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Annual Fall ConferenceAnnual Fall th 8 HON. DENNY CHIN ’78 KHADIJAH SHARIF-DRINKARD ’97 ANDY HINTON ’89 VIANNY M. PICHARDO ’08 Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals Vice President, Associate Vice President and Senior Associate, for the Second Circuit General Counsel, Viacom Media Chief Compliance Officer, Google Anderson Kill P.C. Networks & BET Networks President, The Dominican Bar Association

From our origin as a gateway school for newly arrived immigrants to our role as a leader in 21st-century legal education, Fordham Law School has continually nurtured talented students who pursue diverse careers around the globe.

law.fordham.edu FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 3 / 88 Annual Diversity Career Fair & Expo Fair Career Annual Diversity rd AABANY Welcome Letter Welcome AABANY AABANY of History Schedule Award Trailblazer Norman Lau Kee Officers AABANY 2017-18 Directors AABANY 2017-18 Chairs Committee 2017-18 of AABANY Presidents Past Panels CLE Accreditation 3 Professional Development Coaching Development Professional Sessions Pitch Biographies Acknowledgments Our Sponsors to You Thank Advertisements Contents 4 7 8 10 12 13 14 15 16 29 30 32 33 34 77 78 80

Bar Association Bar Senior Associate, Anderson Kill P.C. President, The Dominican VIANNY M. PICHARDO ’08 Vice President and ANDY HINTON ’89 Chief Compliance Officer, Google law.fordham.edu Vice President, Associate Networks & BET Networks General Counsel, ViacomMedia KHADIJAH SHARIF-DRINKARD KHADIJAH ’97 who pursue diverse careers around the globe. the around careers diverse pursue who to our role as a leader in 21st-century legal education, legal 21st-century in a leader as role our to Fordham Law School has continually nurtured talented students students talented nurtured continually has School Law Fordham From our origin as a gateway school for newly arrived immigrants immigrants arrived newly for school a gateway as origin our From for the Second Circuit HON. DENNY CHIN ’78 Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals 4 / 88 FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK I welcome you to AABANY’s 8 and allattendees: Dear AABANY Members conference. York State Association Bar for last year’s LeadersBar Innovation Award by theNew its kind,having beenhonored witha2016 as oneofthemost successful events of Fall Conference isnow widelyrecognized is criticalto AABANY. AABANY’s Annual we thankoursponsors, whosesupport their knowledge andexpertise. Inparticular, giving theirtimeonaSaturday to share speakers, panelists andmoderators for the success itistoday. We thankour joining usandmakingtheFall Conference volunteers andpracticing attorneys –for We thank you –ourmembers, supporters, challenges inhosting anevent ofthat size. our past conferences, confronted significant largest law firms,whichhistorically hosted 20 programs andsessions, andeven the now attracts over 400attendees withover Conference’s success. The Fall Conference The move was precipitated by theFall the AsianPacific American community. commitment to diversity, inclusionand School for itshospitality andcontinuing law school,andwe thankFordham Law we are holdingtheFall Conference at a the Fall Conference. For thefirst time, This year marksaninflection point for the Fall Conference hassomething for you. are alaw student oraseasonedpractitioner, Diversity Career Fair andExpo. Whether you a plenarylunchsession andourthird annual increase APA representation onthebench, networking opportunities,initiatives to CLE andnon-CLEprograms, pitch sessions, AABANY isexcited to present afullday of Conference: “Take Charge. Lead Change.” th AnnualFall • • • • • highlight afew recent accomplishments: the list istoo longto enumerate here, I of itsmany members andsupporters. While AABANY celebrates theaccomplishments Business Development Center. Business award from theAsianAmerican 2017 Outstanding 50 AsianAmericansin an AABANY board member, received a Rifkind, Wharton LLPand &Garrison Lawrence Wee, apartnerat Paul, Weiss, York. judge intheSouthernDistrict ofNew American to beappointed amagistrate of New York, becoming thefirst Asian U.S. District Court for theSouthernDistrict as aUnited States Magistrate Judgeofthe The Honorable OnaWang was appointed Journal. Leadership honoree by theNew York Law LLP, was nameda2017 Distinguished Andrew Hahn,apartnerat DuaneMorris a judgeontheSecond Circuit. the first SouthAsianAmerican to serve as Eastern District ofNew York, becoming Judge oftheU.S. District Court for the appointed asaUnited States Magistrate The Honorable Sanket Bulsara was and broader APA community. contributions to theAPA legalprofession tenacity, andmadesubstantial andlasting have demonstrated vision,courage, and American (APA) attorneys andwho advancement ofotherAsianPacific who have paved theway for the commitment, andleadership oflawyers recognizes theoutstanding achievements, Daniel K.Inouye Trailblazer Award –which recipient ofNAPABA’s highest honor–the AssociationAmerican Bar (NAPABA) asa was namedby theNational AsianPacific Legal Officer ofthe Rockefeller Group, Parkin Lee, SeniorVice President &Chief FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 5 / 88 We are looking forward to seeing you at the at seeing you to looking forward are We in Washington, Convention NAPABA 2017 eagerly anticipate We in November. D.C. and our 2018 year of the AABANY the rest at 28, 2018 Annual Dinner on February date! the Save Street. Cipriani Wall but APAs celebrate, so much to have We disproportionately remain in the legal field high in the judiciary, underrepresented law firm partnerships, offices, government positions. executive and in-house counsel can do all we to strive to continues AABANY advance, help each other to – to – together workplaces, change in our effect to be vocal talent. APA mentor time to and devote and we involved getting all for you Thank with you work to continuing to look forward initiatives. on future Respectfully, S. Yoo Dwight Justice Jeffrey Oing and Justice Anil Singh Oing and Justice Jeffrey Justice Andrew Governor by appointed were Division, First the Appellate to Cuomo of New Court of the Supreme Department this marks Tom, Peter Justice With York. has Department First time the the first judges. sitting APA three Chin, United Denny Honorable The the Second of Appeals for Court States Intellectual York the New received Circuit, (NYIPLA) Association Law Property Award. Service Public Outstanding Liu was Charles Y.J. Honorable The Housing City York the New to appointed the Chu to Phyllis the Honorable Court, and the Court, Criminal City York New York the New to Wang Frances Honorable Civil Court. City Chief of the Red to promoted Kin Ng was in the Kings County Bureau Trial Zone is Kin believe We Office. Attorney’s District at a Chief as Bureau to serve APA the first office in a prosecutors’ major trial bureau City. York in New Disney-ABC Chief Counsel, Chung, Steve Disney Walt of The Media Networks Counsel General and Sonia Low, Company, as honored were ONE Group, of The (CUP) of Urban Professionals Council recipients. Award Law Catalysts • • • • • the present also pleased to are We Justice, Eng, Presiding Randall T. Honorable of Department Division, Second Appellate with the York, of New Court the Supreme this at Award Trailblazer Norman Lau Kee Conference. Fall year’s Annual Dinner 2018

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February 28, 2018 FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 7 / 88 In 1988, the New York State Judicial Commission on Minorities, headed by noted African African noted on Minorities, headed by Judicial Commission State York In 1988, the New litigants of minority the treatment examined Hall Williams, Franklin American attorney 30th of that on June 29th and City York New hearings in Following employees. and court the need for discuss to K. Nakano Serene Commissioner Chin approached Rockwell year, American lawyer Chinese and Korean While Asian American attorneys. for an organization in lawyers of Asian American been an association had never there existed, associations York. New called (later Asian American Bar Association came when the National impetus Further in Chicago to City York in New attorneys various invited Planning Committee NAPABA) Min Man, Steve T. Yat Chin, Glenn Ikeda, including Rockwell group, 1988. A core October of Asian American lawyers: association a formal found to worked K. Nakano, and Serene bar groups, and nationwide York New out to reaching documents, organizational drafting American attorneys. other Asian and contacting to attorneys invited the group 1989, 20, on October incorporation Announcing AABANY’s Among 1989. 9, on November School Law University York New at reception an inaugural past Tom, Judge Randall Eng, Judge Peter Chin Brandt, Judge Dorothy were the speakers Sharon Benjamin Gim, Professor Association Law of the American Immigration president Commissioner Deputy NYPD Mark, and former Stanley Director Program Hom, AALDEF reception The AABANY. for need the unfulfilled emphasized All of the speakers Hugh Mo. the Before attending. students and law 180 attorneys with over success, a resounding was 60 people had joined AABANY. over concluded, meeting receptions, further hosted year, during its first board an interim under operating AABANY, which School at Law Brooklyn at a meeting as as well social events, including evening also committees formed Newly spoke. of NAPABA, President the first Zia, then Hoyt Chin and Marilyn Go, Rockwell by co-chaired Committee, Issues The action. into sprang out and spoke bias crimes legislation for lobbying assisted on redistricting, began research Chin and Marilyn Ken by co-chaired Committee, Law Business The bias incidents. against Events The Asian American attorneys. series of prominent a speaker established Go, the picnic, at students law by raised concerns by picnic. Prompted a fall hosted Committee a job presenting program, mentor a student established and James Minamoto Chin Fong skills. hone interviewing students help law to skills workshop Doris Nakano, Serene electing annual meeting, held its first On January 12, 1991, AABANY Sylvia Chin, Rockwell and and Marilyn Go as officers Min, Glenn Ikeda Steve Ling-Cohan, as directors. Tom Mark, Qazi Moid and Judge Peter Chin, Merlin Liu, Stanley Fung York, in New bar associations minority and active prominent one of the most Now private in the attorneys including practicing members, 1,100 has approximately AABANY students. and law judges, professors in-house lawyers, and public sectors, History of AABANY History 8 / 88 FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK Schedule 10:30 AM 10:45 AM 12:30 PM 9:00 AM 8:00 AM 4:00 PM 2:00 PM 8:45 AM 12:15 PM 9:30 PM 5:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 5:45 PM 3:45 PM 2:15 PM | | | | | | | | COMMITTEE DINNERS-OFFSITE COCKTAIL RECEPTION Change Through Example GC Roundtable: Leading Entrepreneurial Spirit Finding the LUNCH &PLENARY SESSION: THEGOLDENVENTURE:25YEARS LATER Landscape Technological – Evolving Legal/ “Tomorrow’s Lawyer” an Employer Immigration Laws as Complying withthe REGISTRATION &BREAKFAST Non-Traditional Ways How to FindJobsin Preservation and Document Litigation Holds Best Practices in Bristol-Myers Jurisdiction post- Redefining Personal Immigration andTax Intersection Between The MeltingImpôt:The and Policy APA Immigration Law Then They Came for Us: in thePublicSector Trailblazing APA Women Changing Marketplace Strategies for the Adapting to Amazon: Housing andFamily Law Pro BonoPrimer, Part II: Immigration Wills/Trusts/Estates and Pro BonoPrimer, Part I: Bulsara Mock Interview withHon.Sanket Bootcamp: Road to theBench: Endorsements the Interview, andGetting Review oftheApplication, Bootcamp: Road to theBench: FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 9 / 88 3rd Annual 3rd Career Diversity & Expo Fair Professional Professional Development Coaching + Sessions Pitch Series IPOs for Dummies IPOs for In-House Counsel Forum Financial Management Financial Management Attorneys Young for Manage to How - Or, if Even Money Your of It is Not a Lot There Rainmaking For Rainmaking For – Lawyers Women Business Get to How Of Charge and Take I – Part Destiny Your Rainmaking For – Lawyers Women Business Get to How Of Charge and Take II – Part Destiny Your 10 / 88# FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK AWARD TRAILBLAZER LAU KEE NORMAN FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 1111 / / 88 # Born in China, Justice Eng moved to the to Eng moved Justice Born in China, when he with his family States United an Air father, old. His six months just was a II, opened War of World veteran Force in Queens— store laundry and cleaning Asian for available options one of the few time. during that families and immigrant age of the barriers an early from Aware law, pursue if he tried to him awaited that words, in his own Eng remained, Justice of the era was that “undaunted…because spirit of undaunted It is that civil rights.” has made him a trailblazer that Eng’s Justice Asian Pacific for and an inspiration and Americans in the legal community the country. throughout in the role a key Eng plays Justice Today, judicial and of jurisprudence development of Justice as Presiding York in New policy Department. Second Division, the Appellate make under its purview counties ten The Division one of Appellate Eng’s Justice the supervising From busiest. the nation’s being the Second to agencies various court’s Justice Administrator, Chief Department’s at one responsibilities Eng has significant judiciary of the state’s levels of the highest pave he has helped to All the while, system. lawyers of APA generations for the way an uplifting and remains in government, community. the APA for example face that a time when the obstacles At Justice seem innumerable, in the law APAs has blazed his career Eng through Randall T. for future promising a more toward a trail and inspired in the legal profession APAs of lawyers. generations Eng Justice present to is honored AABANY its at Award Trailblazer the Norman Lau Kee Conference. Annual Fall Eighth The Asian American Bar Association of American Bar Asian Association The announce to is proud (AABANY) York New Justice, Presiding Eng, Hon. Randall T. that Department, Division, Second Appellate of the Norman Lau Kee is the recipient AABANY’s at this year Award Trailblazer on Conference Annual Fall Eighth the Fordham held at 2017, 23, September School of Law. University legal a revered Lau Kee, Norman Named for City’s York of New pillar and community decades, this Trailblazer for Chinatown leader an accomplished honors Award who is of Asian in the legal profession or has descent (APA) American Pacific issues APA to dedication demonstrated an honors award This in the community. others for a path individual who has carved as a mentor the community served follow, to and has made a lasting model, and role his through community APA on the impact commitment. and or her dedication a groundbreaker Eng was Hon. Randall T. Governor by appointed he was long before Justice Presiding APA be the first to Cuomo A York. Division in New of an Appellate School of University John’s of St. graduate first York’s as New Eng served Justice Law, He in 1973. Attorney District Assistant APA judge in New APA became the first later Koch Edward Mayor in 1983, when York of the Court the Criminal him to appointed York. of New City as terms two to elected Eng was Justice in Court Supreme York of the New Justice became the 1990 and 2004, and in 2007 Judge of Administrative Asian American first Criminal Court, Supreme the Queens County York of the New colonel A former Term. of professor adjunct Guard, National Army School of Law, University John’s St. at law York of the New General and Inspector Eng’s Justice Department, Correction City of as an exemplar shines brightly career pioneering and groundbreaking both service ability. 12 / 88 FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 2017-18 AABANY Officers DIRECTOR MEMBERSHIP TRISTAN LOANZON DIRECTOR TECHNOLOGY FRANCIS CHIN OPERATIONS VP, PROGRAMS AND NAF KWUN PRESIDENT IMMEDIATE PAST SUSAN L.SHIN PRESIDENT DWIGHT YOO OPERATIONS VP, PROGRAMS AND JEFF IKEJIRI PRESIDENT-ELECT JAMES CHO SECRETARY DAI WAI CHINFEMAN TREASURER AMY NGAI DIRECTOR DEVELOPMENT KEVIN KIM FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 13 / 88 MARIANNE CHOW SUHANA HAN LOW SONIA TERRENCE SHEN MANISHA M. SHETH WEE LARRY YANG CHEN YANG DIRECTOR EXECUTIVE IRENE TAN BRIAN SONG SAPNA PALLA SAPNA BOBBY LIU BOBBY JUNG CHOI DIANE GUJARATI 2017-18 AABANY Directors AABANY 2017-18 14 / 88 FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK Song Kim Chris Kwok ISSUES Jeff Tang Shannon Zhu Charles Chen INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Grace Fu Blossom Kan Duane Morikawa IN-HOUSE COUNSEL Susan Akina Amanda Bernardo Poonam Gupta IMMIGRATION Beatrice Leong Kevin Hsi Jonathan Hernandez PUBLIC INTEREST GOVERNMENT SERVICE & Ting Chen Larry Wee Ed Lee CORPORATE LAW William Hao Jessica Liou Vincent Roldan AND RESTRUCTURING COMMERCIAL BANKRUPTCY Christina Nguyen Daphne Ha Jeff Ikejiri Rob Leung CAREER PLACEMENT Margaret Ling Christina Ying Alex Hao ASIA PRACTICE Seth Endo ACADEMIC 2017-2018 Committee Chairs Matthew Yi Helen Ahn James Lin PROSECUTORS Francis Chin DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONAL Ariana Pabalan Pauline Yeung-Ha Lui Sam SERVICE PRO BONO&COMMUNITY Marshall Amores Albert Suh Naf Kwun NEWSLETTER Michael Krause Brian Song MILITARY &VETERAN AFFAIRS David Sohn MENTORSHIP Cary Chan Amy Ngai Jack Chen Tristan Loanzon MEMBERSHIP Ona Wang James Shih Lisa C.Chan LITIGATION John Vang Glenn Magpantay LGBT Bryan An David Mou Joane Wong LABOR &EMPLOYMENT LAW Linda Lin Rob Leung JUDICIARY

