On February 12, 2015, AABANY held its Annual Meeting 2015 at Arnold & Porter, voting to approve bylaws changes and electing the AABANY Officers & Directors for the upcoming fiscal year. After the election was conducted the bylaws were approved, and the following candidates were elected:
On February 25, 2015, AABANY will be charting new frontiers with our 26th Annual Dinner. Please join us for our largest event of the year! Black tie preferred.
When: February 25, 2015 Where: Cipriani Wall Street (55 Wall St.)
Individual tickets are available here. Late registration will continue through February 18, 2015.
Honorees:
Jenny R. Yang
Chair, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission AABANY Women's Leadership Award
An-Ping Hsieh
Vice President, General Counsel, Hubbell Incorporated AABANY Corporate Counsel Leadership Award
Preet Bharara
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York AABANY Public Service Leadership Award
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To view highlights from last year's Annual Dinner, please click here.
The Immigration & Nationality Law Committee will be getting together for its Get to Know Your Committee Happy Hour next Wednesday, Feb. 18 at 7pm near the Immigration Court. It will be a great opportunity for members to get acquainted, discuss their practice areas, talk shop about immigration law, and learn about more upcoming events.
When: Wednesday, Feb. 18, at 7pm Where: Woodrow's, downstairs lounge
43 Murray Street, between Church & West Broadway
The AABANY Real Estate Committee, AABANY Solo & Small Firm Committee, AREAA-NY East Chapter, and Chase Bank Present: New Construction & Renovations: The Process -- Legal, Financing, Title, and Municipal Approvals!
When: Feb. 24, 6pm-9pm
Where: Mudan Banquet Hall (136-17 39th Avenue, 2nd Floor, Flushing, NY 11354)
In one of the most anticipated events of the year, our Real Estate and Solo & Small Firm Practice Committees are celebrating the new year in style -- with a "New Construction & Renovations" CLE, followed by a Lunar New Year celebration with lion dance and a buffet dinner, free of charge to AABANY members.
Speakers include:
Saber Salem, Chase Regional Manager, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Michael Meyer, President, F&T Group
Robert B. Moy, Esq., Partner, Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo & Terrana, LLP
Margaret Ling, Esq., Senior Underwriting Counsel, Skyline TRG Title Agency
Richard Lee, Esq., Partner, Law Office of Richard Lee
Lorraine Malone, NYS Account Manager, Abstractors Information Services
Space is limited to 100 attendees. 1 CLE Credit in Areas of Professional Practice will be available. Register now.
NEW YORK – February 12, 2015 – The Asian American Bar Association of New York ("AABANY”) is proud to announce that Kin W. Ng has been promoted to Chief of the Immigration Fraud Unit in the Kings County District Attorney’s Office, formed in 2014 by District Attorney Ken Thompson. Chosen for his expertise and unique understanding of the immigrant experience, Kin’s leadership of the Immigration Fraud Unit aims to strengthen the mission of dedicating resources to under-reported and difficult-to-prosecute crimes in the immigrant community. Click here to read the full press release.
NEW YORK – February 12, 2015 – The Asian American Bar Association of New York ("AABANY”) congratulates Rosemary Yu, Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, as the 2015 recipient of the New York Police Department ("NYPD”) Asian Jade Society’s Lifetime Community Service Award. Ms. Yu will be honored on February 13, 2015 during the Annual Asian Jade Society Scholarship Dinner Dance at Jing Fong restaurant. Click here to read the full press release.
Congratulations to AABANY Corporate Counsel Leadership Award honoree An-Ping Hsieh who is profiled in the current issue of Diversity and the Bar, in the 15th Annual GC Survey. AABANY Advisory Committee members Don Liu and Michael Wu also have prominent mention in the article. To read the full article, click here.
