Order of Exercises
PROCESSIONAL
WELCOME
Saaket M. Pradhan ’22
Graduation Committee Co-Chair
DEAN’S REMARKS
INTRODUCTION
Saaket M. Pradhan ’22
Gillian Lester
Dean and Lucy G. Moses Professor of Law
STUDENT REMARKS
INTRODUCTIONS
Paul Augustus Riley Jr. ’22
Student Senate President
Enioluwada Oluwafunto Popoola ’22
J.D. Class Speaker
Jordan Alexander James Jarrett ’22 LL.M. LL.M. Class Speaker
WILLIS L.M. REESE PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING
INTRODUCTION
Moliang Jiang ’22
Samarth Khanna ’22 LL.M.
RECIPIENT
Eric Talley
Isidor and Seville Sulzbacher Professor of Law
PRESENTATION OF PRIZES AND AWARDS
David Pozen
Vice Dean for Intellectual Life and Charles Keller
Beekman Professor of Law
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
INTRODUCTION
Saaket M. Pradhan ’22
Andrew Yang ’99 Entrepreneur and Philanthropist
PRESENTATION OF THE CLASS OF 2022
Nkonye Iwerebon ’93
Associate Dean and Dean of Admissions
Yadira Ramos-Herbert
Associate Dean of Student and Registration Services
Jill Casal
Executive Director, Office of Graduate Degree Programs
Julie Sculli
Assistant Dean, Office of Graduate Degree Programs
CLOSING REMARKS
Rebecca Chacon Naranjo ’22 LL.M. Graduation Committee Co-Chair
RECESSIONAL
Guests are asked to remain in their seats until the faculty and graduates have left South Field. Everyone is invited to celebrate the graduates at a reception on Ancell Plaza immediately following the ceremony.
Keynote Address
ANDREW YANG ’99
Andrew Yang ’99 is an entrepreneur, author, philanthropist, and nonprofit leader, and he was a candidate in the 2020 presidential election.
After working as a lawyer and executive at several earlystage technology companies, Yang eventually became CEO of an education company that became No. 1 in the country. He then started a national entrepreneurship nonprofit, Venture for America, which worked to empower thousands of young entrepreneurs to bring their dynamism to communities across the country—from New Orleans and Baltimore to Denver and Detroit.
Yang was named a Presidential Ambassador of Entrepreneurship by the White House under the Barack Obama administration and a Champion of Change for his work with Venture for America. Initially dubbed a “longer than long shot” candidate by The New York Times in 2018, Yang became a top-tier contender for the presidency, raising nearly $40 million in grassroots funding.
With a vision to rewrite the rules of the U.S. economy through a “Freedom Dividend” of $1,000 a month for every American adult, Yang became one of the most exciting stories in the 2020 race. His nationwide group of supporters, known as the “Yang Gang,” propelled him to seven Democratic primary debates.
Following this unexpected run for president, Yang formed the nonprofit Humanity Forward, successfully lobbying Congress for direct cash relief for struggling American families during the pandemic while distributing over $8 million directly to struggling families. In 2021, he ran in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary.
Yang has since published a book, Forward: Notes on the Future of Our Democracy, in which he lays out the case for a variety of democracy reform measures that he says can unclog the pipes of our system and realign the incentives of legislators with the well-being of the American people.
Willis L.M. Reese Prize for Excellence in Teaching
ERIC TALLEY
Isidor and Seville Sulzbacher Professor of Law
Eric Talley, Isidor and Seville Sulzbacher Professor of Law, was selected by the graduating class as this year’s recipient of the Willis L.M. Reese Prize for Excellence in Teaching. This is the second time he has received the Reese Prize (the first was in 2017).
Talley teaches classes on contract law, corporations, and corporate finance. As faculty co-director of the Ira M. Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership, Talley has hosted two seasons of the podcast Beyond Unprecedented: The Post-Pandemic Economy, which examines law, business, and capital markets in the aftermath of COVID-19.
Students praise Talley for his enthusiasm, energy, and ability to make complicated topics understandable. They call him “brilliant,” “kind,” “engaging,” and “the smartest, funniest, and most-excited-about-his-course Columbia Law School professor. He is a must-see.”
“He has passion for teaching and cares about his students,” one of his students wrote in a course evaluation.
