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NOTED ATTORNEYS TO DISCUSS LEGAL ASPECTS OF ARMENIAN CAUSE AT ANCA GRASSROOTS
11:30, November 1, 2013
1.5 hours of general CLE credit offered to those attending the ANCA
Grassroots "Transnational Justice" Panel, hosted in collaboration
with the Armenian Bar Association.
Glendale, CA - The Armenian National Committee of America - Western
Region announced today that the ANCA Grassroots Transnational Justice
panel packed with noted attorneys will be hosted in collaboration
with the Armenian Bar Association, allowing attorneys in attendance
to obtain 1.5 hours of general CLE credit. Renowned attorneys David
Balabanian, Kate Nahapetian, Igor Timofeyev, and Edvin Minassian will
share their personal experiences in advocating Armenian rights within
the state and federal legal systems while also discussing the current
stage and future outlook of pursuing the Armenian Cause in the legal
field. The panel will be moderated by none other than the Chairman of
the Board of Governors of the Armenian Bar Association, Garo Ghazarian.
"The ANCA has had a longstanding close working relationship with the
Armenian Bar Association and we couldn't be more thrilled to partner
with them for this panel filled with battle hardened attorneys that
will discuss the happenings of Hye Tad at the forefront of the legal
arena," stated ANCA-Western Region Executive Director, Elen Asatryan.
David Balabanian is the founding Chair of the Armenian Bar Association
and a litigator with more than 40 years of experience handling
complex, high-stakes commercial litigation, including securities,
energy and antitrust cases and takeover litigation. He is the former
co-chair of the firm's Securities and Financial Institutions Litigation
Group. Recently, he served as lead counsel for MOEX Offshore 2007, a
subsidiary of Mitsui & Co., Ltd., and its affiliates in the Deepwater
Horizon Gulf oil spill litigation and related investigations.
Balabanian has also represented a series of human rights and
public policy groups on a pro bono basis, including the Armenian Bar
Association, Armenian National Committee of America, Zoryan Institute
for Contemporary Armenian Research and Documentation, Inc., Genocide
Education Project, Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action, Center
for the Study of Law & Genocide, and the International Human Rights
Clinic of the University of Southern California Gould School of Law,
in filing amicus briefs at numerous stages of the Movsesian/Arzoumanian
Armenian Genocide-era life insurance claims. He also successfully
represented Armenian Americans in defending the Mt.
Davidson cross and Armenian Genocide memorial in San Francisco from
Turkish attempts to silence speech on the Armenian Genocide.
Kate Nahapetian is the Government Affairs Director for the Armenian
National Committee of America (ANCA), where she has focused on
reparations and Armenian Genocide-era properties including helping
coordinate attorneys who filed amicus briefs for life insurance class
actions. Prior to joining the ANCA, Nahapetian worked as an attorney
litigating complex class actions. In addition, she worked as a Policy
Analyst with the Community Relations Service of the U.S. Department
of Justice, which mediates ethnic and racial conflicts.
Nahapetian received a J.D. with a focus on international and human
rights law from the University of California at Berkeley School of
Law and graduated magna cum laude with a degree in International
Studies from American University.
Igor Timofeyev is of counsel at Paul Hastings where he focuses
on appellate litigation, as well as international arbitration and
dispute resolution. He has represented corporations and business
associations in proceedings involving constitutional, foreign affairs,
securities, healthcare, patent, and antitrust issues. Throughout the
years, Timofeyev has also worked so generously on a pro bono basis,
providing tens of thousands of dollars worth of legal expertise to
the Armenian community. Before representing plaintiffs and filing the
petition for review to the Supreme Court in the Movsesian/Arzoumanian
case, Timofeyev also filed an amicus brief supporting Armenian American
claims on behalf of federal legislators.
