1. law, govt and politics

31
st
Anniversary Dinner
HONOREES
Corporate Impact Award
IW Group, Inc.
Philanthropy Partner Award
The California Endowment
chair
Noel Massie
President UPS Southern California District
United Parcel Service
Pro Bono Service Award
Duane Morris LLP
Building upon the legacy of the
Asian Pacific American Legal Center
Board of Directors
John S.C. Lim, Esq., Chair
Nita Song, First Vice Chair
Marie Tan, Vice Chair
William Lew Tan, Esq., Vice Chair
Hon. Casimiro U. Tolentino, Vice Chair
Manisha Merchant, Esq., Secretary
Vincent M. Gonzales, Esq., Treasurer
Martin V. Lee, Esq., Co-Chair, Executive Advisory Council
Sandy Sakamoto, Esq., Co-Chair, Executive Advisory Council
Stewart Kwoh, Esq., President & Executive Director
The Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Los Angeles (Advancing Justice - LA), formerly
the Asian Pacific American Legal Center, advocates for civil rights, provides legal services
and education, and builds coalitions to positively influence and impact Asian Americans,
Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders and to create a more equitable and harmonious society.
1145 Wilshire Blvd, Second Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 977-7500 | advancingjustice-la.org
More information available online at advancingjustice-la.org/dinner or contact
Hilary Low at (213) 977-7500 ext. 298.
Michael J. Brennan
Paul S. Chan, Esq.
Shirley S. Cho, Esq.
Fung Der
Leslie Furukawa, Esq.
Johnnie Giles
Veronica Gutierrez
Peter Y. Huh
Roy Jasso
Joseph K. Kim, Esq.
Kathleen C. Kim, Esq.
C. David Lee, Esq.
Joseph M. Lumarda
Timothy J. McCallion
Loc Nam Nguyen
Mary Jane Perez
Anne Shen Smith
Kevin M. Tamaki
Dennis Uyemura
John Yamamoto, Esq.
Jack S. Yeh, Esq.
Thursday, October 23, 2014
The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites
404 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, California 90071
5:30 pm 7:00 pm Reception and Silent Auction
Program and Dinner
Featuring a Chinese banquet style dinner
Separate vegetarian option available upon request
Business Attire
Dinner Sponsors (list in formation)
Chair
Silver Circle
Century Circle
J.T. Tai & Co. Foundation
Titanium Circle
ABC7
AEG
American Airlines
DIRECTV, Inc.
Duane Morris LLP
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
The Home Depot
Lim, Ruger & Kim, LLP
Macy’s
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
Reed Smith LLP
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Marie & Chor Chai Tan
O’Melveny & Myers LLP
The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites
Western Union
Bronze Circle
Platinum Circle
California Bank & Trust
Kaiser Permanente
Union Bank
Golden Circle
AT&T
Bank of America
Bird, Marella, Boxer, Wolpert, Nessim, Drooks, Lincenberg & Rhow
The Coca-Cola Company
East West Bank
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
IW Group, Inc.
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
KEBOK Foundation
E.C. (Pony) & Kay Lee
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Microsoft
Nielsen
Panda Restaurant Group, Inc.
Southern California Edison
Verizon
The Walt Disney Company
Wells Fargo
Dinner Committee
Paul S. Chan, Esq., Bird, Marella, Boxer, Wolpert, Nessim,
Drooks, Lincenberg & Rhow
Shirley S. Cho, Esq., Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
Cornelia H. Dai, Esq., Hadsell Stormer Richardson & Renick LLP
Vincent M. Gonzales, Esq., Southern California Gas Company
John S.C. Lim, Esq., Lim, Ruger & Kim, LLP
Yoko Yagi Lim, Esq., Home Depot
Vincent S. Loh, Esq., Michelman & Robinson, LLP
Manisha Merchant, Esq., Banc of California
Mary Jane Perez, Microsoft
Sandy Sakamoto, Esq., Lim, Ruger & Kim, LLP
La Shawn Stanford, United Parcel Service
Kevin M. Tamaki, AT&T
Marie Tan, Marie Tan, CPA, A Prof. Corporation
Hon. Casimiro U. Tolentino
Caldwell Leslie & Proctor, PC
Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP
Hitachi
Jones Day
Koreatown Plaza
LA-18/KSCI-TV
NBC4 Southern California
Paramount Pictures
Rodriguez, Horii, Choi & Cafferata LLP
Sidley Austin LLP
Superior Grocers
WilmerHale
Winston & Strawn LLP
Community Circle
Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles County
The California Endowment
Charles C. Low, DDS, MS, Inc., Specialist in Orthodontics
Eng & Nishimura
Friends of Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Los Angeles
Gomez & Furukawa
Hadsell Stormer Richardson & Renick LLP
Japanese American Bar Association
Jung & Yuen, LLP
Korean American Bar Association of Southern California
Martin V. Lee, Esq.
