The Association of Corporate Counsel, the world’s largest association of in-house counsel, has named James Merklinger, a long-time executive at ACC, as vice president and general counsel. In his new role, Merklinger will represent the organization on legal issues and advise the association on meeting the needs of the in-house counsel profession.

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