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brownrudnick www.brownrudnick.com SUMMER 2013 Summer Associate Events With The Diversity Committee Making a Memorable Presentation: Substance and Style On June 27, the Diversity Committee hosted events in New York and On April 25, 2013, the NY Women Attorneys hosted its monthly Boston with the Summer Associates. In Boston, the Diversity women's event on making a memorable presentation. While Committee joined the Summer Associates for a wine tasting and game women associates and partners provided tips on how to present night held in the Events Center. In New York, members of the Diversity effectively, spectators interacted with Manicube, a woman-owned Committee took the New York Summer Associates bowling at the business that contributes $1 from every manicure to microloans Bowlmor bowling alley. for female entrepreneurs in the developing world. The event provided attendees with invaluable tips on holding the audience's attention, pitching to generate business, connecting to a client's KALAGNY's 27th Anniversary SABANY Public Interest company and conducting proper due diligence on an industry. Gala Dinner Fellowship Benefit The event's goal was to engage associates in the pitch and New York attorneys Jina Moon Shivani Poddar, Shemane presentation process. and Janice Park represented Amin, Carolyn Mattus and Brown Rudnick at the 27th Jina Moon represented Connecticut's Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity Anniversary Gala for the Korean Brown Rudnick at the 2013 The Hartford Office continues to be an active participant in American Lawyers Association of Public Interest Fellowship Connecticut's Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity ("LCD"). Scott Greater New York ("KALAGNY"). Benefit hosted by the South Muska serves on the board of directors and is actively engaged in This year's gala honored Michael Asian Bar Association of New LCD's current strategic planning initiative aimed at redefining the Lewis, the Chief Legal Officer of York ("SABANY"). SABANY organization. In April 2013, Franca DeRosa and Scott attended Lukoil Americas Corporation; annually awards fellowships LCD's Spring Wine Tasting Reception in Hartford. The event Joon H. Kim, Chief Counsel for to law students to pursue an celebrated LCD's continued efforts to increase diversity within the the U.S. Attorney's Office for the internship in the public- legal profession and provided an opportunity for young and Southern District of New York; interest sector. With the diverse lawyers to network with other attorneys. In May, Scott and Huhnsik Chung, Partner at Diversity Committee's also attended LCD's 2013 Edwin Archer Randolph Diversity Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP, contribution, SABANY was Award Ceremony at the Wadsworth Atheneum, where the for their service to the Korean able to award four fellowships Honorable Nina F. Elgo was honored for her service as respected American legal community. The for internships in the following jurist and as an advocate for diversity. event drew a diverse crowd of organizations: Housing over 300 attendees, which Conversation Coordinators, included judges from the New Inc., Queens Legal Services, The 92nd Street Y's Annual Gala York Supreme Court and the United States Environmental The 92nd Street Y (the "Y") supports diverse culture, learning, New York City Criminal Court, as Protection Agency, and Safe and fitness through innovative programming and unique facilities. well as various law firm members, Horizon. This year, the Y's Annual Gala (the "Gala") honored John in-house counsel and finance Paulson, a Firm client, and featured a silent auction and a professionals. performance by Jennifer Hudson. The Gala was attended by hundreds of community leaders, corporate executives, and specialized professionals. Brown Rudnick sponsored the event by purchasing a table at the Gala, and Sigmund S. Wissner- Gross, Edward Weisfelner, May Orenstein, Jina Moon, Janice Park, Shivani Poddar and Matthew Hyner represented the Firm. Iranian American Bar Association Annual Nowruz (Persian New Year) Dinner On April 7th, the Iranian American Bar Association ("IABA") in collaboration with the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans ("PAAIA") held their annual Nowruz Dinner at the New York County Lawyers' Association. The guest speaker was Justice AABANY's Young Lawyers Committee Randall T. Eng, the Presiding Justice of the New York State New York attorneys Carolyn Mattus, Jina Moon and Janice Park Appellate Division for the Second Judicial Department. New York attended the first meeting of the Young Lawyers Committee for the attorney Elnaz Zarrini gave introductory remarks about the IABA. Asian American Bar Association of New York ("AABANY"), an The event drew a crowd of over 200 attendees, which included organization focused on lawyers who have been admitted to practice judges from the New York Supreme Court, private and public law for less than ten years. Many Asian-American lawyers from the interest attorneys, in-house counsel, doctors, and finance New York and New Jersey legal community attended the meeting. professionals. DIVERSITY COMMITTEE MEMBERS Franca Ben Bevette Mike Paul Steven Mary- Beth Carolyn Shivani Christian De Rosa Chapman Davis Dolan Enzinna Friel Laura Hurley Mattus Poddar Riviera Co-Chair Co-Chair Greely ATTORNEY ADVERTISING .