“Professor Talley promised he would help us navigate the mathematical parts [of Corporate Finance], and of course he did,” wrote another student.
Talley combines classic Socratic dialogue with an informal teaching style— he has been known to hold office hours while riding a bicycle in Central Park, and he awards students with “I ♥ Corporations” T-shirts for good performance. He frequently collaborates with students on published scholarly papers. An economist as well as a legal scholar, Talley says economic concepts inform his teaching—just without the equations. “You don’t have to be a finance major to understand what’s going on in my class. I think that’s empowering for students, and it’s empowering for me.”
The Degree Candidates of the Class of 2022
* Graduated October 20, 2021 ** Graduated February 9, 2022
*** Candidates June 30, 2022—New York Pro Bono Scholars In memoriam
Juris Doctor Degree Candidates
Ben Abaidoo
Samuel Tobias Ackerman
Karna Adam
Dola Adebayo***
David Martial Alexander
Cassandra Marion Allen
Siobhan Allen
Farouk S. Al-Salihi
Skanda Amarnath
Rachel Chaplin Anderson-Seller
Larisa Grace Eyman Antonisse
Rameez Anwar
Alexis C. Archer
Gabriella Melissa Argueta-Cevallos
Iqra Zareen Asghar
Tamuz Lea Avivi
Adnane Ayeb*
Miguel Angel Bacigalupe
Alec S. Bahramipour
Alexis Kristian Banks
Harshil Bansal
James Edward Barnett
Morgan Chapman Barrett
Tristan S. Baylor
Annel Becerra Rodriguez
Nika Liora Bederman
Ian Alexander Bennett
Olivia Paige Berci
Ian J. Berkelaar
Hallie R. Blejewski
Katherine Bogomolova
Ekaterina Botchkareva
Rivky Brandwein
Matthew J. Brinzo**
Nora Lillian Brodnitz
Andrew Bellmore Brooks
Michael R. Brunetti
Adam Bryla
Amanda Cabal
Domenic Andrew Canonico
Iris Carbonel Estepan***
Erika Trevona Johnson Carter***†
Alejandra Trinidad Castañeda
Nicole Castillo†
Luther Caulkins
David J. Chammas*
Adam H. Chan
Jerome Chan
Andrew En Chang
Jesse Chang
Bianca Larez Chavez
Kimberly Le Chen
Dakshïna Chetti
Benjamin Childress
Woohyung Choe
Anu Chugh
Susannah Rachel Cohen
Allegra Collins
Diana Costin
Gavin Coyle
Alexandria Demi Custodio
Katya Dajani
Vamsi Arjun Damerla
Long P. Dang
Dan Daskal
Zachary Davidson
Adia Jordan Davis
Alexander Deckler
Lucas Avram DeForest
Brandon Meyer Delijani
Michael DelRossi
Emily G. Dennan
Matthew M. Digirolamo
Mingqian Ding
Rachel DiSciullo
Emily L. Drake
Michelle Duarte
Matthew E. Dwelle
Justin S. Einhorn
Raisa Mae Elhadi***
Adaeze N. Eze
Andrew Faisman
Ahmed Farooq
Matthew Suttor Farrell
* Graduated October 20, 2021 ** Graduated February 9, 2022 *** Candidate June 30, 2022—New York Pro Bono Scholars † Class Marshal
Rawda Walid Fawaz
Claire Sunderland Ferguson
Brandon Fiscina
Sam Fishman
Justin Dean Flaumenhaft
Lucas Forbes
Corine Simone Forward
John Foster
Marie-Christine Francis
Charles E. Fries
Daimiris Garcia
Mary Rebecca Gardner
Ray Gdula
Byron Keith Geddings II
Arielle Gerber
Semhal Moges Gessesse
Maya Isabelle Ghose
Jake Glendenning
Seth Glickman
John Mark Goldberg-Richmeier
Matthew Spencer Goldstein
Nia Imani Goodman
Abie Green***
Mara Lynn Greenberg**
Star Shreck Gulant
Stephanie Guzmán Arnaud
Ofir Hadari
Maggie Hadley
