2022 Commencement Ceremony Program by LMU Loyola Law School

Commencement Ceremony S U N DAY, MAY 1 5, 2022

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Order of Ceremonies Sunday, May 15, 2022 Announcer Bryan D. Hull

Professor of Law, Loyola Law School

Processional Master of Ceremonies Michael Waterstone Fritz B. Burns Dean, Loyola Law School Senior Vice President, Loyola Marymount University

National Anthem Kelsey Gitlin ’22 Invocation Fr. Wayne Negrete, S.J. Chaplain

Greetings from the University Timothy Law Snyder, Ph.D. President, Loyola Marymount University

Student Speakers Ani Petrosyan ’22 Tin Le ’22 Juris Doctor - Day Division

Juris Doctor - Evening Division

Alumni Welcome and Award Presentation Brian S. Kabateck ’89

Hon. Carmen Snuggs-Spraggins ’02

Chair, Board of Directors, Loyola Law School; Member, LMU Board of Trustees

President, Alumni Association Board of Governors

Introduction of Commencement Speaker Gary K. Craig Associate Dean for Faculty

Commencement Address Hon. André Birotte Jr. U.S. District Court, Central District of California

Presentation of Candidates Dean Michael Waterstone Conferral of Degrees President Timothy Law Snyder, Ph.D. Recessional The Mace Bearer and Grand Marshal The Herald The Platform Party The Class of 2022 3

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2022 Platform Party Joseph Longo ’90

Linda Whitfield ’92

Mace Bearer and Grand Marshal

Associate Dean for Student Services and Dean of Students, Loyola Law School

Justin Melchor

Lauren Willis

Herald Distinguished Service Award Recipient

Associate Dean for Research, Loyola Law School

Robert Brain

Fr. Wayne Negrete S.J.

Day Division Excellence in Teaching Award Recipient

Chaplain, Loyola Law School

Adam Zimmerman

John T. Sebastian

Evening Division Excellence in Teaching Award Recipient

Vice President for Mission and Ministry, Loyola Marymount University

Faculty and Academic Program Directors

Terri Mangione

Interim Senior Vice President for Student Affairs, Loyola Marymount University

Alumni Association Board of Governors

Peter Wilch

Alumni Presenters

Senior Vice President for University Advancement, Loyola Marymount University

Board of Directors

Michael Waterstone

Marianne Carlton

Fritz B. Burns Dean, Loyola Law School Senior Vice President, Loyola Marymount University

Associate Dean for Finance & Administration, Loyola Law School

Hon. André Birotte Jr.

Gary K. Craig

U.S. District Court, Central District of California

Aimee E. Dudovitz

President, Loyola Marymount University

Associate Dean for Faculty, Loyola Law School

Timothy Law Snyder, Ph.D.

Associate Dean for Clinical Programs and Experiential Learning, Loyola Law School

Sister MaryAnn Huepper ’75

Board of Trustees, Loyola Marymount University

Kathleen C. Kim

Associate Dean for Equity & Inclusion, Loyola Law School

Brian Kabateck ’89

Board of Trustees, Loyola Marymount University Chair, Board of Directors, Loyola Law School

Jannell Roberts

Associate Dean for Enrollment Management, Loyola Law School

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The Mission of Loyola Law School The mission of Loyola Law School is legal education within the context of Loyola Marymount University and its goals as a Catholic Institution in the Jesuit and Marymount traditions. In carrying out this mission, it is the particular responsibility of Loyola Law School to:

• Achieve and maintain excellence in the instruction of law and promote legal scholarship and research in the context of academic freedom. • Seek to educate persons who will be leaders of both the legal profession and society, demonstrating in their practice of law and public service the highest standards of personal integrity, professional ethics and a deep concern for social justice. • Act at all times as an institution in a manner consistent with those values. • The law school is distinguished by its concern for social justice. It works to provide opportunities for legal education to the underprivileged, women and minorities. Loyola Law School has a long-standing commitment to diversity and adheres to and supports all legal requirements for non-discrimination and equal opportunity in all of its programs. As a Jesuit-related institution, the Law School recognizes its moral and ethical obligation to provide opportunities for a quality legal education to qualified applicants of diverse backgrounds, interests and professional objectives.

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About LMU Loyola Law School Located in downtown Los Angeles—a legal, financial and media capital—Loyola Law School is home to prominent faculty, dedicated students and cutting-edge programs. Committed to legal ethics and the public interest, it has produced top attorneys for a century. The law school strives to instill in students the knowledge they need to excel on their chosen paths. It dedicates itself to preparing students for the rigors of practice with an extensive portfolio of practical-training opportunities, an 18,000 member-strong alumni network and a focus on social justice. Learn more at www.lls.edu. learn more about lmu loyola law school

About the Campus Originally established in 1920, Loyola Law School moved in 1964 to its present location in the Pico-Union district in Los Angeles, occupying the building that now houses the William M. Rains Library. Expansion of the Law School facilities began in 1980 when Pritzker Prize-winning architect Frank O. Gehry was commissioned to design the campus. The Gehry-designed campus has been the subject of both local and international

architectural acclaim, and Gehry’s campus designs have won the profession’s highest recognition for design excellence. Composed of a series of contemporary buildings clustered around a central plaza, the campus is at once intimate and open. The classrooms, offices, study and social spaces provide Loyola students with an attractive and inviting environment for the study of law and for social and intellectual exchange.

