The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) has selected 14 attorneys to receive the 2015 Best Lawyers Under 40 Award (BU40). The BU40 recognizes talented individuals in the Asian Pacific American (APA) legal community who are under the age of 40 and have achieved prominence and distinction in their respective fields while demonstrating a strong commitment to the APA community at relatively early stages in their careers.<\/p>\n
The BU40 Award will be presented on Nov. 5, 2015, during the 2015 NAPABA Convention in New Orleans, to the following recipients:<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Christine Bautista \u2014 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
\n\u00b7 Christopher Y. Chan \u2014 RedMart Limited
\n\u00b7 Mark J. Furuya \u2014 Clark Construction Group LLC
\n\u00b7 Josh M. Hsu \u2014 U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Office of Senator Patrick Leahy
\n\u00b7 Miranda L. Lam \u2014 McCarthy T\u00e9trault LLP
\n\u00b7 Gloria Lee \u2014 Rutan & Tucker LLP
\n\u00b7 Christine Li \u2014 Nationwide
\n\u00b7 Sujit Raman \u2014 U.S. Department of Justice
\n\u00b7 Darren S. Teshima \u2014 Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
\n\u00b7 Stacey H. Wang \u2014 Holland & Knight
\n\u00b7 Karen I. Wu \u2014 Perlman & Perlman LLP
\n\u00b7 Hli Xyooj \u2014 Farmers’ Legal Action Group Inc.
\n\u00b7 Amy Yoshimi Yeung \u2014 ZeniMax Media Inc.
\n\u00b7 Gary Zhao \u2014 SmithAmundsen LLC<\/p>\n
\u201cThese distinguished lawyers represent some of the best in their field under the age of 40,\u201d said NAPABA President George C. Chen. \u201cAs these 14 men and women continue to make strides in their respective careers, the pipeline for national Asian Pacific American leaders in the legal profession appears bright.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 2015 class of honorees continues the BU40 legacy of excellence and leadership in both the legal and APA communities. This year\u2019s BU40 honorees have vast and varied experiences \u2014 representing clients in nationwide high-stake and complex business litigation matters, investigating violations of federal securities laws, providing legal services to family and underrepresented farmers, serving as the senior counsel to a ranking member of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, and assistant general counsel for one of the nation\u2019s oldest construction firms. NAPABA congratulates the 2015 Best Lawyers Under 40 award winners and looks forward to their future successes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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