At the National Conference of the Australian Corporate Lawyers Association
Fred Krebs reporting this week from the National Conference of the Australian Corporate Lawyers Association.
I have spent the past week in Australia attending the ACLA National Conference, and was struck by the commonality of interests and issues faced by in-house counsel around the world. When you consider many of the programs at this conference and compare to what we recently addressed at ACC’s Annual Meeting, it’s apparent that our concerns are quite similar:
The ACLA Conference:
- Challenges for In-House Counsel Operating in Globalised Markets
- How to Retain Privilege and Independence as In-House Counsel
- Reducing External Legal Costs By 20%
- The Future Direction of Corporate Regulation in Australia
- What the Board and CEO Expect From In-House Counsel
A sample from the ACC Annual Meeting:
- A Practical Approach to Compliance Challenges in the International Arena
- ACC's Value Challenge: Reconnecting Costs to Value in Outside Legal Services
- Care & Feeding of the Board: Liability Issues for Board Members
We have much to learn from and share with each other!
Here, too, in-house counsel are recognized for going above and beyond, and Helen Gillies, corporate counsel for engineering firm Sinclair Knight Merz, received the award for Corporate Counsel of the Year during the annual dinner. Recognition for strategic contributions to the profession cannot be overlooked, and ACC presented awards recognizing a number of in-house counsel members for their contributions to the and their unparalleled commitment to ACC.