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The Alumni Association Board of Governors Dean S. Conklin ’14, President Gary S. Austin ’98 Charlyn Bender ’03 Dean S. Conklin ’14 Brandy L. Estelle ’01 Elizabeth S. Farhat ’96 Daniel Forouzan ’11 Israel E. Garcia ’01 Alastair M. Gesmundo ’15 Robert L. Grace ’87

Philip L. Nulud ’06 Holly M. Parker ’98 Grace Parrish ’06 Craig S. Pedersen ’94 Karen Rinehart ’94 Gregory C. Rose ’95 Barbara Ullman Schwerin ’87 Todd E. Sigler ’96 Ami V. Silverman ’87

John R. Horn ’96 Shant Karnikian ’12 Joan B. Kessler ’86 Natalie Klasky ’14 Hon. Sandra R. Klein ’92 Blythe G. Kochsiek ’12 Agnes Ordubegian Martin ’01 Garrett M. Mott ’12 Anthony J. Napolitano ’03

Hon. Carmen D. SnuggsSpraggins ’02 Alan G. Tippie ’79 Patricia L. Torres ’90 Ann L. Weinman ’80 Casper J. Yen ’16

The Board of Directors Brian S. Kabateck ’89, Chair Angela C. Agrusa ’87 Ernest P. Algorri ’86 Bob V. Alvarado, Jr. ’83 Seth A. Aronson ’81 Robert C. Baker ’71 Michael A. Barth ’70 Corii D. Berg ’92 Thomas M. Brown ’84 Tim C. Bruinsma ’73 Robert E. Buch ’73 Cyndie M. Chang ’03 Chris L. Chin ’94 Carlos A. Cruz ’96 Donna M. D’Angelo Melby ’78

Linda C. Miller Savitt ’80 Gregg A. Noel ’82 Thomas J. Nolan ’75 Eric L. Olofson ’90 Aram Ordubegian ’96 Patricia D. Phillips ’67 Rahul Ravipudi ’99 Tod W. Ridgeway ’71 Daniel S. Robinson ’03 Mark P. Robinson, Jr. ’72 Hon. Judith M. Ryan ’70 Nicholas P. Saggese ’80 Hon. Patricia M. Schnegg ’77 Aalok Sharma ’99 Omar A. Siddiqui ’00

Janet T. Davidson ’78 George C. Fatheree III ’07 John A. Girardi ’72 Jeffrey L. Glassman ’72 Stephen G. Hammers ’91 Michael R. Heimbold ’94 Garrick A. Hollander ’93 Phil Hosp ’69 Alice Hsu ’99 Ali Jahangiri ’02 Patrick M. Kelly ’69 Charles S. Lew ’01 Stuart A. Liner ’87 John P. McNicholas ’62 Hon. John V. Meigs ’78

Mark L. Skaist ’91 Daniel A. Sonenshine ’98 Christine D. Spagnoli ’86 Richard L. Stack ’73 Gretchen D. Stockdale ’02 James I. Swinden ’79 Gregory B. Thorpe ’82 Gregory R. Vanni ’82 Laura A. Wasser ’94 Geoffrey A. Weg ’06 Mark B. Wilson ’88 Gina M. Zapanta-Alder ’07

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Commencement Speaker Hon. André Birotte Jr. On August 8, 2014, U.S. District Court Judge André Birotte Jr. was sworn in as a federal district judge for the U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Judge Birotte was nominated by President Barack Obama on April 3, 2014. He was confirmed unanimously by the Senate on July 22, 2014, and received his commission on August 8, 2014. Judge Birotte presides over matters in Los Angeles in the Court’s Western Division in Courtroom 4 of the United States Courthouse. Judge Birotte had served as U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California since his appointment in 2010 by President Barack Obama. As U.S. Attorney, Judge Birotte was responsible for overseeing approximately 265 attorneys and 200 staff members located in offices in Los Angeles, Riverside, and Santa Ana. During that time, he also served on the U.S. Attorney General’s Advisory Committee, cochairing its Terrorism/National Security Subcommittee and serving on its Border and Immigration Law Enforcement, Civil Rights, Cyber/Intellectual Property, Violent and Organized Crime, and White Collar/Fraud Subcommittees. He was also a Co-Chair of the multi-agency Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force’s Consumer Protection Working Group. From 2003 to 2010, Judge Birotte served as Inspector General of the Los Angeles Police Department. As head of the Office of the Inspector General, he was responsible for conducting and overseeing LAPD internal investigations and audits to ensure compliance with both LAPD policies and mandates imposed by a Federal Consent Decree. Judge Birotte first joined the Office of the Inspector General in 2001 as an Assistant Inspector General. From 1999 to 2001, Judge Birotte worked as an associate at Quinn Emanuel, where he represented clients in white-collar crime and commercial litigation matters. Prior to joining Quinn Emanuel, Judge Birotte served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Central District from 1995 to 1999, and as a Deputy Public Defender in Los Angeles County from 1991 to 1995. Judge Birotte holds an undergraduate degree from Tufts University and a J.D. from Pepperdine University School of Law. Judge Birotte fills the Central District judgeship vacated by Senior U.S. District Judge Gary Allen Feess. The Central District of California is composed of the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo. It serves approximately 19.6 million people – nearly half the population of the state of California. In 2013, more than 15,000 cases were filed in the Central District.

