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Monthly Archives: May 2011

Guten Tag! Greetings from Berlin–ACC Europe’s 18th Annual Conference

Posted in On the Road

 by Sabine Brumme ACC Europe, Vice President Chair of the Advisory Board to the Annual Conference The theme for this year’s ACC Europe 18th Annual Conference was How the in-house lawyer can drive the changing legal landscape. Over the past three days, in-house counsel from across Europe came together and participated in sessions and realistic solutions… Continue Reading

The Last Word

Posted in ACC Docket

(June — 2011) The staff has approved the blueline for the June ACC Docket. The chair’s message, written by Al Gonzalez-Pita, saying goodbye to ACC’s 20-year CEO, is finalized. The tribute video showcased at the 2010 Annual Meeting has long been saved to the server. My blog post really is the last public goodbye to… Continue Reading

Congress and ACC Tackle SEC Whistleblower Bounty Program

Posted in Advocacy

  Today, the House Financial Services Committee heard testimony regarding its draft legislation rejecting the SEC and CFTC’s proposals to bypass internal compliance and reporting systems when rewarding prospective whistleblowers.  ACC filed a letter with the Committee, approving of the draft legislation (read the letter here).  In-house counsel who supervise internal compliance and reporting systems… Continue Reading

Uncovered: HP’s In-house Counsel Training Program Part I

Posted in ACC Value Challenge

  The latest addition to our “value practice” blog series features a timely and provocative four-part discussion on training legal talent, all focusing on different aspects of Hewlett-Packard Company’s innovative new legal talent development project. This series will provide an in-depth look into HP’s post-law school training for new lawyers, with entries on how HP… Continue Reading