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Sarah
E. Abraham
Associate, McGuireWoods LLP
Surviving the “First Years”
June 27th Friday, 3:15 P.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Sarah E. Abraham is a 3rd year associate at McGuireWoods LLP in
Chicago. Ms. Abraham focuses on corporate services and regulatory
matters for health care companies. In this capacity, she has assisted
in negotiating operating agreements, private placement memoranda,
asset purchase agreements, and medical... more
Asheesh
Agarwal
Deputy Assistant U.S. Attorney General, Civil Rights Division
Making the Jump from Private Practice
to Politics, Government or The Judiciary
June 27th Friday, 3:15 P.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Asheesh Agarwal, Deputy Assistant U.S. Attorney General, Civil
Rights Division, was previously the Assistant Directory, Office
of Policy Planning with the Federal Trade Commission. Prior to being
employed with the FTC, Mr. Agarwal was an Associate with Mayer,
Brown & Platt from 1998-2002 and a Special Assistant to the
Attorney... more
Sumit Agarwal
Financial Economist, Federal Reserve Board of Chicago
The Future of the Subprime Lending Crisis
June 28th Saturday, 9:30 A.M. - 10:45 A.M.
Sumit Agarwal is a financial economist in the research department
at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. His research interests include
issues relating to household finance, as well as corporate finance,
financial institutions and capital markets. His research has been
published in... more
Karen
Hunt-Ahmed
Assistant Professor of Finance and Management DePaul University
The Past, Present and Future of Islamic
Finance
June 28th Saturday, 11:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
Dr. Karen Hunt-Ahmed is Assistant Professor of Finance and Management
at DePaul University. Before receiving her Ph.D. from The University
of Chicago, she worked in the banking sector in Chicago and for
a private equity fund in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Her research
interests include... more
Talat
Ansari
Partner, Kelly Drye & Warren LLP
Hot Issues for In-House Counsel - Privilege,
Ethics, and Document Retention
June 28th Saturday, 11:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
Talat Ansari, a partner in Kelly Drye & Warren LLP’s
New York Office, focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions,
joint ventures and technology transfers and commercial transactions
and infrastructure projects. His practice also includes international
litigation and arbitration involving Indian laws... more
Vikram
Akula
CEO & Founder, SKS Microfinance
Breakfast With The Superstars of Microfinance: Taking Microfinance
to New Heights
June 28th Saturday, 8:00 A.M. - 9:15 A.M.
Vikram Akula is the Founder and CEO of SKS Microfinance. Launched
in 1998, SKS Microfinance is a for-profit MFI that serves 2.2 million
clients across nearly 30,000 villages and slums of India with a
portfolio of over $300 million. SKS is known for rapid scaling of
microfinance... more
Jeanne
S. Archibald
Partner and Director of the International Trade Group, Hogan &
Hartson LLP
Ventures In and Out: Barriers to Foreign
Investments into the United States and Fiduciary Duties Associated
with Joint Ventures in South Asia
June 27th Friday, 1:45 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Jeanne Archibald, a Director of Hogan & Hartson’s international
trade group in Washington, has decades of experience in a broad
range of international trade law matters. Her practice focuses on
national... more
Ahilan T. Arulanantham
Staff Attorney, ACLU - Southern California
The Shifting Balance Between National
Security and Civil Liberties
June 28th Saturday, 11:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
Ahilan T. Arulanantham is a staff attorney at the ACLU of Southern
California, where he litigates cases involving national security
and immigrants’ rights. He has successfully stopped the detention
and deportation of several non-citizens detained as national security
threats under the... more
Mazen
Asbahi
Senior Associate, Schiff Hardin LLP
Non-Billable Hour – The World of
Non-profit Boards and Alternative Civic Involvement
June 27th Friday, 1:45 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Mazen Asbahi is a senior associate at the law firm of Schiff Hardin
LLP in its corporate & securities and tax-exempt organizations
practice groups. He maintains a broad practice advising businesses,
nonprofit's and individuals on a variety of matters, including mergers
and... more
Salman
Azam
Managing Partner, Lakeshore Law Group LLP
Franchising in the South Asian Community
June 27th Friday, 3:15 P.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Salman Azam, is one of the founders of the Lakeshore Law Group
LLP in Chicago and is the Managing Partner of the firm. He coordinates
the Corporate and Transactional groups within the firm. Mr. Azam
regularly represents medium sized South Asian businesses throughout
Chicagoland and specializes in matters pertaining to the hospitality
and... more
Hitesh
S. Barot
Counsel-Corporate Affairs Group, Intel Corporation
Law Student Session: Using Your Legal
Degree in Non-Traditional Roles
June 28th Saturday, 4:30 P.M. - 5:30 P.M.
