The Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers (British Columbia) Society ("FACL BC") is a diverse coalition working to promote equity, justice, and opportunity for Asian Canadian legal professionals and the wider community.
Founded in 2011, FACL BC is the first of its kind in British Columbia and is a provincial association with independent status within the FACL national association. We hope you will get involved!
OUR MISSION
We are a diverse coalition of Asian Canadian legal professionals.
We promote equity, justice, and opportunity for Asian Canadian legal professionals and the community.
We foster advocacy, community involvement, legal scholarship, and professional development.
2019-2020 Executives President Samson Chan (McMillan LLP) Vice President - External Abigail Cheung (McCarthy Tétrault LLP)
Vice President - Internal Oliver Leung (Fasken) Secretary Steven Ngo (Visier Inc.) Treasurer Jessica Guo (Sangra Moller LLP)
Advisory Director Chris Yan (Lawson Lundell LLP)
Our Committees Mentoring Program Committee Finance Committee Membership & Communications Committee Advocacy & Professional Development Committee Social & Networking Committee Gala Committee | Directors-at-Large Hasan Alam (BC Government & Service Employees' Union) Alex Chang (Lesperance Mendes) Jeff Hernaez (Lawson Lundell LLP) James Hsu (MEP Business Counsel) Khalil Jessa (Hakemi & Ridgedale LLP) Audrey Jun (KMK Law Corporation) Sara Pedlow (Burns Fitzpatrick) Victoria Wu (Miller Thomson LLP)
Jayde Wood (Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala LLP) Student Directors Kayla Siu (Allard School of Law at UBC) Fiona Wong (University of Victoria, Faculty of Law) Angelina Sung (Thompson Rivers University, Faculty of Law) Executive Coordinators Alice Kim (Allard School of Law at UBC) Crystal Szeto (Allard School of Law at UBC) Legacy Members (FACL BC Founding Members and Past Board Members)
Jim Alam Kristian Arciaga (2016-2018) May Au Sena Byun (2017-2019) Enoch Chang Candace Cho Vania Choi (2016-2018) Serene Chow (2011-2016; President, 2011-2015) Julian Ho (2017-2019) Stephen Hsia (2016-2018) Agnes Huang Philip Huynh Maria Kim-Bautista (2011-2019; President, 2017-2018) Janis Ko Lori Lam Mark Leung Jennifer Lau (2011-2017; President, 2015-2016) Julia Lin Roland Luo (2016-2018) Karla Mukai (2011-2018) Kevin Nakanishi David Namkung (2011-2018; President, 2016-2017) Jeetesh Rup Mary Salaysay Will Tao Pablo Tseng Louisa Winn (2017-2019) Linda Yang |