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CCLS India Alumni Chapter Turns Two 20 December 2022
CCLS India Chapter celebrates its second anniversary with a webinar hosting Mr. Rajiv K Luthra, the Founder & Managing Partner of Luthra & Luthra
Nikhil Palli shares his experience of working for a busy international legal practice. 13 December 2022
Nikhil Palli (Dispute Resolution LLM, 2014)
Esther Jaromitski shares insights on her PhD topic and time at CCLS 7 December 2022
Esther Jaromitski (Public International Law LLM, 2021 PhD Candidate at QMUL)
Gustavo Rochette has co-edited a new book on Energy Law and Ethics alongside QMUL Academics and Alumni 29 November 2022
Gustavo Rochette (Energy and Natural Resources LLM 2018), current QM Teaching Associate
Anna Ramos shares her experience of working in the World Bank 25 November 2022
Anna Ramos (Public International Law LLM 2012)
Stavros Brekoulakis to speak at the review of the Arbitration Act 1996 event 24 November 2022
Stavros Brekoulakis (Laws LLM, 2008), Professor in International Arbitration Law at Queen Mary University of London
Overview of some of the latest research done by CCLS academics last year 16 November 2022
Research by Professor Julia Hörnle’s (CCLS Professor of Internet Law and CCLS alumna PhD Law, 2008), Christopher Millard (CCLS Professor of Privacy and Information Law), Dr Miriam Goldby (CCLS Professor of Shipping, Insurance and Commercial Law, Director of the Centre’s Insurance, Shipping & Aviation Law Institute).
Professor Estelle Derclaye speaks at the EIPIN International Conference 15 November 2022
Estelle Derclaye (Law PhD, 2005)
CCLS India Chapter hosts a webinar - Journey of a Young Senior Counsel: In Conversation with Arijit Prasad 14 November 2022
Ajit Mishra (Intellectual Property Law LLM, 2005), interviews Arijit Prasad, Senior Counsel, Supreme Court of India.
Maarten Draye is re-appointed to the Commission on Arbitration and ADR by the International Chamber of Commerce in Belgium 13 November 2022
Maarten Draye (International Business Law LLM, 2006)
New CCLS Director Professor Ioannis Kokkoris introduces himself across two events 11 November 2022
Director Professor Ioannis Kokkoris, Dr Franziska Arnold-Dwyer and Professor Rosa Lastra discuss his new directorship.
Dr Atilla Kasap has established a new Law Department specialising in IT Law at Ondokuz Mayıs University 7 November 2022
Atilla Kasap (Laws LLM, 2018)
Abhinav Kumar wins the Games Industry Legal Challenge 2022 alongside CCLS Alumni teammates 4 November 2022
Abhinav Kumar (Technology, Media and Telecommunications 2022), Avi Bhandari (Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law LLM 2023) and Juan Alberto Pulido Lock (Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law LLM 2023)
Shireen Moti has been awarded the ‘Women of the Future: 50 Rising Stars in ESG’ by Women of the Future UK 1 November 2022
Shireen Moti (Laws LLM, 2017)
CCLS Spain Chapter members attend Ryder Club Spain event 30 October 2022
Fernando Grajera (International Dispute Resolution LLM 2017), Nicolás Costábile (International Business Law LLM, 2013) and Roberto Muñoz (Comparative and International Dispute Resolution LLM, 2014) attend the clubs first post-pandemic face to face event.
Ramy Moustafa Abdelhady is appointed as Senior Litigation Expert at the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights. 20 October 2022
Ramy Moustafa Abdelhady (Human Rights Law LLM, 2020)
CCLS Indonesia, Nigeria, Switzerland, and Turkey Alumni Chapters hosted an Interchapter Zoom event. 17 October 2022
CCLS Indonesia, Nigeria, Switzerland, and Turkey Alumni Chapters held a Focus Group Discussion on The role of Internet Governance in Geopolitical Conflicts, Economy, Energy Crisis and Climate Change, from a Global/Regional/National Comparative Perspective.
Croissants with our CCLS Director, Ioannis Kokkoris 14 October 2022
New CCLS Director Professor Ioannis Kokkoris is hosting an introduction event online.
Saudamini Amare (Comparative and International Arbitration Law LLM, 2020) 11 October 2022
Saudamini has recently been admitted as a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales.
Janet Nikova (Intellectual Property Law LLM, 2019) 5 October 2022
Janet Nikova qualifies as a solicitor and joins BenevolentAI.
Patrick Byrne (Comparative and International Dispute Resolution LLM, 2016) 3 October 2022
Patrick has been promoted to partner at B Cremades y Asociados in Madrid.
CCLS Nigeria Chapter, Beyond Masters: Maximizing CCLS – An Alumni Perspective 1 October 2022
The speakers shared their stories about their lives and careers prior to attending CCLS and offered crucial insights into maximising the opportunities offered at CCLS.
Ramzi Khoury (Competition Law LLM, 2020) 8 September 2022
Formulaw is the latest legal-tech startup transforming the legal landscape, with the introduction of EVE, its AI powered legal assistant.
