Speakers

NASABA's Annual Convention is the place for attorneys of South Asian descent and attorneys interested in issues facing South Asian-Americans and South Asia to meet, learn and network. At last year's convention in Boston, attendees were treated to a line-up of history-making South Asian attorneys and professionals, including appellate litigators with more than 30 Supreme Court cases under their belts, the first South Asian federal judge, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and the Treasury Department's $700 Billion Dollar Man.

The 2011 Convention promises to deliver even more. Established stars on the legal scene will highlight panel sessions and deliver keynote addresses. Rising stars in the South Asian legal community will find the networking and educational opportunities second to none.

 

NASABA Convention 2011 Speakers
 

Anjali Abraham, Public Director ACLU of Arizona

Topic: The Arizona Immigration Law: Xenophobia, Racial Profiling, and Federalism

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 9:00 am - 10:15 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon C

 

Richa Amar, Associate, Rothner, Segall & Greenstone

Topic: Hot Topics in Employee Classification

Date & Time: Saturday, June 25th, 2011; 11:15 am - 12:30 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon I/J

 

Ahilan Arulanantham, Director of Immigrants' Rights and National Security, ACLU of Southern California

Topic: Direct Impact in South Asian Communities

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 1:45 pm - 3:00 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon A/B

 

Reena Bajowala, Associate, Jenner

Topic: Hot Topics in Employee Classification

Date & Time: Saturday, June 25th, 2011; 11:15 am - 12:30 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon I/J

 

Sachin S. Bansal, McKool Smith, P.C.

Topic: Hot Topics in White Collar Crime Investigations and Prosecutions

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 1:45 pm - 3:00 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon G/H

 

Steven Berrent, Managing Director, WilmerHale Discovery Solutions

Topic: Over Outsourced: Outsourcing and Ethical Issues

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 10:30 am - 11:45 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon A/B

 

Nadia Batcha, Community Engagement Section, Office of Civil Rights, US Dept of Homeland SecurityStaff

Topic: Perspectives on the Administration’s South Asian Agenda

Date & Time: Saturday, June 25th, 2011; 9:45 am - 11:00 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon A/B

 

Sanjay Bhandari, Founder, Law Office of Sanjay Bhandari

Topic: Keeping it Clean: Anti-Corruption Compliance As Businesses Expand Into India and Other Emerging Markets

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon I/J

 

Rachana Bhowmik, Director of Special Projects in the White House Office of the Chief of Staff

Topic: Perspectives on the Administration’s South Asian Agenda

Date & Time: Saturday, June 25th, 2011; 9:45 am - 11:00 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon A/B

 

Bob Bisal, VP & GC of IT, IP and Privacy, Walmart

Topic: Guards at the Gate: How to Protect Your IP from Walking out the Door

Date & Time: Saturday, June 25th, 2011; 11:15 am - 12:30 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon A/B

 

Christi Braun, Member, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.

Topic: Healthcare Revisited: Practical Implementation of Health Care Law

Date & Time: Saturday, June 25th, 2011; 9:45 am - 11:00 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon G/H

 

Hashona Braun, Legal Recruiter Staffing, Google Inc.

Topic: Catching the Rebound Wave: Marketing Yourself in Today's Economy

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 9:00 am - 10:15 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon A/B

 

Neel Chatterjee, Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Topic: Social Media Do's & Dont’s: An Ethics Panel Offering a Practical Guide to the Ethical and Legal Boundaries of Social Networking for Attorney Marketing

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 1:45 pm - 3:00 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon C

 

Raj Chatterjee, Partner, Morrison Foerster

Topic: Hot Topics in White Collar Crime Investigations and Prosecutions

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 1:45 pm - 3:00 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon G/H

 

Vivek Chopra, Partner, Dickstein Shapiro

Topic: The Beginning of the End: Opportunities & Pitfalls in the Run-Up to Trial

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon A/B

 

Kunoor Chopra, Senior Vice President, UnitedLex, Global Legal Services

Topic: Over Outsourced: Outsourcing and Ethical Issues

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 10:30 am - 11:45 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon A/B

 

Bikram Choudhury, Founder, Bikram's Yoga College of India

Topic: IP Protection for Yoga, Herbal Remedies and other Healing Arts: Debating the Limits of Extending Patent and Copyright Laws to Ancient Art Forms

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon C

 

Sabina Clorfeine, Senior Counsel, Sempra Energy

Topic: Keeping it Clean: Anti-Corruption Compliance As Businesses Expand Into India and Other Emerging Markets

