Upcoming Conference to Showcase Role of In-House Counsel as Global Legal Managers

Registration for the Association of Corporate Counsel Europe´s

("ACC Europe") 2008

Annual Conference in Madrid, Spain, 1-3 June (www.acc.com/acce/ac/08)

is now available. This year´s conference, In-House

Lawyers as Leaders in a Global World, will showcase the role of

in-house counsel as global legal managers. Recognising that in-house

counsel are frequently called upon to fulfill a variety of roles with

increased responsibility, scrutiny and accountability, the conference

has been developed to help attendees navigate the fast-paced

international landscape seamlessly.
"With the depth and breadth of ACC Europe´s

legal resources and educational programmes," explains Tony Wales, ACC Europe´s President

and Senior Vice President & General Counsel for AOL International, "we

have numerous tools available to develop a more effective cross-border

legal department. By bringing ACC Europe´s

members together to glean insight from colleagues, peers and industry

experts, we have the unique benefit of providing a forum for in-house

lawyers to interact and share best practices. Following our basic

principle, it´s by in-house, for in-house."
Speakers have been lined up from AOL, Coca Cola, Philip Morris

International, McDonald´s Corporation

Citigroup, Shell International, Starbucks, and Turner Broadcasting

Systems to address such topics as Managing Outside Counsel; European

Works Councils; Law Department Management; and Intellectual

Property Ownership. More intensive courses on leadership, team

building and motivation, finance and accounting and data protection for

in-house counsel are also available.
ACC President Fred Krebs notes that, "This

year´s conference is sure to be another great

gathering of in-house counsel, filled with programs and practical

resources to successfully manage the legal departments within our

ever-expanding global community."
Additional information about ACC Europe´s

Annual Conference, including registration, venue and programme details

can be found online at www.acc.com/acce/ac/08.
Media interested in attending ACC Europe´s

2008 Annual Conference should contact Susan Jacobsen at (202) 349-1509

or via email at jacobsen@acc.com for press registration.