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Student Awards American Board of Trial Advocates Award This award is presented to a graduate for excellence in the preparation and trial practice of the law.

Melissa Roxann Diaz

American Law Institute-Continuing Legal Education Scholarship and Leadership Award This award was established to recognize a graduating student who best represents a combination of scholarship and leadership, the qualities embodied by the American Law Institute since 1923.

Alicia M. Doling

Byrne Exhibition Trial Award This award is given to Byrne Trial Advocacy Team members for demonstrating excellence.

Karen Frances Rothschild Darshan Patel (2021)

Clinical Legal Education Association Outstanding Student Award This award was established to recognize a graduating student who best represents a combination of scholarship and leadership, the qualities embodied by the American Law Institute since 1923. Juvenile Innocence and Fair Sentencing Clinic

Collateral Consequences of Conviction Justice Project

Consumer Bankruptcy Clinic

Juvenile Justice Clinic

Christian Perry Flores

Richard William Esposito Powers Carlos Garcia Serna

Clara I.Perez

Loyola Genocide Justice Clinic

Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic

Loyola Project for the Innocent

Sales and Use Tax Clinic

Angelina Sophonpanich

Jaime Francisco Jimenez

Léna Jeanine Kerouani

Rebecca J. Stadtner

State Income Tax Clinic

Loyola Center for Conflict Resolution

Rights in Systems Enforced (RISE) Clinic

Youth Justice Education Clinic

Jacob W. Hade

Alberto Gomez

Amy Dao

Jacob W. Hade Stacy M. Nunez

Dean’s Service Awards This award is presented to students who give outstanding service to Loyola Law School through participation in student activities and community affairs.

Clara I. Perez Justin D. Small Amy Yasmin Katrak

Liana Allison Wong Nicole Osunsanmi Alberto Gomez

Ani Petrosyan Robert E. Vaghini Beatrice Lynn Greenberg

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International Academy of Trial Lawyers This award recognizes achievement in the art of advocacy.

Olivia A. Loveland Judge Barry Russell Award Samuel Hauser

Judge Barry Russell Award Samuel Hauser

National Association of Women Lawyers Award Established in 1986, this award is given to a graduate who shows academic achievement, determination and leadership, and who demonstrates the potential to contribute significantly to a better society.

Alexandra Reyna

Otto Kaus Award for Excellence in Legal Scholarship Named for the late Hon. Otto M. Kaus ’49 of the California Supreme Court, this award is presented to the editors-in-chief of Loyola’s law reviews.

Katrina Crosby

Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review

Sean Whitney

Thomas Murtland

Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review

Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review

Ramirez Law Firm Rising Advocate Award Olivia A. Loveland

Sande Buhai Award The Sande Buhai Award is presented to a graduating student who demonstrates an exceptional commitment to public interest law and public service. The award was established in 2009 and is named in honor of professor and alumna Sande Buhai ’82, whose guidance and leadership in the Public Interest Law Department have been invaluable to the Loyola community. The recipient is selected by members of the Public Interest Law Foundation.

Victoria Rose Bonds

Loyola Law School Alumni Association Award Established by Loyola Law School’s Alumni Association Board of Governors, this award recognizes exceptional members of the graduating class who have made significant contributions to the Law School and/or society.

Alberto Gomez Clara I. Perez Charron Annette Varona

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Honors Alpha Sigma Nu Annie Guidroz Benjamin Harrison Justin Small

Darshan Patel Sydnee Hertle Abraham Rios Gomez

Jacob Feiler Joseph Stolz Daniel Mier Freed

Kathryn R. Feeney Annie Guidroz Zachary J. Johnson Raziel Kohanbash

James L. Komen Katja C. Kukielski Charles N. Lam Hakob J. Mesropian

Thomas Murtland Daniel R. Overstreet Kathryn J. Richards Joseph A. Stolz

Justin D. Small Kathryn J. Richards Katja C. Kukielski Kristen L. Durkan Liana Megan Minassian Matthew C. Wahlquist Michael B. Seuylemezian Owen J. Connolly Raziel Kohanbash Robert E. Vaghini

Sabrina Samar Khan Sabrina Fani Shahed Firsan abualsamen Sydnee A. Hertle Sydney S. Wong Thomas Murtland Tin Le Zachary J. Johnson

Sayre Macneil Scholars Owen J. Connolly Jack H. Donham Kristen L. Durkan Tal Edelstein

St. Thomas More Law Honor Society Adriana M. Bass Allison L. Kahn Amit Azulay Anna Romanova Annabelle M. Ostin Annie Guidroz Benjamin G. Harrison Charles N. Lam Chloe B. Rome Claire W. Sears

