In This Edition

1. ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK CONGRATULATES FOUR DISTINGUISHED ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER JUDGES ON THEIR HISTORIC NOMINATIONS TO NEW YORK STATE SUPREME COURT
2. THE ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK ANNOUNCES THE OPENING OF APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2026 DON H. LIU SCHOLARS PROGRAM
3. Asian American Bar Association of New York to Honor Hon. Judy Kim with Norman Lau Kee Trailblazer Award at 2025 Fall Conference on September 27, 2025
4. 2025 FALL CONFERENCE - EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION ENDS SEPT 10TH
5. Sponsorship Package Now Available for the Fall Conference
   
6. Trial Advocacy Program (TAP) Registration Now Open
7. Diversity Career Fair Taking Place at the Fall Conference
8. Link-Up Reception (Invite Only) at the Fall Conference
   
9. Application for Mentors and Mentees Now Open for 2025-2026 AABANY Mentorship Program
10. Thank You to our Volunteers at the August Manhattan Pro Bono Clinic
11. Call for Pro Bono Clinic Lawyers
    
12. AABANY Judiciary Committee Presents: Breakfast with the Bench - Judge Rena Malik
13. AABANY Presents: Working with Unions: An In-House Counsel's Perspective
14. AABANY Monthly Manhattan Pro Bono Legal Clinic
15. AABANY Issues Committee Monthly Meeting
    
16. AABANY Bi-Monthly Brooklyn Pro Bono Legal Clinic
17. Fordham Law School Center on Asian Americans and the Law Presents: Screening of YELLOW FACE
    
18. Highlight: AABANY Hosts “Dumplings & Discussion” Chat with Christopher Y. Chan
    
19. T3 Project: Stand Together with AABANY and AALFNY in Turning the Tide Against Anti-Asian Hate and Violence
20. Join AABANY’s Legal Referral and Information Service Panel
    
21. AABANY Clerkship Directory
22. AABANY Speakers Bureau
23. AABANY Seeks Legal Interns
24. We’ve Added a Benefit to Your Membership!
25. Register for the 2025 Judge Thomas Tang and Dr. Pearl Tang Moot Court (TTMC) Competition!
26. NAPABA News
    
27. This Week on WE Blog @AABANY
28. Fellowship Announcements
29. Upcoming Events on the AABANY Calendar
30. Other Events on AABANY Calendar
    
31. Recent Job Postings on the AABANY Career Center

ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK CONGRATULATES FOUR DISTINGUISHED ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER JUDGES ON THEIR HISTORIC NOMINATIONS TO NEW YORK STATE SUPREME COURT

AABANY Champions Judicial Excellence and Diversity Through Support of Trailblazing Asian American Pacific Islander Jurists  

NEW YORK, September 8, 2025 – The Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY) proudly congratulates four exceptional Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) judges for their nominations to New York State Supreme Court: Honorable Judy Kim, Honorable Kris Singh, Honorable Soma Syed, and Honorable Frances Wang. These trailblazing jurists represent the highest standards of judicial excellence while bringing vital diversity and lived experience to New York's court system.

Read the full press release here.

NEW YORK – September 8, 2025 – The Asian American Bar Association of New York (“AABANY”) is proud to announce that the 2026 applications for the Don H. Liu Scholars Program (“Program”) are now open. The Program was founded in 2014 by two past presidents of AABANY and seeks to identify and cultivate future leaders in the legal community to address the single most important reality facing diverse professionals today: the barrier to advancement.

Read the full press release here.

NEW YORK, August 28, 2025 – The Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY) is excited to announce that Hon. Judy Kim will receive the Norman Lau Kee Trailblazer Award at AABANY’s Fall Conference, to be held on September 27, 2025, at New York Law School.

To read more, click here.

When: Saturday, September 27, 2025
Where: New York Law School, 185 W Broadway, New York, NY 10013

Join us on September 27, 2025 as AABANY proudly presents the 2025 AABANY Fall Conference, “Together We Thrive: The Power of Us!” which is taking place at New York Law School. Registration is now open. Early bird deadline is September 10, 2025.

