ACC National News

HURRY! ANNUAL MEETING REGISTRATION RATE EXPIRES SEPTEMBER 8TH!

ACC’s 2006 Annual Meeting, October 23-25 in San Diego, CA, includes more than 120 CLE sessions, across 12 tracks of programming, including sessions targeted towards new in-house counsel, legal managers, chief legal officers, small law department practitioners, and much more. Link to the individual committee tracks (see left column) to view what has been scheduled to meet your specific practice needs! You can’t afford to miss this meeting. Get a year’s worth of CLE/CPD in one shot and network with the best and the brightest in the legal industry! Be sure to register by September 8^th to receive the regular $1195 member rate. Don’t delay — visit www.acca.com/am/06 and register today. Questions? Contact ACC’s education department at education@cca.com or 202.293.4103, ext. 451.
 

ACC Committees at AM06

Committee Business and Networking
In addition to the CLE programs developed by ACC Committees, several other events will take place that will be of interest to members in specific practice areas. On Sunday, October 22, 2006, the Small Law Departments Committee in conjunction with the San Diego Chapter will host the first golf tournament held during an ACC Annual Meeting. Be sure to click on the Small Law Departments Committee link for more information. In addition there will be several networking events for members sponsored for committee sponsors and others. These events will take place on that  Monday and Tuesday evenings. You can find information about some of these events in Chair's Notes by clicking on the link for a commmittee at the left.  Information will also be posted on the committee's website.

Learn to Lead
If you are interested in a leadership role with an ACC Committee or Chapter, you may wish to attend the Leadership Development Institute on Sunday afternoon. There will be discussion on strategic planning and program development led by managment professionals and current leaders of ACC components. For more information please contact Jacqueline Windley, ACC committees manager, or Tori Payne, ACC director of member development and chapter.

ACC LEGAL RESOURCES 

Practice Profiles

The Use of Mediation in the United States and Western Europe to Add Value to Transactions and Effectively Resolve Commercial Disputes

Crisis Management and the Role of In-house Lawyers

New InfoPAKs

Effective Compliance and Ethics for the Small Law Department
Canadian Labor and Employment Law
Responding to EEO Agency Charges of Discrimination
Glossary of Job Descriptions for the Corporate Law Department
Developing Effective Disaster Preparedness and Business Continuity Plans
Conducting Effective Risk Assessments
Affirmative Action Compliance
General Counsel Executive Summary of Employment Law
Employment and Labor Laws in Mexico

Updated InfoPAKs

Alternative Dispute Resolution InfoPAK
Doing Business Internationally, ACC InfoPAK
In-house Counsel Ethics 2006
Client Surveys
In-house Counsel Standards Under Sarbanes-Oxley
Data Protection – A Practical Guide
Technology Primer

Articles  

Doing Business in Mexico
Doing Business in Chile
Doing Business in Colombia
A Lawyer's Guide to Panama
Doing Business in Paraguay
Doing Business in Canada
A Guide to Doing Business in Turkey
Protecting Privileged Information: A Guide for Corporate Employees

You can also search for these and other valuable resources in ACC's Virtual Library.

Calling all aspiring writers. ACC Docket is looking for article submissions for its 2007 editorial year. To find out how to submit an article, the deadlines, or topics, please visit www.acca.com/docket/write.php. If you have more questions, please feel free to contact the Editor in Chief, Kim Howard, at howard@acca.com or 202-293-4103 x320.

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