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General’s Ofce Manisha Sheth President-Elect Hospitality, Inc. U.S. Attorney’s Cromwell LLP Ofce, EDNY Suhana Han ONE Group James Cho Amy Ngai Sullivan & New York Treasurer Attorney Arnold &Porter LLP Tristan Loanzon Immediate Past Susan L.Shin Loanzon LLP Membership Bobby Liu M.D. Sass Irene Tan President Director AIG Rifind, Wharton and Operations Hospitality, Inc. & GarrisonLLP Vice President Dai Wai Chin Whitney LLP of Programs Paul, Weiss, ONE Group Sonia Low Larry Wee UnitedLex Jef Ikejiri Secretary Dorsey & Feman listing oftheiremployersisonlyforidentiﬁcationpurposes. serve asvolunteersintheirpersonalcapacitiesandthe All OfcersandDirectors,except fortheExecutive Director,

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Unless otherwise indicated, all photos appearing in the indicated, all photos appearing Unless otherwise by AABANY staf and volunteers. were taken End Report Year In Appreciation / In Memoriam Bar Association Partners Prosecutors’ Committee Prosecutors’ Estate Committee Real Solo & Small Firm Practice Committee Outreach Committee Student Committee Tax Committee Women’s Committee Lawyers Young Mentorship Program AABANY Advocate In-House Counsel Committee Intellectual Property Committee Issues Committee Judiciary Committee Committee & Employment Law Labor Committee LGBT Litigation Committee fairs Committee A Military & Veterans Pro Bono & Community Service Committee Professional Development Committee Year In Review Year Committee Chairs List Committees Standing Academic Committee Asia Practice Committee Career Placement Committee Committee Commercial Bankruptcy & Restructuring Committee Corporate Law Government Service & Public Interest Committee Committee Immigration Law Message from the President Mission Statement History & Recognitions Awards Partners Sponsors / Community Report Membership Director’s Report Treasurer’s

71 72 73 74 64 65 66 68 70 55 56 58 60 62 47 49 51 52 54 39 42 45 46 32 33 34 36 37 10 11 12 29 30 4 5 5 6 8 Contents Message from the President

February 13, 2018

Dear AABANY members and supporters:

I feel privileged to have served as President of the Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY) this past year. One of the largest and most active minority state bar associations, AABANY continues to be a leading voice for Asian Paciﬁ c Americans (APA) and instrumental in advocating for and executing positive changes in law ﬁ rms, companies, the judicial branch, government and the public sector, law schools and the broader APA community.

I want to say thank you to our talented and driven board of directors, committee chairs and staf . While it has not been easy for me balancing the demands of a law ﬁ rm partner, family life, volunteer commitments and faith with the demands of this leadership position, your passion

and dedication have consistently inspired me and kept the organization Photo credit: Corky Lee moving forward.

AABANY should be proud of the many accomplishments it achieved over the past year, many of which are described in detail in AABANY’s 2017 Year End Report and on its website www.aabany.org. We, however, should be cognizant that there is still work to be done. I am encouraged by the signiﬁ cant interest expressed by our members and supporters to lead or participate in our many initiatives, including a soon-to-be- launched initiative to address the disproportionate underrepresentation of APAs in law ﬁ rm partnerships and to help talented APAs achieve the promotion their talent deserves.

I believe AABANY is in a much stronger place today compared with where it was in the past, and similarly will be in an even stronger position next year under the leadership of James Cho, our incoming President. I look forward to working with you on AABANY initiatives in AABANY’s new ﬁ scal year and seeing ﬁ rsthand the progress AABANY makes.

Respectfully, 80 / 4 Dwight S. Yoo YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 5 / 76

committees also sprang into action. The Issues committees also sprang into action. The Chin and Rockwell co-chaired by Committee, on redistricting, assisted began research Marilyn Go, out spoke lobbying for bias crimes legislation and Committee, against bias incidents. The Business Law Chin and Marilyn Go, co-chaired by Ken Asian series of prominent established a speaker hosted American attorneys. The Events Committee by a fall picnic. Prompted by concerns raised James law students at the picnic, Chin Fong and program, Minamoto established a student mentor to help law students presenting a job skills workshop hone interviewing skills. annual On January 12, 1991, AABANY held its first Doris Ling-Cohan, meeting, electing Serene Nakano, and Marilyn Go as ofcers Min, Glenn Ikeda Steve Fung Chin, Merlin Liu, Chin, Sylvia and Rockwell Tom Mark, Qazi Moid and Judge Peter Stanley as directors. Now one of the most prominent and active minority AABANY has bar associations in New York, 1,000 members, including practicing approximately attorneys in the private and public sectors, in-house lawyers, judges, professors and law students. AABANY, operating under an interim board during operating under an interim board AABANY, hosted further receptions, including its first year, at evening social events, as well as a meeting School at which Hoyt Zia, then the Brooklyn Law Newly formed spoke. first President of NAPABA, joined AABANY. Law Association Benjamin Gim, Professor Sharon Association Benjamin Gim, Professor Sharon Law Mark, and Hom, AALDEF Program Director Stanley All former NYPD Deputy Commissioner Hugh Mo. emphasized the unfulfilled need for of the speakers The reception was a resounding success, AABANY. with over 180 attorneys and law students attending. Before the meeting concluded, over 60 people had incorporation on October Announcing AABANY’s the group invited attorneys to an inaugural 1989, 20, School on University Law reception at New York were Judge Among the speakers 1989. November 9, Peter Judge Eng, Randall Judge Brandt, Chin Dorothy Immigration past president of the American Tom, York City to Chicago in October 1988. A core group, City to Chicago in October 1988. A core group, York Man, T. Yat Chin, Glenn Ikeda, including Rockwell to found worked Min and Serene K. Nakano, Steve a formal association of Asian American lawyers: out to drafting organizational documents, reaching and nationwide bar groups, and contacting New York other Asian American attorneys. attorneys. While Chinese and Korean American attorneys. While Chinese and Korean there had never been an lawyer associations existed, New York. association of Asian American lawyers in Asian Further impetus came when the National American Bar Association (later called NAPABA) in New Planning Committee invited various attorneys on Minorities, headed by noted African American on Minorities, headed by noted African the attorney Franklin Hall Williams, examined employees. treatment of minority litigants and court City on June 29th Following hearings in New York Chin approached Rockwell and 30th of that year, the Commissioner Serene K. Nakano to discuss need for an organization for Asian American History Commission Judicial State In 1988, the New York professors, legal professionals, legal assistants, paralegals, and law students. The mission of students. and law legal assistants, paralegals, professors, legal professionals, for and the fair administration of justice the study and practice of law, AABANY is to improve legal profession. in the participation of Asian Americans all by ensuring the meaningful Mission Statement Mission as a not-for-profit was formed in 1989 Bar Association of New York The Asian American judges, law Asian American attorneys, the interests of New York corporation to represent 6 / 76 YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK Team, Kathy Chin, whowonseveralhonorsthisyear! Congratulations toleaderoftheAABANY Trial Reenactment New York CityCriminalCourt. Hon. PhyllisChu March 2018. New York. Her termbeginsin Judge intheSouthernDistrictof American appointedtoMagistrate Ona Wang New York. Judge fortheSouthernDistrictof to serveasUnitedStates Magistrate Hon. Sanket Bulsara Banquet. Alumni 9thAnnualLunar NewYear Association ofAsianAmericanYale of NewYork, washonoredatthe Magistrate Judge, EasternDistrict Hon. Peggy Kuo National Convention. Award atthe2017NAPABA NAPABA’s Women’s Leadership Hon. DorisLing-Cohan at FordhamUniversitySchoolofLaw. 2018 AABANYFallConferenceheld Lau Kee Trailblazer Award atthe Department, receivedtheNorman Justice, AppellateDivision,Second Hon. Randall T. Eng Judiciary. Dinner inhonoroftheFederal Award atNYIPLA’s 95th Annual (NYIPLA) OutstandingPublicService Intellectual PropertyLaw Association Circuit, waspresentedtheNewYork Court ofAppealsfortheSecond Hon. DennyChin Recognitions and Awards Photo credit:Karen Zhou becamethefirstAsian , UnitedStates wasinductedinto , UnitedStates , Presiding wasappointed received

Litigation AchievementAward. the SABANY AnnualGalawiththe Board Member, washonoredat District ofNewYork andAABANY Attorney’s OfceintheSouthern of theCriminalDivisionatU.S. Diane Gujarati NAPABA NationalConvention. Trailblazer Award atthe2017 received theSen.DanielK.Inouye AABANY’s AdvisoryCommittee, AABANY andavaluedmemberof Parkin Lee Metro 2017edition. Super Lawyers intheNewYork named oneoftheTop Women the Legal Profession.Shewasalso Association’s OutstandingWomen in one oftheNewYork CountyLawyers Trial Reenactment team,was named member andleaderoftheAABANY Kathy HirataChin Richard A.BrownonMay16. Ofce ofQueensDistrictAttorney Month Celebrationhostedbythe American Paciﬁc IslanderHeritage New York, washonoredattheAsian Attorney fortheSouthern District of Preet Bharara into theNewYork CityCivilCourt. Hon. FrancesWang into theNewYork CityCivilCourt. Hon. CharlesY.J. Liu the CivilCourtinQueensCounty. Hon. PhillipHom , alongtimememberof , formerUnitedStates , DeputyBureauChief wasinductedinto , AABANY wasinducted induction asthenewestAPA judgeinNew York’s judiciary. We werehonoredtorobeHon.PhillipHomduringhis wasinducted

of DistinguishedServicefrom Legal Services,receivedaMedal and educationspecialistatBronx Nelson Mar around him.” the legalcommunity, andtheworld the ChineseAmericancommunity, immeasurable contributions“to MOCA recognizedGlennforhis Celebration ofCommunityHeroes. honored atMOCA’s 6th annual and NYSBA President,was Lau-Kee, PLLC andpastAABANY Glenn Lau-Kee Distinguished Leaders of2017. one ofthe and NAPABA President,wasnamed and formerAABANY, KALAGNY Andy Hahn AABANY’s LitigationCommittee, and FALA NewYork andpastCo-Chair of Connie Montoya Business DevelopmentCenter. in BusinessbytheAsianAmerican 2017 OutstandingAsianAmericans Committee, wasnamedoneofthe Co-Chair oftheCorporateLaw Larry Wee Women ofDistinction. was honoredasoneofBrooklyn’s Committee, andpastBoardMember, Pro Bono&CommunityService Committee, Co-Chairofthe AABANY’s Compensation Pauline Yeung-Ha Binghamton University. , BoardMemberand New York Law Journal , Partner atDuaneMorris, , aseniorstafattorney , Partner atKee & , pastPresidentof , Chairof

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, AABANY , past AABANY was appointed to Election and Induction of Ofcers and Directors. Chin Feman Dai Wai Board Secretary and former Co-Chair of the Litigation was named a Committee, partner at Dorsey & Whitney. Calvin Woo the Connecticut Bar Foundation Board of Directors, a non-proﬁt to ensure organization that works equal access to legal services for all, regardless of power or resources. Court Bureau at the Nassau County Ofce. District Attorney’s Vince Chang President, was elected Vice President at the New York Association County Lawyers Annual Meeting at the (NYCLA)

Ligee Gu , Perlman , Perlman We’re proud that AABANY boasts so many of the Brooklyn We’re honorees from diferent years. School APALSA’s Law Advisory Committee Member Parkin Lee received recogni Lee Parkin Advisory Committee Member Convention. NAPABA at this year’s tion on a national level , Paul Weiss; and Weiss; , Paul

, Sive Paget & Riesel; , Sive Paget , Dai and Associates; , AABANY Director, , AABANY Director, , past AABANY Board

, Past Co-Chair of the , Past Karen I. Wu Karen Director and Co-Chair of the Committee, AABANY Prosecutors’ was appointed as Deputy Bureau Chief for the Supreme Court, Grey Bureau for the Kings Zone Trial Ofce, County District Attorney’s under Acting District Attorney Eric Gonzalez. Brian Lee was Committee, Prosecutors’ promoted to Chief of the County Restructuring Committee Co-Chair Restructuring and former Secretary Halperin Battaglia Benzija; Joyce Kung Sun Wenjie Jennifer H. Wu former Pro Bono Committee Co-Chair & Perlman. Jung Choi Best was named one of NAPABA’s Under 40 James Lin , , New Ching-Lee Fukuda Ching-Lee , Co-Founder of the Eve C. Guillergan ces of Tsui Ofces of Tsui , Law 2017 edition. Only 5% of , past Board Member, were , past Board Member, At the NAPABA Convention, Justice Doris Ling-Cohan the NAPABA At Award. Leadership Women’s received NAPABA’s H. Yee; Commercial Bankruptcy & H. Yee; Lawyers, and only 2.5% of attorneys Lawyers, under 40 years of age are selected as Rising Stars: Sidley Austin; Former Eve Guillergan PLLC; Immigration Committee Co-Chair H. Yee Tsui Bankers Association for dedicated Association Bankers and outstanding service. The following members and friends Super Women were named Top in the and Rising Stars Lawyers Metro York attorneys are recognized as Super Margaret Ling Estate Committee, AABANY Real Co-Chair of the Asia Practice and former Board Committee, received an honor from Member, Chinese American the New York As part of a productive day at the Fall Conference, Hon. day at the Fall Conference, As part of a productive Award. Trailblazer Kee the Norman Lau Eng received Randall Julie Ko School honored at the Brooklyn Law Alumni and Friends 2017 APALSA Dinner as Distinguished Alumni. 8 / 76 YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK Lee Anav Chung WhiteKimRuger&RichterLLP Kelley Drye&Warren LLP Herrick, FeinsteinLLP Fross ZelnickLehrman&Zissu,P.C. Credit Suisse Sponsor Level McCarter &English,LLP Manion Gaynor&ManningLLP Littler Mendelson,P.C. Latham &Watkins LLP Kramer Levin Naftalis&Frankel LLP Kobre &KimLLP K&L GatesLLP Hubbell Incorporated Gibson Dunn&CrutcherLLP Fried, Frank,Harris,Shriver&JacobsonLLP Dechert LLP Debevoise &PlimptonLLP Cleary GottliebSteen &HamiltonLLP Cadwalader, Wickersham &Taft LLP BakerHostetler Baker McKenzie LLP Akin GumpStrauss Hauer&FeldLLP Silver Level Davis Polk &Wardwell LLP Cravath, Swaine &MooreLLP Gold Level Skadden, Arps,Slate, Meagher&FlomLLP Arnold &Porter Kaye ScholerLLP Level Platinum Summit FinancialPrinting Diamond Level Sponsors 2017 Dinner Annual Levine Lee LLP White &CaseLLP Wachtell, Lipton,Rosen &Katz Seyfarth ShawLLP Offcer, The RockefellerGroup Parkin Lee,SeniorVice PresidentandChiefLegal Moritt Hock&Hamroff LLP Winston &Strawn LLP WilmerHale Willkie Farr&GallagherLLP Wiggin andDanaLLP Weil, Gotshal&MangesLLP Thompson HineLLP Sullivan &CromwellLLP Simpson Thacher&BartlettLLP Sidley Austin LLP Shearman &Sterling LLP Reed SmithLLP Proskauer Rose LLP Perkins CoieLLP Paul, Weiss, Rifind,Wharton&GarrisonLLP Park JensenBennettLLP Morgan, Lewis &BockiusLLP YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 9 / 76

Mental Health Visiting Nurse Service of New York Visiting Nurse Service of New York MinKwon Center for Commuity Action MinKwon Museum of Chinese in America Islander Alliance National Queer Asian Paciﬁc and Economic Justice National Center for Law New Economy Project Coalition for Asian American New York Liberty Defense Project State New York OCA-NY Sanctuary for Families Bronze Sponsors Hudson Court Reporting Pearson Solutions Legal Veritext Gotshal & Manges LLP Weil, Sponsor Committee Dinner LLP Drye & Warren Kelley Sponsors Consilio LLP Rothschild Fox Coie Perkins Veritext

of Assisi Alumni Association Alumni Council Community Partners First American International Bank Research Reorg Winetasting Sponsors Counsel Press Coie LLP Perkins Silver Sponsors by Design Translation & Kim LLP Kobre Prosperian Wealth Management Prosperian Wealth Summit Financial Printing Gold Sponsors Bristol-Myers Squibb Fall Conference 2017 Sponsors Elite Sponsors Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans Coalition of Asian Pacific FF Fraternity Harvard Business School Asian American Services NYC Legal Migrant Center of the Church of Saint Francis Asian American Arts Alliance Education Fund Defense and Asian American Legal Estate Professional Association Asian Real Binghamton University Asian and Asian American Chinese-American Family Alliance for Mental Health Chinese Chamber of Commerce Headline Management Prosperian Wealth Summit Financial Printing 10 / 76 YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK memberships andinvitingothers tojoin. us keep ournumbersstrongbyrenewingyour steady between1,050and1,170. Pleasehelp Over theyear, AABANYmembershiphasheld law schoolandprofessionallife. programming toassistwiththetransitionbetween Student OutreachCommittee toprovidemeaningful paid members.We continuetoworkcloselywiththe members haveconstitutedaquarterofAABANY student membership. Forthelasttwoyears,student we startedin2016,continued2017toattractlaw Committee, theStudent DiscountInitiative, which Done inconjunctionwiththeStudent Outreach the MembershipDirector. their APALSA, firm,orothervenueshouldcontact interested inbringinganAABANYpresentationto the NewYork CityLaw Department.Thosewhoare also attendedtheannualBarAssociationNightat Fordham Law Schooland Cardozo Law School.We Committee hasheldrecruitmentpresentationsat or othervenues.Throughouttheyear, the AABANY memberswillpitchatlawschools,firms, the practiceofroadshows,wherebyprominent The MembershipCommitteealsocontinued February 20, 2018. to KnowAABANYHappyHourisscheduledfor members toconnectandreconnect.AnotherGet and wereusedasapopularforumforAABANY events werewell-attendedbyoldandnewmembers Hours inFebruaryandJulyatDistrictSocial.These Committee hostedGettoKnowAABANYHappy Continuing thepopularseries,Membership encourages newmemberstojointheAABANY. that meetstheneedsofmembershipand recommendations forprogramsandservices President. TheMembershipCommitteedevelops and atleastthreeActiveMembersappointedbythe Committee shallconsistoftheMembershipDirector According toAABANY’s by-laws,theMembership Amy Ngai Jack Chen Cary Chan Tristan Loanzon, MembershipDirector Membership Committee Membership Director’s Report

YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 11 / 76 We thank you for your continued support and We our fiscal involvement this year and as we head into in serving year in 2018, we encourage you to join us our community and advancing our profession. As of February 5, 2018, our investment account As of February 5, 2018, our investment account account balance is $572,902.69 and our operating Under a conservative balance is $359,738.70. total performance AABANY’s investment policy, cash and return as of February 5, 2018, (including year to investments), year to date is 4.9% and its year is 6.3%. committee budget of about $65,000. Year after year, after year, Year committee budget of about $65,000. the our budget has steadily increased, reflecting Along continuous organizational growth of AABANY. of the number of committees, with the expansion at our we have also seen a rise in attendance events. networking, community outreach, and CLE AABANY has continued to raise the profiles of its AABANY has continued and mentorship of the APA members and promote local communities. 31, For the 2017 fiscal year (April 1, 2017 to March 2018), the Board approved a general operating including a $680,000, budget of approximately Treasurer Amy Ngai take AABANY encouraged its members to In 2017, in their communities. charge and lead change Treasurer’s Report 12 / 76 YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK of New Bar Association Asian American Yo rk REVIEW 1 YEAR YEAR IN 7 YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 13 / 76

