STRONGER TOGETHER UNITY IN DIVERSITY

Annual Dinner 2020 February 26, 2020

Cipriani Wall Street 55 Wall Street New York, NY Presidents of AABANY

1991 1992-93 1994-96 1996-97 1997-98

Serene K. Nakano Denny Chin Sylvia Fung Chin Ben Q. Limb Glenn Lau-Kee

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

John Flock Paul D.Q. Nguyen Alec Y. Chang David Hom Christopher W. Chan

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Andrew T. Hahn Pui Chi Cheng Lai Sun Yee Vincent T. Chang Yang Chen

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

James P. Chou Robert W. Leung Linda S. Lin Jean Lee Mike F. Huang

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Clara J. Ohr William Wang Susan L. Shin Dwight Yoo James R. Cho

2019 2020

Brian W. Song Sapna W. Palla Annual Dinner 2020

· 55 Wall Street · February 26, 2020

6 PM Cocktail Reception in the West Ballroom VIP Cocktail Reception in the Mezzanine

7 PM Dinner and Awards Program

9 PM After Party Honorees

Corporate Women’s Leadership Award Leadership Award

Alan K.Tse Yen Chu Chief Legal Ocer & Corporate Secretary Chief Legal Ocer JLL, Inc. Equinox Holdings, Inc.

Public Service Leadership Award

Hon. Sri Srinivasan Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals D.C. Circuit

Asian American Bar Association of New York 1 Program

Cocktail Reception in the West Ballroom

VIP Cocktail Reception in the Mezzanine

Welcome Vivian Lee and James Cho

Outgoing President’s Speech Brian W. Song

Law Firm Diversity Award Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Corporate Leadership Award Alan K. Tse Global Chief Legal O‚cer & Corporate Secretary, JLL, Inc.

Women’s Leadership Award Yen Chu

Chief Legal O‚cer, Equinox Holdings, Inc.

Award Presentation to the AABANY Pro Bono Committee from the New York State Bar Association

Public Service Leadership Award Hon. Sri Srinivasan Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals D.C. Circuit

Don H. Liu Scholars Program Awards

Incoming President’s Closing Remarks Sapna W. Palla

After-party in the Mezzanine History In 1988, the New York State Judicial Commis- NY. The reception was a resounding success, sion on Minorities, headed by noted African with over 180 attorneys and law students at- American attorney Franklin Hall Williams, tending. Before the meeting concluded, over examined the treatment of minority litigants 60 people had joined AABANY. and court employees. Following hearings in New York City on June 29th and 30th of AABANY, operating under an interim board that year, Rockwell Chin approached Com- during its first year, hosted further receptions, missioner Serene K. Nakano to discuss the including evening social events, as well as a need for an organization for Asian American meeting at Brooklyn Law School at which attorneys. While Chinese and Korean Ameri- Hoyt Zia, then the first President of NAPA- can lawyer associations existed, there had BA, spoke. Newly formed committees also never been an association of Asian American sprang into action. The Issues Committee, lawyers in New York. co-chaired by Rockwell Chin and Marilyn Go, began research on redistricting, assisted lob- Further impetus came when the National bying for bias crimes legislation and spoke out Asian American Bar Association (later called against bias incidents. The Business Law Com- NAPABA) Planning Committee invited various mittee, co-chaired by Ken Chin and Marilyn attorneys in New York City to Chicago in Oc- Go, established a speaker series of promi- tober 1988. A core group, including Rockwell nent Asian American attorneys. The Events Chin, Glenn Ikeda, Yat T. Man, Steve Min and Committee hosted a fall picnic. Prompted by Serene K. Nakano, worked to found a formal concerns raised by law students at the picnic, association of Asian American lawyers: draft- Chin Fong and James Minamoto established ing organizational documents, reaching out a student mentor program, presenting a job to New York and nationwide bar groups, and skills workshop to help law students hone contacting other Asian American attorneys. interviewing skills.

