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Hello, and a belated Happy Spring to our members! As the weather warms up, we look forward to giving our members more in-person interactions, learning, and professional growth opportunities.
Keeping with our goal of complying with our Strategic Plan, we are also actively working with our incredible sponsors to deliver engaging content relevant to our members’ real-time needs (a most recent example was our interactive discussion and follow-on social with our friends at Varnum on privacy-related strategies).
Another essential component of our Strategic Plan is community service. Our colleagues at Miller Canfield delivered a helpful session on ways to create and actively participate in pro bono strategies in our communities. We are also putting a greater emphasis on DE&I in all our activities and initiatives.
Be on the lookout for emails and LinkedIn updates promoting our latest events for our in-house community members! Always feel free to contact our Executive Director (Nichole Fisher) and me with any questions, comments, or suggestions for improving our efforts to drive meaningful value for our members!
Pervin R. Taleyarkhan
President
ACC MI
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Welcome New ACC Michigan Members | |
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Thomas Berbaum
DXC Technology
Michael Blalock
Yazaki North America, Inc.
Bryan Browning
Whirlpool Corporation
Joseph Bunting
Margaret Christy
Four Winds Casino Resort
Kathleen Cindric
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Jeffrey Clarke
BASF Corporation
Nancy Crosby
Dow Chemical International Pvt. Ltd.
Amanda English
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
Stephanie Farman
Service Express, LLC
Brian Gill
The Body Shop International Limited
Erika Jackson
Workday, Inc.
Mark Johnson
Freudenberg North America
Robert Koback
Stout Risius Ross, LLC
Catherine Kokotovich
Ally Financial Inc.
Maureen Lesko
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Melvin Lofton
Jonathan Long
Vibracoustic
Nathan Maas
Julie Missler
Ford Motor Company
Rachael Moore
Consumers Energy Company
Monica Navarro
Freudenberg North America
Craig Nykiel
Workday, Inc.
Elizabeth Peters
Steelcase, Inc.
Alexandra Rose
DXC Technology
Ravi Sethi
Sarah Simmons
Robert Spencer
Andrea Symbal
Ally Financial Inc.
Nicole Tatro
BAE Systems
John Treangen
The Dow Chemical Company
Emily Tyler
Acrisure, LLC
Jennifer Woods
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Upcoming ACC Global News and Events Update | |
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ACC Oregon Chapter Shares Online CLE entitled: "Workplace DEI in Times of Affirmative Action Uncertainty and Backlash" presented by Perkins Coie
Links to copies of the supplemental handouts discussed during the program:
Please click below to access the recording:
Oregon ACC: Workplace DEI in Times of Affirmative Action Uncertainty and Backlash
Speaker Information
Abdul Kallon
Christopher Wilkinson
Please follow the instructions below to receive CLE credit for this program:
- To receive CLE credit, attendees must complete the CLE Form for Workplace DEI within seven days after the program date. Please be sure to record the CLE Code Word provided during the presentation.
- This program is pending approval for 1 access to justice OR CLE credit, one implicit bias CA CLE credit, and 1 diversity & inclusion NY CLE credit for experienced attorneys.
- Perkins Coie will include additional states in their CLE applications for the credit in those jurisdictions.
- Certificates of attendance will be emailed to the attendees from the CE Manager database once the program has been approved.
If you have any questions regarding CLE credit for this week's program, please feel free to contact Cynthia Nawrocki at Perkins Coie at CNawrocki@perkinscoie.com.
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ACC365 - ACC how/where/when you want it.
ACC365: the ACC experience in the palm of your hand. With one tap you are plugged into the people, resources, knowledge that accelerate your career.
Access the following:
- ACC Newsfeed
- Membership Directory
- Discussion Forums
- ACC Jobline
- Calendar of Events
- ACC Twitter
Find download instructions here.
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ACC Docket
Did you know that ACC has its own publication? The ACC Docket, features articles authored by your fellow members and our sponsors covering topics relevant to in-house practice areas. These articles range in topics from global substantive legal issues to professional development. If you haven't already, we encourage you to take a look! And if you're ever interested in authoring or co-authoring an article, feel free to let us know!
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Upcoming ACC MI Professional Development Education Events and Social Gatherings | |
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Antitrust Trends: M&A and Employer-Employee Relations
Wednesday, April 26, 2023 | 5:00 - 7:00 PM
The Daxton Hotel 298 S. Old Woodward Ave., Birmingham, MI 48009
The program will cover recent developments in government and private antitrust challenges to mergers and employer-employee relationships, including no-poach, non-solicit, and non-compete clauses and practices.
Register here
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Sponsored Event by McDonald Hopkins
Tuesday, May 23, 2023 | 3:00 - 7:00 PM
The Community House 380 S. Bates, Birmingham, MI 48009
With data breaches on the rise and increased government enforcement, the stakes have never been higher for in-house counsel on the front lines in managing data privacy risks. The McDonald Hopkins National Data Privacy and Cybersecurity team has assisted companies nationwide through over 12,000 data security incidents and has valuable insights to help in-house counsel manage the organizational risks associated with a data privacy breach. In this program, the McDonald Hopkins team will provide in-house counsel with practical advice and effective strategies to identify and protect against ever-present data privacy risks.
