What Students Say about the University of Miami
Read and watch what alumni and students from our LL.M. programs are doing and have to say about the advantages of studying in Miami and obtaining a Master’s degree from the University of Miami.
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Andreas Froehlicher LL.M. 2009 J.D. equivalent, Basel University Faculty of Law, Switzerland, 2002 |
Andreas Froehlicher is an attorney, admitted to practice in Switzerland, and is a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions Team of Blum&Grob Attorneys-at-Law (http://www.blumgrob.ch), one of the leading business law firms in Zurich, Switzerland. He currently represents national and international private and corporate clients in the areas of general corporate law and finance, mergers and acquisitions, asset finance, commercial law, sports law and art law. Read more…
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Sabina Gulmaliyeva, Republic of Azerbaijan LL.M. Candidate 2009 Edmund S. Muskie Fellow Bachelor’s in Law and Master’s degree in Civil and Entrepreneurial Law, Baku State University, Republic of Azerbaijan |
Sabina Gulmaliyeva brings considerable experience to her studies at UM. Working for one of Azerbaijan’s leading international law firms, she has been involved in many aspects of Azeri law, with an emphasis on corporate and commercial practice. Read more…
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Ali Ramadhan, Iraq LL.M. 2008 |
Ali Ramadhan came to UM Law School from the Basra region of Iraq. There he studied Law and English at the University of Basra and then began his career as an attorney. Read more…
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Samuel Mekonnen, Ethiopia LL.M. Candidate 2009 |
Samuel Mekonnen hails from Ethiopia and decided to continue his legal training with UM’s LL.M. program. Read more…
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Adria Rodriguez, Cuba LL.M. Candidate 2009 |
“Words are simply not enough to express my gratitude for all the help, guidance, and support I have received from the faculty, staff, professors and supporting personnel to make this challenging time less stressful for me. The opportunity to be part of the LL.M. Program has been the most effective learning experience I have ever had. Thank you very much!!!”
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Anne Marie Fallert, Germany LL.M. Candidate 2009 |
During her five years at law school in Germany, Anne Fallert worked with firms in Germany and Brussels but decided to also attain an LL.M. as it is “a desirable qualification for a German lawyer.” Read more…
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Yana Anatolevna Yakovleva, Russia LL.M. Candidate 2009 |
“The LL.M. is an unforgettable experience for someone coming to the U.S. from a foreign country. It changes your life prospective, allows you to establish worldwide friendships, and opens new horizons in every aspect of life.”
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Paula Arias, Colombia LL.M./J.D. Transfer 2009 |
Paula Arias, a University of Miami School of Law Visiting Assistant Professor for the 2009-2010 academic year, is from Colombia. Read more…
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Heidar Atlason, Iceland LL.M. 2002 |
Heidar graduated from the University of Iceland in 2000. He received the prestigious Cobb Scholarship, which was endowed by University of Miami Trustee Charles E. Cobb, former Ambassador to Iceland. With the generous support of this scholarship, Heidar completed his LL.M. at the University of Miami in 2002. He returned to Reykjavik where he is now a partner at LOGOS Legal Services, one of the preeminent international law firms in Iceland, and teaches at the University of Iceland School of Law. Heidar’s areas of expertise are corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, corporate investments, bankruptcy and contract law.
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Thomas Pate, Venezuela LL.M./J.D. Transfer |
“The highly regarded faculty, the plethora of resources available to students, together with a unique mix of cultural diversity and geographic location, makes the LL.M. Program at University of Miami School of Law a truly enriching experience.”
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Daniel Lenghea, Romania, LL.M./J.D. Transfer
J.D. equivalent Titu Maiorescu School of Law
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Birthe Rautenstrauch, Germany LL.M. Candidate 2009 |
At law school in Germany, Birthe Rautenstrauch graduated in the top 5% of her class and was the recipient of numerous awards in moot court competitions. To further her studies, Birthe chose UM Law’s selective LL.M. Program since she could tailor her studies to her own academic and professional goals. Read more…
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Alejo Peyret, Argentina LL.M. 2007 |
“Immediately after the completion of the LL.M. Program, I got two offers to work in Florida as a trainee with two important American companies. The offers reached me through the International Graduate Law Programs Office and its Career Planning Center. Therefore, after the graduation celebrations, I started working in Florida as a foreign legal counsel and had a wonderful occasion to put into practice all the knowledge I had earned in the LL.M. Program, plus my professional background as a Latin-American lawyer.”