Hitesh S. Barot recently joined Intel Corporation in their Corporate
Affairs group. After 6 months in their Santa Clara headquarters,
he will be jettisoned to India to develop global public policy in
areas of intellectual property and competition law. He will also
work on implementation of Intel’s corporate social... more
Karina
Ayala-Bermejo
Director of Community Services, Chicago Bar Association
Non-Billable Hour – The World of
Non-profit Boards and Alternative Civic Involvement
June 27th Friday, 1:45 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Karina Ayala-Bermejo is Executive Director of Sun Times Judge
Marovitz Lawyers Lend-A-Hand to Youth Program (Lawyers Lend-A-Hand
Program). Ms. Ayala-Bermejo is also Director of Community Services,
for the Chicago Bar Association (CBA). Prior to joining ... more
Manisha
H. Bhatt
Staff Attorney, Greater Boston Legal Services
Domestic Violence in the South Asia Community
– Mock Trial & Discussion: Mock Trial
Participant
June 28th Saturday, 1:45 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Manisha H. Bhatt has been a staff attorney with the Family Law
Unit of Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS) since 2001. She has
several years of direct experience providing legal services to people
with limited income. She represents victims of domestic violence
and staffs the GBLS Domestic Violence Project at Suffolk Probate
Court. Upon graduating... more
Henry
(“Buzz”) Burwell
Partner, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
The Business Case for Business Visas
June 28th Saturday, 1:45 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Henry M. "Buzz" Burwell, Partner, Nelson Mullins Riley
& Scarborough LLP, practices in the fields of international
business and trade, business immigration, aviation and defense procurement.
He received... more
Vivek
Bhatt
Shareholder, Vedder Price P.C.
The Future of the Subprime Lending Crisis
June 28th Saturday, 9:30 A.M. - 10:45 A.M.
Vivek Bhatt, a Shareholder for Vedder Price P.C., is a member
of the Firm’s Capital Markets, Finance and Transactions, Equipment
Finance and Financial Institution Groups. Mr. Bhatt is Co-Chair
of the Firm’s Subprime Lending and Mortgage Task Force. Mr.
Bhatt represents commercial banks, commercial paper conduits, underwriters...
more
Paul
Chadha
In-House Counsel, Accenture
Making the Jump from Private Practice
to Politics, Government or The Judiciary
June 27th Friday, 3:15 P.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Paul Chadha, an attorney at Accenture, was born in Chicago, raised
in Maywood, Illinois, and graduated from Proviso East High School
in 1993. Paul leads a career as an educator, community organizer,
attorney, and advocate for human rights. Paul was a candidate for
Illinois State Representative in Illinois’ 26th District in
the February, 2008... more
Anjali
Chaturvedi
Partner, Nixon Peabody LLP
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in South
Asia
June 28th Saturday, 9:30 A.M. - 10:45 A.M.
Anjali Chaturvedi, a Partner at Nixon Peabody LLP in Washington,
DC, practices primarily in the area of government investigations
and defends organizations and individuals in complex civil and criminal
matters. She has significant experience in matters involving fraud,
securities, public corruption... more
T.
Paul S. Chawla
The Chawla Group, Ltd.
Domestic Violence in the South Asia Community
– Mock Trial & Discussion: Mock Trial
Participant
June 28th Saturday, 1:45 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
T. Paul S. Chawla (“Paul”), Member of the The Chawla
Law Group, Ltd. in Illinois, focuses his practice on a broad range
of litigation and transactional matters, particularly in the areas
of civil practice, domestic relations, personal injury and medical
malpractice... more
Sunny
Choi
Associate Counsel, Adjudications Law Division of the Office of Chief
Counsel, U.S. Citizenship and Immigrations Services
The Business Case for Business Visas
June 28th Saturday, 1:45 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Sunny Choi is an Associate Counsel with the Adjudications Law
Division (ALD) of the Office of Chief Counsel, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigrations Services (USCIS). Ms. Choi serves as an advisor
to the Chief of the ALD, the Chief Counsel, and to USCIS and other
Departmental components on issues relating to... more
Sanjana
Chopra
Associate, Winston & Strawn LLP
Red Light on Grey: Combating Counterfeiting
and Grey Market Goods in the U.S. and Asia
June 28th Saturday, 3:15 P.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Sanjana Chopra is an Intellectual Property associate in the New
York office of Winston & Strawn LLP who concentrates her practice
in Trademark and Copyright Law. Ms. Chopra has an extensive background
in all aspects of brand development and portfolio management and
has significant experience in working with both growing... more
Alex
Counts
President & CEO, Grameen Foundation
Breakfast With The Superstars of Microfinance: Taking
Microfinance to New Heights
June 28th Saturday, 8:00 A.M. - 9:15 A.M.