Announcing AABANY’s incorporation on Oc- On January 12, 1991, AABANY held its first tober 20, 1989, the group invited attorneys to annual meeting, electing Serene Nakano, an inaugural reception at New York University Doris Ling-Cohan, Steve Min, Glenn Ikeda and Law School on November 9, 1989. Among Marilyn Go as officers and Rockwell Chin, Syl- the speakers were Judge Dorothy Chin via Fung Chin, Merlin Liu, Stanley Mark, Qazi Brandt, Judge Randall T. Eng, Judge Peter Tom, Moid and Judge Peter Tom as directors. past president of the American Immigration Now one of the most prominent and active Law Association Benjamin Gim, Professor minority bar associations in New York, AA- Sharon Hom, AALDEF Program Director BANY has well over 1,200 active members, Stanley Mark, and former NYPD Deputy including practicing attorneys in the private Commissioner Hugh Mo. All of the speakers and public sectors, in-house lawyers, judges, emphasized the unfulfilled need for AABA- professors and law students.

Asian American Bar Association of New York 3 Sapna W. Palla President-Elect

Dear AABANY Members, Friends, and Program, which is designed to address the Supporters, disproportionate underrepresentation of APAs in law firm partnerships and senior in- Welcome to AABANY’s 31th Anniversary house positions, with a cohort of ten law firm Annual Dinner. As Chair of the 2020 Annual associates and five in-house counsel has great Dinner Planning Committee, I want to thank potential to grow APA leaders in our legal each one of you for your attendance at the community. And our Annual Fall Conference Dinner and for your continued support for which last year drew a record-setting 450 AABANY. I also want to congratulate our attendees continues to provide educational and three outstanding honorees — the Hon. Sri networking opportunities to our membership. Srinivasan, Yen Chu and Alan Tse — for their lasting impact on increasing diversity within the As I look ahead to serving AABANY in 2020, I legal profession and for gracing us with their am confident that all of you who together have presence and incredible stories. and continue to dedicate your time, energy and talent to this great organization will help I could not be more proud of AABANY as lead us towards a path of greater success and I take on the role of President in April 2020. innovation to fulfill the mission of AABANY Since it’s inaugural reception at New York to improve the study and practice of law and University Law school on November 9, 1989, ensue the fair administration of justice for all by AABANY has grown into one of the largest ensuring the meaningful participation of APAs and most dynamic minority bar associations in the legal profession. in the United States with over 1200 members and 33 committees. Last, but not least, I would also like to congratulate Brian Song for his service, In keeping with our theme Stronger Together: dedication and incredible leadership as Unity in Diversity, I am looking forward to AABANY President this past year and to working with you in the coming year to continue Yang Chen our Executive Director, our staff, to advance the interests of Asian Americans in Board Members and Officers, committee the legal profession and help give back to those chairs, members and volunteers for all of their in need in the Asian American community. contributions. Our Pro Bono Legal Advice and Referral Clinic has continued to expand and grow and serve Sincerely, the Asian American community in invaluable ways. I am incredibly proud that the New York State Bar Association’s Committee for Bar Leaders of New York State is presenting Sapna W. Palla AABANY tonight with the 2019 Bar Leaders President-Elect Innovation Award for our Pro Bono Clinic. Our AABANY Leadership Development

4 Asian American Bar Association of New York Brian W. Song President

Dear AABANY Members, Friends, and for our Pro Bono Legal Advice and Referral Supporters: Clinic.

Welcome and thank you for joining us for our However, AABANY is more than thought- 31st Annual Dinner. It has been my honor to provoking programs, CLES, panels and have served as AABANY President this past presentations. I continue to be amazed by the year. Leading one of the largest and most dedicated individuals who volunteer their time dynamic minority bar associations in the and talent to this great organization. I would like nation, with over 1200 active members, has to thank our Executive Director, staff, Board been one of the most challenging and gratifying Members and Officers, committee chairs, and professional experiences of my life. members for all of their contributions this past year. I look forward to seeing how AABANY This year, we celebrated several significant continues to grow and effect change on behalf milestones and awards. AABANY drew a of Asian Americans throughout the legal record-setting 450 attendees at its Tenth profession under the leadership of incoming Annual Fall Conference which doubled as the President Sapna Palla. National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) Northeast Regional Conference. Last, but certainly not least, I congratulate our We commemorated our 30th birthday at the three outstanding honorees — Yen Chu, Alan NAPABA Convention in Austin by receiving Tse, and the Hon. Sri Srinivasan — for the NAPABA’s Affiliate of the Year Award. Our outstanding achievements and contributions Trial Re-enactment team brought the house they have made to increasing diversity within down with their performance of “Fred the legal industry. Korematsu and His Fight for Justice,” reenacting Korematsu v. United States at the NAPABA We are truly Stronger Together. Convention. We launched the second year of the AABANY Leadership Development Sincerely, Program, which is designed to address the disproportionate underrepresentation of APAs in law firm partnerships and senior in- house positions, with a cohort of ten law firm Brian W. Song associates and five in-house counsel. I am also incredibly proud that the New York State Bar Association’s Committee for Bar Leaders of New York State is presenting AABANY tonight with the 2019 Bar Leaders Innovation Award

