Dear Members:   It has been a great year for the CALOBA with memorable seminars, luncheons, and outdoor activities. In appreciation of your participation and support, the CALOBA board and executive team cordially invite you to attend a winter holiday celebration for CALOBA members and friends. Wine and cheese will be provided, courtesy of Foley & Lardner, the Silicon Valley Office.    Date: Wednesday, December 10th, 2014 Time: 5:30pm – 8:00pm Location: Foley & Lardner, 975 Page Mill Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94304 Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/caloba-holiday-party-tickets-14579779513 * Chinese American Lawyers of the Bay Area (CALOBA) is a Read more…

Please join CALOBA and Sidley Austin LLP for the third installment of the seminar series, “MEET THE LEADERS.”  Senior leaders in law practice are invited to share with CALOBA members their experiences and advice.  The third installment of this series will take place at Sidley Austin’s Palo Alto office, featuring Mr. Alan Ting, Deputy General Counsel of Ruckus Wireless.  This rare opportunity is made possible by CALOBA’s board member, Mr. Yabo Lin, a Partner at Sidley. Time, Venue and Lunch! When: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM, October 8, Read more…

Save the date: CALOBA is presenting a FREE event – Effective Writing Workshop. Date: Tuesday, November 18th, 2014 Time: 6:30pm – 9:00pm Location: Palo Alto. Final location TBD. Speaker Profile and Event Description: Alan Seem, Partner, Shearman& Sterling. His primary areas of focus are SEC-registered and Rule 144A/Regulation S securities offerings, M&A, venture capital and private equity investments and going-private transactions. He has a JD from Columbia University School of Law. He speaks and reads Mandarin Chinese fluently and is an active speaker in the Bay Area Chinese professional community.  When he was working in China, he Read more…

Dear CALOBA members, Hope you all have a wonderful summer! To say goodbye to the summer time and welcome fall season, CALOBA invites you, your family and friends to join us for a picnic event! If you are not a member yet, this is a wonderful opportunity for you to learn our organization, to meet current members, including our board members, and to make new friends. If you are a member, let’s reunite and have fun. You are encouraged to bring your family and friends over. A large playground is Read more…

Many Chinese American and some Asian American parents and students possess certain stereotypes and misconception over law school and the legal profession. They often think there is a high entry barrier to enter the legal profession given the fact that law school is expensive and trials are intimidating. At the same time, it is often heard that lawyers have relatively high income and some rise to prominent positions in the public and private sectors (e.g., 24 out of the 44 presidents of the United States had “lawyer” as Read more…

Summer is here and the weather is beautiful! CALOBA invites you and your family to join us for a half-day hiking event! DATE: July 26, Saturday, 9:30am – 12:30pm LOCATION: Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve near Cupertino and Los Altos. http://www.openspace.org/preserves/pr_rancho_san_antonio.asp HOW TO GET THERE: On Foothill Boulevard, turn onto Cristo Rey Drive. Continue for about 1 mile, veer right around the traffic circle, and turn left into the County Park entrance. There are parking lots on the left side after entered the park entrance. There are also additional parking spaces at the Read more…