Leadership Advancement Program
2021 Leadership Advancement Program
June 2021 through February 2022
The application deadline has passed.
NAPABA’s Leadership Advancement Program is a year-long experiential program targeted at building leadership skills by allowing rising attorneys to step into their own leadership style, while providing an opportunity to foster genuine relationships with peers within the profession, especially between in-house counsel (IHC) and law firm attorneys. Attorneys in the program will:
- Spend time assessing strengths and weaknesses and make improvements in ways that are noticeable to both themselves and others
- Practice taking on greater challenges
- Help view themselves as leaders in any environment
- Become better, more effective communicators and listeners
- Become better at anticipating the oppositions faced in a challenge
- Leave with a cohort of 24 advisors and friends ready to support them through any challenge ahead
Questions? Contact Maureen Gelwicks, Development and Programs Manager.
Participant Qualifications
The program is designed for developing mid-career Asian Pacific American attorney leadership skills. Enrollment in the program is limited to 24 participants, with an even balance between IHC and law firm attorneys. All NAPABA members
are encouraged to apply, although the selection committee will focus on the following criteria this year:
- Law firm candidates: this year’s program will prefer candidates with between six and 10 years of experience
- In-house candidates: preference for a minimum of three to four years of IHC experience, with six to 10 years of overall practice experience
All applicants must be NAPABA members. For more information about how to join please, visit the membership page.
Costs and Fees
NAPABA will provide the trainers, program materials, venue, and in-program meals. If accepted, attendees will be expected to commit a program fee and provide their own travel and accommodations, if required.
Program fees:
- Law firm candidates: $400
- In-house candidates: $250
Facilitators
Rudhir Krishtel
 Rudhir Krishtel is a certified Co-Active
Coach and facilitator focusing on workplace wellness and intensity. Many lawyers struggle with stress and lack of purpose in their practice. As a former lawyer, Rudhir coaches clients and hosts workshops to identify the issues
that hold lawyers back from advancing in their career with clarity and fulfillment.
Prior to becoming an executive coach and consultant, Rudhir practiced law for 15 years as a federal clerk, patent litigation partner
at Fish & Richardson, and then as senior patent counsel at Apple.
His lawyer days led him to train as a teacher for yoga (Baptiste Institute) and mindfulness meditation (Warrior One), and as a Professional Certified Coach (Coaches Training Institute & International Coaching Federation), to serve
as much-needed support for the legal community.
Charles H. Jung
 Charles Jung is a trial lawyer
who loves practicing law. His practice emphasizes intelligently aggressive trial advocacy, business litigation, trade secrets, class actions, and employment/wage & hour litigation. He has substantial experience in trade secrets/employee
mobility litigation and in class action litigation. He is a frequent commentator in the legal press on these topics.
He is active in the Asian American Pacific Islander legal community, including serving as President of the California Asian Pacific American Bar Association, serving in multiple roles throughout and involvement in NAPABA, and as one
of the founders and facilitators of the current Leadership Advancement Program.
Dawn Yamane Hewett
 Dawn Yamane Hewett is a partner at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart and Sullivan, where she assists clients with transnational disputes and government investigations. She specializes in investment treaty arbitration, where she represents investors and sovereign states in multi-million and multi-billion dollar foreign investment disputes. She also assists companies of all sizes with inquiries and investigations by US government agencies, including the Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, and Department of Commerce. Dawn speaks Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese, and English, and her cases often require the use of one or more of her languages.
Before Quinn Emanuel, Dawn was Deputy General Counsel for Strategic Initiatives at the US Department of Commerce, practiced at another global law firm, and was a law clerk on the Ninth Circuit. Prior to her legal career, she worked at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Sierra Leone and an international human rights NGO in Ireland, and conducted field research in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mexico, Brazil, Cambodia, and Japan. Dawn holds advanced degrees from Yale Law School, Princeton University School of Public and International Affairs, and Trinity College Dublin, and two bachelor degrees from the University of Washington.
