Profi les: NAPABA’S BEST LAWYERS UNDER FORTY
Curtis A. Kin
CURTIS A. KIN Curtis A. Kin is chief of the general crimes section at the U.S. Attorney’s Offi ce in Los Angeles, where he prosecuted the largest human sex traffi cking case ever successfully tried to verdict in the nation and received the U.S. Department of Justice, Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service. He regularly provides training and awareness sessions on human traffi cking to a wide
range of domestic and international audiences. Kin is an adjunct professor in trial advocacy at Pepperdine University School of Law, and has taught criminal procedure at the University of Southern California School of Law. After graduating with honors from USC and Stanford Law School, he clerked for Judge Sonia Sotomayor on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and Judge Jed S. Rakoff on the U.S. District Court. Kin is currently on the board of directors for the Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association.
Bryce A. Suzuki
BRYCE SUZUKI Bryce Suzuki is a lawyer at the interna- tional law fi rm of Bryan Cave LLP, where his practice focuses on all aspects of commercial
restructuring and bankruptcy, including business workouts, reorganization, and bankruptcy liti- gation and appellate work. Suzuki is the immediate past president of the Arizona Asian American Bar Association and is a past chair of the Arizona State Bar’s Committee on Minorities and Women in the Law. Suzuki regularly works on pro bono matters of importance to minority communities in Arizona, and is active in mentorship and diversity efforts in the legal pro- fession. He received his J.D. with distinction from the University of Iowa (2003), and his M.A. (2000) and B.A. (1998) from Brigham Young University.
William K. Tong
REPRESENTATIVE WILLIAM TONG is a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives where he is chairman of the Banks Committee, and he is of counsel to the law fi rm of Finn Dixon & Herling LLP. Tong is the fi rst Asian American elected at the state level in Connecticut’s history. He is now a candidate for the United States Senate. Tong is a graduate of the University of Chicago Law
School, where he studied under then-Senator Barack Obama. He has worked as a management consultant to law fi rms and corporate law departments at Price Waterhouse LLP and was an associate at the fi rm of Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett LLP. During his time in offi ce, he introduced and passed legislation to cre- ate Connecticut’s fi rst Asian-Pacifi c American-affairs commission. Tong was a fi nalist for appointment United States Attorney in Connecticut.
Jessie K. Liu
JESSIE K. LIU is a partner in the Washington, D.C. offi ce of Jenner & Block LLP. She focuses on white collar criminal defense and investiga-
tions. She previously served as an assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, as well as in several senior positions at the U.S. Department of Justice, including deputy chief of staff for the National Security Division, counsel to the deputy attorney general, and deputy assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division. Liu also clerked for the Honorable Carolyn Dineen King of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. In 2011, she received APABA-DC’s Rising Star Award in recognition of her accom- plishments in the legal profession and contributions to the APA legal community in Washington.
Willard C. Shih
WILLARD C. SHIH is a shareholder at Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, a 130-attorney law fi rm with offi ces in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.
Shih litigates a variety of com- plex business matters, including professional negligence defense, corporate and partnership disputes, unfair competition and consumer claims, and estate litigation. As a trial lawyer, his clients have received numerous favorable jury and bench verdicts. Shih is also committed to servic- ing the legal profession. The New Jersey Supreme Court has appointed him as panel chair of a Fee Arbitration Committee and the District Ethics Committee, as well as its committees on Civil Practice, Complementary Dispute Resolution, and the Rules of Evidence. In addition, Shih serves as legal advisor to community and not-for-profi t organizations.
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