Arthur Malcolm Halliday
Jonas N. Hallstein
Matthew Hanner
Zachary D. Hardwick
Paige Hardy
Jessica Stevie Hart
Thomas E. Hart
Shoumick Hasan
Matthew Hawley
Alexander Hearn
Amirhossein Heidari
Claire Hellweg
Colin Paul Henderson
Gage G. Hodgen
Madeline Holbrook
Gregory Holler
Graduated February 9, 2022
Esther Hong-Kang
Jona Hoxha
George Hsu
Elaine Huang
Yixin Huang
Alison H. Hung
Helen Pearl Hunter
Olivia Claire Hunter
Sera Chinwe Idoko
Ahmed Imam
Aaron M. Jacobs
Nina Jaffe-Geffner
Rahul Jayaprabha
Conrad Jeong
Moliang Jiang
Nicole Ziou Jiang
Lilia Jimenez
Danae Johnson**
Gersham Johnson III
Michelle Elaine Chiu Jong
Zachary Noah Josephs
Kiera Sweeney Judge
Asher B. Kalman
Michael Kang
Maya Kapelnikova
Morgan B. Kaplan
Anita S. Kapyur
Gili Karev
Hana Kim Kateman
Sami Walid Kattan
Ailee Daria Katz
Miranda Z. Katz
Yardena Katz
Randall Kaufman
Zeinab Abbas Khalil†
Angela Yonwoo Kim
Daniel Taeksoo Kim
Howard H. Kim
Hyun Tai Kim
In Young Kim
Jiyoon Kim
Joo Hee Kim
Joohwan Kim
Kil Hyun Kim
Yae Rin Kim
Lilian Isikoff Klatskin
Brian Everett Klein
Gabrielle Kloppers
Shefit Koboci
Charles Koepp
Joshua Gabriel Kolb
Suzana Kondic
Yona A. Kornsgold
Benjamin Koslowe
Avesh J. Krishna
Magdalene Lam Jia Hui
Tianxing Lan
Peter Landau
Krista Landis
Bradley Larson
Han V. Le
Maria A. Ledesma
Calvin Lee
Geesu Lee***
Hye Jin “Jinny” Lee
Jeremy R. Lee***†
Philip Lee
Vivien Lee
Xyzlo R. Lee
Morrease Leftwich
Gus Leinbach***
Abraham Leiner
Michael Leitner
Jason Jay Lese
Julia Justine Levitan
Enyu Li
Ingrid Li†
Jingjing “Jenny” Li
Paul Lim
Congrui Lin
Jazly Liriano
Megan Q. Liu
Thomas Liu
Min K. Lobb
Tanner John Lockhead
Esther Loh
Austin Keliang Lu
Jiajun Lu
Robert C. Lu
Daniel Lumer
Noa Mengxuan Ma
Esther Marina Maddox
Zoe Peer Makoul***
Andrew Mange
Lorenzo C. Martinez IV
Isabella Christiane Masiello
Bryce Maxey
Aneesa Mazumdar
Bridgett Cecilia McCoy
Emily Dorn McEvoy
Alix Meardon
Anahi Mendoza†
Valeria Alexandra Menendez
Ariana C. Mercado
Nicholas C. Meyer
Kathleen Margaret Miklus
Tatum Millet
Jaime Andrés Moncayo
Elizabeth Anne Moore
Brianna Moreno
Damonta D. Morgan
Shannon Nicole Morgan
Mona Elaine Mosavi
Jalil Elijah Muhammad
Jordan Mulder
Marvin Münch-Galloway
Mitchell Neuberger
Kan Ni
Zheyan “Charlene” Ni
Alexandra Ann Nickerson
Jacob Anthony Nikituk
Stephanie Nnadi
Stacy Tubolayefa Okoro
Richard Ong
Chika Nicole Oparaji*
Alan R. Ornstein
Nurlan Orujlu
Matthew Osnowitz
Mary D. Otoo
Alexander Padilla
Dmytro Panchenko
Phillip Zhe Pang
* Graduated October 20, 2021 *** Candidate June 30, 2022—New York Pro Bono Scholars † Class Marshal
Andrew Park
Emily Sung Hyun Park
Suzy Ji Soo Park
Arpan Patel
Rushi K. Patel
Justin Malik Perez
Nathaniel C. Pettit
Maria Philip
Reid Pickett
Faiz Aziz Pirani
Stewart Robbins Pollock
Enioluwada Oluwafunto Popoola
Luke Francis Porcari
Maxwell Potluri
Anne Ames Power
Saaket M. Pradhan
Grace Marie Pyo
Sarah Pyun
Victoria Ramos Queneau
Raphael Rabinowitz
Sahana Ragunathan
Dori Hannah Rahbar
Ibrahim Raza
Benjamin Reich
Rachel Rein
Brian Thomas Reiser
Yerick Scott Reyes
Robert Reynolds
Quay Reza
Charles F. Rice
William Richardson
Leslie Andrew Ridings†
Paul Augustus Riley Jr.
