April/May 2011 issue - Asian American Bar Association of the

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B A Y . C O M
APRIL / May
2011
President’s Column
By Malcolm Yeung
On March 30, 2011, close to 100 AABA members got together at
Butterfly Restaurant to support the Japanese people in the aftermath
of the devastating earthquake and tsunami of March 11. In one
evening, AABA raised over $19,000 for relief efforts. Minami Tamaki
LLP and Innovative Solutions for Youth and Seniors subsequently
agreed to match each dollar AABA raised with another fifty cents.
Chef/owner Rob Lam of Butterfly treated AABA members to a truly
memorable evening. Appetizers and drinks were followed by a four
course, special dinner menu. Even more impressive, Chef Rob and
2007 AABA president Edwin Prather donated all costs of the event, so every dollar donated by AABA
members could go to the relief effort.
We were also fortunate to have the Consul General of Japan in San Francisco, Hiroshi Inomata and
Donna Kotake, Board Member of the Japanese Cultural and Community of Northern California
(JCCCNC), make brief remarks about the status of the relief effort.
As with much that AABA does, we were not alone in putting this event together. First and foremost,
I have to again thank both Rob and Edwin. I encourage all AABA members to spread the word
about Rob and Edwin’s generosity and, of course, Rob’s amazing food (http://www.yelp.com/biz/
butterfly-san-francisco).
I have to thank JCCCNC. AABA partnered with JCCCNC to channel our donations to relief efforts
on the ground. In fact, 100% of all donations processed by JCCCNC will go to the effort. JCCCNC
has taken on this project at considerable administrative cost to itself. So please think of JCCCNC in
the future when making your charitable donations.
I also have to thank the nearly 30 AABA members who stepped up early to lend their name (and
check books) to the event host committee. And finally, I have to thank a few special individuals
who went over and above the “call of duty.” Those folks are San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee for
donating a lunch with him and four others as an auction item, Delal Ali for purchasing that lunch for
a generous $1,100, and Joanne Haratani, senior partner at Morgan Lewis, for donating an overly
generous $1,000 despite not even being able to attend.
It is moments like this that make the true value of AABA apparent. AABA is most valuable for the
relationships and friendships that you can build. And the value of these networks become most
apparent in times of need. March 30 was a night when the power and possibility of the AABA family
was on display. So the last thank you has to go to AABA itself.
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Contributors to the Japan Relief Fund
Event host committee, Minami Tamaki LLP, SF Mayor Edwin Lee, and Delal Ali
Joan Haratani (Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP)
Edwin Prather (Law Offices of Edwin Prather)
Dale Minami (Minami Tamaki LLP)
Ned Isokawa (Paul Hastings)
Kevin Fong (Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP)
Chris Noma (Wendel Rosen Black & Dean LLP)
Billy Chan (Law Office of Billy Chan)
Garner K. Weng (Hanson Bridgett LLP)
Monty Agarwal and Fairuz Maida (Arnold Porter LLP)
Elaine Chow (K&L Gates)
Garret D. Murai (Wendel Rosen Black & Dean LLP)
Wesley Lowe (Mannion & Lowe)
David Biderman (Perkins Coie LLP)
Dorothy Liu (Hanson Bridgett LLP)
Patrick T. Miyaki (Hanson Bridgett LLP)
Don Tamaki (Minami Tamaki LLP)
Ronnie Gipson and James Higa (Higa & Gipson, LLP)
Darren Teshima (Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP)
Quyen Ta (Keker and Van Nest LLP)
Kristina Chung (Ropers Majeski Kohn & Bentley PC)
Adonica-Jo R. Wada (Simon Gluck & Kane LLP)
Katherine C. Huibonhoa (Paul Hastings)
Alyssa Koo (Pacific Gas & Electric)
Jenny Lee (Kirkland & Ellis LLP)
Clarissa Kang and Tiffany Santos (Trucker Huss, APC)
Tracie L. Brown (US Attorney’s Office)
Steve Ngo (Ngo Legal Group, PC)
Baldwin Lee (Allen Matkins)
Malcolm Yeung (Chinatown Community Development Center)
Emi Gusukuma (Haas & Najarian)
Rhean Fajardo (Daly City – City Attorney’s Office)
Ted Ting (Reed Smith LLP)
Allan Low (Nixon Peabody LLP)
Khurshid Khoja (Reed Smith LLP)
David and Ayumi Sohn (SOHN LEGAL GROUP, P.C.)
