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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.

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BlackBerry has entered the tablet PC market with its own brand, the PlayBook. Pretty sharp looking, huh?  Would you like one?  Don’t want to shell out upwards of $500 for one?  Come to the AABANY Fall Conference on Sept. 17 and enter a drawing to win one by using social media, commenting on our Fall Conference blog posts, completing our survey or signing up to be a mentor.  Details coming soon.  Stay tuned.

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Join AABANY for an End of Summer Happy Hour at Roam on August 31.  Click on the image to go to the registration page.  Please register by August 26 so we know how much food to order.  Thanks, and hope to see you there.

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We are pleased to announce that registration for the 2011 AABANY Fall Conference: Diversify sponsored by Wells Fargo is now open.

Click on the image above to go to the registration page. 
Members get discounted rates. 
Save even more by registering early, by Sept. 1.

We have 4 slates each with 4 CLE programs for a total of 16 programs to choose from:

• 6 in Areas of Professional Practice
• 6 in Law Practice Management
• 3 in Ethics and Professionalism
• 1 in Skills

Each program offers 1.5 credits and you can take up to 4 programs from which you can earn up to 6 CLE credits.
Questions?  Send them to main@aabany.org or come to the End of Summer Happy Hour at Roam on August 31 and ask the organizers directly.

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August 15 is the deadline for applications to the AABANY Mentorship Program. We have received a large number of responses from mentees. Thanks to all who registered. We would like as much as possible to match one mentor to one mentee and to that end, we are putting out a call to mentors. Thanks to…

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Mark your calendars and save the date: On August 31, AABANY will be hosting an End of Summer Happy Hour at Roam NYC on East 19th Street near Fifth Ave, from 6 pm to 9 pm.  Join fellow AABANY members and friends to socialize, meet and mingle over food and drinks.  Find out what’s on tap for the Fall Conference.  Also learn more about staying connected with AABANY through its numerous channels of communication. More details at this link.  We hope to see you there.