Cipriani Wall Street on February 28, 2018 for our Street Cipriani Wall Annual Dinner. In the following pages, we ofer highlights from the past ﬁscal year (April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018), as well as from the last Annual Meeting and Annual Dinner. Korematsu Day for Civil Liberties and the Constitution Day for Civil Liberties and the Constitution Korematsu City. in New York thank our members, friends, sponsors, and community We of our mission as partners for their continued support and advancing the fair we look forward to promoting administration of justice for all. For those interested in theme, year’s celebrating the beginning of next Advancing Our Profession Serving Our Community, at hope to see you visit: bit.ly/aabanyad18. We an advocate for justice. We provided many opportunities We an advocate for justice. at large to learn about for our members and community a Community cutting edge issues and established Force to respond proactively to the Task Response as a resource Acting rapidly changing legal landscape. the monthly community, for the members of Chinatown’s to be a source of AABANY Pro Bono Clinic continues Among other victories, we strived pride in public service. to establish hand-in-hand with other organizations Under the leadership of President Dwight Yoo, of President Dwight Yoo, Under the leadership Change saw Charge / Lead year of Take AABANY’s of and embodied a sense many accomplishments to high of our members were elevated progress. Many honors or profession and many earned positions in the professional their public service or their recognitions for we responded to This year, accomplishments. as a forum for dialogue and unpredictable times by acting 14 / 76 YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK Public InterestCommittee by theGovernmentService& Committee of the Year was shared the LitigationCommittee. The up orrenewmemberswas Membership Challengetosign Loanzon, thewinnerof Membership DirectorTristan fruitful year. Asannouncedby their reportsonanextremely Director Tristan Loanzon togive Amy NgaiandMembership she welcomedTreasurer order andestablishedquorum, After shecalledthemeetingto election ofofcersanddirectors. Shin whopresidedoverthe LLP, hostedbyPresidentSusan at ArnoldPorter &Kaye Scholer AABANY helditsAnnualMeeting FEB. 15 ANNUAL MEETING, Department, joinedusattheVIPReception. Hon. Peter Tom, ActingPresidingJusticeoftheFirst ofces afterthemergerofArnold&Porter andKaye Scholer. We inductedAABANY’s newboardatSusanShin’s new Photo credit:CorkyLee

we wereproudtohonor: and dedicationtoourcommunity, leadership. Fortheirservice the continuedneedtoembrace legal community, werecognized made intheAsianAmerican on theprogressthatwehave an exciting year. Aswereﬂected Charge |Lead Changekicked of Our 2017AnnualDinner:Take FEB. 22 ANNUAL DINNER, tumultuous year. measured wayduringapolitically on politicallychargedtopicsina Co-Chair informingtheBoard tireless workasIssuesCommittee awarded toChrisKwok, forhis The titleofAABANYMVPwas monthly probonowalk-in clinic. projects thisyear, includingthe collaborated onseveralimportant Service Committee, whohave and theProBono&Community

Reception attheAABANYAnnualDinner. Andy Hahn,DwightYoo, andJudgeJudyKimenjoytheVIP Arnold &Porter Kaye ScholerattheVIPReception. Target GCDonLiujoinedSusanShinandfriendsfrom Photo credit:CorkyLee Photo credit:CorkyLee

the dinnerasuccess. everyone whoworked tomake can befoundonpage8,and sponsors oftheevening,who possible. Thank youtoallthe made ourlastyearofprogress 2018, wethankeverypersonwho advancing ourprofessionin serving ourcommunityand Truong. Aswelookaheadto Castelar, EllisLiang,andQuyen Don H.LiuScholars:Jaclyn Award. We recognized the2017 LLP withtheLaw FirmDiversity We alsohonoredWhite&Case • • •

Marilyn Go. Eastern DistrictofNewYork Magistrate Judgeforthe Gibson BrandsLee Cheng,and Executive VicePresidentof Chief OperatingOfcerand of NewYork EricSchneiderman, Attorney GeneralfortheState

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Photo credit: Karen Zhou Photo credit: Karen Photo credit: Karen Zhou Photo credit: Karen Zhou Photo credit: Karen Photo credit: Corky Lee Congratulations again to our honorees, as well as Firm Diversity Award. winner of our 2017 Law White & Case, AABANY is proud to boast strong female leaders: AABANY is proud to boast strong female leaders: and Susan Shin. Diane Gujarati, Manisha Sheth, Sapna Palla, (left) and Francis Chin (right) join ED Yang Beatrice Leong Chen in congratulating AABANY MVP Chris Kwok. Judge Denny Chin, Kathy Hirata Chin, and Simone Nguyen Hirata Chin, and Judge Denny Chin, Kathy joyous night! cleaned up nicely for this

Photo credit: Corky Lee Photo credit: Corky Lee Photo credit: Corky Lee Photo credit: Corky Lee Congratulations to Don H. Liu Scholars Ellis, Jaclyn, and bright futures. wish you luck in your Quyen. We Hon. Marilyn Go is a giant in the community and has been steadfast in her support of AABANY since its inception. In his remarks, Attorney General Schneiderman underscored General Attorney In his remarks, the vibrancy of the Asian community in New York. Asian Americans. Throughout his career, Lee Cheng has advocated for Lee Throughout his career, 16 / 76 YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK screening ofAbacus. Past PresidentAndy Hahnledthetalkbackfollowing question: Howdowedealwithbiasintheworkplace? Twenty yearslater, • APA HERITAGE MONTH

as work-life balance, notself- touched uponintheﬁlm,such some ofthethemesandissues They coveredingreaterdepth and Past PresidentLindaLin. Judiciary CommitteeCo-Chair with Hon.DorisLing-Cohanand Kwun moderatedadiscussion Programs andOperationsNaf the screening,AABANYVPof New York andDC.Following watched thevideoinboth Frank attorneysandguests profession, thenandnow. Fried by APA womenattorneysinthe and explores thestridesmade NAPABA NationalConvention which wasmadeforthe1995 the original Month. Thevideoupdates celebration ofAPA Heritage Glass a videoscreeningof May 9: Courtroom totheBoardroom Kicking GlassFromthe atFriedFrankin AABANYco-hosted Kicking Glass Kicking Glass Kicking

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recounted hisexperiences Chair ChrisKwok, CorkyLee by IssuesCommitteeCo- In aconversationmoderated found themostinteresting. to voteonthephotosthey They alsohadanopportunity fabric ofAmericanhistory. experience withinthelarger chronicled theAsianAmerican viewing ofCorky’s work,which event, participantsenjoyeda photojournalist. Duringthe the renownedAsianAmerican photo exhibition byCorkyLee, Cleary Gottlieb, co-sponsoreda May 23: Photojournalist CorkyLee, & Conversationwith Photography Exhibit in careeradvancement. networking andmentorship career, andtheroleof selecting outfromone’s explained thehistoryand last fourdecades.Corkyalso American communityoverthe documenting theAsian

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criminally prosecutedbythe was theonlybankthat by theSungfamily. Abacus Federal SavingsBank,owned Chinatown-based Abacus Attorney’s prosecutionofthe of theManhattanDistrict documentary toldthestory to Jail of co-sponsored ascreening KALAGNY andFALA NewYork to Jail ABACUS: Small Enough American experience. a lifetimeofdocumentingthe Photographer Laureate” andfor Unofcial AsianAmerican an awardasthe“Undisputed honored topresentCorkyLee the night,AABANYwas from theaudience. To conclude that receivedthemostvotes backstory ofeightthephotos screening, ﬁlmproducerMark ﬁnancial crisis.At theendof ofce inthewake ofthe2008 Manhattan DistrictAttorney’s ABACUS: SmallEnough attheIFCCenter. The , May24: AABANY, YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 17 / 76

naturalization, even though he even though he naturalization, living in this country had been years. Oyama for some twenty land in the name bought the was born of his son Fred, who of in California. The State action California brought an to the State, to escheat the land was on the grounds the land name as purchased in Fred’s of a “fraud upon the People The of California.” the State reach case would eventually Supreme the United States by Court. This presentation including members of AABANY, Cadwalader attorneys and the Honorable Denny Chin of the for the Court of Appeals U.S. Second Circuit, told the story of and Fred Oyama through Kajiro a dramatic reenactment accompanied by historic photographs. AABANY @ AAJA’S AABANY @ AAJA’S TRIVIA ANNUAL JUNE 17 BOWL, AABANY participated in the 2017 Asian the by organized Bowl Trivia American Journalists Association held at Broad Street of New York, Ballroom. AABANY has fielded a team almost every year since its inception. AABANY was hopeful of repeating their first place finish but it was a tough Trivia last year, Bowl this year with challenging questions that managed to stump our team of trivia bufs. Through five rounds covering

, AABANY has been known to take the AAJA Annual Trivia Annual Trivia the AAJA AABANY has been known to take Bowl just a little bit too seriously. presented issues In another exciting In another exciting This Land is Our Land: is Our Land: This Land California Oyama v. May 31: installment by the AABANY Team, Reenactment Trial Oyama is Our Land: This Land California v. of racism and discrimination pertaining to property rights. In Oyama, a Japanese 1934, Kajiro purchased American farmer, six acres of land in Chula Vista, he bought California. In 1937, the time, two adjacent acres. At Law Alien Land California’s prohibited “aliens ineligible from for American citizenship” owning land, and under federal for Oyama was ineligible law, Acting US Attorney for Southern Southern for Attorney US Acting Joon Kim, New York District of Appeals Judge for US Court of Circuit Denny Chin, the Second Grace Meng. This Rep. and U.S. Heritage special event for APA prominent three featured Month Americans serving Asian Paciﬁc federal in each branch of the government. The speakers on how shared personal stories service they entered public to work and why they continue towards the public good. their calls about They spoke how they to public service, manifested success and faced hardship in their personal careers, and how the legal community can continue to foster diverse leaders. The event drew over 200 people to the law ﬁrm of Arnold & LLP. Scholer Kaye Porter

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Taking Charge & Leading Charge & Leading Taking with a discussion Change,” group continued discussing the many important issues raised in the film. For the Public Good, May 30: President Immediate Past Susan Shin hosted “For the Lawyers Public Good – APA Issues Committee Afterwards, led a Co-Chair Chris Kwok contingent to MacDougal Street for some pizza, food and drinks Pizzeria, where the at Denino’s • • • • reflecting cultural dynamics that reflecting cultural dynamics ofce seemed the prosecutor’s oblivious to. also gratefully acknowledge We the following groups for helping us promote the screening: process and the family’s process and the family’s the 5-year legal battle with family prosecutors. The Sung they recounted the challenges faced as a community-based the needs bank that supported of the immigrant community, Mitten and the Sung family Mitten and Q-and-A session joined a short moderated with the audience, President by past AABANY Andy Hahn. They answered filmmaking questions about the

The AABANY Trial Reenactment Team tackled the Oyama Team Reenactment The AABANY Trial which went all the way to the Supreme Court. case, • 18 / 76 YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK pants fortheAnnualWinetasting& NetworkingReception. New York Yankee Steakhouse housedtheinvite-onlypartici Spring USTA SocialTennis Event Margaret Lingorganizedthe EVENT, JUNE17 SPRING USTA TENNIS Chan, andHon.GeraldLeibovitz. Hon. Toko Serita,Hon.Margaret Hon. Laurie Lau, Hon.Alex Tisch, the Trivia Bowl:Hon.CharlesLiu, Friday nighttoserveasjudgesat who kindlyagreedtogiveuptheir also thankthefollowingjudges Chris Kwok (Team Captain).We Shapiro, LiaTieu,Yang Chen,and Nelson Mar, Kevin Hsi,Steven Yee, GaryMalone, Louis Villella, members: Tsui Yee, GabrielArce- Trivia Bowl.We thankourteam Newsday forwinningthisyear’s disappointed, butwecongratulate finishing infifth.Ourteamwas second andthirdplace, ultimately News), ourteamhoveredaround York, CurrentEventsandFake various categories(suchasNew held, wasquitewelcoming. The BillieJeanKingTennis Center, wherethe USOpenis Administrative Judge, Supreme Hon. DannyChun,Deputy distinguished individuals: the eventhonoredfollowing more inspiringeventsoftheyear, by manyasoneofthefunnierand Lawyers Association. Regarded Reception atNewYork County their highlyanticipatedAnnual The Prosecutors’ Committeeheld RECEPTION, JUNE22 COMMITTEE PROSECUTORS’ is thevenueforUSOpen. the NationalTennis Centerwhich King Tennis Centeronthesiteof refreshments attheBillieJean and weretreatedtotennis not-for-profit groupsattended from AABANYandotherAsian Group. Over50attendees American BusinessResource Association andtheAsian with theUnitedStates Tennis - Reception honoringAsianAmericansinpublicservice. The Prosecutors’ CommitteereturnedtoNYCLA foritsAnnual others arereservedforAdvisoryCommittee members. Sponsors receiveasetamountof invites totheWinetasting;

10TH ANNUAL information, gotopage61. City Police Department.Formore Internal Afairs Bureau,NewYork and DeputyChiefEllenChang, Court, KingsCounty, Criminal; opportunities andchancesto provides importantnetworking AABANY’s ﬂagshipeventsand This annualreceptionisoneof the In-HouseCounselCommittee. Corporate Law Committee and only event,jointlyhostedbythe 125 peopleatthisinvitation- had greatattendanceofover As wasthecaselastyear, we NYY Steak inmidtownManhattan. and SeniorIn-HouseCounselat Reception forLaw FirmPartners Winetasting &Networking AABANY heldits10thAnnual RECEPTION, JUNE27 & NETWORKING WINETASTING YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 19 / 76

meaningful connections with in-house counsels and other participants interested in legal services, and included over eleven participating companies. AABANY continued its to the Bench” “Bootcamp: Road series, the Judiciary Committee’s premier Fall Conference focused on providing workshop valuable information for anyone seeking to one day become a such as the Speakers judge. Hon. Judy Kim of the New York on the Criminal Court spoke process of application review and getting endorsements, During the Conference, During the Conference, registrants, in-house counsel and Elite and Gold level sponsors had the opportunity to participate in Sessions Pitch The Sessions. Pitch provided a platform for law ﬁrm attorneys/solo practitioners and legal service vendors to make

The plenary lunch session at the Fall Conference feeds both the minds and the mouths of attendees. President-Elect James Cho assists with registration at the President-Elect James AABANY Fall Conference.

an engaging and timely set of programs on a variety of topics. In addition to CLE Programs, we transformed the Group into a Mentoring workshops formal Professional Development Coaching Series, kicking of this year-long series with one-on-one or small group sessions that took place throughout the day at the Conference. of the sex trade in Seoul, and the of the sex culture that causes it. broken AABANY FALL CONFERENCE, 23 SEPT. successful highly its held AABANY and well-attended Annual Fall Conference at Fordham University With this year’s School of Law. Charge | Lead theme of Take AABANY presented Change, they unravel the dark complexity they unravel the dark complexity

SAVE SAVE AND , the intense and AT AAIFF AT , which follows two director Jef Adachi at the AAIFF. Defender Defender The theme for each year’s Fall Conference is set at the The theme for each year’s we took charge and led change. In 2017, Annual Dinner. Korean-American brothers while Korean-American Public Defender Jef Adachi, who strives to combat racism, police and injustice against brutality, minorities while showing the critical role of the public defender in the justice system; and Save My Seoul International Film Festival (AAIFF), the first and longest running cinema American Asian for festival the 40th Annual At in the country. two AABANY cosponsored AAIFF, films: personal story of San Francisco DEFENDER MY SEOUL 5 AUG. TO JUL. 25 2017, are told stories Remarkable every year at the Asian American and develop lasting relationships. For more information about the event, go to page 45. ED Yang Chen joins Issues Committee Co-Chair Song Kim Chen joins Issues Committee ED Yang 20 / 76 YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK long listofemployersattheDiversity CareerFair. The U.S. NavyJudgeAdvocateGeneral’s Corpsjoineda then andnow. to thestateofimmigrationlaw the relevancyoftheirexperience aground inQueens1993and freighter immigrants fromChinaafterthe the hundredsofundocumented discussed theexperience of “Golden Venture: 25Years Later” A luncheonplenarysessiontitled 17 hostedinformationaltables. conducted interviewsonsite, and various DistrictAttorney ofces, Nine employers,including conducted FirstRound Interviews. with interestedapplicants,and sessions, meet-and-greets who hostedinformational sector, andlawfirmemployers selected publicsector, corporate Fair &Expo, whichfeatured the ThirdAnnualDiversityCareer Attendants werealsoinvitedto with Hon.Sanket Bulsara. followed byamockinterview take chargeoftheirdestinyandfeaturedfemaletrailblazers. The FallConferencetoucheduponhowAPA womencan Golden Venture ran

American communitiesfrom serves asaforumforAsian The annualNAPABA Convention JUSTICE, NOV. 3 AND HISFIGHTFOR FRED KOREMATSU CONFERENCE: AABANY @NAPABA service fortheAPA community. for hisyearsofgroundbreaking marked byhistoricﬁrstsand Award inrecognitionofacareer the NormanLau Kee Trailblazer Division, Second Department, with Presiding Justice, Appellate honored Hon.Randall T. Eng, At theReception, AABANY from AABANY. peers, friendsandcolleagues to connectorreconnectwith stay fortheCocktailReception all participantswereinvitedto At theconclusionofday, employment, immigration,tax,andbusiness. The FallConference’s CLEsstayedonthecuttingedgeof opportunity toshowcasetheirexpertise outsidetheofce. Speaking attheFallConferenceo fers peopletherare

in strongnumbers,withmembers AABANY wasproudtorepresent collective direction.Assuch, event inshapingourcommunity’s shared value. Itisanimportant reﬂect onsharedexperiences and together tolearn,connect,and across thecountrytocome has neverbeenoverruled,and case, althoughheavilycriticized, claims ofmilitarynecessity. The process basedongovernment American citizenswithoutdue upheld theforcedinternmentof United States SupremeCourt Korematsu v. UnitedStates orders duringWorld War II.In convicted ofviolatinginternment Japanese-American whowas the storyofFredKorematsu, a in Washington, D.C., wetold team attheNAPABA Conference AABANY Trial Reenactment captivating performancebythe panels. Notably, inanother speaking inseveraldiferent winning diferenthonorsand , the

YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 21 / 76 who joined us. AABANY ANNUAL PARTY HOLIDAY & BUSTER’S, DAVE AT DEC. 15 AABANY held its holiday party once again at Dave & Buster’s Our members in Times Square. brought along their families and friends for a night of food, and games to celebrate drinks rst the holiday season, and the fi 50 members to arrive received Cards preloaded with Power points. Our holiday party-goers enjoyed the many gaming York real estate market and the real estate market York implications of increased wealth from China coming into the US. Several of the theater-goers continued their conversations Pub around the at Molly Wee They got corner from the theater. to meet and speak with Zhu Yi, AABANY folks who came out for a post-show drink were AABANY folks Zhu Yi. playwright, lucky enough to spend time with A Deal’s Dwight Yoo, Larry Wee, & Kenneth McClure presented IPOs McClure presented IPOs Kenneth & Wee, Larry Dwight Yoo, session of the Fall Conference. for Dummies in the morning Hyde Park in Long Island. The in Long Hyde Park audience thoroughly enjoyed by Zhu Yi, an written the play, award-winning playwright and screenwriter who received her the from Columbia. After MFA Committee Co-Chair Issues play, moderated a talkback Chris Kwok that included Zhu Yi and Margaret Ling discussing the pertinent and timely issues raised in the play about the realities of the New EDNY, and Sylvia Chin, Partner/ and Sylvia EDNY, Of Counsel at White & Case. The play is a dark comedy about a young Chinese actress and her parents in New York a from China who experience series of misadventures in their attempts to buy an apartment for her in 2015, at a time when real estate investment in New York by Chinese buyers hit a historic lled about half the high. AABANY fi The other half included theater. high school students from New Committee, Judge Peggy Kuo, Kuo, Judge Peggy Committee, Check out New York’s strong showing at the National Asian Check out New York’s Annual Convention. c American Bar Association’s Pacifi Co-Chair of the Asia Practice Estate Committee and Real A DEAL, DEC. 8 More than 30 AABANY members and friends came out for a theater at Urban Deal,” outing to see “A Among the Theater. Stages attendees were Margaret Ling, Katyal delivering their own words Katyal made this moving event even more poignant. AABANY GOES TO THE THEATER: nobis and was subsequently awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Special guest daughter appearances by Fred’s lead coram Korematsu, Karen nobis counsel Dale Minami, and then-acting Solicitor General Neal at the end of a full day of Fall Conference programs. at the end of a full day has been used recently to justify discrimination against Muslims. conviction had his Korematsu vacated by a rare writ of coram Our photographers caught Dennis Hopkins & Vincent Roldan Dennis Hopkins & Vincent Roldan Our photographers caught 22 / 76 YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK After herremarks, Desireedrew the processforrestofus. volume designedtodemystify out andwroteitupinaconcise her. Lucky forus,she figureditall was completelybefuddlingto ask forajobduringthemeeting hotel lobbies but not being able to strangers andhavingcofeein The conceptofmeetingupwith first thingabouthowtonetwork. New York andnotknowingthe networking uponherarrivalin was toldoftheimportance introverted LL.M.studentwho why shewrotethebook,asan Jaeger-Fine. Desireeexplained introduce theauthor, Desiree Chin gavespecialremarks to welcoming remarks. JudgeDenny Matthew Dillerpresented by DesireeJaeger-Fine. Dean & HappyGuidetoNetworking Fordham Law Schoolfor book presentationreceptionat AABANY co-sponsoreda Book Presentation,Apr. 24 & HappyGuidetoNetworking AABANY Co-SponsorsAShort PANELS &CLE ///// registering ourguests. Josh Gelinasforhelpingoutwith Quentin Wong, Jason Cheung and room. Thanks to ourpastinterns pigs inablanket intheEmpire as quesadillas,wings,slidersand munched onclassicsnacks such options thatwereavailableand AABANY holidaypartyatDave&Buster’s. Former AABANYInternQuentinWong callshisshotatthe s A Short

of ChineseandAsianexclusion The panelcoveredthehistory Wang, AALDEFStaf Attorney. Elect, SABANY; and AnnieJ. of Law; AmolSinha,President- Cuison Villazor, UCDavisSchool panel comprisedofProf. Rose Chair ChrisKwok moderateda SABANY. IssuesCommitteeCo- Orders,” inconjunctionwith Current ImmigrationExecutive Chinese Exclusion Acttothe the Lessons ofHistory, fromthe “Legacy ofExclusion: Learning session oftheday, entitled AABANY presentedtheﬁnal members ofthecommunity. groups, barassociationsand community/identity interest constructive dialoguebetween understanding andenablinga the goalofpromotinggreater critical totheirmemberswith organizations toaddressissues was structuredtoallowpartnering community leaders.Theforum cultural collaborationamong a uniqueopportunityforcross- marginalized groupsandprovided underrepresented and issues impactingtraditionally sessions thataddressedkey Forum consistedofaseries The NewYork Diversity Forum, Apr. 28 AABANY @NewYork Diversity the fortunateten. Director Yang Chenwasoneof copies ofherbook.Executive a rafetogiveawaytenKindle business cardsfromabasket for Available onAmazon! Who doesn’t needashortandhappyguidetonetworking? of thishistorytopresentday. citizenship, andthelastinglegacy discourse onrace, nationalityand pervading themeinAmerica’s the conceptofcolorismasa through immigrationlaws, Pizzas tookplaceattheNew Ling-Cohan, theTrial ofTwo by AABANY-member Hon. Doris one canbethebest!Presided dish pizzaarewell-loved,butonly crust pizzaandChicagodeep rest atlast:bothNewYork thin event anoldrivalrywasputto in NewYork City. Duringthis held attheABAAnnualMeeting Trial ofTwo Pizzas,whichwas AABANY membersattendedthe Pizzas, Aug. 10 AABANY @TheTrial ofTwo Federal law. available understateand covered thelegalprotections Associate atOutten&Golden, Rights Law. OliviaQuinto, under theNewYork CityHuman protections afordedtocaregivers on HumanRights,spoke onthe Policy attheNYC Commission for IntergovernmentalAfairs and Sussman, DeputyCommissioner served asmoderator. Dana in Sedgwick’s NewYork ofce, AABANY. MichaelYim,Partner at PhillipsLytle, co-sponsoredby CLE programonCaregiverRights FALA NewYork presenteda Rights, May11 AABANY Co-SponsorsCaregiver

