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.
Please join ACC NCR and Haynes Boone for a special networking reception featuring a bourbon and chocolate tasting at The Tower Club Tysons Corner!
The event will include a selection of bourbon paired with chocolates, as well as hors d’oeuvres and other beverages, including a mocktail that pairs well with chocolate!! (We will also show the beginning of the first game of the NFL season so dedicated fans won’t miss out.)
Please join us for a micro-networking lunch hosted by our Maryland Advisory Committee. Our committee was established to meet the needs of our members that live or work in Maryland. Join us to socialize and enjoy lunch with other ACC NCR members in the area.
Attendance will be capped to ensure good conversation. Please check your schedule before registering as hosts will be expecting you!
Attendees will pay for their own meals. Please bring cash to make it easier for the servers.
IMPORTANT UPDATE TO OUR COVID-SAFETY PROCEDURES: The health and safety of all attendees at our events is of utmost importance to ACC NCR. We strongly encourage all those who attend ACC NCR events to be up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations, as defined by the CDC.Please do not attend our events in-person if you are feeling ill or are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. If while you are with us you begin to feel ill or experience symptoms associated with COVID-19, we expect that you will promptly leave, or we may ask you to leave. We will continue to monitor the latest guidance from the CDC and local public health agencies as we endeavor to hold safe events. We will keep registrants and attendees updated on any necessary changes to our event protocols.
Join ACC SC & Baker Donelson for a 1 hour CLE* Webinar on Tuesday, August 29th from 3-4pm!
As artificial intelligence (AI) and related technology further develop, and with ChatGPT making headlines, AI and related issues are having more of an impact than ever before. During this webinar, we will study AI from an employment law perspective and look at issues critical to employers and in-house counsel. Topics will include: recent EEOC guidance, AI policies, ChatGPT policies, use of AI for creating job descriptions, and other employment-related matters. This webinar will be presented by Baker Donelson attorney, Jennifer K. Dunlap.
Boards of directors are continuing to face a rising number of complicated corporate governance issues from their various stakeholders. Boards are being pushed to have their companies take positions on issues that are supercharged by political and cultural opinions heavily debated through multiple channels of public discourse. Whether the issues relate to the environment, social causes, new technology, constituency representation, or the latest controversy in the news, in-house lawyers are frequently called upon to provide objective advice on the issues and to work through the legal, financial, and reputational risks with the management team.
The panel will talk through the latest corporate governance hot topics, discuss the various views, and provide practical advice on working with your company and team on issues such as board diversity and inclusion initiatives, ESG initiatives and state-level anti-ESG legislation, climate disclosures, executive compensation, cybersecurity disclosures, artificial intelligence use, risk management, cryptocurrency, and other current topics of interest.
Presented by J. Steven Patterson, Partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth and Anna Lueje, Associate General Counsel, Functional & Governance Lead at Raytheon.
Many assume that, by structuring an acquisition as an asset purchase, a buyer can avoid its predecessor's liabilities. That's not always the case. This CLE explores exceptions to the general rule of non-liability in Tennessee and other jurisdictions so that in-house counsel can be aware and evaluate the risks of successor liability in the future.
Cozen O’Connor invites you to an experiential dining concept in a luxury space where you will connect with the faces behind the food. Prepare for a reception-style dinner with beverage pairings. Each food station, along with its inspiration, will be introduced by the chef. We will also have a roaming magician offering mind-blowing sleight of hand magic.
The panel will provide a detailed overview of Government Accountability Office and U.S. Court of Federal Claims case law that highlight common mistakes made by offerors that frequently result in their proposals not being selected for award. The panel willalsodiscussstrategies for companies to employ to maximize their chances for a contract award.
Presented by Paul Debolt, Partner and Christopher Griesedieck, Counsel at Venable and Sarah Maguire,Deputy Chief Counsel at BAE Systems.
Concepts of accounting and finance pervade many areas where in-house lawyers are expected to provide their clients legal advice. Having a working knowledge of foundational concepts of accounting and finance can inform and enhance the legal advice in-house counsel might offer like:
Financial disclosures;
Debt and equity finance;
Mergers and acquisitions;
Audits.
Many lawyers would find it helpful to better understand business finance and the jargon and acronyms attendant to financial discussions.
In this next installment of our Maine programming, Pierce Atwood lawyers, Ryan Kelley and Olga Goldberg, along with a BerryDunn accountant will team up to distill down and discuss core concepts of accounting and finance that in-house counsel should be familiar with, such as:
Form and substance of financial statements;
Recognition and components of revenue;
Key costs and drivers of profit;
Financial ratios;
Key performance indicators.
With the foundation laid, we will test your understanding in context by exploring multi-state tax issues that have relevance to any company whose business extends beyond its home state's borders and how those issues can impact a company's financial statements. While we reinforce accounting and finance concepts, you will also learn to spot the activities that can create state and local tax exposure, including customers, employees, and inventory spread across state lines.
This in-person program is intended to be interactive and adaptive so, attendees are welcome to come equipped with any questions they may have and discrete topics within the broader scope of the program they wish to discuss.
Register below for this helpful program with a networking reception to follow.
Our speakers will address crafting a workable corporate AI policy that deals with not only the intellectual property issues but also the issues of setting out guidelines to deter employees from inappropriately submitting work generated by AI tools. Discussion will center on ChatGPT as well as other generative AI tools that employees may use.