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon I/J

 

Sahar Ali Dar, Associate Director of Career Services, John Marshall Law School (Chicago)

Topic: Catching the Rebound Wave: Marketing Yourself in Today's Economy

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 9:00 am - 10:15 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon A/B

 

Meenakshi Datta, Associate, Sidley Austin

Topic: Healthcare Revisited: Practical Implementation of Health Care Law

Date & Time: Saturday, June 25th, 2011; 9:45 am - 11:00 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon G/H

 

Harmeet Dhillon, Chairwoman, Republican Party in San Francisco

Topic: Stepping Stones: South Asians Forging the Path to Political Office at the Local, State and Federal Level

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 10:30 am - 11:45 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon C

 

Veena B. Dubal, Staff Attorney, Asian Law Caucus

Topic: Direct Impact in South Asian Communities

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 1:45 pm - 3:00 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon A/B

 

John Durrant, Associate General Counsel, Oracle

Topic: Over Outsourced: Outsourcing and Ethical Issues

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 10:30 am - 11:45 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon A/B

 

Daljit S. Doogal, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP

Topic: Bankruptcy Basics - Practical Tips from Leading Practitioners

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 10:30 am - 11:45 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon I/J

 

Tim Donnelly, California Republican Assembly Member for 59th Assembly District

Topic: The Arizona Immigration Law: Xenophobia, Racial Profiling, and Federalism

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 9:00 am - 10:15 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon C

 

Hon. Jay Gandhi, United States Magistrate Judge

Topic: The Changing Face of the Judiciary (Judicial Luncheon)

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Sections D/E

 

Asha Greenberg, Assistant, City Attorney, Los Angeles

Topic: Criminal Mock Trial Arguing California Drug- Related Propositions

Date & Time: Saturday, June 25th, 2011; 2:15 pm - 4:15 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon D/E

 

Patricia Gillette, Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Topic: The New Glass Ceiling: Intersection of Gender and Race in Career Progression

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 10:30 am - 11:45 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon G/H

 

Vince Girdhari Chhabria, Chief of Appellate Litigation for the San Francisco City Attorney

Topic: Saturday Plenary Breakfast: Supreme Court Review

Date & Time: Saturday, June 25th, 2011; 8:00 am - 9:30 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Sections D/E

 

Albert Garcia, Southern California Gas Company

Topic: Bringing Renewable Energy Projects to Fruition: Aligning Players, Risks and Rewards

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 9:00 am - 10:15 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon I/J

 

Janina Gavankar, American Actress and Musician of Mixed Indian and Dutch Descent

Topic: Images of South Asian Women in Media

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 1:45 pm - 3:00 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon C

 

Hon. Paul Grewal, United States Magistrate Judge

Topic: The Changing Face of the Judiciary (Judicial Luncheon)

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Sections D/E

 

Rupa Goswami, Deputy Chief, Domestic Security & Immigration Crimes Section

Topic: The Changing Face of the Judiciary (Judicial Luncheon)

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Sections D/E

 

Akaash Gupta, Legal Counsel, DeWind Co.

Topic: Bringing Renewable Energy Projects to Fruition: Aligning Players, Risks and Rewards

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 9:00 am - 10:15 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon I/J

 

Sandeep Gupta, Managing Director, FTI Consulting

Topic: Bankruptcy Basics - Practical Tips from Leading Practitioners

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 10:30 am - 11:45 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon I/J

 

Danish Hamid, Partner, Winston & Strawn, LLP

Topic: Keeping it Clean: Anti-Corruption Compliance As Businesses Expand Into India and Other Emerging Markets

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon I/J

 

Susan Hollander, Partner, K&L Gates

Topic: IP Protection for Yoga, Herbal Remedies and other Healing Arts: Debating the Limits of Extending Patent and Copyright Laws to Ancient Art Forms

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon C

 

Abrar Hussain, Partner, Kirkland Ellis LLP and adjunct faculty at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law

Topic: Direct Impact in South Asian Communities

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 1:45 pm - 3:00 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon A/B

 

Habib Ilahi, Schertler & Onorato, L.L.P.