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A Portrait of A Portrait AABANY Co-Sponsors How to Go In-House and Succeed, Oct. 23: AABANY co-sponsored the Muslim Bar Association of New How to Go In-House York’s writing an article. writing an article. with Project Panel Portrait Justice Goodwin Liu, Oct. 17 California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu presented the ﬁrst-ever comprehensive study of Asian Americans in the legal profession, Asian Americans in the Law panel comprised of members private of the federal judiciary, and academia engaged sector, in a robust discussion on the ﬁndings of this study and their included implications. Panelists Justice Goodwin H. Liu, Supreme of California, Court of the State Vice Executive Sandra Leung, President and General Counsel, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, and Judge Kiyo Matsumoto, District Court United States for the Eastern District of New Justice Goodwin Liu will York. be joining AABANY for our 2018 Annual Dinner as an honoree. work as journalists, and to steer their audience to news that they need, not necessarily what they want. Cristian also saw social media as a tool to help him develop a rapport with his readers, and to better understand and formulate his ideas before

) and FALA New York spoke about the protections for caregivers about the spoke New York FALA Law. City Human Rights under the New York Cristian Farias (Legal Columnist, Cristian Farias (Legal Magazine New York (Anchor/ Juan Carlos López Senior Correspondent, CNN en Español) Chu (General Counsel, Vernon North America), BBC Worldwide Fallows (Senior Attorney, Katie Knight First Amendment Institute) and Diego Ibarguen (First Amendment Counsel, The Hearst Corporation). Anupreeta Das (Special Writer, Anupreeta Das (Special Writer, Journal Street The Wall

today, especially through social today, media. While there are many in the media space, “distractions” some journalists found that non- traditional media outlets such Facebook and blogs as Twitter, for have created more context their work and augmented their role in helping their readers parse through the facts and stories. Many of them also felt a responsibility of sense heightened politicians honest and to keep democracy alive through their media lawyers: • • • discussed the beneﬁts Panelists and challenges brought on by the burgeoning ways through which people consume news and the Law in the Age of Trump, of Trump, in the Age and the Law Sept. 28 The panel included the following journalists: • • • The panel included the following The State of Play: Journalism of Play: Journalism The State

Steve’s departure, the program departure, Steve’s has been rebranded and retooled as the Professional Development of Coaching Series, which kicked at the 2017 Fall Conference. described as ‘intangible’ in order described as ‘intangible’ leaders potential how demystify to the program’s are sought out. At Paul conclusion, he also thanked for his Wee partner Larry Weiss support of the Group Mentoring program from its inception. Since among Asian Americans. the common on both Reflecting good and bad behaviors seen at AABANY and at senior levels in corporate law departments, Steve directed a conversation about qualities that might otherwise be Disney/ABC Steve Chung ofered Disney/ABC Steve of stereotypes, a breakdown misconceptions, and attitudes about leadership and presence. In an intimate group setting, analyzed common habits Steve of speech and body language Annual Meeting. Group Mentoring, Chung’s Steve 24 Aug. In the final installment of Group Mentoring, former AABANY Board Director and Chief Counsel of the all-too-ignored Legacy of Exclusion. the all-too-ignored Legacy Hilton Midtown on Thursday, York of Two 10th. The Trial August Pizzas was included in the CLE in the City Series, as part of the ABA At the New York Diversity Forum, AABANY called attention to Diversity Forum, York the New At 24 / 76 YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 1. seeks to: emergent issues.TheTask Force and abilitiesinresponseto actions anddirectourresources quickly andefectivelymobilize Response Task Forceinorderto established theCommunity contribute totheefort.We members soughtwaysto communities andmanyAABANY minority anddisenfranchised and advocatingfortherightsof attorneys couldplayinprotecting recognized thesignificantrole in 2017. AABANYmembers challenges toourcommunities to therapidlyemerginglegal Force wascreatedinresponse The CommunityResponse Task Task Force(CRTF) AABANY CommunityResponse STUDENT OUTREACH COMMUNITY & //// corporate environment. and tipsonsucceedinginthe transition intoanin-houserole Bloomberg, discussingtheir Choi), BankofAmerica,and AABANY BoardmemberJung Myers Squibb(representedby attorneys fromMitsui,Bristol- dynamic panelofseniorin-house and Succeed,whichfeatureda for allhisadventuresinCalifornia. We thanked Steve Chungforhisserviceandwishedhimwell public dialogue; community ortothegreater to eithertheAsianAmerican Identify issuesofimportance

planned forthenearfuture. another DACA clinic,withmore to againrapidlypulltogether built onthepriorexperience reopened DACA, theTask Force Circuit injunctionthattemporarily Peter Koo’s Ofce. After theNinth Ofce, andNYC Councilmen Congresswoman GraceMeng’s organizations, includingAALDEF, with multipleAsianadvocacy coordinated andcollaborated The Task Forcealso efective clinic. numerous resourcesandranan successfully broughttogether than threeweeks, theCRTF by theAttorney General.Inless to rescindDACA protections response totheannouncement Health ClinicinOctober, indirect Renewal ImmigrationandMental Action forChildhoodArrivals the CRTF organized a Deferred to currentevents.Forexample, the capacitytorapidlyrespond future actions.Ithasdeveloped created astrategicplanforsuch may requirearesponse, and legal eventsonthehorizonthat Out theVote eforts,analyzed coordinated resourcesforGet multiple emergencylegalclinics, of 2017, theCRTF hasorganized Since itscreationinthesummer 3. 2.

inter-community eforts. body forcommunity-wideand Act asacentralcoordinating respond tourgentneeds;and to efectivelyandciently Proactively developtheability challenges ofAsianAmericansinthelegalprofession. Justice GoodwinLiu’s Portrait Projectbrought tolightthe education andelectionprotection. and expand itsefortsintovoter community educationevents, and massactions,coordinate legal observertrainingsforrallies pro-bono clinicmodel,organize to furtherdevelopitsemergent In thenext year, theCRTF intends freedoms ofallNewYorkers.” legacy ofprotectingtherights and Governor Cuomocontinuesour to legalservicesandprocess. of status,inobtainingaccess to assistimmigrants,regardless state-led public-privateproject launches theﬁrst-in-the-nation, Defense Project,NewYork State on itswebsite:“WiththeLiberty Liberty DefenseProject.Asstated partnered uptobepartofthe organizations allofwhom law schoolsandadvocacy from lawﬁrms,barassociations, AABANY wasjoinedbyattorneys Held atNewYork Law School, State LibertyDefenseProject. Attorneys hostedbytheNewYork that attendedaReception for among themanyorganizations AABANY wasproudtobe Defense Project,May2 for theNewYork State Liberty AABANY Co-SponsorsReception respond tosuchissues. networks necessary toefectively community anddevelopthe impact theAsianAmerican identify legalissuesthatwill It willalsocontinuetovigilantly YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 25 / 76

designed to reach out to APA designed to reach out to APA law students and provide an opportunity to showcase their writing and oral advocacy skills. Each law school team presented compelling arguments, while the judges pressed the attorneys often with sharp questions. At the conclusion of each round, the law student teams received constructive feedback from the attorneys who volunteered as judges. The winners of the Law Northeastern Regional, School, advanced to the National D.C. Competition in Washington in November. Thomas Tang Moot Court Thomas Tang Oct. 14 Competition, of Regional The Northeast Thomas Tang the 2017 Hon. Competition, National Moot Court by the sponsored annually Foundation, took Law NAPABA School, place at Brooklyn Law the where nine teams from northeast region, representing School, Law American University School, Fordham, Brooklyn Law John’s, Northeastern, and St. faced of in an appellate advocacy to competition. In addition School, its APALSA, Brooklyn Law competition the and NAPABA, with was also hosted by AABANY, to Francis Chin and special thanks for coordinating the Samuel Yee students competed event. Law in scholarships. for $10,000 The competition was open to all students but was especially

We were proud to support the NYS Liberty Defense Project, were proud to support the NYS We which helps protect the rights of all New Yorkers. monitoring on Election Day to protect the rights of Asian American voters. First-time volunteers were required to sign up for training sessions taking place at various law ﬁrms on several dates and times AABANY throughout October. was the CLE provider for these City. trainings in New York event. The event provided information and resources for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients. Volunteer attorneys were on-site to help complete recipients eligible DACA their renewal forms to meet the Oct. 5, 2017 renewal deadline. Monitoring on Election Day Poll AABANY issued a call for volunteers to help AALDEF Defense (Asian American Legal and Education Fund) with poll his path in the public service and the public service and his path in bono work the importance of pro personal and in a lawyer’s career development. Pro Bono AABANY Co-Sponsors Clinic, Oct. 1 Renewal DACA the New York AALDEF, AABANY, Coalition for Asian American Mental Health, and the Alliance Chinese-American Family a free for Mental Health held one-day legal and mental health General Counsel of the Securities of the Securities General Counsel Commission. and Exchange on remarks gave inspiring Sanket

We asked the question: What does journalism and law mean the question: What does journalism and law mean asked We in the age of Trump?

outstanding law students to spend their summer working unpaid in the public interest sector that focuses on the needs of the South Asian community. proud we were also This year, Bulsara, Deputy to honor Sanket Marissa Wong, working at the Marissa Wong, Kings County District Attorney’s Devika M. Balaram and Ofce. Ruhi Behal, working with Queens Services, received the Legal Public Interest AALFNY/SABANY Fellowships, which enable joint Annual Summer Reception at joint Annual Summer Reception Given to LLP. & McKenzie Baker law students who serve the Asian AALFNY the community, American Community Service Scholarship were presented to Jane Awards and working with AALDEF, Lo, elections, and analyzed key key elections, and analyzed electoral issues afecting the Asian American community. AALFNY & AABANY Summer 29 June Reception, AALFNY and AABANY held their Defense and Education Fund Defense and Education at Ropes (AALDEF), was held Weiss, & Gray LLP and Paul, LLP. Rifind, Wharton & Garrison AALDEF’s The panels presented poll in the 2016 multilingual exit Presidential and Congressional AABANY Co-Sponsors The Asian Co-Sponsors The Asian AABANY Presentation, Vote American June 27 June 22 and American Vote, The Asian co-sponsored by AABANY Legal and the Asian American 26 / 76 YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK • AABANY Speaks Up and AALFNY’s leadershippipeline. Engaging AsianAmericanlawstudentsisvitaltoAABANY

amicus briefonApril19. Circuit, whereNAPABA filed an case ispendingintheFourth Administration’s appealinthat six-country visaban,andthe Maryland hasalsoenjoinedthe The U.S. districtcourtin travel andrefugeerestrictions. 29 toextend theblockon preliminary injunctiononMarch which heconvertedintoa temporary restrainingorder, District ofHawaiigrantedthe the U.S. DistrictCourtforthe 15, JudgeDerrickK.Watson of restraining order. OnMarch request foratemporary 12 supportingtheplaintifs’ filed anamicusbriefonMarch Association ofHawaii.NAPABA Elshikh, ImamoftheMuslim on behalf of the State and Ismail was broughtonMarch7, 2017, revised executive order, which the firstlegalchallengeto Hawaii v. Trump appeal inthiscase, The Trump Administration’s from enteringtheUnitedStates. six Muslim-majoritycountries refugees andindividualsfrom executive orderbarring Trump’s March6,2017, revised injunction ofPresident to supportthepreliminary of AppealsfortheNinthCircuit amicus briefintheU.S. Court AABANY joinedNAPABA inan Amicus BriefonImmigration: AABANY JoinsNinthCircuit , arisesfrom State of

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United States DistrictCourtfor Vidal v. Nielsen and declaratoryreliefin plaintifs’ motionforinjunctive amicus briefinsupportof AABANY joinedNAPABA’s District AmicusBriefonDACA: AABANY JoinsEastern challenges tothethirdrevised v. Trump Refugee AssistanceProject v. Trump in thesecases, Trump Administration’s appeals entering theUnitedStates. The ofcials fromVenezuela, from Korea, alongwithgovernment majority countriesandNorth individuals fromsixMuslim- order barringrefugeesand 24, 2017, revisedexecutive of PresidentTrump’s Sept. the preliminaryinjunction the FourthCircuittosupport the U.S. CourtofAppealsfor for theNinthCircuitandin the U.S. CourtofAppeals joined amicusbriefsinboth Fourth Circuit: in theNinthCircuitand AABANY JoinsAmicusBrief DACA reliefinSeptember2017. the government’s rescissionof California. Theactionopposes for theNorthernDistrictof the UnitedStates DistrictCourt additional cases,pendingin Homeland Securityetano et ano. v. U.S. Departmentof of theUniversityCalifornia patterned after the Eastern District of New York, , arisefromthelegal and International AABANY , ﬁledinthe State ofHawaii The Regents ed andcoachedstudentsfortheThomasTang Competition. Special thanks toFrancisChinandSamuelYee, whocoordinat Battala

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restraining order. NAPABA filed Hawaii grantedthetemporary District Courtfortheof Derrick K.Watson oftheU.S. 2017. OnOct.17, 2017, Judge and settotake efectOct.18, announced inSept.2017 executive order, whichwas employment discrimination. include sexual orientationin Title VIIoftheActto the definitionof“sex” in existing precedentandexpand asks the2ndCircuittooverturn Rights Act.Theamicusbrief Law andTitleVIIoftheCivil New York State HumanRights orientation, inviolationofthe terminated duetohissexual alleging thathehadbeen employer, AltitudeExpress, filed suitagainsthisformer Inc. Inthatcase, DonaldZarda in co-signatory totheamicusbrief pleased toannouncethatitisa Discrimination: Circuit AmicusBriefon AABANY JoinsSecond Nov. 17, 2017. filed anamicusbriefon Fourth Circuit,whereNAPABA in thatcaseispendingthe and theAdministration’s appeal the visabanonOct.17, 2017, Court inMarylandalsoenjoined Nov. 22,2017. TheU.S. District an amicusbriefinthiscaseon Zarda v. AltitudeExpress AABANYis

- YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 27 / 76 united around the theme of united around for what is right. standing up NYC from public Students participating in high schools Advocacy the Asian American remarked Program (ASAP) ethnic on the importance of at schools, studies curriculums various while panelists from such non-proﬁt organizations as the Council on American- (CAIR-NY) Islamic Relations emphasized the consequences on of current legal decisions and immigrant deportation event detention. Overall, the was a fantastic way to celebrate legacy—the Korematsu’s audience even sang “Happy Birthday” at the end of the event to celebrate what would have been Fred Korematsu’s 90th birthday. On Tuesday, On Tuesday, Korematsu in Asian American in Asian Korematsu his legacy connecting History, outreach community to APA and condemning the parallels case and between Korematsu’s the current Administration’s stances of immigration, deportation, and detention. As moderator and AABANY Chin co-founder Rocky are stated in the panel, “We taking one step forward but While each two steps back.” brought their own speaker to the table—whether expertise or it was government, law, activism—all topics were AABANY Appears at City AABANY Korematsu T. Hall for Fred Conference and Day Press Film Center for NYU Cantor Day Inaugural Korematsu Celebration: January 30th, AABANY Korematsu a attended Members NYU Day Celebration at the The event, Cantor Film Center. by which was co-sponsored featured prominent AABANY, as Jack Chen, such speakers Institute the director of the APA an at NYU; Daniel Dromm, openly gay City Councilman who helped pass a resolution that established Jan. 30th as New York Day in Korematsu Korematsu, Karen and City, long-time activist and daughter Throughout of Fred Korematsu. the event, guest speakers on the importance of remarked

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latest trial reenactment, “Fred Fight for and his Korematsu a week later at the Justice,” Convention. National NAPABA the 2017, On December 19, City Council passed New York 792. No. Res. educates lawyers and the larger the and lawyers educates community about the stories Americans of Asian Pacific who have Fred Korematsu like helped to shape American legal, political and social premiered its AABANY history. AABANY was privileged and honored to ofer its testimony Day. in support of Korematsu Speaking on behalf of AABANY, Chen Director Yang Executive how AABANY’s explained project Reenactment Trial supporters of the legislation supporters of the legislation of with testimony and kicked from Fred Korematsu’s Korematsu, Karen daughter, Director Founder and Executive who Institute, of the Korematsu Coast. called in from the West Intergroup Relations, chaired Intergroup Relations, James Van by Council Member held a hearing on Res. Bramer, 792 to name January 30 No. Korematsu annually as Fred T. The City. Day in New York by many hearing was attended AABANY Testifies at City Testifies AABANY Support of Fred Council in Oct 25: Day, Korematsu City Council’s The New York fairs, A Committee on Cultural Libraries and International

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Sam Lui Yeung-Ha Pauline Ariana Pabalan PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Francis Chin PROSECUTORS James Lin Helen Ahn Myongjae Matthew Yi MENTORSHIP David Sohn & VETERAN AFFAIRS MILITARY Brian Song Michael Krouse NEWSLETTER Naf Kwun Albert Suh Marshall Amores PRO BONO & COMMUNITY SERVICE Glenn Magpantay John Vang LITIGATION Lisa C. Chan James Shih Ona Wang MEMBERSHIP Loanzon Tristan Jack Chen Amy Ngai Cary Chan JUDICIARY Leung Rob Linda Lin LAW LABOR & EMPLOYMENT Joane Wong David Mou Bryan An LGBT

