In This Edition- Thank You to All Who Joined AABANY for Our 2024 Annual Dinner
- Happy AAPI Heritage Month!
- Asian American Bar Association of New York Congratulates Judge Sanket Bulsara on Historic Confirmation as United States District Judge in the Eastern District of New York
- Fall Conference 2024: Call for Program Proposals, May 31 Deadline
- AABANY Co-Sponsors: Hon. Randall T. Eng Award Program at NY App. Div. 2d Dept - May 29
- AABANY Litigation Committee's Quarterly Dinner - May 29
- AABANY Litigation Committee Quarterly Meeting - May 30
- AABANY Co-Sponsors: AAPI Event with the Honorable Goodwin Liu - May 30
- AABANY Co-Sponsors: Trial Reenactment: From "Tokyo Rose" to the China Initiative - May 30
- AABANY Trusts & Estates Committee Presents: Monthly Meetings - May 31
- AABANY Co-Sponsors: How Can We Defeat Breast Cancer Metastasis? - June 3
- AABANY LGBTQ Committee Presents: A Pride Reception - June 4
- AABANY Presents: Bi-monthly Pro Bono Clinic in Queens - June 5
- AABANY Presents: How to Thrive as a First Generation Lawyer - June 6
- AABANY Trusts & Estates Committee Presents: Guardians Ad Litem in Surrogate’s Court - June 11th - 12th
- AABANY Corporate Law Committee Presents: Meet and Greet - June 13th
- Save the Date: Second Annual AABANY Wellness Day - July 20
- AABANY Members Visit Capitol Hill During NAPABA Lobby Day
- Highlights of Recent Events
- T3 Project: Stand Together with AABANY and AALFNY in Turning the Tide Against Anti-Asian Hate and Violence
- NAPABA Affiliate Membership Code Now Available
- Join AABANY’s Legal Referral and Information Service Panel
- Join the AABANY Community Response Task Force
- AABANY Clerkship Directory
- AABANY Speakers Bureau
- AABANY Seeks Legal Interns
- NAPABA News
- 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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Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate AABANY's 35th anniversary Annual Dinner. This year is our second time celebrating it during AAPI Heritage Month, and we had in attendance over 700 attendees, including more than 40 General Counsels at Cipriani Wall Street. Congratulations to all the honorees: Public Service Award recipient Iris Lan, Esq., Impact Leadership Award recipient Hon. Denny Chin, Law Firm Diversity Award recipient White & Case, and this year's scholarship recipients from the Don H. Liu Scholars Program, Inc.
The Program Book can be found here.
Thank you to our sponsors: Diamond General Counsel Reception Sponsor Platinum For a full list of all sponsors, click here. More photos and recap to follow. Thanks again to everyone for celebrating with us! |
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Join AABANY in celebration of Asian American Pacific Islander Month. Check out our blog post for a list of events. This
blog post will be updated from time to time so please check back regularly. We hope you can join us at one or more events this month.
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NEW YORK - May 22, 2024 - The Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY) congratulates Magistrate Judge Sanket Jayshukh Bulsara on his historic confirmation as a District Judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Read the full press release here. |
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AABANY's 2024 Fall Conference will take place on Saturday, Oct. 12, at Fordham Law School. Program proposals are now being accepted and may be submitted at this link.
We invite all AABANY Committees as well as other bar associations, law firms, and other groups to submit programs. The deadline is May 31.
The basic items that the form calls for are:
- Program title and description and how it aligns with AABANY's theme this year: "Building a Strong Foundation for a Brighter Future";
- CLE category (see here)
- Speaker names and moderator name; and
- Sponsor names, if any.
If you would like to submit a program for consideration, please give thought to the four items above and complete the form by the May 31 deadline.
With regard to speaker names, moderator names and potential sponsors, you can submit names even if they are not yet confirmed, but we will follow up with you after the May 31 submission deadline to lock down those details.
After May 31, the Selection Committee will meet to decide on the programs that will be included in this year's Fall Conference, and we will notify the Program Chairs about the decision by mid-June.