Asian American Bar Association of New York 5 Yang Chen Executive Director

Dear Friends,

Welcome to the 2020 Annual Dinner, marking Another highlight of last year was being able the 31st anniversary of AABANY’s founding. to celebrate AABANY’s 30th birthday in As we look forward to a New Year and New Austin, Texas, at the NAPABA Convention Decade, I would like to take a quick moment last November, with a special birthday party to reflect and express gratitude. attended by numerous AABANY members and friends. I have to give a special shout-out At last September’s Fall Conference, which to Beatrice Leong for creating the cardboard also served as the NAPABA Northeast cutout of me that allowed me to join everyone Regional, AABANY celebrated its 10th annual at the Gala Dinner on Saturday night to Fall Conference. At the start of the Plenary celebrate AABANY being named NAPABA’s Lunch Session, I was pleasantly surprised by Affiliate of the Year, even though a scheduling a tribute video that acknowledged my 10th conflict prevented me from being there in anniversary as AABANY’s Executive Director. I person. I actually think “Cardboard YC” was was immensely moved by the honor, and even more popular than my actual real-life self! now, several months later, I think back on that time with deep humility and appreciation. In many ways, 2019 proved to be a banner year for me and my time thus far with AABANY. I will admit that when my actual anniversary Thanks to Brian Song for his stellar leadership date of August 1 came and went unnoticed from 2019 to the present, keeping us United last year, I assumed that no one remembered, in Action and Vision, as we head into 2020. shrugged it off and moved on. When I was I look forward to working with our incoming surprised at the Fall Conference a month later President Sapna Palla to grow Stronger with a video and an award, I realized that my Together by achieving Unity in Diversity. I hope milestone had not been forgotten, and I was that I continue to earn the support and trust bowled over by the extraordinary effort that of our Board Members, Committee Chairs and went into marking the occasion. Thank you to all community, in the years to come. the Presidents, Board members and everyone else who took part in the award presentation. Very truly yours, Thanks also to everyone who was present at the Fall Conference to share in the moment. Please know that I truly appreciate it, and I will forever cherish the honor. Yang Chen Executive Director

6 Asian American Bar Association of New York Vivian Lee Master of Ceremonies

Vivian Lee is an Emmy-nominated anchor, reporter until 2008 -- but she first began reporter and host for Spectrum News NY1. reporting as a college sophomore at CJOH Since joining NY1 in 2008, she has reported TV in Ottawa, Canada. She graduated with on local and national headlines, including an honors from Carleton University’s prestigious administrative judge’s recommendation of journalism program, and after stints as a termination for NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo reporter in Halifax and anchor in Calgary, this summer. Vivian has also anchored NY1’s she became CityTV Toronto’s Parliamentary team coverage on numerous stories, including Correspondent. Pope Francis’ historic visit to the US in 2015 and Osama Bin Laden’s assassination in 2011. In This year, Vivian received the Lifetime March 2013, she was the first in the New Engagement Award from the Korean American York market to report the election of Pope Family Service Center in New York. Vivian was Francis from Vatican City. Months before that, also nominated this year for an Emmy for she reported on the aftermath of Hurricane her profile of artist David Hockney for NY1’s Sandy from the Rockaways in Queens, and the “Spotlight NY.” Financial District. She lives in New York with her husband and Vivian’s career in New York started at WNBC two daughters. She’s served on the board of in 2002, where she was a general assignment KoreanAmericanStory.org since 2016.