Prior to joining Paul Hastings, Mr. Timofeyev served as director of
Immigration Policy and special advisor for Refugee and Asylum Affairs
at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. In that capacity,
he advised the Secretary of Homeland Security on immigration,
visa, refugee, and asylum policy, and coordinated the department's
regulatory policy on immigration reform, benefits, and enforcement. He
also represented the Department of Homeland Security on the G8
Anti-Terrorism and Law Enforcement Working Group, the U.S.-Canada
Visa Policy Working Group, and before the United Nations Human Rights
Committee.
Edvin Minassian is the managing partner of the Law Firm of Tennenhouse,
Minassian and Adham and the current Chairman Ex Officio of the Armenian
Bar Association, which is a global network of legal professionals
of Armenian descent who work to continuously push for justice and
Armenian-rights issues at a local, national and global level. A devoted
member of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Minassian has served the
Western Diocese in various capacities including member of the Protocol
and Government Relations Committee, Primate's Circle of Friends,
Legal Counseling and various AD HOC Committees. He is also the current
Chair of the Board of Trustees of Organization of Istanbul Armenians.
Recently, Minassian has taken on the task of writing a column for
Agos - Hrant Dink's newspaper, concentrating on issues pertaining
to the United States' Foreign Policies regarding Armenians, and
non-Armenians alike.
Garo Ghazarian is currently serving a second term as the Chairman of
the Board of Governors of the Armenian Bar Association. A Commissioner
in the City of Glendale, he is the Chairman of the City's Civil
Service Commission, charged with the oversight of the 1,500 employees
of the City, including its Police and Fire Departments. He is the
Dean of People's College of Law (PCL) in Los Angeles. Mr. Ghazarian
is the Proprietor and Chief Litigator of a law firm based in Encino,
California.
Ghazarian is also an active member of the National Association of
Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL); Board Member of Mexican American Bar
Association-PAC (MABA-PAC), and a member of its Judicial Evaluations
Committee; Board Member of Armenian Center for National & International
Studies (ACNIS) - a Think Tank based in Yerevan, Armenia, and many
other community organizations. On several occasions he has appeared
as a guest on CNN/Headline News, Fox TV-LA, and Al Jazeera English
TV News. During the past eighteen (18) years, Mr.
Ghazarian has lectured extensively to State and Federal Law Enforcement
Academies and C.S.I. - Forensic Science Programs in California. He has
spoken often to student bodies of many Universities. His presentations
entitled "A Culture of Lawfulness," have been implemented by the
National Strategy Information Center (NSIC), in Washington D.C. and
have been made a permanent part of several School Districts'
curriculums, both in the U.S. and abroad.
The successful ANCA Grassroots Conference will return on Thanksgiving
Weekend, this time in the heart of Hollywood at Loews Hotel. The event
brings together academicians, artists, historians, legal experts and
political officials who will make presentations about varied topics
regarding the myriad aspects of the pursuit of Hye Tad.
The conference is open to the community, but requires registration.
Register now by visiting itsmyseat.com/ANCAWR or by calling
818.500.1918. To obtain updates on the conference, like the ANCA
Western Region Facebook page at Facebook.com/ANCAWesternRegion or
visit ancawr.org.
The ANCA Grassroots Conference will bookend the annual ANCA Gala
Banquet, which will take place on Saturday, November 30 at the Roy
Dolby Ballroom and will feature a special menu created for the banquet
by renowned chef Wolfgang Puck.
This year's honorees include, Archbishop Parkev Martirossian,
Legendary Coach Jerry Tarkanian, Manas Boujikian, Assemblymember
Khatcho Achajian, and Ara Soudjian.
The Armenian National Committee of America-Western Region is the
largest and most influential Armenian American grassroots advocacy
organization in the Western United States. Working in coordination
with a network of offices, chapters, and supporters throughout the
Western United States and affiliated organizations around the country,
the ANCA-WR advances the concerns of the Armenian American community
on a broad range of issues.
http://hetq.am/eng/news/30401/noted-attorneys-to-discuss-legal-aspects-of-armenian-cause-at-anca-grassroots.html
11:30, November 1, 2013
1.5 hours of general CLE credit offered to those attending the ANCA
Grassroots "Transnational Justice" Panel, hosted in collaboration
with the Armenian Bar Association.
