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Deeply committed to the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), Venable proudly continues to support the ACC annual meeting as a Silver Sponsor. We invite you to meet with us in Boston, as several of our partners will attend, exhibit, and speak during this year’s meeting to share their insights and recommendations.
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 networking events, and gather information from more than 100 law firms and legal service providers.
Come visit us at Booth #800.
Our Speaking Engagements
Scammers, Fraudsters, and Trolls, Oh My! How Bad Actors Can Distract from Your Organization's Mission
Tuesday, October 6 | 10:30 – 11:45 a.m.
Room: 206
Speakers:
Meaghan Kent, Partner, Venable LLP
Marc Katz, Head of Legal, Restaurant365
Jeff Wasikowski, Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, American Coatings Association, Inc.
Jessica Tyndall, Attorney, McAngus Goudelock & Courie LLC
Nonprofits are just as vulnerable as for-profit companies when it comes to scams, fraud, and frivolous lawsuits—and the stakes are higher when those resources could be serving your mission. This panel highlights the most notable ways bad actors are targeting nonprofits in 2026 and equips attendees with practical strategies for combating fraud and positioning their organizations to avoid becoming targets.
How Nonprofits Are Navigating Privacy and AI
Tuesday, October 6 | 1:45 – 3:00 p.m.
Room: 206
Speakers:
Kelly DeMarchis Bastide, Co-Chair, Privacy and Data Security Group, Venable LLP
Rhonda Lees, VP & Senior Counsel, ABA
Natalie Malone, Executive Counsel, ALSAC/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Heather Fugitt, Privacy Counsel, TNC
Privacy and AI governance present unique challenges for nonprofits—especially those with global operations, limited resources, and a mission that depends on public trust. This session brings together panelists from a variety of nonprofit and association settings to share how they identify and manage privacy and AI risks across programs, communications, fundraising, governance, compliance, and operations. Attendees leave with practical strategies for building a consistent, organization-wide approach to AI and privacy.
Our ACC Team
Kelly Bastide, Partner
Ronn Davids, Partner
Meaghan Kent, Partner
Brian Koosed, Partner
Elizabeth Lowe, Partner
Janice Ryan, Partner
Justin Pierce, Partner
Kirill Nikonov, Partner
A.J. Zottola, Partner