Asian American Bar Association of New York 7 Alan K. Tse Global Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary JLL, Inc.

Alan K. Tse is the Global Chief Legal Officer software company based in Silicon Valley and and Corporate Secretary of Jones Lang prior to Ligos, Mr. Tse was the Vice President of LaSalle, Inc (NYSE: JLL), the Fortune 200 Strategic Development and General Counsel Real Estate Services Company with 92,000 of Centerpoint Broadband Technologies, Inc., employees worldwide. Mr. Tse leads a team a Silicon Valley telecommunication equipment of 300 plus legal and compliance professionals company. worldwide and is a member of the global leadership team. In addition to his Legal and Mr. Tse started his career as a business and Compliance responsibilities, Internal Audit technology attorney at Brobeck Phleger and and Insurance reports into Mr. Tse. Prior to Harrison LLP in their Silicon Valley office JLL, Mr. Tse was the Senior Vice President, representing technology companies and General Counsel and Corporate Secretary venture capitalists. Mr. Tse served on the Board of Petco, the pet specialty retailer with over of Directors of the Association of Corporate 1500 stores in the United States and Mexico Counsel from 2013-2019 and served as where he led all legal, compliance and Board Secretary and chaired the Membership regulatory affairs matters for the Company Committee and Advocacy Committee during as well as managed the procurement, risk his tenure. Mr. Tse is the co-founder and serves and internal audit functions. Prior to Petco, on the Board of the Asian American Legal Mr. Tse was the Executive Vice President, Foundation and was named one of the best General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of lawyers under 40 by the National Asian Pacific Churchill Downs, Inc. Mr. Tse was formerly American Bar Association in 2005. Mr. Tse Vice President and General Counsel of LG holds a B.A. in Economics and Political Science Electronics MobileComm U.S.A., Inc. where from the University of California at Berkeley Mr. Tse was responsible for all legal and where he earned Phi Beta Kappa honors regulatory matters for LG’s $5 Billion mobile and graduated cum laude from Harvard Law phone business in North America and sat School. on the company’s senior management committee. Prior to joining LG, Mr. Tse was the Vice President and General Counsel of Ligos Corporation, a venture capital backed

8 Asian American Bar Association of New York Yen Chu Chief Legal Officer Equinox Holdings, Inc.

Yen D. Chu currently serves as Chief Legal negotiated, and executed complex transactions Officer of Equinox Holdings, Inc., a global for private equity firms, investment banks, integrated fitness, wellness, and hospitality and public and private companies in a variety company, with a portfolio of brands/business of sectors including entertainment/media, interests in Equinox, Equinox Hotels, SoulCycle, reinsurance, and healthcare. Blink Fitness, PURE Yoga, Furthermore (a digital lifestyle magazine), and Equinox Media. She is a champion of diversity and inclusion, She leads the Equinox legal department, with dedicating her time and voice to multiple responsibilities in the areas of corporate organizations that focus on advancing structure, financial/commercial transactions, and empowering women, people of intellectual property portfolio, dispute color, first generation students, and other resolutions/litigation, employment/labor underrepresented groups, particularly in the policies and training, privacy/data protection legal profession. Ms. Chu is a graduate of matters, digital/technology transactions, and Columbia Law School where she served as marketing/sponsorship initiatives. During her Editor-in-Chief of the Columbia Journal of tenure at Equinox, Ms. Chu has led business Transnational Law and was the national Justice innovation and growth with the launch of new Harry A. Blackmun Scholar. She is currently a ventures and businesses, including Equinox Board member of the Columbia Law School Hotels (opened in Hudson Yards NYC in Association. She earned her undergraduate 2019, with subsequent hotels to open in degree, summa cum laude in International major metropolitan areas), Equinox Media (a Relations at the University of Minnesota. newly announced multi-brand digital wellness platform), and Equinox Explore (a travel/ retreats wellness venture).

