The business opportunities opening up to international companies in the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) are fast increasing, but the six Persian Gulf countries that comprise it have different commercial attractions and potentially competing economic goals, participants learned at a recent Doing Business in the GCC conference held in London…. Continue Reading
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Subscribe to On the Road RSS FeedA Look Back at #ACCAM12
Posted in ACC News, Annual Meeting 2012, In the House, In-House Practice, On the RoadTake a look back at this year’s ACC annual meeting in sunny Orlando, Florida as attendees share their thoughts, experiences and perspective on the value of attending ACC’s annual meeting.
You Cannot Do It Alone!*
Posted in Annual Meeting 2012, In the House, In-House Practice, Leadership, On the RoadLast month, I closed my post Great Leaders Need Great Followers with a comment about the importance of “developing your own network of people whose judgment and discretion you can rely on.” Let’s expand on that thought. You should develop your own network because it is crucial to your success. You cannot do it alone!… Continue Reading
Twitter Basics – #ACCAM12
Posted in ACC News, Annual Meeting 2012, On the RoadThis Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012, marks the first day of this year’s ACC Annual Meeting in Orlando, Fla. ACC’s Annual Meeting is the world’s largest gathering of in-house counsel and the best value in corporate legal education. Throughout the course of the meeting, attendees can earn a year’s worth of CLE/CPD credit, exchange ideas with… Continue Reading
Lavender Law Inspires “Aha” Moments
Posted in ACC News, On the RoadLast week, I represented ACC as a sponsor of the National LGBT Bar Association’s 2012 Lavender Law Conference & Career Fair. The event exposed me to difficult realities that I often unintentionally overlook as a straight woman. The military uniforms seated around me took on new, even heavier significance, for example, during Attorney General Eric… Continue Reading
How to Better Serve Your Client
Posted in ACC News, On the RoadI continue to be amazed by the ACC network and the willingness of members to share the insights gained through their experience. The recent WMACCA annual CLO panel provides a good example. Panelists Jim Bramson (LivingSocial), Angela Ciccolo (Special Olympics), Karen Litsinger (Mirixa Corp.), Brian Miller (The AES Corporation) and moderator Rob Falk (Human Rights… Continue Reading
Looking Back at Amsterdam and Forward to Barcelona
Posted in ACC Europe, ACC News, In the House, On the RoadGuest Blogger: Julien Valliorgues is an assistant general counsel at ACC, handling both transactional and resource development matters. He is A French attorney admitted to practice in France and New York. Prior to joining the ACC, he worked for six years with the Law Firm Gide Loyrette Nouel in both its Paris and Shanghai offices…. Continue Reading
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”
Posted in ACC News, In the House, On the RoadOriginally from the archetype of the Italian Renaissance, Leonardo da Vinci, these words have resonated with many visionaries ever since. Perhaps most notably, Steve Jobs adopted this quote as Apple’s design mantra. It was Jobs whom this year’s Corporate Counsel University presenter Samuel Gasowski was talking about when he dropped the line in Session 100,… Continue Reading
Giving Back and Team ACC
Posted in ACC News, Leadership, On the RoadThere is something fulfilling about working in a team, toward a common goal. In my many interviews with ACC members and at our conferences, I hear this as one of the reasons our members love their jobs. Different from firm work where assignments can be stand-alone and siloed, in house, you are a critical cog… Continue Reading
Employing Lawyers with Disabilities
Posted in In the House, In-House Practice, On the RoadLast Tuesday, the American Bar Association’s Commission on Disability Rights hosted its 3rd National Conference of the Employment of Lawyers, which ACC and MCCA cosponsored. The event included seven sessions and a lunch program that offered an update on ADAAA regulations and the status of disability inclusion in the legal profession; best practices for law… Continue Reading
Networking at CCU 2011
Posted in ACC News, In-House Practice, Leadership, On the RoadIn preparation for this year’s ACC Corporate Counsel University (CCU) in sunny Los Angeles, CA, check out this video from last year’s event as attendees discuss one of the benefits of CCU–networking. ACC’s Corporate Counsel University (CCU) is designed specifically for attorneys who are new to in-house or who are looking to sharpen their basic… Continue Reading
Collaborate, Plan, Work Smart and Get Noticed
Posted in On the Road, UncategorizedWe’ve all heard the advice given to in-house counsel: Learn the business; create value; earn a seat at the table. It’s tried and true, but nothing new. What other suggestions exist for making positive differences in your businesses? In a unique session at ACC’s first Corporate Counsel Institute Canada, Ken Fredeen, GC of Deloitte Canada,… Continue Reading
Know Your Colleagues, Know Your Company, but Don’t Know It All
Posted in On the RoadBy Maggy Baccinelli 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 unique personal interests. Follow along as Maggy, shares her insights. Yesterday marked day one of sessions at ACC’s Corporate Counsel Institute Canada. During… Continue Reading
Who’s on First?
Posted in On the RoadBy Zenneia McLendon Zenneia McLendon is ACC’s Director of Social Media and is responsible for developing and overseeing the association’s Social Media Strategy across all internal brands, audiences and platforms. Including: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, the In-house ACCess blog, Member-to-Member (eGroups) and YouTube. The sun was shining at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. The sky was blue,… Continue Reading
Lessons from Elementary School
Posted in On the RoadBy Maggy Baccinelli 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 unique personal interests. Follow along as Maggy, shares her insights. The voice, views and stories expressed in this series are of the author… Continue Reading
No One Palate, No One Path
Posted in On the RoadBy Maggy Baccinelli 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 unique personal interests. Follow along as Maggy, shares her insights. The voice, views and stories expressed in this series are of the author and… 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
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
Diversity at Royal Bank of Canada Law: No Flash, Just Pure Substance
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 an M&A lawyer for 19 years with Gowlings, a national Canadian law firm. David Allgood’s office is surprisingly spartan. Search as you will, but do not… 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
Postcard from Germany
Posted in On the RoadBy J. Alberto Gonzalez-Pita the Executive Vice-President & General Counsel of HCP, Inc., headquartered in Long Beach, CA. Mr. Gonzalez-Pita is the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Association of Corporate Counsel. I recently had the great pleasure of attending the ACC Europe Annual Conference in Berlin. For three days, I attended… Continue Reading
Guten Tag! Greetings from Berlin–ACC Europe’s 18th Annual Conference
Posted in ACC Europe, ACC News, On the Roadby 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
Grounded in London
Posted in Leadership, On the RoadThe recent volcano that brought air travel to a standstill erupted just as I was finishing a European General Counsel Roundtable in London that focused on “Managing the Global Legal Function in the Midst of Change.” If you are on Twitter, you can see some of my insights here. From the Roundtable, it became very clear… Continue Reading
Random Observations & Indelible Memories
Posted in Leadership, On the RoadEach year, as ACC’s Annual Meeting concludes, I’m always struck by the interesting and substantive new information I discover. Inevitably, people say things – or I observe or participate in events – that leave me with much to think about. This was my 18th annual meeting and it was no different. Throughout our time in Boston,… Continue Reading