SAVE THE DATE

CMCP's 19th Annual Business Conference
San Francisco, CA

October 16-17, 2008
Hotel Nikko

Thursday, October 16th: Conference Opening Keynote,
Tom Mars, EVP and General Counsel
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Friday, October 17th: Awards Luncheon Keynote,
Paula Boggs, EVP, Secretary and General Counsel
Starbucks Corporation.

Registration and program information

For more information and sponsorship opportunities, please contact CMCP at cmcp@cmcp.org or 415.782.8990.

The California Minority Counsel Program is a proud co-sponsor of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association's (MCCA)

Meritage
A networking & wine tasting event featuring Divas Uncorked.

July 15, 2008
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Nixon Peabody LLP
Gas Company Tower
555 West Fifth Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013

This unique event sponsored by Reed Smith LLP will combine the powerful skills of networking with the luxurious joy of wine tasting. Members of Divas Uncorked, a group of self-taught wine enthusiasts, will engage you in a creative demonstration of food and wine pairings that will help "break the ice" and lead to wonderful networking opportunities with MCCA members & guests.

CMCP members receive a discounted registration fee of $25 (regular registration is $40).

For more information, please contact:

Jennifer Chen
MCCA
jenchen@mcca.com
(202) 739-5902
www.mcca.com

The American Bar Association presents

The 2008 National Conference for the Minority Lawyer San Jose, CA
San Jose, CA
June 26-27, 2008

The ABA Section of Business Law and the ABA Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession invites you to attend the "National Conference for the Minority Lawyer: A Unique Program for Litigators, Business Lawyers, In-House Counsel, Solo Practitioners and Government Lawyers" to be presented June, 26-27, 2008 in San Jose, CA.

This conference will offer you a combination of practical training sessions and cutting-edge, substantive CLE programs designed specifically for minority business lawyers, litigators, and government lawyers.

For more Conference details and registration information, please visit The ABA 2008 Minority Lawyer Conference page.

Listen to CMCP Executive Director Tara Bedeau and Board Member Maki Daijogo on "Know Your Legal Rights" with Chuck Finney on KALW FM 91.7 at 6:45p. Topics: Diversity and Employment Law

April 16, 2008
6:45pm

Listen live via KALW's web site by clicking here.

CMCP and the Bar Association of San Francisco present

Law Office Diversity, Inclusion and Retention

Download the flyer. (116KB PDF)

Collaboration! General Counsel and Law Firms Jointly Address Law Office Diversity, Inclusion and Retention

Panels discussions include:

• Coffee Chat: How far is corporate counsel willing to go to diversify outside counsel; advice to associates on business development
• Go to the Source: Associates and partners speak out on career development and retention strategies — what works, what doesn't?
• Make it Work: Diversity directors and recruiters share the top 10 ways to achieve diversity and inclusion in law offices
• Advice from clients: Specific ideas from corporate counsel on improving diversity and inclusion

Speaker(s)

Event sponsored by:

• Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
• Baker & McKenzie LLP
• Farella Braun + Martel LLP
• Fenwick & West LLP
• Heller Erhman LLP
• Latham & Watkins LLP
• Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
• Morrison & Foerster LLP
• Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
• Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
• Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

For sponsorship information, please contact Yolanda Jackson from the San Francisco Bar Assocation at yjackson@sfbar.org.

For almost 20 years, The California Minority Counsel Program (CMCP) has worked earnestly to increase diversity in California’s legal profession and to develop professional opportunities for attorneys of color. On March 25, 2008, the CMCP Board of Directors will host a special networking reception introducing CMCP’s new 2008 Chairman of the Board, San Francisco City Attorney, Dennis Herrera, and CMCP’s new Executive Director, Tara Bedeau. We would like to invite you to share in this special event with us, networking with CMCP’s members and learning about CMCP’s upcoming programs and events.

This promises to be a great evening. We hope to see you there.

Date:

Tuesday, March 25, 2008
6pm – 9:00pm

Place:

Hanson Bridgett, Marcus, Vlahos & Rudy LLP
425 Market Street, 26th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105

There is no cost to attend this event, but you must RSVP.

