October 11/Sunnyvale, CA: Human Trafficking #MCLE

SABA

Human trafficking is a complex, multi-faceted and global problem that manifests in many different ways and directly impacts thousands of individuals and companies here in Silicon Valley. The seminar will provide an overview of human trafficking related laws, compliance obligations and reporting requirements that impact high tech companies. In addition, the panel will address the federal statutes governing human trafficking crimes as well as the investigation and prosecution of federal human trafficking cases. The speakers will also provide tips on how to identify and assist trafficking survivors through the criminal process and the types of available immigration and civil legal remedies.
The Pro Bono Committees of the South Asian Bar Association of Northern California and the Santa Clara County Bar Association are pleased to co-sponsor a seminar that will offer insights on these thorny issues from diverse perspectives.
SCCBA and SABA thank NetApp for hosting this seminar.
Title:
Human Trafficking
When/Where:
October 11, 2012
6:00pm - 8:30pm
NetApp, Inc.
Sunnyvale, CA.
Speaker:

• Cindy Liou is a staff attorney at Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach and coordinates the Human Trafficking Project at the agency. Cindy currently practices law in the areas of human trafficking, immigration law, family law, and domestic violence. Cindy has also co-counseled several civil litigation cases on behalf of human trafficking survivors. Before working at API Legal Outreach, Cindy practiced intellectual property law and handled a variety of pro bono cases at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, ranging from asylum to police misconduct cases.
• Owen Martikan is an Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of California in San Francisco, where he has worked since February, 2004. He is the Human Trafficking Coordinator and Project Safe Childhood Coordinator for the District, and prosecutes criminal cases under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, as well as federal criminal laws addressing child exploitation. He has prosecuted cases involving child sex trafficking, forced labor, sex tourism, aggravated child sexual abuse, and the production and distribution of child pornography.
• Jennifer Shepherd leads Canyon Snow’s corporate social responsibility and environmental affairs practices. She is a recognized authority on the business implications of CSR initiatives, and routinely consults and speaks on how to make these a living and profitable part of business strategy. Clients rely on her for strategic and technical guidance in designing and implementing effective programs that create customer and stakeholder value. Before co-founding Canyon Snow in 2005, Jennifer was responsible for corporate environmental affairs at Solectron, an $18 billion manufacturer, where she developed and implemented the company’s global environmental strategy, applied emerging legislative requirements to the business needs of customers, and led a $2 billion manufacturing plant to ISO14001 certification.

Credits:
1.5 General CLE Credits
Cost:
This seminar is free to pro bono volunteers who have volunteered to staff two clinics in 2012, or new volunteers who or sign up to staff two SABA legal clinics between October 1, 2012 and April 30, 2013. 
Registration:
www.123signup.com/register?id=sntbj
Check the volunteer schedule on the SABA pro bono website, www.southasianbar.org/committees/pro-bono-committee, and contact probono@southasianbar.org to let them know which dates you wish to volunteer.
More:
https://m360.sccba.com/event.aspx?eventID=58953&instance=0
http://www.southasianbar.org/
http://www.alrp.org/events/mcle-training-human-trafficking