Alison Emily Robins
Kiara Deshawna Rogers
Nicholas Evan Romanoff
Israel “Ira” Rosenberg
Luke Ross
Tyler Ross
Shlomo Rubinfeld
Allie Rutter
Carly Sadicario
Alessia Adele Saracino Fendi
Edoardo Saravalle
Graduated February 9, 2022
Andrew Savage
Theodore Schneider
Kristen Schnell
Arthur Schoen
Alec Schwartz
Nicholas Ambrose Schwarz
Megan Scott-Busenbark
Aïta Seck
Sana Shahzad
Aamina Shaikh
Abby Shamray
Gil Julien Shauly
Paul G. Sherman
Andrew Shifren
Jenna H. Shin†
Emma Elizabeth Shreve
Victoria Clare Sigle
Caleb E. Smith
Lauren Nicole Ruffin Smith***
Thomas Jennings Smith
Sandeep Somisetty***
Vinay Sridharan
Andrew Ross Stahl
Nick J. Steele
Esther Stefanini***
Nancy Nkechinyere Stephen
Corey J. Stern
Lauren Stewart Gonzalez
C. Thomas St. Henry
Dana Nicole Stowe
Isaiah Strong
Sue (Yifan) Su
Joseph Remo Sullivan
Elizabeth Sun
Connor Sunderman
Vineet Surapaneni
Colin B. Sylvester
William Taub
David Tebele
Simon Alexander Teich
Reena Tessler
Matthew Curtis Thompson**
MacKenzie V. Thurman
Kathleen Isabelle Tierney
Candidate June 30, 2022—New York Pro Bono Scholars † Class Marshal
Michael Tinti
Steven Isaac Trebach
Matt Truedson
Cameron John Turkzadeh
Elijah Turner
Quentin J. Ullrich
David Ungar
Anna Magdalena Bartlett
van Niekerk**
Reno G. Varghese
Brandon Christopher Vines
Dante Violette
Oren Vitenson
Evan Wadler
Tanner Wadsworth
Joseph Wakeford
Elizabeth Marie Walsh
Mason Walther
Xiaxia Wan
Allen Wang
Charlie Wang
Gregory Peiyi Wang
Hongxi Wang
Qixuan Wang
Taoxin “Xin” Wang
Tim Wang
Brandon Ross Weber
Gillian Jia Xian Wei
Avi Weiss
Alexandra Weissfisch
Benjamin Weissler
Jacob Louis Wellner
Zach Wells
Kathleen Weng
Luke Wetterstrom
Jocelyn Alys Wexler
Tristan Whisenant
Elizabeth Rinehart White
Monae A. White
Mary Jean Whitsell
John Wesley Wilson
Marica LaRobbia Wright
Roselyn M. Wu
Wendy Shidi Wu
Ziyi Ye
Daniel Hyun Gu Yeo
Ed Ruocheng Yin
Hyunmin Youm
Tristram Macaulay Young
Angela Yu
Paula Zampietro
Nian Zhan
David Zhang
Jasmine Zhang
Jisen Zhang
Koko “Koukou” Zhang
Yun Zhang
Beili Zheng
Helen Zhou
Jennifer Zhou†
Zhifan “Lily” Zhou
Mary Zhu
Yvonne Zhu
Noam Zolty
Benjamin Zonenshayn
Davis M. Zosel IN MEMORIAM
Noah Benjamin Reisman (1994–2020)
** Graduated February 9, 2022 † Class Marshal
JURIS DOCTOR DEGREE CANDIDATES
Executive Master of Laws in Global Business Law Degree Candidates
Zion Ekundayo Adeoye*
Yussuf A. Aleem*
Lin Chen*
Filippo Cossalter*
Chantalle R. Forgues**
Flaminia Gonzalez-Barba Bolza*
Shaunak Kashyap*
Min Gon Kim*
Carolynn Ngana*
Adebayo Omole*
Hyun Woo David Rho*
Natalie Alexandra Scott*
Toni Toikka*
Andres Traversaro*
Aliaksandra Volha Tyhrytskaya*
Karla Vaquero Sánchez*
Sha Wang*
Patrick W. Yip*
Master of Laws Degree Candidates
Abdullahi Hassan Abdi
Kifaya Abdulkadir
Marie Abi Antoun*