CMCP is proud to co-sponsor this upcoming event:

The California Minority Counsel Program and the Professional Development Section of the Barristers Club of the San Francisco Bar Association Presents:

3rd Annual Evening With In House Counsel

December 3, 2007 - 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Location

The Sports Club/LA
747 Market Street
San Francisco

Participants will receive one drink ticket along with complimentary hors devours thanks to our hosts The Sports Club/LA and sponsor Mlegal Consulting.

For the past two years hundreds of attorneys from the private sector and the Bay Area’s most prominent companies have met at The Sports Club/LA for an evening of networking and socializing.

This year, the Barristers Club is working in conjunction with the California Minority Counsel Program to celebrate the diversity of the legal profession in San Francisco. Please join us for this opportunity to meet your fellow legal professionals from the corporate and private practice areas.

INVITATION
Reception for Minority Attorneys
& Minority Owned Law Firms

ADORNO, YOSS, ALVARADO, & SMITH

is pleased to invite you to a reception
with representatives from the state's regulated utilities,
minority attorneys and minority owned law firms, on

September 24, 2007
at
City Club on Bunker Hill,
333 South Grand Avenue, Suite 5450,
Wells Fargo Center,  Los Angeles,  CA  90071

5:00 pm to 7:30 pm.

Please RSVP by sending an email to yolanda.leon@sce.com

 This reception is being held in conjunction with the
California Public Utilities Commission's September 25, 2007,
Fifth Annual En Banc Hearing on diversity issues,
"Assuring Diversity - Growing California's
Future Leaders"

CMCP is co-sponsoring MCCA's "Meritage" event, a wine tasting/networking reception featuring Divas Uncorked, Inc in San Francisco. This unique event will combine the powerful skill of networking with the luxurious joy of wine tasting.

Thursday
August 2, 2007
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Levi Strauss & Co.
1155 Battery Street
Auditorium & California Dining Room
LS/1
San Francisco, CA 94111

Registration for CMCP members is $25 (please choose option ACCA to receive discount).

For more information please contact Jen Chen at 202.739.5902 over at MCCA.

Event co-sponsor

SOLD OUT!!!

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN VENUE LOCATION BELOW

Minority-Owned Law Firm Business
Development Roundtable

Part I: Getting Major Corporate Clients

Are you interested in learning more about how you can develop your book of business? Seasoned and successful attorneys from minority-owned law firms as well as an in-house counsel representative, will share strategies on building and maintaining a successful corporate client base.

If you’re interested in learning more about:

• Client development and retention
• Maximizing your networking opportunities
• Making the most out of your diverse background
• Learning from the mistakes of others
• The fine art of balancing the administration of your office with the need to build your client base
  

...then you can’t afford to miss this event.

This is an opportunity for you to receive practical advice that you can implement today and create a book of business others will envy. You will also have a chance to network with companies such as California State University, Honda, Southern California Edison Company, Wells Fargo Bank and others.

Thursday, July 26, 2007

• 12 Noon - 12:30 p.m. - Registration and Networking - Lunch will be provided
• 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Roundtable Discussion
  

Speakers include:

• Moderator: Lara Villarreal Hutner, Partner, Villarreal Hutner, PC
• Richard Amador, Partner, Sanchez & Amador LLP
• Lee Cheng, General Counsel, Newegg Inc.
• Michael Shimokaji, Partner, Shimokaji & Associates, PC
• M. Guadalupe Valencia, Senior Counsel, Wells Fargo Bank
  

Diversity in the Bay Area!

Thursday, June 14, 2007
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Location: Bingham McCutchen LLP
Three Embarcadero Center
San Francisco

RSVP: Email Jayne Salinger at jsalinger@sfbar.org by June 11.

