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Procter & Gamble’s European Expertise Collaboration Practices: Focus on Value and Leveraging Knowledge
“Value is
everything. It is at the core of our
relationships with law firms. We believe
in having a true partnership—it’s really in this spirit that we work,” explains
Yves De Bruyne, General Counsel for Europe, Middle East and Africa Operations
for Procter & Gamble.
De Bruyne shares that an important first question
before deciding to engage outside counsel in a new project is “what value will
the law firm and will we bring to this project – and, how shall we complement
each other.” He notes that value can be
very different from one project to the next:
in one project, value may mean extra capacity (people); in another, it
may be legal expertise; in another, it may be expertise in other areas or
networking capabilities or access to information.
This ACC CLO Perspectives piece provides
insights on Procter & Gamble’s EMEA legal department and its collaboration
with Allen & Overy to share and swap expertise and leverage knowledge
across their organizations. To continue reading, click here.
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ACC Value Practices: See What Others Are Doing
Law
departments are implementing all kinds of practices that focus on value,
including value-based fee structures, staffing solutions, technology platforms,
project management and more. Get ideas
and hear about keys to success by viewing ACC’s Value Practice resources: www.acc.com/valuechallenge/resources/lawdepartmentsvaluepractice.
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Find Firms Evaluated on Value - ACC Value Index
Want to know what other
corporate counsel think about outside counsel they work with? The ACC
Value Index makes peer consultation more efficient and effective.
- Efficient
because you can tap into a peer review database that is searchable by firm
name, location and/or matter type.
- Effective because
reviews are on a common set of criteria and grading scale, for better
comparison firm performance.
Like ACC, the ACC Value
Index is by in-house counsel, for
in-house counsel – this popular resource has grown to encompass over 4,700
reviews of more than 1,200 law firms in 48 countries. Contribute reviews of the
firms your law department has recently engaged, and add to the depth and
breadth of this ACC member resource. To
view or add reviews, go to: www.acc.com/valueindex.
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Multijurisdictional Practice (MJP) - Find Rules by State
ACC has a variety of
resources to help confirm practice requirements for in-house lawyers—including
a portal page that allows you to search by state to determine MJP requirements: www.acc.com/advocacy/keyissues/mjp. To get
started, click on the link that asks to "Select a Jurisdiction," hit enter and
explore.
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ACC Files Amicus Briefs on Corporate Liability and Work Product
On June 28, ACC filed an
amicus brief in the D.C. Circuit urging the court to reject the Health and
Human Services Secretary’s exclusion of an in-house attorney from federal
health care programs, pursuant to the Responsible Corporate Officer Doctrine,
arguing that “targeting only in-house lawyers for the wrongdoing of their
clients is counterproductive and could be seen by some as targeting lawyers to
the detriment of their clients.” To download ACC Amicus, Friedman v. Sebelius, click here.
ACC also filed an amicus brief with the U.S. District Court for
the District of Minnesota on June 30 in support of a petition to quash an IRS
summons in Wells Fargo v. US (Case
No. 0:10-mc-57-JRT-JJG). ACC argues that the IRS attempts to obtain tax accrual
workpapers - which contain legal analyses of Wells Fargo’s in-house lawyers –
poses a threat to work product privilege. Click here
to download ACC Amicus, Well Fargo v.
U.S.
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ACC’s Annual Meeting: Unmatched Value in One Place
ACC’s Annual Meeting
(October 23–26, Denver, CO) is the largest gathering of the in-house community.
It offers 100+ substantive educational sessions on important legal issues,
various networking events to connect you with over 2,000 in-house peers and 1,000+
legal service providers, and the opportunity to fulfill your annual CLE/CPD
requirements. Regular registration rate (ACC member: $1,500) ends on Wednesday, September 14. Register three or more of
your in-house counsel for the meeting, and you will get $50 off each registration.
Register eight or more to get $100 off each registration. Learn more and
register at am.acc.com.
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In-house ACCess: New ACC President and CEO Launches Blog Series to Chronicle Her First Year
ACC President and CEO Veta T.
Richardson has launched a new monthly blog series on the In-house
ACCess blog, "Square
One2.0."
Follow along on the second
Wednesday of each month as Veta shares her experiences during her first year leading
ACC. You can read Veta's inaugural post,
“Like Trying to Sip Water from a Fire Hose,” here.
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Excellence in Corporate Practice Award Nominations Now Being Accepted
ACC is looking for nominees for its 2011 Excellence in Corporate Practice Award. This annual award recognizes
the career achievements of senior in-house attorneys who epitomize excellence
through representation of their clients, contributions to the legal profession,
and public service. Nominations must be received no later than Friday, July 29
to be considered. Awards will be presented this October at ACC’s 2011 Annual
Meeting in Denver. To learn more about how to submit your nominations, download
the guidelines at www.acc.com/aboutacc/awards.
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