Stephanie Alexandra Abrahams
Joaquin Abril-Martorell Garcia
Inès Amina Achour
Tarang Agarwal
María Francisca Aguilar Campos
Leia Ahlstroem*
Annah Akhoun-Murat
Magdalena Alcaíno
Cletus Alengah*
Abdullah A R A Alharoun
Dhoha Yaqoub Al-Malki*
Fahad Al-Sadoon
Louis Amory
Akua Oparebea Amponsah
Fatima Anwar
Neneth D. Aporo
Emilia Arango Fernández
Kraiphol Aranyarat
Kartikeya Asthana
Majd Atalla**
Sol Avalos Ratti
Josefina Ayala Wilkins*
Sapir E. Azur
Pietro Bancalari*
Santiago Barraza Lopez*
Riya Basnet Ghimire
Viraj Bathe
Juan Emmanuel P. Batuhan
Maans Berglund*
Bernardo Bertoldi
Simon Bianchi
Jorge Bojalil Ojeda*
Jelisaveta Boljanovi c ´**
Sruthi Boppana
Jessica Suruagy Amaral Borges
Gerrit Bornhöfft
Carlos Brandes Lamas
Adonis Martimbianco Brozoza
Constance Marie Budaci*
Ainhoa Buenetxea Roy
Damon L. Burman
Wenjun Cai**
Renata Caied
Francisco Calvo*
Carolina Camacho
Tal Carmeli
Luiza Melo Carneiro Fontes**
Ángeles Castaingdebat
Andrés Stefano Castiglioni
* Graduated October 20, 2021 ** Graduated February 9, 2022
Isaac Cattan†
Nicole Celorio Acosta
Anja Theresa Cervenka
Rebecca Chacon Naranjo
Alice Chan
Chia-Yu Chang
Hsuan-An Chang
Meng-Hsiang Chen*
Tzu-Miao Chen
Yang Chen
Zhuoran Chen
Amanda Yu-Shan Cheng
Hsin-Yeh Chiang*
Weiyu Chiang
Hee Chan Chie
Seok Choi*
Andrea Chong Wei Ling
Lynn Mei Chong
Natalie Chu*
Hayoun Chun*
Sam Clinton-Davis
Sarah Clouston
Maria Clara Coelho
Victor Cogliati Boccardo
Sara Maria Collorio*
Marco Coluzzi
Andrea Cordero*
Yvette Costa
Jorge Covarrubias
Paulo S. Cristofaro Di Celio**
Karl Raymond D. Cruz
Xiaoguang Cui
Vanessa Cure*
Caio Itiberê Ferreira da Silva
Joao Guilherme Thiesi da Silva
Lucas Santanna de Almeida Silva
Diane de La Forest Divonne*
Giovanna Pantaleão Del Re
Raphaëlle Desaleux
Albertha Dita Dewandari
Victor Diaz Calderon
Miguel José Dibarrart Ferrada
Derwis Dilek
Christopher Dillon
Adeet Dobhal
Laura Moreira Domingues
Judith Donkoh Malm
Feiyang Dou**
Wei Du
Lidiana Teresa Economou Rodríguez
Brenda Sonia Efurhievwe*
Catherine Elvinger
Luca Engström
Cagatay Ersoy
Elisa Escobar
Shir Eshkol
Yemisi Falade*
Mikaela Falkner
Longfei Fang
Natalia Fava de Almeida
Yewei “Alex” Feng
Pedro Ferro*
Shane Gerard Finn
Shira Flugelman
Nevyn Fournel
Tomás Frenck
Yudai Fujisaki
Mary Fukugakiuchi Hamasaki*
Yashvi Ganeriwala
Siyu Gao
Angela Garcia Sisniegas
Rafael Garcia Santana Martins
Joaquín Garino*
Gatuyu Justice Thuranira†
Xinyi Ge
Malina Gepp
Gabriela Ghelman
Andrea Gine Paraiso
Luiz Felipe Goes de Andrade Mendes de Almeida*
Aditya Gogna*
Oleg Goldschmidt
Aarti Goyal†
Kevin W. Gray
Claire Griffet
Josefina Griot
Joseph M. Groff
Qin Gu
Xiaoyuan Gu**
Qiaozi Guanglin
* Graduated October 20, 2021 ** Graduated February 9, 2022 † Class Marshal
Vidhi Gupta*
Ravali Gurram*
Vlada Gurvich