Glendale, CA - The Armenian National Committee of America - Western
Region announced today that the ANCA Grassroots Transnational Justice
panel packed with noted attorneys will be hosted in collaboration
with the Armenian Bar Association, allowing attorneys in attendance
to obtain 1.5 hours of general CLE credit. Renowned attorneys David
Balabanian, Kate Nahapetian, Igor Timofeyev, and Edvin Minassian will
share their personal experiences in advocating Armenian rights within
the state and federal legal systems while also discussing the current
stage and future outlook of pursuing the Armenian Cause in the legal
field. The panel will be moderated by none other than the Chairman of
the Board of Governors of the Armenian Bar Association, Garo Ghazarian.
"The ANCA has had a longstanding close working relationship with the
Armenian Bar Association and we couldn't be more thrilled to partner
with them for this panel filled with battle hardened attorneys that
will discuss the happenings of Hye Tad at the forefront of the legal
arena," stated ANCA-Western Region Executive Director, Elen Asatryan.
David Balabanian is the founding Chair of the Armenian Bar Association
and a litigator with more than 40 years of experience handling
complex, high-stakes commercial litigation, including securities,
energy and antitrust cases and takeover litigation. He is the former
co-chair of the firm's Securities and Financial Institutions Litigation
Group. Recently, he served as lead counsel for MOEX Offshore 2007, a
subsidiary of Mitsui & Co., Ltd., and its affiliates in the Deepwater
Horizon Gulf oil spill litigation and related investigations.
Balabanian has also represented a series of human rights and
public policy groups on a pro bono basis, including the Armenian Bar
Association, Armenian National Committee of America, Zoryan Institute
for Contemporary Armenian Research and Documentation, Inc., Genocide
Education Project, Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action, Center
for the Study of Law & Genocide, and the International Human Rights
Clinic of the University of Southern California Gould School of Law,
in filing amicus briefs at numerous stages of the Movsesian/Arzoumanian
Armenian Genocide-era life insurance claims. He also successfully
represented Armenian Americans in defending the Mt.
Davidson cross and Armenian Genocide memorial in San Francisco from
Turkish attempts to silence speech on the Armenian Genocide.
Kate Nahapetian is the Government Affairs Director for the Armenian
National Committee of America (ANCA), where she has focused on
reparations and Armenian Genocide-era properties including helping
coordinate attorneys who filed amicus briefs for life insurance class
actions. Prior to joining the ANCA, Nahapetian worked as an attorney
litigating complex class actions. In addition, she worked as a Policy
Analyst with the Community Relations Service of the U.S. Department
of Justice, which mediates ethnic and racial conflicts.
Nahapetian received a J.D. with a focus on international and human
rights law from the University of California at Berkeley School of
Law and graduated magna cum laude with a degree in International
Studies from American University.
Igor Timofeyev is of counsel at Paul Hastings where he focuses
on appellate litigation, as well as international arbitration and
dispute resolution. He has represented corporations and business
associations in proceedings involving constitutional, foreign affairs,
securities, healthcare, patent, and antitrust issues. Throughout the
years, Timofeyev has also worked so generously on a pro bono basis,
providing tens of thousands of dollars worth of legal expertise to
the Armenian community. Before representing plaintiffs and filing the
petition for review to the Supreme Court in the Movsesian/Arzoumanian
case, Timofeyev also filed an amicus brief supporting Armenian American
claims on behalf of federal legislators.