Charles Chen Shannon Zhu Jef Tang ISSUES Chris Kwok Song Kim IN-HOUSE COUNSEL Duane Morikawa Blossom Kan Grace Fu PROPERTY INTELLECTUAL Kevin Hsi Kevin Beatrice Leong LAW IMMIGRATION Gupta Poonam Amanda Bernardo Susan Akina Ed Lee Ed Lee Wee Larry Ting Chen & SERVICE GOVERNMENT PUBLIC INTEREST Jonathan Hernandez COMMERCIAL BANKRUPTCY COMMERCIAL BANKRUPTCY AND RESTRUCTURING Vincent Roldan Jessica Liou William Hao LAW CORPORATE CAREER PLACEMENT PLACEMENT CAREER Leung Rob Jef Ikejiri Daphne Ha Christina Nguyen ACADEMIC Seth Endo PRACTICE ASIA Hao Alex Christina Ying Margaret Ling Committee Chairs 30 / 76 YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK xi. x. ix. viii. vii. vi. v. iv. iii. ii. i. Audit Committee shall beto: According toAABANY’s by-laws,thedutiesof Bobby Liu Committee Chair AUDIT COMMITTEE Committees Standing

by theBoard. perform suchotherdutiesasmaybeassigned Associations; and Meeting thestatusofallinvestments report totheMembershipatAnnual possible newinvestmentsforsuchassets; be terminatedandrecommendtotheBoard the Boardwhethersuchinvestmentsshould the Association’s assetsandrecommendto regularly reviewtheexisting investmentsof investments fortheAssociation’s assets; review andrecommendtotheBoard respect thereto; to theBoardwhatactionsshouldbetaken with the attentionofmanagementandrecommend to their satisfaction after having been brought to of theAssociationthathavenotbeenresolved accounting records,proceduresoroperations questions orproblemswithrespectto review withsuchauditorsanymaterial respect thereto; Board whatactionsshouldbetaken with internal controlandrecommendtothe management offundsorrecommendationson material recommendationsmadeconcerning independent auditorsandanyreportson review theannualreportfromAssociation’s annual examination; auditors todiscussthescopeof meet withtheAssociation’s independent the FiscalYear; independent auditorsoftheAssociationfor recommend totheBoardselectionof the systemofinternalcontrolsandprocedures; meet withtheTreasurer todiscussandreview activities oftheAssociationforFiscalYear; a proposedincomeandexpense budgetofall annually prepareforsubmissiontotheBoard supervise theﬁnancialafairsofAssociation;

process. IdentifyingtheneedforAPA leadersinour support toourmembersduringthenomination the Awards Committeeadvocatesandofersfull opportunities forourmemberstoberecognized, communities itserves.Inadditiontoseekingout and leadershipintheAPA legalcommunityand friends toberecognizedfortheirexemplary work to seekoutopportunitiesforourmembersand The missionofAABANY’s Awards Committeeis Mike Huang Ligee Gu James Chou Committee Co-Chairs AWARDS COMMITTEE their respectiveroles. staf works togetherasseamlesslypossiblein Committee seeks tocreatepoliciesthatensureall roles andresponsibilitiestocross-trainstaf. The development ofacleardescriptionemployee AABANY grows.TheCommitteeisalsodiscussing and employeegrievancetoensurebestpracticesas resources policiessuchaspaidtimeof, sickdays Committee isworkingondevelopinghuman In additiontoreviewingsalaryandbenefits,the Board anysalaryorbenefitsfornewstafhires. responsibility toreviewandrecommendthe recommendations. ItwillbetheCommittee’s AABANY providestoitsstafandmakes necessary the salary, bonus(ifany),and benefitsthat The CompensationCommitteeannuallyreviews Pauline Yeung-Ha Committee Chair COMPENSATION COMMITTEE meaningful impact. whose workandservicehavemadea committed toraisingtheprofileofAPA attorneys and contributions,theAwards Committeeis community toberecognizedfortheirachievements

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For the Membership Director’s Report, go to Report, For the Membership Director’s page 10. COMMITTEE NOMINATIONS Committee Chair Dwight Yoo by-laws, the According to AABANY’s the Membership Committee shall consist of Membership Secretary and at least three Active Members appointed by the President. out and vets The Nominations Committee seeks leadership. potential candidates for AABANY’s MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE Committee Co-Chairs Loanzon Tristan Jack Chen Amy Ngai Cary Chan by-laws, the According to AABANY’s the Membership Committee shall consist of Membership Secretary and at least three Active Members appointed by the President. The Membership Committee develops recommendations for programs and services and that meets the needs of the membership encourages new Members to join the AABANY.

assigned by the Board. terminated and recommend to the Board terminated and recommend to the Board new investments for such assets, report to the Membership at the Annual Meeting the status of all investments of AABANY and perform such other duties as may be budget of all activities of AABANY for the budget of all activities of AABANY for the Fiscal Year, review and recommend to the Board assets, investments for AABANY’s investments of regularly review the existing and recommend to the assets AABANY’s be Board whether such investments should supervise the ﬁnancial afairs of the Association, annually prepare for submission to the Board a proposed income and expense

e. f. c. d. According to AABANY’s bylaws, the Finance bylaws, the According to AABANY’s Committee shall: a. b. FINANCE COMMITTEE Committee Chair Amy Ngai 32 / 76 YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK [email protected]. please visittheirwebsiteorcontactLindaLinat For moreinformationonthe Law Review also overseesthepublicationof academy andpracticingattorneys.Thiscommittee and tofostergreaterinteractionbetweenthelegal AABANY memberswhoareinthelegalacademy The AcademicCommittee’s missionistoserve Seth Endo Committee Chair Academic Committee Academic . AABANY Law Review AABANY

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Committee, KALAGNY, and FALA New York. New York. and FALA KALAGNY, Committee, held The event was sponsored by HSBC and at NYCLA. Estate February 21, 2018: The APC, Real Firm Practice Solo and Small Committee, and Immigration Committee, Tax Committee, will present “EB-5 and Foreign Committee Law Estate and Investments in the US: Inbound Real Tilly Virchow. at Baker Considerations” Tax Chain March 2018: The APC plans to host “Block James Thanasules, with speaker Technology,” Counsel at Amtrust Title Insurance Chief NYS The event is a joint partnership Company. Private with Bank of America: Merrill Lynch Estate Management, the AABANY Real Wealth and Amtrust Title KALAGNY, Committee, Insurance Company. March 2018: The APC hopes to host a Diversity Asian Practice & Inclusion CLE with NYCLA’s Committee for newly admitted attorneys. December 6, 2017: The APC co-hosted a CLE December 6, 2017: The Estate with AABANY Real and networking event Flushing: “Building a Taller Committee entitled, sponsored Development,” Zoning, Air Rights and Co-Chairs Margaret Ling by Chase Bank. APC on a panel that was and Christina Ying spoke and other real attended by 70 attorneys estate professionals. APC organized its December 8, 2017: The Deal,” outing to “A members to attend AABANY’s written by Zhu Yi about a play at Urban Stages, real estate market. Asian investors in New York’s Margaret Ling was a panelist on the post-show talkback with the playwright Zhu Yi, moderated by Issues Committee Co-Chair Chris Kwok. Lunar a co-sponsored APC The 2018: 8, February Practice Asian with NYCLA’s Reception New Year

The APC has the following events planned for the The APC has the following events planned remainder of this ﬁscal year: 6. 7. 8. 3. 4. 5.

The delegation of prosecutors from Shanghai visited Judge Denny Chin, one of AABANY’s The delegation of prosecutors from Shanghai visited Judge Denny Chin, one of AABANY’s most prominent members. inaugural gala at the Yale Club. inaugural gala at the Yale a federal judge, gave a tour of his courtroom and a federal judge, gifts with chambers, and exchanged the delegation. 2017: APC Co-Chairs Margaret Ling November 17, and Christina Ying supported the newly formed not-for-proﬁt professional organization for Asian by attending their women, the Mudan Club, from Shanghai visited prominent AABANY from Shanghai visited prominent AABANY Judge member Judge Denny Chin, United States for the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Co-Chair Margaret Ling assisted in hosting these 30 visiting Shanghai prosecutors on this event, Judge Denny At behalf of AABANY. as Chin presented a discussion of his experience November 16, 2017: A delegation of prosecutors November 16, 2017: A delegation of prosecutors

2. area, the APC has also connected with prominent area, the APC has also connected with prominent York. Chinese law firms and corporations in New the APC has organized, presented, and This year, sponsored the following events: 1. Solo & Small Firm Practice, Tax, and Immigration Tax, Solo & Small Firm Practice, to organize and present CLE Committees Law and networking events for the Asian American ofers many the APC In particular, community. clients educational programs on representing Asian influx of domestically and abroad. With the global metropolitan the Asian investors in the New York networking, and resources for attorneys and law networking, and resources Since its in an Asia Practice. students interested needs inception, it has also focused the growing in of Asian attorneys and law students arriving helping to familiarize them with the United States, culture. career placement and American working Estate, Real The APC often partners with AABANY’s Committee Co-Chairs Hao Alex Margaret Ling Christina Ying (“APC”) Asia Practice Committee AABANY’s in order to provide support, was formed in 2015 Asia Practice Committee 34 / 76 YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Participants included: and privatesector, toin-houselawdepartments. of participatingemployersrangingfrompublic hundred attendees.Theeventincludedavariety AABANY FallConference, whichattractedovertwo Third AnnualDiversityCareerFair&Expoatthe The CareerPlacementCommitteehostedits Diversity CareerFair&Expo contact theCommittee([email protected]). learning aboutnewopportunitiesareencouragedto of openlegalpositionsorwhoareinterestedin development. AABANYmemberswhoareaware year thatfocusesonvariousaspectsofcareer positions andofersprogrammingthroughoutthe qualified AABANYcandidateswithopenlegal The CareerPlacementCommitteeseeks tomatch Our Mission Christina Nguyen Robert Leung Jef Ikejiri Daphne Ha Committee Co-Chairs Career Placement Committee

and SouthernDistrictsofNewYork United States Attorney’s OfcesfortheEastern City boroughsandNassauCounty District Attorney’s OfcesforallﬁveNewYork U.S. NavyJudgeAdvocateGeneral’s Corps Internship Program Sonia andCelinaSotomayorJudicial New York State Attorney General’s Of ce New York CityLaw Department Lenox HillNeighborhood House Legal ServicesoftheHudson Valley Legal ServicesNYC Legal AssistanceofWestern New York Legal AidSociety Kobre &KimLLP Grimaldi &Yeung LLP Dechert LLP American Express

members. Attendees includedmemberswhowere Up eventatPaul HastingsLLPtomeetCommittee our “Getting toKnowtheCPC”Kick-Of andMeet- In 2017, theCareerPlacementCommitteehosted Other Programming day oftheFallConference. leading toaproductivesessionofinterviewsonthe applicants werepre-screenedfortheinterviews, round interviewsforselectedcandidates.Several companies. Someemployersalsohostedﬁrst- careers andjobopportunitiesattheirrespective employers heldinformationalsessionsabout During the Diversity Career Fair & Expo, participating job opportunities. identifying andfulﬁllingprospective programming foritsmembersandtocontinue to continuehostinginterestingandrelevant The CareerPlacementCommitteelooks forward Career Fair. programming plans,andfeedbackfromtheDiversity meeting in2017todiscussongoinginitiatives,future Co-Chairs andtheVicePresidentsheldanin-person potential jobopportunities.Inaddition,Committee sets andcareergoalstobettermatchthemwith to meetitsmembersandlearnabouttheirskill The Committeeenjoyedtheopportunitytoget their careersandhowtheCommitteecouldhelp. move. Attendees discussed whattheysoughtin actively seekingorsimplythinkingaboutacareer

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We also plan on further developing our infrastructure We to allow for better interaction with our members, are looking prospective employers, and those who hope that these for career advice and placement. We and improvements lead to more job opportunities placements for AABANY members. Committee, and members a chance to get to know and members Committee, each other on an individual basis. believe this will help us further our mission We pursue and better position us to help members career opportunities. In 2018 and 2019, we will continue to ofer interesting we will continue to In 2018 and 2019, and unique Career Placement programming, series. on Track” including our popular “Getting CPC” to Know the will continue our “Getting We series as small group functions – cofees or brown bag lunches – that give the Co-Chairs, Executive to get involved with the organization. This Executive the organization. This Executive to get involved with of the following roles: VP of Committee consists of of Programming, and Co-VPs Communications, VP and Membership. Employer Relations Ahead Looking Organizational Structure Committee formed In 2016, the Career Placement to help further our mission Committee an Executive members an opportunity and provide more AABANY Past AABANY President Robert Leung is known for his lev Leung AABANY President Robert Past el-headed advice for people at all levels of their career. 36 / 76 YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK and [email protected]. at [email protected], [email protected], feedback, andideas.Pleasefeel freetocontactus committee andsharewithustheir experiences, encourage newandexisting memberstojoinour planning newevents.Asalways, wewelcomeand Our committeelooks forwardto2018andis members ofAABANY. encourages APAs withinthesegroupstobecome Institute, and theNewYork InstituteofCredit,and Management Association,AmericanBankruptcy active inindustrygroupssuchastheTurnaround Finally, theBankruptcyCommitteecontinuestobe various committeeinvolved. an opportunitytonetworkandlearnmoreaboutthe provided AABANYandnon-AABANYmemberswith committees. Theeventwaswell-attendedand GSPI, Labor &Employment, andYoung Lawyers co-sponsored AABANYKaraoke Nightwiththe Over thesummer, theBankruptcyCommittee consultants, andlawstudents. lawyers andﬁnancialadvisors,turnaround Research andbroughttogetherAPA restructuring This dinnerwaspartiallysponsoredbyReorg dinner atOsamilinKorea Town inFebruary2017. The BankruptcyCommitteealsohaditsannual landlord, tenant,securedlender, andinvestor. strategies fromvariousperspectives,includingthe retailers ande-commerce. Thepanelexplored habits, aswellcompetitionfromfast-fashion retail industryduetoshiftingconsumershopping This paneldiscussedthechallengesfacedby Amazon: Strategies ForAChangingMarketplace.” the AABANYFallConferenceentitled“Adapting to further thosegoalsbypresentingaCLEpanelat In 2017, theBankruptcyCommitteecontinuedto restructuring professionals. opportunities forAsianAmericanbankruptcy/ practitioners, aswellprovidenetworking bankruptcy relatedissuestonon-bankruptcy Committee wasformedtoraiseawarenessof The CommercialBankruptcy&Restructuring Vincent Roldan Jessica Liou William Hao Committee Co-Chairs Restructuring Committee Commercial Bankruptcy & mittee Dinners,reachouttotheCommitteeCo-Chairs. To getonthemailinglistfordeliciousBankruptcy Com

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explored the theoretical underpinnings of explored wealth management as well as practical steps that young (and young at heart) attorneys can to successfully manage their ﬁnances take with a purpose. also moderated the General Counsel Wee Larry Change Through Example, Leading Roundtable: The Committee hosted IPOs for Dummies, an The Committee hosted IPOs for Dummies, introduction to the basic structure and process, regulatory framework and business realities and and incentives of various IPO participants constituents (including issuers, equity sponsors, underwriters and management). The panel was moderated by AABANY President Dwight presented by Committee Co-Chair Larry Yoo, and co-hosted by Diamond Sponsor, Wee Summit Financial. It presented a practical on working efectively at the workshop ﬁnancial printer in connection with an IPO or other securities issuance. co-hosting with the Young The Committee, Committee and Elite Fall Conference Lawyers also presented Financial Prosperian, Sponsor, which Attorneys, Management for Young

iii. event for the Corporate Law Committee, and the Committee, event for the Corporate Law held on September 8th Annual Fall Conference, Committee Co-Chairs 23, 2017 was no exception. in participated as mentors Wee, and Larry Ed Lee Series at the Professional Development Coaching that the Committee a program the Fall Conference, of the believes embodies one of the primary goals professional advancement which is the Committee, The Committee also co-hosted attorneys. of APA two Fall Conference panel discussions: i. ii. in anticipation of the AABANY Fall Conference. AABANY Fall Conference. in anticipation of the a dynamic panel of senior This event featured discussed what companies in-house attorneys who outside counsel, how to get and are looking for in an of pitching “dos and don’ts” prepare for a pitch, the the client development and other insights into for ofered practical strategies process. This panel to become more savvy and attorneys who want marketing efective in developing new business and companies were from their ﬁrm. The speakers at the signed up to participate in the Pitch Sessions presented a great so the panel Fall Conference, on what opportunity to hear directly their thoughts an efective pitch. makes important an always is Conference Fall AABANY The

Corporate Law Committee February 2018. Committee also Corporate Law AABANY’s on September 14, 2017, presented “How to Pitch” left New York to become Chief Counsel at Disney- left New York Angeles, deserves a in Los ABC Media Networks and Steve from the Committee. huge thank-you also presented Wee Committee Co-Chair Larry conference in February at the Columbia APALSA forward to a similar The Committee looks 2017. in networking presentation at Columbia APALSA On August 24, 2017, the Committee, together with the Committee, 24, 2017, On August Chung, hosted longtime AABANY stalwart, Steve a Group Mentoring Session at the ofces of Paul, As usual, Rifind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP. Weiss, ofered participants his amazingly insightful Steve and practical advice on presentation skills, efective who presence and interviewing. Steve, executive a significant segment of our membership. The event a significant segment of our membership. for our provides important networking opportunities corporate members, our law firm sponsors and our Summit sponsors, including our Diamond Sponsor, and headline event LLC Financial Disclosure, Management. Prosperian Wealth sponsor, Counsel. We held the Winetasting at NYY Steak held the Winetasting at NYY Steak Counsel. We last year, in midtown Manhattan. As was the case at we had great attendance of over 125 people by the this invitation-only event, jointly hosted Committee and the In-House Corporate Law annual event is one of This Counsel Committee. events and is directed towards flagship AABANY’s experiences with one another and to help our experiences with other members establish stronger relationships region. New York lawyers in the APA AABANY held its 2017, On June 27, 10th Annual Winetasting & Networking Reception and Senior In-House Firm Attorneys for Law The Corporate Law Committee consists of Committee The Corporate Law who are interested in sharing corporate attorneys on as practitioners their ideas and experience lawyers through a variety of issues facing APA conferences, CLE presentations, and social seek to establish a forum networking events. We ideas and in which our members can exchange Committee Co-Chairs Ting Chen Ed Lee Wee Larry 38 / 76 YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK Roundtable, Leading ChangeThroughExample. Larry Wee moderatedthisyear’s GeneralCounsel Committee Law Corporate “lead throughexample.” at theirrespectiveworkplacestotruly real-life waysthepanelistsovercamechallenges was adynamic,inspiringandlivelydiscussionof Counsel, TheDurstOrganization).panel Michael J. Rhee(VicePresidentandGeneral LaTanya Langley (GeneralCounsel, BIC)and Counsel, MarcJacobsInternational,LLC), Kelly Koyama (SeniorVicePresident,General Courtney Browne(GeneralCounsel,Birchbox), Duane Morikawa.Thediversepanelfeatured Committee andchairedbyIHCCo-Chair which wassponsoredbytheIn-HouseCounsel

out howtopitchattheFallConference. The weekbefore, theCorporateLaw Committeealsolaid Thanks toSummitFinancialforsponsoringthispanel! Larry, Dwight,andKen introducedthebasicsofIPOs. active partoftheCommittee. more memberswhowouldlike tobecomean we hopetolaunchseveralneweventsandinvolve participation intheFallConference. Additionally, Firm Attorneys andIn-HouseCounsel Winetasting &NetworkingReception forLaw success ofpastevents,suchastheAnnual throughout theyear, includingcontinuingthe to sponsoringandhostinganumberofevents This comingyear, theCommitteelooks forward