Miriam Kim (Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP)
Eumi Lee (UC Hastings College of Law)
Carla B. Oakley (Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP)
Benjamin Uy (Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP)
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Inside This Issue:
AABA President’s Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Contributors to the Japan Relief Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Sustaining Members List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
AABA Applauds Appointment of Paul S. Grewal as
U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
AABA And Bay Area APALSAS Mingle at the Bubble Lounge . . . . . . . . . 7
AABA Committee Series: In-House Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
San Francisco Chinatown Work-A-Thon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Beauty And Brains: June Quan Miss Chinatown USA 2011 . . . . . . . . . 12
Beyond the Borders of Foster Care: Iron Chef II Event
March 25, 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
24th Annual Summer Law Clerk Reception – June 23, 2011 . . . . . . . . 14
AABA Summer Kick-Off Happy Hour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
How You Can Get Involved with AABA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Free Spring 2011 MCLE Trainings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Calendar of Upcoming Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2011 - 2012 Officers And Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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AABA THANKS THE FOLLOWING
SUSTAINING MEMBERS OF 2011!
Kathy Asada
Norman Lew
Hon. Michael Isaku Begert
Elizabeth Loh
Raymond Buenaventura
Allan E. Low
Billy Chan
Wesley M. Lowe
Lyndon Chee
Laurene Wu McClain
Hon. Andrew Y.S. Cheng
Diane Chin
S. Isabel Choi
A. Marisa Chun
Kristina H. Chung
Priya Mercado
Dale Minami
Yui Nishi
Christine Noma
Maki Daijogo
Paul R. Perdue
Robert Edesess
Edwin Prather
Hon. Samuel Feng
Larry Quan
Kevin M. Fong
Dawn P. Robertson
Marc Alan Fong
Hon. Donna Miae Ryu
Hon. Keith H. Fudenna
Tiffany N. Santos
Hon. Delbert C. Gee
David Sheen
Joan Haratani
Raymond H. Sheen
Jenny Huang
Sinclair Hwang
Daro Inouye
Christopher Kao
Hon. Ken M. Kawaichi
Jenny J. Kim
Theodore Ting
Garner Weng
Heather Wong
Hon. Garrett L. Wong
Darcey L. Wong J.D. LL.M
Lily Kimura
Christopher Yee
Lucy Koh
Mallun Yen
Minette Kwok
Clifford E. Yin
Celia Lee
Stanley Young
Garrick Lew
Jim Yu
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U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul S. Grewal
AABA Applauds Appointment of
Paul S. Grewal as U.S. District Court
Magistrate Judge
By Alice Chin, Newsletter Co-Chair
On March 31, 2011 at The Tech Museum in downtown San Jose, over 450 guests
including friends, colleagues and family members gathered together to witness the
induction ceremony of U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge for the Northern District
of California, Paul Singh Grewal. He was the second South Asian Federal Magistrate
Judge to be appointed in history. The U.S. District Court of the Northern District
of California met en banc with Chief Judge James Ware presiding. He introduced
the judges by order of appointment. He noted that the induction was a ceremonial
proceeding. Judge Grewal was sworn into office by Chief Judge Ware, who bestowed
upon him the full duties of a magistrate over civil and criminal cases.
Other dignitaries in attendance
included U.S. Attorney Melinda
Haig and Don O’Keefe, judges
from various courts including
bankruptcy court, and San Jose
City Council member Ash Kalra.
Bar presidents and bar leaders of
NAPABA, NASABA, Federal Bar
Association, AABA, APABA SV,
La Raza, KABANC and SABANC
were also present.
Judge Grewal’s son and
daughter led the Pledge of
Allegiance.
H i s o l d e r b r o t h e r, O h i o
cardiologist Kanny Grewal
described his kid brother
as “navigating a long and
blinding road” and how
Judge Grewal choose a path
outside the family’s traditional
careers in engineering and
medicine. While he admitted
that he was comfortable with
being known as Paul Grewal’s
older brother, he also joked
that he was still taller than his
younger brother.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Federal Circuit Judge Arthur
J. Gajarsa spoke fondly of
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Following the ceremony, the guests
were treated to an elaborate buffet
of authentic Indian entrees and
desserts.
