ABA conference explores in-house counsels’ role in global matters, honors GM lawyer
A two-day virtual conference this week sponsored by the American Bar Association International Law Section will explore from the perspective of a corporate general counsel the environmental, social and governance cross-border issues that represent business risks and opportunities for companies, stockholders and other stakeholders.
During the conference, the section will present its Outstanding International Corporate Counsel Award to Craig Glidden, executive vice president and general counsel of General Motors Co. for his legal department’s commitment to the section. This effort included its winning the 2020 Outstanding Annual Meeting Program Award for a continuing legal education program concerning GM’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Glidden is also being honored for leading GM’s legal department, which spans globally as the company navigates the disruption in the automotive sector as GM shifts towards electrification and reducing its carbon footprint.
Glidden will receive the award on Thursday in a program from 12:05 -12:20 p.m., ET and he will also deliver a keynote address at the conference on Wednesday at 11 a.m. ET.
Individual programs will identify, explore, and evaluate key areas of relevance to in-house counsel wanting to navigate the numerous complex legal and operational issues related to environmental, social and governance matters in jurisdictions around the globe. Topics include privacy; implications for the general counsel of the U.S. rejoining the Paris Climate Change Agreement; and social justice and its impact on corporate behavior.
ABA Antitrust Law Section releases Presidential Transition Report on enforcement
The American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section on Friday delivered its Presidential Transition Report on the State of Antitrust Enforcement to the administration of President Joe Biden and to members of Congress. The report outlines the Antitrust Law Section’s views on the antitrust and consumer protection landscape and potential ways to meet new challenges on the horizon.
The report explores the current state of play with antitrust and consumer protection enforcement in the United States and around the world.
The report:
Focuses on the current state of antitrust and consumer protection enforcement under the stewardship of the agencies.
Addresses some of the most important and challenging doctrinal questions facing agencies and courts today, such as the consumer welfare standard and the interaction between antitrust and intellectual property law.
Reviews the state of cartel, merger and consumer protection enforcement, with an emphasis on issues that are likely to present the most significant challenges over the next four years.
Discusses some of the antitrust issues unique to certain industries that the new administration will need to confront.
Discusses challenges facing the Biden administration, the agencies and U.S. firms in the international arena as competition enforcement regimes proliferate and continue to evolve throughout the world.
Ohio’s Law and Leadership Institute to receive Alexander Award from ABA
The American Bar Association Council for Diversity in the Educational Pipeline will present its 2021 Alexander Award for excellence in pipeline diversity to the Columbus, Ohio-based Law and Leadership Institute, Inc. The award will be presented during the Diversity Center Awards Presentation on Friday, Feb. 19 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. during the ABA Virtual Midyear Meeting.
The award recognizes an individual or organization that has demonstrated exemplary leadership and success in educational pipeline work. It is named after the life and legacy of two legal trailblazers — Raymond Pace Alexander and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander. Raymond was the first Black graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and first Black judge on the Common Pleas Court of Philadelphia. His wife, Sadie, was the first Black woman to receive a Ph.D. in the United States and the first woman to receive a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
“The Law and Leadership Institute (LLI) was selected because of the scope of its work at multiple education levels, the fact that the institute has the support of every Ohio law school, and that it is a statewide program that spans each of Ohio’s six most underserved communities,” said Selina Thomas, director of the Council for Diversity in the Educational Pipeline.
The Law and Leadership Institute was established in 2008 as a statewide initiative in collaboration with the legal community to inspire and prepare students from underserved communities for post-secondary and professional success through a comprehensive four-year academic program in law, leadership, analytical thinking, problem solving, writing skills and professionalism. LLI not only works to diversify the pipeline into the legal profession, it equips talented high school students in underserved areas to achieve academic and professional success often not experienced by their peers who were not afforded the same academic opportunities.
Through the inspiration of attorneys and judges, the support of law student instructors, and learning about the American legal system, students are prepared to be leaders in their communities, regardless of the profession they ultimately choose.
