First Annual Pro Bono Clearinghouse Reception
Wednesday, May 16, 2012, 6:30 - 9:30 pm
Lumen Gallery, 221 East 60th Street, NY, NY 10022
Join SABANY for its 1st annual Pro Bono Clearinghouse Reception! Jameel Jaffer, the Deputy Legal Director at the American Civil Liberties Union, will be the keynote speaker. At the event, we hope to connect lawyers to pro bono opportunities and provide a platform for SABANY's membership to connect with South Asian community-based organizations.
This event is free, and there will be wine, beer and food. Please join us! RSVP here.
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NYSBA and SABANY Present CLE Program: Starting a Practice in New York
Friday, May 18, 2012, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Concierge Conference Center, 780 Third Avenue (at 48th Street)
Are you considering opening your own firm? Are you a recent law school graduate just starting out? Are you considering leaving your place of employment and starting your own firm? The New York State Bar Association Law Practice Committee, in co-partnership with SABANY, are pleased to present a spring CLE program on Starting a Practice in New York.
Our experienced faculty will provide you with a blueprint for starting a practice in New York State. Panelists will offer practical tips and advice to maximize your chances of success. From choosing your business entity to choosing the right software, speakers will provide an overview of what you need to know to start a practice in New York.
Earn 8.0 MCLE credits (includes 2.0 Ethics Credits) and get up-to-date tips from experienced practitioners and consultants.
NYSBA Members* and Co-Sponsor Organization Members* - $150
Non-members - $250.
View the program agenda and register online here.
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Parents' Support Network Spring Kids Fest Day
Saturday, May 19, 2012, 10:30 am - 1:30 pm
Madison Square Park
Join SABANY parents at this fun event for the entire family with live music, theater, storytelling, facepainting, and more. For more details, click here.
To RSVP for this event, please click here.
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American India Foundation's New York Young Professional's Chapter's Fifth Annual Gala
Saturday, May 19, 2012, 7 pm
Metropolitan Pavilion
This year's Gala - "Supporting Change, Celebrating Progress: Solutions for Tomorrow" - will celebrate how far AIF has come and raise awareness for AIF NYYP's partnership with the Naz Foundation Trust. All proceeds from the event will go towards supporting this partnership. For the price of one ticket, you can support an affected child and help AIF and Naz in their fight against HIV/AIDS.
The AIF NYYP is a volunteer run organization of young professionals who are leaders in their industries and passionate about AIF's mission to accelerate social and economic change in India. Dress in your best cocktail attire and join the AIF NYYP Board, Member's Council, Host Committee, and over 500 guests for an unforgettable evening of dinner, drinks and dancing.
Purchase tickets here.
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Back to the Beginning: Important New Trends in Early Litigation Tactics
Thursday, June 7, 2012, 6 pm
Arnold & Porter LLP, 399 Park Avenue, 34th Floor
The litigation landscape has changed in recent years due to certain
high profile, and other precedent-setting, court decisions and
legislation. Slowly but definitively, new trends with wide-reaching
influence have emerged: removals before the forum defendant is served,motions under Twombly and Iqbal to dismiss poorly drafted complaints,and pleadings changes as required by the Class Action Fairness Act. In this roundtable discussion, we will give an overview of the nuances every litigator should understand.
Please join our panel of professionals as they bring their different
perspectives and varied experience to an exciting discussion on the
evolution of today's courtroom procedures.
Panelists:
Connie Matteo, Senior Corporate Counsel - Litigation, Pfizer Inc.
Kamran Khan, Assistant General Counsel, Altria
Anand Agneshwar, Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP
Time:
6:00 - 7:15 p.m. - Program
7:15 - 8:15 p.m. - Cocktail Reception
Please RSVP here.
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First Annual SABANY Summer Soiree
Wednesday, June 20, 2012, 7 pm
Hudson Terrace, 621 West 46th Street, New York, NY 10036
Cost: $5 SABANY Members/ $15 Non-Members-- includes a complimentary drink ticket (If you join at the Soiree, you pay the member rate).
Come network and welcome the summer solistice! RSVP here. |
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SABANY Members in the News
SABANY would like to highlight Amardeep Singh, founder of the Sikh Coalition. The Sikh Coalition has developed an app to help report complaints of profiling at airports. To read some recent press on the app and Amardeep Singh, please click here.
If you or another SABANY member you know is being honored, awarded, appointed, promoted, or otherwise recognized, we would like to hear from you so that we can feature it in our "SABANY Members in the News" section of the newsletter. Please send a brief description to info@sabany.org. |
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Register Now - 2012 NASABA Convention
When: June 28-30, 2012
Where: Philadelphia Marriott Downtown
1201 Market St.
Philadelphia, PA 19207
NASABA Discount Hotel Bookings.
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May Membership Drive
NOW is the time to renew your SABANY subscription if you have let it expire. Memberships pay for themselves! Renewing is easy.
If you have had trouble in the past renewing, please contact Roli Khare, VP for Membership.
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SABANY "Job Bank" for Members
A reminder that one of the many benefits of being a SABANY member is our "job bank." Visit our website and click "Member Login" in the top, right-hand corner of our website. After logging in, click the fourth link ("Job Listings") listed under your name on the right-hand side. SABANY continues to add jobs on a regular basis.
We also invite all SABANY members to please contact us at info@sabany.org if you have any information regarding employment opportunities for SABANY members. |
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