A View from Inside: In-House Counsel Roundtable

Pan Asian Lawyers of San Diego will hold A View from Inside: In-House Counsel Roundtable on Monday, August 17, 2015 from 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. The event, which will take place at the Procopio law firm, 525 B St., San Diego, features keynote speaker Carol Lam, Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at Qualcomm. This roundtable will connect in-house counsel and outside counsel and provide practical advice on business development.

Pan Asian Lawyers of San Diego is an organization dedicated to advancing Asian Americans in the legal profession and promoting and advocating the interests of the Asian Pacific American community. This roundtable is part of the Pan Asian Lawyers of San Diego’s mission to create opportunities for members to network with attorneys and judges in San Diego and take advantage of mentoring and mentee opportunities.

Arlene Yang, Of Counsel at Brown Law Group, and President of Pan Asian Lawyers of San Diego said, “This event will be a terrific opportunity to meet in-house counsel in a friendly environment and learn about business development and building client relationships from in-house and law firm leaders.”

Roundtable leaders include the following individuals:

· Joanne Apusen, Compliance and Legal Counsel, ARS National Services

· Sandra Chong, Assistant General Counsel, San Diego Unified School District

· Mark Clairmont, General Counsel, Lansing Companies

· Reena Desai, Senior Corporate Counsel, IP, Synthetic Genomics, Inc.

· Frank V. Drummond, Director of Legal Affairs & Business Dev., Knox Attorney Service, Inc.

· Miray Gweon, Employment Counsel, Celgene

· Shaka Johnson, Legal Director, Sony Electronics

· JaeJung Kim, Corporate Attorney, Bridgepoint

· Jose Lau, Senior Counsel, Sempra Global

· Deborah L. Martin, Chief Employment Counsel, Sempra Energy

· George K. Ng, Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer, Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc.

· Mustapha Parekh, Senior Corporate Counsel Geonptix, a Novartis Company

· Philip H. Rudolph, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Risk Officer and Corporate Secretary, Jack In The Box, Inc.

· Joanne Saunders, Corporate Counsel, Anaergia

· Brian Sun, Patent Counsel, Hologic

· Gayani Weerasinghe, IP Counsel, Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc.

· Christine Yusi, Corporate Counsel / HIPAA Privacy Officer, McGregor & Associates, Inc.

To register for this event, please visit www.palsd-in-house.eventbrite.com. The fee for the event is $15 for members, $25 for non-members and $40 at the door. Space is limited.

Procopio, Cory,Hargreaves & Savitch LLP is the corporate sponsor of this event.

For more information about this event, contact event co-chairs, Paul Liu (paul.liu@knobbe.com. 858-707-4207) or Rick Liu (RLiu@perkinscoie.com, (858) 720-5700). More information about Pan Asian Lawyers of San Diego is located at www.palsd.org.