Manufacturers Bank
Mayer Brown LLP
Orange County Asian American Bar Association
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
Pacific American Fish Company, Inc.
Pala Casino Spa & Resort
Pat Brown Institute of Public Affairs, CSULA
Perkins Coie
Rose Hills Memorial Park & Mortuary
Santa Monica College
SEIU Local 721
South Asian Bar Association of Southern California
Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association
Southern California Public Radio
Southwestern Law School
Tan & Sakiyama, A Prof. Corp.
Thai American Bar Association
VALIC
31
st
anniversary dinner
Recognizing Excellence and Service in the Asian American,
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Communities
Thursday, October 23, 2014
RSVP by Thursday, October 2, 2014
Sponsorships
Donation
¨ Century Circle - $100,000
(table of 10, full page ad, logo recognition)
I am/We are unable to attend but would like
to make a contribution to support the
Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Los Angeles:
¨D
iamond Circle - $50,000
(table of 10, full page ad, logo recognition)
$
¨T
itanium Circle - $25,000
(table of 10, full page ad, logo recognition)
¨P
latinum Circle - $15,000 (table of 10, full page ad)
Tickets
Corporate - $350
Community - $150
¨G
olden Circle - $10,000 (table of 10, full page ad)
¨S
ilver Circle - $5,000 (table of 10, half page ad)
¨B
ronze Circle - $3,500 (table of 10, quarter page ad)
Program Journal Ads
Full Page - $1,000 (7.5" W × 10" H)
Half Page - $750 (7.5" W × 4.875" H)
Quarter Page - $500 (3.625" W × 4.875" H)
¨C
ommunity Circle - $1,500 (table of 10, reserved for
small businesses and community organizations)
All artwork must be high-resolution digital files with fonts outlined.
Please submit to [email protected] by September 18, 2014.
Table/Ticket Guests
Provide name and business/organization affiliation. All tickets will
be held at the door. Please specify if you would like to donate
any of your seats back to Advancing Justice – LA.
Vegetarian
1.
yes/no
2.
yes/no
Contact Information
Name:
Affiliation:
Title:
Address:
3.
yes/no
4.
yes/no
City:
State:ZIP:
5.
yes/no
Phone (day):
Fax:
6.
yes/no
E-mail:
7.
yes/no
Payment Information
8.
yes/no
9.
yes/no
Select form of payment:
¨ AMEX ¨ MasterCard ¨ VISA ¨ Check
10.
yes/no
Card#:
Make check payable to “Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Los Angeles”
Exp:
Name on card:
Signature:
Building upon the legacy of the
Asian Pacific American Legal Center
The Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Los Angeles, formerly
the Asian Pacific American Legal Center, is a 501(c)(3) organization.
Contributions over the fair-market value are tax-deductible to the fullest
extent allowed by law. The fair-market value of each ticket is $65.
Federal Tax ID # 95-3854152.
More information available online at advancingjustice-la.org/dinner or
contact Hilary Low at (213) 977-7500 ext. 298.
Opportunity Drawing to Benefit
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Los Angeles
GRAND PRIZE 2015 Toyota Prius c
Provided by Toyota Motor
Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
TICKET ORDER
(qty) First Opportunity Drawing Ticket at $75
(qty) Additional Opportunity Drawing Ticket(s) at $50
Total Purchase: $
PAYMENT INFORMATION
Purchased by:
Ticket(s) for (if different than above):
The depiction of the Grand Prize may not
reflect the actual vehicle delivered to the
Grand Prize Winner.
