William Mitchell College of Law Alumni

Adam Christner

Nürnberg Area, Germany
Legal Services

Education
BPP Law School   2011 — 2013
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)

William Mitchell College of Law   2009 — 2013
Doctor of Law (J.D.)


Skills
Legal Research, Learning Quickly, Lexis, Legal Writing, Written & Oral..., German, Microsoft Office, Westlaw

Ana Cerovec

Croatia
Owner, Law Office Ana Cerovec
Law Practice

Education
William Mitchell College of Law   2004 — 2005

Law University in Zagreb

Experience
Law Office Ana Cerovec   March 2009 - Present
Danijel Benko Law Office   2006 - 2009
TRAVELON, company in Chicago, IL, USA (patent and trademark law)   2005 - 2006
Biserka Čmrlec-Kišić Public Notary office   2004 - 2005

Skills
Property Law, International Law, Negotiation, Civil Litigation, Alternative Dispute..., Appeals, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Bankruptcy, Legal Writing, Copyright Law, Real Estate Development, Licensing, Legal Assistance, Project Finance, Construction, Corporate Finance, Legal Advice, Trademarks, Employment Law, Entrepreneurship, M&A experience, Foreign Investment, Corporate Governance, Start-ups, Family Law, Construction Law, Commercial Litigation, Communication Skills, Administrative Law, Patents, Contract Negotiation, Commercial Real Estate, Litigation, Arbitration, Venture Capital, Patent Litigation, Intellectual Property, Private Equity, Legal Research, Dispute Resolution, Courts, Restructuring, Joint Ventures, Real Estate, Tax Law, Trade Secrets, Due Diligence, Mergers, Enforcement

Andy Gottschalk

Geneva Area, Switzerland
Process, Data and Technology Lead at Cargill Ocean Transportation
Food Production

Education
William Mitchell College of Law   1995 — 1998
J.D., Law

Valparaiso University
B.S., Business

Experience
Cargill   January 2013 - Present
Cargill   January 2010 - December 2012
Cargill   July 2008 - December 2009
Cargill   2007 - 2008
Cargill   2003 - 2006
Cargill   2000 - 2003
Lindquist & Vennum   1998 - 2000

Skills
Contract Negotiation, Shared Services, Business Strategy, Governance, IT Strategy, ERP, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business Intelligence, Operations Management, Process Engineering, Project Management, Leadership, Strategic Partnerships, Business Process, Procurement, Supply Chain, Business Analysis, Program Management, Mergers, Project Portfolio..., Change Management, Business Process..., Strategy, Cross-functional Team..., Sourcing, Six Sigma, Business Transformation, Performance Management, Telecommunications, Process Improvement, SAP, Global Sourcing, Information Technology, Vendor Management, Strategic Sourcing, Management Consulting, Team Leadership, Supply Chain Management, Outsourcing, IT Management, IT Service Management, Management

Brittany Nicholls

Hamburg Area, Germany
Licensed Attorney
Legal Services

Education
William Mitchell College of Law   2009 — 2012
Juris Doctor (J.D.)

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee   2005 — 2009
Bachelor's Degree, Global Management; Economics; Spanish

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile   2008 — 2008

Experience
Wagner, Falconer, & Judd, Ltd.   June 2015 - Present
Thomson Reuters   April 2013 - December 2014
World Without Genocide   August 2010 - December 2014
Fourth Judicial District Family Court   January 2013 - April 2013
Elaraj and Associates   January 2013 - March 2013
Minnesota Attorney General   October 2010 - October 2012
Office of Ombudsperson for Families   January 2010 - June 2010

Skills
Westlaw, Intellectual Property, Family Law, Business Law Research, Thomson Innovation, Microsoft Excel, Litigation, Civil Litigation, Consumer Law, Project Management, Legal Research, Microsoft Office, Legal Writing, Public Speaking, Research, Legislative Research, Courts, Customer Service, Microsoft Word, Legislation, Project Planning, Legal Issues

Chris Rowley

Vejle Øst, Region Syddanmark, Denmark
Key Account Manager | Business Development Manager at TextMinded Danmark A/S
Translation and Localization

Education
William Mitchell College of Law   2001 — 2004
J.D., Focus on International Law

St. John's University   1993 — 1997
B.A., English Literature

Experience
TextMinded   January 2013 - Present
TextMinded Danmark A/S   February 2012 - December 2012
EICOM   March 2008 - February 2012
EICOM   March 2006 - March 2008
Varsity Painters, Inc.   1996 - 2002

Skills
Key Account Management, Concept Development, Trados, Account Management, Linguistics, Multilingual, English, Proofreading, Translation, Quoting, Consultancy, Translation Management, Business Development, Editing, Proofing, Marketing Communications, Localization, Marketing Strategy, Management, Copywriting, Proof, Internationalization, Copy Editing, Terminology, Technical Translation, Project Estimation, Writing, Quote

Janet Munro-Nelson

London, United Kingdom
Lawyer, Expert in international law and the law of armed conflict; Legal writer & Principal of THE BEACON Website
International Affairs

Education
William Mitchell College of Law
Doctor of Law (J.D.)