The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) has announced the recipients of its 2015 Justice in Action Awards: Jessica Hagedorn, novelist, poet, and playwright; Neal Katyal, partner at Hogan Lovells, Paul Saunders Professor at Georgetown University, and former Acting Solicitor General of the United States; and John W. Kuo, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary of Varian Medical Systems. They will receive the awards at AALDEF's Annual Lunar New Year Gala on Monday, February 23, 2015 at PIER SIXTY, Chelsea Piers, in New York City.
AALDEF is offering AABANY members tickets at $250. To purchase tickets, email Lillian Ling at lling@aaldef.org or call (212) 966-5932 ex. 202. For more information, click here.
Over 800 leaders of the civil rights, legal, business, and arts communities are expected to attend AALDEF's 2015 Lunar New Year Gala. The evening begins with a 6 p.m. cocktail reception and silent auction, followed by the Justice in Action Awards ceremony and a banquet dinner.
Since 1974, AALDEF has been protecting and promoting the civil rights of Asian Americans across the nation through litigation, advocacy, organizing, and community education. All proceeds from the Lunar New Year Gala will go directly towards supporting AALDEF's legal and educational programs in immigrant rights, economic justice for workers, voting rights and civic participation, educational equity, and the elimination of hate violence, police misconduct, and human trafficking.
On March 18, 2015 in New York City, Above the Law will host CONVERGE — a conference designed for attorneys as well as law firm communications, marketing, business development, public relations, and technology professionals.
CONVERGE will feature a series of panel discussions on a full range of challenges and opportunities facing the legal industry, including:
privacy
reputation
communications strategies
emerging technical trends
Justin Smith, CEO of Bloomberg Media Group, will deliver the opening remarks for the conference. Panels will be CLE-accredited by Marino Legal and CONVERGE’s continental breakfast and luncheon will offer a great opportunity to network with other attendees.
We are proud to co-sponsor this event, and happy to share a 15% discount code for all AABANY members. To register, please click here.
For 15% off registration, please use Promo Code: AABANY15 on EventBrite.
We look forward to converging on the intersection of technology, digital technology, and the practice of law!
EDIT: (Made Feb. 11, 2015, 12:17pm) The Early Bird Deadline was corrected from Feb. 18 to Feb. 13.
On March 20, 2015, the Korean American League for Civic Action will hold their 15th Anniversary Benefit Gala at the Yale Club. This year’s honorees are Congresswoman Grace Meng and Xerox General Counsel & Secretary Don H. Liu, a member of our Advisory Committee and long-time supporter of AABANY. Both honorees have been friends of KALCA since its founding. We encourage you to support KALCA and their honorees this year as they continue to inspire, connect, and promote civic participation.
Judge seeks volunteer attorneys with experience in criminal, landlord-tenant, or consumer debt matters. Judge presides on appellate cases and also handles some trial court matters.
Full-time or four days per week preferred, but flexible schedule can be arranged. A wonderful learning and mentee opportunity for volunteer, and an excellent resume-enhancer. Although not guaranteed, many of our former volunteers have moved onto paying legal positions. Opportunity to enhance research/writing and oral skills.
Willing to fill out paperwork for fellowships, if necessary. Rolling deadline. Opportunities open year round.
Please send cover letter, resume and references by email to Lynn Cho at LCho@NYCourts.gov.
Applications are now being accepted for AABANY’s 2015 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.
All Fellowship announcements can now be found on AABANY's website under Resources, in the sub-menu item "Fellowships." To see current announcements for Fellowships go to http://bit.ly/aabany_flwshps.
Tax Attorneys, Hawkins, Delafield & Wood LLP, New York, NY
Counsel, Herballife, New York, NY
Foreclosure Attorney, Empire Justice Center, Rochester, NY
Health Care Associate, Nixon Peabody, Jericho, NY
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.
For past weekly announcements, see the archives page.
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On February 12, 2015, AABANY held its Annual Meeting 2015 at Arnold & Porter, voting to approve bylaws changes and electing the AABANY Officers & Directors for the upcoming fiscal year. After the election was conducted the bylaws were approved, and the following candidates were elected:
