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Earlier this year, ACC NCR President Greg Watchman issued the Racial and Social Justice Challenge to every member, member company, and sponsor to join the fight for diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workplaces and in our communities (see letter).  Looking for ways to make an impact?  Come join us for a spirited, free-flowing, and candid conversation with the following leading, action-oriented chief legal officers who will share a wealth of ideas: 

• Kimberly Chainey – Executive Vice President and Global General Counsel, Aptar   
• Shannon Thyme Klinger – Chief Legal Officer, Moderna, Inc. (eff. June 1, 2021, previously CLO of Novartis)  
• William Min – Executive Vice President and General Counsel, LexisNexis Risk Solutions Group 
• Ling-Ling Nie – General Counsel and Vice President for Compliance and Ethics, Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) 
• Dev Stahlkopf – Corporate Vice President and General Counsel, Microsoft Corporation 

Each will share methods employed, successes achieved, and challenges faced in driving action and accountability within their own organizations, among their outside law firms, and in their communities. 

ACC members, in-house counsel, ACC NCR annual relationship sponsors*, and select guests** are invited to join us for this special event, including time for networking in small-group breakout rooms.

When the GC Roundtable is hosted in-person, guests pay a fee to attend.  Since this year's event is online there is no fee.  We encourage all registrants to donate the typical fee of $35 or more to ACC NCR's fundraising campaign to support The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights. To do so, visit www.lawyerscommittee.org/accncr.

*ACC NCR annual relationship sponsors may send two representatives, except Diamond, which may send three.
**Guests may include business colleagues and significant others, but may not include law firm or vendor representatives that compete with our sponsors.

The ACC NCR DE&I Committee is excited to invite you to join members and sponsors* in taking the “Self to Systems Training Course.”  This three-part course and custom workbook tackles how to accomplish systemic change on issues of equity and inclusion by breaking it into three dimensions: the individual, interpersonal relationships and communities, and organizational dynamics and institutions. The course includes: 

• Three core video trainings from Jennifer Brown, Tiffany Jana, Edgar Villanueva, and Lily Zheng, plus five bonus trainings with Patrisse Cullors and Mary-Frances Winters and more.
• Practical strategies to create more just and equitable systems
• Ready-to-use frameworks for dismantling oppression in organizations through anti-racist, decolonization, and inclusive leadership practices
• Tools for facilitating tough conversations about how systems oppression affect workplace relationships and organizational structures
• Membership portal with eight downloadable course video lessons, audio, PDF transcripts, custom course workbook, plus four bestselling ebooks from our trainers 
• An optional certificate of completion

Learn more at https://learning.bkconnection.com/self-to-systems-training-course-LZ.

As noted on the website, the course is available directly to individuals for $297.  ACC NCR is able to offer it to members and sponsors* for $59 and will facilitate shared learning over the next seven months (see below for details) for those who are interested.     

The ACC NCR DE&I Committee will host the following series of programs to encourage and support engagement with and implementation of the information in the course:

• April 16, 12:30 – 1:30 pm – Kick-Off
  
  Over the following six weeks, in preparation for May 21 program:
  • watch one hour long core training video and one 30-minute bonus video 
  • read bestselling book: How to Be an Inclusive Leader
     
• May 21, 12:30 – 2:30 pm – Part 1: The Self; Anyone Can (and Should!) Be an Inclusive Leader
  
  Over the following 10 weeks, in preparation for July 30 program:
  • watch one hourlong core training video and two 40-minute bonus videos
  • read bestselling books: Subtle Acts of Exclusion and The Ethical Sellout
    
• July 30, 12:30 – 2:30 pm – Part 2: Community & Organizations; How to Invite Teams into Social Change Work
  
  Over the following 7 weeks, in preparation for Sept. 17 program:
  • watch one hourlong core training video and two 30-minute bonus videos 
  • read bestselling book: Decolonizing Wealth
     
• September 17, 12:30 – 2:30 pm – Part 3: Systems & Society; What We Can Learn from Racial Justice Movements
  
• October 8, TBD - Final Recap & Celebration
  
• November 12 – Save the Date for ACC NCR’s Second Annual DE&I Conference
  

To participate, register and pay by March 31 and please note if:

1. you will participate in the program series (invitations for individual programs will be sent separately)
2. you would like to be assigned to a small-group cohort in addition to participating in the program series
3. you will participate independently

* annual relationship sponsors may register up to two representatives (Diamond may register three) ($59 fee applies per person)

Increased government spending on pandemic relief and emerging compliance obligations for government contractors in areas such as cybersecurity and supply chain risk create heightened enforcement under the civil and criminal False Claims Act (FCA) as well as other criminal statutes. 
This program will focus on key developments in fraud and FCA investigations and litigation and risk mitigation strategies for government contractors and other companies that receive federal funding, focusing on practical steps that companies can take to minimize exposure to fraud allegations and respond to investigations.  Among other things, the program will address:
·         The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) priority areas of FCA enforcement relevant to government contractors as well as key case law developments.
·         DOJ criminal enforcement priorities to combat waste, fraud and abuse including and related to CARES Act and pandemic relief and commercial bribery.
·         Key considerations and risk mitigation strategies for companies with respect to government investigations and qui tam litigation, including responding to civil investigative demands, preserving documents, addressing whistleblower risks, and anticipating risks associated with subcontractors and vendors.
·         How to manage parallel government investigations and proceedings before agencies, including suspension and debarment. 
Presented by Seth Locke and  Barak Cohen, Partners  and Alexander Canizares, Senior Counsel at Perkins Coie and Erin Shoudt, Associate General Counsel at PAE.

1.5 Hours of VA MCLE credit pending.