In-House Lawyers to Address the Business and Legal Challenges Their Global Corporations Are Facing at Upcoming Industry Event

Registration Now Open for ACC Europe’s 2009 Annual Conference in Geneva 7-9 June

In-House Lawyers to Address the Business and Legal Challenges Their Global Corporations Are Facing at Upcoming Industry Event

In-house counsel from around the world will gather in Geneva 7-9 June for the Association of Corporate Counsel Europe’s (“ACC Europe”) Annual Conference, “Stormy Waters: In-House Counsel in Times of Economic Trouble.” This year’s conference will bring together corporate attorneys from global companies to glean insight from colleagues, peers and industry experts and to participate in interactive forums to share practical resources and best practices during these challenging times.

“ACC Europe is committed to fostering a sense of collegiality and interaction among members of the in-house legal community,” explains James Bellerjeau, ACC Europe’s President and General Counsel & Secretary for Mettler-Toledo International Inc. “This annual event continues to represent an unparalleled opportunity for our members to network and exchange valuable ideas with colleagues offering pan-European and global perspectives.”

The Opening Plenary session will address today’s economic crisis and what C-level executives expect from their in-house counsel, with such thought leaders as Alain Comel, Chief Financial Officer International for Cardinal Health and Peter Doodeman, President of MeadWestvaco EMEA. Coinciding with ACC’s basic principle of ‘by in-house, for in-house ,’ the conference will also feature GCs and senior legal counsel from such companies as IBM, Samsonite Corp., Symantec Corp., Yahoo!, Sun Microsystems, Philip Morris International, Lockheed Martin Corp. and Alcatel Lucent, addressing issues of interest to the in-house counsel community, including Counterparty Credit Risk Measures; Crisis Management Training; Dealing with External Auditors; Proactive Risk-Containment/Asset Protection Strategies; and the Changing Role of the Compliance Function. Intensive courses on leadership, team building, finance and accounting, and data protection will also be available.

ACC President Frederick J. Krebs notes that, “Now, more than ever, in-house counsel need to be prepared to respond to the challenges and issues they are confronted with and this year’s conference provides a great forum for collaboration to discuss ideas and share practical resources to successfully manage the legal departments during this time of economic uncertainty.”

Registration information for ACC Europe’s Annual Conference is available online at: http://www.tcp-events.co.uk/accgeneva/index.html . Members of the media interested in attending should contact Susan Jacobsen: +1 202.251.8184 or via e-mail at jacobsen_s@comcast.net .

The Association of Corporate Counsel , the only professional organization focused on the needs of in-house counsel, has over 23,000 members in 80 countries, employed by over 10,000 organizations. ACC Europe’s affiliation with this global community connects its members to the people and resources necessary for both personal and professional growth.

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