Korean American Lawyers Association of Greater New York

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1 Korean American Lawyers Association of Greater New York Thursday, June 24, :30 pm Honoring The Honorable Denny Chin The Honorable Barry Kamins Su Sun Bai Kevin Kim Harvard Club of New York City 35 West 44th Street New York, NY 10036

2 May 2010 Dear Friends, The Korean American Lawyers Association of Greater New York (KALAGNY) is pleased to announce that it will be holding its 2010 Annual Gala on June 24, 2010, at the Harvard Club of New York City. The Keynote Speaker for the Annual Gala will be the Honorable Denny Chin, recently confirmed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the only active Asian Pacific American federal appellate judge in the country. Our other distinguished Honorees include the Honorable Barry Kamins of the New York State Supreme Court, Criminal Term, Su Sun Bai, Executive Director at Morgan Stanley, and Kevin Kim, the Democratic candidate for the New York City Council (Whitestone/Bayside) in 2009 and long-time KALAGNY Board Member. KALAGNY, which is approaching its 25th anniversary, represents the interests of thousands of Korean-American attorneys in the tri-state area and is the largest organization of its kind on the East Coast. We count among our members judges, prosecutors, partners and associates at large and small firms, solo practitioners, and students at numerous law schools throughout New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. We are involved with extensive pro bono work, legal education, legal and judicial advocacy, and community outreach. We sponsor many programs that benefit students, attorneys and the community at large. Please see the included listing for an outline of the activities in which KALAGNY has been involved during this past year. The Annual Gala is the highlight and culmination of KALAGNY s work each year. Our past guests of honor have included former Governor and former Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, Ambassador Hyun Chong Kim, who is the Republic of Korea s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, and most recently, former New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. We expect several hundred attorneys and their guests from various organizations, firms and corporations to attend the Gala. We encourage you to support this special event by sponsoring a table and promoting your business in the program guide. Thank you very much for your time and consideration. We would be pleased to address and discuss any questions you may have. Sincerely, Lena Chun President Susan Moon Board Member Chair, Annual Gala Committee

3 The Honorable Denny Chin Denny Chin is a United States Circuit Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He was sworn in on April 26, Judge Chin graduated from Princeton University magna cum laude in 1975 and received his law degree from Fordham Law School in After clerking for the Honorable Henry F. Werker, United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, he was associated with the law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell from 1980 to He served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York from 1982 until 1986, when he and two of his colleagues from the U.S. Attorney s Office started a law firm, Campbell, Patrick & Chin. In 1990, he joined Vladeck, Waldman, Elias & Engelhard, P.C., where he specialized in labor and employment law. From September 13, 1994, through April 23, 2010, Judge Chin served as a United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York. He presided over both civil and criminal cases, including cases involving Megan s Law, the Million Youth March, Al Franken s use of the phrase Fair and Balanced in the title of a book, the Naked Cowboy, the Google Books settlement, and the United Nations Oil for Food Program. He also presided over the trial of an Afghan warlord charged with conspiring to import heroin and the guilty plea and sentencing of financier Bernard L. Madoff. Judge Chin has taught legal writing at Fordham Law School since While in private practice, he provided extensive pro bono representation to the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund. He served as President of the Asian American Bar Association of New York from January 1992 through January He has served on the boards of numerous non-profit organizations, including Hartley House, Care for the Homeless, the Clinton Housing Association, the Prospect Park Environmental Center, and the Fordham Law School Alumni Association. Judge Chin was born in Hong Kong. He was the first Asian American appointed a United States District Judge outside the Ninth Circuit. He is the only active federal appellate judge of Asian American descent in the country.

4 The Honorable Barry Kamins The Honorable Barry Kamins is Administrative Judge for Criminal Matters for the Second Judicial District. He was appointed a Criminal Court Judge by Mayor Michael Bloomberg on September 11, 2008 and was elevated to Acting Supreme Court Justice on May 6, Judge Kamins is an Adjunct Professor at Brooklyn Law School and Fordham Law School where he teaches New York criminal practice. He is the author of New York Search and Seizure and writes the Criminal Law and Practice Column for the New York Law Journal. Judge Kamins is former President of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and co-chairs the Advisory Committee on Criminal Law and Procedure for the Chief Administrative Judge of Ne~ York. Judge Kamins is past Chairman of the Grievance Committee of the 2nd and 11th Judicial Districts. In addition, he is a former member of the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board. He is currently a member of the New York Law Journal Board of Editors. At the New York State Bar Association, he is Vice President and represents the Second Judicial District. He chaired the State Bar s Task Force On Wrongful Convictions and is currently a member of the Judicial Task Force dealing with wrongful convictions. He received a B.A. from Columbia College and a J.D. from Rutgers University Law School.