Dawn is active in the legal community, having served as a President of the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Greater Washington, DC Region and on the Executive Council of the American Society of International Law. She also coaches her daughter’s elementary school running team through the Girls on the Run program, which teaches empowerment and self-confidence for young girls.
Past Speakers
- Ivan Fong, General Counsel, 3M
- Vaishali Udupa, Assistant General Counsel, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- Maria Ma, Assistant General Counsel, Gap
- Michelle Park Chiu, Partner, Morgan Lewis
Schedule
Please note: If accepted into the program, you are making a commitment to attend all sessions.
Session One
Saturday, June 12, 2021 | Virtual The program will commence with a one day virtual program. This day will include:
- Team building exercises
- Assessments and overview of leadership and communication style
- Exercises to gain better self-awareness
Session Two
Saturday, September 18, 2021 | Virtual
The second virtual gathering will be Saturday, September 18, 2021 with a networking event to kick off the weekend on Friday, September 17, 2021. The workshop will include:
- Exercises to become a better, more effective communicator and listener
- Training on how to employ storytelling for leadership
Session Three
Thursday, November 4, 2021
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pending health and safety guidelines, the third gathering will be Thursday, November 4, 2021 in Fort Lauderdale, FL at the NAPABA Convention. The workshop will include:
- Exercises to ground your career vision
- Goal setting and planning exercises
- Establishing a team-based project to forge meaningful relationships with participants
Session Four
Friday, February 4 - Sunday, February 6, 2022
Washington, DC
Pending health and safety guidelines, the program will culminate with a weekend gathering on the east coast in 2022. Workshop activities include:
- Exercises to deepen your understanding of your leadership skills
- Steps to overcome imposter syndrome
- An intensive session on developing executive presence
Application
The application deadline has passed. For concerns, please contact mgelwicks@napaba.org.
Applicants must be NAPABA members. For more information about NAPABA membership and to activate your profile, please visit napaba.org/membership.*
APPLICATION CRITERIA
The application requires the following questions and details be submitted:
- What do you hope to achieve from this program? (100-150 words)
- Please identify any challenges you face, including challenges with your own leadership, what tools you felt like were missing, and what improvements you would like to see or skills you would like to gain? (100-150 words)
- Are you able to be your authentic self at work? How so? If not, what’s in the way? (100-150 words)
- What is your "origin story" or what is a major challenge you overcame? Or provide any noteworthy examples of your leadership experience. (100-150 words)
- Submit resume and headshot
*Members of NAPABA-affiliated bar associations must activate their complimentary membership to become a NAPABA member and be eligible for the program. For more information, please contact your affiliate leadership.
Alumni
Class of 2020
- Mark Calaguas – Chicago, IL
- David Chee – Miami, FL
- Alison Chen – Pennsylvania
- Jeannine Choi – New York
- Brenda Dang – California
- Vivian Dinh – California
- Susan Do – Texas
- Minh Nguyen Hoang – California
- Candice Hyon – California
- Wendy Kam – California
- Elisa Kim – Austin, TX
- January Kim – Washington, DC
- Natalie Lashinsky – Oakland, CA
- Yumi Lawlor – Massachusetts
- Tracy Leong – California
- Angela Makabali – Los Angeles, CA
- Harsh Parikh – Los Angeles, CA
- Richard Ramones – New Jersey