Tiffany Miao Albert Suh Ona Lu YOUNG LAWYERS Yan Sin Karen Shen WOMEN'S Rich Williams Han Sahang-Hee Joon Pae TAX Jonathan Li Edwin Kim Tristan Loanzon STUDENT OUTREACH David Lu Cary Chan PRACTICE SOLO ANDSMALLFIRM Anthony Fong Cary Chan Margaret Ling REAL ESTATE FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 15 / 88 2001 2005 2009 2013 Ben Q. Limb Pui Chi Cheng Alec Y. Chang 1996-97 Mike F. Huang James P. Chou 2016 Susan L. Shin 2000 2004 2008 2012 Jean Lee Yang Chen 1994-96 Andrew T. Hahn Sylvia Fung Chin Paul D.Q. Nguyen 2015 William Wang 2011 2007 2003 1999 John Flock Linda S. Lin Denny Chin 1992-93 Vincent T. Chang Christopher W. Chan 2014 Clara J. Ohr 2010 2006 2002 1991 David Hom Lai Sun Yee 1997-98 Glenn Lau-Kee Robert W. Leung Serene K. Nakano Past Presidents of AABANY Presidents Past 16 / 88 FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK • • • • your corporate clients. when preparing andestablishing policieswith panel willhighlight key issues to focus upon climate. The experts onthisintermediate-level to changethat neglect inthecurrent immigration workplace, andemployers must take theinitiative immigration issues are often overlooked inthe internal immigration policies.Unfortunately, Large orsmall,companies needconsistent & Associates Brian Idehen,Esq.,Associate, MonaShah Moderator • • • Speakers Bryan An Program Chair Labor &Employment Committee Hosted by theImmigration Committee andthe Employer Laws asan the Immigration Complying with and EBCategories Exceptions: JobDescriptions,PERMFilings, Ensuring Consistency andWhen to Make Repayment Agreements andPayment ofCosts Initiating thePermanent Residence Process Drafting Corporate Immigration Policies on Movement ofNonimmigrant Visa Workers Dates, Maintaining PublicAccess Files,Tracking Housekeeping: Tracking Expiration andPriority AABANY Immigration Committee Services, White &Case LLP/Co-Chair, Poonam Gupta,Director ofImmigration Will Ng,Associate, Littler MendelsonP.C. Guerrero Law Firm Susan Akina,Associate Attorney, Panels Areas ofProfessional Practice Non-Transitional 1.5 can take charge andleadchange. many immigrant andESLtaxpayers sothat they services. This paneldiscusses taxissues faced by barriers often exacerbate accessing these or how to pursue relief. Languageand cultural benefit programs that they may beentitled to, taxpayer rights andresponsibilities, different Language (ESL) taxpayers are unaware oftheir Many immigrant andEnglishasaSecond Finance the Taxpayer Advocate –NYC Department of Sunny Mangal,Student Attorney, The Office of Moderator • • • • Speakers Rebecca M.Ulich-Balinskas Program Chair Labor &Employment Committee Hosted by theImmigration Committee andthe and Tax Immigration Between Intersection Impôt: The Melting Advocate, Internal Revenue Service Advocate, Office ofthe National Taxpayer Darol Tucker, Brooklyn Local Taxpayer Internal Revenue Service Tax Specialist, Communications &Liaison, Brenda Stuart-Luke, Internal Revenue Service Associates, PC Frank Agostino, President, Agostino & Advocate’s Office NYC Department ofFinance Taxpayer Eunkyong Choi,New York City’s Tax Advocate, Transitional /Non-Transitional Areas ofProfessional Practice 1.5 FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 17 / 88 1.5 Areas of Professional Practice of Professional Areas Transitional / Non-Transitional Transitional William Hao, Senior Attorney, Alston & Bird, & Bird, Alston Senior Attorney, Hao, William Co-Chair Committee Bankruptcy AABANY Keen-Summit Manager, Doug Greenspan, Partners Capital Alix Partners Director, Ware, Spencer Adapting Adapting Amazon: to for Strategies the Changing Marketplace & Bankruptcy the Commercial by Hosted Committee Restructuring Chair Program Roldan J. Vincent Speakers • • • Moderator Reorg Analyst, Debt Legal Lii, Distressed Teresa Inc. Research, and closures store retail year, In the past commonplace, become filings have bankruptcy consumer Shifting with no sign of abating. fast- from shopping habits and competition a led to have and e-commerce retailers fashion and, in general, marketplace competitive more To survive retailers. for margins profit decreasing and charge” “take need to retailers this market, use their to strategy estate a real articulate the to mitigate and effectively more footprint stores. of unproductive and distraction cost these strategies will discuss Our panel of experts including the landlord, perspectives, various from will This and investor. lender, secured tenant, will discuss that program be an informative as the (such in bankruptcy retailers well-known as closings at as well Limited), BCBG and The program The and Macy’s. such as Sears giants litigation estate, on real touch will necessarily and finance. equity, private strategy, 1.5 Areas of Professional Practice of Professional Areas Transitional / Non-Transitional Transitional Panels Kenneth M. McClure, Co-Founder, Summit Co-Founder, M. McClure, Kenneth LLC Financial Disclosure, Rifkind, Weiss, Paul, Partner, G. Wee, Lawrence & Garrison LLP Wharton IPOs for Dummies IPOs for and Committee Law the Corporate by Hosted LLC Summit Financial Disclosure, Chair Program G. Wee Lawrence Speakers • • Moderator Arps, Slate, Skadden, Partner, Yoo, Dwight Meagher & Flom LLP the on the information you will give program This including timing, basic building blocks of an IPO, and parties involved, issues, structural process, will also We framework. the basic regulatory parties of the various the incentives examine and a role- a case study in the IPO through a practical will also present We exercise. playing at the financial effectively on working workshop with an IPO or other in connection printer by is sponsored program This securities issuance. Summit Financial Diamond Sponsor, AABANY’s the AABANY by and co-sponsored Disclosure, Committee. Law Corporate 18 / 88 FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK panels whocanprovide invaluable insight sitting judgesandmembers ofjudicialscreening Panelists for theseriesthisyear willinclude a positiononthebench. the tools necessary to ensure success at seeking judiciary by providing themwitharoadmap and take charge andleadchangefor amore diverse series encourages future judicial candidates to anyone seekingto oneday become ajudge. The focused onproviding valuable information for Committee's annualFall Conference workshop Bootcamp: Road to theBenchisJudiciary District ofNew York Honorable Peggy Kuo, Magistrate Judge, Eastern Moderator • • • Speakers Bryan An Jennifer Chiang Program Chairs Hosted by theJudiciaryCommittee Endorsements and Getting the Interview, the Application, Bench: Review of Road to the Bootcamp: Criminal Court Judge, New York County Honorable JudyH.Kim,New York City Court Judge, KingsCounty Honorable LillianWan, New York City Family Court Judge, KingsCounty Honorable DonaldLeo, New York City Criminal Panels the SecuritiesandExchange Commission. New York andformer Acting General Counsel of federal magistrate judgeoftheEastern District of interview session withHon.Sanket Bulsara, Endorsements; and(2)aspecialmockjudicial of theApplication, theInterview, andgetting through two interactive segments: (1)areview FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 19 / 88 This program is not eligible for CLE credit in New York. in New CLE credit is not eligible for program This account for 21% of partners at major law firms. major law at 21% of partners for account be equity to likely less are attorneys Women earn generally partners and women partners, comparable do for male partners 80% of what These generation. revenue and hours, work, female for minority worse even are figures of partners, only 2.55% for who account lawyers, from rates attrition the highest have to and tend firms. large the National by survey a 2014 to According the slow Lawyers, of Women Association practice in private of women advancement lack of business part to has been due in large particularly attorneys, Female development. learning business start minorities, must lead to skills as early as possible development change in our profession. 75 with the first program, is a two-part This of a panel presentation consisting session minute and the skills development about business of hands- consist to session minute 75 second guide to panelists led by groups on break-out business their own in developing attendees strategies. development Session: Description of Break-Out will guide panelists our In this hands-on session, their own develop to in small groups attendees and business plan strategies individual business most the Learn checklists. activity development as development for business strategies effective away and come studies, in rainmaker revealed your jumpstart plan to action with a tailored base. client Panels Judy Estes, Senior Vice President, Assistant Assistant President, Senior Vice Judy Estes, Mastercard at Advisors Counsel, General Incorporated International and Dana LLP Wiggin Partner, Sapna Palla, Rha & Kim, LLP Megan Rha, Partner, Kaye Arnold & Porter Susan L. Shin, Partner, Scholer P.C. Yee, Tsui H. of Offices Law Yee, Tsui & Yeung Grimaldi Partner, Yeung-Ha, Pauline LLP Hosted by the AABANY Women’s Committee Women’s the AABANY by Hosted Chairs Program Sin Yan Shen Karen Ligee Gu Jane Chuang Speakers • • • • • • Moderator Chung White Anav Lee Jane Chuang (Partner, LLP) Kim Ruger & Richter of charge and take business get to how Learn about discussion during this frank career your with lawyers women for development business who partners, panel of female our distinguished firms, and and solo/small both large at practice in-house counsel. made up nearly have attorneys Although female and new school classes law 50% of graduating only they 25 years, the last for classes associate Rainmaking for for Rainmaking Attorneys Women Get to - How Take and Business Of Your Charge I - Part Destiny 20 / 88 FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK This program isnoteligiblefor CLEcredit inNew York. other in-houseattorneys. issues, aswell asanopportunity to connect with participating in-housecounsels onavariety of By invitation only, anopendiscussion by Duane Morikawa Program Chair Hosted by theIn-HouseCounsel Committee Forum In-House Counsel Panels the fieldoflitigation. taking charge andleadingtheway inredefining of how AsianAmericanattorneys have been speakers onthepanelstand asaprimeexamples actions to adefendant’s in-state conduct. The and defendant positionsby limitingcausesof and multi-defendant litigation from bothplaintiff already beenredefining mass-tort, class action, specific jurisdiction is contested. The casehas a court’s authority to adjudicate matters where Fourteenth Amendment’s dueprocess clauseon Court recognized thelimitsimposedby the Superior Court of California, theU.S. Supreme In therecent decisionofBristol-Myers Squibb v. Thackston &Young LLP James Y. Lee, Associate, Hawkins Parnell Moderator • • • • Speakers James Y. Lee Program Chair Association ofGreater New York (KALAGNY) Hosted by theKorean AmericanLawyers Bristol-Myers Jurisdiction post- Personal Redefining Munir Meghjee, Partner, Robins Kaplan LLP & Young LLP Mark Hsu,Partner, Hawkins Parnell Thackston Kaye ScholerLLP Anand Agneshwar, Partner, Arnold&Porter Squibb Co. Sandra Leung, General Counsel, Bristol-Myers Transitional /Non-Transitional Areas ofProfessional Practice 1.5 FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 21 / 88 1.5 Law Practice Management Practice Law Transitional / Non-Transitional Transitional Jeff Ikejiri, Vice President, Legal and Business Legal and Business President, Vice Jeff Ikejiri, UnitedLex Services, LLP Principal, Loanzon Loanzon, Tristan AIG Counsel, General Assistant Tan, Irene Of Office Counsel, Jedrzejowska, Monika Inc. Communications, Hearst Counsel, General Tomorrow's Tomorrow's - Lawyer Legal/ Evolving Technological Landscape and Committee Outreach the Student by Hosted Committee Placement the Career Chair Program Kim Edwin Speakers • • • • Moderator – Firm Center Small Law Director, Shan K. Thever, Bar Association City York New compels down cut costs need to Clients’ While results. efficient deliver to lawyers lawyers offers currently technology information on the its effect do so, the opportunities to will is only beginning. What legal marketplace enable and artificial intelligence technology And, what 10 years? 5 to do in just to lawyers job opportunities in the legal mean for does that panel a highly informative Join us for profession? topic. on this exciting discussion Panels Honorable Sanket Bulsara, Magistrate Judge, Judge, Magistrate Bulsara, Sanket Honorable York of New District Eastern LLP Hastings Paul Partner, Leung, Robert Hock & Hamroff Moritt Chou, Partner, James P. LLP & Maher Wollmuth Chang, Partner, T. Vincent Deutsch Hosted by the Judiciary Committee by Hosted Chair Program Chiang Jennifer An Bryan Speakers • • • • Moderator QBE Counsel, General Linda S. Lin, Assistant North America (QBE) the Bench is the Judiciary to Road Bootcamp: workshop Conference annual Fall Committee's for information valuable on providing focused The a judge. become one day seeking to anyone to judicial candidates future series encourages diverse a more and lead change for charge take and them with a roadmap providing judiciary by seeking at success ensure to necessary the tools a position on the bench. will include the series this year for Panelists of judicial screening judges and members sitting insight invaluable panels who can provide review (1) a segments: interactive two through and getting the Interview, of the Application, and (2) a special mock judicial Endorsements; Bulsara, Sanket with Hon. session interview of District judge of the Eastern magistrate federal of Counsel General Acting and former York New Commission. the Securities and Exchange Bootcamp: Bootcamp: the to Road Mock Bench: with Interview Bulsara Sanket 22 / 88 FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK associate classes for thelast 25years, they only 50% ofgraduating law schoolclasses andnew Although female attorneys have madeupnearly in-house counsel. practice at bothlarge andsolo/small firms,and our distinguished paneloffemale partners, who business development for women lawyers with your career during thisfrank discussion about Learn how to get business and take charge of Kim Ruger&Richter LLP) Jane Chuang(Partner, Lee Anav ChungWhite Moderator • • • • • • Speakers Jane Chuang Ligee Gu Karen Shen Yan Sin Program Chair Hosted by theAABANY Women’s Committee Destiny -Part II Charge OfYour Business andTake - How to Get Women Attorneys Rainmaking for LLP Pauline Yeung-Ha, Partner, Grimaldi&Yeung Tsui Yee, Law Offices of TsuiH. Yee, P.C. Scholer Susan L.Shin,Partner, Arnold&Porter Kaye Megan Rha,Partner, Rha&Kim,LLP Palla,Sapna Partner, Wiggin andDanaLLP International Incorporated General Counsel, Advisors at Mastercard Judy Estes, SeniorVice President, Assistant Panels client base. with atailored action planto jumpstart your revealed inrainmaker studies, andcome away effective strategies for business development as development activity checklists. Learn themost individual business planstrategies andbusiness attendees insmallgroups to develop theirown In thishands-onsession, ourpanelists willguide Description ofBreak-Out Session: development strategies. attendees indeveloping theirown business on break-out groups ledby panelists to guide second 75 minute session to consist ofhands- about business development skillsandthe minute session consisting ofapanelpresentation This isatwo-part program, withthefirst 75 change inourprofession. development skillsasearlypossible to lead minorities, must start learningbusiness development. Female attorneys, particularly has beendueinlarge partto lackofbusiness advancement ofwomen inprivate practice Association ofWomen Lawyers, theslow According to a2014 survey by theNational large firms. and tend to have thehighest attrition rates from lawyers, whoaccount for only2.55% ofpartners, figures are even worse for minority female work, hours, andrevenue generation. These 80% ofwhat malepartners dofor comparable partners, andwomen partners generally earn Women attorneys are less likely to beequity account for 21%ofpartners at majorlaw firms. This program isnoteligiblefor CLEcredit inNew York. FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 23 / 88 1.5 Ethics/Professionalism Transitional / Non-Transitional Transitional American legal community in New York City City York in New American legal community as as well assistance, legal provide to rallied that federal of and implications the tangible effects then and now. communities policies on immigrant the since 25 years almost Although it has been of the complexities incident, Golden Venture then are existed that experience the immigrant of our nation part of the fabric much a very still in our this moment than allowing Rather today. are we memory, a distant become to history us will remind this commemoration hopeful that political in the current of our place of the context climate. and cultural Panels Amanda Bernardo, Attorney, Brandes Brandes Attorney, Amanda Bernardo, AABANY Co-Chair, LLC, & Associates Committee Immigration Museum of Curator, Assistant Rebatta, Andrew Chinese in America (MOCA) Asian Attorney, Mark, Senior Staff Stanley Fund and Education Defense American Legal (AALDEF) Hosted by the Issues Committee the Issues by Hosted Chair Program Song Kim Speakers • • • Moderator and Defense Song Kim, Asian American Legal AABANY Co-Chair, (AALDEF), Fund Education Committee Issues transporting a freighter Golden Venture, The from migrants of undocumented hundreds our and into the Rockaways onto China, crashed of June early hours memory in the collective the onto struggled As its passengers 6, 1993. the captured cameras news Queens shoreline, struggled people dying as they scene: dramatic boats and rescue helicopters shore, to swim to who survived many For buzzing in the darkness. dry land, and made it onto journey the harrowing and but detention the American Dream, it wasn’t Only a small fraction awaited. that deportation to and a path asylum receive eventually would in legal stuck still and some are legal status, this day. limbo to the Asian American in moment A formative delves session the plenary identity, immigrant the shifting explore to the Golden Venture into the to legal and political landscape of migration historical a offer Our speakers States. United the a glimpse into of the incident: perspective and of the Asian of the passengers experiences Golden Venture: Venture: Golden Later 25 Years 24 / 88 FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK criminal investigations andlitigation. retention andproduction issues faced inciviland practical solutionsto common document hypotheticals, thisprogram willexplore some throughout thelifespan ofthelitigation. Using start inorder to safeguard theirclients’ interests how to take charge ofthat process from the of discovery, andgoodlitigators must know and preservation planisthemost criticalpart arena. Aproper anddefensible litigation hold pound ofcure” isnoless trueinthelitigation The adage“an ounce ofprevention isworth a James Shih,Associate, Sullivan &Cromwell Moderator • • • • Speakers James Shih Program Chair Hosted by theLitigation Committee Preservation and Document Litigation Holds Best Practices in Lisa Chan,Associate, Ropes &Gray Vince Chang,Wollmuth Maher&Deutsch Culbertson Concepcion Montoya, Partner, Hinshaw & Brian Song,Partner, Baker Hostetler Panels Transitional /Non-Transitional Skills 1.5 to fullyparticipate inthepublicsector. public sector, andways to empower APA women public sector, opportunitiesavailable withinthe women face working ingovernment andthe panelists willdiscuss thebarriers that APA sharing theirown paths andexperiences, the women inthepublicsector inNew York. Through sector. This paneliscomposed ofleadingAPA at every level ofgovernment andinthepublic Women andminorities are still underrepresented KALAGNY McGovern Milizio, LLP/Executive Vice President, Eun Chong(EJ)Thorsen, Partner, Vishnick Moderator • • • Speakers Karen Kim Program Chair Association ofGreater New York (KALAGNY) Hosted by theKorean AmericanLawyers Public Sector Women inthe Trailblazing APA This program isnoteligiblefor CLEcredit inNew York. Office Attorney, KingsCounty District Attorney’s Anju Malhotra, SeniorAssistant District School ofLaw Development /Professor, St. John’s University Brown Center for CivilRights andEconomic Professor ElaineM.Chiu,Director, Ronald H. City ofNew York The Honorable JudyH.Kim,CivilCourt ofthe FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 25 / 88 Marty Nachemson, Managing Partner, Partner, Nachemson, Managing Marty Management Wealth Prosperian Advisor, Financial Rosenbaum, Jonathan Management Wealth Prosperian This program is not eligible for CLE credit in New York. in New CLE credit is not eligible for program This Financial Financial for Management Attorneys Young Management, Wealth Prosperian by Hosted and the Young Committee, Law the Corporate Committee Lawyers Chair Program Albert Suh Speakers • • a lot of situation financial your give Do you Are start? to where know Do you thought? financial your Does finances? of your afraid you (kidding!)? tickets lottery planning involve of your aspect Financial planning is an essential seem. It as it may and it isn’t as complicated life, in experts Hear from start! early to too is is never Wealth Management, Prosperian the field, from you steps on practical sponsor, an AABANY young as a finances manage your to can take who members AABANY also from Hear attorney. and eventually of mistakes made their share have handle on their finances. a better gotten 1.5 Law Practice Management Practice Law Transitional / Non-Transitional Transitional Panels Ashish Walia (Co-Founder, LawTrades) (Co-Founder, Ashish Walia Boxed) & CEO, Chieh Huang (Co-Founder Legal) Priori (Co-Founder, Levitt Mirra Alt-Legal) Nehal Madhani (CEO, Hosted by the AABANY Intellectual Property Property Intellectual the AABANY by Hosted of Committee and the Women’s Committee SABANY Chair Program Charles Chen Rao (Molly) Malavika Speakers • • • • Moderator PLLC) Chan Hubbard (Attorney, Hubbard Shanti the is about finding program This and lead effectively spirit” to “entrepreneurial the that believe lawyers Many an impact. make line, a straight walking is by succeed to way and doing good work. head down, one’s keeping not be enough to those qualities may However, century. needs in the 21st all the business meet with law entrepreneurs will hear from You how overcame, challenges they on what degrees entrepreneurial the modern day navigate they their developed they and how business, and lead charge take to mindset entrepreneurial change. Finding the Finding Entrepreneurial Spirit 26 / 88 FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK Immigration. will cover basiclaw inWills/Trusts/Estates and confident that they are able to help. This session and encourage theattorneys andlet themfeel frequently encounters. Ourgoal isto educate the common issues thePro BonoCommittee with theareas oflaw. This course willfocus on unsure how to helpbecausethey are unfamiliar Many attorneys want to volunteer, butare Services Lui,StaffSamuel Attorney, Manhattan Legal Moderator • • Speakers Ariana Pabalan Program Chair Committee the Government Services &PublicInterest Hosted by thePro BonoCommittee and Immigration Law Trusts/Estates & Part 1:Wills/ Pro BonoPrimer, Tsui Yee, Partner, Tsui H.Yee, P.C. LLP Pauline Yeung-Ha, Partner, Grimaldi&Yeung, Panels Transitional /Non-Transitional Areas ofProfessional Practice 1.5 in 2006)? California (1994); H.R.4437 (Sensenbrenner bill) immigration measures (i.e., Proposition 187 in together andoffer insights to defeat past anti- How didlawyers andnon-lawyers alike work inform thecurrent debate andunderstanding? treatment ofAsianPacific Americans (APAs) How shouldpast immigration policiesand measures? Administration withoutCongressional legislative immigration law beenaltered undertheTrump stood by theU.S.