SECOND PRIZE
100,000 AAdvantage Miles
(Redeemable for travel
awards through American
Airlines AAdvantage Travel
Awards Program)
Affiliation:Title:
THIRD PRIZE
City:
State:
Provided by VIZIO
Phone (day):
Fax:
Select form of payment:
¨ AMEX ¨ MasterCard
¨ VISA
¨ Check
Make check payable to “Asian Americans Advancing Justice–Los Angeles”
EARLY BIRD DRAWING
All valid entries received by 5 pm PST on Thursday, September 25, 2014 will also
be entered into an early bird drawing for an additional VIZIO E-Series 40" Class
Full Array LED Smart TV provided by VIZIO. All early bird entries, including the
early bird winning ticket, will also be entered into the main drawing at the 31st
Anniversary Dinner.
$75 For the First Ticket
$50 Additional Tickets
RULES & REGULATIONS
ZIP:
E-mail:
Provided by American Airlines
Only 1,000 tickets will be sold.
Odds of winning depend on the
actual number of valid entries received.
Address:
VIZIO E-Series 40” Class
Full-Array LED Smart TV
Building upon the legacy of the
Asian Pacific American Legal Center
Opportunity drawing to take place during the Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Los
Angeles’ (“Advancing Justice – LA”) 31st Anniversary Dinner on Thursday, October 23, 2014.
The Grand Prize Winner will receive a 2015 Toyota Prius c, provided by Toyota Motor Sales,
U.S.A., Inc. (the “Grand Prize”). The Second Prize Winner will receive 100,000 AAdvantage
miles which are redeemable for travel awards through American Airlines AAdvantage Travel
Awards Program, provided by American Airlines (the “Second Prize”). The Third Prize Winner
will receive a VIZIO E-Series 40” Class Full-Array LED Smart TV, provided by VIZIO (the
“Third Prize”). Attendance at the 31st Anniversary Dinner is not required to participate in the
opportunity drawing, and winners need not be present to win.
Advancing Justice – LA and the Prize donors reserve the right to add and/or substitute the
items to be awarded as Prizes in the opportunity drawing in their sole discretion. The Prizes are
not redeemable for cash, are non-transferable and cannot be substituted. The winner of any
Prize shall be solely responsible for all taxes, license, title, registration, costs, fees, surcharges,
payments and other amounts arising from or in connection with the winning or acceptance of
such Prize, all of which must be paid according to Prize donors’ rules, and such payment is a
condition precedent to the delivery of the Prize. By way of example only and without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, current IRS regulations require the winner of a noncash prize
valued at over $5,000 in any opportunity drawing to pay the sponsoring organization of the
opportunity drawing 25% of the fair market value of the prize minus the amount paid for the
opportunity drawing ticket, which must be reported and paid to the IRS by the sponsoring
organization to satisfy the withholding tax obligation. For any Prize valued at $600 or more, the
Prize Winner will receive an IRS Form W-2G reflecting the fair market value of the Prize. Each
winner also agrees to execute and, if applicable, have notarized any and all agreements, forms,
affidavits, releases and other documents, each in a form specified by Advancing Justice – LA,
and, in the case of the Grand Prize Winner, provide a copy of his or her valid driver’s license.
If a winner fails to pay any taxes, costs, fees, payments or other amounts or complete any
agreement, form, affidavit, release or other document in full, or otherwise fails to satisfy any
requirement or condition for the awarding of his or her Prize, as required by Advancing Justice
– LA in its sole discretion within the time period set by Advancing Justice – LA, such winner
shall be deemed to have declined his or her respective Prize and Advancing Justice – LA shall
be authorized to award, and such winner consents to the awarding of, the Prize to another
opportunity drawing participant in the sole discretion of Advancing Justice – LA.
The Grand Prize Winner must take title to the vehicle. The Grand Prize shall only be delivered
at Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.’s principal place of business in Torrance, California, or at
an authorized Toyota dealership. The Grand Prize Winner must personally retrieve the vehicle
within 14 days of written notification of delivery and present adequate personal identification
and evidence of legally required insurance. Delivery of the Grand Prize will be based on first
availability and release of the 2015 model. The Grand Prize Winner will bear all risk of loss or
damage to the vehicle after delivery to the specified delivery site. Neither Toyota Motor Sales,
U.S.A., Inc. nor Advancing Justice – LA will be responsible for delays in the delivery of the
Grand Prize, and delivery could take up to three months or more and is subject to availability.