Milena Rudolph, Germany, LL.M. Candidate 2009
Fulbright scholar
LL.M. University of Cologne, Germany
Maitrise, University of Paris, France
Discussing her enjoyment of her time at the UM Law School, Milena cites small size and extraordinary personal guidance as key factors in the success of the program. “I really appreciate the great work of the International Office and its director, Jessica Morris.” She also praises the breadth of the program’s curriculum and credits Introduction to American Law and Legal Writing and Research with helping her to understand “how American law and life at an American law school work.”
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Violeta Longino, Mexico LL.M./J.D. Transfer 2003 |
Violeta Longino is an attorney licensed in Florida and Mexico, and is a member of the International and Cross-Border Transactions Group of the law firm of Holland & Knight in Miami, Florida. She practices in the areas of corporate and international law, with an emphasis on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, financial services and formation of business entities in Latin America, Europe, and the United States. Before joining Holland & Knight, she was an associate in the Miami office of a prominent international law firm and also served as general counsel for the Mexican affiliate of a leading multinational corporation. Violeta joined the LL.M. program in 2000 and successfully transferred to the J.D. in 2001.
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Diego Cesar Bunge, Argentina LL.M. 1984 |
Diego Cesar Bunge is a partner at Estudio Bunge in association with Squire Sanders & Dempsey. He has actively participated in domestic and international complex litigation and arbitration cases, as attorney of one party and as an expert witness. He is a member of the Board of International Scholars, Banking and Finance Law Unit, Center for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary and Westfield College of Law, University of London, and the OAS Working Group for the Drafting of an Inter-American Standard Law for secured transactions. Diego was the Dean of the School of Juridical and Social Sciences, Universidad de Ciencias Empresariales y Sociales in Argentina in 2004.
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Sandra Friedrich, Germany LL.M./J.D. Transfer 2008 |
Sandra Friedrich obtained her LL.M. in 2005 after four years of law studies in Cologne and Paris where she focused on international, comparative and European Union law. In May 2008, she completed her J.D. at the University of Miami School of Law after two years of graduate work in the LL.M. and J.D. programs. Sandra completed internships at the German Consulate General in Los Angeles; Diaz Reus in Miami; and WilmerHale LLP in London. In May 2008, she was selected as the first Visiting Assistant Professor and taught Introduction to German Law at the University of Miami School of Law.
Claudio Finkelstein, Brazil, LL.M. 1991
J.D. equivalent, Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Sao Paulo (PUC/SP)
Ph.D, International Economic Relations, PUC/SP.
Claudio Finkelstein is a partner at Hasson, Sayeg, Finkelstein, D’Avila e Nelson Pinto Advogados. He is a Professor Doctor of the Post-Graduation program in Law of the International Economic Relations course at PUC/SP, and Coordinator of the sub-area of International Economic Relations Law in the Post-Graduate Course of PUC/SP. He is also the head of the International Law Department of the Instituto Brasileiro de Direito Constitucional and The Instituto Nacional de Contencioso Economico, and co-coordinator of the specialized periodical Revista de Direito Internacional e Economico. Claudio is the author of the book Processo de Formacao de Mercados de Bloco; coordinator and co-author of the book MERCOSUL- Licoes do Period de Transitoredade; and has authored many other articles concerning commercial, corporate, constitutional and international law in specialized periodicals.
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Isabel Yague, Spain, LL.M./J.D. Transfer
J.D. equivalent Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain
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Jannette Pineiro, Cuba, LL.M. 2009
J.D. equivalent, University of Habana
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Michael Vetter, Germany, LL.M. 2008
Fulbright Scholar
Heinrich-Heine University, Germany
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