Prior to joining Equinox, Ms. Chu spent over a decade as a key member of the senior leadership team and advisor to the Board of Directors of Ralph Lauren Corporation, a fortune 500 global company specializing in apparel, home, accessories, and fragrance products. Ms. Chu spent almost a decade as a corporate attorney at the law firm of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP where she structured,

Asian American Bar Association of New York 9 Hon. Sri Srinivasan

Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals D.C. Circuit

Chief Judge Srinivasan was appointed to the O’Melveny & Myers. From 2002 to 2007, he U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of served as an Assistant to the Solicitor General. Columbia Circuit in May 2013 and became In 2007, he returned to O’Melveny & Myers Chief Judge on February 12, 2020. Born in as a partner, later becoming chair of the firm’s Chandigarh, India and raised in Lawrence, appellate and Supreme Court practice. From Kansas, he received a B.A. from Stanford 2011 until his appointment to the U.S. Court University, a J.D. from Stanford Law School, of Appeals, Chief Judge Srinivasan served as and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate the Principal Deputy Solicitor General of the School of Business. Following graduation, United States. He has argued 25 cases before he served as a law clerk to Judge J. Harvie the U.S. Supreme Court. He has also taught Wilkinson III of the U.S. Court of Appeals for appellate advocacy at Harvard Law School as the Fourth Circuit, as a Bristow Fellow in the well as a seminar on civil rights statutes and Office of the U.S. Solicitor General, and as a the Supreme Court at Georgetown University law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Law Center. Day O’Connor. In 1998, he joined the law firm

10 Asian American Bar Association of New York Don H. Liu AABANY 2020 Scholars Program Law Firm Diversity Founded in 2014 by two past presidents of the Asian American Bar Association of New Award York (“AABANY”), the Don H. Liu Scholars AABANY is honored to present its 2020 Law Program, Inc. (“Program”) seeks to identify, Firm Diversity Award to Skadden, Arps, Slate, cultivate and inspire future Asian American Meagher & Flom LLP. leaders within the legal profession in order This award recognizes Skadden, Arps, to address the single most important reality Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP’s outstanding facing Asian American professionals today – commitment to diversity and inclusion, the barrier to advancement. including the recruitment, retention, and Asian Americans remain grossly advancement of women, minorities, and LGBT underrepresented in positions of influence, attorneys and its active partnerships with leadership and power within the legal minority bar associations like AABANY. Please profession. The number of Asian American join us in congratulating Skadden, Arps, Slate, partners in law firms and general counsel in Meagher & Flom LLP as the recipient of the our largest corporations do not reflect the 2020 AABANY Law Firm Diversity Award. diversity found in today’s law school classes Starting in 2014, AABANY has sought to or the ranks of junior associates at law firms. recognize one law firm each year for its It is the mission of the Program to increase extraordinary efforts to improve diversity and these numbers. In its inaugural year, the inclusion in our profession by presenting the Program awarded a $15,000 scholarship AABANY Law Firm Diversity Award. (“Scholarship”) to each of its first two Don H. Liu Scholars (“Scholars”) and provided Firms were rated on four main criteria: mentorship to ensure that each Scholar would 1. Demonstrated commitment to diversity as start her career at a prominent law firm. Each evidenced by a formal diversity plan committed year since then, the Selection Committee to retention and promotion of women and chose three Scholars who possess the greatest minorities; potential to both excel in the classroom and 2. An established diversity pipeline of talent; succeed at a top law firm or Fortune 500 3. External activities, such as active participation corporation. ​ To date, the Program is proud to in minority bar associations like AABANY and have awarded the Scholarship to 17 Scholars. the diversity programs of mainstream bar associations; To qualify, each new Scholar must be enrolled 4. The furtherance of AABANY’s mission, which full-time as a first year law student in a J.D. includes the active and affirmative recruitment, program at an ABA-accredited and approved retention, promotion, and development of law school in the U.S., demonstrate financial APA lawyers in New York City. need and intend to practice in the New York City metropolitan area private sector following graduation. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT http://www.donhliuscholars.org

Asian American Bar Association of New York 11 New York State Bar Association Bar Leaders Innovation Award for the Pro Bono Legal Advice and Referral Clinic

