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.
