ACC Southern California (Association of Corporate Counsel)

Your Association of Corporate Counsel, Southern California Board, and Executive Director are wishing you a joyous holiday season filled with laughter, love, and cherished moments. Thank you for your continued support, and we look forward to serving you in the New Year! See you in 2025! Ellen Yang, Elizabeth Duong, Betty St Marie, Victoria Harvey, Njeri Mutura, Jessica Gillette, Mark Karpe, Rhea Ricard, #Wade Pyun, Jennifer Bryant, Asha Muldro, Justin Fong, DANIELLE BLANCHARD, Ako Shimada, Christine L., Crystal Ventura, David Cohen, Ross Greenman, Sanjesh S., Serra Aladag, Shedrick Davis, Erik Valderhaug, Amber Enriquez, Ana Christian, Cristina Hwang, Peter Steckelman, and Valerie Bono

UPCOMING VIRTUAL CLE   2025 Employment Law Update Thursday, January 9, 2025 As we begin 2025, join Stradling partner Jared Speier for a 90-minute update (1.5 General CLE) on developments in employment law over the last year, new legislation for 2025, necessary PAGA amendments, wage and hour developments, and other areas of concern for in-house counsel. Sponsored by Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth LLP Register today! https://lnkd.in/gjDgGCAz #acc #accfamily #accsouthernca #accsocalevents #inhouselawyer #inhousecounsel #corporatecounsel #CLE #employmentlaw

Your Association of Corporate Counsel, Southern California Board, and Executive Director are wishing you a joyous holiday season filled with laughter, love, and cherished moments. Thank you for your continued support, and we look forward to serving you in the New Year! See you in 2025!

Don’t miss our VIRTUAL CLE today at 12 p.m.!   From Conflict to Consensus: Arbitration in Transactions Arbitration clauses frequently remain an afterthought, often overlooked in the construction of high-stakes agreements. Commonly, standard provisions are inserted into contracts, potentially binding parties to unfavorable outcomes. Given the thousands of commercial arbitrations filed annually, with millions of dollars often at stake, it is prudent to evaluate these clauses when drafting agreements carefully. This includes deciding whether to opt for arbitration or to retain the possibility of litigation. Whether your organization favors arbitration or litigation, we invite you to explore key drafting strategies to mitigate the related risk within your transactions effectively.   Topics to be discussed: - Examine prevailing arbitration trends and assess their respective advantages and disadvantages - Analyze types of disputes where arbitration presents a viable solution - Compare the arbitration process with traditional litigation measures - Enhance your understanding of the benefits and drawbacks associated with each dispute resolution mechanism - Offer drafting techniques to refine standard provisions, thereby granting you greater control    Presenters: ·  Mhare Mouradian, Commercial Litigation Partner, Husch Blackwell ·  Remy P. Fesquet, Corporate and M&A Partner, Husch Blackwell   Sponsored by Husch Blackwell Event info: https://lnkd.in/eEUfGCyP #acc #accfamily #accsouthernca #accsocalevents #inhouselawyer #inhousecounsel #corporatecounsel #CLE

The California ACC Chapters are planning a California Summit ☀️ sometime in Q3 2025 where we will have one day of CA CLE credit and several days of family fun at a resort ⛱️. SoCal Members: please fill in this survey so we can plan an amazing inaugural California Summit that everyone will want to attend! 🥳

ACC Southern CA 2025 Diversity Internship Program - Will Your Company Host an Intern Next Year? We are looking for employers in the Los Angeles and Orange County area who exhibit a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion initiatives in their organization and in their corporate legal department. ACC Global has recognized our program as the Best Diversity Initiative. The diversity internship program enhances diversity in the legal community by offering underrepresented students high-quality, paid internships. Selected students gain real-world experience in in-house legal departments while host employers connect with promising, diverse law students. ACC Southern California volunteers support interns and host companies throughout the summer to ensure a successful experience. If you are interested in learning more, please contact Shannon Keany, CMP, PCA s.keany@accglobal.com.

Cheers to Jackson Lewis P.C. 🥂 who hosted a DEI CLE program and wine tasting event. Thank you Angela Quiles Nevarez and Michael Thomas for highlighting recent developments in the DEI space and explaining the what-to-do and what-not-to-do when it comes to compliant company sponsored DEI programs. As you can see from our members' smiling faces and nearly empty wine glasses, we had a rough time sampling and drinking all those fancy wines. 😉

🥙 lunch + 👩🏫 CLE + 🧸 toys = best lunch ever! Thank you Michele Ballard Miller, Nicole Herter Perkin, and Cozen O'Connor for the CA Employment Law Update. A MUST for anyone practicing in-house with California-based employees and Michele and Nicole gave some not-so-scary updates. And thank you to host Jakks Pacific and General Counsel Mike Dwyer for continuously supporting ACC SoCal. Can you name the smurf in the picture? 🍄

Some of our members volunteered to spread holiday cheer last weekend at HomeAid Orange County’s Family Care Center hosted by the ACC Southern California Pro Bono Committee. Thank you to our members and friends who shared your time and talents to help decorate! Jessica Gillette, Mark Karpe, Irma Ruiz, Gabriel Coy, Christine L., Melinda Michalerya, Erik Valderhaug, Nayan P., Nina Kani, Vincent Gonzales, Erika Frazer, Gregory A. Sowers