The Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association of New Jersey, the South Asian Bar Association of New Jersey, and Greenberg Traurig New Jersey are hosting a CLE program focused on furthering Asian Pacific American diversity in the legal field through the selection of diverse outside counsel and equitable hiring and promotional processes.
The program is titled, "In-House Counsels' Perspectives on Increasing Asian American Pacific Islander Representation in the Legal Community" and will take place from 6 pm - 9 pm on Thursday, September 7 in the GT New Jersey Office. The event will feature a dinner, CLE program, networking, and cocktail hour.
GT Shareholder and Co-Chair of the Greenberg Traurig New Jersey DEI Committee Eric Wong will moderate the discussion. Additional speakers include:
- Elizabeth Chang, Senior Legal Counsel at Panasonic North America
- Irene Chiu, Senior Vice President and General Counsel at MicroPort Orthopedics Inc.
- Neer Gupta, Managing Associate and General Counsel at Verizon
- Gordon Hwang, Head of US Litigation & Investigations at Sandoz
- Stephen Kim, Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel at Avicanna USA Inc.
- Andy Yoo, Former SVP & General Counsel at Savvas Learning