-Mexico border. How hasfederal General JeffSessions 2017 onApril11, ashe “This istheTrump era,” declared U.S. Attorney Coalition and Capacity Building,New York Immigration Karen KithanYau, Director ofMembership Moderator • • • • Speakers Karen KithanYau Service andPublicInterest Committee Kevin Hsi,Co-Chair, AABANY Government Program Chair Interest Committee Hosted by theGovernment Service andPublic and Policy Immigration Law for Us:APA Then They Came Immigration Coalition Steven Choi,Executive Director, New York Project Lee Wang, Staff Attorney, Immigration Defense The Legal AidSociety Hasan Shafiqullah,Deputy Attorney-in-Charge, Legal Defense andEducation Fund Annie Wang, Staff Attorney, AsianAmerican FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 27 / 88 1.5 Ethics/Professionalism Transitional / Non-Transitional Transitional Courtney Browne, General Counsel, Birchbox Counsel, General Browne, Courtney General President, Senior Vice Koyama, Kelly LLC International, Jacobs Marc Counsel, BIC Counsel, General Langley, LaTanya and General President Vice Rhee, Michael J. Organization Durst The Counsel, GC Roundtable: GC Roundtable: Change Leading Example Through In-House Counsel the AABANY by Hosted Committee Chair Program Duane Morikawa Speakers • • • • Moderator Rifkind, Weiss, Paul, Partner, G. Wee, Lawrence & Garrison LLP Wharton within their roles will discuss GC panelists The serving leading change by their organizations and adviser on major legal issues as a trusted lead GCs decisions. The company strategic through legal departments their respective the and developing legal policy establishing focus will topics The team. their legal of members on legal matters in taking charge role on the GC’s as well organization, lead change within their to in accomplishing and challenges faced as issues change. 1.5 Areas of Professional Practice of Professional Areas Transitional / Non-Transitional Transitional Panels What are the most pressing changes affecting affecting changes pressing the most are What and otherwise? documented immigrants, otherwise, and immigrant should APAs, Why of enforcement with enhanced be concerned What vetting”? and “extreme laws immigration immigration facing challenges the biggest are advocates? and lawyers And responses. complex evoke questions These been ignored often have APAs of the voices yet APAs although debate, immigration in the current in group racial growing the fastest comprise 10 1 in every Nearly and the U.S. State York New is an APA, residents and 1 in 4 NYC Yorkers New than 8% of all of the undocumented and more the With Chinese. alone are in NYS immigrants of and the internment Act Chinese Exclusion and citizens Japanese Americans – immigrants a have APAs history, collective – in our alike into, in, and deep insights particular interest panel will This debate. immigration today’s and challenging these complex answer seek to questions. of APA the work panel highlights this Moreover, of intersectional the forefront at who are lawyers all immigrant of, organizing and for, advocacy how into insights will offer They groups. in assisting involved can get members AABANY for concerns ethical and address immigrants or represent when they students and law lawyers immigrants. assist 28 / 88 FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK This session willcover HousingandFamily Law. confident that they are able to help. and encourage theattorneys andlet themfeel frequently encounters. Ourgoal isto educate the common issues thePro BonoCommittee with theareas oflaw. This course willfocus on unsure how to helpbecausethey are unfamiliar Many attorneys want to volunteer, butare Services Lui,StaffSamuel Attorney, Manhattan Legal Moderator • • Speakers Ariana Pabalan Program Chair Committee the Government Services &PublicInterest Hosted by thePro BonoCommittee and and Family Law Part 2:Housing Pro BonoPrimer, Katz, LLP Beatrice Leong, Associate Attorney, Plaine& NYC Anita Wu, SupervisingAttorney, Legal Services Panels Transitional /Non-Transitional Areas ofProfessional Practice 1.5 FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 29 / 88 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 Skills Non-Transitional Ethics/Professionalism Law Practice Management Practice Law Areas of Professional Practice of Professional Areas Areas of Professional Practice of Professional Areas Transitional / Non-Transitional Transitional / Non-Transitional Transitional Transitional / Non-Transitional Transitional Transitional / Non-Transitional Transitional Best Practices in Litigation Holds and in Litigation Practices Best Preservation Document Later 25 Years Golden Venture: The Complying with the Immigration Laws Laws the Immigration with Complying as an Employer between Impôt: Intersection Melting The Tax and Immigration Dummies IPOs for the for Strategies Amazon: to Adapting Changing Marketplace post- Jurisdiction Personal Redefining Bristol-Myers 1: Wills/Trusts/ Part Bono Primer, Pro Law & Immigration Estates Us: APA for Came They Then and Policy Law Immigration Change Leading GC Roundtable: Example Through and 2: Housing Part Bono Primer, Pro Law Family Legal/ - Evolving Lawyer Tomorrow's Landscape Technological Spirit Finding the Entrepreneurial New York New York the New by is recognized AABANY an as Board Education Legal Continuing State Provider. CLE Accredited a for approved is session Each CLE-eligible Each program maximum of 1.5 credits. NY CLE and of credit the category will indicate listing York New transitional for appropriateness attorneys. on accepted are CLE credits York New California, Alaska, basis by a reciprocal Maine*, Florida*, Connecticut%, Colorado*, and North Jersey#, New Hampshire, New such as Rhode other states, Certain Dakota. request to the participant Island, allow CLE out-of-state for individual approval will assist behalf; we on their own activities Please obtain a application. with your you for these us from CLE certificate Uniform Law satisfy may programs Certain states. in CPD requirements of Upper Canada Society * ^. Ontario Pennsylvania by has been approved (265606) course This a maximum of for CLE Board the Pennsylvania the Credit Please request CLE credits. PA 6.0 CLE the PA to be submitted to Form Request per credit ($1.50 fee with the required Board hour). —– by the your jurisdiction to filing * Additional – please obtain a be required may attendee conference. the from CLE Certificate Uniform Book §2-27A(b) Practice % Under Connecticut credits approved York New and §2-27A(c)(6), Connecticut. by accepted are BCLE Rule 201:4, Jersey # Under New you may – required no additional filing is your toward certificate York use the New double awards Jersey New requirements. than triple credit rather presenters, for credit York. in New CPD credit non-Professionalism ^ Substantive, of Society the Law only – please consult website. Upper Canada CLE CLE Accreditation 30 / 88 FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK Fair &Expo Diversity Career other jobopenings. receive career advice, aswell aslearnmore about AABANY’s Career Placement Committee and will have anopportunity to meet members of round on-site interviews. Inaddition,attendees applicants, andinsomeinstances, conduct first informational sessions, meet andgreet interested sector, andlaw firmemployers whowillhost will feature selected publicsector, corporate to 4:00 PM.The Diversity Career Fair &Expo Expo at the2017 Fall Conference from 10:30AM hosting itsThird AnnualDiversity Career Fair & AABANY’s Career Placement Committee is 3 rd Annual • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Tables: Employers Attending andHosting Informational • • • • • • • • • On Site: Employers Conducting First Round Interviews Diversity Career Fair &Expo: The following participants willattend thisyear’s US. Navy JudgeAdvocate General’s Corps The Legal AidSociety Office Southern District ofNew York, USAttorney’s Program Sonia andCelina Sotomayor JudicialInternship Queens County District Attorney’s Office New York State Attorney General’s Office Lenox HillNeighborhoodHouse Legal Services oftheHudsonValley Legal Services NYC Legal Assistance ofWestern New York, Inc. Legal AidSociety ofNortheastern New York Kobre &KimLLP Kings County District Attorney’s Office Grimaldi &Yeung LLP Office Eastern District ofNew York, USAttorney’s Dechert LLP American Express Richmond County District Attorney’s Office Queens County District Attorney’s Office New York County District Attorney’s Office New York City Law Department Nassau County District Attorney’s Office Lenox HillNeighborhoodHouse Legal Assistance ofWestern New York, Inc. Kings County District Attorney’s Office Bronx County District Attorney’s Office FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 31 / 88

We Proudly Present the Following Employers the Following Present Proudly We 32 / 88 FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK subsequent workshops): (additional faculty members may berecruited for development advice at the2017 Fall Conference as faculty members providing professional The following accomplished attorneys willserve AABANY membership. are most criticalto theparticipants andthelarger throughout theyear to develop thoseskillsthat will designhands-on,practical workshops Development Coaching Seriesleadership team sessions at theFall Conference, theProfessional profession. onfeedback Based from these help you move forward andriseupinthelegal plan to address suchdevelopment issues and The goalisto helpyou come upwithagame that may beimpedingyour career advancement. professional andpersonal development issues meet withparticipants to troubleshoot specific a distinguished group offaculty members will the day at the2017 Fall Conference, inwhich group sessions that willtake place throughout this year-long Serieswithone-on-oneorsmall Nguyen (Vice Chair).We are proud to kickoff Chow andJeffIkejiri (Co-Chairs), andChristina Development Coaching Seriesledby Marianne mentoring workshops into aformal Professional Steve’s efforts by transforming thegroup their careers. This year, we willbecontinuing strategies to helpAABANY members advance and translate theminto concrete, actionable concepts like “networking” and“branding” workshops designedto break down abstract Chung beganaseriesofgroup mentoring In 2015, former AABANY Board memberSteve Coaching Development Professional • • • • • • • • • • • Rifkind, Wharton LLP &Garrison Committee Co-Chair; Partner at Paul, Weiss, Larry Wee, AABANY Director; Corporate Law at Baker Hostetler LLP Military &Veteran Affairs Committee; Partner Brian Song,AABANY Director; Co-Chair of at The ONEGroup Hospitality, Inc. Sonia Low, AABANY Director; General Counsel Co-Chair; Partner at Paul Hastings LLP Committee andCareer Placement Committee Rob Leung, former AABANY Director; Judiciary Division Lynch Legal, SpecialCounsel's Attorney Search Katherine Loanzon, DivisionDirector, Parker + & Katz Committee; Partner at Wachtell Lipton Rosen Ed Lee, Co-Chair ofAABANY Corporate Law Corporation Legal &Business Services at UnitedLex Programs andOperations; Vice President, Jeff Ikejiri, AABANY Co-Vice President of at Paul Hastings LLP Mike Huang,former AABANY Director; Partner New York Attorney’s Office fortheSouthernDistrict of of theCriminal DivisionoftheUnited States Diane Gujarati, AABANY Director; Deputy Chief Hearst Corporation Marianne Chow, AABANY Director; Counsel at at Bristol-Myers SquibbCompany Jung Choi,AABANY Director; SeniorCounsel FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 33 / 88 Pitch Sessions Pitch and the In-House Counsel by Presented Committees Law Corporate Conference, Fall AABANY During the 2017 and in-house counsel registrants, conference an will have sponsors and Gold level Elite The Sessions. in Pitch participate to opportunity firm law for a platform provide Sessions Pitch service and legal practitioners attorneys/solo with in- meaningful connections make to vendors interested and other participants house counsels in legal services. Year’s This at Companies Participating Session: Pitch BIC Citibank Inc. Financial Group, Citizens Estate Real GreenOak Hubbell, Incorporated Moelis & Company PLC Pearson Pharmaceuticals Regeneron One Group The LP Sigma Investments, Two LLC Entertainment, Morris Endeavor William 34 / 88 FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK Court ofAppeals. Greenberg, USCircuit Judgefor theThird Circuit for theDistrict ofNew Jersey, andMorton I. Honorable Harold A.Ackerman, USDistrict Judge Following law school,he clerked for thelate entitled "Rediscovering GodInThe Constitution." of theNYULaw Review, andpublishedanote the Order oftheCoif, Developments Editor cum laude, in1992, where hewas elected to New York University SchoolofLaw, magna civil liberties.Mr. Agneshwar graduated from active pro bonopractice focusing onprotecting liability andFDA issues. Healsomaintains an Mr. Agneshwar writes frequently onproduct compliance impact ofpotential legislation. (FDA) regulatory issues, andthelitigation and litigation risks,USFood andDrugAdministration across thecountry. Healsocounsels clients on state andfederal trialandappellate courts and hundreds ofsignificant arguments in numerous DaubertandDaubert-style hearings, includes nearlyadozen benchandjurytrials, litigation andrelated litigation. Hisexperience trial, andappellate counsel inproduct liability product companies asnational, strategic, represents pharmaceutical andconsumer Liability Litigation practice group. Anand Arnold &Porter Kaye ScholerLLP’s Product Anand Agneshwar is apartnerandco-chair of Biographies Anand Agneshwar income taxpayers intheNY/NJ area. Corp., whichprovides taxandlegaladvice to low also thePresident oftheTaxpayers Assistance County Lawyers’ Association. Mr. Agostino is AssociationAmerican Bar andtheNew York and Procedure andisactively involved withthe the Advisory Board oftheJournal Tax Practice controversy andlitigation matters. Heserves on Frank isafrequent speaker andauthorontax director oftheRutgers Federal Tax Law Clinic. at Rutgers SchoolofLaw andserved astheco- an adjunct professor, hetaught taxcontroversy he prosecuted primarilycriminaltaxcases.As Special Assistant United States Attorney, where and Newark, New Jersey. Healsoserved asa Service’s District Counsel inSpringfield,Illinois, Frank was anattorney withtheInternal Revenue planning. Priorto entering private practice, criminal litigation, taxcontroversies andtax Jersey, specializingincivilandwhite collar Associates, P.C., alaw firminHackensack, New Frank Agostino isthepresident ofAgostino & Frank Agostino FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 35 / 88 Amanda J. Bernardo J. Amanda As an immigration attorney, Amanda J. Bernardo Bernardo J. Amanda attorney, As an immigration victims empowered refugees, for asylum has won men and hardworking given violence, of domestic chance, a second criminal records with women and deportation, from families countless saved has also She more. of even the status legalized the pay get workers immigrant helped ensure skills, expand their for deserve and position they benefits immigration and secure businesses, & Brandes At investment. based on foreign firm in a boutique immigration LLC, Associates, in Amanda specializes Manhattan, downtown removal involving matters immigration complex fraud. and convictions, criminal proceedings, various people of how Amanda sees first-hand system. the immigration experience nationalities using her legal expertise to She is committed and empowered are her clients that ensure to that as she guides them through informed system. from her Juris Doctorate Amanda received She is a Co-Chair School in 2012. Law Brooklyn of the Asian Committee of the Immigration and of York of New American Bar Association of the Filipino Committee the Public Relations York. of New Association American Lawyers especially law, on immigration She is a speaker detained representing her experience given with criminal issues. and immigrants immigrants with Congresswoman she collaborated Recently, Pulitzer- and Filipino-American Velazquez Nydia to Vargas Jose Antonio winning journalist on their rights communities immigrant educate She graduated Administration. under the Trump summa cum laude with American University from on Philippines and US she focused where honors migration. Susan Akina Susan Akina is an Associate Attorney at Guerrero Guerrero at Attorney Susan Akina is an Associate and individual corporate Firm. She counsels Law issues. of immigration on a wide variety clients and helped businesses Susan has successfully O-1, L-1, H-1B, including visas to obtain non-profits Susan Further, their employees. for and EB-1 R-1, individuals with their family-based has assisted in the intact families and keep reunite to petitions States. United Firm, Susan worked Law joining Guerrero Prior to an international at Attorney as an Associate focus on firm with a law immigration corporate visas. Investor EB-5 Immigrant with humanitarian She also has experience VAWA, cases including T-visas, law immigration and SIJS. American of the Asian Susan is a Co-Chair (AABANY) York’s of New Bar Association and a member of Committee Law Immigration Association Lawyers the American Immigration University of Fordham She is a graduate (AILA). and Smith College. School of Law Susan speaks Mandarin, Spanish, and Fujianese. 