The depiction of the Grand Prize in any promotional material may not reflect the actual vehicle
delivered to the Grand Prize Winner.
The Second Prize Winner will receive AAdvantage mileage certificates issued by American
Airlines that are redeemable for 100,000 AAdvantage miles, which can be used to book travel
awards through American Airlines’ AAdvantage Travel Awards Program. Free enrollment in
the AAdvantage Travel Awards Program is required. AAdvantage mileage certificates and the
Card#:
Exp:
Name on card:
Signature:
Return by mail to: Asian Americans Advancing Justice—Los Angeles
1145 Wilshire Blvd, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
Or fax to: 213-977-7595. Attention: Hilary Low
Entries by mail or fax must be received by Thursday, October 9, 2014
for the drawing at the 31st Anniversary Dinner.
redemption of AAdvantage mileage certificates for AAdvantage miles are subject to the terms
and conditions printed on the AAdvantage mileage certificates, and the use of AAdvantage
miles to book travel awards is governed by the terms and conditions for American Airlines’
AAdvantage Travel Awards Program. Travel and seats are based on availability at the time of
reservation. Certain blackout dates may apply. American Airlines reserves the right to change
blackout dates, embargo free travel, and change policies without advance notice. Fees may
apply for changes to flights, routing or passengers traveling once ticketed. Award travel is not
eligible for American AAdvantage mileage credit or any other promotional benefit that American
Airlines may offer.
Entrants in the opportunity drawing for any Prize must be a legal resident of the continental
U.S., 18 years of age or older and, in the case of the Grand Prize Winner, have adequate
insurance and a valid driver’s license as of the ticket purchase date. Employees of Advancing
Justice – LA are not eligible to enter. Employees, their immediate family members, individuals
domiciled with such employees, dealers, dealer associations and agencies of Toyota Motor
Sales, U.S.A., Inc. and American Airlines are not eligible to win the Grand Prize and the Second
Prize, respectively.
Opportunity drawing tickets are sold on a first come, first served basis. Only 1,000 tickets
will be sold. Odds of winning depend on the actual number of valid entries received. Entries
sent by mail or fax must be received by 5 pm PDT on Thursday, September 25, 2014 for
consideration in the Early Bird Drawing or by Thursday, October 9, 2014 for the drawing at
the 31st Anniversary Dinner. Any tickets not sold prior to the date of the drawing will be sold
at the 31st Anniversary Dinner. Only official tickets will be accepted. Void where prohibited
or restricted by law. Advancing Justice – LA is not responsible for lost, illegible or incomplete
entries. Entrants will receive ticket stubs by mail or ticket numbers by e-mail depending on
purchase date. The winning ticket numbers will be posted on the Advancing Justice – LA
Web site at advancingjustice-la.org/dinner on or about Friday, October 24, 2014.
By entering this opportunity drawing and/or accepting any Prize entrants agree, represent and
warrant that: [1] entrants will abide by and be bound by the official rules and Advancing Justice
– LA’s decisions, which shall be final in all respects; [2] entrants release and hold harmless
Advancing Justice – LA and the Prize donors and providers from any and all liability for claims,
injuries, losses or damages of any kind, including without limitation, death and bodily injury,
resulting, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from the awarding, delivery, acceptance,
use, misuse, possession, loss or misdirection of any Prize or participation in the opportunity
drawing or any opportunity drawing-related activity or travel; [3] the Prizes are awarded “as is”
and without warranty of any kind, express or implied, (including, without limitation, any implied
warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose) and [4] winner’s acceptance of
a Prize constitutes the grant to Advancing Justice – LA and the Prize donors and providers
and assigns of an unconditional right to use each winner’s name, address (city and state only),
voice, likeness, photograph, biographical and Prize information and/or statements about the
promotion for any programming, publicity, advertising and promotional purposes without
additional compensation or notice to, or any consent by, the winner, except to the extent
prohibited by law.
Advancing Justice – LA and Prize donors reserve the right to amend or supplement these
Rules and Regulations at any time and without notice to ticket holders. All Prizes are subject
to all other award terms, conditions, specifications, procedures and policies that may be set
forth by the Prize donors. To obtain complete and up-to-date Rules and Regulations call
(213) 977-7500 ext. 298. For more information, visit advancingjustice-la.org/dinner.