Prior to joining Paul Hastings, Mr. Timofeyev served as director of
Immigration Policy and special advisor for Refugee and Asylum Affairs
at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. In that capacity,
he advised the Secretary of Homeland Security on immigration,
visa, refugee, and asylum policy, and coordinated the department's
regulatory policy on immigration reform, benefits, and enforcement. He
also represented the Department of Homeland Security on the G8
Anti-Terrorism and Law Enforcement Working Group, the U.S.-Canada
Visa Policy Working Group, and before the United Nations Human Rights
Committee.
Edvin Minassian is the managing partner of the Law Firm of Tennenhouse,
Minassian and Adham and the current Chairman Ex Officio of the Armenian
Bar Association, which is a global network of legal professionals
of Armenian descent who work to continuously push for justice and
Armenian-rights issues at a local, national and global level. A devoted
member of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Minassian has served the
Western Diocese in various capacities including member of the Protocol
and Government Relations Committee, Primate's Circle of Friends,
Legal Counseling and various AD HOC Committees. He is also the current
Chair of the Board of Trustees of Organization of Istanbul Armenians.
Recently, Minassian has taken on the task of writing a column for
Agos - Hrant Dink's newspaper, concentrating on issues pertaining
to the United States' Foreign Policies regarding Armenians, and
non-Armenians alike.
Garo Ghazarian is currently serving a second term as the Chairman of
the Board of Governors of the Armenian Bar Association. A Commissioner
in the City of Glendale, he is the Chairman of the City's Civil
Service Commission, charged with the oversight of the 1,500 employees
of the City, including its Police and Fire Departments. He is the
Dean of People's College of Law (PCL) in Los Angeles. Mr. Ghazarian
is the Proprietor and Chief Litigator of a law firm based in Encino,
California.
Ghazarian is also an active member of the National Association of
Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL); Board Member of Mexican American Bar
Association-PAC (MABA-PAC), and a member of its Judicial Evaluations
Committee; Board Member of Armenian Center for National & International
Studies (ACNIS) - a Think Tank based in Yerevan, Armenia, and many
other community organizations. On several occasions he has appeared
as a guest on CNN/Headline News, Fox TV-LA, and Al Jazeera English
TV News. During the past eighteen (18) years, Mr.
Ghazarian has lectured extensively to State and Federal Law Enforcement
Academies and C.S.I. - Forensic Science Programs in California. He has
spoken often to student bodies of many Universities. His presentations
entitled "A Culture of Lawfulness," have been implemented by the
National Strategy Information Center (NSIC), in Washington D.C. and
have been made a permanent part of several School Districts'
curriculums, both in the U.S. and abroad.
The successful ANCA Grassroots Conference will return on Thanksgiving
Weekend, this time in the heart of Hollywood at Loews Hotel. The event
brings together academicians, artists, historians, legal experts and
political officials who will make presentations about varied topics
regarding the myriad aspects of the pursuit of Hye Tad.
The conference is open to the community, but requires registration.
Register now by visiting itsmyseat.com/ANCAWR or by calling
818.500.1918. To obtain updates on the conference, like the ANCA
Western Region Facebook page at Facebook.com/ANCAWesternRegion or
visit ancawr.org.
The ANCA Grassroots Conference will bookend the annual ANCA Gala
Banquet, which will take place on Saturday, November 30 at the Roy
Dolby Ballroom and will feature a special menu created for the banquet
by renowned chef Wolfgang Puck.
This year's honorees include, Archbishop Parkev Martirossian,
Legendary Coach Jerry Tarkanian, Manas Boujikian, Assemblymember
Khatcho Achajian, and Ara Soudjian.
The Armenian National Committee of America-Western Region is the
largest and most influential Armenian American grassroots advocacy
organization in the Western United States. Working in coordination
with a network of offices, chapters, and supporters throughout the
Western United States and affiliated organizations around the country,
the ANCA-WR advances the concerns of the Armenian American community
on a broad range of issues.
http://hetq.am/eng/news/30401/noted-attorneys-to-discuss-legal-aspects-of-armenian-cause-at-anca-grassroots.html