36 / 88 FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK home ofHarlem. volunteering, traveling andenjoying heradoptive When notat work, Courtney spendshertime Black Law Journal. as theBusiness ManagingEditor oftheNational Journal of Law andSocial Problems andserved Students’ Association, was astaff memberofthe she was very involved withtheBlackLaw from Columbia Law School.While at Columbia in SpanishandArtHistory. Shereceived herJ.D. University withaB.A. inEconomics andminors Courtney graduated cumlaudefrom Vanderbilt before attending law school. Bancorp inher hometown ofCincinnati, Ohio years working asafinancialanalyst at Fifth Third bankruptcy proceedings. Courtney spent three in publicandprivate mergers, acquisitions and LLP where sherepresented buyers andsellers group ofSkadden, Arps,Slate, Meagher&Flom an associate intheMergers andAcquisitions Prior to joiningBirchbox in2014, Courtney was contracts, regulatory compliance andlitigation. corporate governance, commercial all legalmatters for thecompany, including U.S. andEurope. At Birchbox, Courtney oversees shop for beauty andgrooming products inthe changing theway women andmendiscover and Counsel ofBirchbox, Inc.,thebeauty company Courtney Browne currently serves asGeneral Courtney Browne School. graduate ofHarvard College andHarvard Law at WilmerHale inNew York. JudgeBulsara isa Adjudication andEnforcement. Hespent 11years Deputy General Counsel for Appellate Litigation, serving astheActing General Counsel andthe at theSecuritiesandExchange Commission, 28, 2017. Priorto hisappointment, heworked York. Hewas appointed to thebenchonAugust judge servingintheEastern District ofNew Hon. Sanket Bulsara isafederal magistrate Hon. Sanket Bulsara FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 37 / 88 Vincent T. Chang T. Vincent Vincent T. Chang is a Partner at Wollmuth Maher Wollmuth at is a Partner Chang T. Vincent in litigation in complex & Deutsch, specializing insurance, estate, real bankruptcy, as such areas hedge funds, securitizations, mortgage investment litigation, bondholder reinsurance, Chang is a Mr. and securities. banking, antitrust, magna cum laude, College, of Harvard graduate Chang Mr. School, cum laude. Law and Harvard United Krupansky, B. the Hon. Robert for clerked and Circuit, the Sixth of Appeals for Court States Polk Davis at and then counsel an associate was of the President Chang is a past Mr. & Wardwell. York of New Asian American Bar Association of the New President He is the Vice (“AABANY”). on and serves Association Lawyers County York Committee, Nominating Committee, its Executive Chang has co- Mr. of Directors. and Board and Public Courts Federal NYCLA’s chaired as NYCLA’s and has served Committees, Policy on the House of He also serves Treasurer. Bar Association, State York of the New Delegates and Committee, on its Nominating has served and of Bar Leaders on its Committee serves He Priorities Committee. Legislative Federal on the Committee on the Standing has served of the American Bar American Judicial System Chair of as Vice and has served Association, of the Section of the Antitrust committees two Chang is Vice Mr. American Bar Association. Fund Law of the Asian American President of on the Board and has served York, of New Asian Bar of the South Association Directors on the Board Chang served Mr. York. of New Chang Mr. NYC. Services of Legal of Directors of the New on the Judiciary Committee served of and is a recipient Bar Association, City York Mr. and Inclusion Champion Award. its Diversity Circuit as an adviser on the Second Chang serves on Civic Education Committee Judicial Council Chang is a member of Mr. & Public Engagement. the for Disciplinary Committee the Departmental York and a member of the New Department, First Chang Mr. Board. Education Legal Continuing in business as a “Super Lawyer” has been listed York. in New litigation Lisa C. Chan Lisa C. Chan is a litigation associate in the New New in the associate Lisa C. Chan is a litigation and a member LLP, Gray Ropes & of office York litigation and securities business of the firm’s her practice Lisa concentrates group. practice complex matters, governance on corporate securities and federal litigation, commercial corporations, in representing She assists actions. committees special and and officers, directors and acquisitions, mergers involving in litigation books and offers, tender takeovers, hostile claims. and derivative and class demands, records law Lisa practiced & Gray, joining Ropes Before in both the firm, and clerked law another top at and the Delaware York of New District Eastern in school, Lisa lived law Prior to Court. Supreme years, two for Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong the United at Mandarin and working studying Nations. and University Yale from her B.A. Lisa received Law, School of University Boston from her J.D. of the Boston as editor-in-chief she served where Journal. Law International University 38 / 88 FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK Fiske Stone Scholar. Editor oftheColumbia Law Review andaHarlan School ofLaw (J.D. 1994)where shewas aSenior University (A.B. 1991)andColumbia University Professor Chiuisacumlaudegraduate ofCornell School. Professor at Yeshiva University’s Cardozo Law cases. Professor Chiualsotaught asanAdjunct both domestic violence andwelfare fraud in theTrial Divisionwhere shespecialized in an Assistant District Attorney inManhattan from 1999-2000. From 1994to 1998,shewas Thayer Teaching Fellow at Harvard Law School School ofLaw from 2000-2001 andaClimenko- was aResearch Fellow at Columbia University Prior to coming to St. John’s, Professor Chiu communities ofcolor. to discuss issues andtopics ofimportance to academics ofcolor from across thecountry Conference, anannualevent that gathers legal Northeast People ofColor Legal Scholarship chairperson ofthePlanningCommittee ofthe Since 2007, Professor Chiuhasbeenthe across thecountry every summer. students ofdisadvantaged backgrounds from best law schoolpipelineprogram for college Justice. The Center proudly runsthecountry’s Scholars program andtheCoalition for Social and economic injustice through itsRon Brown with law students onissues ofracial, social Development. The center alsoworks closely of itsJournal CivilRights andEconomic the symposium issues andstudents notes Center advances legalscholarship through Chiu focuses ondiversity andequality. The In herwork withtheCenter, Professor the war ondrugs. continuing struggle to dealwithdrugaddiction in cultural beliefsandcriminalliability, andthe domestic violence laws, theintersection of criminal justice. Herarticleshave examined some ofthemost difficult issues in contemporary She isarespected scholarwhohaswritten about Center ofCivilRights at St. John’s SchoolofLaw. member andtheDirector ofThe Ronald H.Brown Professor ElaineM.Chiuisafull-timefaculty Elaine M.Chiu joined theboard oftheAABANY inApril2016. Community Foundation since 2007, andrecently served ontheboard oftheKorean American Labor andEmployment Committee. Further, he from 2010 to 2013 andco-chair oftheNAPABA’s previously served aspresident oftheKALAGNY, bar associations andnon-profit organizations. He James isactive innumerous localandnational matters. firm, where helitigated laborandemployment Associate at Seyfarth Shaw LLP, anational law Prior to joiningthegovernment, Jameswas an office. mentors fellow assistants andinterns inthe actively recruits minority attorneys. Heregularly He serves ontheoffice’s hiring committee and diversity efforts at the U.S. Attorney’s Office. James isalsoactive intherecruitment and before theSecond Circuit. in ninecasesonappealandargued five cases of Appeals.Hehasrepresented the United States appellate casesbefore theSecond Circuit Court and regularly represents theUnited States in James hastriednumerous casesto verdict statutes. environmental statutes andcivilforfeiture False ClaimsAct, healthcare regulations, and prosecuting casespursuant to thefederal regulatory schemesandadministrative decisions, injury claimsandchallengesto federal statutes, million dollarmedicalmalpractice andpersonal wide subject area, includingdefending multi- James haslitigated dozens ofcasesacross a currently works intheoffice’s CivilDivision. in Brooklyn. Hejoinedtheoffice in2008and Attorney withtheEastern District ofNew York James R.ChoisanAssistant United States James R.Cho FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 39 / 88 Jung Choi Jung Choi is Senior Counsel in the Corporate in the Corporate Jung Choi is Senior Counsel Bristol- at and Securities group Governance a global biopharmaceutical (BMS), Squibb Myers discover, to on its mission focused company medicines innovative and deliver develop Jung is with serious diseases. patients to and reporting law securities for responsible transactions as financing as well compliance, Jung matters. governance and corporate multiple business to legal counseling provides on corporate and Tax units including Treasury and Public Relations and Investor transactions As communications. corporate on Affairs she Office, Secretary’s part of the Corporate process, the annual meeting also coordinates BMS’ between manages communications and of Directors Board senior management, of the Board’s and supports several shareholders committees. a corporate joining BMS, Jung was Prior to LLP in & Wardwell Polk Davis at associate she focused where and Hong Kong York New Jung transactions. primarily on capital markets Georgetown from cum laude, J.D., her received in Political and her B.A. Center, Law University cum laude, Studies, and International Science school, Jung law Prior to University. Yale from Asia Regional the East for fellow a research was Center, the Henry L. Stimson at Program Security Washington nonpartisan think tank in a nonprofit, member of AABANY DC. Jung has been an active 2012. since Eunkyong Choi Eunkyong Eunkyong Choi joined the New York City City York the New Choi joined Eunkyong of the head the Office to of Finance Department joining Prior to in June 2016. Advocate Taxpayer in Law as a Lecturer she served government, city the Washington for and Supervising Attorney Taxpayer Income Low School of Law University income low she represented Clinic where administrative and federal in state taxpayers the as she served that, Prior to and proceedings. for and Supervising Attorney Director Program Taxpayer Income Low Services Legal the Nevada Program. on behalf of low her advocacy In addition to in has served Eunkyong taxpayers, income roles. and mentorship tax leadership numerous Advisory as a member of the IRS She serves public an organized which provides Council, of representatives IRS officials and for forum tax administration key discuss the public to and the IRS Commissioner and provides issues feedback, with important division leadership Eunkyong and recommendations. observations of the Asian and member is also a co-founder Nevada, Las Vegas, Clinic in American Advocacy Pacific Islander legal and only Asian and the first She holds an LL.M in Nevada.. aid organization University Washington from and J.D. in Taxation Missouri. Louis School in St. School of Law 40 / 88 FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK Asian Pacific AmericanAlumni Award. Interest Fellowship, andtheHarvard Law School Wasserstein Fellowship, theSkirnickPublic the Year” Award, theSkadden Fellowship, the the Korean AmericanAssociation’s “Manof 2012 NAPABA Best Lawyers Under40Award, York Law Journal’s “RisingStars” Award, the Honors. Heistherecipient ofthe2013 New B.A. from Stanford University inHistory with a M.A.from theUniversity of Hawai’i, anda Steve received aJ.D. from Harvard Law School, Pacific American Legal Center of Los Angeles. Greater Boston Legal Services, andtheAsian Hale andDorrLegal Services Center inBoston, His previous experience includesworking for the legal services to low-wage Korean immigrants. on theEast Coast focused onproviding free Legal Defense &Education Fund, theonlyproject Korean Workers Project at theAsianAmerican in New York. Priorto that, hewas Director ofthe serves Korean andAsiancommunity members which organizes, advocates for, educates and of theMinKwon Center for Community Action, 2009 to 2013, Steve was theExecutive Director New York State’s immigrant communities. From of nearly200membergroups that represents the New York Immigration Coalition, acoalition Steve Choiiscurrently theExecutive Director of Steve Choi New York office ofamajor international firm. Prior to joiningthefirm,Mr. Choupracticed inthe system inJanuary2008. unanimous decisionupholdingtheconvention United States Supreme Court, whichrendered a involved inappealsto the2ndCircuit andthe Eastern District ofNew York andwas integrally before theUnited States District Court for the case, hetrieda multi-day evidentiary hearing Ten Cases of2004.” Inconnection withthe in theNew York Law Journalasoneofthe“Top the state’s Supreme Court, whichwas profiled system for nominating judicialcandidates for the constitutionality ofNew York’s convention Amendment associational rights caseinvolving Torres v. New York State Board of Elections, aFirst York County Democratic Committee inLopez Chou served aspro bonocounsel for theNew In additionto commercial litigation work, Mr. tribunals. including trials,before various courts and and related transactions, aswell asproceedings, litigation riskswithregard to theirinvestments companies inmanagingandassessing their investment fundclients andtheirportfolio He regularly advisesandrepresents leading multinational corporations. equity funds,majorfinancialinstitutions and commercial litigation for hedgefunds,private Mr. Choufocuses hispractice oncomplex resident intheManhattan office. Practice Group ofMoritt Hock&Hamroff LLP, James P. Chouisapartnerinthe Litigation James P. Chou FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 41 / 88 Jane Chuang Jane Chuang is a Partner at Lee Anav Chung Anav Lee at Jane Chuang is a Partner She advises LLP. Kim Ruger & Richter White industries, the creative particularly in clients, litigation and both transactional regarding property intellectual involving matters law. and internet/media (copyright/trademark) Yim partner of a founding Ms. Chuang was associated formerly and was & Chuang LLP, She LLP. & Tyler Webb Belknap with Patterson Anne E. the Honorable clerk to as a law served from Jersey of New in the District Thompson cum laude, her B.A., 2006. She received 2005 to her J.D., and in 2001 University Columbia from School of University Fordham from cum laude, and Notes as the she served where in 2005, Law . Review Law of the Fordham Articles Editor York, in New practice to Ms. Chuang is admitted of Districts and Eastern the Southern Jersey, New Jersey. of New and the District York New Asian the National of Ms. Chuang is a Co-Chair Law Entertainment Bar Association's Pacific is a member of the NY Chapter and Committee Society. of the Copyright Planning Committee of the Asian as an Officer served She formerly and as a York, of New American Bar Association Committee. Property of its Intellectual Co-Chair Marianne Chow Marianne Marianne Chow is a counsel at Hearst Hearst at is a counsel Marianne Chow largest one of the nation’s Corporation, companies, and information media diversified is a member of the international she where Counsel. of General in the Office team corporate joint cross-border on her practice She focuses commercial and acquisitions, mergers ventures, matters. and other transactional agreements Marianne Corporation, joining Hearst Prior to Weiss, Paul, at associate a corporate was she was where & Garrison LLP, Rifkind, Wharton and primarily Group a member of the Finance and their sponsors equity private represented transactions, in financing companies portfolio and other leveraged including acquisition facilities. financings and asset-based of University from her J.D. Marianne received school, law Prior to School in 2007. Michigan Law Japan, in Yokohama, Fellow Fulbright a she was research comparative she performed where policies and socio-economic on immigration in Japan of Chinese communities development Marianne earned her B.A., States. and the United in 2003 University Tufts from magna cum laude, and Relations in International she majored where in Japanese. minored member of AABANY Marianne has been an active President, Vice as the She served 2014. since and as 2015-2016 from and Operations Programs and Career Committee of the Women's co-chair 2014-2015. from Committee Placement 42 / 88 FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK Management Information Systems. with adoubleconcentration inFinance and Binghamton University, SchoolofManagement, University SchoolofLaw andherB.S. from Ms. Estes received herJ.D. from Fordham public financings,andgeneral corporate matters. capital markets, project finance, private and in connection withmergers andacquisitions, clients andhandledvarious complex transactions Wickersham &Taft LLP, where shemanaged was aCorporate Associate withCadwalader, Prior to joiningMastercard in2005,Ms.Estes business. provide pragmatic advice andguidance to the business-minded legalteams andleadsthemto as day-to-day operational goals.Shedevelops deliver onthegroups’ strategic initiatives, aswell and different business units to helpset and senior leadership teams ofthelaw department management andishasbeenapartofthe Ms. Estes works closelywiththeexecutive initiatives. acquisitions andjoint ventures andglobal that provides supportto Mastercard’s mergers, Strategic Transactions Group, alegalteam including managingthethen-newly formed relationships andotherstrategic transactions, positions at Mastercard supportingkey customer at Mastercard. Further, shehasheldafew markets, thelargest revenue generating region initiatives andgeneral matters intheUS general supportthat drive revenue, strategic that provides transactional expertise andother Previously, Ms.Estes managedalegalteam and grow theirbusinesses. solutions to helpcustomers optimize, streamline, data-driven consulting, andmarketing services and proprietary analysis, predictive analysis, for itscustomers withreal-time transaction data Mastercard, whichprovides end-to-end solutions Advisors, theprofessional services armof leading agloballegalteam for Mastercard International Incorporated. Sheisresponsible for Assistant General Counsel at Mastercard Judy Kang Estes istheSeniorVice President and Judy Kang Estes Fresh &Easy NeighborhoodMarkets. Companies, LLC aspartoftheiracquisition of Company, Rotech Healthcare andYucaipa Golf Club, Morgan Industries, Nebraska Book Stores Stations, andGas Blockbuster, Cordillera Representative clients include:AzizConvenience MBA from George Washington University. from theUniversity ofColorado, Boulder, andan Prior to joiningKeen-Summit, hereceived hisBA leaseback services. leases, aswell asreal estate financing,andsale/ negotiation, modification, and termination of his practice onlease-related services including and restructuring space. Dougalsoconcentrates and dispositions predominantly in the bankruptcy clients involving property analysis, acquisitions implementing strategic real estate plansfor his Doug Greenspan focuses ondeveloping and Doug Greenspan FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 43 / 88 Poonam Gupta Poonam Poonam Gupta is the Director of Immigration of Immigration Gupta is the Director Poonam at team and heads the Immigration Services, on all focuses practice Her LLP. & Case White and non- immigrant of business-related aspects the before visas and proceedings immigrant with coordinates and DOL. Poonam DHS, DOS, from and hiring personnel in moving the clients also advises She U.S. the the globe to across checks, and TAL processing, on administrative processing and consular other inadmissibility for Poonam turn to regularly Clients issues. of on all aspects and training ongoing advice E-Verify, requirements, compliance Immigration audits, maintenance, I-9 compliance, and Form fines. mitigate to measures and corrective on clients and trains counsels She regularly documentation of maintenance and compliance agencies, including DOL. Government various by on bono assistance pro also provides Poonam is a Co-Chair Poonam and SIJ matters. asylum of New of the Asian American Bar Association Committee Law Immigration (AABANY) York’s and a member of the American Immigration as the Global as well (AILA), Association Lawyers She has chaired of AILA. Section Migration including the within AILA committees numerous liaison and local government practice corporate She Chapter. York New the AILA for committees immigration various at speaker is a frequent the at presented recently and most seminars speaks Hindi, Poonam Annual Conference. AILA Punjabi and Urdu. Diane Gujarati Diane Gujarati is an Assistant United States States United an Assistant is Diane Gujarati Office Attorney’s States the United at Attorney she where York, of New the Southern District for she currently 1999 and where since has worked Division. Chief of the Criminal as a Deputy serves of Professor is an Adjunct also Ms. Gujarati Prior to NYU School of Law. at Clinical Law Ms. Office, Attorney’s States joining the United the Honorable clerk to as a law served Gujarati Court States of the United Jr. John M. Walker, and worked Circuit the Second of Appeals for Ms. & Wardwell. Polk Davis, at as a litigator summa cum laude from graduated Gujarati with a University of Columbia College Barnard from her J.D. and received in Economics B.A. as an editor she served School, where Law Yale school, Ms. law . Prior to Journal Law of the Yale in the Banking and as an analyst worked Gujarati Chemical Bank. at Group Finance Corporate investigative, federal has extensive Ms. Gujarati and significant experience trial, and appellate Ms. ethics. of Government in the area experience since has been a member of AABANY Gujarati and with its Women’s and has been active 2013 Judiciary Committees. 