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.
Session I – 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (Ballard Spahr)
Break – 2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Session II – 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Hogan Lovells)
Session I — What to do with Suspicious Whistle Blower Complaints
This session will involve a discussion of the variety of legal and ethical issues that compliance and legal professionals confront when addressing scam whistleblower complaints.
Session II — COVID-19 and Return to the Office: Practical and Ethical Considerations
As companies contemplate returning their employees to the office, many are asking how to properly achieve their goals while lessening legal exposure. Our panelists will discuss the most recent guidance from government officials, trends concerning vaccination and return to office protocols, as well as practical and legal responses to common challenges employers are facing.
Use the red registration button below to register today, and use the Zoom credentials below to join in the webinar.
Is There an Emoji for Spoliation? Best Practices for Preserving, Collecting and Producing Text Messages
Communications via text messages are often discoverable and responsive to document requests. Preserving, collecting and producing these communications present many unique challenges that are different from those arising from e-mails. These challenges become very difficult when the text communications are on employees personal devices. This panel will discuss best practices for polices related to business communications via text. The panel will also present solutions for efficient and cost effective collection and production of text messages.
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Effective management of legal risk and spending is increasingly essential to the success of businesses across industries and geographies. As the stakes rise, the roles of the legal operations professional and in-house counsel at corporations are vital to that success. Given the advancement of technology along with continuous pressure to contain costs and increase efficiency, these professionals need to partner and innovate collaboratively in order for the Legal Department to function effectively and add to the business success.
ACC Northeast is pleased to partner with Goodwin Procter LLP, a global law firm, for the Legal Operations & Corporate Counsel Roundtable. This Roundtable will highlight and demonstrate ways Legal Departments can make an impact on the business by showcasing several "real world" challenges that will help you mature your legal operations:
Best Ways to Utilize Knowledge Management;
How to Institute an Inclusive Talent System;
Benefiting with RFPs;
Sustaining a Change Management Culture;
Creating Efficiencies through Technology;
Collaborative Pricing and Alternative Fee Arrangements.
You will come away with tangible solutions and actionable takeaways to help you overcome your biggest legal operations obstacles, and help the business thrive.
For more information about Goodwin and their approach to the Business of Law, please click here.
Please contact Mike Caplan, COO at Goodwin, or Lane Burgess, Sr. Manager of Client Development at Goodwin, for more information on the Legal Operations & Corporate Counsel Roundtable.
Register below. Webinar dial-in credentials will be provided within 24-hours of the event.
The virtual event will start with a 30 minute presentation on liquor licensing laws, followed by a beer tasting with Miller Canfield craft beverage attorneys Joe Infante and Chris Gartman. They will explore the tastes, aromas and surroundings that contribute to a beer’s overall flavor, featuring some of Michigan’s time-tested beers highlighting how our bodies and brains perceive and detect flavor. Joe and Chris will also discuss different types of liquor licenses; non-profit special licenses and events; raffles/auctions involving alcohol, as well as interesting information on varying liquor laws in MI and around the country.
Deadline to register for this virtual event is Monday, October 25, 2021.
This virtual event has been approved for CLE credit.
Join your ACC colleagues and the attorneys from our premiere sponsor, Jackson Lewis, for an evening of gourmet appetizers, specialty drinks, wine and soft drinks at Citron Restaurant. Grab an evening with friends and colleagues before summer ends and school begins. Relax, unwind and enjoy the camaraderie.
COVID-19 Protocols for the Event:
We will follow the CDC guidelines--if you are vaccinated and outside, you may go without a mask. If you are not vaccinated, you should wear a mask unless you are eating or drinking--and maintain some social distance while doing so.
In addition, we welcome all to wear masks if that is more comfortable for you (vaccinated or not). If we are inside due to inclement weather, then masks must be worn unless eating or drinking. At the moment, the restaurant is not requiring masks, but this could change before August 19th.
We ask that all who attend be mindful of the different levels of comfort of every member and respect those who wish to wear a mask, keep their distance, avoid hugs, handshakes, fist or elbow bumps, etc.
ACC Westchester/Southern CT is excited to host our first golf and tennis event designed to bring us all back together in-person and re-energize the in-house & sponsor relationships. Join us and enjoy the social interaction no matter what your level of golf or tennis skill.
Our in-house members are looking forward to being invited to join a sponsor’s foursome and reacquaint or develop new relationships. Invite a client or we can give you a list of in-house counsel interested in joining a sponsor’s foursome.
Chairs: ERIC COHEN, Tsu Inc. & President, ACC Westchester/SCT Chapter CHRISTOPHER MEYERING, Coronado Resources RICHARD ROSIER, Crane Co WALTER SAURACK, Duane Morris LLP
After years of being a relative annoyance, ransomware attackers have evolved to become the No. 1 cyber threat to companies today. While the public can read about the big-name victims and the rumored sums of money some have paid, most companies will never understand what it's like to be a victim of a major ransomware attack until they experience it themselves.
Please join us for a webinar examining this growing threat. Our panel of professionals will provide case studies of ransomware attacks and will discuss legal, business, and PR consequences that companies should be prepared for in the event of an attack. In addition, the panelists will discuss what companies should expect from the U.S. Department of Justice in the heat of a ransomware attack.
JAMES MERKLINGER, President of ACC Credentialing Institute, who with MARK DIAMOND, CEO, Contoural, will explain how legal department can benefit from using the Association of Corporate Counsel's free Data Steward Program.
Sensitive client data stored at law firms is increasingly a target of cyber attacks. This year Chief Legal Officers have again rated information security as one of their highest concerns. Yet a recent Association of Corporate Counsel survey revealed that despite the risks, more than 70% of companies do not assess their law firms' security, because they don't know the right questions to ask and because they simply don't have the internal resources to evaluate each of their firms. The 30% of companies that do assess their law firms' security find the process extremely cumbersome, and the law firms themselves are equally frustrated. There is a better way.
Join us for this important discussion exploring how the Data Steward Program can help all Legal Departments with assessing, bench-marking, validating and accrediting law firms on their information security capabilities. Please invite your Compliance and IT teams, as well!
To RSVP, please click the registration button below. Zoom credentials will be sent to all registrants 24 hours in advance.
All ACC women members are cordially invited to join their Greater Philadelphia colleagues and friends for a VIRTUAL tour of the African American Museum, followed by a networking reception. One of the highlights of this tour will be:
Anna Russell Jones: The Art of Design highlights the diverse treasures of AAMP’s permanent collection.
Anna Russell Jones (1902-1995), was the first African American graduate of the Philadelphia School of Design for Women, now Moore College of Art and Design, and an alumna of the anatomy department of Howard Medical School, now Howard University College of Medicine. She was known to contemporaries as a talented artist, working in wallpaper and carpet design, as a civil service illustrator, and freelance artist. The exhibition surveys original art and design by Jones, displaying the intricacies of the artist’s practice and highlighting significant archival materials from this rare collection; illustrating her interest in and the importance of African American history and civil rights, commitment to public service, and fascination with medical practice.
Register below, and be sure to provide your current mailing address so that our generous sponsor, Cozen O'Connor, may send you a gift as a token of appreciation.
For many in-house counsel, a contract management solution is an indispensable tool that is utilized on a daily basis. Whether you use a contract management solution to create new contracts, track the status of existing ones, or for something more, we welcome you to join the Contract Management Roundtable to discuss your use and experience with contract management solutions and to learn some tips from other ACC attorneys to maximize your current solution.
This roundtable is hosted by the ACC Western PA Chapter Legal Operations Committee. CLE is not offered for this session.
