SABA GREATER BOSTON

SABA GB is a bar association serving primarily South Asian attorneys and law students in Boston and its suburbs and surrounding counties.

Thursday, February 4, 2010

SABA GB Kickoff Networking Event

Vinalia Restaurant, 34 Summer Street, Boston
Time: 6:00 p.m.

Please join SABA GB for an evening of networking and fun. This happy hour event will be a great way to meet and mingle with other SABA GB members as we kick off another exciting year for the organization. Paid SABA GB members will have a chance to enter a raffle to win some great prizes!

If you plan on attending, please RSVP to Lalitha Gunturi at lalithargunturi@gmail.com by February 1st.

For more information about SABA GB and information on how to become a member, please visit our website at www.sabagb.org and click on the ‘Membership’ tab.

March 24-27, 2010

ABA scholarship to attend ABA employment law conference!
Apply now!

Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort, San Antonio, TX

The ABA is offering SABA GB/NASABA members the opportunity to apply for scholarships to attend the ABA National Conference on EEO Law sponsored by the EEO Committee of the ABA. The Conference will be held from March 24-27, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort in San Antonio, TX. Selected scholarship recipients will receive free registration for the conference, travel reimbursement of up to $500 for coach airfare, up to 3 nights hotel room and tax at the group rate, and a $100 stipend for ground transportation. To apply, return the completed application (attached to this E-mail) to the following address by January 15, 2010:

Download ABA Scholarship Application Form

Christopher Meacham, Assistant Director
American Bar Association
Section of Labor & Employment Law
321 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60610
Tel : 312-988-5821
Fax: 312-988-5814

MeachamC@staff.abanet.org

Take advantage of this great opportunity and apply now!

7th Annual NASABA Convention in BOSTON!

Please join the South Asian Bar Association of Greater Boston as we host our parent, the North American South Asian Bar Association, for its Seventh Annual Convention. The conference will bring high profile speakers from Boston and around the United States. Registration and additional information is forthcoming.

Please visit our website: www.nasabaconvention.com for more details and to add the dates to your calendar.

August 13, 2009

Annapoorni R. Sankaran Selected as one of Boston Business Journal’s 40 Under 40

The South Asian Bar Association of Greater Boston ("SABA GB"), a chapter of the North American South Asian Bar Association ("NASABA"), proudly congratulates SABA GB past President,Annapoorni R. Sankaran, for being selected one of Boston Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” honorees in 2009.

Each year, the Boston Business Journal selects 40 business professionals under the age of 40 that it considers to be part of the next generation of business leaders and innovators. This highly
competitive award recognizes outstanding Boston-area professionals for their business success and contributions to the community. Ms. Sankaran will be honored at a reception to be held on October 1st.

As a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Ms. Sankaran has established herself not only as an outstanding lawyer, but as a leader in improving diversity in the legal profession. As the President of SABA GB from 2004-2007 and currently the President-Elect of NASABA, Ms. Sankaran is an active mentor to countless minority attorneys. She has made a tangible impact on diversity in the legal profession in Boston and around the United States.

In addition to her work with bar associations, Ms. Sankaran served as the co-chair of the New England chapter of the International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation, an organization dedicated to supporting and empowering women in the insolvency professions. Ms. Sankaran also serves on the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts Local Rules Committee. There, she works with bankruptcy judges and other bankruptcy attorneys to comment, draft and revise local bankruptcy procedural rules in accordance with the needs of the Court, practitioners, technology and changes in federal law.

In 2009, Ms. Sankaran received the Thirteenth Annual Rosoff Mentor Award in recognition of the impact she has made serving as a mentor in advancing diversity in the workplace and a Citation from Governor Deval Patrick in recognition for her commitment to diversity in the Commonwealth.
In 2008, Ms. Sankaran was also awarded the first Annapoorni R. Sankaran Award for Excellence in Leadership and Service, an award named in her honor by SABA GB and that will be awarded each year to the one SABA GB member who exemplifies her leadership characteristics going forward.

SABA GB is a non-profit organization and a chapter of the North American South Asian Bar Association. SABA GB strives to work with other bar associations, governmental agencies and community groups to achieve greater involvement and understanding of the American legal system by the South Asian community. For additional information please visit www.sabagb.org or contact Samia Kirmani, President, South Asian Bar Association of Greater Boston, at kirmanis@jacksonlewis.com.

About SABA GB

Founded in 2004, SABA GB is a national, non-profit organization and the local chapter of the North American South Asian Bar Association. SABA GB supports and promotes the advancement of attorneys and law students of South Asian heritage and looks to serve the legal needs of the South Asian community at large.