Alex Counts has more than two decades experience in microfinance,
starting as a Fulbright scholar at Grameen Bank in Bangladesh. In
1997, he founded Grameen Foundation, a dynamic, nonprofit that fights
global poverty through its network of microfinance partners in 27
countries in... more
Cherie
Jones Das
International Adoption Coordinator, Lutheran Child and Family Services
Legal and Societal Barriers to Adoption
in South Asia
June 27th Friday, 1:45 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Cherie Jones Das is a licensed clinical social worker. She began
working in the field of adoption in 1986 and for the last 9 years,
she has been the International Adoption Coordinator for Lutheran
Child and Family Services of Illinois. Cherie has assisted many
Asian Indian parents in adopting children and coordinated Lutheran...
more
Nidhi
Desai
Partner, Law Office of Ballard, Desai, Bush-Joseph & Horwich
Legal and Societal Barriers to Adoption
in South Asia
June 27th Friday, 1:45 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Nidhi Desai is a partner in private practice at the Law Office
of Ballard, Desai, Bush-Joseph & Horwich. The firm specializes
in adoption and collaborative reproduction law. Nidhi worked closely
with Illinois House Representative Barbara Currie in a successful
legislative effort to enact... more
Aarathi
Deshmukh
Staff Attorney, Asian American Justice Center
Non-Billable Hour – The World of
Non-profit Boards and Alternative Civic Involvement
June 27th Friday, 1:45 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Aarathi Deshmukh is a Staff Attorney at the Asian American Justice
Center (AAJC), a non-profit, non-partisan civil rights organization
based in Washington, D.C. Ms. Deshmukh leads the AAJC’s Asian
American Contractor Empowerment Project (AACEP), seeking to preserve...
more
Harmeet
K. Dhillon
Partner, Dhillon & Smith LLP
Making the Jump from Private Practice
to Politics, Government or The Judiciary
June 27th Friday, 3:15 P.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Harmeet K. Dhillon is the Republican nominee for California’s
13th Assembly District, representing the eastern half of San Francisco
including Nob Hill, Telegraph Hill, Pacific Heights, the Castro,
Mission and Financial Districts. Harmeet came to the U.S. from India
as a small child and grew up in... more
David
L. Douglass
Partner, Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
Prosecuting and Defending White Collar
Criminal Cases: From Start to Finish
June 28th Saturday, 3:15 P.M. - 4:30 P.M.
David Douglass, a Partner in Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.’s
Washington Office, Co-Chairs the firm’s Government Enforcement
and Compliance group. His practice focuses on defending companies
and corporate executives facing criminal investigations as well
as civil and regulatory government enforcement... more
Paul
B. Edelberg
Counsel, Murtha Cullina LLP
Legal Issues in Private Equity Transactions
in Emerging Markets
June 28th Saturday, 3:15 P.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Paul B. Edelberg, Esq. is counsel to the law firm of Murtha Cullina
LLP. Attorney Edelberg is a member of the Firm’s International
Business Practice Group (within which he heads the Firm’s
China practice), its Privately Owned Business Practice Group and
its Private Equity Practice Group... more
Gregory
J. Ellis
Greg J. Ellis & Associates, Ltd.
Franchising in the South Asian Community
June 27th Friday, 3:15 P.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Greg J. Ellis, of Greg J. Ellis & Associates, Ltd., advises
both international and domestic franchisors, as well as, regional
franchisors and master franchisors. He provides a full range of
legal services for his franchisor clients, which include real estate
transactions, tax appeals, and liquor license challenges. ... more
Jon A.
Geier
Partner, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
Hot Issues for In-House Counsel - Privilege,
Ethics, and Document Retention
June 28th Saturday, 11:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
Jon A. Geier, a Partner in Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker
LLP’s Chicago Office, represents employers in all aspects
of labor and employment law, but focuses his practice in advising
federal contractors on their obligations under Executive Order 11246
and related statutes and regulations. Mr. Geier was the lead...
more
Asheesh
Goel
Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in South
Asia
June 28th Saturday, 9:30 A.M. - 10:45 A.M.
Asheesh Goel is a partner resident in Kirkland & Ellis LLP's
Chicago and Washington, D.C. offices. Mr. Goel has extensive experience
representing multi-national corporations, officers, directors and
auditors across the country. His practice is focused in the areas
of securities and corporate law counseling... more
Rajiv
K. Goel
Partner, Offit Kurman, P.A.
Estate and /Retirement Planning 101
- Assisting Ourselves and Our Elderly
June 28th Saturday, 9:30 A.M. - 10:45 A.M.
Rajiv K. Goel is a Partner with Offit Kurman, P.A. in Baltimore
and Washington, and is the chair of the firm’s elder law department.
Rajiv attended the University of Maryland School of Law and received
a J.D. with a Health Law Certificate in 1998. Since graduating from
law school, Rajiv’s practice has been focused on elder law...
more
Gowree
Gokhale
Nishith Desai Associates
Red Light on Grey: Combating Counterfeiting
and Grey Market Goods in the U.S. and Asia
June 28th Saturday, 3:15 P.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Gowree Gokhale heads technology law practice (Mumbai Office) and
co-heads the Pharma and life sciences practices and the Media practice
at Nishith Desai Associates. Her areas of specialization include
intellectual property laws, technology laws, commercial laws, pharma
and life sciences media and... more
Sara
J. Gourley
Partner, Sidley Austin LLP
Effective Strategies in Managing Mass
Torts Litigation
June 28th Saturday, 11:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
Sara J. Gourley is a litigation partner in the Chicago office of
Sidley Austin LLP and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee.