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Justice Denied: Wards Cove Packing Packing Cove Wards Denied: Justice on May 10, 2017. The reenactment was The 2017. on May 10, Law Department. Department. Law Committee co-sponsored the GSPI 2017, On May 30, Charge Taking Lawyers “For the Public Good – APA a discussion with Acting US Change,” & Leading Joon District of New York, for the Southern Attorney Second Kim, US Court of Appeals Judge for the Representative Circuit, Hon. Denny Chin, and U.S. Heritage Grace Meng. This special event for APA serving Month featured prominent Asian Americans The in each branch of the federal government. on how they shared personal stories speakers to entered public service and why they continue The event drew work towards the “public good.” & Porter over 200 people to the law firm of Arnold Scholer LLP to meet and network. Kaye the GSPI committee co-sponsored 2017, On June 27, at with SABANY “Disparities in our Justice System” strengthen the monthly pro bono clinic. strengthen the monthly are being planned Additional joint meetings holiday dinner New Year including a joint Lunar and meeting in Chinatown. was active in participating The GSPI Committee Month events American Heritage in Asian Pacific Heritage In commemoration of APA in May 2017. month, AABANY co-sponsored SABANY’s of reenactment Atonio v. Co. Denny narrated and led by the Honorable Judge Hirata Chin. Chin of the Second Circuit and Kathy GSPI Committee Co-Chairs Jonathan Hernandez participated by taking roles Hsi also and Kevin NYC in the presentation, which was held at the At the Fall Conference, the GSPI Committee presented, the Fall Conference, At Then They Came for Us.” “And GSPI member Nelson Mar led the Special Education Initiative for Asian American children with disabilities. Government Service & Service Government Public Interest Committee meetings provided opportunities for all members ideas, and discuss ways to to network, exchange The GSPI Committee continued its partnership with The GSPI Committee continued its partnership Bono”) the Pro Bono & Community Service (“Pro to the Committee to provide free legal services GSPI held four joint Asian American community. meetings with the Pro Bono Committee on April October 19 and November 13. These 26, June 7, of continued growth and new ideas under the of continued growth and new ideas under Hsi, Jonathan leadership of new co-chairs Kevin The new co-chairs Hernandez, and Beatrice Leong. membership aimed to continue developing an active which base while promoting an environment in lawyers involved and/or interested in government service and public interest work can connect. panels, networking events, and other programs. panels, networking events, and other programs. to work with and co- The Committee actively seeks Committees sponsor events and activities with other further and other public interest organizations that mission. AABANY’s was a year 2017-18 For the GSPI Committee, AABANY’s Government Service and Public Interest Government Service and AABANY’s to promote a greater Committee looks (“GSPI”) law lawyers to join public interest number of APA of APA and public service and address the concerns thus lawyers working in these areas. The Committee toward organizes and presents programs geared these concerns through CLE seminars, career Committee Co-Chairs Jonathan Hernandez Hsi Kevin Beatrice Leong 40 / 76 YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK and issuesinvolvingMedicaid.Communitymembers Power ofAttorney, HealthCareProxy, LivingWills Yeung-Ha. Thepresentationincludedtopicsin and Estatesexpert andProBonoCo-ChairPauline community memberswereeducatedbyWills,Trusts, the VisitingNurseServicesofNewYork. Overfifty Know-Your-Rights presentationinpartnershipwith On August 23,2017, theGSPICommitteehelda Ling Cohan. members attended,includingtheHonorableDoris to promoteupcomingGSPIprograms.Over40 in afunanduniqueway. GSPI alsousedthisevent members ofGSPIandotherCommitteestonetwork Karaoke City. Thegoalofthismixer wastoallow GSPI heldaKaraoke Mixer onJuly13,2017at education fortheirchildreninNYC publicschools. with disabilitiesintheirfighttoobtainafairpublic middle-income AsianAmericanparentsofchildren interested inlearninghowtorepresentlow-and Weiss, theeventattractedanat-capacitycrowd pro bonoproject.HeldatthelawfirmofPaul, Disabilities,” atrainingsessionfornewlylaunched Hearings forAsianAmericanChildrenwith co-hosted “ProBonoTraining: SpecialEducation On July11,2017, theGSPIandProBonoCommittees criminal justicereform,andimpactlitigation. by touchinguponaccesstojustice, immigration, discussion addressingsomeofthosedisparities groups withinoursociety. We heldathoughtful our civilandcriminaljusticesystemsexist forvarious civil experts discussedhowdiferentoutcomesin the NYC Law Department.Apanelofcriminaland gave membersthechancetomix, mingle, andsing. Here aretheGSPICo-ChairsatKaraoke Night,aneventthat Committee Interest Public Government Service & the Chinatowncommunityonhealthcare, wills,andmore. Elder lawspecialistPauline Yeung-Ha trainedmembers of co-chair Karen Yau, whoalsomoderatedthispanel. chaired byGSPIco-chairKevin HsiandformerGSPI (New York ImmigrationCoalition).Theprogramwas (Immigration DefenseProject)andSteven Choi Shafiquallah (TheLegal AidSociety),Lee Wang American Legal Defense&EducationFund),Hasan years. Thepanelspeakers wereAnnieWang (Asian in theUnitedStates bothhistoricallyandinrecent the issuesthathavebeenfacingimmigrantgroups Immigration Law andPolicy.” Thispaneladdressed panel discussion“ThenTheyCameforUs:APA Conference, theGSPICommitteehosted On September23,2017, attheAABANYFall planning decisionsforthefuture. were excited andempoweredtomake betterestate For moreinformationontheCRTF, gotopage24. assistance onurgentandemerginglegalissues. information andcoordinationforresearch The CRTF isdesigned tobeaclearinghouseof the emergentissuesthatafectourcommunities. for quick,efectiveandcoordinatedresponsesto rapidly changinglegallandscapeandtheneed Committee. TheCRTF isAABANY’s answertothe was jointlysponsoredbyGSPIandtheIssues Community Response Task Force(CRTF), which The 2017-18yearsawthecreationofAABANY the AABANYProBonoClinic. Beatrice Leong, discussedcommonissuesfacedat Committee wherepanelists,includingGSPIco-chair Bono Primer:Part IandPart II”withtheProBono discussions attheFallConferencecalled“Pro The GSPICommitteealsoco-hostedtwopanel

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Government Service & Service Government Public Interest Committee held at Red Egg following the tour. Egg following the tour. held at Red planned in 2018 include Know Future events being Rights trainings in the areas of housing law and Your New Year Lunar organizing. A joint immigrant worker place with the holiday dinner/meeting will also take Pro Bono Committee in early 2018. On January 18, 2018, GSPI co-sponsored an Exhibit On January 18, 2018, of Chinese in America to of the Museum Tour Sculptures,” Paper Venture see “FOLD: Golden and Immigration Law in conjunction with the Committees. A reception was Intellectual Property 42 / 76 YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK • • AABANY’s non-immigrationlawpractitioners: informational webinartoexplain theordersfor orders, theCommitteeheldalunch-time On February14,2017, inresponsetotheexecutive that havehadamassiveimpactonimmigrationlaw. inauguration, heissuedseveralexecutive orders new developments.SoonafterPresidentTrump’s and theCommitteehasbeenkeeping pacewith It hasbeenaveryactiveyearinimmigrationlaw law amongAABANY’s members. engaging eventstofosteraninterestinimmigration providing CLEseminars,networkingopportunities, of whomareeitherinsoloorsmallﬁrmpracticeby development forimmigrationpractitioners,many Our goalistoprovidesupportandprofessional are interestedinimmigrationandnationalitylaw. interests ofAPA attorneysandlawstudentswho immigration andnationalitylaw, aswellthe community throughAPA attorneyswhopractice promotes andadvancestheinterestsofAPA The ImmigrationLaw Committee(“Committee”) Poonam Gupta Amanda Bernardo Susan Akina Committee Co-Chairs Immigration Law Committee

Mariko spoke aboutthebasictermsof imposed atravelbanonMuslims andrefugees. more prominentlyfeaturedin the newsand signed onJanuary27, 2017. Thisorderhasbeen Foreign Terrorist EntryintotheUnitedStates, Executive OrderonProtectingtheNationfrom New York CivilLibertiesUnion,addressedthe Mariko Hirose, SeniorStaf Attorney atthe including AAPIs.” real, thedangerisrealforundocumentedaliens, presentation ominouslybystating,“Thefearis many oftheitemsraisedinit.Rioconcludedhis as wherethemoneywouldcomefromtofund unanswered questionsabouttheorder, such of sanctuarycities.Riotouchedonthemany level ofimmigrationenforcementandelimination wall alongtheborderwithMexico, increasingthe covered avarietyoftopics,includingbuilding Immigration EnforcementImprovements,which the Executive OrderonBorderSecurityand Rio Guerrero, formerCo-Chair, spoke about together withKALAGNY, FALA NewYork, MuBANY, Habeas CorpusPetitions andImmigrantDetention Committee heldatimelyCLEtrainingonWrit of Next, onaFridayevening,February24,2017, the was fullofusefulandtopicalinformation. The hourallocatedforthewebinarwentquicklyand members andcolleaguescame towishTsui well The Law OfcesofTsui H.Yee, P.C. ManyAABANY recently openedhersoloimmigration practice, for Tsui Yee, aformerCommitteeCo-Chair, who 2017 to2018termwithalawofcehousewarming On June26,2017, theCommittee kicked ofthe AABANY memberstogetknoweachotherbetter. The Committeealsoorganizedseveraleventsfor OCA-NY inSunsetPark. co-sponsored adual-languageworkshop with Rican Congresswoman.OnJune10, 2017AABANY Congresswoman NydiaVelazquez, theﬁrstPuerto at theChineseChamberofCommercehostedby Immigration &ImmigrantRightsUnderTrump forum On June5,2017, AABANYco-sponsoredan non-lawyers wonderingwhattodo. associations heldKnowYour Rightsworkshops for many advocacyorganizationsandafnitybar immigrants throughoutthecountry. Inresponse, Enforcement ofcersincreasedtheirarrestsof As theyearprogressed,Immigration&Customs the topic. practitioners butothersimpactedorinterestedin 100 peopleattended.Mostwerenotimmigrationlaw the “MuslimBan” andairportdetentions,closeto event occurredsoonafterwidespreadreportingof training onﬁlinghabeascorpuspetitions.Sincethe Executive Ordersonimmigrationandprovided Francis ofAssisi.Thecoursecoveredtherecent and theMigrantCenterofChurchSaint enforcement oftheordernationally. temporary restrainingorder(“TRO”) thatstayed which afrmedthelowercourt’s grantofthe the 9thCircuit’s rulingin Angeles. Sheconcludedwithanupdateon from NewYork andBostontoSeattleLos have sprungupacrossthecountryinitswake, order andthenwentthroughthelitigationsthat Washington v. Trump

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The major areas covered included housekeeping The major areas covered included housekeeping for tips for employers when sponsoring employees keeping H-1B visas or making PERM/I-140 ﬁlings, and priority dates, expiration track of employee’s maintaining public access ﬁles, considering extending consistent corporate immigration policies, and H-1B visas beyond 6-years, updating I-9s, a lively withdrawing H-1B petitions. There was also question-and-answer period. Committee During the AABANY Fall Conference, Co-Chair Amanda Bernardo was also a speaker during the Conference Plenary session, hosted Sculptures” Paper “FOLD: Golden Venture The Plenary session by the Issues Committee. when a incident revisited the Golden Venture freighter transporting hundreds of undocumented in Chinese immigrants crashed onto the Rockaways, on June 6, 1993. The Conference Queens, New York MuBANY, and Chinese-American Family Alliance for and Chinese-American MuBANY, the clinic. co-sponsored Mental Health (“CAFAMH”) Meng was also in attendance Congresswoman Grace event. during this community-wide the Committee held a panel On September 23, 2017, & Conference with the Labor at the AABANY Fall with entitled, “Complying Employment Committee The speakers as an Employer.” the Immigration Law Gupta included Committee Co-Chairs Poonam and and Susan Akina along with William Ng The lively discussion Brian Idehan as moderator. and should focused on how and what employers can Immigration and do to stay compliant with U.S. guidelines and regulations of Labor Department U.S. as they relate to their immigrant workforce. In a complicated year for Immigration, our Committee helped empower the community to know their rights.

Co-Chairs Poonam and Susan shared their expertise on and Susan shared their expertise Co-Chairs Poonam as an Employer. Complying with Immigration Law Economic Justice (“NCLEJ”), FALA New York, South New York, Economic Justice (“NCLEJ”), FALA (“SABANY”), Asian Bar Association of New York The webinar training prepared members to volunteer The webinar training prepared members clinic at the Flushing Library renewal at a DACA including Many organizations on October 1, 2017. Coalition for Asian American Mental New York New KALAGNY, AALDEF, Health (“NYCAAMH”), and Economy Project, National Center for Law The administration gave DACA holders whose The administration gave DACA on or before March 5, statuses would expire renewal 2018 until October 5, 2017 to send their on In response, applications for a 2-year extension. Committee partnered with the 2017, September 19, on DACA AALDEF to hold a free webinar training renewal applications. and the various committees while enjoying drinks drinks and the various committees while enjoying and light appetizers. the Trump During the latter half of the year, the administration announced it would not extend known as program meant to beneﬁt “Dreamers” Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (“DACA”). On July 12, 2017, the Committee co-hosted a Get the Committee co-hosted a Get On July 12, 2017, Hour with other AABANY to Know AABANY Happy Litigation, Labor Membership, committees including Outreach Committees. & Employment, and Student for many The social event was a great opportunity and members and non-members to meet, mingle, AABANY learn about how to get more involved with on her new venture, to dine on Lebanese fare, to fare, to dine on Lebanese on her new venture, events for the term, get involved in the upcoming events, and to discuss the to share ideas for future law. immigration puzzling U.S. ever-evolving, often Immigration Law Committee Law Immigration 44 / 76 YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK be provided. Regional Centerprogram.CLEcreditwill of theneedtochangecertainaspectsEB-5 widespread discussionamongEB-5stakeholders especially becausetherehavebeencontinuedand This willbeaninformativeandtimelydiscussion will beheldatBaker TillyVirchowKrauseLLP. Inbound Real EstateandTax Considerations” and event istitled,“EB-5andForeignInvestments: Real EstateandAsiaPracticeCommittees. The an EB-5ImmigrantInvestorVisaeventwiththe On February21,2018,theCommitteewillco-host the IntellectualPropertyCommitteeonFebruary9. Committee co-hostedaLunar New Year eventwith In celebrationofthe2018Lunar New Year, the Intellectual PropertyCommittees. Government Service&PublicInterestandthe and post-tourreceptionwereco-hostedbythe waiting foruncertainlegaloutcomes.Theevent to boththequantitativeandqualitativetimespent and Americaneagles,thesculpturesgiveshape symbolic representationsthatincludecagedbirds at York CountyPrisonwereondisplay. Through created bytheimmigrantswhiledetainedforyears MOCA’s collection,overfortysculpturescollectively of ChineseinAmerica(“MOCA”). Selected from Golden Venture Paper Sculptures” attheMuseum the 2017FallConferenceplenarysession,“FOLD: guided touroftheexhibit thatAABANYfeaturedin On January18,2018,theCommitteeco-hosteda for 2018. The Committeehasseveralexciting eventslinedup policy before, during,andaftertheGoldenVenture. and shiftinglandscapeofU.S. Immigrationlawand plenary sessiondiscussedthehistorical,political, Immigration Law Committee

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committee dinner following the Fall Conference committee dinner following the Fall Conference LLP. Drye & Warren generously sponsored by Kelley The IHCC will continue to develop programs and events to meet the needs and interests of its members. The IHCC actively participated in the Annual The IHCC actively participated on September 23, 2017 AABANY Fall Conference Change Leading Roundtable: by hosting the “GC panel, as well as the In-House Through Example” counsels and senior Counsel Forum. General invited to participate in in-house counsels were Forum to discuss pressing the In-House Counsel to in-house counsel. issues of particular importance with The IHCC also co-sponsored the pitch sessions sessions provided an opportunity The pitch the CLC. to in-house pitches for law ﬁrm attorneys to make for legal attorneys that indicated a current need representation from an outside law ﬁrm. IHCC In preparation for the pitch sessions, the Do A Pitch” co-sponsored a panel on “How To The IHCC hosted a prior to the Fall Conference. Those who wanted to get more involved in planning Committee activities met in May for a meeting at Skadden. The Summer Happy Hour gave our members the chance to company. unwind in each other’s In-House Counsel Committee Counsel In-House

AABANY’s top sponsors. The attendees represented attendees The sponsors. top AABANY’s and in-house counsel from over 60 corporations 37 law firms. other organizations and attorneys from on The IHCC hosted the Summer Happy Hour, and on the rooftop patio at Rock 22, 2017, August by RDM Capital. generously sponsored Reilly’s in midtown Manhattan with the generous support in midtown Manhattan with the generous Wealth from our Headline Sponsors, Prosperian and our Management and Summit Financial Printing, Coie Perkins LLP, Rothschild Fox Sponsors, Consilio, The evening provided an opportunity and Veritext. members, their to bring together IHCC and CLC some of colleagues, potential new members, and functions, CLE courses, and other programs. Annual The main event for the IHCC was the Tenth Law for and Networking Reception Wine-Tasting and Senior In-House Counsel on June Firm Partners by the IHCC and AABANY’s co-hosted 2017, 27, at NYY Steak Committee (“CLC”) Corporate Law The In-House Counsel Committee (“IHCC”) is The In-House Counsel counsels interested in comprised of in-house members of as experiences sharing their ideas and of issues corporate legal departments on a variety American lawyers and providing facing Asian Pacific members. a support network for in-house counsel networking The IHCC has sponsored events such as Committee Co-Chairs Grace Fu Blossom Kan Duane Morikawa 46 / 76 YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK take chargeandleadchange. they developedtheirentrepreneurialmindsetto the moderndayentrepreneurialbusiness,andhow what challengestheyovercame, howtheynavigate consisting ofentrepreneurswithlawdegreeson Committee andSABANY organizedaCLEpanel For 2017AABANYAnnualFallConference, theIP Chelsea Bowlmor. Pier 25andanothersocialfeaturedlasertagat events inthesummer. Onewasamini-golfoutingat of eventsthisyearstartingwithtwolargesocial The IntellectualPropertyCommitteeheldanumber 3. 2. 1. The IntellectualPropertyCommitteeseeks to: Shannon Zhu Jef Tang Charles Chen Committee Co-Chairs Intellectual propertylawyerscangolf. Intellectual Property Committee property issues. serve asaforumtoexplore U.S.-Asia intellectual property, and about theprotectionanduseofintellectual within thecommunitytoprovideinformation be aresourceforartists,authors,andinventors New York area, aspiring intellectualpropertylawyersinthe and opportunitiesforpracticing provide practicalskillstraining,support, Intellectual propertylawyerscanalso bowl! some funbeforefi nals andThanksgiving. students tominglewithAABANYattorneysandhave Law Student Association.Theeventallowedlaw in collaborationwithNYUAsianPacifi c American The yearendedwithalargesocialbowlingevent to fi le thesetypeofIPapplications. trademarks, copyrights,anddesignpatentshow Fross Zelnick.Theeventcoveredthebasicsof IP ProsecutionCLEWorkshop sponsoredby This year, theIPCommitteealsoorganizedan sponsored theeventforAABANY. Arnold &Porter Kaye Scholer, whoalsogenerously event withapaneloflawfi rm IPattorneysfrom The IPCommitteealsoorganizedanCareer the hashtag#IPCommittee. Committee, pleasecheckoutAABANYBlogunder more descriptiononthepasteventsheldbyIP please subscribetotheIPCommitteeListserv. For emails abouteventsandIPjobopportunities, the IPCommittee. Ifyouareinterestedinreceiving the IPCommittee, pleasereachouttotheChairsof if youareinterestedingettingmoreinvolvedwith collaboration withothercommittees.Andofcourse, host moresocialdinnersforLunar NewYear in end ofthefi scal year, theIPCommitteeplansto During theupcomingmonthsin2018before YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 47 / 76

at Village East Cinema, as part of the struggled onto the Queens shoreline, news cameras struggled onto the Queens shoreline, captured the dramatic scene: people dying as they buzzed boats rescue and helicopters shore, to swam in the darkness. For the vast majority that made it to detention and deportation awaited. the shore alive, asylum and a percent would eventually receive Ten path to legal status.” 2017 Asian American International Film Festival. The 2017 Asian American International Film Festival. film follows Eddie and Jason, two Korean-American brothers who get in over their heads when a short film to make they are called to South Korea fcking. on prostitution and sex-tra to a AABANY played host On September 20, People’s delegation from China representing the The group Procuratorate of Hainan Province. bono and wanted to hear from AABANY about pro Pro Bono public interest law in the United States. spoke Yeung-Ha Committee Co-Chair Pauline monthly pro bono clinic. Issues about AABANY’s about public Committee Co-Chair Song Kim spoke her interest law generally and specifically about The meeting at AALDEF. f Attorney work as Sta was hosted by AABANY sponsor Seyfarth Shaw Times Building. at their ofces in the New York VP of Programs and Operations AABANY Past Pro Bono Coordinator and Seyfarth’s James Yu Whitman greeted the delegation and Robert pro bono work on behalf about the firm’s spoke of non-profit organizations. the Issues Committee was On September 23, 2017, proud to plan the Fall Conference 2017 Plenary Session, which focused on the legacy of the Golden crashed into our “The Golden Venture Venture: imagination on June 6, 1993. As its passengers Read more in the Year in Review section discussing in Review more in the Year Read Heritage Month events. APA Committee co sponsored On June 6, the Issues on Chinese Restaurants” a talk called “The War Sweet, Sour, exhibit in conjunction with MOCA’s Food and Identity of Chinese Spicy: Stories Bitter, by Professor Gabriel “Jack” in America. Presented Race Chin, a noted scholar of Immigration and School. Over 60 people at UC Davis Law and Law war against attended a well-received talk about the to Chinese restaurants from the late 1800s early 1900s. of On July 28, AABANY co-sponsored a screening Save My Seoul