We will be presenting a full day of CLE programs on cutting-edge topics, as well as special programs including Law Firm/In-House Invite only Link-Up Reception, Diversity Career Fair, and the Trial Advocacy Program.

For a listing of this year's lineup of programs, and to register visit the Fall Conference 2025 website at https://conference2025.aabany.org/

The program listings have been updated and can be found here.

The schedule has been updated and can be found here.

The speakers page has been updated and can be found here. 

For further questions please email us at fall.conference@aabany.org

AABANY would like to cordially invite you to sponsor our 16th annual Fall Conference, “Together we Thrive: The Power of Us!”, which will be held on Saturday, September 27, 2025, at New York Law School.

The Fall Conference is truly a one-of-a-kind event: offering attendees a full day of CLE programs, informative and engaging presentations, a Diversity Career Fair as well as networking opportunities. Each year the Fall Conference is one of AABANY’s most popular and successful events, with anticipated attendance of about 350 in-house lawyers, law firm attorneys and partners, representing a variety of industries, including banking, media, finance, real estate, and law practices of all sizes. Judges, law professors, law students, and other legal professionals also attend. As one of AABANY's marquee events, we expect this year’s in-person Fall Conference to once again draw significant attendance (just as AABANY’s in-person gala this past May did, with over 750 attendees).

Please take a look at our 2025 Fall Conference Sponsorship Package, which offers substantial sponsor benefits and opportunities. Support from our sponsors is instrumental and allows AABANY to, among other things, host various events and programs, serve the legal profession, enhance diversity and inclusion, fight anti-Asian hate and violence, and promote the overall interests of the AAPI community.

To maximize your visibility and benefits as a 2025 Fall Conference sponsor, please submit your sponsorship form by Sept. 10.

AABANY’s Career Advancement Committee is hosting its Annual Diversity Career Fair at the 2025 Fall Conference from 10:30 AM to 4:30 PM. The Diversity Career Fair will feature selected public sector, corporate sector, and law firm employers who will host informational sessions, meet and greet interested applicants, and/or conduct first round on-site interviews. In addition, attendees can meet members of AABANY’s Career Advancement Committee and receive career advice, as well as learn more about other job openings.

The Diversity Career Fair is free for all registered attendees of the Fall Conference. Registrants can indicate their interest in attending the Diversity Career Fair by checking off that box in the registration form.

For more details, click here. 

The In-House Counsel Link-Up Reception provides law firm invitees an opportunity to engage with numerous senior in-house counsel who have indicated a current or future need for outside legal services.

Gold level sponsors and above at the Fall Conference will be invited to attend the Link-Up Reception. Please see the Fall Conference Sponsorship packet for more details.

This is a great opportunity to meet diverse in-house attorneys for current or future legal services needs. In-House Counsel participants at the Reception will either (i) have direct responsibility for making decisions on hiring outside counsel decisions or (ii) have significant influence over selection of outside counsel and can arrange for meetings with more senior counsel within their respective organizations.

For more details and the link for In-House Counsel attorneys to receive an invitation click here.

We are pleased to announce that applications are now open for mentors and mentees who wish to apply to join the 2025-2026 AABANY Mentorship Program. Mentees will be matched with mentors on a first-come, first-served basis.

The AABANY Mentorship Program provides support, advice, and networking opportunities to aid both mentors and mentees in their professional and personal development. Each mentee is matched to a mentor who will serve as a teacher, role model, and resource to the mentee. By way of one-to-one relationships and Mentorship Program events held throughout the year, the program will provide the structure to advance professional growth and networking skills of both mentors and mentees

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Applications will be open from August 25, 2025 to September 19, 2025. Mentor-mentee matches will be sent out via email during the last week of September 2025.

To find out more about the program and to apply, go to https://www.aabany.org/page/1101.

Questions? Please direct them to Emily Chen (emily.chen@kirkland.com) and Gary Yeung (gary.yeung@srz.com), Co-Chairs of the Mentorship Program.

 We extend our sincere gratitude to AABANY, AALFNY, PBCS, AAFE, and all the dedicated volunteers who contributed to the success of our pro bono legal clinic in Manhattan on August 20, 2025.

To read more, click here.