If anyone has any questions, please send them to fall.conference@aabany.org.
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| AABANY Co-Sponsors: Hon. Randall T. Eng Award Program at NY App. Div. 2d Dept - May 29 |
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AABANY is pleased to co-sponsor this AAPI Heritage Month Celebration and congratulates all of this year's recipients of the Hon. Randall T. Eng Award. Please click here to register or here to watch the livestream on the day of the event.
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| AABANY Litigation Committee's Quarterly Dinner - May 29 |
| When: 05/29/2024 - 6:30 PM
Where: Buddha Bodai - 5 Mott St, New York, NY 10013 Mix and mingle with the Litigation Committee. Please click on the flyer below for further information and to register. Registration closes on 5/29/2024 
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| AABANY Litigation Committee Quarterly Meeting - May 30 |
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When: 05/30/2024 - 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Where: Via Zoom
When you register, your name will be entered into a drawing to win a $25 gift card.
Please click on the flyer below for further information and to register. Once you have registered you will receive a Zoom link. Registration closes on 5/28/2024
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| AABANY Co-Sponsors: AAPI Event with the Honorable Goodwin Liu- May 30 |
When: 05/30/2024 - 5:00 - 8:00 pm
Where: Baker Hostetler New York Office, 45 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10111 Please click on the flyer below for further information and to register. Registration closes on 5/28/2024. 
This event is brought to you by Baker Hostetler’s Asian/South Pacific Affinity Group, the Asian American Bar Association of New York, and the Korean American Lawyers Association of Greater New York. On behalf of Baker’s Asian/South Pacific Affinity Group, AABANY, and KALAGNY, and in honor of Asian American Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month, please join us for a fireside chat with the Honorable Goodwin Liu, Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court. The program will focus on Justice Liu’s career, pathway to the bench, and his work on the Portrait Project. Prior to joining the bench in 2011, Justice Liu was Professor of Law and Associate Dean at the UC Berkeley School of Law. The son of Taiwanese immigrants, Justice Liu grew up in Sacramento, California. He earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Stanford, a master’s degree in philosophy and physiology from Oxford University on a Rhodes Scholarship, and a law degree from Yale. He clerked for Judge David Tatel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court. He has also worked in the litigation practice of O’Melveny & Myers, served as Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, and helped launch the AmeriCorps national service program as Senior Program Officer for Higher Education at the Corporation for National Service.
Justice Liu has spearheaded the Portrait Project, “A Portrait of Asian Americans in the Law,” which focuses on empirical reasons why Asian Americans are underrepresented in top leadership positions across all sectors of the legal profession. AABANY members are invited to attend the reception in person for free because AABANY is a co-sponsor of the event. Members must be logged in to register. |
| AABANY Co-Sponsors: Trial Reenactment: From "Tokyo Rose" to the China Initiative- May 30 |
When: 05/30/2024 6:00 pm - 9:00pm
Where: A&O Shearman - 599 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022 Please click here to register. In celebration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month, A&O Shearman invites you to join us and the Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY) for our annual trial reenactment and panel discussion. This year’s theme delves into the persistent challenges faced by Asian community members who are often treated or perceived as “perpetual foreigners.”
Titled “From 'Tokyo Rose' to the China Initiative,” this year’s script features trials and tribulations of World War II radio broadcaster Iva Toguri d’Aquino, infamously known as "Tokyo Rose," and scientists Tsien Hsue-Shen and Wen Ho Lee, among others. These cases have ignited profound discussions about the injustices faced by Asians, often under the pretext of national security. Through their stories, we are reminded of the systemic challenges and prejudices that Asian communities have confronted throughout history. The event will be hosted by associate Rachel Lee, and will include a panel moderated by partner John Hwang. Panelists include Dr. Anming Hu, one of the individuals arrested, indicted, and acquitted under the China Initiative, Gisela Kusakawa, founding executive director of the Asian American Scholar Forum (AASF), and Chris Kwok, a distinguished arbitrator, mediator, educator, and advocate in the Asian American community.
Following the reenactment and panel discussion, networking receptions will take place in New York and Washington, D.C.
