The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) is the world's largest organization serving the professional and business interests of attorneys who practice in the legal departments of corporations, associations, nonprofits and other private-sector organizations around the globe.
Founded as the American Corporate Counsel Association in 1981, our roots began in the United States. Since our founding, we’ve grown from a small organization of in-house counsel to a worldwide network of legal professionals. Read the story of how ACC grew as an organization of just 2,000 members, to become the global organization it is today.