Judge Grewal speaks to the use of
technology
Vince Chhabria, Hon. Joe Spero and
Hon. Donna Ryu
Judge Grewal recalling that he
has known him for 11 years, when
the two often debated over which
Major League baseball team, the
Boston Red Sox or the Cleveland
Indians was more superior.
AABA Newsletter Committee Member
Janet Li and Judge Grewal
Magistrate Judge Edward Chen
In his remarks, Judge Grewal
thanked Court Clerk Oscar Rivera
and students from the law schools
of Santa Clara, Golden Gate and
Hastings, his law clerks, and the
many bar associations by which
he was affiliated with including
NASABA. He reminisced about his
clerkship with Judge Sam H. Bell
(deceased) from the U.S. District
Court for the Northern District of
Ohio and when he was faced with
grappling issues, that he would
ask himself, “What would have
Sam Bell done?” He thanked his
wife Gowri and their adventure
together that began 15 years ago,
and her parents. He acknowledged
his parents, whom immigrated to
the U.S. in 1968.
Hon. Claudia Wilken, Hon. Phyllis Hamilton
and Hon. Patricia Trumball
Honorable Arthur J. Gajarsa
Judge Grewal, a native of Ohio,
attended MIT as an undergraduate
earning a Bachelor of Science
degree in Civil and Environmental
Engineering in 1993 and his Juris
Doctorate from the University of
Chicago in 1996. Following his
clerkship with Judge Sam Bell,
he was an associate at Pillsbury,
Madison and Sutro with a practice
in complex commercial litigation
before serving as a law clerk to U.S.
Court of Appeals for the Federal
Circuit Judge Arthur J. Gajarsa.
Prior to his appointment as U.S.
District Court Magistrate Judge,
he was a partner at Day Casebeer
Madrid and Batchelder (which later
merged with Howrey LLP) where
he focused on intellectual property
litigation, with an emphasis on
patent trials and appeals. He
is registered to practice before
the Patent and Trademark Office
(PTO).
In 2010, he was named as NAPABA’s
“Best Lawyer Under 40”.
In 2006-2007, he served as President
of NASABA . He also served as
President of the South Asian Bar
of Northern California and on the
boards of Leadership Mountain
View and Project Ahimsa.
The Northern District of California is
comprised of four district courthouse
locations that include Oakland,
San Francisco, and Eureka. Judge
Grewal was assigned to the district
courthouse in San Jose. He was
appointed in December 2010 to
succeed U.S. District Court Magistrate
Judge Patricia Trumball.
Judge Grewal has supported AABA
over the years by attending its
many events including the AABA
Installation Dinner last March.
Congratulations Judge Grewal!
Photo credits: Elvin Vu and Janet Li, Newsletter Committee Members
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Community Services Committee Co-Chair Robert Uy,
Social Committee Co-Chair Benjamin Uy and AABA
Past President Billy Chan
Malcolm Yeung, AABA President and Jason Kim
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Fei Li, Pei Kuo and Hung Chang
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Stephanie A. Huang,
Joshua Young and
Jackson Zhou
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AABA Committee Series:
In-House Committee
By Larry M. Chew, In-House Committee Co-Chair
The AABA In-House Committee provides and promotes
networking opportunities, educational programs, career
development, and serves as a forum for discussing
current issues impacting Asian Pacific American In-House
attorneys. The co-chairs of the committee include Larry
Chew, Deputy General Counsel at Verigy, Peggy Song,
Senior Counsel at Symantec and Denise Yee, Senior
Counsel at Visa. The In-House Committee has over 400
APA attorneys on its distribution list, holds networking
and educational events and CLE seminars, which are
sponsored or hosted by private law firms.
