Southwestern Law School, Greater Los Angeles Area
Founded in 1911 as an independent, nonprofit, nonsectarian institution, Southwestern is fully approved by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. It is the only law school to offer four J.D. courses of study that differ in scheduling and instructional approach, including traditional full- and part-time programs as well as a unique two-year accelerated curriculum (SCALE). Southwestern also offers a concurrent J.D./M.B.A. program with The Drucker Graduate School of Management; a J.D./M.A.
Southwestern Law School Alumni
Ariel Fernández Hevia
General Counsel at BIC
Law Practice
Education
University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne 1997 — 1998
DEA, Master in Business law (DEA D affaires)
Université catholique de Louvain 1997 — 1998
Master, Droit Economique
University of Buenos Aires 1989 — 1994
Lawyer, Law
Southwestern Law School 1993 — 1993
Summer law program, Environmental law
Experience
BIC August 2014 - Present
BIC July 2010 - July 2014
BIC September 2005 - July 2010
ALA Avocats Latinoaméricains January 2003 - August 2005
Estudio Chehtman . Buenos Aires July 1999 - December 2002
International Chamber of Commerce July 1998 - September 1998
Estudio Lynch 1993 - 1995
Skills
Litigation, Licensing, Corporate Governance, Intellectual Property, Courts, Commercial Litigation, International Business..., Corporate Law, Arbitration, Latin America, International..., Mergers & Acquisitions
Brent Ledford
Retired Prosecutor at Shasta County Dist. Atty.
International Affairs
Education
Southwestern Law School 1984 — 1988
Experience
Shasta County Dist. Atty.
Skills
Research, Nonprofits, Editing, Government, Policy, English, Public Speaking, Public Policy, Microsoft Office
Carla Roberts
Head of Legal at Matchtech
Staffing and Recruiting
Education
College of Law London 1999 — 2001
Juris Doctor (J.D.)
Southwestern University School of Law 1980 — 1984
Juris Doctor (J.D.)
University of California, Los Angeles
Bachelor’s Degree, History
Experience
Matchtech Group Plc January 2008 - Present
Capita Insurance Services January 2002 - January 2008
Cunningham Lindsey March 1997 - January 2002
Liberty Mutual Insurance June 1993 - August 1996
Gilbert, Kelly, Crowley & Jennett July 1985 - July 1992
Cooperative of American Physicians, Inc. 1983 - 1985
Farmers Insurance 1977 - 1983
Skills
Contract Negotiation, Recruiting, Recruitment Advertising, Employment Law, Contract Recruitment, Dispute Resolution
Dr. Leigh Davis
Law Professor, Magazine Editor, Retired Attorney, Anthropologist, TV Personality @ Confidence Magazine/U.S. University..
Entertainment
Education
Harvard University
Northcentral University
Southwestern Law School
UCLA Anderson School of Management
University of California, Los Angeles
Yale Law School
Experience
www.Confidence-Magazine.com / U.S. University / Creative Endeavors January 1999 - Present
Hamed Khodabakhsh
Leveraged Finance Associate at BAML
Financial Services
Education
University of Oxford - Said Business School 2009 — 2010
MBA
Southwestern Law School 2004 — 2007
Juris Doctor, Law
San Jose State University 2000 — 2004
BS, Finance and M.I.S.
Experience
Bank of America Merrill Lynch June 2013 - Present
Jesica Sotelo
International Affairs
Education
FLACSO-Universidad de San Andrés-Universidad de Barcelona 2011 — 2014
Master in International Relations and Negotiations
Institut d'Etudes politiques de Paris / Sciences Po Paris 2012 — 2012
PSIA Master's Exchange Programme
Universidad de Belgrano 2008 — 2008
Diploma
Universidad de Buenos Aires 2000 — 2005
Lawyer
Southwestern University School of Law 2004 — 2004
Corruption and White Collar Crime
The Hampstead School of English 2000 — 2000
Proficiency Student
Skills
Public Speaking, Business English, Customer Service, French, Research, Social Sciences, International..., Teaching English, Political Science, Teaching English as a..., Interviewing Skills, Budget Management, Report Writing, English, International Relations, University Teaching, China Business..., Teaching, Children's Rights, India, Interpreter, NGOs, Policy Analysis, Criminal Law, Foreign Languages, Social Media, Latin America, International Law, Italian, Lecturing, Translation, General Business..., Politics, International Trade, Publications, Human Rights, Events Organisation, 3D Printing
Juan Martin Salvadores de Arzuaga
Associate Attorney at De Dios & Goyena
Law Practice
Education
Maastricht University 2014 — 2015
Master's Degree, Corporate Law
Universidad del Salvador 2014 — 2014
Consumers Law Workshop
Southwestern Law School 2012 — 2012
Summer Program, International Business Transactions
Universidad del Salvador 2007 — 2011
Bachelor's Degree, Law
University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne 2007 — 2011
Master's Degree, Maîtrise droit, science politique - mention droit des affaires
Colegio del Salvador
Experience
De Dios & Goyena March 2012 - Present
Maciel, Norman & Asociados September 2011 - December 2011
Skills