Ms. Gourley has substantial experience in pharmaceutical, medical
device, and blood products liability litigation. Her practice is
concentrated in the... more
Gurbir
S. Grewal
Vice-President and General Counsel, ADPP Enterprises, Inc.
Prosecuting and Defending White Collar
Criminal Cases: From Start to Finish
June 28th Saturday, 3:15 P.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Gurbir S. Grewal is presently the Vice-President and General Counsel
of ADPP Enterprises, Inc., located in Mahwah, NJ. As General Counsel,
he is responsible for all of the company’s compliance programs
and with supervising the work of its outside counsel... more
Samidh
J. Guha
Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Prosecuting and Defending White Collar
Criminal Cases: From Start to Finish
June 28th Saturday, 3:15 P.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Samidh J. Guha, a Partner in Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
LLP’s New York Office, focuses on general commercial litigation,
white collar criminal defense and corporate investigations. Mr.
Guha has extensive federal criminal trial experience as well as
federal civil trial and complex commercial arbitration experience...
more
Sarita
Gupta
Executive Director, Jobs with Justice
South Asians in the Workplace: Emerging
Trends in Employment Discrimination Law
June 27th Friday, 3:15 P.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Sarita Gupta is the Executive Director of Jobs with Justice (JWJ),
a national campaign for workers’ rights and economic justice
that consists of over 40 local coalitions in cities across the United
States. JWJ local coalitions bring together labor, community, faith-based,
and student organizations to address issues impacting working people
and their families... more
Shirish Gupta
Principal, Flashpoint Law
Non-Billable Hour – The World
of Non-profit Boards and Alternative Civic Involvement
June 27th Friday, 1:45 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Shirish Gupta, Principal, Flashpoint Law is an experienced litigator
who launched his own litigation management company aimed at small
to mid-size companies. With nearly a decade of experience, Mr. Gupta
manages litigation matters for companies who do not yet need a full-time
in-house litigator... more
Venu
Gupta
Executive Director, Chicago Committee on Minorities in Large Law
Firms
Using Your Legal Degree in Non-Traditional
Roles
June 28th Saturday, 4:30 P.M. - 5:30 P.M.
Venu Gupta, Executive Director of Chicago Committee on Minorities
in Large Law Firms, was previously the Director of Diversity Education
& Outreach at Northwestern University School of Law. Through
her experiences in law school administration, private practice and
non-profit organizations, she brings... more
Shahan
Islam
Senior Corporate Counsel, IP Enforcement Group, Pfizer, Inc.
Patent Plaintiffs: Hot or Not?
June 28th Saturday, 9:30 A.M. - 10:45 A.M.
Shahan Islam is Senor Corporate Counsel in the IP Enforcement
Group at Pfizer, the world’s largest pharmaceutical company.
At Pfizer, Shahan has managed IP enforcement matters in the USA,
Africa, Middle East, Asia and Latin America by providing hands-on
litigation advice, strategy and guidance. Shahan has also drafted
and lobbied... more
Habib
F. Ilahi
Counsel, Schertler & Onorato, LLP
Prosecuting and Defending White Collar
Criminal Cases: From Start to Finish
June 28th Saturday, 3:15 P.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Habib F. Ilahi is Counsel with the law firm of Schertler &
Onorato, L.L.P. in Washington, D.C., where his practice focuses
on white collar defense, Government investigations, and securities
litigation. He has represented individuals in criminal, civil, and
administrative cases in both federal and... more
Ravi
Jain
Partner, Green & Spiegel LLP
The Business Case for Business Visas
June 28th Saturday, 1:45 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Ravi Jain, B.A. (Hons.), LL.B., LL.M., C.S. is a Partner at Green
and Spiegel LLP and a Certified Specialist in Citizenship and Immigration
Law by the Law Society of Upper Canada. He was honored with an invitation
to address the Canadian Senate as an expert witness on immigration
law and appeared before... more
Vinita
M. Juneja
Ph. D. - Senior Vice President and Chair Global Securities, and
Finance Practice, NERA Economic Consulting
The Future of the Subprime Lending Crisis
June 28th Saturday, 9:30 A.M. - 10:45 A.M.
Vinita M. Juneja is a Senior Vice President and the Chair of NERA
Economic Consulting’s Global Securities and Finance Practice.
