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Jennifer Bass, LLM

United States
LLM ’25
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Piper Blank, LLM

United States
LLM ’25
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Olivia Ruthven, LLM

United States
LLM ’25
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Oswald Marondedze, LLM

Zimbabwe
In-Person LLM ’25
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Emmaliana Gonzales

Australia
Online LLM Candidate ’25
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Heidi Metroz

United States
LLM Candidate ’25
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Sarah Thompson, LLM

United States
LLM ’25
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Cindy Rysavy, LLM

United States
LLM ’24
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David Raatz, LLM

United States
LLM ’24
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Megan Penrose, LLM

United States
LLM ’25
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Joan Peppard Winograd, LLM

United States
LLM ’25
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Aashritha Kumar, LLM

Australia
LLM ’24
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Annie Sloan, LLM

United States
LLM ’24
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Marcelo Daidone Chalita, LLM

Brazil
LLM ’24
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Rachel De Graaf, LLM

Canada
LLM ’24
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Misheck Brian Munyaradzi, LLM

Zimbabwe
LLM ’24
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Constance Ngombengombe Muriri, LLM

Zimbabwe
LLM ’24
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Dulki Seethawaka

Sri Lanka
LLM Candidate ’24
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Robyn Pekala, LLM

United States
LLM ’24
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Mallory Lizana, LLM

United States
LLM Candidate ’24
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Mbonisi Ndhlovu, LLM

Magistrate, Judicial Service Commission
Zimbabwe
LLM ’23
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Tanyaradzwa Muzenda, LLM

Zimbabwe
LLM ’23
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Motunrayo (Mo) Esan, LLM

Nigeria
LLM ’23
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Altamush Saeed, LLM

Pakistan
LLM ’23
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Dana Buchwald, LLM

United States
LLM ’23
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Varnika Singh

Varnika Singh, LLM

Practicing Advocate at High Court of Delhi and Supreme Court of India, India Head Legal Consultant - Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIAPO)
India
LLM ’23
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Taylor Waters, LLM

United States
LLM ’23
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Paula

Paula Margarido, LLM

Brazil
LLM ’23
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Joyce

Joyce Glass, LLM

United States
LLM ’23
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Kelsey

Kelsey Krier, LLM

United States
LLM ’23
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Jessica Tselepy, LLM

Australia
LLM ’23
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Elaine

Elaine Cheung, LLM

Australia
LLM ’23
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Charlotte

Charlotte Edgar, LLM

Scotland
LLM ’23
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Patricia

Patricia Welty, LLM

United States
LLM ’23
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Nolia

Nolia G. Batey, LLM

United States
LLM ’23
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Linda Masudze

Linda Masudze, LLM

Zimbabwe
LLM ’22
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Kimberly Backman

Kimberly Backman, LLM

Founder and Executive Director, Animal Law Alliance
United States
LLM ’24
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Adele

Adele Lau, LLM

Singapore
LLM ’22
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Hanna Tereshko, LLM

Ukraine
LLM ’22
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Ignatious

Ignatious Maeresa, LLM

Land & Natural Resources Department, Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association
Zimbabwe
LLM ’22
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Elena

Elena Prats, LLM

Spain
LLM ’22
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Nicola

Nicola van Wyk, LLM

South Africa
LLM ’22
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Jamie

Jamie McLaughlin, LLM

United States
LLM ’22
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Yvonne Gurira, LLM

Founder and Executive Director, Animal Advocates International
Harare, Zimbabwe
LLM ’22, CALS Ambassador
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Marcia

Marcia Condoy Truyenque, LLM

Doctoral Researcher, University of Helsinki, Finland
LLM ’22
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Vanessa

Vanessa Gischkow Garbini, LLM

Humane Society International, Brazil
Brazil
LLM ’22
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Cynthia

Cynthia von Schlichten, LLM

General Counsel, Farm Sanctuary
United States
LLM ’22
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Nancy

Nancy Makuvise, LLM

Lecturer of Law, Great Zimbabwe University
Zimbabwe
LLM ’22, CALS Ambassador
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Sadie

Sadie Jacobs, LLM

United States
LLM ’22
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Nkosana

Nkosana Maphosa, LLM

Zimbabwe
LLM ’22
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Junhong

Junhong Li, LLM

China
LLM ’22
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Rebecca

Rebecca Critser, LLM

Assistant Practice Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Baltimore, Maryland
LLM ’22
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Courtney

Courtney McVean, LLM

United States
LLM ’22
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Casey

KC Webster, LLM

United States
LLM ’24
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Iga

Iga Glazewska Bromant, LLM

Poland
LLM ’22
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Tom Bilello

Tom Bilello, LLM

United States
LLM ’22
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Kathleen Ryan, LLM

United States
LLM ’22
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Tara Cooley, LLM

Animal Law Teaching Fellow, University of Connecticut
Hartford, Connecticut
LLM ’21, CALS Ambassador 2021-2022
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Jessica Chapman