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In-House
Committee
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On April 14, 2011, four law firms (DLA
Piper, Arnold & Porter, Jones Day and Sidley
& Austin) graciously sponsored the 5th
Annual AABA In-House Attorney/Private Law
Firm Networking event, which was held at
Ming’s Restaurant in Palo Alto where we were
honored to have the President of the Board
of Supervisors of San Francisco and Mayoral
Candidate, David Chiu, address over 130
APA In-House and private firm attorneys
from around the Bay Area. The In-House
Committee also puts on an annual General
Counsel Roundtable for APA In-House
attorneys, and we recently had over 100
APA In-House attorneys participate as active
listeners to 7 distinguished APA General
Counselswho served as panelists atan event
that was sponsored by Novak Druce and
Fenwick West. In the recent past, MOFO
and Pillsbury Winthrop have each hosted
CLE seminars on current issues at their Palo
Alto offices for our APA In-House attorney
attendees. The AABA In-House committee is
particularly proud of the fact that its members
are drawn from all sectors and industries,
and includes APA In-House attorneys from
the Silicon Valley, San Francisco, the East
Bay and North Bay. We have also cosponsored events from time to time with other
APA organizations and recently started an
AABA In-House LinkedIn groups page in our
continuing effort to reach out and form a
common bond with APA In-House attorneys
from around the Bay Area.
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Photo credits: Jay Jao
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BEAUTY AND BRAINS:
JUNE QUAN
Miss Chinatown USA 2011
By Dennis Chin
Photo Credits: Dennis Chin
When June Quan was crowned Miss Chinatown USA
in February 2011, she was not the stereotypical beauty
queen. June is a well-spoken, talented and brainy secondyear law student at the University of San Francisco School
of Law. Born and raised in San Francisco,
she graduated from U.C. Davis with a
major in English and a double minor in
Communications and Chinese. Throughout
college, she was on the Dean’s List and upon
graduation became a member of the Golden
Key International Honour Society.
At USF, she is an editor of the school’s
Intellectual Property Law Bulletin.
Her
favorite class is Entertainment Law as
she originally became interested in the
entertainment industry when she interned
at MTV’s production department in New
York City during the summer before her
junior year at U.C. Davis. There, she was
exposed to contracts, licensing agreements
and talent releases of guest performers. “I
became fascinated in the legal issues behind
production, licensing, contracts, copyright
and trademark when I went on shoots,
locations, and casting of shows,” said the
first generation Chinese American. June was
also a legal intern at MTV Networks in New
York City last summer, and this summer will
be working as a legal intern at Lucasfilm Ltd.
She plans to pursue a career in entertainment
law after law school.
June became interested in participating in Miss Chinatown
USA as a fun way to be in touch with her heritage and
culture. She has never previously participated in any type
of pageant. Twelve contestants throughout the nation
came to San Francisco to vie for the title of Miss Chinatown
USA, some as far away as Hawaii, Michigan, Minnesota,
New York, Texas, and Washington and represented the
Chinatowns in their cities. Contestants were judged on
a personal interview, an on-stage question and answer
session, talent, fitness and evening wear. Fitness is an
important component in such contests because the winner
must be able to physically endure the ability to travel and
represent the country as the goodwill ambassador for the
Chinese community. “It’s more than just a beauty contest,”
said June, a 5’7 ½” all-around athlete who
played high school basketball, lacrosse,
golf and was on the track and field team.
“It challenges a person as a whole and
you have to be able to think on your
feet.” For the talent competition, June
performed a magic trick where she made
paper snow confetti appear with a slight
of hand while telling a story about the
first time she saw snow. June explained
that the pressure was giving a first-rate
performance. “So many of the girls had
great talent, but you have to perform at
your best in front of the audience and the
judges at that moment.”
June is extremely motivated in giving back
to the community.
As an ambassador for the Chinese community,
she makes at least
one appearance
per week to family associations.
“I want to encourage the youth to
learn about their
heritage and embrace the culture,”
said June. “I want
to make a difference whether it is
through law or my
title as Miss Chinatown USA.”
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Photo credit: Herve Le Biavant
1. The Logan High School Students’ Team 2. The Logan High School Students’
Team in Competition 3. (L-R, rear), Mentor-Teacher-Chef Herve Le Biavant,
Maverick Ng, Anthony Ortiz. (L-R, center) Raven Braye, Karla Cisneros, Logan High
School Principal Amy McNamara and Serenity Melgar 4. Delicious Bruschetta Toast
Beyond the Borders of
Foster Care: Iron Chef II Event
March 25, 2011
By Hannah Lee & Minming Wu
On Friday, March 25, 2011, we had the
pleasure of attending the Junior Iron
Chef competition sponsored by the Juvenile Justice Center to support foster
care youth in Alameda County. Judge
Trina Thompson, Presiding Judge of
the Juvenile Court, created the event to
bring youth together and celebrate our
diversity. Around 150 people attended
the conference, and the Asian American
Bar Association proudly sponsored students at Logan High School to compete
in the second annual Juvenile Iron Chef
Competition.