Daniel Mier Freed Daniel R. Overstreet David van den Berg Elissa Josefina Ronquillo Hakob J. Mesropian Jack H. Donham Jacob A. Feiler Joseph A. Stolz Julian Toca Schoen Julianna Gesiotto

LMU Loyola Law School Law Reviews Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review Editor-in-Chief

Note & Comment Editors

Staff

Katrina Crosby

Michael Botfeld Guy DiMauro Gabriela Perez William Tran Sydeney Wong

Tracy Alexander Ana Arounian Noël Arreola Annie Barberian Ishdeep Bhamra Christina Boyadzhyan Lauren Cho Chelsea Cohen Jolena Collas Ronni Cuccia Andrew Doody Christineh Gasparyan Alice Gilbert Ali Hamedi Jessica Hammond Tiffany-Paige Hernandez Tatev Hovhannisyan Kendall James Zachary Johnson Nicole Khazaie Jonathan Xue Han Lee

Helen Lee Lindsay Meisels Sasha Meyer Katie Oh Andrej Pervan Kelly Peterson Alexandra Porges Jeet Rai Tristy Rashtian Matt Sherman Lauren Simon Rachel Smaler Max Sonnenberg Candace Sundine Maheen Surani Monica Tosunidis Austin Tridente Jonathan Umanzor Toni Washington Harrison Wheeler

Research Editors

Executive Director

Alex Scandroli Managing Editor

Candace Hart

Production Editors

Erin LaMere

Mason Englet Audrey Garibyan Sabrina Khan Alexander Rafuse William Sanchez Michael Seuylemezian Abigail Zeimis

Chief Research Editor

Research Editors

Chief Technical Editor

Victoria Bonds Chief Articles & Symposia Editor

Georgia Johnson Chief Production Editor

Kathyrn Richards Chief Note & Comment Editor

Rebecca Zilberman Senior Articles & Symposia Editor

Danielle Shehadeh Senior Production Editors

Jacob Grogin Aden Khachadoorian Brett Voets

Audrey Ali Shani Ali Kathryn Daff Lovelace Lee Ian McMane Sharthak Mukhopadhyay Sarah Nicolas Ryan Reza Grace Shin

Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review Editor-in-Chief

Chief Symposia Editor

Note and Comment Editors

Thomas Murtland

Mi Thao Tran

Managing Editor

Chief Developments Editor

Lana N. Homsi

Rebecca Sarah Brown

Chief Production Editor

Chief Online & Outreach Editor

Daniel R. Overstreet

Robert Davydov

Morgan Lara Bubman Alexandra Diaz Sabrina O’Mara Stephanie Sandoval Julian Toca Schoen

Executive Editor

Production Editors

Charles N. Lam

Tal Edelstein Sabrina Fani Nicole Halavi Kate Jones Katja C. Kukielski Tin P Le Tannaz Noormohammadi

Chief Note & Comment Editor

Chloe B. Rome Chief Research Editor

Adriana M. Bass Chief Technical Editor

Technical Editors

Chloe Taylor Coss Annelise Marie Kostrencich Liana Megan Minassian Farah Modarres Anna Romanova Claire W. Sears Nicolas Ian Sonnenburg

Hannah C. Donahue

Articles Editors

Kathryn Feeney Annie Guidroz

Chief Articles Editor

Michelle E. Korol

Owen Connolly Sydnee Hertle Allison Khan Hakob Mesropian Developments Editors

Kristen Durkan Jennifer V. Eisenberg Staff

Jasmine Zhao

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LMU Loyola Law School Law Reviews Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review Editor-in-Chief

Senior Articles Editor

Staff

Sean Whitney

Daniel Shoumer

Managing Editor

Senior Note & Comment Editor

Andrea Vizzo Executive Symposium Editor

Alexandria Faura Christina Ziegler

Reese Hayward

Sose Abraamyan Madison Balasek Erica Barseghian Charley Chen Mark Chernausek Christine Chung William Estes Selene Estrada-Villela Nathanel Ghinghis Damoun Govargiz Stineh Isagholian Makalie Johnson Kimberly Juarez Brandon Keshish Aaron Kircher Anne Kitchens Lester Yee-Heng Kuo Graham LaBran-Boyd Christina Lares Summer Brook Lawson Melody Mohammadi Danielle Ocampo Carolyn Park Christopher Prieto Victoria Ramirez Yoo Hee Shin Melis Tirhi Jenna Won

Senior Technical Editor

Executive Editor

Kalei Aricayos

Alberto Gomez

Senior Research Editor

Executive Professional Development Editor

Zarif Kazi

Senior LACHR Editor

Iman Alamdari

Ashley Payne

Chief Articles Editor

Senior Production Editor

Laura Rodi

Nadine Bedwan

Chief Note & Comment Editor

Symposium Editor

Technical Editor

Lea Gierut

Wendy Pham

Elissa Ronquillo

Chief Technical Editor

Research Editors

LACHR Editors

Doo Soo Kim

Andrea Poma Hernando Grace Moore Brigid O’Reilly Mariana Ortega

Brooke Bicher-Gershel Katrina Shonafelt

Chief Research Editor

Carol Ibrahim Chief LACHR Editor

Production Editors

Adam Chavez Jacob Feiler Antonia Holguin Amanda Thompson

Alexandra Reyna Chief Production Editor

Darshan Patel

LMU Loyola Law School Excellence in Teaching Award Recipients Day Excellence in Teaching Award Professor Robert Brain