Negotiation, Westlaw, Commercial Litigation, French, Economics, PowerPoint, English, International Relations, Legal Writing, Dispute Resolution, Research, Corporate Law, Litigation, Editing, Microsoft Word, International..., Microsoft Excel, Intellectual Property, Microsoft Office, Spanish
Katherine Kyman
Lawyer
Writing and Editing
Education
Southwestern Law School 1987 — 1989
Juris Doctor (J.D.), Constitutional Law
Arizona State University 1976 — 1980
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), International Business
Experience
Corsi di Lingue Varese September 2014 - Present
Kyman Law Group June 1990 - August 2014
Skills
Courts, Corporate Law, Family Law, Mediation, Commercial Litigation, Legal Advice, Constitutional Law, Appeals, Legal Assistance, Civil Litigation, Arbitration, International Law, Legal Writing, Legal Research, Litigation
Kathleen Espié-Segal
Assistante d'Agent Artistique / Juridique chez FILM TALENTS at Film Talents
Motion Pictures and Film
Education
Southwestern University School of Law 2008 — 2011
Doctor of Law (JD), Child Dependency Law
UC Berkeley 2002 — 2006
Bachelor's degree, Clinical Psychology / Film School
Experience
Film Talents January 2015 - Present
Edelman Children Court August 2008 - January 2014
Skills
Entrepreneurship, Research, Contract Negotiation, Marketing, Legal Research, Social Media, Management, Legal Writing, Public Speaking, Litigation
Laurent Goyer
Member of the Paris and the Quebec Bar
Law Practice
Education
HEDAC Versailles
Équivalence en droit français, Admis à la profession d'avocat
École du barreau du Québec 2011 — 2011
Quebec Bar Diploma, Law
Université Jean Moulin (Lyon III) 2011 — 2011
Semester abroad, European and French Business Law
Université de Montréal 2008 — 2011
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law
Southwestern University School of Law 2010 — 2010
International Entertainment Law - London Summer Program, Art Law & Sports Law
Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf 2001 — 2008
International Baccalaureate, Economics
Experience
Allen & Overy 2015 - Present
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin September 2012 - September 2014
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin January 2012 - September 2012
GFI Solutions June 2009 - December 2010
Jarislowsky Fraser Limited June 2007 - August 2008
Skills
Recherche juridique, Legal Advice, Français, Public Procurement, Tender Preparation, International Law, Corporate Law, Legal Research, Claims Resolution, International Relations, Securities Regulation, French, Microsoft Excel, Legal Writing
Maria della Porta Rodiani
LL.M. Candidate at the LSE
Law Practice
Education
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) 2014 — 2015
Master of Laws (LL.M.), Public International Law
De Haagse Hogeschool / The Hague University of Applied Sciences 2010 — 2014
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), International and European Law, Summa cum laude (with distinction)
Southwestern Law School 2012 — 2012
Doctor of Law (J.D.), Trial Advocacy, Law & Rhetoric, Interviewing, Counseling and Negotiations
IES Isabel la Catòlica 2007 — 2007
4° de la ESO, Social Sciences
Liceo Classico Virgilio 2005 — 2010
Maturità Linguistica and Titùlo de Bachillerato Academico, Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Experience
Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot September 2014 - April 2015
United Nations EOSG June 2014 - August 2014
Global Rights Compliance April 2014 - June 2014
Francais du Monde - ADFE February 2014 - February 2014
Telders International Law Moot Court Competition 2013 - 2014
Italian Society for the International Organization (SIOI) September 2013 - September 2013
International Bar Association April 2013 - June 2013
The Hague University of Applied Sciences 2011 - 2013
Southwestern Law School August 2012 - December 2012
"Beyond Fossil Fuels" Conference March 2012 - March 2012
Skills
Legal Writing, Public International Law, International Relations, Spanish, International Law, International..., Legal Research, International Human..., Human Rights, International..., European Union, Political Science, European Law, Politics, Intercultural...
Orlando Ortega-Medina
Senior Attorney at OrtegaMedina & Associates
Law Practice
Education
Southwestern Law School 1988 — 1991
Juris Doctor, Law
University of California, Los Angeles 1986 — 1988
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English
Experience
Ortega-Medina & Associates October 2004 - Present
CanAm Immigration Services October 2001 - December 2003
Rosenblatt Associates 2000 - 2002
California Appellate Project 1997 - 1999
Law Offices of Orlando Ortega 1993 - 1999
Los Angeles County Municipal Court - Planning and Research Unit 1991 - 1993
El Rescate Legal Center 1990 - 1990
Skills
Corporate Law, International Business..., Management, Civil Litigation, US Visas, Naturalization, Consular Practice, Intellectual Property, Criminal Law, Immigration Issues, Immigration Law, Legal Advice, Litigation, Visas, Commercial Litigation, Legal Research, Courts, Legal Assistance, International Law, Due Diligence, Strategy, Legal Writing, Appeals