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More than 40 law students and lawyers attended the Fall Networking Event at Slate on Thursday, October 20. Students from Rutgers, Brooklyn, Columbia, New York Law School, and Cardozo were there, along with a mix of lawyers in private practice and the public sector. Thanks to Irene Tan and Jonathan Li for putting it together! And thanks to Liza Sohn, Student Outreach Committee Co-Chair for the wonderful photos.
NEW YORK – September 19, 2011 – President Linda S. Lin officially announced the formation of the Asian American Bar Association of New York’s (AABANY) first law review, The AABANY Law Review, at AABANY’s Second Annual Fall Conference held on Saturday, September 17, 2011 at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meager & Flom LLP. President Lin states, “This undertaking represents a first-of-its-kind endeavor by AABANY, and we hope that it will provide a platform for important works of legal scholarship on issues that matter to the Asian Pacific American community.”
The AABANY Law Review will provide comprehensive analyses of law and commentary on groundbreaking cases and legislation that impact the Asian Pacific American community, and serve as an effective research tool for practicing attorneys and law students. President Lin also introduced Jen Yue Connor Yim, who will serve as the law review’s first Editor-in-Chief. Mr. Yim is an associate at the law firm of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP. He is a graduate of Brooklyn Law School and served as Production Editor of the Brooklyn Law Review. “Our team is very excited to take part in a publication that will foster intellectual and meaningful discourse on relevant legal issues that directly and indirectly affect the Asian Pacific American community,“ says Mr. Yim, Editor-in-Chief. Mr. Yim will lead a team of three executive editors and fourteen articles editors.
To read the full press release, click on the title of this post.