Evening Excellence in Teaching Award Professor Adam Zimmerman

St. Thomas More Honor Society 2022 David P. Leonard Faculty Service Award Professor Anne Wells ’91

Trial Teams Baseball Arbitration Competition Team The International Baseball Arbitration Competition, run by the Tulane Sports Law Society, is a simulated salary arbitration competition modeled closely on the procedures used by Major League Baseball (MLB). Like most law school moot court competitions, the International Baseball Arbitration Competition’s main goal is to provide participants with the opportunity to sharpen their oral and written advocacy skills. However, the competition is unique in that it allows law students to sharpen these skills within the specialized context of MLB’s salary arbitration proceedings. The competition is held annually in the early part of the spring academic semester at Tulane University Law School. Additionally, at the conclusion of the arbitration competition the Sports Law Society hosts a panel of experts to discuss legal issues related to baseball. Chair

Members

Joseph Longo

Alberto Gomez Ryan N. Buuck

Krysta L. Khatachaciurian Emily T. Stewart

Hakob J. Mesropian (2020-2021) Audrey Sahar Ali (2020-2021)

Byrne Trial Advocacy Team The Byrne Trial Advocacy Team is one of the top ranked law school trial advocacy teams in the nation. Each year, team members compete in a series of regional and national mock trial competitions where they perform jury trials in both civil and criminal cases. Chair

Members

Susan Poehls

Olivia A. Loveland Laura L. Rodi Karen Frances Rothschild Melissa Roxann Diaz Malcolm S. Mills (2019-2020)

Noel A. Arreola (2019-2020) Tannaz Noormohammadi (2019-2020) Morgan Francis Mays (2019-2020) Charron Annette Verona (2019-2020)

Darshan N. Patel (2019-2020) Carol Alexandra Ibrahim (2019-2020) Gohar Tahmizian (2019-2020) Reshad R. Khan (2019-2020)

Entertainment Moot Court The three-person Entertainment Moot Court Team has the opportunity to argue novel entertainment law issues before some of the top entertainment lawyers in the country. This year’s team was awarded the grand prize at the 2021 Pepperdine National Entertainment Law Moot Court Competition as well as recognitions for best brief and best oralist. Chair

David Jonelis

Members

Chloe Taylor Coss

Samantha J. Doyle

Aida Melanie Marasli

ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris, France, holds an International Commercial Mediation Competition each year. Teams from more than 60 schools located in more than 30 different countries competed in mock mediation sessions in Paris to resolve cross-border business disputes. Students act as lawyers and clients, using negotiation and problem-solving skills to simultaneously advocate for their interests and legal positions, and work toward creative resolutions that help preserve business relationships. The law school has participated in the competition since 2018. Graduating team members are as follows: Chair

Members

Hiro Aragaki

Nadine Bedwan (2020-2021)

National Environmental Law Moot Court Team This is a national moot court in which 72 law schools compete. In the fall semester, students write a brief for one of three parties. Then, after intense preparation in January and February, they argue at the competition, which is held at Pace University School of Law in White Plains, NY. Students receive two units of credit for participating. The graduating team members are: Chair

Members

Rebecca Delfino

Olivia A. Loveland

Adam J. Kurland

Jacob W. Hade

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Trial Teams Roger J. Traynor Appellate Moot Court Team Sponsored by the Witkin Legal Institute and Thomson/West, the competition problem is drawn from a real case in the California Court of Appeal and focuses on closely contested issues of California law. The team won the Witkin Award for Excellence in Appellate Advocacy, 2nd Place Brief in the competition and top oralist awards. The graduating team members include: Chair

Members

Rebecca Delfino

Michael B. Seuylemezian

Katherine E. Willis

Sean M. Lahey

Scott Moot Court Honors Board The Scott Moot Court Honors program is named for the late Joseph Scott, second dean of Loyola Law School. The students earn a position of the board through an intramural moot court trial competition, thus becoming members of the Honors Board. The graduating Honors Board members include: Chair

Members

Rebecca Delfino

Jaime Francisco Jimenez Amy Yasmin Katrak Liana Allison Wong Jacob A. Feiler Ethan W. Robert

Zachary J. Johnson Annie Guidroz Joseph A. Stolz Ali G. Piane Rebecca C. Zilberman

Kathryn J. Richards Candace Hwang Hart Gabriela Yvonne Perez Michael B. Seuylemezian Guy J. DiMauro (2020-2021)

Transactional Negotiation Team This team is an offering of Loyola’s innovative Transactional Lawyering Institute and provides students the opportunity to negotiate a complex business transaction. Students gain practical, hands on experience drafting and negotiating deal documents and receive individualized feedback from experienced attorneys. Guest attorneys evaluate students on their negotiation style and strategy and ability to demonstrate an understanding of their client’s and opponent’s objectives. The graduating team members for 2022 are: Chair

