President, ACC Greater Philadelphia
Dear ACC Greater Philadelphia Members and Friends:
Welcome to ACC Greater Philadelphia (ACC GP)!! As the 2025 President of this Chapter, now in its 42nd year, it is an honor and a privilege to serve our 1800+ in-house counsel and related professional members. As a primarily volunteer-led organization, we strive to provide resources and tools that help all of us have better careers and lives within the many organizations in our region. As you meet your colleagues who are helping to build this respected organization, please take a moment to thank them for their service.
You are reading this Welcome at a website (and indeed as is true of the entire ACC website) which contains wonderful tools for our members to use, a vast repository of resources, networking opportunities, learning options and tools, and other help for managing your career.
Sponsorship 2025:
We are excited and pleased that Fisher Phillips continues as our Diamond Sponsor! We are also grateful to have as Emerald sponsors, Cozen O’Connor a continuing and long-time sponsor and Holland & Knight new as an ACC GP sponsor this year. The Board looks forward to working as well with our Platinum and Gold sponsors to put on great programming. These and our other law firm and service provider sponsors play a critical role in our Chapter. Their support allows us to provide a full calendar of programming, all at no or low cost to our members. As you attend events, please let our sponsor know you appreciate their support and consider them as possible outside counsel or as a service provider for your organization.
ACC Annual Meeting 2025 – Philadelphia here we come:
This year is also special for our Chapter and for the City of Philadelphia and region as well. ACC will be holding its Annual Meeting here in October, and this premier event brings together legal professionals from around the globe. Of note, ACC GP in conjunction with sister chapters in our region will be hosting a party at the National Constitution Center on October 20, 2025. We very much hope that you will consider attending this once-in-a-lifetime event.
Social and Educational Events this year:
This year we are offering a wide range of social and educational programs, ranging from our flagship In-House Counsel Conference (and paralegal forum) to the spectacular Summer Soiree to practice area institutes & webinars to sporting events to Meet Your Counterparts social/networking get together, and many others.
Please mark your calendars for other signature events in 2025. Click here for our calendar.
• In-House Counsel Conference on April 10th
• Women’s Summit on April 29th
• Summer Soiree on June 5th
• Annual Family Fun Night and Softball Game on July 9th
• Golf & Tennis Outing on July 28th
• ACC Annual Meeting Host Party on October 20th
• Diversity Summit on December 4th
• Chapter Holiday Party on December 9th
Leadership in the Chapter:
Our dedicated Officer team and entire Board are ready to lead the Chapter and support our members. We are fortunate to be supported by volunteer leaders across our practice area and other Committees, and of course our invaluable Chapter Administrator, Denise Downing of Neff & Downing Management Services. It is with this support that our Chapter continues to be one of the premier chapters of ACC.
Please Engage with ACC GP:
Be sure to follow the ACC Greater Philadelphia Chapter on LinkedIn! It’s a great way to engage with the Chapter and stay up to date on our programming. And please comment, repost, interact with, and like the Chapter’s posts!
Improve our Chapter:
Finally, ACC GP is a collective project. If you have ideas on ways to improve our programming or would like to get more involved, you can always reach me directly at fborchertacc@gmail.com, or Denise Downing at ddowning@accglobal.com. I look forward to seeing all of you at future Chapter events!
Very truly yours,
Frank R. Borchert, III
President, ACC Greater Philadelphia
