balance between succeeding at work and having a fulfill- ing personal life.”


WORK HARD, PLAY HARD Tese attorneys not only work hard, but they also find time


to enjoy their lives outside of the office. Many of them can be found spending time with their families. Al Li states, “Going in-house has been wonderful for my quality of life balance, because frankly, family is so important in the Asian culture. I enjoy being able to find the time to coach my son’s soccer team, stay physically active, and enjoy time on nights and weekends with my three young kids—play- ing sports, being outdoors, and doing the little things in life we take for granted.” Likewise, Raj Natarajan shares that with a two-year-old and two-week-old twins, Yo Gabba Gabba and kids’ birthday parties fill his timecard. Several of the awardees exhibit their talents in the arts as a means to escape the rigors of law practice. Deborah Hong,


Profiles TANYA A. BOVÉE


a partner at Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP, is a classically trained musician in piano, violin, and voice, with a background in Korean traditional dance, and thus focuses much of her free time on classical arts. Cyndie M. Chang, a senior associate at Duane Morris,


and Michelle K. Sugihara, a senior associate at Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP, are improv actors with Cold Tofu, the nation’s premiere Asian American improv comedy troupe. Additionally, Chang plays on a community USTA tennis team, and Sugihara is a filmmaker who focuses on APA stories and supports the positive portrayals of APAs in the media. D&B


Patsy Y. Micale currently holds the position of Associate Counsel, Central Law Division, for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Citizenship and Immigration Services. Michelle K. Sugihara practices business and real estate litigation at Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP. Both Patsy and Michelle are members of NAPABA’s Best Lawyers Under 40 Class of 2010.


NAPABA’s Best Lawyers Under 40


TANYA A. BOVÉE is a Partner at Jackson Lewis LLP in Hartford, Connecticut. Tanya represents man- agement in employment litigation and counsels employers on matters such as investigations, disability accommo- dation, and affirmative action. Tanya is on the board of the Connecticut Asian Pacific American Bar Association and is a past


president. She is involved with a number of organizations and is the co-chair of CAPABA’s mentor program and NAPABA’s Labor and Employment Committee. Tanya is also the co-chair of Jackson Lewis’ Asian American Resource Group and the Pro Bono Coordinator for the firm’s Hartford office. Tanya is also our Class Whip.


ANEY CHANDY


ANEY CHANDY currently serves as Senior Labor & Employment Counsel at Toys “R” Us, Inc. Prior to this, Aney was appointed by Mayor Cory Booker to serve as Corporation Counsel for the City of Newark, NJ. Aney also served in the NJ Attorney General’s Office as the Assistant Attorney General in Charge of the Civil Rights Litigation team and in the Executive


Office of the AG as a liaison to numerous divisions. During her ten- ure at Skadden Arps, she practiced labor/employment law while also serving as pro bono counsel in numerous matters. Aney is President of APALA-NJ.


MCCA.COM CYNDIE CHANG


CYNDIE CHANG, of Duane Morris, litigates complex business disputes involving trademark, trade secrets, insurance, products liabilities, and real estate, and has achieved trial and arbitration successes. Cyndie is the Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association VP and NAPABA Regional Governor for LA. She is on the board of the Asian Pacific American Bar


Association of LA and the Asian Pacific Community Fund, serving 30 nonprofits. Cyndie is Vice-Chair of the ABA-TIPS Business Litigation Committee, her office Pro Bono Coordinator, and a Southern California Super Lawyers “Rising Star.” She graduated from Johns Hopkins University with honors and Loyola Law School.


KEVIN CHUNG


KEVIN CHUNG is Director, Corporate Compliance/Employment Law at Sony Computer Entertainment America (PlayStation). Kevin was Senior Counsel/Director of Litigation/ Employment at VMware, and an attorney at Littler Mendelson and Heller Ehrman. He co-chairs the Litigation Committee of the Association of Corporate Counsel’s Bay Area Chapter, and has held leader-


ship positions in the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association and the Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area. Kevin’s community service includes coaching high school mock trials and mentoring students. Kevin graduated from the UCLA School of Law (J.D.) and Stanford University (B.A., Honors and Distinction; M.A.).


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