About Us

ACGC creates the connections for members within and across jurisdictions, industries, and sectors both in Africa and beyond to share good practice and promote a culture of innovation amongst its members. ACGC recognizes the evolution that has occurred in relation to in-house roles across the continent and aims to ensure that lawyers working in African corporates and government departments have meaningful opportunities to learn, discuss and debate what the future holds and how they can contribute meaningfully to the growth of their companies and governments, their own personal development and that of the legal profession as a whole.

ACGC Team

Oladimeji Balogun

Oladimeji Balogun

Community & Marketing Manager

Our History

ACGC End of Year Networking Drinks with Famsville

Join ACGC to toast 2024’s achievement and connect with our community as we look forward to 2025 on the 29th November 2024 at The Civic Centre, Ozumba Mbadiwe Road, Victoria Island, Lagos

 

Beyond Borders, Building Bridges — Accra, Ghana 2024

ACGC hosts a three-day leadership conference & training skills institute that brings together its members and partners. This event is dedicated to empowering, championing, and elevating the global standing of the African in-house legal community.

Our theme  Beyond Borders, Building Bridges emphasises the critical role of legal professionals in fostering pan-African collaboration and strengthening connections across the continent.

The conference is perfectly positioned in Accra, the home of the AfCFTA Secretariat, underscoring our commitment to leveraging regional ties for collective advancement.

AI in Africa – Perspectives on AI Opportunity, Law and Transformative Policy

Clifford Chance and ACGC collaborated to give a dynamic half-day workshop designed to explore and expand the frontiers of artificial intelligence in Africa.

The location was the Social House, 154 James Gichuru Road, Lavington, Nairobi on the 19th March, 2024.

Celebrating Africa’s In-House Legal Excellence

As the year winds down, we gathered with members of our Nigerian community to network and celebrated the strides we’ve made in legal excellence in 2023 and look forward to what 2024 will bring.

The location was Banwo & Ighodalo office; 48 Awolowo Rd, Ikoyi 106104, Lagos on 29th November 2023.

Passion For Performance — Kigali, Rwanda 2023

ACGC's 5th annual conference and training institute aimed at empowering, championing and raising the global profile of the African in-house legal community. This not to be missed event provided an exclusive environment in which Africa’s corporate and government counsel exchanged ideas, discussed and debated hot topics and built professional networks. The event took place between 12-13th September 2023 in person at Marriott Kigali, Rwanda.

PIDG Public Procurement Academy — Essentials In Procuring & Negotiating Bankable Infrastructure Project In Africa

The academy titled Essentials in Procuring & Negotiating Bankable Infrastructure Projects in Africa is an in-person 2-day event which will take place in Nairobi, Kenya between 23-24th March

Beyond the Limits: Navigating the Evolving Legal and Operational Landscape', Conference 2022

2-day leadership conference and training summit aimed at empowering, championing and raising the global profile of the African in-house legal community.

Re-Imagining Our Future: The Next Normal For Africa's In-House Legal Departments', Conference 2021

3-day leadership conference and training summit aimed at empowering, championing and raising the global profile of the African in-house legal community.