The Asian American Bar Association of New its operations, visibility, and, most importantly, York (“AABANY”) is proud to announce that its impact on the local Asian Pacific American it has been honored for the third time with the communities and the legal profession in New New York State Bar Association Bar Leaders York. Innovation Award for the Pro Bono Legal Advice and Referral Clinic. AABANY received The Clinic currently operates every second its honor in the category of medium-sized bar Wednesday of the month in Manhattan’s associations (500-1,999 members). Chinatown neighborhood and the last Thursday of every other month in the The award will be presented by the New York Brooklyn neighborhood of Bay Ridge. A team State Bar Association (“NYSBA”), at AABANY’s of volunteer attorneys, a mental health/benefits Annual Dinner, taking place on February 26, at counselor, law students, and translators provide Cipriani Wall Street. According to NYSBA, “the free, private one-on-one consultations on a award is presented in statewide recognition of walk-in basis in thirteen different languages local, minority, ethnic, specialty, special purpose to individuals who are primarily LEP and low- bar associations… for outstanding service income. Mobilizing the skills, experience, and to the public and the profession through cultural competency of AABANY’s diverse and innovative projects and programs that serve talented membership, the Clinic has helped to enhance public understanding of the law, nearly 2,000 LEP individuals in the large yet advance and promote the work of the legal under-served communities of both East Asian profession, and support the best interests of and South Asian communities in New York the public.” AABANY is pleased to announce since its inauguration. that NYSBA President Hank Greenberg will be presenting the award at AABANY’s Annual Dinner.

AABANY’s Pro Bono Legal Advice and Referral Clinic is a joint project with AABANY’s 501(c) (3) affiliate, the Asian American Law Fund of New York (“AALFNY”). The Clinic is a volunteer-driven project serving members of the Asian Pacific American community who have limited English proficiency (“LEP”) to provide them with meaningful access to justice. Operated since December 2015 by AABANY's Pro Bono and Community Service Committee, the Clinic has continued to grow in

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OFFICERS/DIRECTORS DIRECTORS

President Alec Y. Chang, Esq. Sylvia Fung Chin, Esq. Francis H. Chin, Esq. Rockwell J. Chin, Esq. Vice President Huhnsik Chung, Esq. Vincent Chang, Esq. Mike F. Huang, Esq. Vincent T. Hull, Esq. Karen Kithan Yau, Esq. Secretary Linda Lin, Esq. Naephil Kwun, Esq. Paul D. Nguyen, Esq. Kenneth K. Yoon, Esq. Treasurer Yahn-Rurng Emily Chu, Esq.

The Asian American Law Fund of New York, Inc. (“AALFNY” or the “Fund”) was established by the Asian American Bar Association of New York (“AABANY”) in 1993 to support non-profit, charitable and education purposes within Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Though it has an independent Board, the Fund (formerly known as The AABANY Foundation, Inc.) remains affiliated with AABANY and continues to work in close coordination with AABANY.

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OFFICERS DIRECTORS

President Jasmine Ball Brian Song Debevoise & Plimpton LLP BakerHostetler Dai Wai Chin Feman President-Elect Parabellum Capital Sapna Palla Wiggin and Dana LLP Jung Choi Stanley Black & Decker Inc. Immediate Past President James R. Cho Suzanne Kim Rutgers University School of Law Vice President of Programs and Operations Chris Kwok David Sohn JAMS Kings County District Attorney’s Office Naf Kwun Vice President of Programs and Lee Anav Chung White Kim Ruger & Richter Operations LLP Tiffany Miao BakerHostetler Edward Lee Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz Development Director Margaret T. Ling Marianne Chow Newman Big Apple Abstract Corp. Hearst Corporation

Technology Director Terrence Shen Francis Chin Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Brooklyn Law School Manisha Sheth Treasurer Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP William Hao Alston & Bird Irene Tan AIG Membership Director Beatrice Leong Andy Yoo Kleyman Law Firm Pearson K-12 Learning

Secretary Executive Director Gurinder Singh Yang Chen Altice USA

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OFFICERS DIRECTORS President Jasmine Ball Sapna Palla Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Wiggin and Dana LLP Una A. Dean President-Elect Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP Terrence Shin Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Dai Wai Chin Feman Parabellum Capital Immediate Past President Brian Song Jung Choi BakerHostetler Stanley Black & Decker

