In this edition
- Registration Now Open for AABANY 2017 Annual Dinner: Take Charge | Lead Change on Feb. 22
- Press Release: AABANY Free Legal Clinics Now at Chinese Chamber of Commerce of NY, Inc.
- Discovery and Investigations in China CLE, Jan. 24
- Thank You to Eve Guillergan for Serving as a New York Elector
- LGBT Committee Co-Chair Glenn Magpantay Featured in The Huffington Post
- AALFNY 2017 Community Service Scholarship: Apply by Mar. 31
- Highlights: Week of Jan. 3
- AABANY Clerkship Directory
- Discounted Membership - New York City Bar Association
- AABANY Speakers Bureau
- New Career Placement Committee Intake Form Now Available
- NAPABA News
- Federal Judicial Internships Available
- Wanted: Volunteer Attorney/Law Grads for Appellate Court Judge
- AABANY Seeks Legal Interns
- Read the Current Issue of the Advocate
- This Week on WE Blog @AABANY
- Fellowship Announcements
- Upcoming Events on the AABANY Calendar
- Other Events on the AABANY Calendar
- Recent Job Postings on the AABANY Career Center
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 Join us in taking charge and leading change at our 2017 Annual Dinner! Registration is now open.
Get your tickets today! The early bird deadline for discount tickets is February 8, 2017.
We hope to see you all there for a night of celebration and forward thinking. This year, we are proud to honor Attorney General for the State of New York Eric Schneiderman, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Gibson Brands Lee Cheng, and Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of New York Marilyn Go.
Cipriani Wall Street, 55 Wall Street, New York, NY
February 22, 2017
Black-Tie Preferred
6:00 PM // VIP Cocktail Reception (Cipriani Library)
6:00 PM // Cocktail Reception
7:00 PM // Dinner and Awards Program
9:30 PM // After Party
The deadline to sponsor our 2017 Annual Dinner is January 31, 2017. Please see the sponsorship packet for details.
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NEW YORK – January 5, 2017 – The Asian American Bar Association of New York (“AABANY”) is proud to announce that it is continuing its pro bono legal clinic in partnership with the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of NY, Inc. (“CCCNY”) at 33 Bowery Street. Launched in December 2015, AABANY’s legal clinics have served members of the Chinatown community free of charge on a variety of legal issues, including housing and immigration.
Click here to read the full press release.
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 Please join the Litigation Committee for Discovery and Investigations, a CLE event with two panels of experts, co-sponsored with Fordham Law, Consilio, and the Chinese Business Lawyers Association. This event will take place on January 24, 2017 from 6:30pm to 9pm in the Costantino Room - Second Floor at Fordham Law School (150 W 62nd Street).
Document collection and discovery has become an increasingly important and fraught issue in China. U.S. litigations often require the collection and review of documents in China in ways that conflict with Chinese laws, such as laws on state secrecy and financial privacy. How can discovery be conducted in China while avoiding legal, financial, and ethical problems? And what about internal investigations, which often require reviews of sensitive documents and materials, which may also implicate Chinese laws and regulations? This event will discuss the challenges and solutions in both internal investigations in China and also document discovery in China as part of U.S. litigations.
RSVP to events@cblalaw.org.
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We would like to recognize the great work by one of our prominent members, Eve Guillergan, who served as a member for the Electoral College of New York during the 2016 election. Appointed by Democratic Party officials, she was one of 29 delegates pledged to Hillary Rodham Clinton. It is a considered a huge honor to be selected as a private citizen as most of the electors are elected officials. Eve was the only APA elector in Albany during this momentous occasion and may be the first Korean or Filipino elector in New York State history.
The 538 members of the electoral college nationwide met and voted for President and Vice President on December 19, 2016. The New York electoral college met at the State Capitol building in Albany. Eve served as an elector alongside President Bill Clinton, Governor Andrew Cuomo, NYC Mayor Bill DeBlasio, Public Advocate Letitia James, mayors of Albany and Buffalo, and more. Each of New York’s 29 electors cast paper ballots for president and vice president. The electors deposited their ballots one by one into wooden ballot boxes in the Senate chamber. New York’s 29 electors unanimously voted for Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine. There was a ceremonial process of proceedings that was overseen by Governor Andrew Cuomo.
Click here to see Eve's photos. A video of the electoral college can be seen here.
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Our LGBT Committee Co-Chair Glenn Magpantay has been featured in The Huffington Post, giving advice about precautions to take before Trump takes office. As always, we thank him for his expert advice and the great work he does with the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance. He touches on immigration, Obamacare, same-sex marriage and more in this article.
There are a number of measures that LGBT Asian Americans, South Asians, Southeast Asians, and Pacific Islanders should do to protect themselves and their families under a Trump Administration. I’m a civil rights lawyer by practice and I’ve consulted with other immigration attorneys, public policy experts, and other practitioners to identify issues of particular importance for our community.
