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Ona Wang: One of New York Law Journal’s 2014 Lawyers Who Lead By Example: Pro Bono

Ona Wang: One of New York Law Journal’s 2014 Lawyers Who Lead By Example: Pro Bono

Ona Wang has a bifurcated pro bono career. In one stream, as vice chair of Baker & Hostetler’s pro bono committee, she rallies attorneys to volunteer the…

Congratulations to AABANY Member and Baker Hostetler Partner Ona Wang who has been featured in New York Law Journal as one of the 2014 Lawyers Who Lead by Example: Pro Bono. The article illustrates her exemplary career as a pro bono lawyer, where she tirelessly serves as vice chair of Baker Hostetler’s pro bono committee and individually challenges death sentences, serves LGBT youth, and fights abuse in the mental health system in her personal work.

To read more about her tremendous efforts for the public good, click on the above link. (Subscription may be required.)

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InsideCounsel Magazine July 2014

InsideCounsel Magazine July 2014

In the wake of the economic recession and an increasingly challenging compliance landscape, GCs are now critical members of the senior executive team.

Congratulations to Advisory Committee Member Don Liu, General Counsel and Secretary of Xerox, for making the front cover of InsideCounsel Magazine with CFO Kathryn Mikells. InsideCounsel explores the complementary relationship that they have been able to develop in the budding years of their professional marriage. To read the feature article on the symbiotic GC-CFO relationship, “Balance of Power” by Erin Harrison, click on the link in the title. Please join AABANY in congratulating Don on yet another well-deserved recognition.

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NY Swap Contract Ruling Means Defenses Hinge On ‘S-Word’ – Law360

NY Swap Contract Ruling Means Defenses Hinge On ‘S-Word’ – Law360

Investment pacts must explicitly bar actions tied to the products they govern to be invoked as a defense against common-law or statutory claims, New York’s top court ruled Tuesday, a decision experts say will send lawyers scrambling to make sure their financial industry clients’ no-suit clauses feature the crucial word ‘securities.’

Past President Vince Chang, partner at Wollmuth Maher & Deutsch LLP, is prominently quoted in Law360’s “NY Swap Contract Ruling Means Defenses Hinge on ’S-Word,’” by Pete Brush. Among other insights, Vince shared his opinon: "The absence of one word — literally one word — makes a big difference in how these things are litigated,“ said Wollmuth Maher & Deutsch LLP complex litigation partner Vincent Chang. "If you already are in litigation, you’d better check to see if [securities] is in there.” Click on the link to read more.

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The No-Nonsense New Yorker: Justice Jeffrey K. Oing – Law360

The No-Nonsense New Yorker: Justice Jeffrey K. Oing – Law360

New York Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey K. Oing talks to Law360 about Martha Stewart, mingling with his constituents and what he learned while redrawing New York’s electoral map.

Congratulations to AABANY member Justice Jeffrey Oing, who has been featured in Law360! "The No-Nonsense New Yorker: Justice Jeffrey K. Oing,“ by Gavin Broady of Law360, highlights Justice Oing’s capacity to both efficiently finish the job and make litigants feel like they’ve been heard. Click on the link in the title (subscription required) to read the article or visit AABANY’s "In the News.”

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Watch this episode of CUNY TV’s Asian American Life, featuring Helen Wan talking about The Partner Track with comments on breaking the bamboo ceiling by AABANY President Clara Ohr, AABANY Executive Director Yang Chen, and Ona Wang, Partner, Baker Hostetler. 

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
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American Democracy & the Rule of Law: Why Every Vote Matters – New York Law Journal feat. AABANY President Clara Ohr & AABANY Member Presiding Justice Randall T. Eng

The New York Law Journal’s May 1st issue, titled “American Democracy and the Rule of Law: Why Every Vote Matters,” featured AABANY members Clara Ohr (Assistant General Counsel-Trading at Hess Corporation) and  Randall Eng (Presiding Justice, Appellate Division, Second Department).

AABANY President Clara Ohr’s article is entitled, “Helping Every Vote Get Cast,” on the importance of voter participation and how we as lawyers can safeguard the rights of all eligible voters. Randall Eng’s “Courts Play a Vital Role in Assuring Fairness” offers his perspective on the judiciary’s roles in New York. We thank Clara Ohr and Randall Eng for offering their well-informed opinions to shed light on different sides of voters’ rights issues.

To read all Law Day articles online, click here. To read a high-resolution PDF of this excerpt from the New York Law Journal as well as for more AABANY members “In the News,” please visit our website.

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Helping Every Vote Get Cast

Helping Every Vote Get Cast

Clara J. Ohr, president of the Asian American Bar Association of New York, writes: Let us do what we can as lawyers to help strive toward a representative de…

Congrats to AABANY President Clara Ohr who was published this week, May 1, in the Law Day section of the New York Law Journal. To read the article, click on the link in the title.

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AABANY in the News

AABANY in the News

On the AABANY website, we are collecting in one place clippings of recent articles about AABANY events or people in the news.  To see the page, go to www.aabany.org, point to “News” at the top and select “In the News” (or click on the link in the title of this post). If you see any news articles about AABANY or its members and friends, please let us know at [email protected].

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