On behalf of the California Minority Counsel Program, the Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF), the Minority Bar Coalition*, BASF’s Equality Committee and the Barristers Club Diversity Issue Committee, you are invited to our annual reception welcoming minority law students working in the San Francisco legal community this summer. This high-spirited celebration provides an opportunity for networking with a cross section of our legal community including law firm lawyers, government attorneys, and public interest lawyers.We hope you can join us for this fabulous event. CMCP would like to thank Bingham for hosting this event in their beautiful facility.

Download the event flyer by clicking here (pdf 300kb)

*The Minority Bar Coalition includes: Alameda County Bar Association, Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area, Asian Pacific Bar Association of Silicon Valley, Asian Pacific Bar Association of the South Bay, Bay Area Arab Attorney Association, Bay Area Association of Muslim Lawyers, Bar Association of San Francisco, Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom, Charles Houston Bar Association, Contra Costa County Bar Association Women Lawyers Section, East Bay La Raza, Ethnic Minority Relations Committee of the California State Bar, Filipino Bar Association of Northern California, Hispanic Bar Association, Korean American Bar Association of Northern California, Marin County Women Lawyers, National Association of Muslim Lawyers, Queen's Bench, San Francisco La Raza Lawyers Association, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Diversity Section, San Francisco Women Lawyers Alliance, Santa Clara Black Lawyers Association, Santa Clara County Bar Association Women Lawyers Section, South Asian Bar Association of Northern California, Vietnamese American Bar Association of Northern California and Women Lawyers of Alameda County.

Gordon & Rees, in conjunction with CMCP, the Bar Association of San Francisco and the Minority Bar Coalition, present A Diversity Roundtable Forum: Capital Improvements: Building a Better Pipeline.

Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Reception: 5:00 - 6:00pm
Program: 6:00 - 7:30pm

Where:
San Francisco Bar Association
301 Battery (BASF's new location - former Federal Reserve Bldg.)
San Francisco, CA

Please join us at a Diversity Roundtable Forum focusing on why diverse candidates are "leaking" out of the pipeline -primarily before and during law school and what efforts can be made at the different educational levels to encourage diverse students to consider and strive towards a career in law.

Attendees to roundtable will:

• Listen to a brief overview of the excellent recent work being done in this area and resources available.
• Collaborate on ways to effectively rebut arguments of those opposed to diversity efforts.
• Strategize on how to remain in compliance with recent case and statutory law and possible upcoming cases, such as the "integration tie-breaker" cases pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.
• Discuss best practices and new ways of approaching the problem (e.g., determining whether the LSAT provides equal opportunity and, if not, what are some possible alternatives.)
• Explore how individual organizations, firms, and attorneys can better collaborate and coordinate their efforts to be more productive and effective in working with students and their families to build a better pipeline.

• Ruthe Ashley, Diversity Officer at CalPERS and program chair of the Council on Legal Education Opportunity
• Arturo Gonzalez, Partner at Morrison & Foerster
• Marjorie Shultz, Professor at Boalt Hall, University of California, Berkeley
• Nicole Harris, Attorney, Pacific Gas and Electric Company Legal department
• Moderator: Rod Fong, Assistant Dean for Bar Exam Services at Golden Gate University

CLE credit provided for a suggested donation of $25 to BASF Law Academy.

For registration and information contact Mee Mee Wong at mwong@gordonrees.com or call 415-875-3188.

Download the registration booklet by clicking here (pdf 2432 kb).

This event was sold out!

To download the handouts that were available at this event please click here (pdf 1267kb) - if link is not working right click on link and do a "save as".

SAN FRANCISCO
Thursday, March 29, 2007

Over 100 Chief Legal Officers in a variety of industries have signed the “Call to Action”. The “Call to Action” reflects their comitment to diversity and the signatory CLOs pledge to make outside counsel decisions based, in part, on the firms’ diversity performance. The CLOs further pledge to limit or eliminate law firms that demonstrate no meaningful commitment to diversity.