Mariana Gutiérrez Ruiz
Michael John Gvozdenovic
Alice Adu Gyamfi-Adzokatse*
Danielle Maria Haddad*
Yohanna Alemayehu Hailu
Sree Ramya Hari
Kabir Hashmi
Jessica Gadea Hawkins
Jianfei He*
Juan Luis Hernández Macías
Julia Hirschberg
Vitor Horta
Ming-Chieh Hsieh
Maria Fernanda Ibarguengoitia Lira*
Nobuko Ikeda
Ryosuke Isaji
Yuma Ito
Irene Ittisarnronnachai
Moshe Avraham Jaffe
André Hermont Jahara
Ayushi Jain
Sparsha Janardhan*
Abibatou Jarra
Jordan Alexander James Jarrett
Nikita Jhunjhunwala
Lucas Jimenez
Loreto Joannon**
Praharsh Johorey
Alexandria Shamini Joseph
Charles Jung*
Busra Kakdas
Tunaseli Kamburoglu
Daniel Yunhsuan Kao
Priya Kapadia Shah*
Dimitra Karakioulaki
Christos Karavias
Max Karlsson*
Sarthak Karol
Soichiro Katayama
Fuminori Kato
Adilbek Kaziyev†
Philipp Keinath
Nabila Nawar Khan
Shaima Khan
Maneka Khanna
Samarth Khanna
Gurpreet Kaur Khera**
Yuta Kikuchi
Geunyoung Kim
Giwook Kim*
Hyojung Kim
Hyunjung Kim
Samantha Beatrice Pe King
Tomáš Kirner
Stephanie Wan Ling Koh
Divya Krishnan
Melina Maria Kronester*
Jahyeong Ku
Hsiang-Chen Kuo
Berta Kutz Larrañaga
Takuya Kuwabara*
Sonali Ladha
Laura Lambert da Costa
Ricardo Latapie Aldana
Arnaud Lavallée
C. Adam Lawson
Phoebos Kosmas Lazaratos
Rafael Lebensold*
Meng-Ying Lee
Marie-Alice Legrand
Anirudh Lekhi*
Elena Leyva Ruiz
Chenqian Li
Joanne Lok Ching Li
Junyi Li
Yihong Li
Yue Li
Jessica Ann Pe Lim
Thaís Limani Loeb
Link Lin*
Ting-An Lin*
Wan-Ling Lin
Leyu Liu
Ruogu Liu
Juan E. Lizardi
Eduardo Lobatón Guzmán
Tristan Lockwood
* Graduated October 20, 2021 ** Graduated February 9, 2022 † Class Marshal
Ximena López*
Agustin Lopez Roualdes
Mu-En Lu
Yiwei Lu
Samarth Krishan Luthra
Jannik L. Maas*
Camila Macedo Simão
Laura MacKay*
Hillary Maduka*
Amishi Magdani
Diksha Maheshwari
Lina Makhuli*
Bharat Makkar
Pierre Malhame
Christopher Randall Malis
Maria Clara Malpica Ramirez
Emmanuel Manolas*
Simone Marcon
Lauri Marjamaki
Montana Larkin Martinez
Aditya Marwah†
Torahiko Masutani
Adriana Medellín Cano
Cesar Medina Hernandez
Kevin Meehan
Jacobo Meijide Ramos
Mrinali Menon*
Roxanne Joyce L. Mercado
Lucia Miklankova
Eiko Minowa
Lise Mitsinga
Sho Mizutani
Naoki Mochizuki
Michael J. Moffatt
Amrita Mohan
Renata Auler Monteiro
Luiz Felipe Moreira Eustaquio
Rafaela Moreno Fernández
Charlotte Moss
Spoorthy Mottera
Shivani Tara Munshani*
Madhulika K. Murthy
Jumpei Nagaoka
Kenichi Nakabayashi
Satoshi Namba
Vinícius Nascimento dos Reis
Shimon Nataf
Susanah Naushad
Natalia Negret
Cesar Andres Negret Garrido
Elora Neto Godry Farias
Blánaid Ní Chearnaigh
Sebastián Nieme Sánchez
Christine Nikander
Kobchai Nitungkorn
Nathalie Noura
Shimpei Ochi*
Stephie Marjory Odundo†
Fumiaki Ohashi
Koji Ohtani
Shintaro Ojima
Christopher Ong
Marilyn Somtochi Onukwugha
Jose Tomas Otero V.
