2026 Friday Agenda (Tentative)
May 15, 2026
7:30 – 9:00 am | Registration & Breakfast
University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco
198 McAllister Street
San Francisco, CA
8:30 am | Opening Remarks
Sabrina Punia-Ly
Conference Co-Chair
Trang Do
Conference Co-Chair
9:00 – 10:30 am | Plenary Panel
Immigration, Power, and Resistance: Vietnamese American Lawyers Confront Trump 2.0
UC Law San Francisco - 198 McAllister (Auditorium)
Allison Vo, Community Advocate, Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law
Jacqueline Dan, Immigration Support Services Attorney, Orange County Public Defender
Oriana Farnham, Staff Attorney, Immigrant Rights Program at the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
Julie Trang Le, Former Assistant Chief Counsel, Department of Homeland Security and Former Special Assistant Chief Counsel, United States Attorney’s Office, Congressional Candidate
Moderated by Kim Luu-Ng, Of Counsel, Reeves Immigration Law Group
10:30 - 10:45 am | Coffee Break
10:45 am - 12:00 pm | Breakout Session 1
AI in Legal Practice
Vina Ha, Senior Corporate Counsel, Google
Theo Lieu, Senior Lead Counsel, Commercial, Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies
Andy Nguyen, Senior Litigation Counsel, Google
Nikki Vo, Senior Director & Associate General Counsel, Litigation, Meta
Moderated by Thy Bui, Partner, Maynard Nexsen
10:45 am - 12:00 pm | Breakout Session 2
Where Cases Settle and Deals Close: Negotiation Skills for Today’s Lawyers
Amy Phan Taylor, Associate, Morgan Lewis & Bockius
Phong Tran, Employment Litigation Attorney, Jackson Lewis P.C.
Alexander Nguyen, General Counsel In Residence, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Moderated by MyKhanh Shelton, Mediator, Shelton ADR
10:45 am - 12:00 pm | Breakout Session 3
Asian Parenting, the Law and Beyond
Maria Young, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Cyndi Huynh, Principal, Monarchesq Conflict Resolution
The Honorable Monica F. Wiley, Former Supervising Judge, San Francisco Unified Family Court
The Honorable Huy T. Nguyen, Superior Court Judge, Orange County
The Honorable David Israel Wasserman, Superior Court Judge, Los Angeles County
Moderated by Rebecca Yuan, Court Appointed Attorney, Children’s Court of Los Angeles
12:00 – 1:00 pm | Lunch
All Attendees
Generously Supported by Lee’s Sandwiches
Leadership Luncheon (By Invite Only)
The Quad, 200 McAllister
Vietnamese American Bar Associations Leaders (present and future) are invited for a special luncheon with NCVAA President, Michael Nguyen, Of Counsel, Patent Law Works
1:00 – 2:30 pm | Breakout Session 1
Holding the Line: Navigating Abrupt Policy and Regulatory Shifts in Immigration — Litigation, Client Counseling, and Beyond
Nam-Giao Do, Senior Associate, Fragomen
Phuong Le, Partner, KLDP, LLP
Moderated by Nguyen Luu, Partner, Luu Law, PC
1:00 – 2:30 pm | Breakout Session 2
Executive Power: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
An Nguyen Ruda, CEO and Co-Managing Partner, Bartko Pavia LLP
Hansel Pham, Office Executive Partner, Washington, D.C. office, White & Case
Phuong Phillips, Chief Legal Officer, Aledade
Teri T. Pham, Partner, EPGGB Law
Moderated by Duyen Nguyen, Principal, DTN Law Group
1:00 – 2:30 pm | Breakout Session 3
Appellate Practice
The Honorable Jacqueline H. Nguyen, Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
The Honorable Hoa Hoang, Superior Court Judge of California, Los Angeles County
Moderated by The Honorable Lệ Jacqueline Duong, Superior Court Judge of California, Santa Clara County
2:30 – 2:45 pm | Afternoon Break
2:45 – 3:45 pm | Plenary
Alternative Careers in the Legal Profession
UC Law San Francisco - 198 McAllister (Auditorium)
The Honorable Betty Duong, Santa Clara County Supervisor
Professor Joseph Thai, Constitutional Law Expert
MyKhanh Shelton, Mediator, Shelton ADR
Moderated by The Honorable Lệ Jacqueline Duong, Superior Court Judge of California, Santa Clara County
4:00– 5:15 pm | Plenary
Judges’ Panel
UC Law San Francisco - 333 Golden Gate Ave (Sky Deck)
Hear from 10 confirmed Vietnamese American Jurists and their journeys to the Bench
Moderated by The Honorable Terry Truong
5:15 – 6:15 pm | Judges’ Reception
UC Law San Francisco - 333 Golden Gate Ave (Sky Deck)
6:00– 8:30 pm | In House Legal Reception
Rivian, 340 Fell St, San Francisco
8:30 pm | Past Presidents’ Dinner
By Invite Only