This program has been approved for two (2) credit hours in the Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias category, and is suitable for only non-transitional NY attorneys. |
| AABANY Trusts & Estates Committee Presents: Virtual Monthly Meetings - May 31 |
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When: 5/31/2024 - 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Where: Via Zoom
We welcome anyone interested in T&E, guardianship, and elder law to join our monthly virtual committee meetings to network, discuss committee events, and share thoughts about any T&E issues.
Please click here to register. Registration closes on 5/29/2024 |
| AABANY Co-Sponsors: How Can We Defeat Breast Cancer Metastasis? - June 3 |
When: 06/03/2024 - 1pm - 2pm
Where: Zoom This research is focused on understanding the biology of breast cancer metastasis. Approximately a quarter of all patients diagnosed with breast cancer succumb to metastatic disease, which is still largely incurable. Markers specific for cancer cell dissemination and therapeutic targets are lacking.
JALBCA's team has developed two thematically linked markers filling this gap: Tumor Microenvironment of Metastasis (TMEM) Doorway Score and TMEM Doorway Activity-MRI (TDAM) Score. The former quantifies portals for cancer cell intravasation, showing prognostic value for metastatic risk in ER+/HER2-breast cancer. TMEM doorway score revealed racial disparity in cancer cells dissemination. The latter markers offer an MRI-based assessment of TMEM doorway activity essential for metastatic dissemination and may be used for treatment optimization. We also identified potential therapeutic targets to block TMEM doorway activity, curtailing progression of metastasis.
Please click the flyer below to register. 
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| AABANY LGBTQ Committee Presents: A Pride Reception - June 4 |
When: 06/04/2024 - 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Where: Goodwin Procter - New York Times Bldg, 620 8th Ave, New York, NY 10018 The LGBTQ Committee is excited to be organizing their first Pride Reception, this year courtesy of Goodwin Procter.
This year's reception will feature a table reading of TAL. TAL is a reflection on the pressures Asian Americans face, often pushed towards lucrative careers by well-meaning immigrant parents, usually at the cost of their true selves.
The story begins with an all-nighter at the office, and goes nightmarishly wrong when an overworked attorney is forced into a deadly game of hide-and-seek with his literal inner demon. A Korean-American story of filial piety, AAPI identity, sexual orientation and mental health.
The program will be followed by a wine and beer reception. Click here to register. Registration closes on 6/2/2024 |
| AABANY Presents: Bi-monthly Pro Bono Clinic in Queens - June 5 |
When: 06/05/2024 - 6:00 - 8:30 PM
Where: AAFE One Flushing Community Center - 133-29 41st Ave, 2nd Floor, Flushing, NY 11355 We are seeking attorneys and non-attorneys to assist limited English proficient (LEP) clients who speak Cantonese, Mandarin, and/or Korean in their legal matters. Please sign up to volunteer (as attorney, language interpreter and/or administrative help) at these pro bono clinics. Spaces are limited.
All volunteers must be AABANY members for professional liability coverage purposes. Volunteers may sign up here to become an AABANY member.
Date and Time of Clinic: June 5, 2024 from 6:00 - 8:30pm. [it's preferable that you stay the entire session given limited spaces]
Location - AAFE One Flushing Community Center, 133-29 41st Ave, 2nd Floor, Flushing, NY 11355
All volunteers must arrive at the clinics by 6pm for orientation and dinner! More details to follow after you have confirmed attendance.
If you have any questions, please contact PBCS at probono@aabany.org |
| AABANY Solo & Small Firm Practice Committee Presents: How to Thrive as a First Generation Lawyer - June 6 |
When: 06/06/2024 6:30 - 8:30 PM
Where: 33 Whitehall St., Floor 8, New York, NY 10004 Presented by the AABANY Solo & Small Firm Practice Committee.
