ACC’s 2011 Chief Legal Officer Survey was unveiled at this year’s Annual Meeting in Denver. The annual survey and the resulting AM CLO session offered important insights for in-house counsel. I can’t tell you, though, that I was surprised by the results or discussions that followed. They included: CLOs are concerned with regulatory issues… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: November 2011
When No One Is Perfect, What Does Practice Make?
Posted in ACC Docket(December 2011) I am embarrassed to admit that I had an author approach me at our Annual Meeting and her article never rang a bell. This wasn’t because the article was boring or that she was worth forgetting; it was because I have become more removed from the daily grind of publishing a magazine. I… Continue Reading
Justice Kagan’s Life Lessons at ACC’s Co-Sponsored Supreme Court Law Day
Posted in ACC Docket, On the RoadBy Maggy Baccinelli Last Thursday, ACC Editorial Coordinator Maggy Baccinelli attended The Supreme Court Law Day, sponsored by ACC, Just the Beginning Foundation and Reed Smith. Maggy is the editorial coordinator of the ACC Docket and is responsible for editing the publication, writing monthly articles and creating corresponding multimedia pieces highlighting ACC members’ legal expertise and… Continue Reading
Twenty-one Ideas From the ACC Annual Meeting that You Can Use
Posted in Annual Meeting 2011A former ACC Chair once defined a successful conference as one that provided a good idea that you could take home and use immediately to improve your department, business or yourself. The recent ACC Annual Meeting in Denver clearly met and far-surpassed that standard. Below, you will find some ideas and observations that I gleaned… 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. Reflections: ACC’s Annual Meeting–My First as… Continue Reading
My First ACC Annual Meeting
Posted in Annual Meeting 2011By Justin Connor, Senior Counsel, Spacenet Inc. Justin Connor is Senior Counsel to Spacenet, an enterprise telecommunications service provider headquartered in McLean, Virginia. Mr. Connor has a strong background in international in-house issues, having practiced law for five years in the Middle East in Dubai. Mr. Connor also previously was Senior Attorney at the U.S…. Continue Reading
Diversity Chat at the Attorney General of Ontario
Posted in On the RoadHowie Wong is general counsel and corporate secretary at Toronto Community Housing, 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. I paused at the hanging goblins and smiling jack-o’-lanterns in the lobby. Did I get off… Continue Reading