5 Kevin Kim On September 15, 2009, Kevin became the first Korean-American to win a primary election in NYC history. As a first-time candidate, Kevin surprised many in the political establishment by defeating five other Democratic candidates convincingly - winning 4 out of the 5 Assembly District regions in Northeast Queens. Local media attributed the extraordinary grassroots effort of Kevin s campaign staff and volunteers, which included over a hundred high school and college students, to register and educate first-time voters about the electoral process as a major reason for his primary victory. Along the way, Kevin s campaign also set fundraising records for a firsttime NYC council candidate, receiving contributions from more than 1,330 supporters and raising over half a million dollars. Until recently, Kevin worked as the Deputy Director of Community Affairs for Congressman Gary L. Ackerman (D-Queens/L.I.). His previous professional experiences include working as a federal law clerk for the Honorable Denny Chin, a corporate attorney at Davis Polk & Wardwell, and a founding partner of a midtown law firm. Kevin received his B.A. and M.A. from Stanford University and his law degree from Columbia Law School, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and a Developing Editor of the Columbia Law Review. His community involvement includes serving or having served on the boards of various non-profit organizations, including the American Red Cross - Queens, Korean American Lawyers Association of Greater New York, Friends of Thirteen, Inc., Coalition of Asian-American Children and Families, Organization of Chinese Americans (LI), and the International Student Conference. He is also a certified Community Mediator through his participation in the Black-Korean Mediation Project, a year-long program whose goal was to improve relations between the African-American and Korean American community in NYC following the LA riots. Kevin and his wife, Clara, personally consider their greatest personal (and joint) achievement in 2009 to be the birth of their first child, Beatrice Enny Kim.

6 Su Sun Bai Su Bai is an Executive Director in the Legal and Compliance Division of Morgan Stanley where she is a lead lawyer providing advice on all aspects of asset securitizations, fixed income sales and trading, secured lending and work outs, principal investments and banking regulation affecting fixed income products. Prior to Morgan Stanley, Su was an associate at the law firms of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. At Morgan Stanley, Su was one of the founding members of the division s diversity committee which is recognized as a leader among corporate legal departments in raising awareness of diversity issues and promoting the hiring and inclusion of diverse professionals at Morgan Stanley and at law firms with whom Morgan Stanley has relationships. She continues to be an active member of the committee and serves as a mentor to other diverse attorneys throughout the division. Su has also been a strong advocate for promoting bonds with and representing the interests of the Asian American legal community including serving as the liaison with the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) for which Morgan Stanley has been a longstanding supporter. Su has also served on the board of the Korean American League for Civic Action (KALCA) for many years and was instrumental in organizing its inaugural gala fundraiser, leading to the development of its flagship summer internship program for college students interested in government or other public service. As a dedicated board member of KALCA, she has mentored many young Korean American professionals seeking to find meaningful careers both in the public and private sectors. For KALCA, she often worked to forge ties with AALDEF and other community groups in joint efforts to protect and empower Asian American communities by educating and securing voting rights for Asian Americans in the New York area. In prior years, Su has been an active member of the Korean American Lawyers Association of Greater New York, and served on the organizing committee of the International Association of Korean Lawyers (IAKL) who, together with KALAGNY, hosted the annual IAKL conference gathering over 400 lawyers of Korean descent from all over the world to New York City. Su s commitment to the Asian American community has been longstanding as demonstrated by a successful youth enrichment program for the South Asian refugee community in the Boston area which she founded and directed prior to law school. The program continues to grow and empower new Asian Americans every year. Her efforts to raise awareness of critical issues facing Asian American communities and her work with the admissions committee led to a dramatic and sustained increase in the Asian American student population at The University of Pennsylvania where she attended law school, from a low of 1-3% to over 8% the first year of the program. Born in Seoul, Korea, Su is a knee high generation immigrant to the U.S. She received her B.A., magna cum laude, from Harvard University and her J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School where she was the Notes Editor on the Law Review. Her Note, entitled Affirmative Pursuit of Political Equality for Asian Pacific Americans: Reclaiming the Voting Rights Act, was published in the University of Pennsylvania Law Review.

