On November 8, ACC and its Australia chapter filed comments with the Legal Services Council and Commissioner for Uniform Legal Services Regulation, requesting an amendment to the Legal Profession Uniform Law. In its comments, ACC argued for expanding the ability … Continue reading
Role and Status
ACC Comments on Proposed Pro Bono Rule in Indiana
On July 29th, ACC and its Indiana Chapter submitted comments to the Indiana Supreme Court Rules Committee in response to proposed Admission and Discipline Rule 6.2. The proposed rule would allow those practicing in the state on a business counsel … Continue reading
ACC Joins Effort to Support Funding for Legal Services Corporation
In April, ACC worked with the Pro Bono Institute and the Corporate Advisory Committee of the National Legal Aid and Defenders Association to organize a letter from general counsel supporting funding for Legal Services Corporation. The letter gathered 251 general … Continue reading
ACC Submits Comments to Ministry of Justice in Spain
In March, ACC submitted comments to the Ministry of Justice in Spain regarding public consultation on its initiative to draft a bill proposal of an Organic Law on the Right of Defense. ACC held that the bill should protect the … Continue reading
ACC Urges UK Financial Reporting Council to Recognize General Counsel Influence in Guidance on Board Effectiveness
In March, ACC submitted comments to the United Kingdom Financial Reporting Council (FRC) on revisions to the UK Corporate Governance Code and Guidance on Board Effectiveness, urging the FRC to incorporate a recommendation on the role of the legal function … Continue reading
ACC Files Amicus with U.S. Supreme Court to Oppose Dilution of State Ethics Rule Applied to Federal Prosecutors
ACC urges the U.S. Supreme Court to grant the petition to review a Tenth Circuit ruling that a New Mexico professional conduct rule does not apply to federal prosecutors who want to subpoena lawyers to testify about clients before grand … Continue reading
ACC Files Amicus Supporting Privilege When GC Functions as Both Lawyer and Negotiator
ACC joined the US Chamber of Commerce in an amicus brief filed June 2, arguing against a “new and aggressive theory of attorney-client privilege” advanced by the FTC that would undermine the ability of in-house attorneys to freely communicate legal … Continue reading
ACC Submits Comments Supporting Amended Discovery Rules in Vermont
On February 21, ACC, in conjunction with its Northeast Chapter, submitted comments to the Vermont Supreme Court in support of proposed amendments to Rules 1, 26, 34(b), 37(f) and 55(c) of the Vermont Rules of Civil Procedure, which would further … Continue reading
ACC Files Comments Supporting the State Bar of California’s Proposed Rule 1.7
On September 26, ACC and its California chapters sent a letter in response to proposed amendments to the Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of California. ACC supports the Bar’s continued practice of limiting the enforceability of broad … Continue reading
FILING UPDATE: ACC Prevails in Case Involving a Novel Application of Rules of Professional Conduct to In-house Counsel Compensation
On May 9, 2016, ACC and its Washington Chapter prevailed in a case in the Washington Court of Appeals involving one of the most bizarre application of the rules of professional conduct to in-house counsel that ACC Advocacy has ever … Continue reading
