NAPABA will hold their 17th Annual Convention at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago titled, "Forging Ahead -- Shaping Our Future." Sonnenschein is a Platinum Sponsor of this event.
Friday, October 21, 2005 San Francisco partner William Choe and Los Angeles partner James Hsu will be leading the panel, "Emerging Company Trends Profile," from 9:00 a.m. to 10:20 a.m. The panel will comprise of corporate attorneys, venture capitalists, and in-house counsel and will explore recent technology trends, deal terms, and anecdotes from the backdrop of the recent U.S. and cross-border transactions.
This panel is sponsored by Sonnenschein.
From 2:30 p.m. to 3:50 p.m., Chicago of counsel Chunlin Leonhard will participate as a panelist in, "Plenary II: APA Civil Rights 101." The panel will discuss recent developments since the Gratz and Grutter v. Michigan affirmative action cases, and legislative initiatives introduced by the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus to correct historical discrimination against Filipino Veterans of World War II and Peruvian Japanese internees.
At 5:00 p.m., Sonnenschein will sponsor a Corporate/Commercial reception in the Acapulco room. The reception will last for one hour.
Saturday, October 22, 2005 Kansas City partner Yabo Lin will speak from 10:30 a.m. to 11:35 a.m. in the panel titled, "Globalization: The Role of the APA Attorney." The panel will identify the specific ways APA attorneys can serve clients in today's global world and provide advice on how APA attorneys can effectively market their services to global corporations.
For event details, location and registration information, please visit http://www.napaba.org
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