King's College London, U. of London
Master of Laws (LL.M.), International Law including international business law

Notre Dame's London Law Programme
Last year leading to Doctor of Law Degree, International Law and Legal Studies

University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Psychology & Education

Macalester College
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Psychology, European History, English

Experience
THE BEACON   January 2009 - Present
Self-employed   November 2011 - Present
Beacon Hill Civic Association   March 2012 - April 2012
Standard Bank   December 2006 - August 2008
Deutsche Bank   1991 - July 1996

Skills
Capacity Building, Analysis, international law-public, international affairs, Humanitarian Assistance, law of international..., Public Relations, Government, Policy Analysis, Nonprofits, French, Fundraising, International Relations, Governance, human rights, International..., International..., Public Speaking, Community Outreach, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Editing, Public Policy, NGOs, Diplomacy, Crisis Management, legal research, Corporate Law, Program Evaluation, Policy, Political Science, Qualitative Research, Research, corporate law, Politics, Africa, Conflict, Humanitarian, Strategic Communications, Public International Law, Proposal Writing

Medin, Jon (West)

Zürich Area, Switzerland
Asset Owner: Mobile Products at Thomson Reuters TRGR
Information Technology and Services

Education
William Mitchell College of Law   1990 — 1993
J.D.

Concordia College   1985 — 1989
B.A., Political Science

Experience
Thomson Reuters TRGR   December 2011 - Present
Thomson Reuters Global Resources   2010 - 2013
Thomson Reuters   November 2010 - December 2011
Thomson Reuters   September 2007 - November 2010
Thomson Reuters   May 2004 - September 2007

Skills
Product Marketing, Strategy, Sales Process, Business Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Process Improvement, Business Strategy, Market Research, Solution Selling, CRM, SaaS, Marketing Strategy, Strategic Planning, Product Management, Start-ups, Sales Management, Analytics, Program Management, New Business Development, Contract Negotiation, Account Management, Cross-functional Team..., Competitive Intelligence, Product Development, Business Development, B2B, E-commerce, Project Management, Mobile Applications, Lead Generation, Salesforce.com, Strategic Partnerships

Paddy Regan

Ireland
Student at William Mitchell College of Law

Education
William Mitchell College of Law   2013 — 2020

Rob Ray

Munich Area, Germany
Director, Patent Legal Counsel at Infineon Technologies
Law Practice

Education
William Mitchell College of Law   2004 — 2007
Juris Doctor, Law; Intellectual Property

Experience
Infineon Technologies   March 2012 - Present
Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A.   September 2009 - February 2012
Patterson, Thuente, Skaar, and Christensen   November 2006 - September 2009
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner   2005 - 2006
LSI Logic   June 2000 - May 2005

Skills
Patents, Medical Devices, Patent preparation, Electrical, Patent Prosecution

Robert McCollar

London, United Kingdom
Independent International Trade and Development Professional
International Trade and Development

Education
William Mitchell College of Law   1988 — 1992
Juris Doctorate, Law

Trinity University   1982 — 1986
Bachelor of Arts, English, Economics

Experience
Xybernaut   July 2007 - December 2009
Giesecke & Devrient   September 2004 - July 2007
Proxim Wireless   March 2001 - September 2004
America Online   August 1999 - January 2001

Stefan van Drake

Rocafort, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
Principal at ArtTraveler.org & ArtTraveler.com
Arts and Crafts

Education
William Mitchell College of Law   1965 — 1971
Juris Doctor, law, A strong 3.0 in the end

Macalester College   1961 — 1965
Bachelors, political science, Russian and Soviet Studies, 3.6

Macalester College   1961 — 1965
BA, political science, Russian, Soviet studies, 3.6

Experience
ArtTraveler.org   November 2010 - Present
South Florida Business Journal   January 2000 - March 2003
Miami Daily Business Review   January 1998 - December 2000

Skills
Editing, Museums, Contemporary Art, Curating, Mixed Media, Blogging, Painting, Galleries, Art History, Sculpture, Fine Art Photography, Books, Drawing, Art Direction, Illustration, Oil Painting, Graphic Design, Human Rights, Art Education, Craft, Photography, Art, Watercolor, Art Exhibitions, Digital Photography, Journalism, Photoshop, Visual Arts, Portraits, Fine Art