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Judge at Empire New York

Judge at Empire New York

Earn 3 CLE credits for FREE while taking part in a great cause!

The nonprofit Empire Mock Trial is pleased to invite you to participate as a judge in its tenth annual “World Championship” mock trial program on November 12-13 at the federal court in Brooklyn.  Over 650 talented high school students from across the globe are traveling to the Big Apple and they need you to serve as their mock judges and jurors but real life educators!  By volunteering just a few hours of your time, you can make a meaningful impact in these young people’s lives while earning CLE credit in the process.  It’s a win-win for everyone!

I’ve included general information about the program below, and you can register to judge HERE.  

  • Features four preliminary rounds of competition, and you can judge as many or as few as you like—no litigation experience is required.
  • Please feel free to invite a friend or colleague to judge with you at the program.  We’ll pair you together!
  • Our participants hail from 7 countries (Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Ireland, Korea, United Kingdom, and the United States) and 20 states.
  • We’ll serve complimentary food and beverages as a token of our appreciation.
  • NEW this year: pre-trial evidentiary argument and “guest witnesses” – one witness must come from a different team, meeting the directing attorney less than an hour before trial!
  • Registering takes less than a minute – you can do so here.

We’d be happy to answer any questions you may have; simply call (917-426-3682) or email us at[email protected]. Thank you!

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Just The Beginning – A Pipeline Organization presents “Equal Justice Under Law: Celebrating the Legacy of Judge Constance Baker Motley”

Thursday, September 15, 2016 – Sunday, September 18, 2016, New York, NY  

General Counsel-Who Hires, Who Fires, Who Determines Diversity in Selection of Outside Counsel and How is that Power Wielded?

Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016, 11am – 12:30pm – FREE CLE CREDIT PANEL: 

Moderated by George W. Madison, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP; featuring 

  • Alex Dimitrief, SVP & General Counsel, General Electric; 
  • Kimberley D. Harris, EVP, General Counsel, NBC Universal; 
  • Sandra Leung, EVP & General Counsel, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; and 
  • Sandra L. Phillips, Group VP, GC and Chief Legal Officer, Toyota Motor North America

(Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse, 40 Centre St., Courtroom #506)


Historic Reenactment of A Trial: Constance Baker Motley, James Meredith and The University of Mississippi

Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016, 1:45pm – 3:45pm –  FREE CLE CREDIT EVENT: 

Featuring: 

  • Judge Denny Chin (2nd Circuit) and 
  • Kathy Chin, Partner, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP 

(Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse, 40 Centre St., Courtroom #506)

Film Premiere, “The Trials of Constance Baker Motley,”

Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016, 4:00pm – 5:30pm FREE

Produced by Joel Motley, 

Followed by CLE CREDIT PANEL: 

Legacy of Honorable Constance Baker Motley

Moderated by Joel Motley, Managing Director, Public Capital Advisors; featuring: 

  • Justice Sonia Sotomayor (SCOTUS); 
  • Judge Laura Taylor Swain (SDNY); 
  • Judge Anne E. Thompson (DNJ); 
  • Judge Ann Claire Williams (7th Circuit); and 
  • Judge Kimba Wood (SDNY). 

Each jurist was mentored by Judge Motley. 

(Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, Ceremonial Courtroom)

Voting Rights and the Unfinished Business of Selma

Saturday, September 17, 2016, 10:15am – 11:30am – FREE CLE CREDIT PANEL

Moderated by Gay J. McDougall, Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence, Leitner Center for International Law and Justice at Fordham Law School. Featuring: 

  • Sherrilyn Ifill, Executive Director, NAACP Legal Defense Fund; 
  • Deputy Asst. Attorney General Justin Levitt, Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division; 
  • Jerry Vattamala, Director, Democracy Program for the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund; and 
  • Nancy Trasande, Senior Counsel, Latino Justice PRLDEF. 

(New York Marriott Marquis, 1535 Broadway, Marquis Ballroom, 9th Floor)

Glass Ceilings and Sliding Glass: What Must Women and Minorities Do to Succeed in the Next Frontier of Equal Justice Under the Law?

Saturday, September 17, 2016, 11:30am – 12:30pm – FREE CLE CREDIT PANEL

Moderated by Michele Coleman Mayes, Vice President& General Counsel, The New York Public Library and featuring 

  • Executive Vice-President & General Counsel Kimberly Harris of NBC Universal and 
  • Deputy General Counsel Rhonda McLean of Time, Inc. 

(New York Marriott Marquis, 1535 Broadway, Marquis Ballroom, 9th Floor)

Please register at – http://ww2.ca2.uscourts.gov/cle/

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KALAGNY – 2016 NAPABA Northeast Regional Conference

KALAGNY – 2016 NAPABA Northeast Regional Conference

Please save the date:

2016 NAPABA
Northeast Regional Conference

Hosted by National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) and Korean American Lawyers Association of Greater New York (KALAGNY)!

August 19-21, 2016
New York City

SUBMIT YOUR CLE or PROGRAMMING PROPOSALS TODAY
Submission deadline is April 29, 2016!

Stay tuned for more information on registration, programming and sponsorships!

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Registration is Closing Soon for the ABA International Section Spring Meeting

NOTE: AABANY is a Cooperating Entity for this Spring Meeting. That means AABANY members get to register at the ABA member rate and can enjoy significant savings. Register NOW!

Pre-Registration for the ABA Section of International Law’s Spring Meeting Closes in 1 Week!

Over 70 CLE Sessions Offered!

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from a phenomenal lineup of speakers!