Alumni Reunion events in Brazil 4 September 2022
CCLS Brazil Chapter hosts Alumni Reunions in Sao Paulo and Rio with Professor Ioannis Kokkoris.
Nika Videtic (Intellectual Property LLM, 2022) 1 September 2022
Nika Videtic was awarded a prize from an Oxford based law firm White & Black for best Queen Mary LLM essay in European and US Law of Patents.
Konstantina Zivla 15 August 2022
Konstantina Zivla (Criminal Justice LLM, 2022) won the QM Bar association’s essay prize, with her essay on Euthanasia Legalisation.
Nigeria Chapter Dispute Resolution Roundtable 12 August 2022
On August 5, the CCLS Nigeria organised its first webinar for 2022.
CCLS India Chapter Event in London 2 August 2022
The rooftop brimmed with laughter on the evening, when the CCLS India chapter organised Drinks at The Taj in London.
Utkarsha Nikam (Commercial and Corporate Law LLM, 2022) 28 July 2022
Utkarsha Nikam has recently spoken on a panel at the Youth Marketing Strategy Conference in London about the future of work.
Kannan Gnanasihamani 28 July 2022
In rememberance of Kannan Gnanasihamani.
AFSIA 6th Annual Conference 20 July 2022
The conference, the first in person event of AFSIA over 2 years, took place at 39 Essex Chambers.
Final PG Law Careers Event of the Academic Year 11 July 2022
Last week we were delighted to host six alumni for the final event in the postgraduate law careers event series.
Danai Spentzou 30 June 2022
Danai has started a new job as an Accredited Parliamentary Assistant to Member of the European Parliament.
CCLS France Chapter 10th Anniversary Event 29 June 2022
On 24 - 25 June CCLS France Chapter held a Summer Reunion to celebrate 10 years since LLM in Paris Programme was launched.
Practising Law Around the World 23 June 2022
A number of our alumni attended an event organised by our Careers Services.
Olga Gurgula 22 June 2022
Patent lawyer and CCLS Alumna Olga Gurgula appeared in the Financial Times on 16th June in the article about the Ukraine medicine IP waiver.
The Hague International 15 June 2022
The Hague International is looking for legal writers to publish.
Antonius Tigor 7 June 2022
Antonius won Young Lawyer of The Year Award from Asian Legal Business Thomson Reuters in Singapore.
North America Chapter Event 1 June 2022
CCLS North America Alumni Chapter Held its First Zoom Event.
Alumni Chapters Joint Event on AI in Digital Economy 24 May 2022
CCLS China, Indonesia and Italy Alumni Chapters held a Focus Group Discussion on Artificial Intelligence in Digital Economy
Peru Chapter Inaugural 18 May 2022
CCLS Peru Chapter held its Inaugural Event.
Professor Emilia Onyema acts as moderator at LIDW 2022 16 May 2022
Emilia Onyema (Laws PhD, 2007)
Per Wimmer (Laws LLM, 1993) 27 April 2022
Per, the Founding Astronaut with Virgin Galactic, has recently appeared on GB News. UK Breakfast show to talk about the first private International Space Station mission.
Sanna Kaistinen 20 April 2022
Sanna was recently appointed as the Secretary General of the Finland Arbitration Institute.
Eduardo Viera de Carvalho Neto (Insurance Law LLM, 2015) 13 April 2022
Eduardo has recently been promoted and moved to Amsterdam.
Shanil Anthony Fernando (Commercial and Corporate Law LLM, 1990) 5 April 2022
Shanil Anthony Fernando’s new appointment as the Chairman of International Chamber of Commerce in Sri Lanka.
Marilena Tsiantou (International Business Law LLM, Paris, 2022) 30 March 2022
Marilena has recently secured an internship in an International Arbitration Boutique law firm in Paris.
Yashvardhan Rana (Intellectual Property LLM, 2016) 22 March 2022
Yashvardhan Rana has recently received a prestigious award.
qLegal Student Advisors Interview Happyr Health CEO 3 March 2022
Two of our qLegal Student Advisors met with Cornelius Palm, the CEO and co-founder of Happyr Health.
Amel Makhlouf 2 March 2022
Dr Makhlouf will be joining a panel of distinguished experts at the California International Arbitration Week to address the topic of arbitration in Islamic finance.
Zoe Potolia and Olivia Jean-Baptiste 23 February 2022
Zoe and Olivia recently published in the new issue of the Interactive Entertainment Law Review
Shannon Tong (Medical Law LLM, 2017) 16 February 2022
Instagram takeover with Shannon Tong
Dushinee Maistry (International Business Law LLM, 2019) 10 February 2022
Dushinee is called to the Bar in Mauritius.
Nicolas Hamblenne (Intellectual Property Law LLM, 2015) 19 January 2022
Nicolas has recently joined the legal group of the British Chamber of Commerce for Luxembourg.
Asaf Niemoj (Laws LLM, 2015) 5 January 2022
On 1st January, Asaf was promoted to a Partner role at Meitar Law Offices in Israel.