The panel will discuss navigating the legal landscapes of civil litigation, business immigration, and real estate as first-generation lawyers, offering words of wisdom and practical advice. Click on the flyer below to register. Registration closes on 6/4/2024 
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| AABANY Trusts & Estates Committee Presents: Guardians Ad Litem in Surrogate’s Court - June 11th and 12th |
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When: 06/11/2024 - 6/12/2024 - 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Where: New York Law School - 185 W Broadway, New York, NY 10013
The program covers the Surrogate’s Court proceedings in which guardians ad litem are often needed. Completion of the program will qualify the attendants for Part 36 GAL appointments (pending OCA certification). The program will offer six
50-minute sessions, including eight lectures, and up to 6 CLE credit hours. One of the sessions will consist of a panel of nine Surrogates. This program has a fee of $50 per person to cover admission and dinner for both days.
To register please click here. Registration closes on 6/9/2024
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| AABANY Corporate Law Committee Presents: Meet and Greet
- June 13th |
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When: 6/13/2024 1:00 - 2:00 PM
Where: Via Zoom
Please click on the flyer below for further information and to register. Once you have registered you will receive a Zoom link. Registration closes on 6/11/2024
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| Save the Date: Second Annual AABANY Wellness Day - July 20 |
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Save the Date! AABANY’s 2nd Annual Wellness Day will be on Saturday, July 20 at Brooklyn Law School. AABANY’s inaugural Wellness Day was well-attended last year and supported by over a dozen co-sponsoring bar associations. See last year's Wellness Day
website
and AABANY blog for more information. If you are interested in helping with the planning or volunteering on the day, please reach out at wellness
@aabany.org. We also welcome any suggestions for speakers or topics!
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| AABANY Members Visit Capitol Hill During NAPABA Lobby Day |
 On May 22, 2024, AABANY members met with the staff of New York Senate and Congressional representatives in Washinton, D.C. at this year’s NAPABA Lobby Day. Each year, members of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) travel from across the United States to Washington D.C. and advocate on critical issues facing the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community.
Read full blog post here. |
| Highlights of Recent Events |
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AABANY, in partnership with the Asian American Law Fund of New York (AALFNY), is pleased to announce the Turning the Tide (T3) Project. Following the February 10, 2021 publication of AABANY and Paul, Weiss’ report, A Rising Tide of Hate and Violence against Asian Americans in New York During COVID-19: Impact, Causes, Solutions, AABANY established an Anti-Asian Violence Task Force to advance the proposals outlined in the report and consider other solutions to address the surge of anti-Asian hate and violence in the community. The Task Force advances the T3
project, which aims to incorporate a three-pronged approach encompassing education and communication, advocacy, and research, to address anti-Asian hate and violence.
Please stand together with AABANY and AALFNY in turning
the tide against anti-Asian hate and violence. We are now accepting donations to support the T3 Project. Donations can be made to AALFNY and will be tax deductible to the extent permitted by applicable law.
For more details
about the T3 Project, please click here.
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One of the benefits of being an AABANY member is that you get a FREE Affiliate Membership in NAPABA. The code for 2024 is now available. Please contact main@aabany.org to get the code and instructions to
activate your Affiliate Membership. Note that NAPABA's membership follows the calendar year, i.e., January 1 to December 31, so to maximize your membership, be sure to renew now.
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In Fall 2020, AABANY launched a legal referral and information service (“LRIS”) as a public service primarily to help the general public, and especially the Asian American community. The goals of the LRIS are to provide information and referrals,
to recommend lawyers or other resources to provide competent, ethical legal advice and representation, to educate the public about legal representation and to increase respect for the legal profession.
We are seeking qualified
and experienced lawyers to serve on the panels of lawyers eligible to receive referrals from AABANY’s LRIS.
This is a vital program for AABANY that we anticipate will greatly benefit our panelists and fellow members as well
as the public, and especially the Asian American community. If you would like to apply to be considered for the LRIS panel, please contact joinlris@aabany.org, and we will send you an application
form. If you have any questions, please send them to the same address.
