AUSTIN SO – CATALYST SPOTLIGHT
AUSTIN SO – CATALYST SPOTLIGHT
Our very own In-Hounse Counsel Committee Co-Chair Austin So has been profiled by the Council of Urban Professionals in their Catalyst Spotlight. Austin’s commitment to diversity and inclusion has made us all proud. You can read more about what Austin has to say by clicking the link in the title.
Among other things, he shares his practical advice for young people who want their careers to make an impact:
Network constantly in all directions – up, down, sideways, in and out. And find a way to help someone else in some small way, every day.
Austin also shared that same advice when recently spoke at AABANY’s Getting-on-Track: Networking for Lawyers panel. To read more of Austin’s candid advice, check out the highlight for that event here.
If you’re looking for more of what Austin has done in general – talks, awards, articles – visit our blog.
2016 American Arbitration Association Higginbotham Fellows Program – Apply Now
2016 American Arbitration Association Higginbotham Fellows Program – Apply Now
The American Arbitration Association (AAA) created the AAA A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. Fellows Program (“AAA Higginbotham Fellows Program”) in 2009 in order to provide training, mentorship and networking opportunities to up and coming diverse alternative dispute resolution professionals who have historically not been included in meaningful participation in the field of alternative dispute resolution. The AAA Higginbotham Fellows Program is a one-year program designed to offer the full breadth of the AAA resources for emerging diverse alternative dispute resolution professionals. For more information about the AAA Higginbotham Fellows Program, click here.
Click on the link in the title for further information.
East Meets West – Manhattan Luxury Real Estate Connect
The rise of Asian economies, and in turn Asian investors, has proven to
be on the most significant developments in global real estate over the last decade. Enormous sums of money are flowing across borders in all
directions. According to the Knight Frank Wealth Report, in 2014, New
York was the number one city globally for cross-border investment. In
2013, Asians investors spent $92.9 billion. According to the Wealth X
Global Luxury Residential Real Estate Report real estate is an investment,
an asset and a lifestyle. East Meets West explores these topics.
Date: Monday, November 2, 2015
Venue: The Waldorf Astoria, 301 Park Avenue, New York NY 10022
Speakers:
- Ilan Bracha
(Founder, Keller Williams, NYC), - Mary
Chan (Managing Director & Relationship Manager, First Republic Bank), - Lawrence Cohen (Partner &
Hospitality Group Leader, Marks Paneth), Martin - A. Edelstein (Senior Tax Manager, Marks Paneth),
- Nikki Field (Sr. Global Advisor & Associate Broker, Sotheby’s
International Realty), - Jeffrey M. Finn
(Founding Partner, Pavonia Group), - Louise
Phillips Forbes (Associate Broker, Halstead Property), - David Friedman (Co-Founder & President, Wealth-X),
- Gordon H. Hoppe (Executive Vice
President, Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group – Corcoran), - Kenneth S. Horn (Alchemy Partners),
- Gang Hu (Executive Director of Construction & Marketing, Greenland
Forest City Partners), - Michael P.
Kerchaval (CEO Emeritus, International Council of Shopping Centers), - Kathy A. Korte (President & CEO,
Sotheby’s), - Pamela Liebman (President
& CEO, Corcoran), - Janice Liu (Vice
President & Client Service Manager, East West Bank), - Michael Meyers (President, F&T Group),
- Shaun Osher (Founder & CEO, CORE),
- Raj Rajpal (Mortgage Consultant, Wells Fargo),
- Diane M. Ramirez (CEO, Halstead Property),
- Lezley Shad (CEO, Keller Williams NYC),
- Leonard Steinberg (President & Corporate Broker, Compass),
- Kevin Swill (COO, The Carlton Group),
- Sam Suzuki (CEO, Suzuki Capital LLC),
- Clem Turner Esq. (Homeier & Law,
P.C.), - Mandy Wong (Branch Manager,
Cathay Bank), - Stephen Yale-Loehr
(Miller Mayer LLP), - Susi Yu
(Executive Vice President of Development, Forest City Ratner Companies), - Christina Zhang (Bank of China) and
others
Attendees: CEO’s of Real Estate Firms, Luxury Real Estate Brokers and Associates,
Commercial Brokers, Developers, Attorneys, Lenders, Accounting Firms,
Architects and Design Professionals, Economists, National and Local
AREAA Members, Press and Media.
AREAA: Founded in 2003, the Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA)
is a national professional trade organization dedicated to promoting
sustainable homeownership opportunities in the Asian American
communities by creating a powerful national voice for the housing and
real estate professional that serve this dynamic market.
Sponsors: Marks Paneth
REGISTRATION:
PLEASE NOTE: THE CURRENT PROMOTIONAL REGISTRATION FEE OF $99 WILL INCREASE TO $149 BY NEXT WEEK – Register now!
NAPALSA CONFERENCE — CALL FOR ATTORNEY MENTORS
The National Asian Pacific American Law Student Association (NAPALSA) has again partnered with NAPABA this year to create a unique networking and professional event for law students to interact and learn from current Asian Pacific American legal practitioners. NAPALSA is now seeking attorneys from all sectors to volunteer for Resume Reviews on Friday, November 7, and Mock Interviews on Saturday, November 8.
The purpose of these programs is to enhance and improve students’ professional development skills for the current job market. Each session would allow law students to have a one-on-one experience with an attorney for fifteen minutes either to have their resume critiqued or to conduct an interview. If you are interested in participating in the resume reviews, mock interviews, or both, please email your bio to NAPALSA Conference Chair Jeanna Lee at [email protected] by September 22, 2014.
SEO College Scholars
SEO is seeking volunteers from a wide range of industries to share their knowledge and advice during a fun afternoon of networking practice with SEO College Scholars on Saturday, August 2, 2014 from 3:00pm – 5:00pm at NYU Law School, 40 Washington Square South, New York, NY.
As part of a full day of career workshops, small groups of SEO’s youngest students (incoming freshmen and rising sophomores) will learn about career paths and practice networking with the volunteers who will facilitate career-related conversations with groups of students in order to inspire them and help them succeed!
To register, please email Vica Recinos at [email protected] and send a short bio, headshot and the following information: First and Last Name, Current Occupation (Title), Employer/ Organization