Fred Krebs is a proven and effective leader
with more than 35 years of success as an attorney, lobbyist and association
executive. A frequent speaker and oft quoted expert source in the media, Fred lends his unique insight and commentary
to help shed light on legal industry trends, emerging issues and what clients
expect from their outside counsel.
Fred offers practical guidance to the legal
and association communities providing strategic advice and guidance to law
firms, law departments and corporate vendors.
He also works with non-profit organizations assisting with succession
planning, leadership transition and board governance matters.
Currently, Fred serves as:
In 2010, Corporate
Secretary magazine
presented Fred with its Lifetime Achievement Award for advancing Corporate Governance. In 2011, Fred received the Ally
for Justice Award from the National
LGBT Bar Association and the Career Achievement Award from the Washington Metropolitan Area Corporate Counsel Association.
Fred established his consulting practice in
2011 after serving as ACC president for 20 years (1991 - 2011). Under his leadership, ACC became the premier
bar association for in-house attorneys by expanding membership, benefits and
services while remaining fiscally sound and substantially increasing its
reserves. Notable
milestones for the association during Fred’s tenure as President include:
- Growing
from 7900 to over 28,000 members;
- Expanding
overseas with active chapters in Argentina, Canada, Europe and Israel and
members in over 75 countries;
- Becoming
an effective and respected advocate on issues of importance to in-house counsel
(“the
voice of the in-house bar”);
- Expanding
services to ACC members, including establishing ACC Online
and developing resources such as InfoPAKs
and QuickCounsel;
- Increasing
the ACC Docket,
its award-winning magazine, from four to 10 issues annually;
- Growing
the Annual
Meeting into the premier educational event for
and largest single gathering of in-house counsel;
- Promoting
change in the legal profession by launching the ACC Value Challenge
to drive value-based solutions and reconnect cost and value in the delivery of
legal services; and
- Developing
groundbreaking work with in-house pro bono programs through Corporate Pro Bono,
a collaboration with the Pro Bono Institute,
and creating – and growing – the pipeline program with StreetLaw
to increase the diversity of the legal profession;
Prior to joining ACC, Fred had two separate
stints with the US Chamber of Commerce; first as an in-house attorney where he gained considerable
experience with the legal and legislative aspects of the Federal Election Law
and lobbying regulation. Fred then spent
five years in private practice where he represented non-profit associations and
small business clients and helped to manage a small political action committee.
Upon his return to the Chamber, he headed its
labor and employee benefits lobbying and policy efforts. During this time he managed the Chamber’s
response to matters such as the Plant Closing Notification Act, Minimum Wage,
immigration and health care reform and the Americans With Disabilities Act (attending
the signing ceremony for this ground-breaking law at the White House).
Fred is a member of the American Bar Association and American Society of Association Executives.
Fred received a Bachelor of Arts with honors
from Allegheny College and is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University Law
School, where he was a member of Law Review. He also attended the University of
Manchester in Manchester, England. Fred is admitted to practice in
Ohio, Virginia, the District of Columbia and
before various federal courts.
In his spare time, Fred is an avid
photographer http://fredkrebs.zenfolio.com/
