March 2025 – The Chinese American Lawyers of the Bay Area (CALOBA) is pleased to announce the election of a new president Jennifer Gilbert. President Hui (Harry) Wang has served a full two-year term and retired from this role, and in accordance with the bylaws, the Board of Directors has convened and elected Ms. Gilbert as the next president.  Under the leadership of Mr. Wang and with support of the Executive Team, CALOBA hosted numerous outstanding events that the members all enjoyed. Mr. Wang revitalized CALOBA’s membership growth Read more…

The Chinese American Lawyers of the Bay Area (CALOBA) strongly oppose the provisions of Texas Senate Bills 147, 552, and 711, and Texas House Bill 2788. These bills, as currently written, are discriminatory and target immigrants, refugees, and citizens from certain countries, including China, by prohibiting them from owning land, buying homes, or establishing businesses in Texas based on their family’s country of migration. By passing these bills, Texas would continue a legacy of anti-Asian racism and stereotypes that dates back over a hundred years. These bills echo Read more…

Sunnyvale, CA, March 8, 2023 – The Chinese American Lawyers of the Bay Area (CALOBA) is pleased to announce the election of a new president, Hui Harry Wang. Mr. Wang will succeed Qiaojing Ella Zheng, who has led the organization with great success over the last term. Mr. Wang is a dedicated member of CALOBA and has been actively involved in the organization for many years, serving in various capacities.  “I am honored to have been elected as the new president of CALOBA,” said Mr. Wang. “I am Read more…

Chinese American Lawyers of the Bay Area (CALOBA) is deeply saddened and concerned by the continued rise of hate crimes and violence toward the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community.  Anti-Asian xenophobic rhetoric surrounding the pandemic that falsely blames the AAPI community for the COVID-19 crisis has contributed to the spike in violence and crimes.  From Oakland, California to Brooklyn, New York, innocent Asian Americans have been targeted and severely injured or killed in senseless acts of violence.  On March 16, 2021, the murders in Atlanta took Read more…

Dear fellow CALOBA members, On behalf of the CALOBA Board of Directors, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Qiaojing Ella Zheng Ella as interim president, following the resignation of president Lawrence Kong. Since joining CALOBA in 2012, Ella has been an active contributor to the organization and local community.  Most recently, Ella served as the VP of programming and organized a series of exciting events for CALOBA members and friends.  I am excited that Ella has agreed to serve as CALOBA’s interim president for the current Read more…

Chinese American Lawyers of the Bay Area (CALOBA) announces a new Executive Team for 2019. Many thanks to the outgoing 2018 Executive Team members for their service and contributions. The new 2019 Executive Team is led by the new President Lawrence Kong, and Vice Presidents Harry Wang. The Executive Team is responsible for planning this year’s professional and networking events and promoting the organization to grow membership base. The next CALOBA event of the year is the Consideration for China Life Science Companies – Recent US Enforcement at Read more…

Chinese American Lawyers of the Bay Area (CALOBA) congratulates Carol Leung, the immediate past president of CALOBA, for winning the Minority Bar Coalition (MBC) Unity Award of 2017. Carol worked tirelessly as the President of CALOBA during her term, 2015-2016.  She was instrumental in developing CALOBA into a robust organization that it is today.   Carol is an inspiration to us all. Congratulation, Carol! Carol is an experienced in-house counsel specializing in commercial contracts and data privacy. She also supports the product and marketing teams on IP, compliance and general Read more…

After obtaining approval from the Board, the Executive Team has decided to increase CALOBA membership fees on July 1st, 2017. The new membership fees are $300, $60, and $30 for lifetime membership, annual professional membership, and annual student membership, respectively. CALOBA is a volunteer-based organization, and members of the Executive Team and the Board take no compensation. All membership dues are dedicated to members’ networking opportunities and professional development. Before July 1st, 2017, you may join CALOBA at the current membership fees (at $200, $40, and $20 for Read more…

“What are the first advises you would give to a Chinese company wanting to expand to the US?”; “Once in the US, what legal expertise Chinese companies mostly need in their operations?”; “With nationalism on the rise in the US, how do you advocate for your companies or your Chinese clients in the US?”; “What is the trend of Chinese companies expanding to the US? Hi-tech, consumer products, or others?” These were some of the questions discussed by the panelists at CLOBAL’s May 3rd event – “Chinese Companies Read more…

On behalf of Chinese American Lawyers of the Bay Area (CALOBA), it is my honor to announce CALOBA’s new In-house Committee.  The In-house Committee will be a great platform for in-house lawyers to connect and network with each other.  It is an elite and closed group that is only open to in-house lawyers. The Committee is chaired by Lawrence Kong, Senior IP Counsel at Amgen, and has members from a diverse range of companies including Amgen, Alibaba, Baidu, BMS, Genentech, Huawei, Lam Research, LinkedIn, Marvell, Oracle, ZTE, and Read more…