At NERA, Dr. Juneja directs projects chiefly in the areas of securities
economics, finance and valuation. She has been retained in hundreds
of financial valuation matters... more
Sanjiv
K. Kapur
Partner, Jones Day
Ventures In and Out: Barriers to Foreign
Investments into the United States and Fiduciary Duties Associated
with Joint Ventures in South Asia
June 27th Friday, 1:45 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Sanjiv Kapur, a Partner in Jones Day’s Cleveland office,
practices in the area of general U.S. and international corporate
and commercial law. He has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions,
and in structuring... more
Srinivas
S. Kaushik
Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Legal Issues in Private Equity Transactions
in Emerging Markets
June 28th Saturday, 3:15 P.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Srinivas S. Kaushik is a partner in the corporate practice of
Kirkland & Ellis LLP’s New York office. Srinivas concentrates
his practice on domestic and international mergers and acquisitions,
formation of venture capital/private equity funds and securities
offerings. Srinivas is qualified to practice law in New York, India
and the U.K. and ... more
Neal
Katyal
Professor, Georgetown University Law School
The Shifting Balance Between National
Security and Civil Liberties
June 28th Saturday, 11:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
Neal Katyal, Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law School,
recently won Hamdan v. Rumsfeld in the United States Supreme Court,
a case that challenged the policy of military trials at Guantanamo
Bay Naval Station, Cuba.
Katyal previously served as National Security Adviser in the U.S.
Justice Department and was commissioned... more
Jay P.
Kesan
Professor and Director of the Program in Intellectual Property &
Technology Law, University of Illinois College of Law
Opportunities and Strategies for Entering
Legal Academia
June 27th Friday, 1:45 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Jay P. Kesan is Professor & Director of the Program in Intellectual
Property & Technology Law at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
He is Group Leader of the Business, Economics & Law of Genomic
Biology (BioBEL) research theme at the Institute of Genomic Biology...
more
Jagdesh
B. (“Bob”) Kirpalani
Partner, Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, LLC
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in South
Asia
June 28th Saturday, 9:30 A.M. - 10:45 A.M.
Jagdesh B. (“Bob”) Kirpalani is a Partner at Haskell
Slaughter Young & Rediker, LLC
in Birmingham, Alabama. Bob Kirpalani's practice is focused on advising
entrepreneurs and established businesses on matters relating to
international business transactions... more
Rohit
Kirpalani
General Counsel, CompuCredit Corporation
The Future of the Subprime Lending Crisis
June 28th Saturday, 9:30 A.M. - 10:45 A.M.
Rohit Kirpalani is the General Counsel of CompuCredit Corporation.
From 1995 to 1998, Mr. Kirpalani was an associate with Orrick, Herrington
& Sutcliffe LLP. Prior to joining Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
LLP, he was an associate with Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy.
Mr. Kirpalani earned his JD degree from Georgetown University...
more
Jennifer A.
Kuhn
Program Manager, Allstate Foundation Domestic Violence Program
Domestic Violence in the South Asia Community
– Mock Trial & Discussion
June 28th Saturday, 1:45 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Jennifer A. Kuhn, Program Manager for the Allstate Foundation
Domestic Violence Program, obtained her Juris Doctorate from Chicago-Kent
College of Law in 1991. She worked as an Assistant States Attorney
in Cook County, Illinois for eight years specializing in domestic
violence prosecutions. She assisted... more
Neha
Lall
Staff Attorney, Life Span Center for Legal Services
Domestic Violence in the South Asia Community
– Mock Trial & Discussion: Mock Trial
Participant
June 28th Saturday, 1:45 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Neha Lall began her work with survivors of domestic and sexual
violence as a legal advocate at the Domestic Violence/ SAFE House
in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After earning her law degree from the University
of Michigan, she served as a Supervising Attorney/Clinical Law Fellow
at the... more
Steven
R. Lifson
Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Estate and /Retirement Planning 101 -
Assisting Ourselves and Our Elderly
June 28th Saturday, 9:30 A.M. - 10:45 A.M.
Steven R. Lifson is a partner in the Chicago office of Seyfarth
Shaw LLP. His practice is concentrated primarily in the areas of
employee benefits law, estate planning, probate, and related taxation.
Mr. Lifson has considerable experience working with employee benefit
plans of all kinds. He regularly advises clients regarding the design...
more
Michael
J. (Mike) Lockerby
Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP
Franchising in the South Asian Community
June 27th Friday, 3:15 P.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Michael J. (Mike) Lockerby is a partner with Foley & Lardner
LLP and is a member of the General Commercial Litigation, Appellate,
Distribution & Franchise, and Antitrust Practices. For the past
23 years as a trial lawyer, Mr. Lockerby has been on the cutting
edge of legal issues that face all manufacturers and... more
Cecelia
X.Y. Lou
Partner, King & Wood (Shanghai, China)
Red Light on Grey: Combating Counterfeiting
and Grey Market Goods in the U.S. and Asia
June 28th Saturday, 3:15 P.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Cecelia X.Y. Lou, a Partner at King & Wood in Shanghai, graduated
from the Power Engineering Department of DaLian University of Technology
with a Bachelor's degree minored in electronic engineering in 1992,
and studied software engineering in Shanghai University in 1994.
She got her master degree... more
Margaret
H. (“Peggy”) McCormick
Principal, Minsky, McCormick & Hallagan, P.C.