It was incredibly uplifting and encouraging to see the support of so many
community members for our youth. The
lunchtime speaker, Mr. Michael Sanders,
gave an inspirational talk about being a
positive role model to the youth in our
communities. The overwhelming majority of foster care youth leaving the state
system will face problems with drug addiction, fail to receive a college education, fail to find a job, and experience
early pregnancy. The talk reminded us
of the importance of being a positive in-
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fluence to the youth in our communities, and how helping just one child
can have a huge impact.
Four teams participated in the Iron
Chef competition: Alameda County
Independent Living Skills Program,
Covenant House California, First
Place for Youth, and Logan High
School. Each team was required to
prepare their best appetizer, tapa, or
hors d’oeuvre using the secret ingredient a local fruit of their choosing.
A jury of professional chefs made
up mostly of local celebrity restaurateurs, such as the chef at Bocanova,
rated each of the team’s entries. The
150 guests were also given one vote
each. The winner had the highest
combined score from the professional jury and the audience vote. In
an extremely close competition, First
Place for Youth won the competition
with their crab wontons and secret
ingredient (mandarin oranges). The
grand prize was a dinner and kitchen
tour at Cordon Bleu Restaurant in
San Francisco.
The Logan High School Team sponsored by AABA was made up of six
high school students and was mentored by Chef Herve Le Biavant, a
former Cordon Bleu Chef from Bordeaux, France. The students were selected from a “Culinary Arts II” class
of 100+ students offered at Logan
High School and the Mission Valley
Regional Occupational Program in
the City of Fremont. The class prepares students for entry-level positions in the culinary field. Some of
the Logan students plan on continuing their training at a professional
level culinary arts institute after graduation.
With the generous sponsorship of
AABA, the Logan students bought
recipe ingredients to feed 150 guests.
They created a bruschetta recipe with
tomato, basil, olive oil, pine nuts, and
their secret ingredient (cantaloupe).
The bruschetta toasts they created
were crisp, refreshing, and delicious!
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PLEASE SAVE THE DATE FOR AABA’s
24th ANNUAL SUMMER
LAW CLERK RECEPTION –
JUNE 23, 2011
Thursday, June 23rd, 6pm
Yank Sing Restaurant
One Rincon Center, 101 Spear Street, San Francisco
The event provides a great forum for Bay Area law students
and attorneys to meet or catch up with one another, and also
recognizes this year’s AABA grant recipients. Last year we
had nearly 200 people in attendance and hope to have an
even better turn out in 2011.
No RSVP is required. However, partners and other attorneys
who may be interested may contribute $95 to help defray the
costs and will be recognized in the annual event program.
Please email Olivia Lee (olee@minamitamaki.com) if you
are interested in contributing or have any other questions
about the event. The contribution is entirely optional and we
would simply appreciate any of your help in spreading the
word about the reception.
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AABA Summer Kick-Off
Happy Hour
Thursday, June 2, 2011
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Transportation:
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- BART: Closest BART station
stop which is 1.5 blocks away from
the venue.
8L Geary line and it stops at Powell and
- Bus: Closest bus stop is the 38/38L
O’Farrell. There is also a MUNI stop at the corner of Market and Powell.
- Parking: There is a $15 flat rate fee (all night) with the Mason/O’Farrell
Garage 1.5 blocks up the street. One of the Lounge staff must stamp your ticket
to receive the discounted price.
Accessibility: The venue is wheelchair accessible through the elevator inside
Hotel Fusion next door. The reserved section is elevated with a wheelchair
accessible ramp.
Contact: For more information about this event, please contact Ben Uy at
benjamin.uy@pillsburylaw.com.
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Join a committee!
We have 12 committees who would all love your help! Please contact one
of our committee chairs to learn more.
