Join us as we celebrate the diversity efforts and achievements of corporate legal departments that are using data to drive their DEI impact and success with the first annual ACC Foundation Vanguard Award Celebration. This first-of-its-kind immersive experience will incorporate...

>>>A cool lounge vibe for enhanced networking
>>>Awardee highlight videos displayed in Meta Oculus VR Space
>>>A musical performance by Grammy Award-winning artist
Ben Williams
>>>Vintage games, drinks, and an array of global cuisines in the spirit of diversity

2024 Awardees


**$50USD REGISTRATION DISCOUNT WHEN USING THE CODE "FLASH50"**

Upcoming Foundation Events

2024 Cybersecurity Summit

**ONLY 5 SPOTS LEFT!**

March 25-26 | Los Angeles, CA

Preventing, preparing for, and responding to data breaches in real time are chief concerns in today’s workforce. This conference programming will keep you apprised of the latest threats and innovations through educational sessions with leading subject matter experts, complement your broad understanding of cybersecurity strategies and principles, and enable you to become a more well-rounded, focused, and effective practitioner.

2024 Global Women in Law and Leadership

June 12, 2024 | UN Headquarters | New York, NY

Join us for the ACC Foundation’s 2024 Global Women in Law and Leadership Symposium and Awards Dinner as we network, learn, and celebrate phenomenal women leaders. The program is comprised of a symposium that includes networking opportunities and programing focused on career strategies and leadership followed by the honors dinner featuring discussions with our distinguished honorees who have made significant contributions to the legal profession and have been instrumental in advancing opportunities for women around the world.

Care & Feeding of In-house Counsel and EmpowHERment Dinner Series

The Care and Feeding of In-House Counsel are private dinners featuring candid, small group discussions between chief legal officers (CLOs) and outside counsel. We will focus on diversity and inclusion and ways to strengthen in-house and outside counsel relationships.

Upcoming 2024 Dinners
Mar 21 -- Louisville, KY
Apr 18 -- New Jersey
May 6 -- St Louis, MO
Aug 7 -- Martha's Vineyard
TBA -- Minneapolis, MN
TBA -- Miami, FL

Contact foundation@acc.com to register or for more information.

ACC Foundation Offerings

ACC Foundation DEI Maturity Assessment Tool

The ACC Foundation DEI Maturity Assessment, powered by Ethisphere takes the methodology to evaluate DEI progress from the acclaimed ACC Foundation DEI Maturity Model and creates an online assessment module which allows organizations to quickly and easily benchmark their DEI efforts to those of their peers and receive a written self-assessment generated by the module for the organization’s internal review. The best part is that this tool is offered for free to entire legal and business communities!

DEI JB Report

Advancing DEI Strategy with Actionable Law Firm Diversity Data

The ACC Foundation is proud to present our newest resource “Advancing DEI Strategy with Actionable Law Firm Diversity Data: An In-house Legal Resource.” This first-of-its-kind FREE report, developed in partnership with JusticeBid, shares leading practices for legal departments on how to engage their outside counsel most effectively around DEI standards and showcases leading law firm diversity data based on more than 50,000 lawyers among 224 law firms

Women in the House Network

The ACC Women In The House (WITH) Network seeks to foster the professional development of women as in-house counsel, support and engage women in their professional roles, and champion full and equal recognition of women in the legal profession all over the globe. The network features monthly educational programming, timely resources, and an online forum designed to foster and cultivate connections with women in law around the globe.

This event far exceeded my expectations. It was really well done, and incredibly uplifting.

S. Hill
Lockheed Martin
2019 Global Women in Law & Leadership Guest