Members

Shannon Treviño

Herman Singh Chatrath Jacob Grogin Benjamin G. Harrison Doo Soo Kim

Andrew Miller Liana Megan Minassian Sharthak K. Mukhopadhyay Brett J. Voets

Sean Whitney Jake G. Williams David van den Berg

Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court Team The Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Takes place every year in Vienna, Austria and Hong Kong, China (SAR). Teams representing almost 300 law schools from more than 65 countries participate. Students study a problem based on an international sales transaction subject to the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) and involving procedural issues governed by international arbitration law and the institutional rules of one of the many arbitration providers from around the world. For the past several years, the law school has participated in the Hong Kong competition. Graduating team members are as follows: Chair

Hiro Aragaki

Members

Meigan Mariah Everett (2020-2021)

Anna Romanova (2020-2021) Kristina E. Moisa (2020-2021)

Andrea Nicole Vizzo (2020-2021)

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Trial Teams Federal Bar Association Thurgood Marshall Moot Court Competition Team The Thurgood Marshall Memorial Moot Court Competition is hosted by the Federal Bar Association’s Younger Lawyers Division. In the competition, teams of two students representing 40 law schools from across the country are presented with complex issues of federal law and procedure. They researched issues, the factual and legal issues presented in the matter, studied real-world legal cases on point, wrote an appellate brief and argued the issues in front of a panel of mock Supreme Court justices in several rounds of the competition. Chair

Members

Rebecca Delfino

Kathryn J. Richards

Ethan W. Robert

American Bar Association’s National Appellate Advocacy Competition The ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition is a moot court competition that emphasizes the development of oral advocacy skills through a realistic appellate advocacy experience. Moot court competitors from more than 130 law schools in the United States participate in a hypothetical appeal to the United States Supreme Court. The competition involves writing a brief as either respondent or petitioner and then arguing the case in front of the mock court. Chair

Members

Rebecca Delfino

Annie Guidroz Joseph A. Stolz

Jacob A. Feiler

Elissa Josefina Ronquillo

National Moot Court Competition The National Moot Court Competition is co-sponsored by the College and the New York City Bar Association. In addition to sharing the financial costs, many Fellows of the College assist as judges in the 15 regional competitions and at the finals held in New York each year. More than 180 accredited law schools participate in this program involving more than 1,000 students. Chair

Members

Rebecca Delfino

Candace Hart Rebecca Zilberman

Ali Piane

Kathryn Richards

The Burton D. Wechsler National First Amendment Moot Court Competition Sponsored by American University, the competition presents the opportunity to argue cutting-edge cases in front of renowned judges in the nation’s capital. Past competition problems have addressed a wide variety of First Amendment issues, including speech by public officials, municipal regulation of businesses, the rights of public school. Chair

Members

Rebecca Delfino

Gabriela Yvonne Perez

Michael B. Seuylemezian

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Candidates for the Juris Doctor Marley L. Abbott Ali Abouesh Shahed Abualsamen Thalia Acosta Dalia Afar Iman Alamdari Audrey S. Ali Muhammad Ali Shania S. Ali Patrick H. Allahverdian Addison Alvarado Sonia T. Amodeo Amelia Andrews-Jubelt Krystle J. Andujar Garcia Adam V. Arbonies Hali G. Archer Kalei N. Aricayos Noel A. Arreola Daniella Ashoori Tellis J. Aucoin Patrick Avedikian Amit Azulay Morgan I. Barney Adriana M. Bass Nadine Bedwan Jaylene J. Beligan Jack G. Benoit Caleb D. Betts Destini C. Blunt Victoria Bonds Michael V. Botfeld Natalie Brown Rebecca S. Brown Morgan Lara Bubman Matthew J. Carraher Arianna J. Caruso Eduardo Casas Jaskarn Chahal Herman Chatrath Adam A. Chavez Anita Chirinian Lauren A. Cholakian Christine Y. Chung Owen J. Connolly Chloe T. Coss Katrina J. Crosby James Curls-Scott Jennifer S. Czech Kathryn L. Daff Amy Dao Robert Davydov Mariela I. De Loera Figueroa George Diab

Amie Jessica Gonzalez Anne Guidroz Emma V. Haas Jacob W. Hade Nicole Halavi Kristy Hamer Nikka Harounian Bailey R. Harrison Benjamin G. Harrison Candace H. Hart Syed M. Hassan Sapir Hassid James Hau Samuel C. Hauser Clare Hawley Reese Hayward Sydnee A. Hertle Raad M. Hilo Antonia J. Holguin Sierra J. Holley Lana N. Homsi Owen A. Huelsbeck Kiran Hussain Carol A. Ibrahim Arbel Illya Joshua Imeri-Garcia Stineh Isagholian Rachel P. Jacobs Taylor Jarvis Yu R. Jeon Jaime F. Jimenez Georgia Preston Johnson Lindsay N. Johnson Zachary J. Johnson Kate Jones Drew M. Jorgenson Allison L. Kahn Joshua Kaplan Rami Kashani Amy Y. Katrak Adella Katz Zarif Kazi Aden M. Khachadoorian Reshad R. Khan Sabrina S. Khan Brandon K. Kiasaleh Doo Soo Kim Young Ju Kim Phoebe F. King Anne Kitchens James L. Komen Michelle E. Korol Annelise M. Kostrencich

