Published on NZLS Auckland E-News
4 July 2019
A new organisation for Asian lawyers has been successfully launched in Auckland.
The launch of New Zealand Asian Leaders (NZAL) Lawyers was held at the NZLS Auckland Branch on 10 June and was attended by 135 people, most of them lawyers. New Zealand Law Society President Tania Epati, Tania Sharkey, President of the Pacific Lawyers Association, Liam Stoneley, Young Lawyers representative of Te Hunga Rōia Māori o Aotearoa – The Māori Law Society, and Yasmin Olsen, the Māori Law Society’s new Tāmaki Makaurau regional representative attended to support the new organisation.
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Pictured above: Arthur Loo, Leo Donnelly, Stella Chan, Tiana Epati – NZLS President, Mai Chen and His Honour Judge S Patel presented at the Launch event Image credit: Claudia Chilcott, NZLS Auckland Branch
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Pictured above: Mai Chen, Chair of New Zealand Asian Leaders and Superdiversity Centre for Law, Policy and Business speaking at the Launch Image credit: Claudia Chilcott, NZLS Auckland Branch
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Pictured above: Guests at the event Image credit: Claudia Chilcott, NZLS Auckland Branch
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Pictured above: Sue Kim & Karinia Lee, Chief Executive of NZAL Image credit: Claudia Chilcott, NZLS Auckland Branch
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