Profi les: NAPABA’S BEST LAWYERS UNDER FORTY
Eumi K. Lee
EUMI K. LEE is a clinical profes- sor of law at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. She teaches ethics and two litigation clinics—the Criminal Practice Clinic and the Individual Representation Clinic, which serves indigent and low-income clients. She also teaches ethics programs nationwide. Prior to Hastings, Professor Lee practiced at Keker & Van Nest and served as a law clerk
on the Ninth Circuit and U.S. District Court. Throughout her career, she has litigated appellate cases and provided extensive pro bono services, including draft- ing the amicus brief on behalf of Fred Korematsu in Rumsfeld v. Padilla, 542 U.S. 426 (2004). She serves on various boards, including the Asian Law Caucus and the Asian American Bar Association, through which she co-founded a monthly legal clinic.
Princeton Kim
PRINCETON KIM is a partner at Reed Smith where he represents companies in employment litigation matters involving claims of sexual harassment, discrimination, retali- ation, wrongful termination, trade secret protection, and prosecution. He also defends clients in wage and hour class actions and advises on employment agreements, handbooks, compliance, policies, and labor matters. Kim graduated
from USC Law School after receiving his undergraduate degree from UCLA. He is the current president of the Korean American Bar Association of Southern California and member of the Executive Advisory Council for APALC. Kim is also a former board member of APABA Los Angeles, former executive committee member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association – Barristers and former board member of the Young Professionals Board for the Disability Rights Legal Center.
Sarah G. Kim
SARAH G. KIM is counsel in Bingham McCutchen’s Boston offi ce. She litigates complex commercial disputes, represents clients in
enforcement matters brought by government regulators and industry self-regulatory organizations, and defends clients in shareholder class action suits. Recently, as lead counsel in a 13-day bench trial, she and her team obtained a $3 million judgment for their client, the benefi ciary of trusts established by President John Adams and his grandson. Kim is the president of the Asian American Lawyers Association of Massachusetts, a director of the Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence, a member of the Advisory Board of the Massachusetts Asian AIDS Prevention Project, and a volunteer for Ricesticks & Tea Food Pantry. Kim was one of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly’s Top Women In The Law for 2011.
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Bobby Liu
BOBBY LIU is the senior vice president and general counsel of M.D. Sass. He is responsible for all legal, regulatory, and compli- ance matters
affecting the M.D. Sass organiza- tion, which includes a number of investment advisors and one broker dealer. Liu also oversees the human resources and client services departments. Prior to joining M.D. Sass, Liu was the general counsel of Och-Ziff Capital Management Group, a global institutional alternative asset management fi rm that primarily manages hedge funds and private equity funds. Liu started his legal career as an associate with Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton. Liu serves on the Board of Directors of the Asian American Bar Association of New York. He obtained his J.D. from New York University School of Law.
Jane Oak
JANE OAK is the principal of the Law Offi ces of Jane Oak & Associates. With over 11 years of experience, Oak has established
a reputation as one of the most respected and trusted immigration attorneys in the Los Angeles area. Her clients regularly comment on both her sharp analysis of their issues as well as her personal attention to them and their cases. Oak is considered a leader in the Asian-American community and is president-elect for Korean American Bar Association of Southern California. She has mentored and infl uenced the lives of many law students and has helped young attorneys launch their own solo practices. She provides at least 100 hours of pro bono counsel and legal services every year and educates the Korean public through her weekly immigration newspa- per articles.
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