CIVIL RIGHTS/PUBLIC INTEREST
MEMBERSHIP
Asha Padania, asha@padanialaw.com
Michael Doko, mdoko@chapmanandintrieri.com
Kristy E. Young, kyoung@sheppardmullin.com Aron Liang, aliang@cpmlegal.com
Sean Tamura-Sato, seant@minamitamaki.com
MENTORSHIP
Richard Cooc, h.cooc@cooclaw.com
Jennifer A. Lee, jalee@alumni.princeton.edu Ronnie Gipson, gipson@higagipsonllp.com
Michael Wu, michael.wu@pillsburylaw.com
Jennifer Y. Lee, jennifer@jyleelaw.co
Robert Uy, ruy@apilegaloutreach.org
COMMUNITY SERVICES
NEWSLETTER/COMMUNICATIONS
Stella Kim, stellaykim@gmail.com
Melissa Lor, mlor@schnader.com
Alice Chin, linus28@gmail.com
Soyeun Choi, soyeundchoi@gmail.com
Michelle D. Jew, Esq., michellejew.esq@gmail.com
EMPLOYMENT
SOLO & SMALL FIRMS
EDUCATION
Jessie Ho, jessiejho@gmail.com
John Hamasaki, john@hamasakilaw.com
Olivia Serene Lee, olee@MinamiTamaki.com Sheena Wadhawan, sheenawadhawan@gmail.com
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL
SCHOLARSHIP
Larry Chew, larry.chew@verigy.com
Peggy Song, peggy_song@symantec.com
Denise Yee, yee@visa.com
Candice Jan, candicejan@sbcglobal.net
Annette Mathai-Jackson, amathai-jackson@hansonbridgett.com
JUDICIARY APPOINTMENTS
SOCIAL
Kristina H. Chung, kchung@rmkb.com
Alice Liu Jensen, jensena@sec.gov
Darren Teshima, dteshima@orrick.com
David Tsai, dtsai@perkinscoie.com
Ben Uy, benjamin.uy@pillsburylaw.com
Danny Wang, dwang@samlaw.net
Co-host a CLE with AABA!
AABA is a certified Continuing Legal Education (CLE) provider and if you
want to join AABA to put on a CLE class, please contact our Education
Committee!
Advertise with AABA!
Advertise in AABA’s newsletter to reach out to our large membership
base. Our newsletter is sent out to over 2,000 people each month.
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MAY
FBANC 31st Annual Installation Dinner. May 13. Four Seas Restaurant, 731 Grant Ave., SF.
Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach (APILO) / AABA Pro Bono Legal Clinic. May 18 . 6:00pm 8:00pm. 1305 Franklin Street, Suite 410, Oakland
APILO / AABA Pro Bono Legal Clinic. May 23 . 5:45pm - 8:00pm UC Hastings Civil Justice Clinic,
100 McAllister Street, Suite 300, SF.
JUNE
AABA Summer Kick-Off Happy Hour. June 2 . 6:00 - 9:00 pm. Infusion Lounge is located at 124
Ellis Street, San Francisco.
Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach (APILO) / AABA Pro Bono Legal Clinic. June 15 . 6:00pm 8:00pm A1305 Franklin Street, Suite 410, Oakland.
AABA’s 24th Annaul Summer Law Clerk Reception – June 23. 6pm. Yank Sing Restaurant, One Rincon
Center, 101 Spear Street, SF.
Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach (APILO) / AABA Pro Bono Legal Clinic. June 27 . 5:45pm 8:00pm. UC Hastings Civil Justice Clinic, 100 McAllister Street, Suite 300, SF
JULY
Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach (APILO) / AABA Pro Bono Legal Clinic. July 20 . 6:00pm 8:00pm. 1305 Franklin Street, Suite 410, Oakland
Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach (APILO) / AABA Pro Bono Legal Clinic. July 25 . 5:45pm 8:00pm UC Hastings Civil Justice Clinic, 100 McAllister Street, Suite 300, SF.
AUGUST
KABANC Annual Dinner, August 26 . TBD
Marc Alan Fong, Esq.
AABA Sustaining Member
510-748-6800 x 107
mfong@fonglaw.com
www.fongmediation.net
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Malcolm C. Yeung, President
Hung Chang
Eumi K. Lee
Emi Gusukuma, Vice President/
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Salle Yoo
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