7 KALAGNY 2010 ACTIVITIES Support for the Community KALAGNY held a pro bono legal clinic offering free consultation in Family Law, Commercial Law, Foreclosures, Bankruptcy, Criminal Law, Labor Law and Immigration. KALAGNY and the Korean American Community Center of New York (KACCNY) co-hosted their 8th pro bono service program for U.S. naturalization application processing, KALAGNY hosted a Pro Bono Legal Clinic at the Asian Women s Christian Association in New Jersey. KALAGNY sponsored Cardozo Law School s First Annual Korean American Law Student Association Chuseok Festival. KALAGNY co-sponsored a happy hour fundraiser with Korean Americans for Political Advancement (KAPA) in support of immigration reform. KALAGNY Board Members participated as panelists in a Youth Law Forum sponsored by the Korean American Youth Foundation (KAYF) aimed at informing local high school students about pursuing a career in law. KALAGNY regularly distributes information such as job postings, student internship opportunities and census safety tips. KALAGNY supported local non-profit organizations such as the Korean American Family Services Center (KAFSC), Minkwon Center for Community Action (formerly YKASEC), and Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY). Free Continuing Legal Education (CLE)/Professional Growth KALAGNY, together with several other associations, offered a CLE series on Buying & Selling Investment Property. KALAGNY offered an Ethics CLE entitled New York Ethics Today. KALAGNY co-sponsored with the New York State Bar Association the 7th Annual Celebrating Diversity in the Bar event at the New York Hilton. KALAGNY established a Mentorship Program which currently includes over 70 law students and attorneys. KALAGNY co-sponsored a Women of Color in Leadership Symposium entitled, We ve Come A Long Way, Baby! Or Have We?: Winning As Women of Color held at the offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. Networking Events KALAGNY held a membership networking reception at the offices of Seyfarth Shaw LLP honoring the three New York judges of Korean descent: the Honorable Danny Chun, the Honorable Gilbert Hong and the Honorable Alex Jeong. KALAGNY held an inaugural networking reception for its Mentorship Program at the offices of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP. KALAGNY sponsored a Joint Bar Association Holiday Party with other minority bar associations. Honors KALAGNY Board Member, Andy Hahn, was the Keynote Speaker at the Rutgers Law School s APALSA s annual Multi-Ethnic Literatures of the Americas (MELA) event. KALAGNY received the Community Service Award of the Year from the Korean American Community Center of New York (KACCNY) at KACCNY s 10th Annual Gala at Dae Dong Manor in Flushing. KALAGNY Board Member, Kevin Kim, was honored as the Person of the Year at the 2010 Korean American Association of Greater New York (KAAGNY) annual dinner at the Marriott Marquis.

8 KALAGNY 2010 Annual Gala Sponsorship and Ticket Form Table Sponsors Platinum $10,000 (2 Premium Tables, Full Page Back Cover or Inside Back Cover Ad) Gold $5,000 (1 Premium Table, 1 Premium Full Page Ad) Silver $3,500 (1 Table, Full Page Ad) Bronze $2,000 (Half Table, Full Page Ad) Ad Only Sponsors Full Page (8.5 x 11): $1, Half Page (8.5 x 5.5): $ Quarter Page (4.25 x 5.5): $ *Ads must be submitted by: Friday, June 4, Please send a.pdf copy of your ad to Amy Oh at: amyoh2000@yahoo.com Individual Tickets Early Bird (On or before June 4, 2010) Regular (After June 4, 2010) Non-Members $200 Non-Members $220 KALAGNY Members $180 KALAGNY Members $200 Non-Members (Government and Public Service) $145 Non-Members (Government and Public Service) $165 KALAGNY Members (Government and Public Service) $130 KALAGNY Members (Government and Public Service) $150 Your Information Name (Ms./Mr.): Affiliation/Company (if any): Address: City: State: Zip: Phone: My table guest list and/or I would like to be seated next to: (If you need more space, please attach list or continue on back of this form) Guest Information (if buying a table) Guest NamE phone Please make checks payable to: Korean American Lawyers Association of Greater New York mail PAyment and This Form to: KALAGNY 2010 Annual Dinner c/o Charles Yoon 11 East 44th Street, 14th Floor New York, NY We also accept payments online at For more information please contact Susan Moon at susan.moon@rci.com or (973)