44 / 88 FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK Association. and theNational AsianPacificBar American Association, theNew York City Association, Bar Institute, theTurnaround Management Mr. HaoisamemberoftheAmericanBankruptcy to bankruptcy retention andfee matters. represents professional service firmswith respect proceedings. Additionally, Mr. Haoregularly securities trusts inconnection withChapter 11 master servicers for residential mortgage-backed institutions intheircapacitiesastrustees and leases. Mr. Haohasalsoadvisedmajorfinancial the assumption andrejection ofcontracts and as avoidance actions, claimslitigation, and in allaspects ofbankruptcy proceedings such lessors andlessees, andotherparties-in-interest represented secured creditors, trade creditors, and luxury hotels andresorts. Mr. Haohas that includehealthcare, consumer products, complex Chapter 11casesinavariety ofindustries numerous creditors’ andequity committees in restructuring matters. Hehasrepresented bankruptcy, litigation, andout-of-court Mr. Haoisexperienced inawiderange of Bankruptcy &FinancialRestructuring Group. William Haoisaseniorattorney inthefirm’s William Hao Bar Association.Bar York State Association Bar andtheInternational Mark’s professional affiliations includethe New Japanese, andFrench. Association.Bar Heisproficient inItalian, Young Lawyers’ Committee oftheInternational is currently theCommunications Officer forthe the U.S. District Court inLasVegas, Nevada. He clerk for Magistrate JudgeLawrence R.Leavitt of various conferences. Markwas atwo-year law involving product liability andlitigation issues at frequently gives speechesandpresentations of thousandscasesaround thecountry. Mark strategies andcoordinated thedefense oftens defendants, hehashelpeddevelop litigation counsel for several manufacturing andpremises litigating asbestos cases.Asnational coordinating he isparticularlyexperienced inmanagingand liaison counsel. Inthearea ofproduct liability, expert witnesses, often inconjunction with during litigation, works closelywithfact and litigation anddispute resolution issues, and and insurance companies onawiderange of trial andappeal.Headvisesin-housecounsel litigation from inception ofthecasethrough court whoisactively involved inallphasesof is anexperienced litigator instate andfederal Chair ofthefirm'sDiversity Committee. Mark coverage litigation. Additionally, heis aCo- litigation, employment matters, andinsurance His practice includesproduct liability, business of Hawkins Parnell Thackston &Young LLP. Mark HsuisaPartner intheNew York office Mark Hsu FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 45 / 88 Mike Huang Mike Mike Huang is a partner in the Corporate practice practice Huang is a partner in the Corporate Mike in the firm’s and is based Hastings of Paul private represents Mr. Huang office. York New large funds, financial institutions, investment domestic companies in both and offices, family and acquisitions, mergers and cross-border and financing transactions. venture, joint of a the full spectrum spans His experience investments venture from cycle, life company’s and sale of the acquisition to equity growth to advising He has particular expertise control. and resources, and natural in the energy clients industries. sports, media, and entertainment of the Asian American as President served Mike 2013-2014. from York of New Bar Association Asian Pacific of the National is a recipient Mike Under Lawyers Best American Bar Association’s York as a New and has been selected 40 Award Super Lawyer. School Law Columbia from his J.D. received Mike School, Law Columbia attending Prior to in 2002. (Computer majors in two his A.B. received Mike Berkeley U.C. at Economy) and Political Science in 1999. Chieh Huang Chieh Huang is Co-Founder and CEO of Boxed, of Boxed, and CEO Chieh Huang is Co-Founder disrupting the wholesale is that a company to you enabling by shopping club experience or via mobile online, items bulk-sized shop for your to directly them delivered and have app, door. in 2013, others and three Huang by Founded one of named Boxed Magazine recently Forbes company The “billion dollar startups.” the next in the Continental anywhere delivers currently shipping on two-day free offers States, United in million $150 over raised has orders, most generous its incredibly for funding, and is known Huang, the son of perks. In 2015, employee be he would announced immigrants, Taiwanese of tuition of all the college for paying personally children. his employees' as Huang served Boxed, founding Prior to mobile of the first one Ape, of Astro the CEO Ape Upon leading Astro social gaming studios. on as Huang stayed Zynga, by acquisition to leading the fastest Mobile NY, of Zynga Director company. at the team game efficient and most include being named honors Huang's personal Intriguing of 100 Most Goldman Sachs’ list to Retail National to (2016), Entrepreneurs Future Shaping Retail's of People list Federation’s 40 Under 40 (2017). and as one of Crain’s (2017), Boxed guidance, In addition, under Huang’s by the Year of E-retailer Emerging named was in 2016. Retailer Internet Huang has education, for advocate A passionate at meetings in various participate to been invited Boxed ways discussed he House where White The the can help solve large at sector and the private debt crisis. Huang is also a sought-after student of eCommerce. on the future voice Johns Hopkins of The graduate Huang is a 2003 Fordham his JD from and received University sits on the board He currently in 2007. University and is Society Decade of Johns Hopkins’ Second of chapter York member of the New a founding to dedicated an organization Forum, the Leaders Asian American Pacific for pathways developing leadership sector private from move to Islanders public service. to 46 / 88 FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK South Asian Bar AssociationSouth AsianBar ofNew York. and serves ontheWomen's Committee ofthe member oftheNew York Bar, SDNY, andEDNY, from NYULaw andaBA from Harvard. Sheisa Shanti holdsanLLMfrom Georgetown Law, aJD Prettyman Stiller program at Georgetown Law. Bronx Defenders, andserved asafellow inthe 2014, Shanti worked asafelony attorney at the and inventors. Priorto openingherfirmin startups, earlystage businesses, freelancers, Hubbard PLLC, atwo woman firmthat counsels Shanti Hubbard ismanagingpartnerofChan Shanti Hubbard cooking, andbaseball. learning Yoruba. Brian’s interests are traveling, Association (MBBA). HespeaksEnglish andis Association (NLA), andMetropolitan BlackBar Brian isamemberoftheNigerianLawyers minoring inEconomics andForeign Studies. an Honors Student, majoringinPhilosophy and degree from JohnJay College where hewas volumes 32 &33.BrianearnedhisBachelor’s Hofstra’s Labor &Employment Law Journalfor in HongKong, andwas selected asaneditor for C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot competed asanoralist at the12thannualWillem a graduate ofHofstra Law School,where he and ispendingadmission inNew York. Heis Brian isadmitted to practice law inNew Jersey Juvenile Status (SIJS) casesfor minors. and handlingasylum casesandSpecialImmigrant bono projects includingadvisingDACA grantees private immigration matters vianumerous pro- Goods (CISG) interpretation. Hehasalsohandled review andContracts for theInternational of Sale Foreign Investments intheUnited States (CFIUS) and regulatory matters relating to Committee on advising onInternational Business Transactions Brian’s experience alsoincludesresearching and inadmissibility cases). (for investor clients) andcriminalmatters (for from immigration suchascontractual disputes Brian hasexperience handlingissues arising immigrant andnonimmigrant matters. Further, transportation companies, andlaw firmson advertising agencies,pharmaceutical companies, large financialinstitutions, fashion designers, and multinational corporate companies suchas includes advisinghighnet worth individuals and corporate law matters. Hisexperience (Diplomatic) visas,EB-1, PERM,securitieslaw matters suchasEB-5,E-2, O-1, L,HandG with various immigration andnon-immigration and corporate immigration law andassists MSA Associates. Brianhasexperience ininvestor Brian isanattorney withMonaShah& Brian Idehen FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 47 / 88 Monika Jedrzejowska Monika Monika Jedrzejowska is the Counsel dedicated dedicated is the Counsel Jedrzejowska Monika Hearst, at issues and cybersecurity privacy to media, diversified which is one of the largest in the companies and services information Monika 360 businesses. than with more U.S. on domestic businesses advises the Hearst protection, data privacy, and international security and information management data an was Monika that, Prior to requirements. Nielsen for – Privacy Counsel General Associate in the Global Privacy and a Senior Associate & Williams Hunton at team and Cybersecurity handled all Monika Hunton, at While LLP. events and cyber breaches of security aspects financial companies, technology retailers, for providers, healthcare corporations, services and other clients. manufacturers medical device experts, call forensic PR firms, oversaw Monika drafted providers, monitoring and credit center and communications and regulator consumer deal with the and helped clients notifications, including responding breaches, of data aftermath inquiries. regulators’ to on occasions on numerous has spoken Monika management vendor preparedness, cybersecurity simulations. breach and has conducted issues, School and Law Stanford from graduated Monika - Professional Privacy Information is a Certified (CIPP/US). States United Jeff Ikejiri Jeff Ikejiri is Vice President, Legal and Business Legal and Business President, Vice is Jeff Ikejiri closely with He works UnitedLex. at Services on law multiple industries across clients and initiatives transformation department manage the help better to technology provides UnitedLex, Prior to services. of legal delivery Los at RGP in Director was Senior Practice Jeff formerly was Jeff City. York Angeles and New and LLP Tremaine Wright Davis at an Associate and he managed state where Sedgwick LLP, in 100 companies Fortune for lawsuits federal disputes. labor and employment and commercial William of College The from his BBA received Jeff Law Southwestern and his JD from and Mary, School. Foundation Woods Tiger for the Jeff is a mentor of New and Asian American Bar Association Career AABANY’s for Co-Chair as He serves York. on the AABANY He serves Committee. Placement and of Programs President as Co-Vice Board Operations. 48 / 88 FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK Greater New York Chapter. Group at theAssociation ofCorporate Counsel He istheChairofIntellectual Property Practice degree from Georgetown University Law Center. degrees inHistory andPhilosophy andalaw a graduate ofBinghamton University withdual worked invarious government agencies.Heis Technology, hepracticed inprivate law firmsand Creative Technology. Priorto joiningiLuvCreative Previously, hewas General Counsel for iLuv and oversees thework ofoutsidecounsels. manages dailyoperation oflegaldepartment company strategies andbusiness development, senior management witheffective advice on Africa, theMiddleEast andAsia.Heprovides marketing andprivacy intheAmericas,Europe, regulatory, international trade, advertising, intellectual property, labor&employment, global legalaffairs including corporate, litigation, Cosmetic Concepts where heisresponsible for Jonathan JungisGeneral Counsel for Innovative Jonathan Jung and isfluent inBengali. consecutive years. isanative Sabila New Yorker hasservedSabila asaboard memberfor three co-founded theMuBANY Women’s Committee. association ofNew York (MuBANY) where she isaboardSabila memberoftheMuslimBar Prague, Czech Republic. Students Association. studied Sabila abroad in the Undergraduate Law Society andtheBengali Foundation. Shewas alsoaboard memberof by theHilton Corporation andBollenbachFamily NYU, was Sabila awarded afulltuitionscholarship Moot Court Award for Excellence inAdvocacy. At receivedschool, Sabila theJessup International and New York University (NYU). Duringlaw isagraduateSabila ofNotre DameLaw School BNP Paribas AsianBusiness Networking Group. border application. Shewas alsoamemberofthe transactions, includingdocumentation andcross- regulatory issues related to cleared derivatives as anin-houseattorney. There, shefocused on Investment divisionofBNPParibas andBanking Previously, worked Sabila intheCorporate a FINRA Arbitrator. Islander Network (APIN) at isalso Milbank.Sabila isanactiveSabila memberoftheAsianPacific participants invarious financingtransactions. transactions. Shealsorepresents market on theregulatory framework for derivatives advises USandnon-USmarket participants Investments practice group where she Tweed, Hadley &McCloy intheAlternative Khan,Esq.,isanassociateSabila at Milbank, Sabila Khan Sabila FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 49 / 88 Sean Kim Sean Kim is an Associate in Nixon Peabody Peabody in Nixon Sean Kim is an Associate includes practice His Angeles office. Los LLP’s and procurement property intellectual with transactions, and commercial counseling clients. and healthcare on technology a focus and patent includes drafting experience Sean’s agreements, IP license applications, trademark software agreements, supply and distribution and end- agreements, and development services As part of his broader agreements. user license art galleries and Sean represents IP practice, agreements, commercial on drafting clients artist exhibition letters, including representation agreements. and art consignment agreements, more advisor to as a trusted acts Sean currently in companies growth emerging than twenty clean energy, digital health, technology, biotech, and advises these industries, and entertainment IP and structuring, formation on business clients and commercial and counseling, procurement and cross- including capital raising transactions, transactions. border Benjamin N. Cardozo from his J.D. Sean received University; Columbia from M.P.H. School of Law; Honors with Departmental in Chemistry and B.S. He is a member University. Brook Stony from to Bar and is registered State York of the New and Trademark Patent the U.S. before practice California in practices Sean currently Office. admitted who are under supervision of attorneys in the state. Hon. Judy H. Kim Hon. Judy Judge Judy H. Kim was elected to the Civil Court the Civil Court to elected Judge Judy H. Kim was in County York New York, of New of the City assigned Judge Kim is currently 2016. November County York in New Court Criminal NYC the to legal experience. of years eighteen and has over Kim Judy Civil Court, the NYC to coming Before Kennedy at practice in private years several spent Kanfer Snitow then at Lillis Schmidt & English, & Millus LLP. Holtzer Judge joining the judiciary, prior to Immediately & in the Bureau counsel as associate Kim served Division of the Legal Section Litigation Estates at While Bureau. Liquidation York the New at that ensure to Judge Kim worked the Bureau, their for compensation received Yorkers New company an insurance after injuries and losses cases and also helped settle bankrupted, was as She also served years. languished for that she managed other Chief where Section interim while simultaneously overseeing attorneys of cases. hundreds History in American her B.A. Judge Kim received of the University from Science and Political cum laude from and her J.D., Pennsylvania, Yorker, New A lifelong School of Law. Tulane in the Murray born and raised Judge Kim was area. Hill/Kips Bay member Chair and board the Vice Judge Kim was Civic Action for League American of the Korean member of the Stonewall and a board (KALCA) Judge Corporation. Development Community the Legal at as an attorney Kim has volunteered Services Open Hands Legal by Aid Desk operated the by Clinic operated Law Night and Monday She has also Bar Association. City York New of the Asian American on the boards served American Korean York, of New Bar Association and the York New of Greater Association Lawyers American Bar Association. Asian Pacific National of on the board serves Judge Kim currently Cancer Breast of Judges and Lawyers directors member at Committee Alert and as a Diversity School, and has been Spence The her alma mater, Mentorship in the KALAGNY a mentor-participant in 2008. its inception since program 50 / 88 FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK York City Public Service Fellow. California. Sheisaformer KirklandandEllisNew in Sociologyfrom theUniversity ofSouthern York University SchoolofLaw, andherB.A. (AABANY). Songreceived herJ.D. from New AssociationAsian AmericanBar ofNew York She isanIssues Committee Co-Chair for the Trafficking Task Force andthe Freedom Network. Network, andamemberoftheBrooklyn Human member oftheNew York Anti-Trafficking metropolitan area. SheisaSteering Committee immigrant communities throughout theNew York consultations through free legalclinicsfor and technical assistance, andprovides legal faith-based organizations to provide trainings Song works closelywithcommunity and Hurricane Katrina. of Indianworkers to theGulfCoast after precedent-setting caseinvolving thetrafficking Year Award for herwork inDavid v. Signal,a received PublicJustice's Trial Lawyer ofthe and justice. Song,alongwithherco-counsel, civil litigation to ensure access to compensation stability andrebuilding theirlives, and infederal immigration relief to aidsurvivors infinding represents individualsontheirapplications for forced laborandothertypes oftrafficking. She where sherepresents victims andsurvivors of Legal Defense andEducation Fund (AALDEF), Trafficking Initiative attheAsianAmerican Song KimisaStaff Attorney headingtheAnti- Song Kim ACCGNY from 2009to 2012. New York Chapter. Sheserved ontheBoard of Association ofCorporate Counsel, Greater Co-Chair oftheretail practice group for the Ms. Koyama isaCo-Founder andcurrently Cleary Gottlieb Steen &Hamilton LLP. McGraw-Hill Companies andwas anattorney at Koyama was the Associate General Counsel at Prior to Marc Jacobs International, LLC, Ms. brand management inaglobalenvironment. retail/fashion, corporate legalmatters andluxury also experienced indomestic andinternational matters, andcustoms ande-commerce. Sheis social andregulatory compliance, employment boutique partnerships, corporate compliance, and acquisitions), product licensing, retail matters, corporate ventures transactions (joint of practice areas includingretail andoperational Jacobs International, LLC incorporates avariety Jacobs International, LLC. Herwork at Marc General Counsel andAssistant Secretary ofMarc Kelly Koyama istheSeniorVice President, Kelly Koyama FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 51 / 88 LaTanya Langley LaTanya LaTanya Langley serves as the Vice President and President Vice as the serves Langley LaTanya known BIC®, one of the best at Counsel General in writing instruments, brands international products and other promotional shavers lighters, Ms. Langley area. York New based in the Greater managing all for has global responsibility unit, business largest BIC’s for legal matters She Compliance. and Anti-Corruption Stationery in BIC all legal matters for is also responsible America including Latin markets, international and Asia- East, Middle Africa, and the Caribbean, Pacific. held several joining BIC®, Ms. Langley Prior to a global leader in Diageo PLC, positions at in spirits, brands with iconic alcohol beverage and Senior including Director beer and wine, General of Diageo North America, Counsel and General USA, of Diageo Guinness Counsel of Guinness Secretary and Corporate Counsel Ghana. based in Accra, Ltd. Ghana Breweries Diageo in 2008, following joined Ms. Langley Shipman & at positions as an Associate specializing Department, Corporate Goodwin’s financing, commercial law, in corporate and reorganizations. workouts restructurings, Gotshal & Weil, at also an Associate She was and Restructuring Finance Manges’ Business 11 Chapter specializing in complex Department, and out 11 liquidations, Chapter reorganizations, workouts. of court and York is a member of the New Ms. Langley District States Bars and the United Connecticut Ms. Langley of Connecticut. the District for Court in Political her bachelor’s degree received honoris causa from of laws, and doctor Science on the Board she serves where College, Trinity the from degree her law She received of Fellows. School of Law. of Connecticut University Hon. Peggy Kuo Hon. Peggy Magistrate Judge Kuo was appointed on October on October appointed was Judge Kuo Magistrate summa cum laude a B.A. She received 2015. 