Alexandra Diaz Melissa R. Diaz Kayla A. Dillard Guy J. DiMauro Alicia M. Doling Marisol J. Dominguez-Ruiz Hannah C. Donahue Colin Doroshow Samantha J. Doyle Rachel A. Duboff Amelia C. Dunaway Kristen L. Durkan Scott R. Dutra Tal Edelstein Kevin T. Edzant Jennifer V. Eisenberg Danya Dinorah Chante El-Alam Mason L. Englet Jameson B. Evans Meigan M. Everett Sabrina Fani Alexandria M. Faura Thomas Fay Kathryn R. Feeney Jacob A. Feiler Danielle M. Feria Jillian Fernandez Savannah A. Fimbres John R. Fitzsimmons Christian P. Flores Daniel M. Freed Joshua D. Friedland Justin Gapper Hugo E. Garcia Audrey Garibyan Julianna Gesiotto Ariel M. Ghadoushi Brittney Ghadoushi Lea Gierut Nicole L. Gilanians Nathaniel I. Gilardi Kelsey Gitlin Samantha A. Goldstein Alberto Gomez Sonia Gore Juan Jose Gramajo Brandon I. Green Beatrice Lynn Greenberg Angela E. Griffin Laura Grigore Jacob Grogin Anthony J. Gomez

Derek W. Kraus Victoria K. Kreuzer Troy D. Krouse Katja C. Kukielski Adam J. Kurland Sean M. Lahey Sheri R. Lalehzarian Charles N. Lam Erin N. Lamere Allison V. Layton-Winer Tin P. Le Lovelace Lee Violet B. Lee Xue Han Jonathan Lee Zexian Liu Ashley C. Longo Alfredo Lorenzo Olivia A. Loveland Miguel M. Macias Meighann E. Mahoney Michael M. Malekan Valter Malkhasyan Mushegh Mamikonyan Sophie A. Mangan Aida Marasli Franklin C. Mariduena Annie Martin-McDonough Morgan F. Mays Meghan M. McKay Ian M. McMane Ariella Mehrzadi Joanna E. Meneses Hakob J. Mesropian Mitchell H. Millet Malcolm S. Mills Liana M. Minassian Irina Mkitaryan Farah Modarres Kristina E. Moisa Brendan T. Molloy Grace L. Moore Edgar J. Morales Francisco J. Morales Sharthak K. Mukhopadhyay Thomas Murtland Anthony Nabor Janani Natarajan Alice Newman Sarah Rida Nicolas Jake A. Nielsen Michelle R. Nilsson Tannaz Noormohammadi Stacy M. Nunez

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Kelsey O’Brien Sabrina O’Mara Brigid A. O’Reilly Aislinn K. Oka James R. Oleshansky Mariana Ortega Refugio Ortega-Carrillo Annabelle M. Ostin Nicole Osunsanmi Daniel R. Overstreet Carolyn H. Park Darshan N. Patel Ian P. Paxson Ashley Payne Nathaniel D. Pazooky Clara I. Perez Tatiana M. Perez Gabriela Y. Perez Ani Petrosyan Aslan Petrosyan Wendy Pham Arash Pia Ali G. Piane Sarina A. Piliguian Andrea Plata Erik Pogosyan Andrea R. Poma Hernando Azucena Portillo Nicole R. Poursalimi Richard Powers Harnoor K. Puri Alexander Rafuse Jason A. Rastegar

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Michael B. Seuylemezian Michael E. Shaheen Grace D. Shin Joel A. Sichel Adesh Singh Julian Shojaie Katarina Shonafelt Daniel R. Shoumer Sandy M. Sikavi Allen Simanian Michael J. Simon Justin D. Small Bradford A. Smith Emma Smizer Alexis D. Solorzano Shannon Song Nicolas I. Sonnenburg Angelina Sophonpanich Aleen A. Sorejian Emily T. Stewart Joseph A. Stolz Adam J. Stanton Charlie M. Starnes Ruby A. Strassman Gohar Tahmizian Aaron Taman Raffi Tapanian Eden Teferi Amanda M. Thompson Alexander S. Tracey Stephen Tom Mi T. Tran William Tran

Ina C. Rechdouni Daniel A. Resnick-Neillie Alexandra Reyna Ryan C. Reza Kathryn J. Richards Khristopher V. Riddick-Tynes Michael A. Rincon Ethan W. Robert Laura L. Rodi Adrian Rojas Anna Romanova Chloe B. Rome Elissa J. Ronquillo Karen Rothschild Samantha G. Rucker Louisa Saakian Eva Sahakyan Steven A. Salazar Tigran Samvelyan Jacob A. Sanandaji William E. Sanchez Andrew D. Sandoval Ramona G. Sandoval Stephanie G. Sandoval Nona Sarkisyan Andrew Sayegh Alex J. Scandroli Julian T. Schoen William E. Schumann Nakuma Scott Olivia Selmanson Claire W. Sears Carlos G. Serna

