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DelVacca Events

Networking at Estia

The Association of Corporate Counsel will host a "Meet Your Counterparts Network" reception Sept. 18, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Estia Greek Taverna, 222 N. Radnor Chester Road, Radnor. Meet your counterparts at a casual Mediterranean tavern featuring Greek fare. There is plenty of on-site parking. Catch up with your ACCGP colleagues and friends, and relax while enjoying hors d'oeuvres and libations. This event is free for chapter members, however, registration is required. $40 for nonmembers. Cancellation policy: 48-hours' notice required to [email protected]. Registrants who do not show up or who do not cancel within the allotted time frame will be billed $40. To register, visit https://bit.ly/2zehPn6.

Diversity Discussion

ACC Greater Philadelphia will host an event, "Diversity, Inclusion and Innovation: Magnifying Our Impact Through Collaboration," on Sept. 20, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the PBI Conference Center, Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Square East, 10th Floor, Suite 1010, Philadelphia.

Join ACC Greater Philadelphia for lunch and a collaborative presentation with the Pennsylvania Bar Institute. Check-in and lunch begin at 11:30 a.m. The first part of the program is a facilitated, interactive discussion developed by the Continuing Legal Education Board of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University on issues of racial, ethnic and gender bias in the legal profession including the impact of implicit bias on diverse team building and persons with differing sexual orientations.

In the second part of the program a panel of law firm representatives and general counsels will discuss how representatives of law firms and legal departments, through hiring and their purchase of legal services, engage their commitment to promote women, lawyers of color, and persons with differing sexual orientations as outside counsel and expand their professional growth and development within law firms. The panel will review best practices and various approaches law firms and legal departments might use through collaboration and partnerships, joint venturing, co-counseling, and subcontracting. Panelists include: Tom Sager, partner at Ballard Spahr and former general counsel and senior vice president at DuPont Co., Anthony E. Gay, vice president and general counsel at PECO Energy and Maria L. H. Lewis, chief diversity officer and counsel at Drinker Biddle & Reath.

Free for ACCGP members. The cost of this event for non-ACCGP members is $149. Non-ACCGP members must register directly with PBI at: http://www.pbi.org/Meetings/Meeting.aspx?ID=34351 Cancellation Policy: You must provide notice at least 72 hours before the event to [email protected]. If you fail to cancel at least 72 hours before the event or do not show up, you will be billed $75.

Networking and Golf

Another "Meet Your Counterparts Network" reception will be held Sept. 23, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Radnor Valley Country Club, 555 Sproul Road, Villanova. Join ACCGP in Villanova for a  networking reception after the inaugural golf outing at Radnor Valley Country Club. To register, visit https://bit.ly/2Mvo4LZ.

Litigation Law

ACC Greater Philadelphia will host a Litigation Law CLE Institute on Oct. 22, from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Members free. Five credit hours. Contact Chris Stewart, [email protected], for more information.

Seminar on Judiciary

The Rendell Center in conjunction with the Annenberg Public Policy Center and the University of Pennsylvania Law School is conducting a one-day seminar on the Independence of the judiciary with a top flight lineup of distinguished speakers. The seminar, titled "Symposium on Fair and Impartial Judiciary," is set for Oct. 26, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at The Rendell Center for Civics and Civic Engagement Annenberg Public Policy Center, 202 S. 36th St., Philadelphia. RSVP to Beth Specker, [email protected].