9, and a J.D. in 1985 University Yale from in history School in 1988. Law Harvard cum laude from W. Judith Honorable the for clerked Judge Kuo of Appeals. From Court with the D.C. Rogers United as an Assistant she served 1993, until 1989 From of Columbia. District in the Attorney States and then a trial attorney 1998, she was 1994 to Division Chief of the Civil Rights Deputy Acting of Department the U.S. at Section Criminal and prosecuted she investigated where Justice, misconduct of police and allegations crimes hate 1998 to From States. the United throughout crimes and war prosecuted Judge Kuo 2002, Nations the United at humanity crimes against the former for Tribunal Criminal International Her Netherlands. Hague, in The Yugoslavia in Bosnia rape mass trial regarding historic film, “I of the documentary became the subject War part of the series Women, Testify,” To Came . and Peace became Judge Kuo York, New to Upon her return In 2005, LLP. WilmerHale, at counsel litigation at the Chief Hearing Officer appointed she was she presided where Exchange, Stock York New of federal violations hearings involving over her appointment until 2011 From securities laws. and Commissioner Deputy the bench, she was to of Office City York of the New Counsel General and Hearings, the largest Trials Administrative municipal tribunal in the country. to and moved born in Taiwan was Judge Kuo She was the age of three. at States the United the by Fellowship a German Chancellor awarded to in 1993 Humboldt Foundation von Alexander She system. the German criminal justice study Bar of the Federal President the former was Vice- and former American Inn of Court Council Judge Kuo Services. Legal Chair of Manhattan Bar member of the Asian American is an active York. of New Association 52 / 88 FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK other financialinstitutions. equity, andbanking,investment advisoryand technology anddigital,industrial, energy, private pharmaceutical, telecom, mediaandadvertising, industries, includingaerospace, automotive, range ofpublicandprivate clients across many activism-related matters. Hehasadvisedabroad companies ontakeover defense andshareholder and othersecuritiesofferings. Healsoadvises ventures, leveraged buyouts, andinitialpublic transactions, spin-offsandcarve-outs, joint and hasincludeddomestic andcross-border and complex capitalmarkets transactions, mergers andacquisitions, corporate governance Rosen &Katz. Ed’s practice primarilyfocuses on Edward J. Lee isapartnerat Wachtell, Lipton, Edward J. Lee Association andOpenHandsLegal Services. New York, National AsianPacificBar American Korean AmericanLawyers Association ofGreater AssociationAsian AmericanBar ofNew York, James’ professional affiliations includethe prisons. incarceration policy trends infederal andstate where hisresearch focused onjuvenile and adult in SocialPolicy at theUniversity ofPennsylvania After law school,JamesearnedaMaster's degree from theBenjaminN.Cardozo SchoolofLaw. Attorney’s Office. Mr. LeeearnedhisJurisDoctor Office as wellasthe LosAngeles County District offices ofthe New York County District Attorney’s additionally interned withthestate prosecutor’s for theEastern District ofPennsylvania. James Affairs, as well asthe U.S. Attorney’s Office U.S. Department ofJustice, Office of Legislative Department. Healsoserved asanintern withthe NY State Supreme Court, Appellate Term, First the Honorable DorisLing-Cohan, Justice ofthe the SouthernDistrict ofNew York aswell as Harold Baer, Jr., oftheU.S. District Court for served inchambers withthelate, Honorable in New York City. While inlaw school,James associate attorney for alitigation defense firm Parnell Thackston &Young LLP, heworked asan compliance conferences. Priorto joining Hawkins arbitration, andparticipation inpre-trial and dispositive anddiscovery motions,mediation, Lee’s trialpractice includesoral arguments on labor law inbothstate andfederal courts. Mr. liability, transportation andcarrierliability, and defects, premises liability, class action products dealing withcontract disputes, construction a variety ofdiverse matters, includingthose Pennsylvania. Hehassuccessfully defended products liability inNew York, New Jersey, and on complex commercial litigation and James Lee isanattorney focusing hispractice James Lee FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 53 / 88 Hon. Donald Leo Hon. Donald Judge Donald Leo was born and raised in New in New born and raised was Judge Donald Leo in the public educated was Chinatown, City’s York in life his entire and has lived school system, New in 1988 from He graduated City. York New a double-major in Political with University York in 1991 and graduated and Art History, Science law School with a juris doctor Law Brooklyn from degree. school, Donald law from Upon graduation (Manhattan) County York joined the New to assigned was and Office Attorney’s District Unit, where Crimes Division and Sex the Trials felonies, and violent narcotics he prosecuted crimes and homicides. He specializing in sex in 2004 and Office Attorney’s left the District firm of investigations joined the corporate he was where Global Investigations, Fortress of business in charge the Managing Director development. by public service to Donald returned In 2007, Attorney of the Office State York joining the New Chief Bureau became the Deputy and General, where Bureau, Management Offender of the Sex of the civil confinement for responsible he was State York to New pursuant offenders sex violent their release 10 after Article Law Hygiene Mental appointed he was 2015, prison. In December from Judge by Court Criminal City York as a New in the serves He currently Bill de Blasio. Mayor of Kings Part Victims Violence/Special Domestic with in Brooklyn and lives Court Criminal County children. and two his wife Justin H. Lee Justin Justin H. Lee is an associate in the Advertising, in the Advertising, is an associate H. Lee Justin of Davis Group Practice & Promotions Marketing agencies, advertising represents Lee & Gilbert. Mr. agencies, public relations media companies, areas with many in connection and advertisers and marketing entertainment, of advertising, includes reviewing His practice law. promotions of variety a drafting collateral, advertising the use and advising on and licenses, agreements a particular He has of social media in advertising. on technology, clients on counseling focus and security, data Internet, property, intellectual issues. privacy in- was Lee & Gilbert, Mr. joining Davis Prior to Holdings Inc., where Energizer at house counsel division with day- care the personal he provided with intellectual in connection counseling to-day as licensing, as well and advertising property While name issues. and domain protection, brand at internships completed Lee Mr. school, in law and IAC. Networks, MTV Burberry, 54 / 88 FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK Public Interest Committee ofAABANY. as aCo-Chair oftheGovernment Service and Association ofNew York (AABANY). Sheserves County Association Bar andAsianAmericanBar Beatrice isanactive memberintheQueens Sports Law Society. Association andtheArts,Entertainment and Chapter ofAsianPacific AmericanLaw Student President oftwo student clubs,theUConn Law and otherfamily matters. Shewas elected obtain pro sedivorces, requests for childsupport local Family Court, helpinglow income persons Studies. At UConn Law, shevolunteered at the Literature &Rhetoric andAsian&American University, where shedoubledmajored inEnglish Law andherbachelor'sdegree from Binghamton from theUniversity ofConnecticut Schoolof and family law. She received herlaw degree & Katz LLP, afirmthat specializes inmatrimonial Beatrice Leong isanAssociate Attorney at Plaine Beatrice Leong School, J.D. (1994). Economics andGovernment (1991)andYale Law Mr. Leung attended Cornell University, B.A., Judiciary Committee. AABANY’s Career Placement Committee and 2010 to 2011. Hecurrently serves asco-chair of 2016, and served asPresident ofAABANY from of New York (AABANY) from 2006through Directors Association oftheAsianAmericanBar organizations. Hehasserved ontheBoard of and isinvolved withanumberofnot-for-profit local barassociations as well asinhiscommunity, Mr. Leung isactively engagedinnational and resources, infrastructure, andretail industries. experience advisingclients intheenergy, natural and financingtransactions. Hehasparticular (primarily inLatin America)M&A,private equity, offices) onbothdomestic and cross-border institutions, private investment funds,andfamily an array ofclients (corporations, financial firm’s New York office. Mr. Leunghasadvised practice ofPaul Hastings andisbasedinthe Robert Leung isapartnerintheCorporate Robert Leung FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 55 / 88 Mirra Levitt Mirra Mirra Levitt is General Counsel and Co-Founder and Co-Founder Counsel is General Levitt Mirra as an worked Mirra Priori, Before of Priori Legal. a financial & Burling LLP, Covington at associate a Henry Luce Goldman Sachs, and was at analyst in Save program Scholar in the microfinance holds Mirra office. Hanoi, Vietnam the Children’s from School and an A.B. Law Yale from a J.D. of the New She is a member University. Brown Bars. and Massachusetts York SandyLeung Sandy Leung serves as legal advisor to the as legal advisor to serves Sandy Leung at executives and company of Directors Board for and is responsible Squibb Co., Bristol-Myers Sandy legal strategy. shaping the company’s & health environment, for is also responsible and security, corporate sustainability, & safety Squibb Sandy joined Bristol-Myers philanthropy. in the litigation attorney as a staff in 1992 became assistant In 1996, she department. associate named was later, and one year counsel the to appointed Sandy was In 1999, counsel. In secretary. and corporate position of counsel counsel general acting appointed 2006, she was In counsel. named general she was and in 2007, president. vice named executive Sandy was 2014, a Sandy was joining the company, Prior to Attorney’s District Manhattan in the prosecutor from Boston law degree Sandy earned her Office. from and her bachelor’s degree of Law College University. Tufts 56 / 88 FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK Broker. in New York State andisaLicensed Real Estate University in2007. Heisadmitted to practice and hisbachelor'sdegree from Binghamton College of Trust andEstate Counsel Law Journal University in2012, where hewas ontheAmerican Maurice A.DeaneSchoolofLaw at Hofstra Jonathan received hislaw degree from the Attorney General. he interned at theOffice ofthe New York State and general practice law firm.Duringlaw school, joining Parks, Jonathan worked at areal estate and encroachments onParks property. Priorto matters, employment discrimination cases, primarily handlestransactional andcontract Department ofParks &Recreation, where he General Counsel's Office ofthe New YorkCity Jonathan C.LiisanAssistant Counsel inthe Jonathan C.Li fluent inMandarin. where shemajored inbiologyandhistory. Sheis undergraduate degree at Columbia University, her J.D. at Columbia Law Schoolandher Group at Kirkland&EllisLLP. Teresa received Teresa was anAssociate intheRestructuring Reorg Research. Priorto joiningReorg Research, Teresa LiiisaDistressed DebtLegal Analyst at Teresa Lii FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 57 / 88 Katherine Loanzon Katherine Katherine Loanzon is an Attorney Search Search is an Attorney Loanzon Katherine + Parker ce of offi York in the New Director is focused practice Katherine’s Legal. Lynch rms and fi law at attorneys on placing talented joining Parker Prior to York. in New corporations and solo a litigator was Katherine Legal, + Lynch practitioner. of University City her JD from received Katherine and her Bachelor of Arts School of Law York New University. York New from cum laude, degree, York in New law practice to is licensed Katherine the United before practice to and is admitted the Southern and Eastern for Court District States Districts. with Parker is a legal recruiter Loanzon Katherine rm associates fi law she matches where + Lynch, Prior opportunity. career exciting with their next a solo was Katherine + Lynch, joining Parker to and food who advised start-ups practitioner New As a native City. York in New businesses CUNY her JD from received Katherine Yorker, Languages in Romance and her BA School of Law University. York New from Linda S. Lin Linda S. Linda is currently Vice President, Assistant Assistant President, Vice Linda is currently QBE North America (QBE) at Counsel General the QBE’s is the legal advisor for she where & Surplus Lines Division and Excess Specialty Division includes Specialty QBE’s business. accident liability, and professional management inland aviation, surety, credit, & health, trade Program the Specialty and healthcare, marine, as served joining QBE, Linda Prior to business. Berkshire at Claims Director Senior Complex she (BHSI), where Insurance Specialty Hathaway management, to BHSI with respect supported duciary, fi practices, employment professional, Linda began matters. cyber liability and delity, fi Liberty at industry in the insurance her career (LIU) in management Underwriters International a litigation Linda was LIU, claims. Prior to liability Farr & Willkie rm of fi the law at associate clerk to as law She also served Gallagher LLP. Judge for District U.S. L. Irizarry, the Hon. Dora Linda received York. of New District the Eastern with and Law Politics in Philosophy, her B.A. her Juris and University Binghamton from honors School, Law Brooklyn cum laude from Doctorate a member of the Moot Court she was where Honor Society. of the Asian American president Linda is a past and (AABANY) York of New Bar Association of its Advisory as the co-chair serves currently Linda was In 2011, and Judiciary Committees. as a Council City York the New by appointed Districting City York on the New Commissioner the City's with redrawing and tasked Commission lines. Linda is a founder district Councilmatic school division of the Sonia & Celina of the law (formerly Program Judicial Internship Sotomayor Bar Judicial Minority as the Joint known the Best Linda also received Program). Internship Asian the National from Under 40 award Lawyers in 2016. c American Bar Association Pacifi 58 / 88 FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK in New York andCalifornia. School ofLaw. Tristan isadmitted to practice law Law School,andtheLawyering Program at NYU of Intensive Trial Advocacy Program at Cardozo a decade, Tristan hasbeenanadjunct faculty Law Review, andGeorgetown University. For over School, where heserved asArticlesEditor ofthe graduated from Northwestern University Law in regulatory compliance andlitigation. He he represented Fortune 100corporations big firmsin Washington andNew York, where his commercial litigation firm,he worked at medium-sized corporations. Before forming has alsoserved asoutsidegeneral counsel to cases to verdict before juriesandjudges.He is anexperienced triallawyer whohastried Tristan Loanzon, principalat Loanzon LLP, Tristan Loanzon Barnard College, Columbia University. J.D. from Brooklyn Law Schooland herB.A from A native ofNew York City, Soniareceived her Committee at theNew York CityAssociation. Bar of theEnhance Diversity intheProfession directors ofApex for Youth andisamember Sonia currently alsoserves ontheboard of College, Columbia University. Low received her B.A. inEnglishfrom Barnard editor ofThe Journalof International Law . Ms. merit-based scholarship recipient andmanaging from Brooklyn Law Schoolwhere shewas a District ofNew York. Ms.Low received herJ.D. Ellis intheU.S. District Court for theSouthern as judiciallaw clerkto theHonorable Ronald L. Prior to entering private practice, Ms.Low served American CivilLibertiesUnion. such asVolunteer Lawyers for theArts andthe projects representing not-for-profit organizations and insurance laws. Ms.Low also ledpro bono on U.S. securities,employment, tax,litigation, at theParis office advisingEuropean clients the law firm for five years, shespent one year and regulatory compliance. While working at mergers andacquisitions, corporate governance law firmwhere shespecialized incapitalmarkets, Ms. Low beganhercareer at amajorinternational the company. the legaldepartment withthedailyoperations of wide policiesandprocedures whileintegrating matters andlitigation. Shecreated company- estate law, regulatory compliance, commercial governance, laborandemployment law, real CPC, sheadvisedonmatters includingcorporate low-income communities ofNew York City. At serving theChinese-American, immigrant and Inc. (CPC), alarge not-for-profit organization lawyer ofChinese-American PlanningCouncil, was thefirst General Counsel andin-house affiliates. Prior tojoining TheONE Group, she affairs ofthe company anditssubsidiaries As General Counsel, Soniaoversees thelegal of theinternational restaurant brand STK®. global hospitality company andthecreator Group Hospitality, Inc.,apublicly-traded, Sonia Low istheGeneral Counsel ofThe ONE Sonia Low FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 59 / 88 Nehal Madhani Nehal Madhani is an attorney, and the founder founder and the attorney, Nehal Madhani is an he was Alt Legal, Before of Alt Legal. and CEO LLP. Kirkland & Ellis, at attorney a practicing efficient, more legal practice make to Inspired and founded himself programming Nehal taught IP whose cloud-based a company Alt Legal, helps legal professionals software docketing of IP of thousands and manage hundreds prepare He has been profiled daily. filings and deadlines , Journal, Inc. Magazine, Bloomberg in the ABA the for selected . Nehal was the Law and Above “recognizes that 50 – an award Fastcase 2016 innovators, courageous most 50 of the smartest, in the law.” visionaries, and leaders techies, Law Stanford at fellow Nehal is also a CodeX of the University from School. He has a J.D. in School, a Certificate Law Pennsylvania the Wharton from and Public Policy Business Northwestern from B.A. and a School of Business, Northwestern Nehal graduated University. with a double major in biology and University economics. Sam Lui Sam Lui is a Senior Staff Attorney at Manhattan at Manhattan Attorney Sam Lui is a Senior Staff family practices He currently Services. Legal survivors for advocating law, and immigration he practiced that, Prior to violence. of domestic in tenants low-income representing housing law Manhattan. Sam represented his legal career, Throughout and Japanese-speaking Chinese-speaking many court family prevention, in eviction clients of legal immigration attainment and proceedings one of the Co- Sam is currently Also, status. of the Bono Committee of the Pro Chairpersons York of New Asian American Bar Association and conducts lawyers volunteer he recruits where bono as other pro legal clinic as well monthly years, few the past Over in Chinatown. events educational numerous he has also conducted in Asian community the for presentations law. family of housing and areas different of California, University from Sam graduated in in 1994 with a bachelor's degree Irvine, he In 2007, Japanese language and literature. School of Law University Hofstra from graduated in law practice to He is licensed with a JD degree. and California. York New 60 / 88 FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK University SchoolofLaw. College andaJurisDoctorate from Fordham She received degrees dualbachelor’s from Union High SchoolParent Board. as Assistant Legal Counsel to theHunter College investigations andlitigation. Shecurrently serves District Attorneys through allstages ofcriminal organizations. Anjumentors juniorAssistant multi-state narcotics andmoney laundering the useofwiretapping into international and has focused onlong-term investigations including related to children throughout New York City. She involving narcotics andweapons andoffenses service, Anjuvertically prosecuted crimes since 1996.Duringmore than20years ofpublic the Office oftheSpecialNarcotics Prosecutor Attorney’s office andhasbeenappointed to Attorney withtheKingsCounty District Anju Malhotra isaSeniorAssistant District Anju Malhotra English. University inphilosophy, politicalscience, and degreeholds abachelor’s from Binghamton on several politicalcampaignsinNew York. He Opportunity (SEO) asacurriculumadvisorand school, heworked at Sponsors for Educational business andproperty taxpayers. Priorto law Advocate, asastudent attorney assisting currently works at the Office ofthe Taxpayer particular interests inreal estate andtaxlaw. He at BenjaminN.Cardozo SchoolofLaw with Sunny Mangalisasecond year law student Sunny Mangal FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 61 / 88 Kenneth M. McClure M. Kenneth Ken has been a leader in the financial printing a leader in the financial printing has been Ken founding Before years. 