Please note that all program times, except for the Plenary Lunch Session, Moving Forward After Trump v. Barbara, are placeholders.
We will have a finalized schedule in August. Please check this page from time to time for any updates!
New York CLE credits pending.
This panel examines how attorneys and advocates—particularly through bar associations like AABANY—can serve as a critical bridge between legal professionals and the unique legal needs faced by AANHPI and immigrant communities in New York City. Drawing on experiences across immigration, housing, employment, and community advocacy, the program will explore how attorneys can leverage AABANY and […]
Internal investigations require a careful balance between immediate internal response and strategic external management. This program covers key perspectives from in-house and outside counsel on managing complaints, scope, stakeholders, and the investigations themselves. Key Takeaways Preparation is vital: Validated, pre-established investigation protocols save critical time. Privilege is fragile: Careless internal communications can easily destroy legal […]
Cultivating new leaders requires building strong attorneys who have built their credibility and mastery across multiple legal fields. That often means moving your practice setting. Whether that is from non-profit to government service, or private practice to non-profit, or moving between firms and companies, identifying and building skills that employers look for in different facets […]
Most people will have caregiving responsibilities at some point in their lives, whether caring for a child, a parent, a spouse, a sibling, or a friend. This program aims to inform caregiving leaders about basic planning tools and available resources, and to help them devise plans to balance their caregiving responsibilities. The audience will learn […]
What does rocking a newborn at 3 a.m. have in common with steering a high-stakes litigation? More than you might think. In this panel, two new-mom litigators share how the dual roles of mother and advocate are reshaping their approach to the practice of law—and what the next generation of leaders can learn from it. […]
As the practice of law continues to evolve, litigators must adapt to emerging technologies, changing courtroom dynamics, and increasingly diverse communities. This program will explore the essential skills and best practices needed for effective courtroom advocacy, preparing litigators to navigate a legal landscape increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence (AI) and hybrid in-person and remote proceedings. […]
Since its origins, America has existed as a racially segregated country. For most of its history, the law has been used to create and enforce this segregation. With the Reconstruction era’s 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, or as historian Eric Foner calls it, the “second founding,” the U.S. abolished slavery, granted citizenship, and enshrined equality […]
As lawyers and clients confront a business landscape shaped by artificial intelligence, geopolitical instability, economic uncertainty, workforce disruption, high-stakes litigation, and increasingly complex transactions, technical legal skill alone is no longer enough. In moments of volatility, clients need more than precise legal answers—they need counselors who can absorb complexity, exercise sound judgment, remain steady under […]
The immigration landscape is rapidly changing, shaped by shifting policies, evolving enforcement priorities, and accelerating technological advancements. These changes have had distinct legal, political, and social consequences for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities—particularly as immigration policy shifts under Trump 2.0 have revived restrictive frameworks affecting family reunification, employment‑based migration, asylum, and […]
Ethics is a code of conduct, but what is ethically required may be wrong. As law students move beyond the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) and begin to transition into real-world practice, this panel offers practical insight into how ethical principles apply in everyday legal settings. Whether you are in the midst of an internship, […]
Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing the way voices, faces, likenesses, and personal attributes can be replicated, manipulated, commercialized, and deployed at scale—often with startling realism and increasingly high stakes. Yet as synthetic replicas become more sophisticated, the legal rules governing ownership, consent, control, monetization, and misuse remain unsettled. Copyright offers only partial answers. Right of […]
In the past year, we saw a leap in near-Hollywood-quality generative AI videos spreading like wildfire, coming from the models of several AI companies, including OpenAI, Grok, Deepseek, and others. Many use the likenesses of popular characters and celebrities without authorization, and these videos have been showing up on our social media feeds. What is […]
Proxy Plumbing refers to the system that handles the flow of proxy votes—basically, how shareholder votes are collected and delivered for corporate elections. Broadridge, a key player in this space, acts as the backbone of this infrastructure. Broadridge ensures that shareholders receive ballots and cast votes, and that those votes are accurately counted and reported […]
Just as it is important that juries and judicial officers reflect the communities they serve, ensuring mediators and arbitrators are also diverse is paramount to ensuring that ADR processes are accepted as viable and desirable alternatives by parties who wish to resolve their disputes outside of filing a lawsuit. One of the most important issues […]
Law school teaches attorneys how to analyze, write, and advocate—but it rarely teaches them how to build relationships that turn into clients. Yet the ability to develop relationships and generate work is one of the most critical skills for long-term success and leadership in the legal profession. This program explores how attorneys build credibility, form […]
This CLE addresses key privacy and cybersecurity risks in procuring and deploying AI tools and covers best practices for negotiating AI vendor agreements, including data use limits, security controls, audit rights, training restrictions, and liability. Aligned with AABANY’s theme of cultivating tomorrow’s leaders today, this panel equips lawyers to lead clients through the future of […]
The Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. Barbara represents a defining moment in the ongoing debate over birthright citizenship, executive authority, and Fourteenth Amendment interpretation. This panel will examine the Court’s reasoning, its impact on immigration law and civil rights, and the legal and policy questions that remain in its wake. Bringing together litigators, scholars, […]