Issues Committee Issues On Wednesday, May 24, AABANY, KALAGNY KALAGNY May 24, AABANY, On Wednesday, co-sponsored a screening of New York and FALA Small Enough to Jail” at the IFC Center. “ABACUS: importance to the Asian American community. with Cleary together May 23, AABANY, On Tuesday, by Corky co-sponsored a photo exhibition Gottlieb, Asian American photojournalist. the renowned Lee, section in Review more about it in the Year Read Month events. Heritage APA discussing AABANY’s The next couple of days, May 22-23, Committee The next Co-Chair Song Kim attended 7th Annual NAPABA which turned D.C, Day held in Washington Lobby With Day ever. out to be the best attended Lobby over 160 participants, attendees visited with elected ofcials in Congress and lobbied on issues of vital promote AABANY’s mission, and in particular, mission, and in particular, promote AABANY’s Clinic spread word about the monthly Pro Bono of the held in Chinatown every second Wednesday AABANY month. The Issues Committee represented we had a grand to over 60 people and and talked time meeting and hanging out with the community. APA American issues and advocating for political and American issues and advocating for political social change. May 21, AABANY tabled at the Coalition On Sunday, Annual Street Americans (CAPA) of Asian Paciﬁc The gorgeous spring as One.” Fair: “Celebrate to weather provided the perfect opportunity to join this committee in expanding AABANY’s AABANY’s to join this committee in expanding of activity in accordance with its stated mission community. advocating for the APA busy The Issues Committee had an incredibly building bridges to other Asian American year, organizations, highlighting important Asian considers a variety of issues that impact, directly considers a variety of community and provides the APA or indirectly, on whether Board AABANY’s recommendations to with its or not the association should, consistent in and if so, action on the issues, mission, take Issues AABANY’s what way and to what extent. legal talent Committee continues to seek motivated Committee Co-Chairs Song Kim Chris M. Kwok and Issues Committee examines AABANY’s 48 / 76 YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK in theYear inReview section. afect ourcommunities.Read moreabouttheCRTF coordinated responsestotheemergentissuesthat landscape andtheneedforquick,efective, and AABANY’s answertotherapidlychanginglegal the CommunityResponse Task Force(CRTF) is Task Force. Led byTheresaLau andAlbertSuh, to launchtheAABANYCommunityResponse In October2017, theIssuesCommitteewaspleased as moderator. Song Kim,IssuesCommitteeCo-Chair, served Co-Chair oftheImmigrationLaw Committee. Andrew Rebatta from MOCA, and Amanda Bernardo, On thepanelwasStanley MarkfromAALDEF, • political landscapeofbecominganAmerican: Golden Venture toexplore theshiftinglegaland immigration imagination,ourplenarysessionused A decisivemomentintheAsianAmerican of AsianPaciﬁc Americans. The IssuesCommitteecelebrated asonewiththeCoalition Issues Committee

the useofdetentionforasylumseekers. This pre-stagedtheworldthatwasemerging- existed, ithadnotbeenpreviouslyutilized. Although thelegalauthoritytodosolong from GoldenVenture wasunprecedented. The useofmassdetentionasylumseekers

“The GoldenVenture —25Years Later.” The CommitteeledtheFallConference plenarysession, Review section. Street. Read moreabouttheeventinYear in “A Deal,” atUrbanStages TheateronWest 30th and friendscameoutforatheateroutingtosee On December8,morethan30AABANYmembers attended andlivelydiscussionwashad. Luncheon forNYULaw SchoolAPALSA. Awell Kwok spoke onAsianAmericanidentityataPolicy On November2,IssuesCommitteeCo-ChairChris

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members to become interested in serving on members to become interested in serving screening panels. the Judiciary Committee hosted 2017, On May 17, recognizing Reception, Judges’ inaugural AABANY’s APA and honoring newly and recently inducted judges, in celebration of APA judges and retired APA Eng T. Heritage Month. Presiding Justice Randall words of introduced the judges and shared some made by wisdom about the strides that have been and the work that continues in the judiciary APAs to to increase diversity on the bench. According cause Justice Eng, there may not have been much 25 years for celebrating the diversity of the bench still much headway to be made. but there’s ago, attend and ask questions about the Committee, about the Committee, attend and ask questions and the NY judiciary, state and federal New York judicial selection process. the AABANY Judiciary On March 16, 2017, robust conversation on judicial Committee hosted a County at the ofces New York screening panels in discussion was led The LLP. of Dorsey & Whitney Madra and Steve William Wang, Loanzon, by Tristan panels and focused on the importance of screening and in maintaining a quality and diverse judiciary, ective how AABANY members can be more ef participants in that process. The event was successful and well-received, so the Committee January 25, held another similar panel discussion on AABANY 2018, with the aim of trying to get more The Judges’ Reception in Chelsea reflected on diversity, in Chelsea reflected on diversity, Reception The Judges’ from twenty-five years ago to now.

engaging in advocacy (e.g., speeches, legislative engaging in advocacy (e.g., public fora, amicus briefs, and testimony, editorials) on issues related to the judiciary. them. The policies and procedures for process are posted endorsement AABANY’s website. on AABANY’s Advocating on behalf of and otherwise supporting candidates for the judiciary whom AABANY has endorsed. positions and thereafter Formulating AABANY’s Recruiting and preparing potential candidates for and Recruiting including currently sitting members the judiciary, ce. of the bench who seek higher judicial of Evaluating judicial candidates to determine whether AABANY should formally endorse

Judiciary Committee The Judiciary Committee showed appreciation to its Committee over congee. Executive and ways to advance the committee’s goal. The and ways to advance the committee’s Judiciary Committee welcomes all members to The Judiciary Committee holds quarterly committee The Judiciary Committee holds quarterly programming, meetings to discuss the Committee’s the status of various judicial selection processes, • • main categories: • • work towards increasing the number of qualiﬁed work towards increasing in the federal, state, Americans (“APA”) Asian Paciﬁc for the interests It also advocates and local judiciary. increasing judicial pay and judges, including of APA preserving judicial independence. work falls into four The Judiciary Committee’s Committee Co-Chairs Leung Robert Linda Lin spearheads AABANY’s The Judiciary Committee 50 / 76 YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK of judicialscreeningpanels. The Committeecannotunderscore enoughtheimportance discussion. AABANY’s JudicialLeadership Council its annualJudicialLeadership Councildinnerand On November17, 2017, theJudiciaryCommittee held the hardworkofprogramchairs. Bootcamp: Road totheBench” andappreciateall We thankallthejudgeswhospoke atthe“Judicial panels, whichweredrawnfromhisownexperience. excel atinterviewsconductedbyjudicialscreening attendees practicalandinsightfultipsonhowto Judge intheEasternDistrictofNewYork, showed judge tobeappointedUnitedStates Magistrate Sanket Bulsara.JudgeBulsara,whowasthelatest highlight thisyearwasthemockinterviewwithHon. attorneys interestedinacareeronthebench.The the Bench” atthe FallConferencegearedtoward and presentedits“Judicial Bootcamp:Road to the JudiciaryCommitteeonceagainorganized During AABANY’s FallConferenceinSeptember, • • • • • • • • • • • • • We honoredthefollowingindividuals: CommitteeJudiciary

Honorable Mention:DianeGujarati Hon. Kathryn Paek Hon. FrancesWang Hon. Raja Rajeswari Hon. UshirPandit-Durant Hon. CharlieLiu Hon. DonaldLeo Hon. Peggy Kuo Hon. JudyKim Hon. Karen Gopee Hon. MarilynGo Hon. PhyllisChu Hon. DorothyChin-Brandt • • • • Judiciary Committeeexecutive boardmembers: of itsdedicatedmembers.Specialthanks tothe Committee wouldnotbepossiblewithoutthehelp Finally, theimportantworkofJudiciary diversity onthebench. together toshareexperiences infurtheranceof selection process.TheCouncilmemberscome is madeupofindividualsinﬂuentialinthejudicial Robert Leung [email protected]. Get involvedbycontactingLindaLinand • • •

Co-Chairs ofPipelineDevelopment-DavidMou, Secretary -Rena Malik and NafKwun Chair ofVetting Subcommittee-BryanAn William Wang Vice Chairs-DaiWai ChinFemanand Vinoo Varghese &WilliamWang. Feman, ChrisKwok, AndyHahn,Yasu Saito, James Chou,HuhnsikChung,DaiWai Chin Screening panelmembers-VincentChang, Research team-Sahng-AhYoo Lawson Hyunh,and Jennifer Chiang Co-Chairs ofSpecialEvents-Sahng-AhYoo, Manisha Sheth,andYueh-Ru Chu

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, NLRB v. Murphy Oil NLRB v.

committees, APA organizations and sister bar committees, APA associations to organize valuable educational programs and networking opportunities for those interested in the labor and employment field. was moderated by Brian Idehan (Mona Shah & was moderated by Brian Idehan (Mona Shah for attorneys issues Associates) and highlighted key to focus upon when preparing and establishing policies with their corporate clients. Bar American Pacific the 2017 National Asian At Convention in Washington Association (NAPABA) Co-Chair, from November 2-4, Committee D.C. moderated a panel on the imminent Joane Wong, Supreme Court decision, waive that posed the question: Can employees resolve their labor-law right to band together to disputes with their boss in courts or in arbitration? Are employment contracts that require employees action to waive their right to collective or class included former Panelists claims enforceable? lead counsel chairman of the NLRB, Mark Pearce; Lewis; for Murphy Oil, Jefrey Schwartz of Jackson prominent plaintif/employee counsel, Mark Hanna; and counsel for a relevant Supreme Court case, of Mayor Brown. The questions Archis Parasharami were heatedly debated by the panelists and lots of questions were fielded from the audience. forward to Committee looks In 2018, the L&E strengthening member relationships within the Committee through more lighthearted social events, while working closely with other AABANY generous sponsorship support from M&T Bank and support from M&T generous sponsorship 40 members convened Esquire Solutions. Over to sing, Koreatown City in Manhattan’s at Karaoke and admire the stellar and sometimes dance, finest. of AABANY’s awkward performances held on 2017 Fall Conference, For AABANY’s at Fordham Law September 23, 2017 Saturday, co-hosted a CLE Committee School, the L&E Laws panel titled Complying with the Immigration as an Employer with the Immigration Committee. Committee featured past L&E The panel of experts William Ng (Littler Mendelson PC), in Co-Chair, addition to the Immigration Committee Co-Chairs, Firm PC) and Poonam Susan Akina (Guerrero Law Gupta (White & Case LLP). The conversation

Labor & Employment Employment & Labor Committee Law On July 13, 2017, the L&E Committee co-sponsored the L&E On July 13, 2017, Networking Event along the Summer Karaoke with the Government Service & Public Interest, Committees with Lawyers and Young Bankruptcy, committee members with the Committee Co-Chairs, The as well as other members throughout AABANY. the gorgeous venue and trays of appetizers broke ice for returning members and curious prospects, making it easy to chat about anything other than the Committees. On July 12, 2017, the L&E Committee co-sponsored the L&E On July 12, 2017, the Get to Know AABANY Happy Hour along with Student and Immigration, Litigation, Membership, the Outreach Committees on the mezzanine/second ﬂoor level of District Social in midtown Manhattan. opportunity to connect This was an excellent opportunity to connect committee members with opportunity to connect committee members the labor and employment ﬁeld trailblazers in APA Hirozawa and Mr. in an intimate setting. Ms. Yang and future gave insight into their accomplishments dim sum endeavors over several rounds of delicious happy to report that the meeting was dishes. We’re a resounding success. organized and participated in many educational, organized and participated in many educational, AABANY. social, and networking programs within Committee organized the L&E 2017, On June 7, Yang a Meet and Greet with EEOC Chair Jenny Go Go in Hirozawa at Dim Sum Kent and NLRB’s Chinatown. This was an excellent Manhattan’s the expertise of the lawyers and human resources the expertise professionals in the Committee and to promote issues the education and discussion of workplace families. afecting employees, employers and their Committee completed its L&E AABANY’s In 2017, Committee and its members The L&E fourth year. The Labor & Employment Law Committee (“L&E (“L&E Committee & Employment Law The Labor to promote the professional seeks Committee”) and human resources development of lawyers & Labor professionals practicing or engaging in career Employment law through CLE programs, panels, and networking events. The Committee community with to connect the APA actively seeks Committee Co-Chairs Bryan An David Mou Joane Wong 52 / 76 YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK LGBT &HIVDirector, AmericanCivilLiberties Distinguished speakers included:JamesEsseks, Asian community. their impactontheLGBT AsianAmericanandSouth proposals ofthenewPresidentialadministrationand recent executive ordersandanticipatedpolicy panel ofexperts andadvocateswhoreviewed dozen attendeesattendedtohearadistinguished Stake for LGBT Asians and South Asians.” Nearly two the Times:ALegal andPolitical AnalysisofWhat’s at Committee hostedaspecialpresentation:“A Sign of On Thursday, March15,2017 theAABANYLGBT Under PresidentTrump What’s atStake forLGBT Asians/SouthAsians networking events. within andoutsideofAABANYthroughunique forum forprofessionalandsocialnetworkingboth topics. TheCommitteealsoseeks toprovidea that coveravarietyofpracticeareasandlegal career andpracticedevelopment-relatedprograms The Committeeaimstodevelopandpresent Asian AmericanandSouthAttorneys. including ourannualnetworkingreceptionforLGBT programs gearedtowardLGBT attorneysandallies, law andlegalprofession.TheCommitteeorganizes acceptance andadvancementofLGBT AAPIsinthe Committee ofAABANYstrivestofosterthe The Lesbian GayBisexual Transgender (LGBT) John Vang Glenn Magpantay Committee Co-Chairs continued leadershipofthisCommittee. Thank youtoGlennMagpantayand JohnVang fortheir Committee LGBT

new age.” –AlphonsoDavid “We arebeingchallengedtodefineourselvesinthis Asian American/SouthLawyers for cosponsoring. Association ofGreaterNewYork (KALAGNY) New York (SABANY), andKorean AmericanLawyer of GreaterNewYork, SouthAsianBarAssociationof panel, aswellLeGaL –TheLGBT BarAssociation Special thanks gotoFriedFrankforhostingthe served asmoderator. Filipino AmericanLawyers AssociationofNY, Center forAppellateLitigation.ConnieMontoya, Fellow, CardozoLaw School;JohnVang, Inc.; Luis Mancheno, ImmigrationClinicalTeaching Transgender Legal Defense&Education Fund, Union Foundation;JillianWeiss, Executive Director, respect andhonorwehaveassignedtodiversity define ourselvesinthisnewage. Ensurethatthe David remarked, “We arebeingchallengedto Governor MarioCuomo, AlphonsoDavid.Mr. Attendees heardfromtheCounseltoNYS referral program. Queer AsianPacific IslanderAlliance’s legal reception whichraisedmoneyfortheNational and publicinterestlawyersenjoyedthisnetworking government attorneys,solopractitioners,smallfirms, Partners andassociatesatcorporatefirms, Asian communities. within theLGBT andAsianAmericanSouth the bar“cameout”tocelebratediversity On October24,2017, nearly70membersof Networking Reception

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The LGBT Committee will continue to ensure that diversity Committee will continue to ensure that diversity The LGBT and inclusion are sustainable. LGBT Committee Lawyers and Professionals with members of LGBT and Professionals with members of LGBT Lawyers study City for a Japan, who came to New York Youth issues They discussed the intersection of LGBT tour. and with the themes of professional development The event career advancement as a double minority. was hosted by Linklaters LLP. of North America (SABA NA). of North America (SABA Education and The Committee also promotes understanding members Committee awareness. On Sept 12, 2017, Japanese also participated in a meeting of LGBT champions for LGBT APIs. champions for LGBT Dunn for hosting the go to Gibson Special thanks KALAGNY, SABANY, reception, as well as LeGaL, American Bar Association National Asian Paciﬁc Islander Queer Asian Paciﬁc National (NAPABA), and South Asian Bar Association Alliance (NQAPIA), and inclusivity is sustainable...Our history of and inclusivity is sustainable...Our respect for diversity now gives accomplishment and optimism for what is just on us a sense of hope and were followed by special His remarks the horizon.” and diversity & inclusion recognition of pro bono 54 / 76 YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK Annual Picnicwelcomesfriendsand families. One ofthefewAABANYeventsheld ontheweekend, our credits inskillsfromthisall-dayprogram. afternoon lecture. Allstudentsreceived6CLE Co-Chair DaiWai ChinFemanmoderatedthe Cornell moderatedthemorninglectureandFormer Former LitigationCommitteeCo-ChairCarolyn feedback fromthefaculty. smaller groupstopracticethoseskills,receiving Following thelecture, studentsbroke outinto Manisha Sheth,Rodney VillazorandYasu Saito. examination andclosingstatementswasgivenby The afternoonlectureondirectandcross our faculty. opening statementsandreceivedcritiquesfrom sessions inwhichthestudentspracticedgiving Tristan Loanzon, followedbysmallgroupbreakout given byJudgeMatsumoto, ConnieMontoyaand The morninglectureonopeningstatementswas Trial AdvocacyProgram(TAP) atMorrison&Foerster. On March25,theLitigationCommitteehostedtheir are ofinteresttoitsmembers. networking andlearning,sponsorseventsthat The committeeprovidesaforumandresourcesfor and lawstudentswhoareinterestedinlitigation. The LitigationCommitteeisdedicatedtoattorneys Ona Wang James Shih Lisa Chan Committee Co-Chairs Litigation Committee workshop practicallitigationskills. The Trial AdvocacyProgramofersarareopportunityto • • • • • • • • • • Hon. KiyoMatsumoto, EDNY, Keynote Speaker in TAP: We thankallthefacultymemberswhoparticipated Holds andDocumentPreservation.” hosted theprogram,“BestPracticesinLitigation At theFallConference, theLitigationCommittee AABANY AnnualPicniconSunday, August 6,2017. The LitigationCommitteealsoco-hostedthe

Samuel Yee, NewYork CityPolice Department Rodney Villazor, Smith&VillazorLLP Vinoo Varghese, Varghese &Associates,P.C. General’s Ofce Manisha Sheth,NewYork State Attorney Yasuhiro Saito, SaitoLaw GroupPLLC Kevin Murphy, FrommerLawrence &HaugLLP Concepcion Montoya,Hinshaw&CulbertsonLLP Steve Madra,TheMadraLaw Firm Tristan Loanzon, Loanzon LLP Mark Berman,Ganfer&ShoreLLP YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 55 / 76

Department. Justice Eng discussed his long history Department. Justice Judge culminating as the State of military service, National Guard. He also York Advocate for the New career helped him develop shared how his military challenges of being a as an attorney and the citizen-soldier. the MVA the ﬁscal year, For the remainder of event at Committee plans to host a membership a local shooting range.

interested in issues related to military and interested in issues related to military and veteran afairs; legal an education and advocacy resource on and issues related to the military and veterans; a source for pro bono assistance to military members, veterans, and their families. a networking and support platform for current a networking and support AABANY members with a military background, current military members seeking opportunities law students thinking outside of the military, of military careers, and AABANY members

Military & Veterans Veterans & Military Afairs Committee Thanks to all those who made it out to the Veterans & Military Networking Event & Military Networking to all those who made it out to the Veterans Thanks 8! on Nov. fireside chat with the Honorable Randall T. Eng, T. fireside chat with the Honorable Randall Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, Second the South Asian Bar Association of New York, the York, the South Asian Bar Association of New the Bar Association of Greater New York, LGBT Association of New American Lawyers Asian Pacific the Muslim Bar Association of New York, the Jersey, fairs Bar Military A the NYC Network of Bar Leaders, County and the New York & Justice Committee, a Association. Co-Chair Brian Song held Lawyers On November 8, 2017, in celebration of Veterans of Veterans in celebration On November 8, 2017, Committee co-sponsored an inaugural MVA the Day, and Military Networking Event along Veterans Association of Lawyers American with the Korean the Filipino American Lawyers Greater New York, the Metropolitan Black Association of New York, Bar Association, the Puerto Rican Bar Association, 2. 3. (“MVA Committee”) serves as: Committee”) (“MVA 1. Committee Co-Chairs Michael Krouse Brian Song Committee The Military & Veterans 56 / 76 YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 33 Bowery, 2ndFloor, NewYork, NY10002. month attheChineseChamber ofCommerce, The clinicisheldonevery2ndWednesday ofthe organizations andlegalserviceproviders. promote AABANY’s partnershipswithcommunity issues afectinglow-incomepeople. We alsoaimto bono workbydevelopingprogramstargeting communities. Itprovidesopportunitiesforpro members toassistunderservedpeopleand The CommitteecontinuestoencourageAABANY people, with over30volunteersparticipating. 2015. In2017alone, wehaveservedover320 community. Itrunsamonthly clinicsinceDecember aims togatherAABANY’s membersandservethe The ProBono&CommunityServiceCommittee I canbehelpfultothem! They wereveryhelpfultomesothatinturn, ticket thattheyhavereceiveduponarrival. down theirnameandlegalissuesonthesmall they wereverykindandsmart:manyofthemwrote down eachclient’s nameandbasicinformation, Jersey andConnecticut.WhenIstartedtotake to seeanattorney. Somecame fromasfarNew They wereafraidthattheycouldnotgetachance the clientshavearrivedasearly5:00pm! a chancetoeatlater. Then,Iwastoldthatsomeof that Ibroughtinfirst,becausetheywouldnothave I greetedthemand“begged”toeatthedinner room wheretherestofvolunteersare, 6:30pm! WhenIarrivedatthesmallconference these peoplearenotsupposedtobehereuntil smiling andgreetingme. Wait aminute, Ithought, help themwiththeirlegalinquiries.Theywereall realized thatIamanattorneywhowillsomehow with people. Forsomereason,everyoneofthem bending sideways.Already, thechairswereallfilled I couldbarelywalktotheendofhallwaywithout narrow withrowofchairsliningupononeside. to thesecondfloorofbuilding.Thehallwaywas pm. Carryingtwoheavybagsoffood,Iwalked up It isthe2ndWednesday ofthemonthabout6:00 Pauline Yeung-Ha Ariana Pabalan Sam Lui Committee Co-Chairs Service Committee Pro Bono & Community

each andeveryoneofourvolunteers. Clinics throughouttheyear. We aresothankfulfor Check outthesephotosfromthevariousProBono by March2018. We areworkingonhavingatrainingforvolunteers trafcking isahugeprobleminAsiancommunities. T-Visa clinicthatwouldhelpvictimsoftrafcking,as partnering withSanctuaryforFamiliesinforminga and Queens.Infact,theCommitteeiscurrently to expand todiferentboroughslike Brooklyn Our hopeforthenearfutureisclinic Children withDisabilities. the SpecialEducationHearingsforAsianAmerican several publicservice-orientedprojects,including & PublicInterestCommittee. We co-sponsored meetings andeventswiththeGovernmentService Aside fromtheclinic,Committeehasheldjoint at [email protected]. [email protected] andPauline Yeung-Ha volunteering shouldcontactArianaPabalan at Law studentsandattorneys interestedin

YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 57 / 76 Siyi Luo Siyi Luo Rosa Lee Lee Rosa Wenbo Li Wenbo Sam Yang Sam Yang Xunjie Shi Zhixian Liu Yuan Mock Yuan Yiwen Fang Rosie Wong Wong Rosie Zachary Foo Yuxian Chen Yuxian Mani Chander Shogo Takada Shogo Takada Quentin Wong Quentin Wong Wai Yee Yeung Yeung Yee Wai Wei Ling Huang Wei

Daisy Li Jian Wu Jian Wu Yifei He Tsui Yee Yee Tsui Yun Gao Yun Uyen Lee Uyen Lee Wing Chu Sunny Wu Sunny Wu Tim Wong Tim Wong Yijie Song Tingtin Gao Yuqing Tian Yuqing Jojo Hwang Annie Tseng Annie Tseng Jiayun Zhang Conlyn Chang Yee Ling Poon Ling Poon Yee Stephanie Yeh Yeh Stephanie Gregory Antono Leah Ko Ko Leah Lisa Lee Lisa Lee Kwok Ng Kwok Judy Lee Judy Lee Kevin Hsi Kevin Kelly Diep Kelly Mabel Tso Mabel Tso Mihea Kim May Chiang Rachel Woo Woo Rachel Jingkai Xiao Minyao Wang Minyao Wang Ming Chu Lee Ming Chu Lee Shengyang Wu Shengyang Wu Michelle Yeung Michelle Yeung Joshua Versoza Joshua Versoza Karen Kithan Yau Kithan Yau Karen Miranda Fransher Jonathan Hernandez Dave Lu Dave Lu Anita Wu Anita Wu Bryan An Grace Bai Cary Chan Jane Chen Hazel Chin Barbie Hsu Chris Kwok Chris Kwok Asako Aiba Asako Dwight Yoo Dwight Yoo Brian Pham Flora Ferng Francis Chin Cheryl Wang Cheryl Wang Charles Chen Jason Cheung Beatrice Leong Beatrice Leong Jessica Agarwal Pro Bono & Community Community & Bono Pro Committee Service AABANY thanks the attorney and non-attorney volunteers who donated their time in 2017 at AABANY’s 2017 at AABANY’s the attorney and non-attorney volunteers who donated their time in AABANY thanks our volunteers served more than 320 individuals, and donated more than year, monthly pro bono clinic. Last of every month. If you would Wednesday holds its clinic the second 327 hours of pro bono services. AABANY please contact AABANY. to volunteer, like 58 / 76 YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK ($100 formembers,whichincluded breakfast,lunch members except fortheAABANYFallConference ethics. Allofthesecreditswere freeforAABANY education. Thisincludedmore than5creditsof In total,weofered40creditsofcontinuinglegal attempted togetashoreobtainasylum. aground intheRockaways. Morethan300Chinese ago theGoldenVenture, afreightershipthatran Law. Theplenaryluncheon recalledfrom25years Trusts, Estates,Immigration,HousingandFamily pro-bono clinictoucheduponthebasicsofWills, Roundtable. Apro-bonoprimertrainingforour property, litigation,andthepopularGeneralCounsel immigration, business,realestate, intellectual presented byAABANY’s committeesoncivilrights, School ofLaw. Eleven1.5-creditprogramswere held onSeptember23,2017atFordhamUniversity The eighthannualAABANYFallConferencewas Ofce ofCourtAdministration. participants, andmakingrequiredreportstothe required bytheCLERules,issuingcreditsto organizing anddocumentingtheprogramsas Columbia Law School. We provideguidance Paciﬁc AmericanLaw Student Associationat Association ofNewYork, aswelltheAsian Association ofNewYork, theSouthAsianBar Lawyers Association, theFilipinoAmericanLawyers Real EstateAssociation,theChineseBusiness Defense andEducationFund,AsianAmerican which includedtheAsianAmericanLegal Committees orwithoneofAABANY’s partners, Programs weresponsoredbyAABANY’s our programs. compromise inthequalityoreducationalvalueof provide theseresourcesfreeoratlowcostwithout organized andpresentedbyvolunteers.We seekto New York legalcommunity. Allofourprogramsare Education (CLE)programsforourmembersandthe variety offreeorlow-costContinuingLegal This yearweareproudtohaveprovidedawide Continuing Legal Education our programs. opportunities formemberstoworktogetherthrough advance intheirprofessionalcareers.We provide skills andknowledgeofAABANY’s membersasthey Development Committee(PDC)istoadvancethe The continuingmissionoftheProfessional Committee Development Professional

This year, AABANY, ledbyFrancisChinand Hon. ThomasTang MootCourtCompetition the yearstocome. be abletoprovideprogramsservethisneedin 24 creditsrequiredeverytwoyears.We hopeto new DiversityandInclusioncategoryaspartofthe attorneys willberequiredtotake onecreditinthe request: beginningin2018,experienced NewYork attorneys. Thisyear, theBoardapprovedthat training asanongoingrequirementforNewYork petitioned theNewYork CLEBoardtoadddiversity AABANY, alongwithotherminoritybarassociations, over thecostofCLEprogramselsewhere. and cocktailhour).Thisrepresentsagreatsavings Diego areathatwastobeescheated totheState of New York. FredOyamaownedfarmland intheSan an overflowingroomonMay31st atCadwaladerin Villazor, toldthestoryofOyamas inSanDiegoto and joinedbyUCDavisProfessor Rose Cuison Judge DennyChin,Kathy Chin, andVincentChang Our legalreenactmentteam,ledbyU.S. Circuit This Land IsOur Land: Oyamav. California experiences ofthattime. nascent activismandtalked abouthisfirst-hand photographer CorkyLee sharedhisimages of Pacific Americanmovement.Noteddocumentary auto worker ledtothestartofmodern Asian traced howthemurderofaChinese-American of VincentChin Allard, presented prominent legalscholarFrankWu andDeanNick Brooklyn Law SchoolAPALSA students,alongwith Building OurLegacy: TheMurderofVincentChin Legal Reenactments volunteer attorney-judgesandbriefgraders. Vinoo Varghese. We especiallythankallthe board memberandcriminaldefenseattorney Court JusticeGilbertHong,andformerAABANY District CourtJudgePamela Chen,NYC Supreme The finalroundjudgingpanelwascomposedofU.S. and real-timecellphoneGPSlocationinformation. required obtainingawarranttoutilizehistorical which focuseduponwhetherthe4thAmendment student teamstackledthisyear’s question, competition atBrooklynLaw School. Adozen Samuel Yee, hostedtheNortheastRegional onFebruary21st.Thisreenactment Building OurLegacy: TheMurder

YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 59 / 76 40 TOTALS 4 4 LAW PRACTICE PRACTICE LAW MANAGEMENT 18 3 5 0 1 3 2 1 2 2 AREAS OF AREAS PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 2 12.5 1 11 1 0.5 6 SKILLS 5.5 4 0.5 0.5 1 ETHICS 12/6/2017 Totals 11/15/2017 10/14/2017 10/18/2017 9/23/2017 9/29/2017- 10/27/2017 9/11/2017 6/28/2017 3/25/2017 6/8/2017 5/11/2017 2/21/2017 2/21/2017 2/11/2017 1/24/2017 DATE

, 332 U.S. 633 (1948) held that , 332 U.S. Building a Taller Flushing Building a Taller IP Prosecution 101 Workshop Selling and Purchasing Real Property from an Estate Selling and Purchasing Real Moot Court Thomas Tang AABANY Fall Conference AALDEF Voting Rights AALDEF Voting Client Intake Interview Training Client Intake Due Diligence and Residential Real Estate Contracts Real Due Diligence and Residential Immigration and Family Law Options for South Asian Immigration and Family Law Domestic Violence Survivors Trial Advocacy Program (TAP) Trial Caregiver CLE Building Our Legacy: The Murder of Vincent Chin The Murder Building Our Legacy: Litigation Funding: Past, Present, and Future Litigation Funding: Past, APALSA Annual 2017 Conference Annual APALSA Discovery and Investigations in China PROGRAM Professional Development Committee during World War II. Read more in the Year in more in the Year II. Read War during World section. Review father’s country of origin.” country of origin.” father’s and His Fight for Justice Fred Korematsu Conference On November 3 at the NAPABA we told the story of D.C., in Washington, a Japanese-American who Fred Korematsu, was convicted of violating internment orders California due to land laws that discriminated against against discriminated that laws land to due California Court in Supreme The U.S. Japanese Americans. California Oyama v. American citizen to own land that the rights of an merely because of his “may not be subordinated 14 13 11 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ID CLE Programs in 2017 60 / 76 YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK • • • • their fi elds. Notableguestsandspeakers included: enforcement ofcers, buttopromotediversityin become exceptional prosecutors,judges,andlaw remarks whileinspiring attendeesnotonlyto speakers, eachofwhomprovidedcongratulatory The eveningfeatureddistinguishedguestsand capacity tocelebratetheoccasion. County Lawyers Association at14Vesey Street to Jersey counties)andguestsfi lled theNewYork from NYC, NassauCounty, OrangeCountyandNew Approximately 100members(mostlyprosecutors 9th AnnualReception. Chang oftheNYPD’s InternalAfairs Bureau,atits Justice DannyK.ChunandDeputyChiefEllen Committee honoredBrooklynSupremeCourt On June24,2017, AABANY’s Prosecutors’ I. Myongjae MatthewYi James Lin Helen Ahn Committee Co-Chairs Chang foralloftheiryearsdedicated service. Thank youtoHon.DannyK.Chun andDeputyChiefEllen Committee Prosecutors’ Division, SDNY Diane Gujarati,DeputyChiefofCriminal DA’s Ofce Leroy Frazier, Executive ADA, KingsCounty Community Afairs New York CountyDA forExternaland Catherine Christian,SpecialAssistanttothe Bridget Brennan,SpecialNarcoticsProsecutor Annual Reception Ng, JamesLinandBrianLee haveseentheircareerssoar. The pastcoupleyears,Prosecutors’ CommitteeleadersKin Following theguestspeakers’ remarks, co-emcee • • • • • • • • Chief Changaswell. revealed theextent oftheNYPD’s appreciationfor and sergeantswhoattendedthereceptionalso leadership intheNYPD. ThemanyNYPDofcers to hearChiefChangspeakofthechallenges the NYPD. Formanyinattendance, itwasinspiring and hercurrentroleintheInternalAfairs Bureauof of hermanyyearsserviceinvariousprecincts the communityandpolice. ChiefChangspoke crucial roleinimprovingtherelationshipbetween Chang’s committedanddedicatedservice plays a York City’s Asianfemalepopulation,ChiefEllen a longwaytogobeforeNYPDnumbersrefl ect New heritage, thefi rst Latina chief. Althoughthereisstill in theNYPDand,givenhermother’s PuertoRican the NYPDandhighest-rankingAsianwoman Deputy ChiefEllenChang,a25-yearveteranof Helen Ahnintroducedtheevening’s fi rst honoree, Dwight Yoo, AABANYPresident DA’s Ofce Jesse Sligh,Executive ADA, QueensCounty DA’s Ofce Nitin Savur, Executive ADA, NewYork County Bridget Rohde, ActingU.S. Attorney, EDNY U.S. Attorney, SDNY Joan Loughnane, ActingDeputy Criminal Court Donald Leo, JudgeoftheBrooklyn DA’s Ofce Brian Lee, BureauChief, NassauCounty Bronx CountyDA’s Ofce Cicely Harris,ChiefDiversityOfcer, YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 61 / 76 Holiday Mixer Fair AABANY Fall Conference Diversity Career

the AABANY Fall Conference, at Fordham Law at Fordham Law the AABANY Fall Conference, Committee sponsored School. The Prosecutors’ Ofces from three employers: District Attorney three Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens. These of ofces conducted first-round, on-site interviews applicants for internships and full-time Assistant the Prosecutors’ positions. Overall District Attorney for both Committee felt the job fair was a win-win District employers and applicants. The Queens an ofer (which was Ofce extended Attorney’s Attorney accepted) for a full-time Assistant District Ofce position. The Manhattan District Attorney’s an ofer for a summer internship. also extended III. Committee the Prosecutors’ On December 11, 2017, to celebrate the holiday season. held another mixer prosecutors and law interns 30 Approximately to network and celebrate gathered again at Legends Many new prosecutors from the the holiday season. the Prosecutors’ Ofce met members of Bronx DA’s Committee for the first time. IV. Career Placement Committee, With AABANY’s Committee participated again the Prosecutors’ Career Fair on September Diversity in AABANY’s place during The Career Fair took 23, 2017. We said farewell to our first Program Associate at our end-of- We Simone! Angeles sun, Enjoy the Los summer happy hour. End of Summer Mixer

If you’re looking to get more involved in the Asian legal come out to one of our happy hours! community, Prosecutors’ Committee ces. of apply for full-time positions at various DA Following its Annual Reception, the Prosecutors’ the Prosecutors’ Following its Annual Reception, on Committee held its “End of Summer Mixer” 45 prosecutors, Approximately 21, 2017. August at interns, law students, and guests gathered to mark the end of 33rd Street on West Legends summer and to encourage law school interns to AABANY thanks the Prosecutors’ Committee co- the Prosecutors’ AABANY thanks M. Yi chairs, James Lin, Helen Ahn, and Myongjae and the for organizing the event, as well as Kin Ng Planning Committee members for their assistance. II. American Judge in New York. By 2003, Judge American Judge in New York. State York Chun became an Acting Justice of New felony cases Supreme Court to handle various major Judge Chun continues to be widely in Kings County. who respected as a thoughtful and diligent judge and high- presides over some of the most serious profile cases in Kings County Supreme Court. Fordham University School of Law in 1987. Upon in 1987. School of Law Fordham University Judge Chun became School, graduation from Law American ever to be appointed the first Korean in Manhattan. as an Assistant District Attorney rising to from 1987 to 1999, He served as an ADA Mayor In 1999, become a Criminal Court Supervisor. Korean Giuliani appointed Judge Chun as the first Then, co-emcee Myongjae M. Yi introduced the Then, co-emcee Myongjae Judge Danny K. Chun. Judge second honoree, to and immigrated Korea Chun was born in South his B.A. from in 1973. He went on to earn the U.S. from and then his J.D. Johns Hopkins University 62 / 76 YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK Small FirmPractice, Tax, andAsiaPracticeCommittees. The Real Estate Committeeworks closelywiththeSolo& Feinstein LLP, Baker, Tilly, Virchow, Krause, LLP, International Bank,ColliersInternational,Herrick Citibank, EastWest Bank,FirstAmerican Bank ofAmerica,MerrillLynch Wealth Management, its sponsors,includingJPMorganChase, HSBC, successfully works oncommunityoutreachthrough The AABANYReal EstateCommitteealso New York City’s AdministrativeCodes. updates onNewYork’s Real PropertyLaw and commercial realestatedevelopment,andthelatest of interestincludingtransactions,residentialand networking eventscenteredonvarioustopics The Real EstateCommitteeholdsCLEand attorneys toNewYork City. Island whilealsowelcomingAsianimmigrant outer boroughsofQueens,Brooklyn,andLong recruiting newAABANYmembershipfromthe The Real EstateCommitteehasfocusedon from otherlegalfields. and counselsthoseattorneyswhoaretransitioning assists attorneyswithplacementoflegalpositions and in-houselawdepartments.TheCommitteealso levels fromsoloandsmallfirmpractice, lawfirms, development totheAsianAmericanattorneysofall continued advice, support,andprofessional The AABANYReal EstateCommitteeprovides Margaret Ling Anthony Fong Cary Chan Committee Co-Chairs Real Estate Committee

West Bank,andothersfortheircontinuedsponsorship! Thank youtoFlushingBank,JPMorgan Chase, HSBC,East For the2017AABANYFiscalYear, theReal Estate Immigration Committee. Asia PracticeCommittee, Tax Committee, and the Solo&SmallFirmPractice(“SSF”)Committee, The Real EstateCommitteepartnerscloselywith Century DevelopmentCorporation. Asian Real EstateProfessionalAssociation,and Center, FALA NewYork, YMCA ofGreaterNewYork, community groups,includingKALAGNY, MinKwon reached outtomanyoftheAsianAmerican The AABANYReal EstateCommitteealsohas Grimaldi &Yeung LLP, andVenable LLP. Forchelli, Deegan,Terrana, McCarterEnglishLLP, 3. 2. 1. following events: Committee organizedandpresentedthe

by ChaseBank,CenturyDevelopmentLLC, Zoning, AirRightsandDevelopment,” sponsored December 6,2017:“BuildingaTaller Flushing: and KALAGNY. Grimaldi &Yeung LLP, the SSFCommittee, The eventwasalsosponsoredbyFlushingBank, and Pauline Yeung-Ha, attendedby50 attorneys. Manhattan, aCLEfeaturingMargaretLing Property fromanEstate” atFlushingBankin October 18,2017:“SellingandPurchasingReal SSF Committee. by FlushingBankandco-hostedthe by 50attorneys.Theeventwassponsored featuring MargaretLingandDavidLu, attended at FlushingBankinBrooklynHeights,aCLE June 28,2017:“Don’t SigntheContractsYet!”