Our Pro Bono Clinics need you! Please consider volunteering. Click on the flyer for more information.

When: Thursday, September 11, 2025, 8:30 - 10:30 AM
Where: Junior's Cheesecake
386 Flatbush Avenue Ext., Brooklyn
New York, New York 11201

Join the Judiciary Committee of the Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY) for the first installment of its Breakfast with the Bench series. The inaugural event will be at Junior's Cheesecake with Judge Rena Malik (New York City Civil Court, Kings County), where Judge Malik will share her journey to the bench and provide insights to anyone interested in becoming a judge, involved in litigation, or who would like to learn more about becoming an elected Judge in New York.

For more information, and to register by September 9, click here. 

When: Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Where: Littler Mendelson P.C.
900 Third Avenue, 8th Floor
New York, New York 10022

Ever wanted more insight into what traditional labor work might look like? Join the Labor & Employment Law and In-House Counsel Committees for a fireside chat with Grace Fu, Esq., Chief Legal & Administrative Officer of Nanit, to hear about and learn from her past experiences with collective bargaining and negotiating with labor unions from the in-house counsel perspective.

This event is at capacity. To register for the wait list, click here.

When: Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Where: AAFE Community Center
111 Norfolk Street
New York, New York 10002

To register by September 15, click here.

When: Thursday, September 18, 2025, 1pm - 2pm
Where: Zoom Webinar

The Issues Committee of the Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY) invites you to our monthly meetings—an open space to discuss emerging issues, brainstorm advocacy initiatives, and build community power.

What to Expect: • Updates on advocacy efforts and events • Opportunities to get involved with impactful projects • Networking with attorneys and advocates across sectors

Open to all AABANY members and interested community partners. Whether you're a seasoned advocate or new to AABANY, we welcome your voice and ideas.

Questions: Contact Vishal Chander (vchander@chanderlaw.com) or Rachel Lee (rachel.sarang.lee@gmail.com)

To register by September 16, click here.

AABANY Bi-Monthly Brooklyn Pro Bono Legal Clinic

When: Saturday, September 20, 2025, 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Where: CPC Brooklyn Community Services
4101 8th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11232

To register by September 18, click here.

Fordham Law School Center on Asian Americans and the Law Presents: Screening of YELLOW FACE

When: Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Where: Gabelli Business School McNally Amphitheater, First Floor
140 W 62nd St
New York, New York 10023

Tony-winning playwright David Henry Hwang’s comedy from Roundabout Theatre Company stars Daniel Dae Kim (“Lost,” “Hawaii Five-0”) as an Asian American playwright who protests yellowface casting in the blockbuster musical “Miss Saigon,” only to mistakenly cast a white actor as the Asian lead in his own play. The repercussions resonate in this farce about the complexities of race.

Filmed in November 2024 and directed by Leigh Silverman (“Violet,” “Suffs”),“Yellow Face” is an “is-he-or-isn’t-he” comedy of identity, show business and autobiography.

The recording of this performance is provided courtesy of The WNET Group.

This is the seventh film screening presented by the Center on Asian Americans and the Law. The film will be followed by a panel discussion and reception.

For more information, and to register, click here. 

On Tuesday, August 26, 2025, AABANY’s Dumpling & Discussion series hosted Christopher Y. Chan, General Counsel at JLL Technologies, for a night of candid conversation and dumplings. The discussion was held at Fish & Richardson’s office in Times Square and moderated by AABANY Board Director Jeffrey Mok.

To read more, click here.

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.

Applications are now being accepted for AABANY’s 2025 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.

• Career Center, including NAPABA’s online national legal job board and career resources
• Networking opportunities nationwide
• Scholarships to attend NAPABA events
• Leadership development programs to boost your career
• Webinars and workshops for continued education

If you are a current member of AABANY, your NAPABA membership will be activated upon receipt of your dues with us. Please sign in to your NAPABA Account to confirm your profile is current, view options to join new Committee & Networks, and purchase Member Add-Ons. If you are a new member to AABANY, please contact us at main@aabany.org for a private link to create your New Member Profile.

