors.  ACCGP reserves the right to confirm eligible status of all event registrants and cancel unqualified registrations.  Click Here to learn more about & how to join ACC Greater Philadelphia.

Join us for an exclusive behind-the scenes tour of dark web marketplaces.  Discover the inner workings of the cybercrime economy and see firsthand how hackers operate and profit from stolen data.  In this session, you’ll learn where cybercriminals buy and sell their skills, services, and stolen credentials, key indicators to watch for when assessing your vulnerabilities, and effective strategies to protect your business and clients from dark web threats.

AGENDA

11:30 AM: Registration/Networking

12:00 PM: Lunch

12:15 - 1:15 PM: CLE Program

1:15 PM: Q&A

HOSTED BY 

Bill Hardin, Vice President, Charles Rivers Associates 

The discussion for our next GC/CLO Lunch Club will be "Fractional General Counsels".  Tom Wilcox will lead a discussion on whether fractional general counsel is a trend that we need to prepare for in the future and what we need to know now.

ACCGP's GC/CLO Lunch Club is a non-sponsored chapter event to allow GCs and CLOs to have an open discussion on a relevant topic. The discussion is geared to attorneys at the GC/CLO level.

Please note, no CLE credit will be provided for this program.

IMPORTANT REMINDER: ACC GREATER PHILADELPHIA EVENTS ARE STRICTLY RESERVED FOR ELIGIBLE IN-HOUSE COUNSEL and INVITED guests and sponsors.  ACCGP reserves the right to confirm eligible status of all event registrants and cancel unqualified registrations.  Click Here to learn more about & how to join ACC Greater Philadelphia.

Artificial Intelligence now pops up everywhere and in everything we do —  Time Magazine even named the "Architects of AI" its "Person of the Year" for 2025.  This CLE presentation will focus on the intersection of AI and litigation, including the basics on how to incorporate AI into your practice reliably and ethically.  The discussion will also include insights and tips for in-house counsel when evaluating work product, including real-life examples showing the pitfalls of the use of AI.

Speakers:
Gillian Clow, Partner, Alston & Bird
Katie Owen, Partner, Alston & Bird

You are cordially invited to ACC Austin's 2026 Women's Forum. Hosted at The Cathedral, a historic, renovated church now home to a women owned boutique art gallery, we will spend the afternoon engaging in talks covering ethics to corporate communication. Our emcee for this special event will be Larisa Brosko, VP General Counsel of BTG Systems. 

Please see below for the itinerary. 

 12:00-1:00pm Registration and Lunch 

1:00 - 2:00pm CLE Talk 1 - Powered by Connection - Fireside Chat with Jennifer Wuamett, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Sustainability Officer of NXP Semiconductors– moderated by Emily Apte, Partner of King & Spalding

2:10 - 3:10pm CLE Talk 2 - Leading Through Change: Finding Strength in Every Season of Life – Speakers: Janet Bawcom, Vice President General Counsel of CesiumAstro,  Estrellita Doolin, Chief Executive Officer of Meal on Wheels Waco, and Leigh Gillet, Vice President and General Counsel, Enterprise Operations of 3M- moderator TBA

3:20 - 4:20pm CLE Talk 3 - Ethics CLE – Attorney Client Communication in Corporate America - Strengthening Relationships Up and Down the Corporate Ladder - Nestor Ho, Chief Legal Officer - Silicon Labs, more speakers TBA – Moderated Mary Mendoza, Partner of Haynes and Boones

4:20 – 6:00 Happy Hour Stay afterwards to enjoy signature cocktails and snacks.

ACC Austin is excited to be bringing back our Women's Forum, and we hope that you will make plans to join us Friday, February 20th! Register now to secure your spot at this inspiring event. Free parking is available onsite.

Join us to review the major government contracts developments of 2025. From implementation of the “Revolutionary FAR Overhaul”, to anti-Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (“DEI”) executive orders, to the latest developments in the FY26 NDAA, to the ongoing evolution of cybersecurity compliance obligations, it was another busy and dynamic year for government contractors. We also saw important decisions relating to the False Claims Act, jurisdiction and standing in bid protests and contract appeals, and government contracts and grants termination rights.

The panel will review the key cases and laws and regulations from 2025, as well as look ahead to how the major events of 2025 are likely to impact government contracts law into 2026 and beyond.

Presented by Greg Jacobs, James Kim, Erin Felix, Dan Petkoff, Shareholders with Polsinelli, along with an in-house panelist.

2.0 Hours of VA MCLE pending.

Overview

On October 1, 2025, new California regulations took effect to protect employees and job applicants from potentially discriminatory employment decisions made using AI-based tools. These rules introduce significant new requirements for employers and create the possibility of new claims and increased liability for organizations that are not prepared.

What the Webinar Covers

This webinar will help in-house counsel understand the legal risks and compliance challenges associated with:

• AI-driven hiring tools
• AI-supported performance management systems
• Employee monitoring technologies

Key Topics

• Real-world litigation:
  A spotlight on Mobley v. Workday, where AI screening tools are being examined for potential disparate impact.
• Expanded civil rights protections:
  How new rules apply to automated decision-making systems and what employers must do to comply. 
• New California laws:
  • AI Transparency Act
  • GenAI Training Data Transparency Act
• Beyond California:
  A look at developments in other states and at the federal level to help organizations stay ahead of the rapidly evolving “AI wave.”

Speakers

Michele Ballard Miller, Chair, West Coast Labor & Employment, Cozen O'Connor
Jeff Klamut, Counsel, Cozen O'Connor

Join us for an interactive roundtable spotlighting the key issues shaping 2026—emerging DEI developments, pay-transparency updates, Arizona-specific changes, and ninth-circuit case law update, forward-looking discussion to help you stay ahead of what’s next.

Leading the Discussion: Sharon Ng, Emily Craiger, John Doran, Lonnie Williams, and Carrie Francis