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Asaf Niemoj (Laws LLM, 2015)

On 1st January, Asaf was promoted to a Partner role at Meitar Law Offices in Israel.

Date added: Wednesday, January 5, 2022


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Nicolas Hamblenne (Intellectual Property Law LLM, 2015)

Nicolas has recently joined the legal group of the British Chamber of Commerce for Luxembourg.

Date added: Wednesday, January 19, 2022


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Dushinee Maistry (International Business Law LLM, 2019)

Dushinee is called to the Bar in Mauritius.

Date added: Thursday, February 10, 2022


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Shannon Tong (Medical Law LLM, 2017)

Instagram takeover with Shannon Tong

Date added: Wednesday, February 16, 2022


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Zoe Potolia and Olivia Jean-Baptiste

Zoe and Olivia recently published in the new issue of the Interactive Entertainment Law Review

Date added: Wednesday, February 23, 2022


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Amel Makhlouf

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.

Date added: Wednesday, March 2, 2022


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qLegal Student Advisors Interview Happyr Health CEO

Two of our qLegal Student Advisors met with Cornelius Palm, the CEO and co-founder of Happyr Health.

Date added: Thursday, March 3, 2022


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Yashvardhan Rana (Intellectual Property LLM, 2016)

Yashvardhan Rana has recently received a prestigious award.

Date added: Tuesday, March 22, 2022


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Marilena Tsiantou (International Business Law LLM, Paris, 2022)

Marilena has recently secured an internship in an International Arbitration Boutique law firm in Paris.

Date added: Wednesday, March 30, 2022


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Shanil Anthony Fernando (Commercial and Corporate Law LLM, 1990)

Shanil Anthony Fernando’s new appointment as the Chairman of International Chamber of Commerce in Sri Lanka.

Date added: Tuesday, April 5, 2022


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Eduardo Viera de Carvalho Neto (Insurance Law LLM, 2015)

Eduardo has recently been promoted and moved to Amsterdam.

Date added: Wednesday, April 13, 2022


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Per Wimmer (Laws LLM, 1993)

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.

Date added: Wednesday, April 27, 2022


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Alumni Chapters Joint Event on AI in Digital Economy

CCLS China, Indonesia and Italy Alumni Chapters held a Focus Group Discussion on Artificial Intelligence in Digital Economy

Date added: Tuesday, May 24, 2022


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Peru Chapter Inaugural

CCLS Peru Chapter held its Inaugural Event.  

Date added: Wednesday, May 18, 2022


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North America Chapter Event

CCLS North America Alumni Chapter Held its First Zoom Event.  

Date added: Wednesday, June 1, 2022


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Antonius Tigor

Antonius won Young Lawyer of The Year Award from Asian Legal Business Thomson Reuters in Singapore.  

Date added: Tuesday, June 7, 2022


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Sanna Kaistinen

Sanna was recently appointed as the Secretary General of the Finland Arbitration Institute.

Date added: Wednesday, April 20, 2022


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Practising Law Around the World

A number of our alumni attended an event organised by our Careers Services.

Date added: Thursday, June 23, 2022


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The Hague International

The Hague International is looking for legal writers to publish.

Date added: Wednesday, June 15, 2022


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Olga Gurgula

Patent lawyer and CCLS Alumna Olga Gurgula appeared in the Financial Times on 16th June in the article about the Ukraine medicine IP waiver.

Date added: Wednesday, June 22, 2022


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CCLS France Chapter 10th Anniversary Event

On 24 - 25 June CCLS France Chapter held a Summer Reunion to celebrate 10 years since LLM in Paris Programme was launched.

Date added: Wednesday, June 29, 2022


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Danai Spentzou

Danai has started a new job as an Accredited Parliamentary Assistant to Member of the European Parliament.

Date added: Thursday, June 30, 2022


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Final PG Law Careers Event of the Academic Year

Last week we were delighted to host six alumni for the final event in the postgraduate law careers event series.

Date added: Monday, July 11, 2022


Utkarsha Nikam (Commercial and Corporate Law LLM, 2022)

Utkarsha Nikam  has recently spoken on a panel at the Youth Marketing Strategy Conference in London about the future of work.  

Date added: Thursday, July 28, 2022


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Kannan Gnanasihamani

In rememberance of Kannan Gnanasihamani.

Date added: Thursday, July 28, 2022


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AFSIA 6th Annual Conference

The conference, the first in person event of AFSIA over 2 years, took place at 39 Essex Chambers.

Date added: Wednesday, July 20, 2022


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CCLS India Chapter Event in London

The rooftop brimmed with laughter on the evening, when the CCLS India chapter organised Drinks at The Taj in London. 

Date added: Tuesday, August 2, 2022


Konstantina Zivla

Konstantina Zivla (Criminal Justice LLM, 2022) won the QM Bar association’s essay prize, with her essay on Euthanasia Legalisation.