- Debodhonyaa Sengupta – Washington, DC
- Thaila Sundaresan – San Mateo, CA
- Yuxi Tian – New York
- Mian Wang – Boston, MA
- David Yang – Los Angeles, CA
- Yuanyou (Sunny) Yang – Pittsburgh, PA
Class of 2019
- Onchantho Am - Longwood, FL
- Shinhong Byun - San Francisco, CA
- Jacob Chen - New York, NY
- Vanessa Chen - Miami, FL
- Caroline Chien - Indianapolis, IN
- Maytak Chin - San Francisco, CA
- Sandy Chiu - Miami, FL
- Isabel Chon - Menlo Park, CA
- Pierce Han - Washington, DC
- Dong Hong - Washington, DC
- Won Hur - Los Angeles, CA
- Derek Ishikawa - Santa Monica, CA
- Peter Kang - San Diego, CA
- Malika Kanodia - New York, NY
- Christine Kao - Menlo Park, CA
- Aamir Kazi - Atlanta, GA
- Bernice Lee - Miami, FL
- Kat Li - Austin, TX
- Julie Oh Kenworthy - New York, NY
- Gopi Panchapakesan - Los Angeles, CA
- Paul Rivera - Mountain View, CA
- Shannon Shin - Chicago, IL
- Cheryl Tao - Saint Lous, MO
- Randall Yee - Boston, MA
Class of 2018
- Angel Garrett - San Francisco, CA
- Connie Ng - Washington, DC
- Daniel Huynh - Atlanta, GA
- Dawn Yamane Hewett - Washington, DC
- Deanna Kwong - San Jose, CA
- Grace Jamgochian - New York, NY
- Jovita Wang - Portland, OR
- Kelly Matayoshi - San Francisco, CA
- KimAnh Tran - San Francisco, CA
- Kristy Marino - San Francisco, CA
- Laurie Rose Lubiano - San Francisco, CA
- Leslie Yuan - Palo Alto, CA
- Linna Hsii - Playa Vista, CA
- Maximilian Jo - Los Angeles, CA
- Ming Zhu - Mountain View, CA
- Naeun Rim - Los Angeles, CA
- Neal Jagtap - Hayward, CA
- Purnima Boominathan - Washington, DC
- Richard Juang - Saint Louis, MO
- Sam You - Sherman Oaks, CA
- Sandy Fu - Campbell, CA
- Sharlene Lee - Westlake Village, CA
- Tae Phillips - Birmingham, AL
- Vivian Kim - Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the 2021-22 Leadership Advancement Program Fellows
Congratulations to the 24 attorneys who were selected as fellows for NAPABA’s 2021-22 Leadership Advancement Program (LAP). During the year-long experiential program fellows will cultivate and transform leadership styles, ground career
visions, and foster genuine relationships with each other. Join us in welcoming this new cohort of rising attorneys!
Top Row (Listed Left to Right)
- Alina Lee | Partner | Your Ad Attorney, LLC
- Anand Das | Senior Counsel | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- Blake Gansborg | Of Counsel | Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
- Christine Foo | Associate General Counsel | Facebook, Inc.
- Fatima Khan | Sr. Corporate Counsel, Privacy and Product | Okta
- James Chang | IP Counsel | Intersect ENT
- Jayna Rust | Associate Attorney | Thompson Coburn LLP
- Jeanette Quick | Head of Financial Services Legal | Gusto
- Jennifer Chang | Attorney | Law Office of Jennifer S. Chang
Middle Row (Listed Left to Right)
- Ji Hae Kim | Director Counsel, Employee Relations | Target
- Jimmy Chong | Attorney | Chong Law Firm
- Kenjiro LeCroix | Executive Counsel, EV Growth & Global Product Development Transactions | General Motors Company
- Marylauren Ilagan | Director, Intellectual Property | Mary Kay Inc.
- Monica Min | Corporate Counsel | Cushman & Wakefield
- Nancy Chawla | Associate | Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP
- R. Chinny Law | Attorney | The Ramos Law Firm
- Rebecca Sha | Associate Attorney | Phelps Dunbar LLP
- Samantha Bird | Sr. Corporate Counsel & Deputy Chief Compliance Officer | Treliant, LLC
Bottom Row (Listed Left to Right)
- Sandhya Kogge | Principal Counsel | The Walt Disney Company
- Stephanie Ng | Associate | Ogletree Deakins
- Steven Ngo | Senior Counsel | Visier
- Sylvia Chiu | Counsel | Dentons
- Tina Parbhakar | Lawyer | North Shore Law LLP
- Will Kim | Senior U.S. Associate | Linklaters LLP
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