ACC Update - March 23, 2006 (Plain Text Version)CLO ThinkTanks: Insights from Leading CLOsLast fall, ACC launched its inaugural series of CLO ThinkTanks—sessions designed exclusively for CLOs to encourage open discussion in a small group setting on issues of importance to top legal leaders. ACC’s CLO ThinkTanks allow general counsel to come together for four hours and ‘dive deep’ into a topic, sharing ideas on best practices and challenges and identifying actions and resources to help. Take advantage of the insights collected in the reports from these sessions: • “CLO’s Role in Governance & Compliance” hosted by Laura Stein (CLO, The Clorox Company)
Last fall, ACC launched its inaugural series of CLO ThinkTanks—sessions designed exclusively for CLOs to encourage open discussion in a small group setting on issues of importance to top legal leaders. ACC’s CLO ThinkTanks allow general counsel to come together for four hours and ‘dive deep’ into a topic, sharing ideas on best practices and challenges and identifying actions and resources to help. Take advantage of the insights collected in the reports from these sessions: • “CLO’s Role in Governance & Compliance” hosted by Laura Stein (CLO, The Clorox Company)
ACC Defends Attorney-Client PrivilegeAs part of our ongoing effort to protect attorney-client privilege,
ACC participated in Congressional hearings on this topic on March
7. ACC and its coalition partners, including the US Chamber of
Commerce and the Business Roundtable, appeared before the House
Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland
Security. To support our position, ACC released its second survey
on the decline of the attorney-client privilege in the corporate
context. Every member of the committee present, from both
parties, voiced support for our efforts to protect the attorney-client
privilege and derided the Justice Department’s policies. Robert
McCallum, Associate Attorney General, who represented the DOJ at the
hearing, was told to voice the committee’s displeasure to the rest of
the DOJ and to respond to requests for hard empirical evidence to
justify its current practices. The members further warned the DOJ
to be prepared for the wrath of the Judiciary Committee should it fail
to re-assess its posture on demanding or coercing waivers under the
Thompson and McCallum memos. • See the results of ACC’s second attorney-client privilege survey. Take Advantage of ACC’s New Ethics ProgramRegulators and experts tell us that in-house counsel are expected to
help their companies do the right thing. That can mean more than simply
complying with minimum legal, ethical, and procedural standards.
This idea is explored in a dynamic new ACC ethics program, developed by
the ACC Greater New York Chapter. “In-house Ethics: What
Would You Do” presents a series of vignettes on DVD that depict a
variety of ethical issues faced by in-house counsel. Attendees
then discuss—with the help of a facilitator and discussion
guide—where the ethical questions arise in the vignette and how they
might approach the situation differently. This interactive session will get your team
thinking, and participants leave the program with practical advice on
how they can improve their approach to compliance. If you’re
interested in having your legal team take part in this program, contact Jim Merklinger at 202.293.4103 x326 or merklinger@acca.com.
CLO MovesWal-Mart Stores, Inc. named Alberto J. Mora vice president and general counsel, international division, legal department…R. Bryant Siddoway, former chair of ACC’s Energy Committee, has
been appointed general counsel of Esso Exploration Angola (Block 15)
Limited, an affiliate of Exxon Mobil Corporation… Fort Dearborn Life Insurance Company has appointed Victoria Fimea to the post of vice president, general counsel, and secretary…Kathleen Metzger has joined Behringer Holdings (Pte) Ltd. as general counsel…Fabrizio Minneci
has been appointed director, legal affairs, European marketing, sales
and service at Ford of Europe…Holiday Stationstores promoted Lynn M. Anderson to executive vice president and general counsel…Guy Francesconi has joined AMCORE Financial, Inc. as senior vice president and general counsel…Alltel Corp. has named John P. Fletcher executive vice president and general counsel of Wireline Company… Deidra D. Gold
was appointed executive vice president and general counsel by Wolters
Kluwer for its corporate activities in North America…Centillium
Communications appointed Daniel Jochnowitz vice president and general counsel…John Middleton, Inc. has appointed Selena K. Murtha to the post of chief legal officer and director of legislative affairs… Christopher R. Rahl
was promoted to senior vice president and senior counsel within the
legal and compliance division by Provident Bank…Popular Financial
Holdings, Inc. promoted Paul Shay to executive vice president, regulatory affairs and compliance.
2006 ACC Annual Meeting: Sessions for CLOsA sell-out every year, ACC’s CLO Club is a sophisticated networking forum that hosts peer-to-peer discussion groups targeted to the unique executive practice, management, and benchmarking needs of chief legal officers in both small and larger department settings, across all industries. The Club's interactive discussion groups enable meaningful face-to-face dialogue and networking. This year, the CLO Club will include two “Executive Skills Retreat” sessions designed to enhance your leadership skills, as well as sessions on topics such as “Setting (and Keeping) Measurable Objectives for Law Department Performance” and “CLO as Lawyer for the Board”. As always, participation is strictly limited to chief legal officers.
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