A day in the life of Derek Holland, VP & General Counsel at Red Frog Events LLC in Chicago, IL, USA.

What I like most about being in-house is working closely with my clients, not only on their legal issues and challenges, but also their business challenges, opportunities and strategies.

In our industry we have many top challenges, from complex space vehicle programs, to business growth to volume of work. One of our greatest challenges, among these, is the drive to increase diversity and inclusiveness in the aerospace and defense industry, and especially in the practice of law.

A day in the life of Dominic Gyngell, Vice President & Regional Counsel AMEA Region at BT Legal in Hong Kong, China.

In spending 20 years at Macy’s, I have been a part of a changing and growing company, on the cutting edge of many legal issues.

I am vice president of membership for my local ACC chapter (San Diego). As an organization, we’re focusing on involving existing members in ACC programs and recruiting new members to join.

I love the experience that I’ve had with the Litigation Committee and know that it has helped me professionally on several different levels.

A day in the life of Larissa Meli, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at Alenia Aermacchi North America Inc., US.

The 20+ years I’ve spent at Intel. I’m immensely proud of my company and its technological achievements, but I also believe our legal department continues to set the highest standards in terms of quality of legal work, innovation, speed and effective teaming with our business clients.

After experiencing how ACC membership could benefit her practice and career, Michelle Gustavson has eagerly shared the value of membership with her colleagues and friends. She explains why she has become a top recruiter — and how easy it is to encourage her in-house peers to join.

Kerry Childe is senior corporate counsel, privacy and information policy, for Best Buy.

This article includes a list of import and export topics to include your pre-acquisition checklist. This list is not exhaustive but can serve as a guideline. A more comprehensive list should be developed for an audit.

George Walls is assistant general counsel of Bank of America Corporation, and in that capacity has provided legal counsel in numerous mergers, acquisitions and divestitures ranging in value from $7 million to $61 billion throughout North America and various international jurisdictions.

In 2011, BMO’s Legal, Corporate & Compliance Group (LCCG) made a strategic decision to purchase an ACC membership. There were a number of reasons for this decision. ACC Docket spoke with Kathleen Hogan about how she became a top recruiter.

The mission and purpose of the Intellectual Property Committee is to act as a central resource for all ACC members with an expertise or interest in intellectual property law, covering at least patents, copyrights, trademark, transactional and trade secrets.

A day in the life of Richard Brunner, Global Head of Legal at Dennemeyer Group, Germany.

In the case of The Walt Disney Company, substantially distinct businesses may all be part of the same corporate family. A legal department like Disney's must therefore overcome not only the challenges of scale but also the challenges of scope.

A day in the life of Julie S. Maresca, Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Motion Picture Licensing Corporation in Los Angeles, California.

Energy encompasses a wide and varied universe of substantive areas of law such as transactions, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory, litigation and alternative dispute resolution, privacy and many more.

A day in the life of Rafael Garcia, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel at CEITEC Semiconductors in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

The Real Estate Committee provides numerous benefits to its members such as networking, access to templates and check lists, articles and much more.

A day in the life of Ilse De Loof, Group General Counsel at LBC Tank Terminals Group in Mechelen, Belgium.

From implementing new projects to forming relationships across cultures, Smith’s mantra is patience and persistence.

In her role, Pradel has assisted in several multimillion-dollar pipeline expansion projects and the transfer and sale of onshore transportation and gathering assets. She is heavily involved in advising Williams on commercial, contract, and regulatory and compliance issues. To be successful, Pradel says first and foremost, she has to be approachable and have integrity.

As senior counsel, Malik does transactional work in support of trading, and negotiates long-term structured transactions associated with Calpine’s assets throughout the country. He also serves as Calpine’s compliance attorney, advising in real time as compliance issues arise. To manage his many competing tasks, Malik prioritizes and plans. Giving each job and issue the time and attention it deserves has driven his achievements.