The Asian Pacific American Law Student’s Association at Columbia Law School is proud to invite all of you to our upcoming inaugural conference:

CLS APALSA Conference 2012: “Perspectives and Perceptions of Asians Americans in Legal Practice” January 28, 2012 1:00PM – 7:00PM Jerome Greene Hall, Columbia Law School

Dear fellow APALSA's,

The first annual CLS APALSA Conference, themed “Perspectives and Perceptions of Asian Americans in Law and Legal Practice”, will be held on January 28, 2012. We are very excited to host this event and are looking forward to meeting many of you this January as we develop friendships, build stronger networks, and create a forum in which we can all discuss important issues surrounding Asian Americans in legal fields. In preparation for this event, we would like to ask all of you to register at the following website. There will be a small registration fee of $10, which will give you access to all the panels, the employer reception, the coffee break, and the dinner. Tentatively, the schedule for the conference is as follows:

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1PM – 2PM: Coffee Reception/Registration and Check-in
Lobby, Jerome Greene Hall
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2:00PM – 3:15PM: Panels

Issues Affecting Asian Americans: Immigration
Room: Jerome Greene Hall 105

Speakers: Karen Narasaki, Executive Director of the Asian American Justice Center; Tsui Yee, Partner at Guerrero Yee LLP and Co-Chair of the Immigration and Nationality Law Committee of the Asian American Bar Association of New York

Moderator: Karen Shimakawa, Professor, NYU Law School

Asian American Ties: International Relations

Room: Jerome Greene Hall 107

Speakers:Warren Maruyama, Hogan & Lovells; Former General Counsel of Office of the US Trade Representative; Benjamin Wu, Vice Chair of the Committee of 100 and the US - Asia Institute; formerly the U.S. Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology under George W. Bush

Moderator: Joseph Harte, Deputy Director at the Center for Korean Legal Studies, Columbia Law School

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3:30PM – 4:45PM: Panels

Asian Americans in Private Practice

Room: Jerome Greene Hall 105

Speakers: Kathy Chin, Partner, Cadwalader; Alyssa Caples, Partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore; Danielle Do, Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges 

Moderator: Lily Lu, Partner, Arnold & Porter

Asian Americans Serving in Government, Public Service, and the Judiciary
Room: Jerome Greene Hall 107

Speakers: Hon. Denny Chin, Judge for the Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; Paul Tiao, Justice Department, Special Counsel to FBI Director; Nominee for Labor Department Inspector General; Juliet K. Choi, Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor, Office of Civil Rights, US Dept. of Health and Human Services

Moderator: Bert Huang, Professor, Columbia Law School

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4:45PM – 6:30PM: Dinner with Reception

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Representatives from Cravath, Weil Gotshal, Arnold & Porter, Paul Weiss, and Hogan Lovells will be present during the reception for a meet & greet.

Again, we are very excited to host this event and hope that all of you will be able to join us. If you have any questions about the event, please do not hesitate to contact us at cls.apalsa.conference@gmail.com. Thank you so much. We look forward to meeting you all soon.

Sincerely,
Jessie Chiang and Didi Teng
CLS APALSA Conference Chairs