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.
The CO-ACC Public Interest Committee is excited to host this panel discussion to explore the “how-to” aspects of in-house legal departments’ efforts to motivate their law firms to engage minority and underrepresented firm attorneys in meaningful, substantive, and relation-building legal work. Come prepared to take notes as we learn from the experiences of our colleagues at Honda, Perez Morris, and the National Association of Women & Minority Owned Law Firms.
We’ve seen a lot of changes in the legal landscape and the world over the past few years, and we want to help you navigate that by sharing tried and true practices for managing your career trajectory. Join Faegre Drinker Chief Diversity Officer, Maria Lewis, as well as a stacked panel of senior executives from Flaster Greenberg, Heraeus Incorporated, Vanguard and Comcast to understand the possibilities and how to make the most of your particular pathway.
Tune in for tips and tricks of the trade, stay for the virtual social hour. This year’s networking session will take on a little healthy competition courtesy of virtual game facilitator ConnectRship. Trust us: You won’t want to miss this.
Please respond by Wednesday, June 30, 2021 by clicking the registration button below.
It's our first in-person event of the year, on the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis Hotel's private, outdoor terrace* overlooking the Loring Greenway, and you'll earn TWO CLE credits (including 1 Elimination of Bias) to boot!
Program details:
ESG Is Here! Environmental, Social, and Governance Trends
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues are important for businesses globally as the legal and regulatory landscape changes and ESG expectations of investors, customers, employees, and other stakeholders grow. Now more than ever, investors are incorporating ESG criteria into their investment assessments and valuation decisions, and perceive strong company sustainability programs as one of the indicators of sound and reliable future performance.
Join the conversation and earn CLE credit through learning about Environmental, Social, and Governance issues, including:
The cost of doing business in a carbon neutral world: Environmental in ESG
Diversity, equity, and inclusion under the lens of Social in ESG
Diligence, reporting, and disclosure: Governance in ESG
Panelists:
Frank Taylor, Head of Dispute Resolution and Litigation, Minneapolis, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Julie H. Firestone, Senior Counsel, Minneapolis, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Margaret Rudolph, Counsel, Minneapolis, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Allison M. Lange Garrison, Senior Associate, Minneapolis, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Joy Wang, Associate, Minneapolis, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Julie Searle, Partner, Austin/Houston, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Cecil C. Kuhne, Counsel, Dallas, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Andy Fiegel, CFA, CAIA, Consultant, Head of Sustainable Investing, Ellwood Associates
The program is open to ACC members and in-house counsel guests. Program admission is free for ACC members.
Thanks to our sponsor, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP!
ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) is the framework for assessing the impact of the sustainability and ethical practices of a company. While many ESG criteria are rather subjective (such as evaluations of “diversity” or “inclusion”), moves are occurring on several fronts that are designed to provide more objective, credible metrics of a company’s performance in terms of ESG policies and actions. As the 2021 BlackRock letter and SEC announcements demonstrated, company disclosures and commitments are being monitored and measured not only by market demands, but also public opinion. Companies that find themselves out of step or under scrutiny may face punishing reputational consequences and litigation risk. This complimentary webinar will highlight the accelerating key trends and provide best practices on how in-house counsel can navigate the foundation and evolution of ESG.
What You Will Learn:
• Discussion and understanding of Environmental, Social, and Governance factors;
• The role of in-house counsel in a company’s ESG efforts; and
• ESG best practices that can be implemented throughout your business operation.
The ACC Georgia Women’s Initiative invites you to join our book-club-style virtual event to talk about Caste:The Origins of Our Discontents byIsabel Wilkerson!
In the last few years, our country has gone through a racial awakening at a scale that the country has not seen since the height of the civil rights movement in the 1960s. Many books have been written recently to explore racial issues and to try to explain why we interact with different races the way we do. Pulitzer Prize winning author Isabel Wilkerson’s Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents is one of the best books on the topic. The Chicago Tribune writes that Caste “should be at the top of every American’s reading list.” It is also one of the 2020 picks by Oprah’s Book Club.
You do not have to read the book to participate in the conversation, but having read the book before the event would certainly lead to a deeper and more meaningful conversation.
We look forward to having an honest, open, respectful conversation about the book.