Call & Response to Diversity
Hover over/click thumbnails above to view photograph
Panel Participants
D. Bruce Sewel of Intel Corporation, Douglas Scrivner of Accenture
and Tony Paikeday of Silicon Counsel
Sold Out Event Participants Listen to the Call & Response Speakers
Panel Speaker Alex Vasquez of Wal-Mart Stores
Call & Response Speakers
Robin Pearson of Gilliss Valla & Dalsin,
William Funderburk of Stanzler Funderburk & Castellon
and James Potter of Del Monte Foods (left to right)
Maki Daijogo of the Miller Law Group,
Tania Shah of CMCP,
Gaurav Kalra of Bullivant Houser Bailey,
Marisa Moret of the San Francisco City Attorneys Office and
Michele Ballard Miller of the Miller Law Group (left to right)
James Potter of Del Monte Foods,
Henry Patick Nelson of Nelson & Fulton and
Aaron Agenbroud of Jones Day (left to right)
Arif Virji, Lynch Gilardi & Grummer
and Roderick McLeod of Jones Day (left to right)
Isela Castaneda of Holme Roberts & Owen and
Cristina Olivella of Fox Rothschild
Alex Vasquez of Wal-Mart and
Ruben Smith of Adorno Yoss Alvarado & Smith

Practising Law Institute
685 Market Street
Suite 100
San Francisco, CA 941105

CMCP/ACC Members: $65
Non-Members: $90
1.5 Hour MCLE Credit

In partnership with	Sponsored by:

Speakers

• James Potter, SVP, General Counsel and Secretary - Del Monte Foods (Moderator)
• Teveia Barnes, Partner - Foley & Lardner LLP
• Hilary Krane, SVP and General Counsel - Levi Strauss & Company
• Tony Paikeday, Managing Partner - Silicon Counsel LLP
• Douglas Scrivner, General Counsel and Secretary - Accenture
• D. Bruce Sewell, SVP and General Counsel - Intel Corporation
• Alex Vasquez, Associate General Counsel - WAL-MART Stores, Inc.
• Arif Virji, Managing Partner - Lynch, Gilardi & Grummer

For more information about the "Call to Action", please visit www.clocalltoaction.com.

Registration deadline: March 27, 2007

The California Minority Counsel Program certifies that an application is pending for approval as a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider.

Cancellation policy: Registration fees will be refunded, minus a $5.00 handling fee, upon written request postmarked by March 27, 2007.

Questions, please contact us.

Photographs above by John Agoncillo.

Something of interest to CMCP members......

An invitation from Santa Clara University School of Law to

Tuesday, February 27, 2007
5:30 p.m. -7:30 p.m.

Location: Triton Museum of Art
1505 Warburton Avenue (click for map)
Santa Clara, CA 95050

• Intel
• Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

Keynote Speaker:
The Honorable Erica Yew
Santa Clara County Superior Court

Co-sponsored by Law Career Services and the SCU Law Chapters of APALSA,
BALSA, BGLAd, La Raza, MELSA, PISJC, SALSA and Women & Law.

To register for this event, please click on the link below:
http://lawadmin.scu.edu/law/careers/diversity_reception_2007.html

For more information, please contact the Law Career Services Office at
408.554.4350 or LCS@scu.edu.

Please join the California Minority Counsel Program along with co-sponsors Association of Corporate Counsel – Southern California Chapter, Minority Corporate Counsel Association and Reed Smith LLP for a panel discussion regarding diversity in the legal workplace

Thursday, November 16, 2006

CMCP & MCCA Members register at www.mcca.com (look for the “November 16: LA Diversity Dialogue” on the right column to register)

CMCP is proudly co-sponsoring the following event

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
San Francisco, CA

• San Francisco Bar Association

Download detailed brochure (23KB PDF)

For complete information and to register online click here.

San Francisco
November 9, 2006

Bingham McCutchen LLP

In this two-hour workshop, law firm associates will be introduced to the fundamentals of business
development and the key skills they will need to succeed:

• Building Relationships
• Developing Listening Skills
• Providing Excellent Client Service

For today’s associates, it’s all about business development. Martha Sullivan of Thornton Marketing, has 25 years of experience in marketing and business development. Her experience in marketing has led to a focus on business development training and coaching for attorneys. She is a certified coach through New Ventures West. She currently coaches associates and partners at both small and large law firms.

