Supreme Court of California Approves In-house Counsel Amendments
In late February, the Supreme Court of California approved amendments expanding the ability of registered in-house counsel to participate in pro-bono activities without separately registering as a...
View ArticleUPDATE: Supreme Court of Texas Sides with ACC in Attorney Client Privilege Case
In February, the Supreme Court of Texas issued its opinion in In Re: City of Dickerson v. Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA), ruling in favor of TWIA and holding that a party does not waive...
View ArticleACC Files Comments in Response to Uniform Law Considered by Western Australia
On March 21, 2019, ACC and its Australia chapter filed comments in response to the proposed Legal Profession Uniform Law (Uniform Law) being considered by Western Australia. In its comments, ACC...
View ArticleACC Files Brief in Australian Cyberattack Privilege Case
ACC and its Australia chapter requested to file an amicus brief in the case of Glencore v. Commissioner of Taxation for the Commonwealth of Australia. Following the leak of privileged documents from...
View ArticleACC Endorses the ICN Framework for Competition Agency Procedures
ACC, along with other global business organizations, has endorsed the International Competition Network (ICN) Framework for Competition Agency Procedures (CAP). The CAP highlights and reinforces...
View ArticleACC Supports LSC Funding with Sign-on Letter
In April, ACC organized general counsel to join a letter to Congress supporting continued funding for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC). The budget proposed by the administration seeks to eliminate...
View ArticleACC Submits Comments to United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority
In April, ACC submitted comments on a United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) consultation paper on optimizing the Senior Managers & Certification Regime and the legal function. ACC had...
View ArticleACC Opposes Proposed Rule Limiting In-house Pro Bono in Kansas
On June 19, ACC responded to a request for comments on proposed Rule 712B by the Kansas Supreme Court Rules Committee. In 2018, ACC submitted comments on Rule 712, when amendments were first introduced...
View ArticleACC Recommends DC Bar Not Change Outside Counsel Guidelines
On June 28th, ACC and its National Capitol Region chapter submitted comments to the District of Columbia Bar’s Rules of Professional Conduct Review Committee, regarding client-generated engagement...
View ArticleACC Comments on Proposed Pro Bono Rule in Indiana
On July 29th, ACC and its Indiana Chapter submitted comments to the Indiana Supreme Court Rules Committee in response to proposed Admission and Discipline Rule 6.2. The proposed rule would allow those...
View ArticleACC Joins Comments to Iowa State Bar Regarding Insurance Counsel Ethics
In August, ACC joined a group of organizations and insurance companies in filing comments to the Iowa State Bar Association’s Ethics and Practice Guidelines Committee. The comments were written in...
View ArticleACC Submits Comments to California State Bar Regarding Innovation Task Force
On September 23rd, ACC submitted a letter in response to proposals by the State Bar of California’s Task Force on Access Through Innovation of Legal Services (ATILS). ATILS is tasked with identifying...
View ArticleACC Submits Comments on Whistleblower Programs in Australia
On September 17, ACC and its Australian chapter submitted comments to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in response to their Consultation paper 321 and Draft Guidance on new...
View ArticleACC Files Amicus Brief with NLRB Opposing Racially Charged Language
In November, ACC filed an amicus brief in response to a request from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) regarding whether it should reconsider its standards for protection of offensive...
View ArticleACC Files Comments with Australian Legal Services Council
On November 8, ACC and its Australia chapter filed comments with the Legal Services Council and Commissioner for Uniform Legal Services Regulation, requesting an amendment to the Legal Profession...
View ArticleACC Opposes Restriction on Use of Senior Legal Counsel Title
On November 11, ACC and its Australia chapter submitted a comment letter to the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia (LPBWA) in response to letters the LPBWA sent in-house counsel practicing under...
View ArticleACC Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Attorney-Client Privilege for Government...
On March 6, ACC joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and National Association of Manufacturers in filing an amicus brief in In re Fluor Intercontinental, Inc. in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth...
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