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Committee, Queens County Bar Association, Queens County Committee, and Nassau County Bar Association, with sponsorship from Ridgewood Savings Bank and HSBC. a panel March 2018: “Block Chain Technology,” sponsored by Bank of America/Merrill Lynch headquarters. at US Trust Private Wealth February 27, 2018: “Due Diligence and 2018: “Due Diligence February 27, a panel Estate Contracts,” Real Residential featuring Margaret Ling, Cary Chan, and with sponsorship from Flushing Bank David Lu, and KALAGNY. First Time Home March 2018: “ Representing a CLE partnering with the SSF Buyers,” February 21, 2018: “EB-5 and Foreign Estate and Investments in the US: Inbound Real CLE with the Tax, a joint Considerations,” Tax Practice Committees Immigration, and Asia SSF, Tilly Virchow with sponsorship from Baker LLP. LLP and Venable Krause, Group; and Margaret Ling: Co-Chair of AABANY Group; and Margaret Estate Committee. Real Celebration,” Year New February 8, 2018: “Lunar a reception was co-sponsored by NYCLA, New York. and FALA KALAGNY, AABANY, KALAGNY, YMCA of Greater New York, and the and the of Greater New York, YMCA KALAGNY, included Speakers AABANY SSF Committee. Feinstein; at Herrick Christina Ying, Partner Estate; City Center Real Senior VP, Brian Strout, of Century Development George Xu, President

Over the course of her leadership, Margaret Ling has run Margaret Over the course of her leadership, dozens of engaging CLEs and networking events. Real Estate Committee Estate Real 8. 6. 7. 5. 4. Upcoming events: 64 / 76 YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 3. 2. 1. the followingevents: Firm PracticeCommitteeorganizedandpresented For the2017AABANYﬁscalyear, theSolo&Small opportunities toourmembers. AABANY committeestoprovideeducationand This Committeealsoworks closelywiththeother CLE seminars,discussion,andnetworkingsessions. to attorneyslookingworkforthemselvesthrough committee strivestoprovidesupportandguidance lawyers atsmallﬁrmsandcommunitypractices.The focuses onmattersrelatedtosolopractitionersand The AABANYSolo&SmallFirmPracticeCommittee David Lu Cary Chan Committee Co-Chairs Practice Committee Practice Solo & Small Firm

Estate Committee. Group; MargaretLing:Co-ChairofAABANYReal George Xu,PresidentofCenturyDevelopment Brian Strout, SeniorVP, CityCenterReal Estate; Christina Ying,Esq.,Partner atHerrickFeinstein; YMCA ofGreaterNewYork. Speakers included: Chase Bank;CenturyDevelopmentLLC and & SmallFirmPracticeCommittees,KALAGNY, CLE washostedbytheReal EstateandSolo Zoning, AirRightsandDevelopment.” This December 6,2017:“BuildingaTaller Flushing: Community ServiceCommittee. Pauline Yeung Ha,Co-ChairofthePro Bono& Co-Chair oftheReal EstateCommitteeand Park Ave, Manhattan.Panelists: MargaretLing, LLP andsponsoredbyFlushingBankat99 Committees, KALAGNY andGrimaldi&Yeung by theReal EstateandSolo&SmallFirmPractice Property fromanEstate.” ThisCLEwashosted October 18,2017:“SellingandPurchasingReal of theSolo&SmallFirmPracticeCommittee. Real EstateCommitteeandDavidLu, Co-Chair Heights. Panelists: MargaretLing,Co-Chairofthe and sponsoredbyFlushingBankinBrooklyn Small FirmPracticeandReal EstateCommittees The CLEwashostedbytheAABANYSolo& June 28,2017:“Don’t SigntheContractsYet!” yet! At leastnotuntilyoudoyourduediligence.” In June, theSSFCommitteetaught,“Don’t signthecontracts KALAGNY withsponsorshipfromFlushingBank. partnership withAABANYReal EstateCommittee, Contracts”: 1.0CreditCLEandNetworking.Joint “Due DiligenceandResidential Real Estate Virchow Krause, LLPandVenable LLP. Committees withsponsorshipfromBaker Tilly Real Estate, Tax, Immigration,andAsiaPractice and networking.JointpartnershipwithAABANY Real EstateandTax Considerations”: 1.5 CreditCLE “EB-5 andForeignInvestmentsintheUS:Inbound February 2018: AABANY ﬁscalyear: Upcoming eventswithinthecurrent2017-2018 Private Wealth. Event. SponsoredbyBankofAmerica/MerrillLynch “Block ChainTechnology”: CLEandNetworking Ridgewood SavingsBank. and NassauCountyBarAssociation.Sponsoredby Estate Committee, QueensCountyBarAssociation networking. JointpartnershipwithAABANYReal “Representing FirstTimeHomeBuyers”: CLEand March 2018: David Lu,Esq.: AABANY Co-Chairs. Speakers: MargaretLing,Esq;CaryChan,Esq.;

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On October 19, 2017, the SOC worked with NYU SOC worked the 2017, On October 19, pairing in hosting a resume workshop, APALSA SOC practicing attorneys with law students. The in plans to host a second resume workshop the Spring. the SOC and Cardozo 2017, On November 7, hosted a professional development APALSA led by legal recruiter and networking workshop Legal + Lynch Parker from Loanzon Katherine his own Chen from Director Yang and Executive was The workshop networking experience. interactive and engaged students in controlled scenarios to help build skills and comfort with networking. law APA forward to providing In 2018, the SOC looks informative, students in the tri-state region with new, and practical career development programs, and volunteer and networking opportunities. The SOC organized two panels, entitled “How to The SOC organized students where Ways,” get Jobs in Non-traditional networking, jobs, ﬁnding on tips and advice received Lawyer: and “Tomorrow’s and building relationships, Landscape.” and Technological Evolving Legal and participated in “Roadshow” The SOC organized various law schools during Outreach Events at On September 13, the the Fall 2017 semester. and Law SOC presented to students at Cardozo 14, the SOC presented On September Brooklyn Law. the SOC to students at Fordham. On October 12, School organized a roadshow to Albany Law APA followed by a networking event with local continue its lawyers. In the Spring, the SOC plans to outreach eforts with other law schools. Volunteers at the 10th Annual Winetasting came from far and Volunteers a success. the evening wide to make

Student Outreach Committee Fall Conference on September 23 at Fordham assisted with Volunteers University School of Law. registration, CLE certiﬁcates, logistics and stafng as well as a variety of tasks support, photography, in preparation for the conference the evening prior. On August 12, 2017, the SOC joined the Young the SOC joined the Young 12, 2017, On August in Committee and Litigation Committee Lawyers hosting the AABANY Annual Picnic in Central Park. The SOC began recruiting Fall Conference volunteers over the summer and ultimately managed 40 volunteer positions for AABANY’s On July 12, 2017, the SOC joined the Membership, the SOC joined the Membership, On July 12, 2017, & Employment Litigation, Immigration, and Labor to Know AABANY” committees in hosting the “Get law students were able to Happy Hour where APA meet committee members and learn more about the Committees. AABANY committees. the SOC helped organize student 2017, On June 27, 10th Annual Winetasting volunteers for AABANY’s and Firm Partners for Law & Networking Reception Senior In-House Counsel at NYY Steakhouse. Throughout 2017, the SOC has continued its work the SOC has Throughout 2017, by hosting to serve and connect with law students to its a variety of events and programming. Due the SOC large student and recent graduate base, has also assisted in recruiting and coordinating volunteers for committee-level and organization events as requested and needed by other regard, the SOC sponsors and cosponsors a variety regard, the SOC sponsors and cosponsors of outreach initiatives, career and skills programs, Currently, networking events, and social activities. largest group in up the law student members make 18 law with approximately The SOC works AABANY. schools in the tri-state region. The Student Outreach Committee (SOC) strives The Student students (APA) American to equip Asian Paciﬁc and academically excel with concrete skills to to serve In addition, the SOC seeks professionally. and as a bridge between law students, attorneys, students other legal professionals, encouraging APA In this legal community. to be active in the APA Committee Co-Chairs Edwin Kim Jonathan Li Aakruti Vakharia 66 / 76 YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK key taxupdates. to networkwhileobtainingimportantinformationon and membersoftheTax Committeeanopportunity were wellattendedandprovidedbothnewcomers newly releasedTax Plan.TheseTax ClubDinners lively groupdiscussionontheHouseRepublicans’ Rich WilliamshostedaTax ClubDinnerandleda Oferings. OnOctober19, 2017, ShiukayHungand issues relatingtoBitcoin,Blockchain &InitialCoin and discussedReal EstateTax Reform andtax and ShiukayHunghostedaTax ClubDinner On August 1,2017, RichWilliams(Partner, Dentons) Based CashFlowTax andCorporateTax Reform. a groupdiscussionofthecontroversialDestination- LLP) heldaTax ClubDinneratTang Pavilion andled JoonBeom Pae (Counsel,Weil, Gotshal&Manges Libin Zhang(Partner, Roberts &HollandLLP),and Shiukay Hung(Counsel,Morrison&FoersterLLP), Committee’s signatureevents.OnMay31,2017, Dinners, whichhavequicklybecomeoneofthe In 2017, theTax CommitteehostedseveralTax Club by theCommittee. in additiontotheongoingnetworkingeventshosted Tax ClubDinners,androbustCLEpaneldiscussions, Panel attheNewYork UniversitySchoolofLaw, activities. Thisyear’s highlightsincludedaCareer as theTax Committeeexpanded itsgrowinglistof This yearmarked aperiodofunprecedentedgrowth Rich Williams JoonBeom Pae Sahang-Hee Hahn Committee Co-Chairs trends oftaxlawinmoreintimatesettings thanaCLE. Club Dinnersofertheopportunitytolearnemerging Committee Tax

The IntersectionBetweenImmigration andTax.” At theFallConference, wepresented,“TheMeltingImpot: a CLEpanelattheAABANYFallConference. On September23,2017, theTax Committeehosted the discussion. Hahn (MassMutualFinancialGroup)moderated Williams. Tax CommitteeCo-ChairSahang-Hee Committee co-chairsJoonBeomPae and Rich Sebastian (MassMutualFinancialGroup)andTax taxation. Thepanelincludedguestspeaker Scott areas ofinternational,federal,andstatelocal aspects ofRepublican taxreformproposalsinthe Tax Policy,” andthediscussionfocusedonkey Wins (andLoses) UndertheTrump Administration’s Conference inPhiladelphia.Thetopicwas“Who own CLEpanelattheNAPABA NortheastRegional On September8,2017, theTax Committee hostedits attended enjoyedaneveningofmingling, at Landmarc (TimeWarner Center),andthosewho 2017, theTax CommitteehelditsKick-Of Dinner events forthebeneﬁtofitsmembers.OnMarch31, The Tax Committeealsocontinuedtohostsocial chair andmoderator. (Morrison &FoersterLLP)servedastheprogram Tax CommitteememberRebecca Ulich-Balinskas Tucker (OfceoftheNationalTaxpayer Advocate). Stuart-Luke (InternalRevenue Service),andDarol Frank Agostino(Agostino&AssociatesPC),Brenda guest speakers EunkyongChoi(NYC’s Advocate), with limitedEnglishproﬁciency. The panelincluded for UnitedStates immigrantsorothertaxpayers the discussionfocusedonkey taxconsiderations Intersection BetweenImmigrationandTax,” and This year’s topicwas“TheMeltingImpot:The

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The Tax Committee hosts networking opportunities all Committee The Tax year-round. for the Tax Committee. We look forward to further We Committee. for the Tax the scope of our events and membership expanding in the coming year! on how to best prepare for a tax job interview. on how to best prepare for a tax job interview. professionals from law firms and accounting Tax the firms invested their time and talents to improve seeking to interviewing skills of ambitious students further advance their own careers in tax. This year has been one of significant progress ce, and attended by Judge Juan F. Vasquez (U.S. (U.S. Vasquez and attended by Judge Juan F. ofce, and a diverse group of tax practitioners. Court) Tax Committee hosted a On January 25, 2018, the Tax School University at the New York Panel Career Tax “Interview Tips The discussion, entitled of Law. focused Professionals,” with Tax over Sushi Lunch merriment, and delicious pasta. On September 26, merriment, and delicious Hamano (Gibson Committee member Brian Tax 2017, event co-sponsored Dunn) organized a networking Ofce of Taxpayer NYC by the Committee and York New held at his firm’s Advocate which was Tax Committee 68 / 76 YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK sentencing insomecases. saw. Afterwards, weobservedoralargumentand so wewouldgetatasteofthetypecasesshe judge. Shewentoverarealfactpatternwithus Department andhowshebecameafederalcourt in animmigrantfamily, hercareer intheJustice New York. JudgeChendiscussedherupbringing District CourtJudgefortheEasternof with theHon.Pamela K.Chen,UnitedStates On August 8,2017, weorganizedacourtvisit school tointerningatafirmoragency. shared theirstoriesfromworkingtogoinglaw elevator pitches,learnedofupcomingevents,and members bondedoverjobexperiences, created AABANY atlarge. Overcofeeandcroissants,our potential memberstotheWomen’s Committeeand members. Itwasagreatopportunitytointroduce community forCommitteemembersandpotential The monthlystandingmeetingsfosteredasenseof monthly breakfastmeetingsatUrbanSpace. This pastyear, theWomen’s Committeehosted of AABANYthroughuniquenetworkingevents. and socialnetworkingbothwithinoutside also seeks toprovide aforumforprofessional of practiceareasandlegaltopics.TheCommittee development-related programsthatcoveravariety present throughouttheyearcareerandpractice attorney. TheCommitteeaimstodevelopand organize programsgearedtowardtheAPA female advancement ofwomeninthelawandto The Women’s Committeestrivestofosterthe Yan Sin Karen Shen Committee Co-Chairs analyzing whatpracticesmake foragoodbusinesswoman. This year, theWomen’s Committeetookadeepdiveinto Committee Women’s

morning ofAugust 8,2017. Judge Pamela Chenwelcomedustoherchambers onthe tee FallConferencepanelasked howgenderweighsin. Client relationshipsarecomplicated. TheWomen’s Commit client base. away withatailoredactionplantojumpstarttheir strategies forbusinessdevelopmentandcame activity checklists.Attendees learnedefective business planstrategiesanddevelopment groups onhowtodeveloptheirownindividual which thepanelistsguidedattendeesinsmall part oftheprogramwasabreak-out sessionin experiences onbusinessdevelopment.Thesecond women lawyerswhosharedtheirthoughtsand of theprogramconsistedapanelesteemed Destiny.” ModeratedbyMs.Chuang,theﬁrstpart – HowtoGetBusinessandTake ChargeofYour two-part program“Rainmaking for Women Attorneys with JaneChuangandLigeeGuorganizedthe For theFallConference, theWomen’s Committee Ms. ChuangandGufollowedupwith Fall Conference, theWomen’s Committeewith “Rainmaking forWomen Attorneys” programatthe Building onthemomentumandgreatturnoutof

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Women’s Committee Hon. Randall T. Eng, who was the Presiding Justice Eng, who was the Presiding T. Hon. Randall of the Appellate Division, 2nd Department, who has of New York, Supreme Court of the State since retired. look forward to developing more events and We seeing you in 2018! how they cultivated their own networks and their own networks how they cultivated relationships over time. established business learned practical tips on building Attendees from making the initial contact to networks, maintaining the relationship. we organized a court visit with wrap up the year, To “Women Rainmakers: Creating and Cultivating Creating and Cultivating Rainmakers: “Women Successful Client Relationships” (Potential) Ms. Chuang hosted on November 14, 2017. that featured another and moderated a panel women lawyers who shared distinguished slate of 70 / 76 YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK winning secondplace! LeGal forfinishingfirstandtheBrooklynBar of AABANYteamthatnight.Congratulationsto proud ofourteamefortandthankallthemembers Don H.LiuScholarsProgram.We areextremely made toalegalcharityofAABANY’s choice—the As aprizeforthisvictoriouswin,donationwas AABANY cameinthirdplacethecompetition. night ofpubtrivia,weareproudtoannouncethat in theNewYork metropolitanarea.Inaspirited Night, alongwiththirteenotherbarassociations Committee participatedinaBattleoftheBars:Trivia On Tuesday, June8th,AABANY’s Young Lawyers the summerforeveryone. over thekids,picnicwasarelaxingwaytocap up witholdfriends,meetingnewfaces,orwatching Park. Whetherloungingonpicnicblankets, catching and oldtookadvantageofabeautifuldayinCentral were served,andfriendsfamilybothyoung August 6th. Dumplingsandbanhmisandwiches weather attheAABANYAnnualPicniconSunday, AABANY membersenjoyedfood,friends,andfine newly-admitted attorneys. panel discussionsandCLEcoursesofinterestto students. Activitiesincludenetworkingreceptions, ten yearsorlessbutisopentoalllawyersandlaw on theconcernsoflawyersadmittedtopractice The AABANYYoung Lawyers Committeefocuses Albert Suh Tifany Miao Ona Lu Committee Co-Chairs AABANY’s YLC battleditoutatTrivia NightonJune8,2017. Committee Lawyers Young

ance. Physicalandmentalhealtharecrucialcomponents. The YLC strivestohelpitsmembersachievework-life bal Committee Dinner. Spin FundraiseratSwerve Fitnessanda The YLC’s upcomingeventsincludea vegan food! this wastheirﬁrstyogaclassortimetrying a vegandinneratbyChloe. Formanymembers continued tonourishtheirbodiesandmindswith and mindfulmeditation.After class,members curated aclasswithphysicallyrestorativeposes holiday planninginmind,theyogainstructor With thecoldweather, year-endstresses,and class attheZoLounge inRockefeller Plaza. December 4,2017forarelaxingpost-workyoga Work-Life-Balance initiative, membersgatheredon As apartoftheYoung Lawyers Committee’s

YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 71 / 76 As 2017 came to an end, the Mentorship Program As 2017 came to an end, the Mentorship to add is planning ahead for 2018 and looking and panel additional events, including networking is discussions. The 2018 Mentorship Program to launch in March 2018. expected the Mentorship Program will For the upcoming year, and other continue to organize networking events professional opportunities to support its participants’ it will be growth and advancement. Moreover, and developing guidelines to help foster meaningful rewarding mentoring relationships. On November 15, 2016, the Mentorship Program On November 15, 2016, program at a reception launched the 2016-2017 at its ofces in & McKenzie hosted by Baker overlooking the New York Midtown Manhattan 70 mentors Over Park. Public Library and Bryant & as attorneys from Baker and mentees, as well the attended City ofce, New York McKenzie’s opportunity for participants and event, providing an attorneys to meet and introduce each other. continued hosting events for the & McKenzie Baker on June Mentorship Program on April 18, 2017 and were to provide a setting These events 2017. 29, and to for mentors and mentees to meet together network and deepen the mentorship bond.

Thank you to Baker & McKenzie for their sponsorship of the & McKenzie Thank you to Baker Mentorship Program this year. Mentorship Program Program Mentorship 2017 Mentorship Program. are compatible both personally and professionally. are compatible both personally and professionally. mentors and mentees meet on their own Paired-up as well as at a variety of AABANY events. to announce The Mentorship Program was delighted gracious and generous LLP’s & McKenzie Baker sponsor of the support of AABANY as exclusive The mission of the program is to connect mentors The mission of the program is to connect structure with mentees and provide them with the growth and opportunities to support professional and development. When matching mentors with mentees, the program focuses on personal interests and hobbies, in addition to practice that areas, to facilitate long-lasting relationships The Mentorship Program was initiated in response The Mentorship Program formalized program after to a demand for a more members engaging in a long history of AABANY there informal mentoring relationships. Currently, are over 100 mentors and mentees participating in the program. Committee Co-Chairs Shruti Chopra Ed Chen David Sohn 72 / 76 YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK Produced bytheNewsletterCommittee AABANY Advocate • • • • • • • • Annual Dinner2017 • • • • • • • Fall 2017 • • • • • Spring 2017 Spotlight: White&Case 2017 AABANYLaw FirmDiversity Award Winner Letter fromIncomingPresidentDwightYoo Letter fromOutgoingPresidentSusanShin The Day-to-Day Immigration Practice Under Trump January 2017 Immigration Executive OrdersSignedin Crimmigration Lawyer Executive Order:WhatItMeansforthe Enhancing PublicSafetyintheInteriorofU.S. Practicing ImmigrationLaw intheAgeofTrump Trial BureauinNYC Prosecutors’ Ofce Breaking Barriers:KinNg,FirstAPA toLead Major the Law Perspectives on Fourth Edition Commercial LitigationinFederal Courts, Book Review ofRobert Haig’s USCIS Procedures Practitioner UpdateonChangesto Letter fromAABANYPresident DwightYoo Honoree AndyHahn New York Law JournalDistinguishedLeadership Sponsor Spotlight:Baker McKenzie LLP the 2017NormanLau Kee Trailblazer Award Interview withHon.Randall T. Eng,Recipient of Cipriani Wall Street AABANY Celebrates2017AnnualDinnerat Diversity Forum AABANY Participates inInauguralNewYork Letter fromPresidentDwightS.Yoo Sponsor Spotlight:Kobre &Kim for theSouthernDistrictofNewYork Fireside ChatwithJoonKim,ActingU.S. Attorney A Portrait ofAsianAmericansin Business and YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 73 / 76 Jason Cheung (Winter-Spring 2017) 2017) Liu (Summer Kevin (Summer 2017) Quentin Wong Gweon (Summer-Fall 2017) August Josh Gelinas (Fall 2017) Nikita Datta (Fall 2017)

• • • • • • AABANY thanks its Legal Interns for all their able and Interns for its Legal AABANY thanks much appreciated assistance during 2017. In Appreciation In is Los Angeles’s gain. Although she is now on the Angeles’s is Los she kindly agreed to help other side of the country, She will End Report. us put together the 2017 Year Tribe. always be a welcome member in the AABANY growth and development as one of the leading bar growth and development Her absence has been York. associations in New cers and Directors, Committee felt by our Board Of , and members, many of whom had Chairs, staf and grown accustomed to her sunny disposition at constant willingness to be helpful and supportive loss many of our events, large and small. AABANY’s In August 2017, we bid farewell to AABANY 2017, In August more Nguyen. After Program Associate Simone Simone proved herself role, than three years in that indispensable member to be an invaluable and greatly to our contributing of the AABANY family, 74 / 76 YEAR END REPORT 2017 / ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK Hon. CharlesY.J. Liu(1965-2018) Norman Lau Kee (1927-2017) AABANY mournsthelossofitsesteemedmembers: South AsianBarAssociationofNewYork New York State BarAssociation New York CountyLawyers Association New York CityBarAssociation Network ofBarLeaders Nassau CountyBarAssociation Muslim BarAssociationofNewYork Metropolitan BlackBarAssociation LGBT BarAssociation ofNewYork Korean AmericanLawyers AssociationofGreaterNewYork Hispanic NationalBarAssociation Filipino AmericanLawyers AssociationofNewYork Federal BarAssociation Chinese BusinessLawyers Association Asian Paciﬁc AmericanLawyers AssociationofNewJersey American BarAssociation In Memoriam Bar Association Partners

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