Topic: Hot Topics in White Collar Crime Investigations and Prosecutions

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 1:45 pm - 3:00 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon G/H

 

Andrew E. Paris, Partner, Alston and Bird

Topic: The Beginning of the End: Opportunities & Pitfalls in the Run-Up to Trial

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon A/B

 

Judge: Hon. Upinder Kalra,

Topic: Criminal Mock Trial Arguing California Drug- Related Propositions

Date & Time: Saturday, June 25th, 2011; 2:45 pm - 4:45 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon D/E

 

Samir Kalra, Director, Hindu American Foundation

Topic: Religious Accommodation and Regulation by the Government

Date & Time: Saturday, June 25th, 2011; 9:45 am - 11:00 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon I/J

 

Sanjiv Kapur, Partner, Jones Day

Topic: Legal Considerations in Investing & Doing Business in Brazil & Latin America

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 9:00 am - 10:15 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon C

 

Khurshid Khoja, Associate, Reed Smith LLP

Topic: Bringing Renewable Energy Projects to Fruition: Aligning Players, Risks and Rewards

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 9:00 am - 10:15 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon I/J

 

Sharmalee Lall, Director of Legal Affairs, Warner Bros. Animation Inc

Topic: Images of South Asian Women in Media

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 1:45 pm - 3:00 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon C

 

Jack Lerner, Assistant Professor and Director of the USC Intellectual Property and Technology Law Clinic

Topic: IP Protection for Yoga, Herbal Remedies and other Healing Arts: Debating the Limits of Extending Patent and Copyright Laws to Ancient Art Forms

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon C

 

Aaron Lubeley, Partner, Labor and Employment Department of Seyfarth Shaw’s Los Angeles office

Topic: Social Media Do's & Dont’s: An Ethics Panel Offering a Practical Guide to the Ethical and Legal Boundaries of Social Networking for Attorney Marketing

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 1:45 pm - 3:00 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon C

 

Nimish Patel, School Board of Education for the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Member

Topic: Stepping Stones: South Asians Forging the Path to Political Office at the Local, State and Federal Level

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 10:30 am - 11:45 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon C

 

Rama Padmanabhan, Special Counsel, Cooley LLP

Topic: Inbound/Outbound Foreign Direct Investment: Hot Topics in South Asia and the US

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 9:00 am - 10:15 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon G/H

 

Rakhee Patel, Partner, Shareholder, Pronske & Patel, P.C.

Topic: Bankruptcy Basics - Practical Tips from Leading Practitioners

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 10:30 am - 11:45 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon I/J

 

Arnold Peter, Of Counsel to Peter, Rubin & Simon, LLP.

Topic: Images of South Asian Women in Media

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 1:45 pm - 3:00 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon C

 

Hon. Judge Pamela Leeming, Circuit Court Judge of Cook County

Topic: The Changing Face of the Judiciary (Judicial Luncheon)

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Sections D/E

 

Teddy Kapur, Attorney, Pachulski, Stang, Ziehl & Jones LLP

Topic: Bankruptcy Basics - Practical Tips from Leading Practitioners

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 10:30 am - 11:45 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon C

 

Theane Evangelis Kapur, Associate, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Topic: Saturday Plenary Breakfast: Supreme Court Review

Date & Time: Saturday, June 25th, 2011; 8:00 am - 9:30 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Sections D/E

 

Andrew Koski, Partner, Miller, Kaplan, Arase & Co., LLP

Topic: Lawyers Behind the Stars: In-House Perspectives on Entertainment and Technology Law

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 1:45 pm - 3:00 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon I/J

 

Sonjui Kumar, Partner, Kumar, Prabhu, Patel and Banerjee

Topic: First Steps: Forging Your Own Law Practice

Date & Time: Saturday, June 25th, 2011; 11:15 am - 12:30 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon G/H

 

Manjusha Kulkarni, Executive Director of the South Asian Network, Los Angeles

Topic: Direct Impact in South Asian Communities

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 1:45 pm - 3:00 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon A/B

 

Ashwin Krishnan, Associate General Counsel, Florida Marlins Baseball Club

Topic: Lawyers Behind the Stars: In-House Perspectives on Entertainment and Technology Law

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 1:45 pm - 3:00 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon I/J

 

Evelyn Lin, Senior Vice President, Legal for North America Element Power

Topic: Bringing Renewable Energy Projects to Fruition: Aligning Players, Risks and Rewards

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 9:00 am - 10:15 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon I/J

 

David Lujan, Partner in The Foster Group’s Tempe, Arizona office

Topic: The Arizona Immigration Law: Xenophobia, Racial Profiling, and Federalism

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 9:00 am - 10:15 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon C

