Mary Akhimien to attend ACC Foundation’s Global Women in Law & Leadership Symposium and Honors Dinner at the United Nations
Connolly Gallagher LLP attorney, Mary Akhimien, will attend the Association of Corporate Counsel Foundation’s Global Women in Law & Leadership Symposium and Honors Dinner in the Delegates Dining Room at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, NY on Tuesday, June 20, 2017. The event will “bring together high-level professionals to delve into the many issues women face in the workplace and particularly in the corporate legal profession. Beginning in the afternoon, the Symposium, hosted in collaboration with the ACC NYC Chapter Women’s Group, will feature discussions about women leaders effectuating cultural change, as well as the topics of risk, ambition and self-promotion. Following the Symposium, the dinner will feature distinguished honorees who have made significant contributions to the legal profession, excel as leaders and have been instrumental in advancing opportunities for women around the world.” Sunny Hostin, senior legal correspondent and analyst, ABC News and co-host of The View, will moderate the evening’s program. For more information, visit http://www.acc.com/foundation/GWIL/.
About the ACC Foundation:
The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Foundation, which supports the mission of ACC, is a global legal association representing more than 40,000 in-house counsel in 85 countries, serving the needs of the in-house bar through the dissemination of research and surveys, leadership and professional development opportunities, and support of diversity and pro-bono initiatives. The ACC Foundation partners with corporations, law firms, legal service providers and bar associations to assist in the furtherance of these goals.