Many of these applications will not be granted until after Trump takes office. But even if Trump tries to eliminate everything that we have won, it is virtually impossible for changes to be retroactive. Applications filed today will be decided and granted on the basis of the laws and rules while Obama is in office. So take care of these soon.
Click here to read the article.
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AALFNY's 2017 Community Service Scholarship: Applications are available here, and must be postmarked by March 31, 2017.
Up to three scholarships of $5,000 each will be awarded to law students with a demonstrated commitment to serving the Asian American community and who will be interning with a non-profit organization or governmental agency that is involved with the Asian American community in NY (see application for more details).
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The Judiciary Committee has created a clerkship directory to gather information about our members who may be willing to act as future resources and/or ultimately want to become a judge. If you've ever clerked for a judge, please take a minute to fill out this survey and forward to others: http://bit.ly/aabanyclerks
We appreciate your help!
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The New York City Bar Association is offering discounted membership to AABANY members. They will waive your one-time admission fee and give you 20% off your first membership dues payment. Membership dues are dependent on your earliest year of admission in any state or country.
Click here to take advantage of this great deal.
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Interested in future speaking opportunities? Join the confidential AABANY Speakers Bureau if you're open to raising your profile and sharing your expertise. Click here to access the form.
AABANY regularly receives requests from AABANY Committee Chairs and other bar associations for speakers to speak on various legal topics. This form is designed to collect information from our membership and engage those who are most interested in sharing their knowledge and expertise with various legal audiences.
We respect your privacy. All information disclosed will be treated with the utmost confidentiality. Email main@aabany.org if you have any questions.
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Interested in moving your legal career forward? Launched at the 2013 Fall Conference, the Career Placement Committee seeks to match qualified AABANY members with available legal positions.
The new Career Placement Committee Intake Form is now available. Click here to help us help you. Feel free to also email your resumes and CVs to resume@aabany.org.
All information disclosed will be treated with the utmost confidentiality. If you have any questions or comments, please contact the Career Placement Committee at careers@aabany.org.
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Judge seeks volunteer attorneys/law grads with experience in criminal, landlord-tenant or consumer debt matters. Judge presides on appellate cases and also handles some civil Supreme Court matters.
Full-time or four days per week preferred, but flexible schedule can be arranged. A wonderful learning and mentee opportunity, as well as an excellent resume-enhancer. Although not guaranteed, many of former volunteers have moved onto paying legal positions. Opportunity to enhance research/writing and oral skills.
Willing to fill out paperwork for paid fellowships, if necessary. Rolling deadline. Opportunities open year round.
Please send cover letter, resume, short writing sample, and references by email to:
Rebecca Wohl, riwohl@nycourts.gov
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Applications are now being accepted for AABANY’s 2017 Legal Internship Program. Open to college students, law students and law grads, AABANY is looking for a few talented, energetic and motivated interns to help plan and organize AABANY programs and events, provide research and administrative assistance and perform other tasks and assignments to advance and promote AABANY’s mission. Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis. For full details and information on how to apply go to bit.ly/Lgl_Intrn_Details.
Please direct any questions to Executive Director Yang Chen at yang.chen@aabany.org.
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 In this Issue:
- Judy H. Kim Makes History as First Korean American Elected to NY State Court
- 7th Annual AABANY Fall Conference Inspires and Enriches
- This Land Is Our Land: Oyama v. California
- Spotlight on AABANY's Pro Bono Clinic Volunteers
- AABANY Members Stand Out at NAPABA Convention
- Fall 2016 Highlights
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Fellowship announcements can be found on AABANY's website under Career Center, in the sub-menu item "Fellowships." To see current announcements for Fellowships, click here.
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- Jan. 10: AABANY Board Meeting, 7pm-9pm. For more information, click here.
- Jan. 11: AABANY Monthly Pro Bono Legal Clinic, 6:30-8:30pm. For more information, click here.
- Jan. 12: Judiciary Committee Meeting, 7pm-9pm. For more information, click here.
- Jan. 15: AABANY Co-Hosts a Sports Outing: Brooklyn Nets vs. Houston Rockets, 6pm-10pm. For more information, click here.
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- Jan. 10: AALDEF Call for Volunteer Attorneys/Non-Attorneys/Interpreters. For more information, click here.
- Jan 12: The LIHBA Annual Post Holiday Season Party, 7:00-11pm. For more information, click here.
- Jan 12: The Puerto Rican Bar Association Invites You To The Induction Of Carmen A. Pacheco, Esq., 5-8pm. For more information, click here.
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- Labor & Employment Associate, Nixon Peabody, Rochester
- Intellectual Property Associate, Schiff Hardin LLP, Chicago
- Assistant Attorney General, Charities Bureau - New York State Attorney General, New York
- Staff Attorney, Legal Aid Society, Canton
For more information on these listings and other open positions go to the AABANY Career Center. Members must be signed in to have access to the Career Center. Either search by keyword or just hit "Search" at the bottom of the form to see a complete listing of jobs.
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