For more information about Thornton Marketing, please visit www.thorntonmarketing.com.

CMCP co-sponsored event!

Diverse Female Partners of Large Law Firms Provide the Best Practices for Success
"You Can Fly High Against the Wind"

Sidley Austin LLP
Los Angeles

Sponsors

• Black Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles
• Diversity in the Profession Committee of LACBA
• Sidley Austin LLP
• Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association
• Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles

This activity has been approved for 1.0 hours of MCLE credit in elimination of bias.

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
Los Angeles

In this two-hour workshop, law firm associates will be introduced to the fundamentals of business
development and the key skills they will need to succeed:

• Building Relationships
• Developing Listening Skills
• Providing Excellent Client Service

For today’s associates, it’s all about business development. Martha Sullivan of Thornton Marketing, has 25 years of experience in marketing and business development. Her experience in marketing has led to a focus on business development training and coaching for attorneys. She is a certified coach through New Ventures West. She currently coaches associates and partners at both small and large law firms.

For more information about Thornton Marketing, please visit www.thorntonmarketing.com.

Download and mail or fax the registration material below (pdf - if link is not working, please right-click on image and do "save as").

Friday, October 13, 2006

• ACC-A San Francisco Bay Area Chapter
• San Francisco Bar Association
• San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
• World Affairs Council

Topics

• Globalization Issues in Europe and Asia
• Creating Employment Relationships Outside the U.S.
• Ending Employment Relationships outside the U.S.
• Employee rights and responsibilities during and after employment
• Using U.S. Courts to prosecute social responsibility cases

Download detailed brochure (19KB PDF)

For complete information and to register online click below (link to the San Francisco Bar Association).

• How to find mentors and advocates for you throughout the firm.
• Finding opportunities to develop client relationships and raise your profile.
• Balancing work and the rest of your life.
• Smart strategies for branding yourself as a superstar early in your career.
• Challenges that diverse attorneys face and how to use them to your advantage.

Featured speakers include Commissioner Stuart Ishimaru, Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC); Professor and diversity expert David Wilkins, Harvard Law School; Professor Susan Sturm, Columbia Law School; Arturo Gonzalez, Morrison & Foerster LLP; and Dr. Marc Bendick, Jr., Bendick & Egan Economic Consultants, Inc.

For more information about the Diversity Conference, please visit www.sfbar.org or call 415-982-1600.

October 5-6, 2005 - Featured Corporate Connections, Judges Reception at the House of Blues, Awards Luncheon, MCLE seminars, and General Counsel Reception. Welcoming Remarks by California Supreme Court Associate Justice Carlos R. Moreno. Dowtown Los Angeles Marriott.

August 12-13, 2005 - CMCP and the The Bar Association of San Francisco are pleased to announce the First Annual Bay Area Diversity Career Fair. The Diversity Career Fair will bring highly qualified diverse second year law students from prominent Northern California law schools, as well as other top schools from around the nation to participate in summer associate programs. Held at the World Trade Club in San Francisco. Interviews will be conducted at the University of California Hastings College of the Law.

August 4, 2005 - New law firm partners of color share their experiences in getting to this important career milestone. Come hear their thoughts on: how to find mentors and advocates for you throughout the firm; finding opportunities to develop client relationships and raise your profile; balancing work and the rest of your life; smart strategies for branding yourself as a superstar early in your career; challenges that diverse attorneys face and how to use them to your advantage. This promises to be a thoughtful and frank discussion, with plenty of opportunities for questions and networking after the panel discussion. If you’re a law firm associate or summer associate, you can’t afford to miss this! Held at Foley & Lardner in Los Angeles.

February 4, 2005 - Co-hosted networking reception with the Minority Corporate Counsel Association. Held at Carroll Burdick, San Francisco.

January 28, 2005 - In collaboration with Association of Corporate Counsel – America, CMCP co-hosted General Counsel Diversity roundtable, San Diego