Are you looking for advice on how to overcome the challenges facing minority law students and LL.M. candidates as they transition from the classroom into compliance or legal careers?  Please join the New York City Bar Association for a frank virtual discussion with compliance lawyers of exceptionally diverse backgrounds on what it means to be a compliance professional and the opportunities for minority law students and LL.M. candidates to have fulfilling careers in the compliance space.

Participants will have the opportunity, in smaller, rotating virtual group sessions, to engage with experienced and diverse lawyers on their personal career paths in compliance. They will discuss how they overcame the professional challenges for minority law students and lawyers, and practical steps that minority law students and LL.M. candidates can take to overcome racial and gender bias and break into the compliance field.

Speakers:
Clarissa Benavides, Managing Counsel, Privacy, AI & Cybersecurity at Toyota Financial Services Corporation 
Sonia Zeledon, AGC Ethics, Compliance and Data Privacy, The Hershey Company 
Edward Delk, Global Chief Compliance Officer, Cohen & Steers 
Ana Iacovetta, Deputy General Counsel & Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer, Cisco
Kathy Jordan, Managing Director, Citibank
Kelly D. Newsome, McDermott Will & Emery 
Nancy Waung, Director, Forensic Risk Alliance
Yolanda W. Rabun, Vice President & Associate General Counsel, IBM

Program Organizers/Moderators:
Patrick T. Campbell, Baker Hostetler  
Albert V. De Leon, Legal & Compliance Consultant, Lecturer, Pace University 
Michael A. Fernandez, Cozen O'Connor
Doel Kar, Forensic Risk Alliance
Devi Shanmugham, Tradweb
Jessenia Vazcones, Sompo  
Rory Cohen, Varadero Capital, L.P. 

Sponsoring Committees:
Compliance, Rory Cohen and Devi Shanmugham, Co-Chairs
Inter-American Affairs, Jessenia Vazcones, Chair  
Law Students Perspectives, Caroline Gentile, Chair  
Career Advancement and Management, Chaula Shukla & Michael Tenenhaus, Co-Chairs 

Co-Sponsoring Organizations:
New York City Bar Office for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging, Tanya Martinez-Gallinucci, Executive Director 
Argentine Lawyers Association 
Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey
The Asian American Bar Association of New York 
Hispanic National Bar Association, Region II (New York) and Region VII (Florida)
Hispanic Bar Association of the District of Columbia (HBA-DC)  
Metropolitan Black Bar Association