ACC New York City - Association of Corporate Counsel

The Full Day CLE Returns! 🎊 📆 On June 10, ACC-NYC is hosting our annual full day conference: The 2025 General Counsel Toolkit. You will receive details soon on the great panel of speakers and topics we have lined up for the day. 🥂 As always, the program will be followed by a cocktail networking reception at a new location, Ease 605. This state of the art location is centrally located in East Midtown on 3rd Avenue and 40th Street. 🏙️ This event will be FREE for ACC-NYC Chapter Members. Prospective member (must be in-house counsel) tickets will be available for purchase.

The ACC-NYC office is closed the week of December 23. While we're gone - check out our 2024 Fall-iday Gala photos! https://lnkd.in/eCe7_ky7

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP’s Retail, Fashion & Beauty Team and the ACC-NYC Retail Practice Group invite you to “Solve the Crime of the Century at 30 Rockefeller Center at Sheppard Mullin!” on January 29, 2025. 🔍 Whodunnit? You and your team of investigators are called to 30 Rock to solve the crime of the century. While you are sleuthing you will meet and network with other investigators as well as the suspects -- historic denizens of Rockefeller Center -- to solve the mystery! This event is FREE for all in-house counsel, regardless of membership. Register today: https://cvent.me/2N3x9k

Greetings and Happy Holidays! I am privileged and humbled to write this holiday season as this year’s ACC-NYC Chapter President. I have been an active member of the Chapter for over 10 years and, as I look back on that time, I am filled with immense gratitude for this community. Our members and sponsors are the lifeblood of this organization and, together, my hope is that we will continue building a vibrant legal community in the upcoming year. Reflecting on 2024, we had a busy and successful year and achieved many of our goals. As we look ahead to 2025, we are excited to continue to build on our momentum in the following areas: 1) Full Day General Counsel Toolkit: Be sure to mark your calendar for our next General Counsel Toolkit on Tuesday, June 10th, which promises to be a fantastic event. This annual event delivers numerous CLE credits and an exceptional opportunity to network with our members and sponsors. 2) Continued Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: As a chapter, we remain steadfast in our commitment to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion. This past year, we held our first LGBTQ+ PRIDE event in partnership with Meta’s Pride@Legal employee resource group, which featured a powerhouse panel of leaders.  Our revitalized Women & Gender Group held numerous events, including a financial literacy workshop, and has exciting plans to continue growing the community in 2025.  Help us with this mission by joining our Diversity Group, Women & Gender Steering Committee or one of our other affinity groups. 3) Career Development with our “Career Corner” Group: Our newly rebranded “Career Corner” group is dedicated to professional development at all stages of your career. We hosted successful events with Fordham Law and Brooklyn Law School as well as an “ask me anything” with a chapter board member about navigating the “new to in-house” transition. 4) Pro Bono and Give-Back Events: Next year, we want to invest more in pro bono initiatives and other events supporting our community. 5) Membership Volunteers: We are always looking for more volunteer members and are actively seeking Practice Group Chairs for privacy & cyber, employment law, intellectual property, and other cutting-edge practice areas. I invite you to reach out if you are interested in becoming more active with the Chapter. I want to thank our dedicated Board of Directors for their exceptional service in support of our Chapter. A special thanks goes out to our immediate past president, Tia Gilford, CIPP-US Gilford, for her inspirational leadership and indelible impact on our Chapter. Finally, I thank our Practice Group co-chairs and Chapter volunteers for their incredible contributions over the year. On behalf of the ACC-NYC Board, we look forward to serving the Chapter and building an even stronger ACC-NYC community together in 2025. Wishing you and your loved ones a wonderful holiday season and a happy & healthy New Year. Kate McMenamy ACC-NYC, President

Thank you to our sponsor Proskauer Rose LLP for helping us wrap up 2024 with a captivating CLE program: Corporate Leadership IP Mastery. Joseph M. Drayton and Erik Milch from Proskauer were joined by Idris McKelvey from The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. and the feedback was amazing. Thank you for helping us close out 2024 with a bang!

We had a great night at The Parlour Room with our friends at Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP this week. The weather may have been rainy, but TKD always comes through with their umbrellas. Thank you for a fun night with great food, drinks, and conversation!

💡 Share Your Expertise with ACC-NYC in 2025! The Association of Corporate Counsel - New York City Chapter (ACC-NYC) is thrilled to invite you to shape the future of our 2025 programming! We are currently seeking innovative topic ideas and enthusiastic speakers for our General Counsel Toolkit Full-Day Conference on June 10, 2025, and other events throughout the year. Your insights and expertise could make a meaningful impact on the professional development of our in-house counsel community. By completing our quick survey, you can express your interest in joining a panel, presenting on a topic, or recommending programming ideas that resonate with today’s legal challenges and trends. This is your opportunity to share your knowledge, network with industry leaders, and be part of ACC-NYC's robust lineup of engaging events. Responses will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so don’t wait—let your voice be heard today! ⬇️ Survey in the comments ⬇️

Join us this Thursday! FREE for #inhousecounsel (members and prospective members)! Get your end-of-year CLE in while you can! Join Proskauer Rose LLP on December 12 for a Skills CLE for 1.5 credits: Corporate Leadership IP Mastery: Strategies to Protect Your Business's Crown Jewels. Topics include: ✅ Business Considerations ✅IP Portfolio Development ✅Product feature assessment ✅Freedom to Operate & Licensing ✅Key Employee Policies ✅Trade Secret Preparedness Register today: https://cvent.me/9xvW3k

Thank you to our friends at Cooley LLP for an engaging CLE presentation this week titled The Post-Election Future of Consumer Product Safety and Regulatory Risks in 2025 and Beyond. Michael Del Negro from Peloton joined Cooley partners Matt Howsare and Elliot F. Kaye to give ACC-NYC members some real life insight from those who have walked the walk.

Have you taken advantage of the Association of Corporate Counsel's 30-minute complimentary career coaches? NYC's Valerie Boccadoro did and we loved reading about her experience! Check out Valerie's article on the ACC Docket. https://lnkd.in/eEP2nJAs