Legal and Societal Barriers to Adoption
in South Asia
June 27th Friday, 1:45 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Margaret H. (“Peggy”) McCormick is a principal in
the Chicago immigration law firm of Minsky, McCormick & Hallagan,
P.C. Her practice is primarily employment-based immigration, with
clients from all over the world. The firm handles a variety of immigration
matters, including family-based immigration, asylum, removal, waivers
and naturalization... more
Shobha
L. Mahadev
Project Coordinator, Illinois Coalition for the Fair Sentencing
of Children and Family Justice Center, Northwestern University Law
School
Opportunities and Strategies for Entering
Legal Academia
June 27th Friday, 1:45 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Shobha L. Mahadev is the project coordinator for the Illinois
Coalition for the Fair Sentencing of Children at the Children and
Family Justice Center of Northwestern University School of Law.
In that capacity, Shobha... more
Abhishek
Mathur
Associate, Kirkland & Ellis, LLP's
Surviving the “First Years”
June 27th Friday, 3:15 P.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Abhishek Mathur is an associate in the real estate practice group
of Kirkland & Ellis, LLP's New York office. A significant portion
of Mr. Mathur’s practice is devoted to representation of private
equity funds, major pension organizations and other institutional
investors in their private market investment... more
Andrew
M. Metcalf
Partner, King & Spalding, LLP
The Past, Present and Future of Islamic
Finance
June 28th Saturday, 11:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
Andrew Metcalf is a partner in King & Spalding’s Middle
East-Islamic Finance Practice Group and resident in the New York
office. Over the past ten years, he has represented clients in connection
with a number of Shari’ah-compliant financing transactions,
including corporate and real estate acquisition... more
Malini
Moorthy
Senior Corporate Counsel-Litigation, Pfizer Inc.
Effective Strategies in Managing Mass
Torts Litigation
June 28th Saturday, 11:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
Malini Moorthy is Senior Corporate Counsel in the Litigation group
of Pfizer’s Legal Division. Immediately prior to joining Pfizer,
Malini practiced commercial litigation in the New York City office
of Salans. Previously, she practiced law in Toronto, Canada and
served as the Executive Director of an international children’s
rights... more
Suchitra
Narayen
Senior Legal Director, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Hot Issues for In-House Counsel - Privilege,
Ethics, and Document Retention
June 28th Saturday, 11:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
Suchitra Narayen is a Senior Legal Director with the Global Sales
and Services legal group of Sun Microsystems, Inc. She joined Sun
in 1999, initially supporting a number of product groups with respect
to inbound licensing and product release issues. In her current
role, she oversees outbound sales... more
Nasser
Nubani
Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Zayan Finance
The Past, Present and Future of Islamic
Finance
June 28th Saturday, 11:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
Nasser Nubani, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of
Zayan Finance, has over a decade of legal and business development
experience serving niche markets in the financial services industry
including key roles at two financial services start-up firms. He
has extensive experience in real estate transactions... more
Ram Padmanabhan
Partner, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP; Adjunct Professor of Law, Northwestern
University School of Law
Opportunities and Strategies for Entering
Legal Academia
June 27th Friday, 1:45 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Ram Padmanabhan, a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman, LLP in Chicago,
concentrates his practice in securities and merger and acquisition
matters, including representing issuers and underwriters in public
offerings and private placements of debt and equity securities and
advising clients in complex corporate... more
Vaibhav
Parikh
Nishith Desai Associates
Legal Issues in Private Equity Transactions
in Emerging Markets
June 28th Saturday, 3:15 P.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Vaibhav Parikh is the division head of the information, communications
and entertainment group at Nishith Desai Associates. Vaibhav has
been acknowledged as a highly recommended lawyer by Intellectual
Property, a Global Counsel Handbook, published by the Practical
Law Company... more
Murali
K. Pasupulati
Intellectual Property Associate, Thompson & Knight LLP (former
In-House Trademark Counsel, John Deere & Co.)
Red Light on Grey: Combating Counterfeiting
and Grey Market Goods in the U.S. and Asia
June 28th Saturday, 3:15 P.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Murali K. Pasupulati is an Intellectual Property Associate in the
Dallas office of Thompson & Knight LLP. Prior to joining Thompson
& Knight, he served as a Senior Attorney in Trademarks and Unfair
Competition Law for Deere & Company from 2006-2008 and as an
International Trademark... more
Ahmed
A. Patel
Former Cook County Assistant Public Defender
Anatomy of the Closing Argument
June 28th Saturday, 1:45 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Ahmed A. Patel has a general law practice which includes civil
and criminal law, domestic relations, real estate, personal injury
and business and commercial litigation. Mr. Patel has been admitted
to the Federal Trial Bar in the Northern District of Illinois (1985),
the Illinois Bar (1976) and... more
Nirav
Patel
Counsel-Intellectual Property Practice Group, Chevron Corporation
Patent Plaintiffs: Hot or Not?
June 28th Saturday, 9:30 A.M. - 10:45 A.M.
Nirav Patel currently works for Chevron Corporation in San Ramon,
California, as Counsel in the Intellectual Property Practice Group.
His work at Chevron focuses mainly on the prosecution of patent
applications and negotiating intellectual property transactions
for Chevron’s downstream refining operation... more
Binal
J. Patel
Partner, Banner & Witcoff Ltd
Patent Plaintiffs - Hot or Not?
