Sign German Petition to Protect In-House Counsel
Today, the Association of Corporate Counsel, joined by its European Chapter, asked its members to sign a petition with the German Bundestag reaffirming the independence of in-house counsel in Germany....
View ArticleWorking Group: Uniform Task-Based Management System (UTBMS)
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Working Group: Compliance for Right to Practice
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View ArticleSign-on Letter: Wisconsin Right to Practice Pro Bono
ACC and its Wisconsin chapter recently submitted a letter urging the Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners to consider a proposal which would broaden the permission for non-locally licensed in-house counsel...
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Working Group: Status of European In-House Counsel
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View ArticleWinners Announced for ACC Advocacy Award
On April 12, 2016, ACC recognized the following two winners of the inaugural ACC Advocacy Award: Randy Milch, former executive vice president and general counsel, Verizon ACC Australia Legal Profession...
View ArticleSwiss Legislature Votes Against Measure to Extend Legal Privilege
The initiative to extend the legal professional privilege to in-house counsel introduced in the Swiss legislature by Swiss Council President Christa Markwalder has been voted down by the second chamber...
View ArticleACC “Meet the Regulators” Series
In April 2016, two ACC committees met with government regulators in Washington, D.C. as part of ACC’s “Meet the Regulators” series. The Health Law Committee met with representatives from the Health...
View ArticleFILING UPDATE: ACC’s Stance Against Internal Law Firm Privilege Rejected by...
ACC’s stance against internal law firm privilege was rejected by the New York Court of Appeals in Stock v. Schnader, Harrison, Lewis & Segal (see our amicus brief here). In its amicus brief, ACC...
View ArticleFILING UPDATE: Wisconsin Supreme Court Passes Final Rule Allowing In-House...
The Wisconsin Supreme Court issued a final order supporting the right of registered in-house counsel to perform pro-bono services beginning on January 1, 2017. Additionally, the Court passed an...
View ArticleACC Urges D.C. Court of Appeals to Lift In-House Pro Bono Restrictions
On August 24, 2016, ACC submitted a letter in response to proposed amendments to D.C. App. Rule 49, urging the D.C. Court of Appeals to consider lifting restrictions on the ability of in-house counsel...
View ArticleACC Files Comments Supporting the State Bar of California’s Proposed Rule 1.7
On September 26, ACC and its California chapters sent a letter in response to proposed amendments to the Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of California. ACC supports the Bar’s continued...
View ArticleWorking Group: Uniform Task-Based Management System (UTBMS)
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View ArticleNominations Open for ACC Advocacy Award
Do you know someone who has helped advance issues critical to ACC members? Have you? The ACC Advocacy Award will recognize an individual, group, ACC chapter or committee who has advanced a core ACC...
View ArticleIn Letter to OECD, ACC Urges Compliance Incentives, Settlements as Keys to...
On November 11, 2016, ACC and its Compliance & Ethics Committee submitted a letter in response to a consultation paper requesting public input on corporate anti-bribery laws from the Organization...
View ArticleACC Files Amicus in California Supreme Court Against Open-ended Advance...
ACC filed an amicus brief on December 2, 2016 in Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP v. J-M Manufacturing Co., Inc., arguing that an open-ended advance conflict waiver the law firm insisted...
View ArticleACC Supports Proposed Rule on Privilege Between Clients and Patent...
On December 19th, ACC and its Intellectual Property Committee filed comments with the U.S. Patent and Trade Office in support of its proposed rule recognizing privileged communications between clients...
View ArticleACC Files Letter Urging UK Financial Conduct Authority to Omit Head of Legal...
On January 9, 2017, ACC submitted a letter to the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in response to regulations including the head of the legal function in the Senior Managers Regime...
View ArticleACC Urges Protection of Confidential Business Information in California...
On January 10th, ACC filed a letter brief with the Supreme Court of California supporting the petition for review of a case raising the question of whether a court should sanction an attorney for the...
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