 

Anil Mujumdar,

Topic: Social Media Do's & Dont’s: An Ethics Panel Offering a Practical Guide to the Ethical and Legal Boundaries of Social Networking for Attorney Marketing

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 1:45 pm - 3:00 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon C

 

Purvi B. Maniar, Member, Epstein Becker Green

Topic: Healthcare Revisited: Practical Implementation of Health Care Law

Date & Time: Saturday, June 25th, 2011; 9:45 am - 11:00 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon G/H

 

Kathleen Marcus, Partner, Stradling, Yocca, Carlson & Rauth

Topic: Keeping it Clean: Anti-Corruption Compliance As Businesses Expand Into India and Other Emerging Markets

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon I/J

 

Tejal Mehta, Associate, Ballard Spahr LLP

Topic: Hot Topics in White Collar Crime Investigations and Prosecutions

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 1:45 pm - 3:00 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon G/H

 

Kavi Mehta, Senior Counsel, Legal Affairs for ABC Family

Topic: Lawyers Behind the Stars: In-House Perspectives on Entertainment and Technology Law

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 1:45 pm - 3:00 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon I/J

 

Pallavi Mehta Wahi, Partner, K&L Gates LLP

Topic: The New Glass Ceiling: Intersection of Gender and Race in Career Progression

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 10:30 am - 11:45 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon G/H

 

John Meyers, Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Topic: Hot Topics in Employee Classification

Date & Time: Saturday, June 25th, 2011; 11:15 am - 12:30 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon I/J

 

Vibhav Mittal, Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney's Office for the Central District of California

Topic: Catching the Rebound Wave: Marketing Yourself in Today's Economy

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 9:00 am - 10:15 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon A/B

 

Vivek Mittal, Equal Rights Fellow, National Immigration Law Center

Topic: The Arizona Immigration Law: Xenophobia, Racial Profiling, and Federalism

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 9:00 am - 10:15 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon C

 

Priya Murthy, Policy Director South Asian Americans Leading Together at SAALT

Topic: The Arizona Immigration Law: Xenophobia, Racial Profiling, and Federalism

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 9:00 am - 10:15 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon C

 

Navrin Nagrani, Senior Vice President, Hilco Real Estate

Topic: Bankruptcy Basics - Practical Tips from Leading Practitioners

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 10:30 am - 11:45 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon I/J

 

Ayesha Najam, Associate, Gibbs Bruns, LLP

Topic: The Beginning of the End: Opportunities & Pitfalls in the Run-Up to Trial

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon A/B

 

Malini Nangia, Director of Career Services, UCLA School of Law

Topic: Catching the Rebound Wave: Marketing Yourself in Today's Economy

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 9:00 am - 10:15 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon A/B

 

Suchitra Narayen, Associate General Counsel, Oracle

Topic: Over Outsourced: Outsourcing and Ethical Issues

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 10:30 am - 11:45 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon A/B

 

Raj Nichani, President, RMN Global Search

Topic: Catching the Rebound Wave: Marketing Yourself in Today's Economy

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 9:00 am - 10:15 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon A/B

 

Ajay Patel, Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs, Sony Network Entertainment

Topic: Lawyers Behind the Stars: In-House Perspectives on Entertainment and Technology Law

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 1:45 pm - 3:00 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon I/J

 

Kirtan Patel, Partner, Kumar, Prabhu, Patel & Banerjee, LLC

Topic: Inbound/Outbound Foreign Direct Investment: Hot Topics in South Asia and the US

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 9:00 am - 10:15 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon G/H

 

Sanjukta Paul, Founder, Law Offices of Sanjukta M. Paul

Topic: First Steps: Forging Your Own Law Practice

Date & Time: Saturday, June 25th, 2011; 11:15 am - 12:30 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon G/H

 

Shoba Pillay, U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Illinois

Topic: Criminal Mock Trial Arguing California Drug- Related Propositions

Date & Time: Saturday, June 25th, 2011; 2:15 pm - 4:15 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon D/E

 

Ameena Mirza Qazi, Deputy Executive Director and Staff Attorney, CAIR-LA

Topic: Religious Accommodation and Regulation by the Government

Date & Time: Saturday, June 25th, 2011; 9:45 am - 11:00 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon I/J

 

Neomi Rao, Assistant Professor of Law, George Mason University

Topic: Saturday Plenary Breakfast: Supreme Court Review

Date & Time: Saturday, June 25th, 2011; 8:00 am - 9:30 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Sections D/E