Tosin Owoka†
Joel Palm
Cristina Palma
Sainan Pan**
Ayushi Pandey
Rashid Vedra Pandi
Marta Panella**
Helen Pang*
Krit Panyawongkhanti*
Cecilia Maria Paredes Garza Laguera
Dor Paska
Apollonia Persianis*
Jean Pettiaux
Thorroong Phatiwet
Manickamalar Kayalvizhi Pillay
“Kayal Pillay”
Daniel Pimentel Zaga
Josha J. Ponggawa
Kiratika Poonsombudlert
Charlotte Popp
Lennard Posser*
Janine Prantl*
Nikhil Pratap
Moises Prochovnik
Alina Pucko
Aparna Sudhir Seema Pujar*
* Graduated October 20, 2021 ** Graduated February 9, 2022 † Class Marshal
Yichen Qu
Jieqiong Qui
Beata Raczynska
Veena Raghav
Gudny Ragna Ragnarsdottir
Wuri Prastiti Rahajeng
Nataya Rahmawati
Ali Rahnama*
Tejalben B. Rajput*
Annisa Suci Ramadhani
Shanna Priangka Ramadhanti
Eino Rautanen†
Sonia Reasor
Mara Kristina Orosa Recto*
Raisa Reggiori
Yan Ren
Natalia Rincon**
Gino Rivas Caso
Maria de la Cruz Rodriguez
Emmanuelle Rogiest*
Katharina Rogosch
Silvia Romano
David Rötzer
Nayanika Ruia
Jeremie Ruiz
Narawit Rujanant
Felipe Saborio*
Ambika Sahai
Orla G.S. Said
Yuko Saida
Ryota Saito
Marie Sakamoto
Benjamin Salas Kantor
Isabela Cruz Sanchez*
Mauricio Sánchez Lemus
Felipe Sanclemente Alzate
Voratida Sangchant
Ankita Sangwan
Grace Santana
Sunayana Sasmal
Haryo Ahmad Viditaris Sasongko*
Sindhuja Satti*
Aninda Nurul Savitri
Jamie Savren
Moritz Scheffer
Rudolf Schichor
Felix Stephan Schmitt*
Emilie Ry Schou
Manfredi Sclopis
Francesca Sebastiani
Luis Alfonso S. Seña
Yasmine Sentissi
Jin Hyun Seong
Aiken Larisa O. Serzo
Sha Yuedi*
Stuti Shah
Pooja Shankar
Gal Shargil
Sonali Sharma
Mingyu Shi
Joysheel Shrivastava
Gabriela Silveira e Viana
Pedro Vilas Boas Simoes
Lucía Soley Saborío
Larissa Speak
Sanjana Srikumar
Paridhi Srivastava
Sakshi Srivastava†
Elina Stavropoulou
Hayley Stoate
Vincent Stoop
Shota Sugiura
Risako Suzuki
Ryan J. Sylvester
Tadashi Tahara*
Maria Fernanda Tamayo Morote
Luis Tamborini
Tan Hsiao Tien
Hiroyuki Tanaka
Amy Yu Tang
Athanasios Tasopoulos
Gabriel Teixeira Alves
Nicolas Teodoro
Débora Terra*
Nanthana Thamtherdthai*
Ninni Susan Thomas
Luana G. Torres Funtowicz*
Varun Tyagi
Ticha Ungboriboonpisal
Marek Urawski*
* Graduated October 20, 2021 ** Graduated February 9, 2022 † Class Marshal
Muhammad Usman
Camilo Valdivieso León
Mirelis Valle Cancel
Gianni Steve Vanenburg
Paloma van Groll
Gustavo Favero Vaughn
Sol Angélica Vázquez Ortiz
Robin Veidt*
Daniel Vélez Escobar
Kruthi Venkatesh
Juanita Vera*
Mateo Verdías Mezzera
Marine Viegas
Carolina Arantes Vieira
Emanuele Vincent
Ashish Virmani
Varanporn Cathy Viroonchan†
Raimundo Vives López*
Maria Vlachou†
Pilar Wagner Martins
Maya Wakamatsu
Renata Wanderley Ortenblad
Yian Wang**
Yunyu Wang**
Zhining Wang*
Praewa Wang-ngam
Pulawit Wanichsetakul
Thomas Weber
Daniela Weerasinghe
Anqi Wei
Ting Wei
Gad Weiss
David W. Wen
Haibo Wen
Tom Whip
Marlene Wiklund
Caryn Wong
Paul Wong Chun Yi
Bingye Wu
Jinyan “Delia” Xiong
Shencheng Xu
Tianyi Xu
Yimin Xu
Baiksung Yang
Tzu-Ying Yang
Yao Yao
Menghuan Ye
Young Lan Yea
Sandra Yishan Yin
Liangqian Ying
Elvan Yolcu
Jihyun Yoon
Monica Yrrarazabal Grados*
Bing Yu
Yangjie Yuan
Ahmad Dekatama Putra Zaman
Ines Aurore Zamouri
Ana Carolina Gentil Zattar
Bowen Zhang
Zhang Haobo
Manny Zhang
Xiaoyu Zhang
Yingkun Zhang
Jianing Zhao
Helen Xiaozhu Zhong
Zhu Weiting**