June 28th Saturday, 9:30 A.M. - 10:30 A.M.
Binal J. Patel, a Partner at Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. in Chicago,
has a broad range of experience in intellectual property including
patent litigation and patent procurement. Binal has successfully
represented both plaintiffs and defendants in a variety of intellectual
property matters... more
Sanjay
Prasad
Head of Enterprise Software Licensing, Intellectual Ventures
Patent Plaintiffs - Hot or Not?
June 28th Saturday, 9:30 A.M. - 10:30 A.M.
Sanjay Prasad, Head of Enterprise Software Licensing in Palo Alto,
is responsible for building and managing Intellectual Ventures’
enterprise software licensing business. Before joining Intellectual
Ventures, Sanjay was a member of the team at IPVALUE Management
Inc. where he built and ran IPValue’s operations in... more
A.
John Radsan
Associate Professor, Director of the National Security Forum, William
Mitchell College of Law
The Shifting Balance Between National
Security and Civil Liberties
June 28th Saturday, 11:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
A. John Radsan is an associate professor at William Mitchell College
of Law in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where he teaches constitutional
law, criminal procedure, evidence, and national security. John is
a former federal prosecutor and a former assistant general counsel
at the Central Intelligence Agency. His combination... more
Rahul
P. Ranadive
Principal, Ranadive & Associates, P.A.
Estate and /Retirement Planning 101
- Assisting Ourselves and Our Elderly
June 28th Saturday, 9:30 A.M. - 10:45 A.M.
Mr. Ranadive focuses his practice on international corporate and
tax, state and local taxation and estate planning matters faced
by multi-jurisdiction high-net worth families and their global closely
held businesses. Prior to starting his own practice, Mr. Ranadive
was a partner at... more
Asha
Rangappa
Associate Dean, Yale Law School
Opportunities and Strategies for Entering
Legal Academia
June 27th Friday, 1:45 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Asha Rangappa is an Associate Dean at Yale Law School in New Haven,
Connecticut, where she has worked since 2005. As the Dean of Admissions,
Ms. Rangappa reviews over 3,000 applications in selecting a diverse
and talented incoming class of 189 students each year... more
Pravin
B. Rao
Partner, Perkins Coie LLP
Prosecuting and Defending White Collar
Criminal Cases: From Start to Finish
June 28th Saturday, 3:15 P.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Pravin Rao is a Litigation partner who represents public and private
companies, officers and directors, broker-dealers, registered reps,
and other institutions and individuals in connection with white
collar defense, internal investigations, the FCPA, corporate governance,
and securities law... more
Arin R. Reeves,
J.D., Ph.D.
Founder, The Athens Group
A Career By Design: Career Planning for South Asian Women
Attorneys
June 28th Saturday, 3:15 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Arin R. Reeves, founder of The Athens Group, received her Juris
Doctorate from University of Southern California and her Ph.D. in
Sociology from Northwestern University where she led several comprehensive
research projects on diversity and inclusion in the workplace. In
her practice as a consultant... more
Alison Dundes
Renteln
Professor of Political Science and Anthropology, University of Southern
California
Domestic Violence in the South Asia Community
– Mock Trial & Discussion
June 28th Saturday, 1:45 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Alison Dundes Renteln is a Professor of Political Science and
Anthropology at the University of Southern California where she
teaches Law and Public Policy with an emphasis on international
law and human rights. A graduate of Harvard (History and Literature),
she has a Ph.D. in... more
Jesse
H. Ruiz
Partner and Diversity Chair, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Non-Billable Hour – The World of
Non-profit Boards and Alternative Civic Involvement
June 27th Friday, 1:45 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Jesse H. Ruiz is a partner in Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP’s
Corporate and Securities Group. He concentrates his practice in
mergers and acquisitions and the representation of public and middle
market companies representing acquiring and target companies, shareholders
and employee stock ownership plan trustees in transactions... more
Douglas
M. Rutherford
Partner, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
The Future of the Subprime Lending Crisis
June 28th Saturday, 9:30 A.M. - 10:45 A.M.
Douglas M. Rutherford, a Partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
LLP, joined the firm in October, 2006. He is engaged in structured
finance, derivatives and other areas of practice relating to the
treasury function. He also co-manages the firm’s asset securitization
and derivatives groups... more
Ami Scott
Partner of Associate Career Development, Mayer Brown LLP
Surviving the “First Years”
June 27th Friday, 3:15 P.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Ami Scott is the Partner for Associate Career Development at Mayer
Brown LLP, focusing on the integration, training and development
of associates. Before assuming this role, Ami was a Finance Partner
with Mayer Brown, advising borrowers and lenders in simple to complex
lending transactions.... more
Urmi
Sengupta
Vice President, Knowledge Exchange at ShoreCap Exchange
Breakfast With The Superstars of Microfinance: Taking Microfinance
to New Heights
June 28th Saturday, 8:00 A.M. - 9:15 A.M.
