By Corporate Pro Bono We all know that lawyers have a professional responsibility, if not a professional or personal interest, to provide pro bono legal services. However, for some in-house counsel — those in smaller legal departments or remote offices — finding pro bono opportunities may be a challenge. Corporate Pro Bono (ACC’s pro bono… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: September 2011
Do You Feel Like the Weatherman?
Posted in ACC Docket(October — 2011) I am writing this blog post the week after an extremely busy news cycle in Washington, DC. Not only was the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial supposed to open on Aug. 26, but three days prior, the area was rocked by a 5.8 earthquake — something we aren’t exactly known for. As… Continue Reading
Square One 2.0
Posted in LeadershipFollow along as our new ACC President and CEO, Veta T. Richardson, chronicles her first year at ACC, with this monthly blog series. The voice, views and stories expressed in this series are of the author and are not ACC’s. To read the first installment of this series, click here. Your Voice Counts: Creating a… Continue Reading
A Table for More: Rediscovering Diversity
Posted in On the RoadHowie Wong is General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Toronto Community Housing which is the largest landlord in Canada. Prior to joining Toronto Community Housing in 2005, Howie was a M&A lawyer for 19 years with Gowlings, a national Canadian law firm. “Diversity refers to human qualities that are different from our own and those of… Continue Reading