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

Former U.S. Secretary of Defense William Perry

Harold Koh, former Legal Advisor to U.S. State Department

Thomas Buergenthal, former judge of the International Court of Justice

Hon. Jonathan Lippmann, former Chief Judge, New York Court of Appeals

Ambassador Joseph LeBaron, former US Ambassador to Qatar

Judge Timothy C. Stanceau, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of International Trade

Kalidou Gadio, African Development Bank

In-house counsel from, among others, Hearst Corporation, Thomson Reuters, The New York Times, Lalive, Chemours Company

Paloma Munoz Quick, Danish Institute for Human Rights

Jonathan Smithers, President of the Law Society of England and Wales

Lawyers from China, Argentina, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Belgium, South Korea, Canada, Mexico, The Netherlands and many other countries

Click here to view the full conference agenda including social events!

REGISTER NOW! to attend the Spring Meeting!  

Attendance at the 2016 Spring Meeting will offer you:

  • An entire year’s worth of CLE credits.
  • Prominent networking opportunities with influential leaders from around the world
  • Can’t miss evening receptions at the most unique and exquisite venues 
  • Cutting-edge programming on current international legal and ethics issues

AND MORE!

SPONSORSHIP

Click here to view sponsorship opportunities!

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Volunteer to Judge at Empire Mock Trial

Earn 3 CLE credits for FREE while taking part in a great cause!

The nonprofit Empire Mock Trial is pleased to invite you to participate as a judge in its “World Championship” mock trial program on October 24-26 at the federal court in Brooklyn.  Over 550 talented high school students from across the globe are traveling to the Big Apple and they need you to serve as their mock judges and jurors but real life educators!  By volunteering just a few hours of your time, you can make a meaningful impact in these young people’s lives while earning CLE credit in the process.  It’s a win-win for everyone!

General information about the program can be found below, and you can register to judge here.  

  • Features four preliminary rounds of competition, and you can judge as many or as few as you like—no litigation experience is required. 
  • Please feel free to invite a friend or colleague to judge with you at the program.  We’ll pair you together!
  • Our participants hail from 7 countries (Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Ireland, Korea, United Kingdom, and the United States) and 24 states.
  • We’ll serve complimentary food and beverages as a token of our appreciation.
  • Registering takes less than a minute – you can do so here.

If you have any questions call (917-426-3682) or send email to [email protected]. Thank you!

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2015 Fall Conference Sneak Peak

By Marianne Chow
AABANY Vice President of Programs and Operations

On Saturday, September 19, 2015, AABANY will present its Sixth Annual Fall Conference,  Charting New Frontiers, hosted by Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP.   The Fall Conference consists of a full day of programs in a wide variety of areas of law geared towards promoting knowledge, business and professional development.  Read on for highlights from this year’s Fall Conference.  For more information and to register online, visit us at: conference2015.aabany.org

Inaugural Diversity Career Fair

We are excited to announce our inaugural Diversity Career Fair, where we look forward to featuring selected public sector and corporate sector employers who will host informational sessions, meet and greet interested applicants, and in some instances, conduct first-round on-site interviews.  Attendees will also have an opportunity to meet members of the AABANY Career Placement Committee, receive career advice and learn more about other job openings.  

CLEs and Career Panels

An impressive roster of CLE programs will cover cutting edge topics in areas ranging from tax to intellectual property to international arbitration to civil rights, such as:  

  • Justice for All:  LGBT Civil Rights and the API Community; 
  • Legal Perspectives on the Continuing Evolution of Media; and 
  • Hot Topics in Immigration Law—What is the Current Status of Executive Action, and Other Immigration Measures?

We will also offer several career-focused panels aimed to help APA attorneys advance, whether to equity partner, general counsel or the judiciary, such as: 

  • Business Development and Advancement for Firm Practitioners and In-House Attorneys–What Works and What Doesn’t?; 
  • Exploring In-House Legal and Non-Legal Paths; and 
  • Pathways to the Judiciary.  

Special Programming

This year’s Plenary Lunch Session will feature Kicking Glass: Two Decades and Counting, a follow-up program to a video first presented by AABANY at the 1995 NAPABA Convention. Kicking Glass revisits questions on hurdles faced by APA women in law, the successes they achieved, and what success means to them.  A video screening will be followed by a panel discussion which will aim to assess whether APA women attorneys have finally broken the glass ceiling after 20 years and to identify what challenges remain.  

For current and aspiring litigators, we offer our 4th Annual Trial Advocacy Program (TAP), a full-day program offering participants an opportunity to conduct their own openings, directs, cross-examinations and closings, followed by personalized critique from our distinguished APA faculty members which have included judges and practitioners. This year, we are proud to present as our TAP keynote speaker Hon. Kiyo A. Matsumoto, of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Apply for a slot in our Law Firm Pitch Sessions, which matches law firms and solo practitioners with AABANY’s expanding network of in-house counsel. These sessions allow outside counsel to showcase their services that are relevant to in-house counsel and who have been specifically selected based on in-house counsel’s needs.  

Finally, join us for a Cocktail Reception during which we will launch our 2015-2016 Mentorship Program, which provides support, advice and networking opportunities to aid both mentors and mentees in their professional and personal development.  We encourage AABANY members to apply to be a mentor and/or a mentee at http://www.aabany.org/default.asp?page=542 by no later than August 21, 2015.

Register Today!

To register for the Fall Conference, click here.  A discounted rate is available for AABANY members.  All participants who register on or before September 4, 2015 will receive a further discount on the registration fee.  Attendees may also sign up in advance for one of the Post-Conference Dinners hosted by various AABANY Committees.  Please contact [email protected] if you have any other inquiries regarding the Fall Conference. 

This article was originally published in the Summer 2015, Volume XVI, Issue III of The AABANY Advocate, which can be read in its entirety here. To see all past versions of The AABANY Advocate, click here. To learn more about AABANY’s newsletter, you can email [email protected].

For more information about the Fall Conference, click here. Questions can be directed at [email protected].

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