city bar summer series 2016 - new york city bar association...merium malik, law office of merium...
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SUMMERSERIES 2016
JULY 12 | CAREERS IN INTERNATIONAL LAW JULY 21 | CAREERS IN IMMIGRATION LAW AUGUST 10 | CAREERS IN FINANCIAL COMPLIANCE
New York City Bar | 42 West 44th Street | Manhattan6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
HOT PRACTICE AREAS
PRESENTED BYCommittee on Career Advancement and Management Committee on Law Student Perspectives
SPECIAL THANKS TOCompliance CommitteeImmigration & Nationality Law CommitteeInternational Law Committee
REGISTER212.382.6665www.nycbar.org/summerseries
FEE Students and alumni of sponsoring law schools: FreeMembers: $15 per program | Non-Members: $30 per program
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Each program will consist of a one-hour panel presentation followed by small group discussions led by our panel members and other attorneys, giving you the unique opportunity to ask questions and gain significant insight into these exciting practice areas.
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CAREERS IN INTERNATIONAL LAW Special thanks to the International Law Committee for their assistance on this program.
Join us as we explore the challenges and opportunities of international legal careers. Learn about the many aspects of interna-tional law, including the scope of possibili-ties in specialties such as litigation, trade, corporate, transactional, banking, financial, and maritime law, as well as positions in teaching, going in-house, law firms, govern-ment and non-profit work. Practitioners will offer specific suggestions of practical steps that law students and lawyers can take to break their way into the field of international law and make themselves more marketable to potential employers.
Moderator: John D. Roesser, Arnold & Porter LLP
Speakers: Ulyana Bardyn, International Court of Arbitration® International Chamber of Commerce SICANA Inc.; Preeti Bhagnani, White & Case LLP; Robert Eli Michael, Robert E. Michael & Associates; Christopher Nolan, Holland & Knight LLP; Hon. Delissa A. Ridgway, U.S. Court of International Trade
Discussion Leader: Gamila Kassem, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP; Jaroslav Kudrna, White & Case LLP; Kaylan Lasky, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
JULY 12CAREERS IN IMMIGRATION LAWSpecial thanks to the Immigration & Nationality Law Committee for their assistance on this program.
Immigration law touches almost every aspect of legal practice. The field itself is constantly changing. Despite a slow-down in many fields of law, immigration is one where the need and the demand for immi-gration attorneys has been rising. Join us to hear from a panel of immigration practitio-ners who will discuss the many dimensions of immigration law from individual repre-sentation to corporate immigration practice. The program will also focus on entering the practice and defining practice areas within the specialty. Panelists will describe diverse backgrounds of clients, who is the opposing counsel, size and nature of an immigration law firm and what makes immigration practice exciting and fulfilling. Moderator: Victoria Neilson, Immigrant Justice Corps
Speakers: Willie Giacofci, IJC/Safe Horizon; Debbie Lee, Sanctuary for Families, Immigration Intervention Project; Merium Malik, Law Office of Merium Malik;Rebecca Sosa, Sosa Law
JULY 21CAREERS IN FINANCIAL COMPLIANCESpecial thanks to the Compliance Committee for their assistance on this program.
The job of ensuring that financial institutions play by the rules has been rapidly growing in importance, motivated by the wave of regulatory initiatives that followed the finan-cial crisis. With regulatory rules expanding all over the world and seemingly changing every week, compliance is one of the most important functions in business today. This changing regulatory landscape is fuel-ling a consistent demand for compliance professionals while an ongoing shortage of suitable candidates remains. This panel will provide you with information on how to leverage your law degree and experience in the area of financial services compliance.
Moderator: Rakhi Bahadkar-Rajpaul, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Speakers: Diana Armstrong-Walker, AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company; Laurian Cristea, Eris Exchange; Paul Hare, Ameri-can Express; Michael McMaster, BNY Mellon Capital Markets LLC
Discussion Leaders: Daniel Akkerman, PriceWaterhouseCoopers; Areal Allen-Stewart, Citi; Eshai Gorshein, Morgan Stanley; Janet Halecky, Wells Fargo Co.; Benjamin Melnicki, Cantor Fitzgerald; Sylvia Perez, Morgan Stanley; Joseph Schifano, Tower Research Capital LLC
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Register at www.nycbar.org/summerseries | phone: 212.382.6665 | mail form to: Attn: Membership| New York City Bar Association | 42 W. 44th Street, New York, NY 10036
City Bar Members ($15) per program
Free for students and alumni of sponsoring law schools
Non-Members ($30) per program
We cannot provide refunds for these events.
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July 12 | Careers in International Law
July 21 | Careers in Immigration Law
August 10 | Careers in Financial Compliance
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