27 over for industry RR Donnelley at a Sales Director Summit, he was 2010-2013. from Group Markets in the Capital of President Senior Vice he was that Prior to and 2008-2010 from and Co. Bowne Sales at from Printing Capital at President Senior Vice as in our industry known is well Ken 2000-2008. having executives, experienced one of its most of many for work the print and overseen secured Street. Wall deals done on significant the most relationships long-standing has developed Ken banks and firms, investment leading law at Fortune with many well as firms, as equity private has been one of the top Ken 500 companies. and has an outstanding in our industry producers and service hands-on customer for reputation in Sales has a BA and Ken indisputable integrity. College. Morehouse from Marketing Stanley Mark Stanley Stanley Mark is Senior Staff Attorney at the Attorney is Senior Staff Mark Stanley Education and Defense Asian American Legal and coordinates He conducts (AALDEF). Fund clinics legal rights and free education community on seeking legal advice families immigrant for matters. citizenship and of immigration a range Americans Japanese He has represented Civil Liberties Act under the redress pursuing US in interned were of 1988 whose families II. Since War camps during World concentration an AALDEF and conducted he has initiated 1995, has assisted campaign that civic participation citizens U.S. in becoming thousands of persons District the U.S. at vote to them and registering member of the He is co-founding Courthouse. a community Network, Zero Ground Beyond medical for is advocating that based coalition and coverage, health insurance treatment, living residents community for studies research He had Side and Chinatown. East in the Lower of the Asian of Directors on the Board served and was York of New American Bar Association York Member of the New Board an Advisory Americans. on New Force Task Assembly State on both the Community He has also served of of Directors and the Board Board Funding “Have He co-authored Fund. the North Star World of History? the Lessons Learned We Secret and Today’s II Japanese Internment War and Suzette Mehta with Cyrus Detentions” the American published by Masters Brooks as the known now Foundation, Law Immigration He is a graduate Council. American Immigration School. Hall Law of Seton 62 / 88 FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK foundations, civicandartsgroups. held board memberships inothernot-for-profit for thePage Education Foundation. Healsohas of MinneapolisandanAdvisory Board Member as aboard memberfor theLegal AidSociety Summer Legal Institute intheTwin Citiesand Committee for Just The BeginningFoundation’s included servingasamemberoftheSteering Committee. Hiscommunity activities have Hiring Committee andmemberofitsDiversity Mr. Meghjeehasserved thefirmasChairof related classes inbothlaw schoolsandcollege. other law firms.Healsohastaught otherlaw- World theU.S. Bank, State Department, and Lawyers Without Borders, NITA, USAID, the Program inNairobi, Kenya, co-sponsored by Borders SupportThrough Trial Advocacy Training as aninstructor withtheLawyers Without has alsotaught trialadvocacy internationally National Institute ofTrial Advocacy (NITA), and Mr. Meghjeehastaught trialadvocacy for the as well asat theappellate level. financial litigation inboth state and federal court, institutions onbothsidesofpatent, business, and corporations, foundations, andacademic in mass tort matters, aswell aspensionfunds, practice hasincludedrepresenting individuals a broad variety ofmatters. Mr. Meghjee’s national decades ofrepresenting adiverse client basein is anexperienced triallawyer withover two Munir Meghjee, Partner at Robins Kaplan LLP, Munir Meghjee Committee. Montoya isalsoamemberofHinshaw's Diversity in 2005,andwas madePartner in2010. Ms. Ms. Montoya joinedHinshaw &Culbertson LLP defense andemployment regulations. and counseling onallaspects ofconsumer benefitted from herriskmanagement programs employment law. Ms.Montoya's clients have also involving consumer defense claimsand strategies that resolve litigation disputes Ms. Montoya iswidelyrecognized for successful and general commercial litigation. worked extensively inlegalmalpractice defense employment laws. Inaddition,Ms.Montoya has under various federal andstate consumer, and 40 class action lawsuits involving claimsbrought courts ofNew York andNew Jersey inmore than law. Ms.Montoya haslitigated inthefederal specifically, consumer defense andemployment of trialandlitigation experience to herpractice; Concepcion A.Montoya bringsnearly15years Concepcion A.Montoya FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 63 / 88 William H. Ng William William H. Ng is an Associate at Littler Littler at H. Ng is an Associate William firm law U.S.-based the largest Mendelson, P.C., management representing to devoted exclusively law. employment of labor and aspect in every businesses on defending focuses His practice matters, litigation in employment and companies and actions, and collective and hour class wage and investigations. of Labor audits Department William practice, his litigation In addition to on their workplace employers counsels regularly with compliance for policies and practices William laws. and local employment state, federal, including of clients, range with a broad works in the manufacturing, of all sizes companies financial services, retail, care, health hospitality, industries. and transportation construction, as an Assistant was William joining Littler, Prior to in the and Senior Counsel Counsel Corporation Divisions of Law Labor & Employment and Tort Department. Law City York the New of the Asian the co-chair is currently William York’s of New American Bar Association Sponsorship Conference Fall (AABANY) positions held various has William Committee. of President including Vice within AABANY Secretary, Recording & Development, Finance of as a Co-Chair has also served He and Director. Communications, Law, the Labor & Employment Student & Public Interest, Service Government Committees. Lawyer and Young Outreach of Fellow as a Diversity selected was William Labor and Bar Association’s State York the New and in 2013-2014, Section Law Employment Super Metro York the New has been named to William 2014-2017. from List Rising Stars Lawyers University, Binghamton from his B.A. received John’s St. from in 2004 and his J.D. cum laude, in 2007. School of Law University Marty Nachemson Marty Marty Nachemson is a partner at Prosperian Prosperian Nachemson is a partner at Marty brings a specialty Marty Management. Wealth to his clientele. financial engineering in holistic of skills, financial acumen a variety He utilizes and services of products portfolio and a diverse with true financial clients provide to in order Marty innovative, and Thorough independence. a unique through returns measurable produces with the process, coordination macro-economic of dollars, efficiency increase goal in mind to along with risk strategies, tax saving develop finances. your over and control management communication decades, Marty's three over For and desire strategy economic of skills, grasp and prolific him a diverse has brought serve to and awards industry as many as well clientele the FISH for is a volunteer Marty recognition. getting for which is responsible Organization professionals health care to members community The access. otherwise not be able to would they for family has been a host Nachemson family ABC enables program. (ABC) Chance A Better in areas who live children, academically gifted dangerous, or even is scarce education where outside of their own education a quality get communities. from Island, graduated up on Long grew Marty resides and currently of Buffalo University The Claudia and three CT with his wife in Wilton, soccer many too way and has been to children games. 64 / 88 FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK from Pace University. Management withaPre-Medical Concentration B.B.A., magnacumlaude, inInternational Environmental Law Review . Shereceived her the Notes andComments Editor ofthePace from Pace University SchoolofLaw. Shewas Ms. Palla received herJ.D., summacumlaude, member ofitsLegislative Action Committee. York Intellectual Property Law Association anda Committee. SheisalsoamemberoftheNew Previously, shewas theCo-Chair ofitsWomen's AssociationAsian AmericanBar ofNew York. Ms. Palla isontheBoard ofDirectors ofthe York. District Court for theEastern District ofNew Judge Robert J. Hurley oftheUnited States and patent topics. Sheclerked for theHonorable University SchoolofLaw addressing antitrust Ms. Palla isanadjunct professor at Pace BNA. Pharmaceutical Patent Analyst andBloomberg/ quoted inleadingpublications, including Forbes, Institute andWestLegal Ed, andpublished and have been presented by thePracticing Law and developments ine-discovery. Herprograms regulations, intellectual property law inAsia, devices patent law, patent reform, biosimilars pharmaceutical, biotechnology andmedical range oftopics includingdevelopments in Ms. Palla frequently writes andspeaksona property litigation. over 15years ofexperience inintellectual Waxman patent infringement cases.Shehas medical devices, withanemphasisonHatch- biotechnology, drugdelivery systems and of technologies, includingpharmaceuticals, patent area, herpractice focuses onanarray patent, copyright andtrademark matters. Inthe LLP’s Intellectual Property Practice covering PallaSapna isaPartner at Wiggin andDana Sapna PallaSapna Canada. for theNew Forms MediaSociety inVancouver, then hasorganized exhibitions andperformances Experimental ElEco inMexico City, andsince 2011 Curator-in-Residence at UNAM’s Museo A Culture LabonImaginedFutures. Hewas a American Center’s two-day event CTRL+ALT: ANTICUCHOS for theSmithsonianAsianPacific site ofPearl River MartwithhisDJ collective in aparticipatory soundinstallation at theformer presented amusic-focused research project set recently closedat MOCA.In2016, Andrew of ChineseFood andIdentity inAmerica,which co-curator ofSour, Sweet, Bitter, Spicy: Stories October 5,2017 to March 25,2018. Hewas the Golden Venture Paper Sculptures, onview from detained Chineseasylum seekers titledFOLD: exhibition that willfeature artwork created by Washington, DC.Heiscurrently curating an based museumsinNew York, Chicagoand Andrew hasworked onexhibitions at community- Andrew Rebatta FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 65 / 88 Michael J. Rhee J. Michael . Michael J. Rhee joined The Durst Organization Organization Durst Rhee joined The Michael J. Durst The in 2012. Counsel as General leader as a world is recognized Organization and of high-performance in the development and commercial advanced environmentally Michael Counsel, As General buildings. residential The Durst of legal affairs handles the day-to-day Michael is and its 1,200 employees. Organization acquisition, with the company’s closely involved leasing financing and development, construction, activities. the Special Michael was joining Durst, Prior to Fried, at Department Estate in the Real Counsel He began LLP. & Jacobson Harris, Shriver Frank, 14 LLP and spent Fowler Battle at his legal career firm practice. law in private years University Cornell from his B.S. Michael received Korean of the Cornell as the President and served from his J.D. He received Association. Students he was where School of Law, University John’s St. Law John’s St. for Editor the Articles and Notes Review of the of Governors Michael is on the Board of Greater Association American Lawyers Korean a 2017 and he received (KALAGNY) York New Anniversary 31st KALAGNY’s at Award Trailblazer supports the annual Gala. Michael regularly Golf Foundation American Community Korean the not slicing golf balls into When Classic. running and spending time with he enjoys woods, his family. Megan Rha Megan Rha immigrated to the United States from from States United the to Megan Rha immigrated old. She nine years when she was South Korea from in History her bachelor’s degree received St. from degree her law and University Cornell full merit as a School of Law, John's University recipient. scholarship as an Assistant school, she worked law After and County Nassau for Attorney District of criminal cases, array a wide prosecuted the sale offenses, sex to related including charges and fraud, assault, robbery, burglary, of narcotics, theft. identity in the Nassau Kim as a colleague Jenny She met founded and Office Attorney's District County than Queens more Rha & Kim, LLP in Bayside, to grown steadily firm has The ago. 10 years In between attorneys. full-time five include now and sector in the government law practicing Ms. Rha also practiced practice, her own starting York New in law and regulatory civil litigation and as part of mid-sized D.C. and in Washington, firms. law large individuals and represent Ms. Rha and the firm federal and in state organizations business bodies, in administrative as before as well courts, and trials. Ms. Rha civil and criminal proceedings, all cases. to approach oriented in a team believes Ms. Rha volunteers law, practicing In addition to non- of many her time serving on the boards entities, and educational organizations profit in legal and non-legal and training teaching and amateur many and attending areas, subject children. with her five sporting events scholastic 66 / 88 FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK friends andfamily. sports fan andlikes spendingtimewithhis neighborhoods withinManhattan. Heisanavid enjoys tryingnew restaurants inhissurrounding Jonathan isaself-proclaimed "foodie" and balance. have greater opportunity at achieving financial his clients have become more disciplinedand of thosehemeets. With afocus onsavings, to provide financial confidence tothelives engages inuncommon conversations andhelps Prosperian's time-tested process, Jonathan team at Strategies for Wealth. Utilizing Prosperian Wealth Management, aspecialized After practicing for five years Jonathan joined industry. decided to joinhiminthefinancialservices lives, personally andprofessionally, Jonathan seeing theimpact hisfather hadonhisclients’ from theUniversity ofWisconsin in2012 and father’s footsteps inbusiness. After graduating Jonathan always knew hewanted to follow inhis Jonathan Rosenbaum from New York University. certificate in French-to-English legaltranslation Law andUniversity ofArizona. Hasanholdsa the University ofCalifornia Hastings Schoolof and permanency planning.Heisagraduate of confidentiality, attorney-client confidentiality, such asimmigrant rights, housingrights, HIV nonprofit organizations andhospitals,onissues given numerous trainings to clients andstaff at change, divorce, andprobate issues. Hasanhas immigration, housing,family, consumer, name clients inarange ofmatters, including Over thepast twenty years, hehasrepresented the Legal AidSociety’s Immigration Law Unit. Hasan Shafiqullahisthe Attorney-in-Charge of Hasan Shafiqullah FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 67 / 88 Susan L. Shin Susan L. Susan L. Shin is a trial lawyer and complex and complex lawyer Susan L. Shin is a trial on behalf of public litigator commercial and other financial institutions companies, and disputes in litigated clients corporate and courts state and in federal actions class Ms. Shin years, few the last In arbitrations. in verdict to trials in five counsel as trial served York, of New Districts the Southern and Eastern as lead of which she served recent the most jury a full defense and achieved trial counsel and institutions Ms. Shin also represents verdict. investigations in government individual clients by conducted proceedings and enforcement agencies. regulatory and state federal various bono litigation pro an active She also maintains charter City York New representing practice schools in bringing and challenging actions school co-locations. charter involving as a joining the firm, Ms. Shin served Prior to Dearie, J. Raymond the Honorable to clerk law York, of New District Eastern Court, US District of graduate a 2001 Ms. Shin is 2002-2003. from a Harlan she was School where Law Columbia Ms. her legal career, Prior to Scholar. Stone Fiske as an Morgan J.P. at years four over Shin spent management in the bank's investment Associate and CLE speaker She is a frequent business. legal ethics, involving on topics panelist and diversity. financial litigation and commercial of the President Past Ms. Shin is the Immediate York. of New Asian American Bar Association James Shih James Shih is a fourth-year litigation associate associate litigation James Shih is a fourth-year includes His practice LLP. & Cromwell Sullivan at and government civil litigation complex as a law he served S&C, Before investigations. G. Schofield in the Lorna the Honorable clerk to President and to York of New Southern District Criminal of the International Meron Theodor He currently Yugoslavia. the former for Tribunal Litigation of the AABANY as a co-chair serves Committee. 68 / 88 FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK Center. with distinction from Georgetown University Law L.L.M. inSecuritiesLaw andFinancialRegulation University SchoolofLaw. Brianalsoreceived an University, andhisJ.D., cumlaude, from Boston Brian received hisB.S. from theJohnsHopkins on theFirmwide Diversity Committee. Recruiting and HiringCommittee. Brianalsosits in New York asaco-chair, andisamemberofthe Brian leadstheDiversity andInclusionCommittee by NAPABA in2016. was presented withthe“Best Under40Award” in 2014, and servingontheFellows’ Board. Brian completing theirten-month fellowship program involved withtheCouncil ofUrbanProfessionals, Diversity intheProfession. Brianisalsoactively City Association’s Bar Committee to Enhance Committee. Brianserves ontheNew York chair for NAPABA’s Military&Veterans Network Veterans Affairs Committee. Heisalsoa co- In 2014, Brian founded AABANY’s Military& Services Agency. Defense Appellate Division,U.S. Army Legal serves asaDefense Appellate counsel for the service intheU.S. Army Reserve andcurrently 2003 to 2007. Brianhascontinued hismilitary General’s Corps andserved onactive duty from legal career intheU. S.Army JudgeAdvocate white collar criminaldefense. Brianbeganhis focuses hispractice onsecuritieslitigation and experience asageneral commercial litigator, but office Baker of Hostetler LLP. Brianhas broad Brian W. SongisaPartner intheNew York Brian W. Song lifestyles. people andlearningabouttheirculture and organization. Shealsoenjoys meeting new mentors andisthepresident ofanIRSemployee grandson. Aself-described peopleperson, she Brenda ismarriedwithtwo children and1 various professional women’s organizations. community andmulti-lingualorganizations, and chambers ofcommerce, senators, civicgroups, community service from Congressional offices, awards andrecognition for her dedication and English program. Brenda hasreceived several Brenda istheNew York Lead for theIRSLimited small business groups andindustry associations. collaborate with tax professional organizations, and otherbusiness organizations. Herrole isto of commerce, taxprofessional organizations trade andindustrial organizations, chambers through outreach withgovernment agencies, coordinates and shares IRSkey messages As aStakeholder Liaisonsheparticipates, Self Employed Business Operating Unit. Senior Stakeholder LiaisonintheSmallBusiness/ Stakeholder Liaison.Brenda currently works as Manager, andNew York Acting Area Managerfor Collection Enforcement, Taxpayer Assistance such as,HumanResources, Criminal Investigation, IRS shehasworked invarious Business Units years ofexperience. Duringhertenure withthe Brenda Stuart-Luke is anIRSveteran with38 Brenda Stuart-Luke FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 69 / 88 Shan K. Thever Shan K. Thever has been a practicing attorney attorney has been a practicing Shan K. Thever in practice to been admitted and has 1977 since and the D.C. Washington York, New California, the He is currently Court. Supreme States United Bar City Association York of the New Director business He also practices Firm Center. Small Law law. the for Representative a Lawyer as Shan served 2004- from Judicial Conference Circuit Ninth rated AV named a pre-eminent, He was 2007. of Martindale-Hubbell. His areas by attorney municipal, and health care, include expertise law. business California of Governor by appointed Shan was of California. the Medical Board to Jerry Brown Angeles Los former by appointed also He was to Riordan and RIchard Bradley Thomas Mayors including boards city influential on several serve the Municipal Commission, the Airport Advisory and Angeles, of Los Corporation Improvement Bank. Development Angeles Local the Los of the Department to as a consultant Shan served nominated He was D.C. in Washington Commerce as the Assistant serve to Bill Clinton President by Development Business of the Minority Director of within the Department (MBDA) Agency D.C. in Washington Commerce