Vice President of Programs and Edward Y. Kim Operations Krieger Kim & Lewin LLP David Sohn Kings County District Attorney’s Office Suzanne Kim Rutgers University School of Law Vice President of Programs and Operations Chris Kwok Tiffany Miao JAMS BakerHostetler Naf Kwun Development Director Lee Anav Chung White Kim Ruger & Richter LLP Margaret T. Ling Big Apple Abstract Corp. Edward Lee Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz Treasurer William Hao Marianne Chow Newman Alston & Bird Hearst Corporation

Membership Director Won Shin Beatrice Leong Assistant United States Attorney, SDNY Kleyman Law Firm Kazuko An Wachter Secretary PrismFP Christopher Bae Queens County District Attorney’s Office Andy Yoo Pearson K-12 Learning

Executive Director Yang Chen

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ACADEMIC ISSUES PROFESSIONAL Elaine Chiu Chris Kwok DEVELOPMENT Suzanne Kim Francis Chin Donna Lee JUDICIARY Marianne Chow Newman Dai Wai Chin Feman ASIA PRACTICE Rena Malik PROSECUTORS Conlyn Chan Myongjae Matthew Yi William Wang Alex Yong Hao Maria Park Chris Kwok Jian Wu LABOR & REAL ESTATE EMPLOYMENT LAW Margaret Ling CAREER PLACEMENT Eric Su Amol Pachnanda Sapna Kishnani Edwin Kim Wendy Yu Christina Nguyen Kevin Yim LGBT SOLO AND SMALL Glenn Magpantay FIRM PRACTICE COMMERCIAL John Vang Tsui Yee BANKRUPTCY AND Dave Lu RESTRUCTURING LITIGATION William Hao STUDENT OUTREACH Vincent Roldan David Choi Cecilia Kim James Lee Jonathan Li CORPORATE LAW Jenny Wu Aakruti Vakharia Ting Chen Ed Lee MEMBERSHIP TAX Larry Wee Christopher Bae Sharon Kim Beatrice Leong Rich Williams GOVERNMENT SERVICE Libin Zhang & PUBLIC INTEREST MENTORSHIP Jonathan Hernandez WOMEN’S Kevin Hsi Shruti Chopra Jayashree Mitra Beatrice Leong Tristan Loanzon Yan Sin Samantha Sumilang IMMIGRATION LAW MILITARY & VETERAN Jennifer H. Wu Poonam Gupta AFFAIRS Annie Wang Jimmy Kang YOUNG LAWYERS Dong Joo Lee Cynthia Lam IN-HOUSE COUNSEL Darley Maw Duane Morikawa Ada Wang Blossom Kan NEWSLETTER VACANT Grace Fu

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PROPERTY Asako Aiba Ben Hsing Judy Lee Jeff Mok Karen Yau Greg Pan Pauline Yeung-Ha