Take note: NAPABA memberships follow the calendar year and run from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, no matter what point in the year you join, while an AABANY membership is good for one year from when you joined or renewed. To get the full benefit of your free NAPABA Affiliate Membership, please renew it now.

NAPABA Law Foundation (NLF) is excited to invite you to register for the 2025 Thomas Tang Moot Court Competition!
Registration Closes September 10.

The Judge Thomas Tang and Dr. Pearl Tang Moot Court Competition is an appellate advocacy competition sponsored annually by the NAPABA Law Foundation. The purpose of this competition is to help law students develop advocacy skills and to foster legal talents of the future.

Read more here.

• 2025 NAPABA Awards | Recognizing the Best Under 40
• NAPABA Names Susman Godfrey LLP Recipient of the 2025 NAPABA President’s Award
• NAPABA Law Foundation | Your Fall Scholarship, Fellowship, and Moot Court Opportunities
• 2025 NAPABA Awards | Honoring Outstanding Leaders
  
• 2025 NAPABA Convention | Start Your #NAPABA2025 Experience with Powerful Thursday Programming
  
• 2026-2028 NAPABA Law Foundation Community Law Fellowship Now Accepting Applications
  
• NAPABA Committees & Networks | 2025 Co-Chair Applications are Open
  

• NYC Unified Court System Seeks Interpreters
• Kings Supreme Court, Criminal Term, Announces NYSCEF Voluntary E-Filing Pilot Program
  

Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission Legal Fellowship

The Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission, in coordination with the New York State Unified Court System, offers one-year Legal Fellowships to recent law school graduates interested in pursuing a legal career in public service.

For more information about this fellowship opportunity, click here.

• September 11: AABANY Judiciary Committee Presents: Breakfast with the Bench - Judge Rena Malik. For more information, and to register by September 9, click here. 
• September 11: AABANY IP Committee Co-Sponsors: Protecting Product Designs in China. For more information, click here.
• September 16: AABANY Board Meeting. For more information, and to register by September 12, click here. 
• September 17: AABANY Monthly Manhattan Pro Bono Legal Clinic. For more information, and to sign up to volunteer by September 15, click here. 
• September 17: AABANY Presents: Working with Unions: An In-House Counsel's Perspective. This event is at capacity. To register for the wait list, click here.
• September 18: AABANY Issues Committee Monthly Meeting. For more information, and to register by September 16, click here. 
• September 20: AABANY Bi-Monthly Brooklyn Pro Bono Legal Clinic. For more information, and to sign up to volunteer by September 18, click here. 
  
• September 27: 2025 Fall Conference. Early bird deadline: September 10. For more information, click here.
• September 30: Fordham Law School Center on Asian Americans and the Law Presents: Screening of YELLOW FACE. For more details, and to register, click here. 
• September 30: AABANY Presents: GCs Uncorked. Event is at capacity.

• September 9: Queens County Bar Association and Subin Present: 2025 Golf, Tennis & Pickleball Outing. For more information, click here.
• September 9: QCBA, QCWBA, and Judges & Lawyers Breast Cancer Alert (JALBCA) Present: Mount Sinai Mammovan Screen. For more information, click here.
• September 10: Queens County Bar Association - It's Happy Hour Mixer time.  For more information, click here.
• September 16: QCWBA Book Club - Trippy: The Peril and Promise of Medicinal Psychedelics.  For more information, click here.
• September 17: MOCA TALKS with Professor Thomas Lee: Wong Kim Ark and the Principle of Birthright Citizenship.  For more information, click here.
• September 19: NYS Supreme Court Presents: Caren Aronowitz Unity in Diversity. For more information, click here.
• September 19: Dominican Bar Association Hosts: 22nd Annual Scholarship Gala. For more information, click here.
• September 25: SAICBA-Q Seventh Anniversary Gala. For more information and to register, click here.
  

• Pro Bono Counsel Job ID 727204, New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings
• Assistant Attorney General - Social Justice Division, Health Care Bureau, Office of the New York State Attorney General, New York, NY
• Assistant Attorney General - Criminal Justice Division No. PIB/REEU_NYC_AAG, Office of the New York State Attorney General - Public Integrity Bureau Real Estate Enforcement Unit