 

Sujit Raman, Assistant United States Attorney, District of Maryland

Topic: Hot Topics in White Collar Crime Investigations and Prosecutions

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 1:45 pm - 3:00 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon G/H

 

Ashok Ramani, Keker & Van Nest LLP

Topic: Guards at the Gate: How to Protect Your IP from Walking out the Door

Date & Time: Saturday, June 25th, 2011; 11:15 am - 12:30 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon A/B

 

Rahul Ravipudi, Partner, Panish Shea & Boyle

Topic: The Beginning of the End: Opportunities & Pitfalls in the Run-Up to Trial

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon A/B

 

Robert Rugh, CEO, DeWind

Topic: Bringing Renewable Energy Projects to Fruition: Aligning Players, Risks and Rewards

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 9:00 am - 10:15 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon I/J

 

Priya Sanger, President, Bar Association of San Francisco

Topic: Stepping Stones: South Asians Forging the Path to Political Office at the Local, State and Federal Level

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 10:30 am - 11:45 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon C

 

Ravi Sattiraju, Founder, Sattiraju Law Firm

Topic: First Steps: Forging Your Own Law Practice

Date & Time: Saturday, June 25th, 2011; 11:15 am - 12:30 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon G/H

 

Annapoorini R. Sankaran, Shareholder, Greenburg Taurig, LLP

Topic: Bankruptcy Basics - Practical Tips from Leading Practitioners

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 10:30 am - 11:45 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon I/J

 

Conrad Saam, Director, Avvo - Doctors. Lawyers. Ratings. Answers

Topic: Social Media Do's & Dont’s: An Ethics Panel Offering a Practical Guide to the Ethical and Legal Boundaries of Social Networking for Attorney Marketing

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 1:45 pm - 3:00 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon C

 

Charan Sandu, Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Topic: The New Glass Ceiling: Intersection of Gender and Race in Career Progression

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 10:30 am - 11:45 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon G/H

 

Nick Setty, Principal, Fish & Richardson P.C.

Topic: The New Glass Ceiling: Intersection of Gender and Race in Career Progression

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 10:30 am - 11:45 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon G/H

 

Judy Sha, Oggletree Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC

Topic: Hot Topics in Employee Classification

Date & Time: Saturday, June 25th, 2011; 11:15 am - 12:30 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon I/J

 

Sulaksh R. Shah, CPA, CFCE, CFF, Director of Forensic Services

Topic: Keeping it Clean: Anti-Corruption Compliance As Businesses Expand Into India and Other Emerging Markets

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon I/J

 

Kannon Shanmugam, Partner, Williams & Connolly

Topic: Saturday Plenary Breakfast: Supreme Court Review

Date & Time: Saturday, June 25th, 2011; 8:00 am - 9:30 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Sections D/E

 

Rohit Shendrikar, Senior Legal Director, Yahoo! Inc.

Topic: Lawyers Behind the Stars: In-House Perspectives on Entertainment and Technology Law

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 1:45 pm - 3:00 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon I/J

 

Saadia Siddique, Founder, Siddique Law Group, LLC

Topic: First Steps: Forging Your Own Law Practice

Date & Time: Saturday, June 25th, 2011; 11:15 am - 12:30 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon G/H

 

Sajai Singh, Partner, J. Sagar Associates

Topic: Inbound/Outbound Foreign Direct Investment: Hot Topics in South Asia and the US

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 9:00 am - 10:15 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon G/H

 

Amardeep Singh, White House AAPI Initiative Commissioner

Topic: Perspectives on the Administration’s South Asian Agenda

Date & Time: Saturday, June 25th, 2011; 9:45 am - 11:00 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon A/B

 

Guru Singh, Actor, Outsourced

Topic: Criminal Mock Trial Arguing California Drug- Related Propositions

Date & Time: Saturday, June 25th, 2011; 2:15 pm - 4:15 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon D/E

 

Shreevardhan (Shree) Sinha, International Legal Counsel, Ropes & Gray LLP

Topic: Inbound/Outbound Foreign Direct Investment: Hot Topics in South Asia and the US

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 9:00 am - 10:15 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon G/H

 

Sri Srinivasan, Partner, O’Melveny and Meyers LLP

Topic: Saturday Plenary Breakfast: Supreme Court Review

Date & Time: Saturday, June 25th, 2011; 8:00 am - 9:30 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Sections D/E

 