Asian American Bar Association of New York 39 Pro Bono Clinic Volunteers We thank all our volunteers who generously gave their time, energy, talents, knowledge, experience, insights and compassion to assist members of the Asian American, Pacific Islander and South Asian community, many of whom have limited resources and limited English proficiency, with their legal issues at our Pro Bono Clinics in Manhattan and Brooklyn during the past year, 2019-2020. Benefit Counselors Jiayun Zhang Candice Tian Gan Tian Ma Lorna Lim Jonathan Hernandez Carteneil Cheung Tianlin Liu Hieu Dang Jonathan Li Chao-Yung Chiu Vivian Chen John Colon Karen Lin Derek Ting-Che Tai Wai Yee Chan Julia Elhai Kathy Yung Emily Arakawa Weiling Huang Kerry Keys Kelly N. Diep Eric W. Dang Weixi He Yvetta Scott Kenneth C. Louis Erica Zou Winnie G Vien Kevin Hsi Fiona Zhang Xiaoshi Zhang Mental Health Kevin Yim Frankie Lam Xiaoxiao Pan Professionals May Kay Wong Gary Chen Xin Zhou Ann Hsu Mayumi Cindy Iijima Go-eun Son Xinyi Shen Irene Chung Miae Woo Guanlan Shen Ya Peng Yu Ting Pak (Ting Ting) Michelle DeSousa-Fiore H. Anthony Park Yuchen (Fiona) Zheng Michelle Nam Hao Zhang Yuying Zhu Legal Researchers Michelle Yeung Henry Man Breanna Andree-Couturier Mirin E. Park Jay Tang Coordinators Justin Ben Nelson Mar Jessica Wang Jenny Lam Ricky He Jing Chu Johnny Thach Lawyers Rina Gurung JoJo Hwang Roger Chen Alex Tran Sae-Eun Ahn Jonathan Wong Amanda Bernardo Samantha Sumilang Justina Chen Administrative Ami Shah Seng Yan Sin Kenny Moy Assistant Andrew Mickler Shengyang (John) Wu Kwan Shun Jason Cheung Linda Liang Angela Wu Simon Lee Laura Tsang Anna Jinhua Wang Simon Zhen Lawrence Ho AABANY Interns Annie Tsao Soichiro Ishita Limeng (Charles) Tan Katy Kim Barbara Hayes Steven Schaefer Lindsay Hao Phillip Kim Bart Wu Sylvia Chin Maria Katherine Delos Reyes Bingzhen Song Beatrice Leong Thomas Hou Masako Catalina Ziyi Zhuang Chai Park Tina Y. Song Meng Zhang Chizuko Ueno Ting Poon Min Chen Vice Chairs Chris M. Kwok Veronica Louie Mina Kanamura Kwok Kei Ng Christopher Chin Victoria Cheng Ming Li Zhixian Liu David Lu Wei Li Nanako Arai Eric Ng Xianxiao Li (Emily) Nicholas Loh Co-Chairs Eugene Kim Yifei He Renuka Vipat Asako Aiba Eun Hye (Grace) Lee Ru Hochen Karen Kithan Yau Francis Chin Interpreters Ruth Poon Ming Chu Lee Gaye L. Chun Alex Hwang Satoshi Kurita Pauline Yeung-Ha Gina Kim Alicia Chan Serene Su Gloria Tsui-Yip Alva Lin Shun-Hsiang (Steven) Chen Grace Pyun Ami Ishida Shuping Deng Helen Lee Amy Zhou Sophia Catalina Jayashree Mitra Angela Cheung Steve Mei Jean Soo Park Anna Chuen Teresa Wai Yee Yeung Jen Rasay Bo Hu Teri Chow

40 Asian American Bar Association of New York NYSBA President Announces Massive Effort to Reach Out to World Bar Associations By Joan Fucillo

Over the next five months, New York State NYSBA representatives made connections with Bar Association President Hank Greenberg leaders of the Seoul Bar Association, Korea’s will reach out to every major bar association largest. Later that fall, when the International around the world. Section held its global conference in Tokyo, Greenberg met with leaders of Tokyo’s major “Our goal is to make connections and to enter bar associations and its biggest law firms. into memoranda of understanding (MOU) with as many international bar associations as Greenberg and Seoul Bar Association President possible,” said Greenberg. JongWoo Park will sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the two “This is the future of our association,” he organizations on Wednesday, Jan. 29. added. “There are 300,000 attorneys admitted to practice in New York. And 180,000 of them On Thursday Greenberg and Kotaro live and work outside of New York.” Simply Yamamoto, chairperson of the International put, he noted, NYSBA needs to meet its Exchange Committee of the Dai-Ichi Tokyo members where they live. Bar Association (DTBA), will sign an MOU between the two organizations. Greenberg made the announcement at a luncheon meeting of NYSBA’s International “This effort is critical to the association from Section, part of the association’s Annual a membership perspective, because one of Meeting Jan. 27-31 in New York City. our greatest opportunities for growth is international,” said Greenberg. “It also is critical An MOU memorializes the parties’ intent to that we lawyers everywhere communicate and cooperate in areas of mutual benefit. It is an collaborate to fulfill our obligation to advance agreement to work to develop and strengthen the rule of law around the world.” relationships and to find areas for collaboration. NYSBA’s International Section includes 65 “Each MOU formally establishes our chapters and members from more than 100 relationships with our international partners countries. and allows us to work together with them to increase membership, provide resources to members of both organizations,” Greenberg added. “Most important, it increases opportunities to provide support for the rule of law.”

NYSBA’s International Section currently has MOUs with seven international bar associations. At a recent meeting in Seoul

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