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…

Chinese American Lawyers of the Bay Area (CALOBA) announces a new Executive Team for 2017. Many thanks to the outgoing 2016 Executive Team members for their service and contributions. The new 2017 Executive Team is led by the new President Linda Wu, and Vice Presidents Harry Wang and Yvonne Ho. Linda Wu said, “We have an awesome Executive Team for 2017, and we look forward to making this a great year for CALOBA!” The Executive Team is responsible for planning this year’s professional and networking events and promoting Read more…

At the November 15, 2014 Board meeting,  CALOBA’s Board of Directors elected Carol Leung, currently Vice President of CALOBA and Associate Counsel at ArcSoft, Inc, as its next president. Carol will begin serving as CALOBA’s president for two years starting January 1, 2015.  She will succeed retiring President Alex Nie, a Special Counsel at Sheppard Mullin, who has served as CALOBA’s President since February, 2013. During her tenure as CALOBA’s Vice President in 2013-2014, Carol led membership development and oversaw and co-organized a number of  signature events. The board has been tremendously impressed with Carol’s Read more…

Video Clips: Part 1 of 4: Part 2 of 4: Part 3 of 4: Part 4 of 4: The direct link to YouTube is:  http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEJZ-qCUhI62bPz3zOxRA8ZkQYMepdaOr   Legal Career for Chinese/Asian American Children – the Good, the Bad, and the Unexpected 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. Read more…