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AABANY’s Issues Committee is pleased to invite you to join the AABANY Community Response Task Force! The Community Response Task Force (CRTF) is AABANY’s answer to the rapidly changing legal landscape and the need for quick, effective,
and coordinated responses to the emergent issues that affect our communities. AABANY is firmly committed to being a strong voice and steadfast advocate on behalf of the Asian-American/Pacific-Islander community. During these challenging
times, we have all been witness to sweeping changes that necessitated powerful legal responses. While there have been some great triumphs, there were often times when it was difficult to obtain information, to find ways to contribute,
or to organize a response quickly enough to be effective.
The CRTF is specifically designed to address these needs. The CRTF will serve as a central clearinghouse for information and coordination – tailoring the alerts sent
to each volunteer based on that volunteer’s preferences and the needs of the community. Alerts and actions will range from emergency legal services to direct non-legal service actions and from workshops to rallies.
PLEASE
NOTE that the Community Response Task Force form has been updated. Even if you have already filled out the form, we kindly ask that you resubmit your interest here.
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Did you clerk for a judge? Have you served as a court attorney? If so, please fill out our AABANY law clerk/court attorney survey!
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 here. We appreciate your help!
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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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Applications are now being accepted for AABANY’s 2024 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 please click here.
Please direct any questions to Executive Director Yang Chen at yang.chen@aabany.org.
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2024-2026 Constitutional Law Fellow
New York, NY or Washington, D.C.
Everytown Law seeks two creative and thoughtful attorneys for full-time, fixed term fellowships with a Fall 2026 end date. One of the positions will begin in Fall 2024 and the other is available immediately (Spring 2024).
Everytown Law is part of Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, the education, research and litigation arm of the nation’s leading gun violence prevention organization. We are the largest team of impact litigators in the country dedicated to advocating in the courts for gun violence prevention—one of the most pressing issues of our time. We believe every person has the right to live free from gun violence. It’s our mission to make this belief a reality. We are looking for attorneys who want to use their skills and public-spirited ambitions to join us in advocating on behalf of those most affected by gun violence, including marginalized communities. Our practice also includes representing individuals and elected officials seeking to advance gun safety in their communities. Our clients include students, parents, civil rights organizations, elected officials, domestic violence coalitions, and cities and towns. You can learn about our work and our team at everytownlaw.org.
For more information on this fellowship opportunity, click here.
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- May 29: AABANY Co-Sponsors: Hon. Randall T. Eng Award Program at NY App. Div. 2d Dept. For additional details, click here.
- May 29: AABANY Litigation Committee's Quarterly Dinner. For additional details, click here.
- May 30: AABANY Litigation Committee Quarterly Meeting. For additional details, click here.
- May 30: AABANY Co-Sponsors: AAPI Event with the Honorable Goodwin Liu. For additional details, click here.
- May 30: AABANY Co-Sponsors: Trial Reenactment: From “Tokyo Rose” to the China Initiative. For additional details, click here.
- May 31: AABANY Trusts & Estates Committee Presents: Monthly Meetings. For additional details, click here.
- June 3: AABANY Co-Sponsors: How Can We Defeat Breast Cancer Metastasis? For additional details, click here.
- June 4: AABANY LGBTQ Committee Presents: A Pride Reception. For additional details, click here.
- June 5: AABANY Presents: Bi-monthly Pro Bono Clinic in Queens. For additional details, click here.
- June 6: AABANY Presents: How to Thrive as a First Generation Lawyer. For additional details, click here.
- June 11th - 12th: AABANY Trusts & Estates Committee Presents: Guardians Ad Litem in Surrogate’s Court. For additional details, click here.
- June 13th: AABANY Corporate Law Committee Presents: Meet and Greet. For additional details, click here.
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- May 31: 2024 Everytown Law Writing Competition. For more information, click here.
- June 3: A Spotlight on Moving Justice Forward: The LGBTQ+ Community in the Law and Judiciary. For more information, click here.
- June 6: New York County Lawyers Association Presents: Civil Court Practice Section Annual Dinner. For more information, click here.
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- Special Litigation Counsel, New York State Attorney General's Office, Albany, NY
- Special Counsel for Federal Initiatives, New York State Attorney General's Office, New York, NY
- Special Assistant Attorney General, New York State Attorney General's Office, New York, NY
- Securities Litigation Associate, New York, NY
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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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