Date added: Monday, August 15, 2022


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Nigeria Chapter Dispute Resolution Roundtable

On August 5, the CCLS Nigeria organised its first webinar for 2022.  

Date added: Friday, August 12, 2022


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Nika Videtic (Intellectual Property LLM, 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.

Date added: Thursday, September 1, 2022


Ramzi Khoury (Competition Law LLM, 2020)

Formulaw is the latest legal-tech startup transforming the legal landscape, with the introduction of EVE, its AI powered legal assistant.  

Date added: Thursday, September 8, 2022


Janet Nikova (Intellectual Property Law LLM, 2019)

Janet Nikova qualifies as a solicitor and joins BenevolentAI. 

Date added: Wednesday, October 5, 2022


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Patrick Byrne (Comparative and International Dispute Resolution LLM, 2016)

Patrick has been promoted to partner at B Cremades y Asociados in Madrid. 

Date added: Monday, October 3, 2022


CCLS Nigeria Chapter, Beyond Masters: Maximizing CCLS – An Alumni Perspective

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.

Date added: Saturday, October 1, 2022


Alumni Reunion events in Brazil

CCLS Brazil Chapter hosts Alumni Reunions in Sao Paulo and Rio with Professor Ioannis Kokkoris. 

Date added: Sunday, September 4, 2022


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CCLS Indonesia, Nigeria, Switzerland, and Turkey Alumni Chapters hosted an Interchapter Zoom event.

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.

Date added: Monday, October 17, 2022


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Saudamini Amare (Comparative and International Arbitration Law LLM, 2020)

Saudamini has recently been admitted as a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales. 

Date added: Tuesday, October 11, 2022


Croissants with our CCLS Director, Ioannis Kokkoris

New CCLS Director Professor Ioannis Kokkoris is hosting an introduction event online.

Date added: Friday, October 14, 2022


Ramy Moustafa Abdelhady is appointed as Senior Litigation Expert at the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights.

Ramy Moustafa Abdelhady (Human Rights Law LLM, 2020) 

Date added: Thursday, October 20, 2022


Dr Atilla Kasap has established a new Law Department specialising in IT Law at Ondokuz Mayıs University

Atilla Kasap (Laws LLM, 2018) 

Date added: Monday, November 7, 2022


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CCLS Spain Chapter members attend Ryder Club Spain event

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. 

Date added: Sunday, October 30, 2022


Abhinav Kumar wins the Games Industry Legal Challenge 2022 alongside CCLS Alumni teammates

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)

Date added: Friday, November 4, 2022


New CCLS Director Professor Ioannis Kokkoris introduces himself across two events

Director Professor Ioannis Kokkoris, Dr Franziska Arnold-Dwyer and Professor Rosa Lastra discuss his new directorship.  

Date added: Friday, November 11, 2022


CCLS India Chapter hosts a webinar - Journey of a Young Senior Counsel: In Conversation with Arijit Prasad

Ajit Mishra (Intellectual Property Law LLM, 2005), interviews Arijit Prasad, Senior Counsel, Supreme Court of India.

Date added: Monday, November 14, 2022


Professor Estelle Derclaye speaks at the EIPIN International Conference

Estelle Derclaye (Law PhD, 2005)

Date added: Tuesday, November 15, 2022


Maarten Draye is re-appointed to the Commission on Arbitration and ADR by the International Chamber of Commerce in Belgium

Maarten Draye (International Business Law LLM, 2006)

Date added: Sunday, November 13, 2022


Overview of some of the latest research done by CCLS academics last year

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). 

Date added: Wednesday, November 16, 2022


Anna Ramos shares her experience of working in the World Bank

Anna Ramos (Public International Law LLM 2012)

Date added: Friday, November 25, 2022


Stavros Brekoulakis to speak at the review of the Arbitration Act 1996 event

Stavros Brekoulakis (Laws LLM, 2008), Professor in International Arbitration Law at Queen Mary University of London

Date added: Thursday, November 24, 2022


Gustavo Rochette has co-edited a new book on Energy Law and Ethics alongside QMUL Academics and Alumni

Gustavo Rochette (Energy and Natural Resources LLM 2018), current QM Teaching Associate 

Date added: Tuesday, November 29, 2022


Esther Jaromitski shares insights on her PhD topic and time at CCLS

Esther Jaromitski (Public International Law LLM, 2021 PhD Candidate at QMUL)  

Date added: Wednesday, December 7, 2022


Professor Emilia Onyema acts as moderator at LIDW 2022

Emilia Onyema (Laws PhD, 2007) 

Date added: Monday, May 16, 2022


Nikhil Palli shares his experience of working for a busy international legal practice.

Nikhil Palli (Dispute Resolution LLM, 2014)

Date added: Tuesday, December 13, 2022


CCLS India Alumni Chapter Turns Two

CCLS India Chapter celebrates its second anniversary with a webinar hosting Mr. Rajiv K Luthra, the Founder & Managing Partner of Luthra & Luthra

Date added: Tuesday, December 20, 2022


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