Zachary J. Trotter Lilian Truong Egle Urbonaite Robert E. Vaghini Charron A. Varona Laura D. Vawter Sergio Velasco Julian Vischer Andrea N. Vizzo Brett J. Voets Matthew C. Wahlquist Richard E. Wall Bennett A. Westberg Sierra White Sean Whitney Jake G. Williams Katherine E. Willis Liana A. Wong Sydney S. Wong Aram Yakubian Laura Yeghiazaryan Hira M. Yoshihara-Saint Abigail C. Zeimis Michelle Zhang Linshan Zhao Christina F. Ziegler Rebecca C. Zilberman Zeana A. Zoreikat Lauren de Leon Jonathan A. Zuniga

Candidates for the Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration Ryan N. Buuck

Wyatt Donen

Connor J. Inlow

Andrew Miller

Candidates for the Juris Doctor/Master of Laws in Taxation Michael Basseri Jack H. Donham Jack D. Elliott

Andrew P. Robles Matthew David Sanders Caroline Rachel Sischo

Rayen J. Issakharian Mario Karras Raziel Kohanbash

Rebecca J. Stadtner David van den Berg

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Candidates for the Master of Laws in Taxation Shauna R. Anderson Albert Bagdasarian Jessica Grace Bland Alec R. Borenstein Rebekah Catron Victoria M. Couch Berj Dersahakian Geoffrey Dietrich Thuy T. Do Daniel S. Dubyak Aaron Elster

Charles Michael Farano Justin Patrick Farrell George John Gerro Sabrina S. Gibson Urik J. Gilavian David Gonzalez Kendra Jennings Hampton Timothy Matthew Hansen Diekolola Ibironke Gabriel H. Kim Junghwan Kim

Keni M. Kukura Ted B. LaPorte Yejoo J. Lee Steven L. Lundberg Anastasia Martyanova Alena Medina Mary Truong Nguyen Amy L. Nwankwo Alec N. Ohanian Marshall Olney Anthony Paredes

Anastasia Rose Elaine Michelle Rosenfeld Becky R. Sebastian Danielle Shehadeh Morgan Rose Small Jessica Valenzuela Radostina Videnova Brett J. Wasserman Kenneth Broc Wickland Joseph Burke Williamson Kexin Zhang

Ark Joseph Ndulue QuenDesmond Kellum Lena Jeanine Kerouani Clement Kouame Xhulio Kreci Hei Ting Kung Liza Manlapaz Laura Elina Melasniemi Arayik Melkumyan Jasmine Mittal Andrii Mogylnyi Victoria Mulvey Alla Munger Eghonghon Sandra Omofuma Priscilla Owusu-Mintah Siddhiben Bhagyeshkumar Patel Paula Camila de Oliiveira Pinto Paolo Policastro Rebecca Mishale Polvani

Omar A. Quran Moustafa Refaat Andrea Sanchez Tapia Ismail Mohammed Sanusi Vyshnav Ramprasad Setlur Danja Stocca Galabina Marinova Todorova Carlos Henrique Ulhoa Goncalves Andres L. Uriarte Sophia Victoria Verelst Moriah Kou Dwehde Yeakula Gary Younes Qiuying Yu Elica Zadeh Xuejun Zhao

Candidates for the Master of Laws Manuel A. Abitia Augustus Eromosele Agbator Omar Shafiey Ahmed Emmanuella Osagioduwa Aitimon Jacqueline Aleu Abdulmalek Abdulmohsen Almalek Prince Samuel Amadi Alessia Ansaloni Ranya Anusih Nonso Clement Anyasi Citlali Arroyo Theresa Yaa Amoakowaa Asare Rachael Sophronia Pria Bakker Ariadne Bareo Augustin Baskar Mary Ann Boulton Joao Marcelo Braga Fernandes Pedrosa

Mayra Lis Cerezal Vania Chaker Mkrtich Chakhoyan Brieanna Noelle Delaney Gregory Nakpelle Dery Dashmesh Dhanoa Holly Elissa Dignard Yunji Do Chiara Fadda Mashal Fazli Hillary Fidler Diana Maria Fonseca Ana Elizabeth Garcia Evah Wanjiru Gathogo Spencer R. Gibbs Niba Ransom Ifang Ambendu Sameh Samy Ishak Tai Makeda Jahra Rafael Jimenez

Candidates for the Master of Science in Legal Education Kyle Brown Roberto Camacho Mandie Dixon

Gail Frances Garberg Kennedy Olney Hammock Noorhan Maamoon

Scott Alexander Neugroschl Vanessa Penaloza Molombo Thillia Thillot

Marina Denise Vitalich Noah Eric Welch Brandi White

Ma Kristilyn Mallari Susan A. Mathis Rebecca Mazzio Yosef B. Shwedel Fatuma N. Ssekubwa

Mia M. Taylor Muhammad Yammout

Candidates for the Master of Taxation Francisca Oliveira Barros Jesus R. Bermudez Peter G. Carboni Sharon Lorraine Dupree Catherine Gonzales

Maltey Keobengvath Kathrine Khazhakyan Angel Larry Holly Liu Deirdre Long

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