各位在旧金山湾区的朋友们大家好, 我们是一群有着台湾背景, 而在美国从事法律相关行业的人. ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/taiwanese.jd/ ) 又是四月末五月初, 是很多人决定跑道转换的时候. 因此, 我们 希望办一个讨论会, 让能够有类似背景的人, 大家能一起分享. 无论是已经在工作的人, 仍在law school的人快毕业, 或是学期 将尽的学生, 都可以针对在这边工作的经验, 之後长期生涯的规 划发展, 还是对於暑期实习, 甚至於考Bar等的问题提供回答和讨 论. 讨论会的形式为panel discussion. 一个位於旧金山的boutique staffing firm (Podo Legal)会跟我们合作提供各式茶点和饮料. 针对大家有兴趣的主题, 邀请一些law firm的partner, 以及一些 较年轻律师, 还有staffing firm自己的partners参与讨论. 希望 到时也将会包括in-house跟in-firm两种不同的人士. Panelist名 单如下附. Attire will be business casual. 时间: 5/23/2012 (Wednesday) 6:30pm until 9:00pm 地点: Room N102, The William H. Neukom Building 555 Nathan Abbott Way Stanford, CA 94305 It is going to be like a fireside chat with a bunch of friends! Topics: 1. 个人生涯转换: This is where we will start our discussion, a 5-10 minutes introduction of each panelist, including your own personal career transitions regarding A. Initial career start B. In firm & in house C. Different firm size (small to mid, big,) D. Different position/title 2. 地区性质转换: We will then move on to our main issue. Bilingual and cultural familiarity are why our group fits in a very unique niche, therefore, how do we aim to serve and maximize our role as the bridge between U.S. and Asia (Greater China Region). A. Company's transition, where do we stand as a lawyer under those situations, B. Legal system differences C. The cultural difference that we need to expect and how to bridge the difference PANELISTS: a) Dafei Chen, Partner, Han Kun Law Offices. Cross-Border Transactions; M&A; Foreign Direct Investments. b) Eric Evans, Partner, Mayer Brown LLP. Intellectual Property Litigation; E-Discovery; Cross-Border Disputes. http://www.mayerbrown.com/people/eric-b-evans/. c) Eunice Ko, Partner, Podo Legal. E-Discovery; Asian Language Document Review. http://www.podolegal.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18&Itemid d) Dennis Mandell, Managing Director, Mako Strategies. Bringing IP to Asia; FCPA. (The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (FCPA)) e) Dean Vanech, Partner, Podo Legal. E-Discovery; Asian Language Document Review. http://www.podolegal.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15&Itemid f) Rueben Chen, Associate, Cooley, Technology and intellectual property litigation, primarily patent litigation. http://www.cooley.com/rchen === Best regards, Taiwanese Association for American Juris Doctors (TW Homegrown JD) --

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