Special as the Governor’s He also served Industrial Nations the United to Representative on (UNIDO) Organization Development issues transfer-related technology international from technology of Agro including the transfer Egypt. to California the from Award the Trailblazer He received and has received South Asian Bar Association Congress States the United from commendations Shan Legislature. State as the California as well and Juris Doctor cum laude, his B.A. received Entrepreneurs for Development Management Los California of the University from Certificate Business School and UCLA Law Angeles, UCLA School, respectively. Irene Tan Irene Irene Tan is Assistant General Counsel of the of the Counsel General is Assistant Tan Irene at legal team Products Insurance Commercial development, advises on product she AIG where She is also issues. and distribution marketing, Prior Hub. Innovation a member of the Legal a at President Vice was AIG, Irene joining to she advised firm where boutique consulting firms on management asset alternative issues. and compliance governance, regulatory, of the Asian on the Board is a Director Irene and York of New American Bar Association and Secretary as Membership served previously She also serves committees. of various co-chair and Youth for Apex for Board on the Associate of Bar the Network for Council the Executive of Strategic President She is the Vice Leaders. the Don H. Liu for and Marketing Development Program. Scholars with University Cornell from graduated Irene She & Management. Analysis in Policy a B.S. with School Law Brooklyn from J.D. her received in law While Law. in Business a concentration Articles & as the Executives served school, Irene & Policy Law Journal of of The Editor Symposium Ramon E. Reyes the Honorable for and interned the Eastern for Court District States of the United York. of New District 70 / 88 FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK at Boston College. School ofLaw, degree andearnedherbachelor’s EJ isaproud graduate ofSt. John'sUniversity award. New York International Independent FilmFestival Love, Life andLGBT (2010), whichreceived a documentary, Left OutinAmerica: Legislating Service Award, andisaProducer oftheshort including theSt. John’s Law Recent Graduate and thestate. Shehasreceived several awards, and pro bonoclinicsthroughout thecounty Archives, Korean AmericanYouth Foundation, Kupferberg Holocaust Resource Center and to localcommunity organizations, suchasthe EJ frequently volunteers andprovides counsel the JudgesandLawyers Breast Cancer Alert. York, andamemberoftheBoard ofDirectors of Women’s Association Bar oftheState ofNew School ofLaw, Convention Co-Chair for the the AlumniAssociation at St. John’s University Association ofGreater New York, Treasurer of Vice President oftheKorean American Lawyers immediate past president. SheistheExecutive Women’s Association Bar andsheiscurrently the American President oftheQueensCounty Of Korean ancestry, EJwas thefirst Asian- Districts. Second, Tenth, Eleventh andThirteenth Judicial Committee onCharacter andFitness for the Second Department, sheserves onthe Presiding Justice oftheAppellate Division, appointment oftheHonorable RandallT. Eng, Commission onStatewide Discipline. By Jonathan Lippmanto theNew York State EJ was appointed by former ChiefJudge fiduciary capacities. York to serve inGuardian adLitem andinother law. Sheisappointed by theCourts ofNew guardianships andcommercial andemployment and family law, trusts andestates litigation, them indisputes andappealsinmatrimonial a widerange oflitigation matters andcounsels represents individuals,families, andbusinesses in partner ofVishnick McGovern MilizioLLP. EJ community asEJ, isthefirst woman andAPA Eun ChongThorsen, known to thebarand Eun ChongThorsen administration. (Missouri) where hemajored inbusiness Darol graduated from Columbia College served invarious leadership positions. February 1978 to February 2004,where he from theUSArmy after 26 years ofservice from Prior to joiningtheIRS,Darol served andretired South Carolina. of theIRSrecruiting efforts for bothNorthand August 2012, where hewas responsible for all IRS Recruitment Office from November 2010 until there, heserved asaRecruiting Agent withthe 2005, inSyracuse asaRevenue Officer. From He started hiscareer withtheIRSinOctober beginning of2015. Revenue Officer inAlbany from 2012 until the 2015. Hepreviously served asaSupervisory with theTaxpayer Advocate Service inFebruary Brooklyn, New York. Heassumed thisposition Darol Tucker istheLocal Taxpayer Advocate in Darol Tucker FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 71 / 88 Hon. Lillian Wan Hon. Lillian Judge Wan was appointed by Mayor Michael R. Mayor by appointed was Judge Wan in Kings and serves on July 11, 2012 Bloomberg hearing cases involving Court Family County visitation, custody, child abuse and neglect, Judge delinquency. and juvenile offenses family “crossover over preside to designated is Wan care in foster children which involve cases youth” committing for arrested subsequently who are taking the bench, Judge Wan crimes. Prior to in Kings County Attorney-Referee a Court was she handled adoption, where Court Surrogate's matters. and estates and trusts guardianship, trial conducted Wan Judge In this capacity, and with attorneys conferences and settlement over and presided litigants self-represented disabled adults hearings involving guardianship who inherits determine and kinship hearings to nine years for also served Judge Wan an estate. for the Administration at as a trial attorney Court in the Family (ACS) Services Children's she tried and Division, where Services Legal trials. of abuse and neglect supervised hundreds degree earned her undergraduate Judge Wan degree and her law University Binghamton from on she served School, where Law Albany from formerly . Judge Wan Review Law the Albany Law and Family Court the Family chaired on the City served Bar, the City at Committee serving and is now Bar’s Committee, Nominating Committee. Judicial Service on the Encourage to appointed was Judge Wan Earlier this year, Committee Advisory State York on the New serve as a also serves Judge Wan on Judicial Ethics. Bar Women's the Brooklyn for member board Court Family State York and the New Association the is currently Judge Wan Judges Association. Court Family City York of the New Secretary has also been Judge Wan Judges Association. System’s Court on the Unified serve to selected and Interpreting on Court Committee Advisory Department Division Second the Appellate Certification Health Professional Mental with assessing charged a committee Committee, court appointed of potential the qualifications is a former Judge Wan health experts. mental and Public of the Government Co-Chair the Asian American Bar for Committee Sector has been Judge Wan York. of New Association Association in the National participant an active Program, of Justice” Judges “Color of Women NYC introducing towards which has been geared the legal profession. to high school students in various participates regularly Judge Wan and in the community the Judges” events “Meet NYC various panels at on career has presented schools. Ashish Walia Ashish Walia is an entrepreneur, co-founder, and co-founder, is an entrepreneur, Ashish Walia LawTrades Ashish started of LawTrades. COO Raad friend school with his best during law that is the infrastructure Ahmed. LawTrades and high small businesses, helps start-ups, with work and find, hire, companies growth of the a fraction at attorneys independent top have do not attorneys LawTrades Since cost. money save able to are clients overhead, excess work able to are and lawyers on legal costs, they where want, when they independently businesses 2,000 Over want. they and how want, is funded the company and LawTrades, utilize Draper Capital, such as Social investors by and 500 Startups. Angellist, Associates, 72 / 88 FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK Asian Studies from Northwestern University. Chinese Studies from Yale University andaB.A. in Students Association. ShealsohasanM.A.in where sheco-chaired theAsianAmericanLaw Annie obtainedaJ.D. from Columbia Law School, Association’s Immigration Law Committee. Annie alsoco-chaired theNew York Women’s Bar Committee oftheNew York City Association. Bar and chaired theImmigration andNationality Law the AmericanImmigration Lawyers Association bar, having served ontheBoard ofGovernors of Annie isanactive memberoftheimmigration of itsCommunity Education Center Committee. Immigration Council, where shewas amember issues. Sheserved asatrustee oftheAmerican focused onbusiness andfamily immigration Kiely, &Jacobs Galef LLP, where herwork the immigration practice group ofWormser, For closeto 20years, Anniewas apartnerwithin and civilrights groups. communications strategy withimmigrant rights immigration policy solutionsandcoordinating messaging guidance usedinadvocacy for pro- York City, where shewas engagedindeveloping The Opportunity Agenda, anonprofit inNew Robert L.Carter Fellow &Associate Counsel at rights. Before joiningAALDEF, shewas the advocating for policiesthat advance immigrants’ and issues relating to theDACA program while and analyzes immigration policy developments representation project since 2014. Shemonitors for ChildhoodArrivals (DACA) pro bono managing andcoordinating itsDeferred Action Fund, where shehasbeenresponsible for American Legal Defense andEducation Annie Wang isaStaff Attorney at theAsian Annie Wang MSNBC, andPBS. and documentary filmmaker for Newsweek, becoming alawyer, Lee worked asajournalist the University ofCalifornia at Berkeley. Before Yale University andamaster’s injournalismfrom University Law Center. Lee alsohasaB.A. from and HumanitarianStudies from Georgetown She earnedherJ.D. andacertificate in Refugee Council onImmigration Issues inFamily Courts. of theOffice of Court Administration’s Advisory New York City’s Family Courts andisamember trains assigned counsel, court staff, andjudgesin with theFamily Court system. Shenow regularly adverse immigration consequences ofcontact to develop theorganization’s expertise onthe Defense Project asaSkadden Fellow, Lee helped families. When shefirst joinedtheImmigrant criminal-immigration enforcement system on Defense Project, focusing ontheimpact ofthe Lee Wang isaStaff Attorney at theImmigrant Lee Wang FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 73 / 88 Lawrence G. Wee Lawrence A partner in the Corporate Department and a Department A partner in the Corporate and Securities Markets member of the Capital & Wharton Rifkind, Weiss, Paul, at Group on capital focuses G. Wee Garrison, Lawrence and securities transactions and finance markets Chambers by Larry is recognized regulation. 500 as a leading capital markets Legal and The as a Client Group Consulting BTI by and lawyer All-Star. Service equity includes public and private Larry's practice debt and investment-grade high-yield offerings, offerings and debt offerings convertible offerings, securities. He also represents of asset-backed with their in connection public companies governance and corporate ongoing securities law with public advises in connection and matters Larry transactions. acquisitions and mergers in debt consent experience also has extensive and exchange debt restructurings solicitations, offers. Law of the Corporate Larry is a Co-Chair the Asian American Bar of Committee and is also a member York of New Association International of Trinity of Regents of the Board Illustrated Larry is the author of An University. Covenants Standard Debt High-Yield Guide to Law the Practising at which he has presented Laws" the Securities "Understanding Institute's Harvard cum laude from He graduated program. Yale and summa cum laude from School Law College. Spencer M. Ware Spencer Spencer M. Ware is a business leader with over 15 leader with over is a business M. Ware Spencer comprehensive in developing of experience years and restructurings solutions in retail business both in and out of distress. reorganizations, of spans a wide range experience retail Spencer’s consumer retail, big box including apparel, clients luxury jewelry, restaurants, goods, grocery, retail. lending, and specialty payday apparel, between building consensus and Representing focuses Spencer groups, stakeholder key diverse planning, bankruptcy business on liquidity, Recent improvements. and operational tactics, include serving as Chief engagements 2017 Sports Mountain of Eastern Officer Restructuring Gymboree The to and advisor Stores, and Bob’s 11 restructuring. chapter in their Corporation Haverford from in economics He holds a BA School of the London and attended College, in a number has served Spencer Economics. positions leadership and non-profit of industry Alumni Association Haverford's from ranging the Turnaround for Global Trustee to President speaker He is a regular Association. Management of on the topic quoted is frequently and author, the awarded and was restructuring, corporate York the New by Award Year of the Leader Future of Credit. Institute 74 / 88 FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK and PublicInterest Committee from 2015 to 2017. served asaCo-Chair oftheGovernment Service Anita isactively involved inAABANY, where she the Chinatown community. housing attorney, where shefocused primarily in has worked at Manhattan Legal Services asa Pennsylvania Law School.Since graduation, she the University ofHongKong andUniversity of Anita graduated withajoint JD/LLM degree from advocacy, andemployment law. disability advocacy, consumer rights, HIV law &domestic violence, government benefits, housing andtenant’s rights, immigration, family income residents inmany areas including Services provides free legalservices to low- part ofLegal Services NYC. Manhattan Legal Development Unit at Manhattan Legal Services, the HousingUnitandCommunity Economic Anita Wu istheSupervisingAttorney for Anita Wu speaks fluent Cantonese Chinese. University. Sheemigrated from HongKong and School ofLaw andaB.A. from Stony Brook received aJ.D. from Northeastern University at Syracuse University College ofLaw. Karen Law School.Sheheldanassistant professorship a Robert M.Cover Teaching Fellowship at Yale at theNational Employment Law Project and She was therecipient ofaSkadden Fellowship Legal Services. Karen beganhercareer asanorganizer for MFY Families, apan-Asian advocacy organization. the Coalition for AsianAmericanChildren and General andserved astheExecutive Director of in theOffice ofthe New York State Attorney Assistant Attorney General at theLaborBureau a long-timeworkers’ rights lawyer, servingasan mediation, andcommunity organizing. Karen was than twenty years ofexperience inlaw, teaching, Karen bringsto thenot-for-profit sector more training program. agencies, includingtheImmigration Navigator building efforts that strengthen member overseeing membership services andcapacity York Immigration Coalition andisresponsible for Membership andCapacity Buildingat theNew Karen KithanYau, Esq.istheDirector of Karen KithanYau FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 75 / 88 Pauline Yeung-Ha Pauline Pauline Yeung-Ha is a Partner at Grimaldi & Grimaldi at is a Partner Yeung-Ha Pauline in Trusts, she concentrates where LLP, Yeung as Special as well Elder Law, and Estates, Wills undergraduate her received Needs Planning. She degree and her law College Vassar from degree She is School of Law. University John’s St. from and New York in both New practice to admitted Jersey. York’s named: “New has been Ms. Yeung-Ha York New 2012,” in the Law Leaders Women included 2016,” to 2012 Lawyers “Best Magazine’s from list “Rising Stars” on the Super Lawyer’s to in 2015 list the Super Lawyers 2014, to 2011 Under 40 in Lawyers “Best and NAPABA’s 2016, 2011.” a member of the is currently Ms. Yeung-Ha Committee, Executive Section Elder Law NYSBA’s and Committee, of the Diversity Vice-Chair She is a Services. of Membership Vice-Chair of Planning Committee member of the Estate Ms. Yeung-Ha Section. Law & Estates the Trusts of the Brooklyn of Trustees on the Board serves of the Pro and is the Co-Chair Bar Association also serves She of AABANY. Bono Committee the Secretary and is of Directors on the Board in New organization a non-profit of CaringKind, of Directors on the Board She served City. York Attorneys, of Elder Law Academy of the National member of a former was and Chapter York New House of Delegates. NYSBA’s in serving the community. is active Ms. Yeung-Ha in presentations conducting Aside from in Cantonese seminars English, she also gives was Ms. Yeung-Ha and Mandarin Chinese. (now Assemblywoman for speaker a key & Senior Law Meng’s Grace Congresswoman) awarded and was Financial Planning Workshop of her continued in appreciation with a Citation the Asian community. and support to service Tsui Yee Tsui Tsui Yee has been practicing immigration immigration has been practicing Yee Tsui of handling a wide variety 1999, since law and family- including matters, immigration permanent for applications employment-based visas, removal work non-immigrant residence, naturalization proceedings, (deportation) defense waivers various for and applications applications, of removability. named a Super was Yee Tsui and 2017, In 2016 a law, in the field of immigration Lawyer than 5% on less is bestowed that designation also named one of the She was of attorneys. 50 Asian Americans in Business Outstanding Development American Business the Asian by the was Ms. Yee In 2012, in 2016. Corporation Woman Outstanding of the Dena Coye recipient the National from Award Entrepreneurship Inc. Council, Business Minority numerous at and spoken has presented Ms. Yee regarding seminars legal education continuing and nationality of immigration aspects various management. firm practice as law as well law, of the as Co-Chair served She formerly of Committee Law and Nationality Immigration York of New the Asian American Bar Association Small Firm Practice of the Solo and and Co-Chair Lawyers County York the New of Committee She is a member of the American Association. and the Asian Association Lawyers Immigration York. of New American Bar Association the University from her J.D. received Ms. Yee in Angeles School of Law Los at of California Tufts from Science in Political 1998 and her B.A. law practice to She is admitted in 1993. University of Appeals; Court Circuit the Second York; in New the Southern and for Courts District and the U.S. York. of New Districts Eastern Yee Tsui H. of Offices the Law forming Prior to partner a founding was Yee Ms. in 2017, P.C. & Durkin, LLP LLP and Yee Yee of Guerrero firms. law immigration 76 / 88 FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK School in2000. 1995 andJ.D. from The University ofChicagoLaw Mr. Yoo received hisB.A. from Yale University in serves ontheAdvisory Committee ofAABANY. York City Housing Authority matters. Mr. Yoo also representation oflow-income tenants inNew Bono Award for Outstanding Service for his and twice received theLegal AidSociety Pro Mr. Yoo isalsocommitted to pro bonoservice risk-linked transactions. restructurings, M&A,joint ventures andinsurance securities, exchange offers, consent solicitations, private placements ofequity, debtandhybrid and private equity firmsinpublicofferings and Mr. Yoo represents issuers, investment banks experience intheinsurance andbankingsectors. other corporate transactions, withextensive His practice focuses oncapitalmarkets and of Skadden, Arps,Slate, Meagher&FlomLLP. Finance andFinancialInstitutions departments Dwight Yoo isapartnerintheCorporate Dwight Yoo FALL CONFERENCE 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 77 / 88 Plenary Lunch Song Kim Committee Issues Co-Chair, Chris Kwok Committee Issues Co-Chair, CLE Chin Francis AABANY Director, Technology Development Professional Chair, Committee & Expo Fair Career Diversity Daphne Ha Placement Career Co-Chair, Committee Jeff Ikejiri Placement Career Co-Chair, Committee Leung Robert Placement Career Co-Chair, Committee Nguyen Christina Placement Career Co-Chair, Committee Development Professional Series Coaching Marianne Chow AABANY Director, Nguyen Christina Placement Career Co-Chair, Committee Jeff Ikejiri and Operations, VP of Programs AABANY Trailblazer Norman Lau-Kee Award James Chou Committee Awards Co-Chair, Huang Mike Committee Awards Co-Chair, David Mou David Labor & Employment Co-Chair, Committee Law Sponsorships Kim Kevin AABANY Director, Development H. 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