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On June 18, 2013, the AABANY In-House Counsel and Corporate Law Committees co-sponsored AABANY’s 6th Annual Wine Tasting & Networking Reception, at Inside Park at St. Bart’s. This year’s event was highly successful, with over 125 people in attendance, including in-house attorneys from 46 organizations, such as AIG, BBC, Hess, JP Morgan Chase, Prudential and Xerox. The In-House Counsel Committee is comprised of current in-house lawyers and the Corporate Law Committee is comprised of current and prospective corporate law firm attorneys.
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On June 19, 2013, the AABANY Prosecutors’ Committee celebrated its fifth year anniversary at NYCLA with over 130 people in attendance. US Attorney Preet Bharara (SDNY), District Attorneys Robert Johnson (Bronx), Daniel Donovan (Richmond), Kathleen Rice (Nassau), Cyrus Vance, Jr. (New York), and Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget Brennan (New York) were on hand to join in the festivities at which trailblazing judges the Hon. Lorna Schofield (SDNY) and the Hon. Pamela Chen (EDNY) were also honored. The Committee is comprised of current and former state and federal prosecutors. This highly successful event was co-sponsored with the Federal Courts Committee of NYCLA.
EDNY, SDNY Seek Comment on Local Rules Amendments
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN DISTRICTS ADOPT REVISIONS TO LOCAL RULES, INVITE PUBLIC COMMENT
The United States District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York have adopted amendments to Local Civil Rules 5.2, 6.1, 7.1, and 37.2. The revisions are available at https://www.nyed.uscourts.gov/ or www.nysd.uscourts.gov. Prior to the revised rules taking effect, the public is invited to comment. Comments are to be submitted in writing on or at the close of business on Friday, June 28, 2013 to either:
Edward A. Friedland
District Court Executive
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
500 Pearl Street, Room 820
New York, NY 10007-1312
District Court Executive
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
500 Pearl Street, Room 820
New York, NY 10007-1312
or
Douglas C. Palmer
Clerk of Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
225 Cadman Plaza
Brooklyn, NY 11201
The revisions will become effective upon approval by the Second Circuit Judicial Council.
Tsui Yee’s Interview with The Epoch Times
Tsui Yee’s Interview with The Epoch Times
Congratulations to Immigration and Nationality Law Committee Co-Chair Tsui Yee who was interviewed in the May 24, 2013 edition of Epoch Times, a Chinese-language daily newspaper, regarding the hot topic of comprehensive immigration reform. For more about the article follow the link in the title.
NAPABA Disaster Relief Database
The NAPABA Pro Bono and Community Service Committee introduces the disaster relief database. The database provides information on federal and local level resources on disaster relief and preparation. To address the needs of limited English proficient members of the APA community, many of the resources on the database are available in various Asian languages.
Nationwide Dialogue on Hate Crimes — NEW DATE: JUNE 26
TRACKING (IN)JUSTICE: A Nationwide Dialogue on Hate Crimes
Wed. June 26, 2013
10:00 am to 12:00 pm PDT / 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm EDT
Asian Law Caucus
55 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco,
and other venues nationwide (TBD)
Live streaming at http://tinyurl.com/TRACKING-IN-JUSTICE
NAPABA is sponsoring the South Asian Bar Association of Northern California’s “TRACKING (IN)JUSTICE: A Nationwide Dialogue on Hate Crimes.” The dialogue will focus on the need to monitor hate crimes against Arabs, Hindus, Sikhs, and Muslims. In the wake of recent vandalism of religious venues, discriminatory publicity materials, attacks on innocent individuals, Oak Creek shootings, and Boston Marathon bombing, there is growing concern about the safety and rights of all community members. Those perceived to be Arab, Sikh, Hindu, or Muslim are increasingly vulnerable to hateful speech and violence more than a decade after 9/11, yet the FBI only tracks hate crimes against Muslims. Join activists from around the country in a discussion urging the FBI to track anti-Arab, anti-Hindu, anti-Sikh crimes in addition to anti-Muslim crimes.
Click here for more information.
NAPABA Political Appointments Project
Many NAPABA members have expressed interest in serving in the second term of the Obama Administration. NAPABA has assembled information as an introduction to the process, and important information about how to facilitate pursuit of a position is included. Current NAPABA members should submit application materials as outlined here.
NCVAA: Breaking Barriers 2013
Breaking Barriers 2013
Join the National Conference of Vietnamese American Attorneys (NCVAA) at our Seventh Annual Conference at the Wynn Las Vegas and Encore Hotel August 16-17, 2013
Featured keynote address from:
The Honorable Judge Jacqueline Nguyen
U.S. Circuit Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Panels include:
Digital Surveillance, Drones, and Democracy
Litigating with an Eye Toward the Appeal and the Appellate Process
The Poker Face: Negotiation and Mediation Strategies
Protecting Innovation Beyond Our Borders
Risks and Rewards: Top Secrets of Successful Start Up Law Firms
To register for the conference and/or learn more about the NCVAA, visit www.ncvaa.org
