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SABA GB is a bar association serving primarily
South Asian attorneys and law students in Boston and its suburbs
and surrounding counties.
June 24 - June 27, 2010
7th Annual NASABA Convention in BOSTON!
Venue: InterContinental Boston
Please join the South Asian Bar Association
of Greater Boston as we host our parent organization, 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.org
for more details and to add the dates to your calendar.
Call for Nominations:
Each year, SABA GB submits nominations on behalf
of South Asian attorneys who make outstanding contributions
to the legal profession and community at large. We invite you
to submit a nomination for candidates who deserve to be recognized
for any the following awards. Please email Anjali Chitre, Anjali.Chitre@wilmerhale.com,
or Sonia Shah, sshah@sumaria.com,
if you would like to be considered for a nomination or to nominate
a potential candidate.
14th Annual Rosoff Awards:
The Rosoff Awards are New England’s premier
Diversity awards, created to recognize companies that have meaningful
diversity, mentoring, and inclusion programs.
Awards will be presented in the following
categories:
- Diversity Initiative: Internal
- Diversity Initiative: External
- Marketing to a Diverse Audience
- Mentor Award
- Champion of Change Award
The Ad Club will begin accepting submissions
on March 1, and the deadline for submissions is March 19. Prior
winners include Deloitte, The Bank of New York Mellon, Raytheon,
Sovereign Bank, Bank of America, The Boston Red Sox, and many
more. Details and entry forms are at www.adclub.org.
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.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Boston College Law School Diversity Event
Boston College Law School, 885 Centre
Street, Newton
Time: 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Back by popular demand, Boston College Law
School is again doing a Diversity Bar cocktail event at the
school, inviting member representatives from all of the Affinity
Bars as well as the Boston Bar Association and the Massachusetts
Bar Association to come, mingle with the students, and tell
them about life after law school vis a vis their respective
groups. This year it will be held on Wednesday, March 10 from
4:00 p.m. -6:00 p.m. and will be sponsored by Wilmer Hale as
part of their sponsorship of BC Law Diversity Month.
For additional information, please contact
Christine Kelly, christine.kelly.3@bc.edu.
March 10 – March 14, 2010
Black Law Student Association's National Frederick
Douglass Moot Court Competition – Judges Needed
Boston University Campus
The FDMCC is a national competition and it
represents one of the largest and most prestigious moot court
competitions in the country, typically drawing between 100 and
150 teams annually. The final rounds of the national competition
will be held in Boston, MA on the campus of Boston University
from March 10-14, 2010. The first and second place teams from
each of the regional competitions will compete in the national
competition this March. We are seeking to obtain volunteers
to assist in judging the oral advocacy component of this competition.
I have attached the time slots in need of judges. If you are
able, I would appreciate your help in spreading the word about
this wonderful volunteer opportunity.
Please instruct interested attorneys to select
a time that they will be able to judge. I kindly ask that response
be submitted as soon as possible. Please send all acceptances
to cerrone.coker@gmail.com.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
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!
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