Urmi Sengupta, Vice President, Knowledge Exchange at ShoreCap
Exchange in Chicago, joined ShoreBank International in 2004 to work
with ShoreCap Exchange as a Program Consultant. ShoreCap Exchange
is committed to building the capacity of small business banks and
microfinance institutions (MFIs) in... more
Tania
Shah
Director of Corporate Social Responsibility, Pillsbury Winthrop
Shaw Pittman LLP
Using Your Legal Degree in Non-Traditional
Roles
June 28th Saturday, 4:30 P.M. - 5:30 P.M.
Tania Shah is the Director of Corporate Social Responsibility
at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP. Her new role, the first
of its kind for a major American law firm, encompasses Diversity
& Workplace Inclusion, Environmental Sustainability, Pro Bono
& Employee Volunteerism, and Charitable Contributions... more
Pradeep
Roy-Singh
Former Cook County Assistant State's Attorney, Law Office of Pradeep
Roy-Singh
Anatomy of the Closing Argument
June 28th Saturday, 1:45 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Pradeep Roy-Singh is a solo practitioner practicing in the Chicago
Area for the last 24 years. His practice includes personal injury,
divorce, traffic and criminal defense work from misdemeanors to
capital homicide cases. Mr. Roy-Singh has handled high profile cases,
including... more
Honorable
Judge Sabita Singh
Associate Judge, District Circuit Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Anatomy of the Closing Argument
June 28th Saturday, 1:45 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Sabita Singh is an Associate Judge of the District Circuit Court
in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. On Oct. 25, 2006, Massachusetts
Governor Mitt Romney nominated Sabita Singh to be an Associate Judge
of the District Circuit Court. Her nomination was confirmed on November
15 by the eight-man Governor's Council... more
Premal
Shah
President & Founder, Kiva.org
Breakfast With The Superstars of Microfinance: Taking Microfinance
to New Heights
June 28th Saturday, 8:00 A.M. - 9:15 A.M.
As President, Premal leads Kiva's efforts to scale its partnerships
and member base. Prior to Kiva, Premal was a Principal Product Manager
at PayPal, an eBay company. During his 6 year career at PayPal,
Premal drove a number of key initiatives including a year long project
defining eBay's role in... more
Saket
Soni
Lead Organizer, New Orleans Workers' Center for Racial Justice
South Asians in the Workplace: Emerging
Trends in Employment Discrimination Law
June 27th Friday, 3:15 P.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Saket Soni is the Lead Organizer at the New Orleans Workers’
Center for Racial Justice. The Center is dedicated to organizing
African American and immigrant workers across the color line for
a Just Reconstruction of post-Katrina New Orleans. Saket has worked
as an organizer in... more
Honorable
Sanjay Tailor
Associate Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Domestic Relations
Division
Domestic Violence in the South Asia Community
– Mock Trial & Discussion: Mock Trial Participant
June 28th Saturday, 1:45 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Honorable Sanjay Tailor was appointed Associate Judge of the Circuit
Court of Cook County on April 22, 2003, and is currently assigned
to a trial calendar in the Domestic Relations Division of the Court.
Previously, he was assigned to the Court’s Municipal Department,
where he presided... more
Honorable
Amul R. Thapar
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
Making the Jump from Private Practice
to Politics, Government or The Judiciary
June 27th Friday, 3:15 P.M. - 4:30 P.M.
The Honorable Amul R. Thapar was confirmed by the United States
Senate as a United States District Court Judge for the Eastern District
of Kentucky on December 13, 2007. Prior to his confirmation, Judge
Thapar served as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District
of Kentucky, where... more
Ritu
Vig
Senior Counsel - Securities, Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
Surviving the “First Years”
June 27th Friday, 3:15 P.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Ritu Vig is Senior Counsel – Securities of Wm. Wrigley Jr.
Company based in Chicago, Illinois. Ms. Vig handles a broad range
of matters, including securities, mergers and acquisitions and executive
compensation. She serves as a member of Wrigley’s Disclosure
Committee. Prior to joining Wrigley in... more
Mini
Timmaraju
District Director, Office of U.S. House Representative Nicholas
Lampson (D-Tex)
Law Student Session: Using Your Legal
Degree in Non-Traditional Roles
June 28th Saturday, 4:30 P.M. - 5:30 P.M.
Mini Timmaraju is the District Director for Congressman Nick Lampson,
managing the operations of the Texas’ 22nd District and advising
the Congressman on matters dealing with his Congressional District,
the Greater Houston region, and the State of Texas. Prior to her
work in the House, she was a legislative, political and fundraising...
more
Bilal
Zaheer
Associate, Jenner & Block LLP
Surviving the “First Years”
June 27th Friday, 3:15 P.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Bilal Zaheer is an associate in Jenner & Block’s Chicago
office. He is a member of the Firm’s Litigation Department
and the Class Action Litigation Practice Group. Mr. Zaheer graduated
in 2003 with a B.A. in Economics from Washington University in St.
Louis with honors and was a member of... more |
