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.
Please join us for "Key SEC Priorities and Compliance Strategies for In-House Counsel in 2025" with Squire Patton Boggs.
This complimentary luncheon program will focus on how public companies can ensure compliance with current SEC regulations and stay ahead of upcoming regulations, particularly as these may relate to upcoming proxy statements. The primary topics of discussion will be:
Disclosure concerns and issues for the 2025 proxy season, including:
Cybersecurity disclosure
Climate change disclosure
ESG disclosure
Any other disclosure concerns/trends on the SEC’s radar
Key in-house concerns relating to dissident shareholders and the SEC’s view on activism/dissidents, particularly in the ESG and DEI spaces
Key SEC priorities in 2025 and how they may affect public companies
Any concerns from in-house counsel relating to SEC actions, guidance or commentary
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Registration
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Luncheon Program
Speakers:
Nekia Hackworth Jones, Regional Director, Atlanta Regional Office, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
Suneel Gupta, Director Investor Relations, Norfolk Southern
Join GrayRobinson for an insightful discussion focused on the critical "Dos and Don’ts" of data privacy and protection. In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, staying compliant and proactive is key to safeguarding your organization. Our panel of experts will break down the most pressing data privacy concerns and share actionable strategies to help you navigate these complex issues.
Topics include:
Managing data privacy concerns for self-insured health plans
Aligning your website’s privacy policy with various state and international regulations
Adopting internal policies to protect your organization amid the rise of AI and data privacy regulations
Effective incident response strategies to minimize risk
This program will be submitted to The Florida Bar for approval of 1.5 Technology CLE credits.
Get up to speed on the Corporate Transparency Act and what it means for your organization’s compliance. We’ll dive into the key requirements and offer practical steps for implementation. Afterward, unwind with a lively trivia game, complete with prizes for top performers.
In the spirit of giving this season, we invite you to help fight hunger and spread hope by donating a non-perishable food item. Your contributions will be delivered to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida. For a list of the most needed items, click here.
Don’t miss this blend of valuable insights, fun, and the opportunity to make a difference!
This presentation will discuss parameters around training models, fair use and right of publicity (i.e., litigation updates), legislation regulating AI, and how people are dealing with AI restrictions in commercial agreements.
Join us for an engaging and informative session on Executive Presence: Communications Skills
Have you ever wondered how some people command the room without saying a word? How do they control the dialogue and get their message across, regardless of the circumstance or question? In this one-hour session, Rachel Rosenblatt, a Senior Managing Director from FTI Consulting’s Strategic Communications division, will break down how to maximize the opportunities around upcoming Q&As, presentations, and speaking opportunities while minimizing the risks inherent in these settings. The focus will be on your verbal and visual presence, body language, message delivery, and handling of tough questions.
Join the ACC Western Pennsylvania Chapter at Reed Smith for an afternoon of insightful programming on some of the most pressing topics in the legal field today. The boot camp will consist of three one-hour CLEs covering trends and developments relating to corporate governance, ESG, insurance recovery and antitrust enforcement, as well as the ethical challenges posed by using GenAI for e-discovery and other litigation tasks. Each session is designed to provide practical takeaways that can be immediately applied to your corporate practices to improve your company's governance, risk management and compliance efforts.
Following the boot camp, you are invited to join us for a networking hour, where attendees will have the opportunity to connect and discuss the day’s learnings over refreshments.
If you are unable to attend the bootcamp but would like to join us for the networking reception, you are welcome to do so.
Registration: 12:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Program: 1:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Reception: 4:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.
This program has been preapproved for two hours of PA substantive CLE credit and one hour of PA professional ethics credit.
Latham & Watkins LLP Presents: Landmines and Goldmines: IP Threats and Opportunities That Can Make or Break Tech Companies
Join us for a discussion on the most pressing tends and challenges for companies seeking to enhance their IP strategies. Leaders of Latham's Texas corporate and IP practices will bring their deep market knowledge insights on aligning IP strategies with broader business goals, ranging from safeguarding innovations to leveraging IP to establish new revenue streams. Whether you are looking to protect your assets or explore business growth opportunities, this session will provide valuable insights and practical advice for companies looking to level up their IP strategy.
Identifying and Protecting IP: Learn how to effectively safeguard your most valuable IP assets to prevent potential pitfalls
Monetizing IP for Business Growth: Discover strategies to leverage your IP portfolio to drive business strategy and create new revenue streams
Protecting Against Silent IP Threats: Gain insights into avoiding IP landmines that could cost your company millions or more.
One hour of Texas MCLE General Credit is pending for this presentation.
AGENDA
• 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM - Registration and Lunch
• 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM - Presentation
• 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM - Close, networking
PARKING AND ENTRY
Parking is located in the garage at 300 Colorado St (Colorado between 3rd and 4th Street), take a ticket when entering and go to the 1st floor lobby.
Please bring your parking ticket with you for validation.
Once in the building check-in with the 1st floor front desk security and reference “ACC or Latham & Watkins".
The landscape of product safety and compliance is continually shifting and affecting your company's regulatory obligations and associated litigation risks. Your brand reputation hangs in the balance. In this session, seasoned product safety and compliance experts, including a former Chair of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) provide insights and analysis into the CPSC’s increasingly bold enforcement actions, including its recent decision to hold Amazon accountable for recalls of third-party sellers’ products. Where will the Commission focus in 2025 and how can ACC members stay ahead?
Please join our ACC NCR Nonprofit & Associations Committee along with our sponsor, Lockton, for our annual holiday happy hour. We look forward to networking and connecting with colleagues as we celebrate 2024 and look ahead to 2025. We will once again have some fun food and cocktails as well as a chance to give back!
For every attendee, Lockton has once again generously offered to donate $50 in celebration of (now) 21 Years of the ACC NCR Corporate Scholars Program. Register to attend and help support our amazing diversity pipeline program that places local law students in paid internships with law departments. Corporate Scholars have gone on to practice in-house, at law firms of all sizes, for the government, and more. Learn more about the program and the fundraising campaign here.
All ACC NCR members and in-house counsel are invited to attend!