NCVAA :: Program

Below are the panels and speakers currently scheduled. Please check back for further details and updates.

FRIDAY
APRIL 1, 2011
Arent Fox
1050 Connecticut Avenue NW, 5th Floor
Closest Metro Stops: Farragut North (Red Line) or Farragut West (Blue
& Orange Lines)
parking

6:30PM – 8:30PM Opening/Welcome Reception

Keynote Speaker

Viet D. Dinh
Bancroft Associates PLLC

SATURDAY
APRIL 2, 2011
District of Columbia Bar
1101 K Street NW (12th and K Streets)
Closest Metro Stop: McPherson Square (Blue & Orange Lines)
parking

8:00AM-8:45AM Registration & Breakfast

8:45AM-9:15AM Welcome (Rooms 101, 102, 103)

Mai Phan, NCVAA President
Mai Robertson, NCVAA Conference Co-Chair
Darrell Mottley, D.C. Bar President-Elect

9:30AM-10:45AM 

Panel 1A (Room 101): Latest Developments in IP Law

Phong Nguyen (Moderator)
Baker & Hostetler LLP
Amanda Mai Vu Dwight
Dwight Law Group
Prof. Xuan-Thao Nguyen
SMU Dedman School of Law
Chinh H. Pham
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Khiem (Ken) Vu
Qualcomm, Inc.

Panel 1B (Room 102): The Art of Immigration Advocacy: Trends and Practice Tips

Dominique Thieu (Moderator)
Thieu Virtual Law Group
Hon. Quynh Vu Bain
U.S. Department of Justice – Executive Office for Immigration Review
Nader Baroukh
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Erin Oshiro
Asian American Justice Center
Anh-Thu Mai-Windle
U.S. Department of Justice – Civil Division, Office of Immigration Litigation

11:00AM-12:15PM 

Panel 2A (Room 101): Career Paths for Vietnamese American Attorneys

Nguyen T. Vu (Moderator)
Bingham McCutchen LLP
Hon. Thu Anh Dang
U.S. Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
Ducie Le
Capital One
Alexander T. H. Nguyen
Office of the White House Counsel (former)
U.S. Attorney’s Office, PA
Chinh H. Pham
Greenberg Traurig LLP

Panel 2B (Room 102): Effective Skills for Practicing Before Federal Agencies

Dan Gien (Moderator)
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
Ben Bahk
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Duc Nguyen
NASA
Tram Nguyen
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
John C. Truong
U.S. Attorney’s Office, D.C.

12:30PM-1:45PM Lunch (Rooms 101, 102, 103)

Film: “A Village Called Versailles”: Political Empowerment of the Vietnamese American Community In the Aftermath of Tragedy

May Nguyen
Father Vien The Nguyen

2:00PM-3:15PM 

Panel 3A (Room 101): The Gulf Oil Spill and the Vietnamese American Community

Nhan Vu (Moderator)
Willenken, Wilson, Loh & Lieb LLP
May Nguyen
UCLA Law Student
Nhat Nguyen
N2 Consulting
Thuy Thi Nguyen
Peralta Community College District
Peter Ton
Wacktor & Wick
Jennifer Vu
Waltzer & Wiygul

Panel 3B (Room 102): Autopsy of a Distressed Real Estate Loan: An Examination of the Workout, Foreclosure and Bankruptcy Process

Teri T. Pham (Moderator)
Enenstein & Ribakoff LLP
Ann Nguyen
Phan, Nguyen and Associates LLP
Joe Nguyen
Reed Smith LLP
Kim Nguyen
Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed PA
Bill Pham
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP

3:30PM – 5:00PM 

Panel 4 (Rooms 102, 102, 103): Judges’ Panel

John Tran (Moderator)
DiMuroGinsberg PC
Hon. Thang Nguyen Barrett
Santa Clara County Superior Court (CA)
Hon. Jacqueline My-Le Duong
Santa Clara County Superior Court (CA)
Hon. John Nho Trong Nguyen
Orange County Superior Court (CA)

SATURDAY EVENING
APRIL 2, 2011
Tony Cheng’s Restaurant
619 H Street NW
Closest Metro Stop: Gallery Place-Chinatown (Green & Yellow Lines)
Parking in this area is very difficult and there will be a special event nearby. Public transportation or taxis highly recommended.

6:30PM-10:30PM

Scholarship Dinner & Closing Reception

Keynote Speaker

Dr. Thang D. Nguyen
Boat People SOS

Trailblazer Award Recipient

Paul D. Nguyen

Scholarship Recipients

Van Ann Bui
Nguyen D. Luu
Trinh Ngoc Tran