Venable is deeply committed to the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) and is pleased to be a Gold Sponsor of the 2015 ACC Annual Meeting. Several of our attorneys will attend and share their insights and recommendations during this year's meeting. We hope that you will join us at our educational session and at our booth on the show floor.
ACC's Annual Meeting is the world's largest gathering of the in-house counsel community and is a great professional development value. Attendees can earn a year's worth of CLE/CPD credit in just three days, exchange ideas with peers during more than 30 hours of networking events, and gather information from more than 100 law firms and legal service providers.
We are looking forward to seeing you at our special educational session at the Annual Meeting:
611 - Supreme Court of the United States Year in Review for Health Lawyers
2015 is another banner year in healthcare for the Supremes. The Court is hearing cases on tax-credit subsidies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, breach of fiduciary duties under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, and provider challenges to Medicaid rates, among others. A panel of in-house counsel and a current practitioner will summarize the Court’s holdings impacting the healthcare arena, including any concurring and/or dissenting opinions, and what impact the decisions may have on the in-house health lawyer, as well as look forward to what is coming ahead for the Court.
Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Skill Level: IntermediateSpeakers:
Thora Johnson, Partner, Venable LLP
Kelli Newman, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, IPC Healthcare, Inc.
Randolph Sergent, VP and Deputy General Counsel, CareFirst, Inc.
In addition, Venable partner, Lisa M. Hix will be a speaker at the below educational session presented by the ACC Nonprofit Organizations Committee:
204 - Advising and Serving on Nonprofit Boards
Many corporate leaders are asked to serve on nonprofit boards or decide to form and operate charitable organizations, but even a simple error can have significant adverse legal and financial consequences for the corporation and even the individual director. This program will cover some of the more common legal issues impacting 501(c) (3) organizations, as well as the ethical issues facing in-house corporate counsel, including MCRP 1.13 on ethics. These issues affect both counsel who may be asked to advise the charitable organization, or the individuals asked to serve on the board.
Date: Monday, October 19, 2015
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Skill Level: IntermediateSpeakers:
Lisa M. Hix, Partner, Venable LLP
Rhonda Lees, Attorney
Mark Stall, General Counsel, Escort, Inc.
Jon Woltman, Associate General Counsel, The Christian Broadcasting Network, Inc.
Please click to view the ACC Annual Meeting's entire program.
Other Venable attorneys attending the conference include:
- Edward P. Boyle, Partner, Commercial Litigation
- Emilio W. Cividanes, Partner, Communications
- Justin E. Fairfax, Counsel, Investigations and White Collar
- James E. Nelson, Partner, Corporate
- Celia E. Van Lenten, Associate, Corporate
- Armand J. (A.J.) Zottola, Partner, Technology Transactions and Outsourcing