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The Officers and Council of APIS


14th Annual APIS Retreat

Please Save the Date for the Fourteenth Annual APIS Conference and Retreat will be held on Friday, April 16, 2010 to Sunday, April 18, 2010. The officers and council members are planning an event you won't want to miss!

Sponsorship: If you or your firm/organization are interested in sponsoring the retreat, please contact clin@curtis.com for sponsorship materials.

Registration: Watch your inbox for registration materials and details.

GOLF: For all the golf players out there, a group will be playing on Sunday, April 18, 2010 at Falconhead Golf Club, a PGA Signature course (falconheadaustin.com). The course is about a 30 minute drive from downtown Austin and Tee Times will probably be between 9am-10am.

For more information or RSVPs on playing golf, email Michael Wong at mwong@compassprops.com.

Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) Legal Training on Census Issues in Dallas and Houston

APIS is cosponsoring two legal trainings given by the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) on census issues. AALDEF is a national organization that protects and promotes the civil rights of Asian Americans. AALDEF"s 2010 Census Project is designed to ensure a complete and accurate count of the nation's Asian American population.

The two trainings will be held in Dallas and Houston as follows:

Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010
12 Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Belo Mansion
(Rain Room 2nd Floor)
2101 Ross Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75201

Monday, February 8, 2010
6:00 to 8:30 PM
FosterQuan LLP
Galleria, Suite 800
5177 Richmond Avenue
Houston, Texas 77056

(Free garage parking)

(Light refreshments will be provided)

*1.0 CLE credits (which includes 0.5 ethics credits) have been approved for the Houston training.

RSVP to apistexas@gmail.com



Congratulations to the Austin AABA


Diamond

Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP
Jones Day
Haynes and Boone, LLP

Platinum

Dell Inc.

Gold

AlixPartners LLC
Fulbright & Jaworski LLP
Diamond McCarthy LLP

Silver

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Brown McCarroll, LLP
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
Phillips & Reiter, PLLC
Andrews Kurth LLP
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC
Pramudji Wendt & Tran, LLP
Jackson Walker LLP

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