Master of Laws Interviews

Season 5  • Season 4 • Season 3 • Season 2 • Season 1

Curated insights to help internationally trained lawyers establish and develop their global legal career

Season 5

Steven Wang
Attorney at Paul, Weiss LLP and Lecturer at Harvard Law School

Paula Marques Merlin

Contracts Manager at American Structurepoint

Kabir Hashmi

Litigation Associate at Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP in New York City

Furaha Joy Sekai Saungweme

International human rights lawyer

Pauline Marie Gairanod

Foreign Attorney at Milbank LLP in Munich, Germany

Fernanda Flores

Director at International Center for Dispute Resolution in Los Angeles

Luke Gilman

Litigation and Arbitration Partner at Jackson Walker

Eva Paloma Treves

Senior Associate at Foley Hoag in New York City

Vayuna Gupta

Senior Legal and Policy Advisor at Global Rights for Women

Damián Vallejo Segura
International Disputes Partner at Duning Rievman & MacDonald LLP in New York City

Season 4

Season 4

Amadeu Ribeiro
Partner in Regulatory and Antitrust Group at DLA Piper New York

Erblina Sejdiu

International Arbitration Attorney in Berlin

Samar Jha

Government Affairs Director at AARP Washington, D.C.

Aura Guerrero

Legal Advisor on Food and Nutrition Policy at Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids in Washington, D.C.

Ezequiel Carman

Global Regulatory Operations and Policy Manager, Carrot near Chicago

Alex Kaung Myat Ahkar

Associate at Steptoe LLP in Washington, D.C.

Giovanna E Gismondi

Visiting Associate Professor at George Washington University Law School

Jonathan Abotiwine Alua

International Tax Consultant at Deloitte

Liting Zhu

Consultant at the World Bank in Washington, D.C.

Alexander Gonzalez Castillo
Partner at Kastle International, Former attorney at Latham & Watkin (NY), Simpson Thacher (NY) and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (DC)

Season 3

Season 3

Danny Mutisya
Director and Co-Head at Clifford Chance London

Magdalena Mozdzierz

Senior Manager at Ernst & Young New York

Paula Redondo Pereira

Head of Regulatory Affairs at Luxembourg Stock Exchange

Alyanna Apacible
Legal Researcher of International Association at Privacy Professionals

Helen Winter
Assistant Professor of Law and Practice at Pepperdine University School of Law

Joao Marcal Martins

Partner and Co-Head of International Arbitration DLA Piper Latin America

Paloma Cipolla Moguilevsky
International Arbitration Associate at Williams & Connolly LLP in Washington, DC

Katya Hazard
Managing Director at K2 Integrity

Miki Kinoshita

Dual-licensed Corporate and Securities Attorney in Japan and New York (passed NY bar at first attempt while raising two toddlers)

Diego Durán de la Vega
Partner and Co-Chair of Latin American Disputes at Hughes Hubbard & Reed in Washington, DC

Season 2

Season 2

Yao Liu
Shareholder at Cavitch Familo & Durkin

Alina Solodchikova

Tax Controversy Leader and Principal Attorney at RSM

Guillaume Zouker

Director of International Tax Services at PwC’s Miami office

Evelyn Y. Riley
Counsel in Complex Litigation Practice, Cozen O’Connor

Ignacio Zabala Alonso
International Arbitration Lawyer, McDermott Will & Emery

Mônica Murayama

International Arbitration Attorney, Steptoe & Johnson LLP

Nikolaos Doukellis
Investigations and White Collar Attorney, Hogan Lovells

Ruoke Liu
Hiring Partner, Investment Funds, Morgan Lewis

Allan Achesa Maleche
International Human Rights Lawyer and Global Health Expert

Lucas Loviscek
International Arbitration Partner, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Season 1

Season 1

Jose Garcia Cueto - international arbitration partner at Clifford Chance
Alfie Battista, a commercial litigator from Australia Legal intern at KPMG

Jose Garcia Cueto
International Arbitration Partner at Clifford Chance

Alfie Battista 

Commercial Litigator and Legal Extern at KPMG

Xin Tao, Partner at Baker McKenzie

Xin Tao

Partner at Baker McKenzie

Yara Karam A lawyer from Lebanon and legal intern at Hogan Lovells

Yara Karam
Lawyer from Lebanon and Legal Extern at Hogan Lovells

Eve Perez Torres Senior Attorney at FedEx

Eve Perez Torres
Senior Attorney at FedEx

Gabriela Rendon Staff Attorney at Gender Equality Law Center

Gabriela Rendon
Staff Attorney at Gender Equality Law Center

Pushkar Keshavmurthy International arbitration lawyer from India Legal intern at King & Spalding LLP

Pushkar Keshavmurthy
International Arbitration Lawyer from India and Legal Extern at King & Spalding LLP

Haohan Wang A UK-trained lawyer from China and Legal Intern at Paul Hastings

Haohan Wang
UK-Trained Lawyer from China and Legal Extern at Paul Hastings

Ophelia Kemigisha A human rights lawyer from Uganda

Ophelia Kemigisha
Human Rights Lawyer from Uganda

Catherine X. Pan-Giordano Dorsey & Whitney Partner and Member of the Management Committee in New York City

Catherine X. Pan-Giordano
Partner and Management Committee Member at Dorsey & Whitney

Bonus Episodes

Andrés Felipe Esteban Tovar

International Arbitration Associate at Foley Hoag LLP

Claudio A. Klaus Jr

Founder of Estudar Direito pelo Mundo (Studying Law around the World)

Lourdes Casanova

Professor of Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

Ricardo Vásquez Urra

International Arbitrator appointed by the World Bank

Ruth Njeri Gitau

International Lawyer from Kenya (passed NY Bar as a first-time test taker)