Registration coming soon
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Save The Date! Professional Development and Summer Social sponsored event by Zausmer
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Details TBA
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Annual Golf Outing
Tuesday, September 12, 2023 | 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Indianwood Golf & Country Club, 1081 Indianwood Rd, Lake Orion, MI, US, 48362
Held annually, the ACC MI golf outing is an opportunity for fellowship and fun competition among members, guests, clients, and friends. Enjoy a day of fresh air and sunshine while supporting the scholarship fund for Michigan's best and brightest future in-house counsel. Golfers enjoy a noon shotgun start with lunch, raffle prizes, and an awards banquet to close out a fun-filled day on the golf course.
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LinkedIn Series is an Absolute Success | |
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ACC members and guests enjoyed a two-part career development series to leverage LinkedIn to Advance their careers. Chris Batz (link to LinkedIn), President of The Lion Group, shared his principles and format that best-showcased experiences on LinkedIn for in‐house attorneys.
Recordings
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Miller Canfield Shares Pro Bono Expertise | |
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A wonderful evening was spent listening and learning from our panel of experts regarding the numerous pro bono opportunities for in-house counsel and how to have a successful pro bono program for your organization.
Recording
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Varnum Presents on Current Legal Landscapes | |
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At ACC's first event on the west side of the state, Varnum partners Jeff Stefan and Adam Brody presented about the current legal landscape, lessons learned from recent litigation and regulatory activity, and corresponding risk mitigation strategies for privacy best practices. Attendees enjoyed an intimate networking social with a gorgeous view of the Grand Rapids skyline.
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Legal Aid and Defender Assn. is seeking volunteer Attorneys to meet with residents at an upcoming Expungement Fair scheduled in Inkster
Legal Aid and Defender Assn. is seeking volunteer Attorneys to meet with residents at an upcoming Expungement Fair scheduled in Inkster
April 22, 2023 | 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
The pro bono attorney will meet with individuals to evaluate them for expungement eligibility and if they have all of the required documents with them, prepare the application to set aside conviction, which the individual will file and proceed pro se.
Volunteer attorneys will have a 3-hour block of time at minimum. LADA will provide training on how to evaluate expungement eligibility and how to complete the application.
LADA is partnering with a number of other organizations, and expects to have a law enforcement agency on site to provide free fingerprints for participants at the fair.
To volunteer contact: Michelle L. Johnson, Esq., Interim President & CEO, Legal Aid and Defender Assn., Inc. at (313)967-5646 or mjohnson@ladadetroit.org
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Friend of the Court and William Booth Legal Aid Child Support Clinic
Friend of the Court and William Booth Legal Aid Child Support Clinic
April 22, 2023 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Wayne County Community College District Northwest Campus
8200 West Outer Drive Detroit 48219
The Friend of Court along with the William Booth Legal Aid Clinic puts on a Free Child Support Help Event to connect those with child support issues with lawyers who can provide a free 10-20 minute consultation.
To volunteer contact: Erin Lincoln,
Wayne County Friend of the Court
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A Call to Pro Bono Service From Hon. Patricia Perez Fresard
As I begin my tenure as Chief Judge of the Third Circuit Court, I am encouraging each and every member of the Detroit Bar Association to commit to the Pro Bono/Access to Justice One Hour Challenge.
- Volunteer just one hour of your time to perform a Pro Bono Virtual Client consultation, which is advice and counsel only, to be entered into a drawing to win lunch with Judge Fresard. The more hours you volunteer, the more entries you may be able to have. To volunteer for the Pro Bono Virtual Legal Services Clinic, email pcopeland@detroitlawyer.org.
- Volunteer at one of several legal clinics scheduled throughout the Metro Detroit area. Check out the Pro Bono Gateway at https://www.detroitlawyer.org/probono/ for available opportunities.
To those attorneys who currently volunteer for the Virtual Legal Services Clinic or otherwise provide pro bono service, thank you. Pro bono service makes a difference in the lives of individual litigants and society as a whole – it is vital to maintaining accessible and equal justice, which is the core mission of the Third Circuit Court.
To sign up as a volunteer attorney for the Detroit Legal Services Clinic, click here.
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Supply Chain Disruption Survival Guide by Foley & Lardner LLP
Foley & Lardner LLP has compiled a Supply Chain Disruption Survival Guide to help buyers and sellers in the supply chain navigate new legal challenges when purchasing, selling, and contracting for goods and services around the world. The guide also suggests ways to mitigate risks posed by existing and emerging supply chain hurdles. With the help of this Guide, your company can turn these challenges into opportunities to gain advantages over your competition by increasing the resilience of your supply chain.
Contact Vanessa Miller at vmiller@foley.com or Kate Wegrzyn at kwegrzyn@foley.com with any questions.
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LinkedIn is the largest business-oriented networking website explicitly geared toward professionals. Follow ACC MI on LinkedIn, and you will be the first to know of industry insights, new trends, and thought leadership. In addition, it allows you to build your virtual network while being connected to an information hub for in-house counsel. ACC MI has gone from 120 follwers to almost 200 followers in 2023. | |
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Member Mondays are a Hit!
Every Monday, we highlight an ACC Michigan member, board, or committee leader. and the newest members of the ACC family on LinkedIn. The shares and likes buy our following have been outstanding.
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Association of Corporate Counsel - Michigan Chapter
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