Jessica Chapman, LLM

Criminal Justice Program Fellow, Animal Legal Defense Fund
United States
LLM ’21
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Christina Lee

Christina Lee, LLM

United States
LLM ’20
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Alexander Yamina

Alexander Yamina, LLM

Senior Principal Prosecution Counsel
Kenya
LLM ’20
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Yiran Zhang

Yiran Zhang, LLM

China
LLM ’20
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Gladys Kamasanyu, LLM

Chief Magistrate, Uganda Wildlife Court
Uganda
LLM ’20, CALS Ambassador 2021-2022
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Hira Jaleel

Hira Jaleel, LLM

Animal Law Teaching Fellow & Adjunct Professor, Center for Animal Law Studies
Portland, Oregon
LLM ’20, CALS Ambassador 2021-2022
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Paul Kadushi

Paul Kadushi, LLM

Director of Asset Forfeitures, Transnational and Specialized Crimes Division, National Prosecutions Service
Tanzania
LLM ’20
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Zihao Yu, LLM

Co-Founder and Executive Director, Institute of Animal Law of Asia
China
LLM ’20, CALS Ambassador 2021
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Bianka Atlas

Bianka Atlas, LLM

New Zealand
LLM ’20, CALS Ambassador
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Lyudmila Shegay, LLM

Co-Founder and Managing Director, Institute of Animal Law of Asia
Kazakhstan
LLM ’20, CALS Ambassador 2021, 2021-2022
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Diego Plaza, LLM

Executive Director, CEDA Chile & Founder, Fundación Justicia Interespecie
Chile
LLM ’20, CALS Ambassador
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Kristine Bernhardt, LLM

LLM ’19
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Arefi-Pour Leila

Leila Arefi-Pour, LLM

Attorney, Vancouver Defenders
Washington, US
LLM ’19
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Judy Muriithi, LLM

Attorney, Lawyers for Animal Protection in Africa
Kenya
LLM ’19
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Prisca Daka, LLM

Regional Coordinator, Global Youth Biodiversity Network
LLM ’19
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Thomas Jatiko, LLM

Prosecutor, Head of Wildlife Crimes Unit at Director of Public Prosecution
Uganda
LLM ’19
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Sahana Ramdas, LLM

Associate Attorney, Costello, Cooney & Fearon, PLLC
LLM ’19
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Tony Gerrans, LLM

Executive Director of African Operations, Humane Society International
South Africa
LLM ’19, CALS Ambassador 2021, 2021-2022
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Tess Vickery, LLM

Legal and Policy Advisory, to NSW Parliament member of the Animal Justice Party
Australia
LLM ’19, CALS Ambassador 2021
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Joseph Mayson, LLM

Researcher/Project Liaison in the Office of the President, PETA
South Africa
LLM ’19
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Amy Wilson, LLM

Founder, Animal Law Reform South Africa
South Africa
LLM ’18
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Lorna Munoz, LLM

Boliva
LLM ’19
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Rodah Ogoma, LLM

Prosecutor, Office of the Director of Public Prosecution
Kenya
LLM ’18
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Temba Allan Sitati, LLM

Principal Magistrate, Lamu Law Courts of Kenya
Kenya
LLM ’18
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Rebecca Jenkins, LLM

LLM ’16
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David Rosengard, LLM

Staff Attorney, Animal Legal Defense Fund
Oregon, US
LLM ’16
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Alice Di Concetto, LLM

Founder, European Institute for Animal Law & Policy
France
LLM ’16, CALS Ambassador 2021-2022
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Alice Collinson, LLM

Solicitor, Advocates for Animals
London, United Kingdom
LLM ’17
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Hon. Justice Nzioki wa Makau, LLM

Judge, Industrial Court of Kenya
LLM ’17
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Gikui W. Gichuhi, LLM

Prosecutor, Wildlife Crimes Unit at Office of the Director of Public Prosecution
Kenya
LLM ’17
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Ever Vimbai Chinoda, LLM

Executive Director and Founder, Speak Out For Animals
Zimbabwe
LLM ’17, CALS Ambassador 2021-2022
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Juli Zagrans, LLM

Regional Director, One Tail at a Time
Oregon, US
LLM ’14
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Alena Eckhardt, LLM

Partner, Junker & Nakaghi, P.C.
San Francisco, United States
LLM ’14
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Jim Karani Riungu, LLM

Head of Legal Affairs, WildlifeDirect Kenya
Kenya
LLM ’16
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Moe Honjo, LLM

Associate Professor, Nagasaki University’s Graduate School of Fisheries and Environmental Sciences
Nagasaki, Japan
LLM ’14
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Mitzi Bolaños, LLM

Executive Director, Anchorage Equal Rights Commission
Alaska, US
LLM ’13
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Claire Howe, LLM

Executive Director and Co-Founder, The Raven Corps
Oregon, US
LLM ’14
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Gieri Bolliger, LLM

Executive Director, Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR)
Switzerland
LLM ’14
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