Kalpana Srinivasan, Partner, Susman Godfrey LLP

Topic: The Beginning of the End: Opportunities & Pitfalls in the Run-Up to Trial

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon A/B

 

Jay Srinivasan, Associate, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher

Topic: First Steps: Forging Your Own Law Practice

Date & Time: Saturday, June 25th, 2011; 11:15 am - 12:30 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon G/H

 

Jordan Susman, Entertainment Litigator, Law Office of Jordan Susman

Topic: IP Protection for Yoga, Herbal Remedies and other Healing Arts: Debating the Limits of Extending Patent and Copyright Laws to Ancient Art Forms

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon C

 

Sheila N. Swaroop, Partner, Knobble Martents, Olson & Bear, LLP

Topic: Guards at the Gate: How to Protect Your IP from Walking out the Door

Date & Time: Saturday, June 25th, 2011; 11:15 am - 12:30 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon A/B

 

Aravind Swaminathan, United States Attorney’s Office Western District of Washington

Topic: Transition from Lunch to Moot Argument and Criminal Mock Trial Arguing California Drug- Related Propositions

Date & Time: Friday, June 25th, 2011; 2:00 pm - 2:15 pm

 

Raj Tanden, Partner, Tax Department of Proskauer's Los Angeles Office

Topic: Legal Considerations in Investing & Doing Business in Brazil & Latin America

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 9:00 am - 10:15 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon C

 

Shiraz Tangri, Partner, Alston + Bird’s

Topic: Bringing Renewable Energy Projects to Fruition: Aligning Players, Risks and Rewards

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 9:00 am - 10:15 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon I/J

 

Vibhu Talwar, Partner, Fisher & Talwar

Topic: Guards at the Gate: How to Protect Your IP from Walking out the Door

Date & Time: Saturday, June 25th, 2011; 11:15 am - 12:30 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon A/B

 

Amar L. Thakur, Partner, Foley & Lardner

Topic: Guards at the Gate: How to Protect Your IP from Walking out the Door

Date & Time: Saturday, June 25th, 2011; 11:15 am - 12:30 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon A/B

 

Sadhna Tru, Partner, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP,

Topic: Hot Topics in Employee Classification

Date & Time: Saturday, June 25th, 2011; 11:15 am - 12:30 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon I/J

 

Fred Thiagarajah, Principal at the Law Offices of Fred Thiagarajah

Topic: Criminal Mock Trial Arguing California Drug- Related Propositions

Date & Time: Saturday, June 25th, 2011; 2:45 pm - 4:45 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon D/E

 

Julie Turner, Founder, Turner Boyd LLP

Topic: IP Protection for Yoga, Herbal Remedies and other Healing Arts: Debating the Limits of Extending Patent and Copyright Laws to Ancient Art Forms

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon C

 

Diane Ung, Partner, Foley & Lardner, LLP

Topic: Healthcare Revisited: Practical Implementation of Health Care Law

Date & Time: Saturday, June 25th, 2011; 9:45 am - 11:00 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon G/H

 

Rich Verma, former US Assistant Secretary of State

Topic: Gala

Date & Time: Saturday, June 25th, 2011; 7:30 pm - 12:00 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon D/E

 

Antonio R. Villaraigosa, Los Angeles Mayor

Topic: Welcome Reception

Date & Time: Thursday, June 23rd, 2011; 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Room Name: Paul Hastings (Hotel Figueroa, 939 S. Figueroa, Los Angeles, CA 90015)

 

Mani Walia, Associate, Susman Godfrey LLP

Topic: Legal Considerations in Investing & Doing Business in Brazil & Latin America

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 9:00 am - 10:15 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon C

 

Sabina Dugal Walia, Associate Vinson & Elkins LLP

Topic: Stepping Stones: South Asians Forging the Path to Political Office at the Local, State and Federal Level

Date & Time: Thursday, June 24th, 2011; 10:30 am - 11:45 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon C

 

Harjot "Ginny" Walia,

Topic: Criminal Mock Trial Arguing California Drug- Related Propositions

Date & Time: Saturday, June 25th, 2011; 2:45 pm - 4:45 pm

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon D/E

 

Laurence Wiener, Founding Partner, Wiener Soto Caparrós

Topic: Legal Considerations in Investing & Doing Business in Brazil & Latin America

Date & Time: Friday, June 24th, 2011; 9:00 am - 10:15 am

Room Name: Platinum Ballroom, Salon C