Sima Elias Zoghbi
Doctor of the Science of Laws Degree Candidates
Danielle A. Chaim
Zeina Jallad**
Lihi Yona
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Special
Tribute to the Class of 2022: the Class Gift
Each year at commencement, members of Columbia Law School’s graduating class present a class gift to the Law School as they transition from students to alumni—a tradition since the late 1990s to support the students who will follow in their footsteps.
Class gift co-chairs and committee members work diligently throughout the spring to engage all of their classmates in this effort, which consistently results in a tremendous annual class participation rate. Unfortunately, this year, as in the past two years, the pandemic rendered this effort impossible.
Acknowledging the fortitude of the Class of 2022, Columbia Law School alumnus
Kenneth L. Stein ’62—chair of his 60th Reunion and former member of the Law School’s Board of Visitors—has made a gift on behalf of the entire Stein family “in honor of every member of the Columbia Law School Class of 2022.”
This gift will help alleviate the unanticipated financial needs of current and future Columbia Law students.
Alumni Advice
To help celebrate this year’s graduating class, alumni leaders who generously serve on this year’s reunion committees share their advice with the newest members of the Columbia Law School alumni network. Here are some examples of their words of wisdom.
“As the years go on, you will find that you will be surprised at how much your law school education has prepared you not only for the practice of law but for other areas of life. . . . The training in how to think, how to solve problems, and how to work collaboratively is as important a part of your educational experience as the specific knowledge that you have gained about the law.”
—CATHY KAPLAN ’77
“Find work you enjoy, and don’t settle for what’s easy/convenient.”
—GEORGE KELLNER ’67
“It may not feel that way, but this is the best time in history to start a career. Be confident; the tremendous changes we are seeing present the greatest opportunities for those who are just entering the profession—because they are starting fresh.”
—GEROLD NIGGEMANN ’12 LL.M.
“Be open to opportunities to use your legal training in law in ways you may not have even imagined.”
—MARIAN BRANCACCIO ’92
“Be professional and kind in all that you do. The people you interact with may not remember the details of your interaction with them, but they will always remember how you made them feel.”
—PATRICE JEAN ’02
“Find work that is enjoyable, meaningful, and fulfilling for you. Always strive to maintain a healthy balance between your professional and personal lives. . . . Continually reflect on your life and appreciate all the good things you have. It will make you happier and give you a balanced perspective on where things stand. Remember that life is ever-changing.”
—IGNACIO CRUZ AGUIGUI ’97
“Observe where there is momentum in the legal services industry, and [do not] place undue weight on tier-one shiny names in private practice. Stay curious!”
—LORENZO TOGNI ’12 LL.M.
“Follow your heart. Don’t hyperventilate over your first job out of law school. There will be lots of great opportunities in your future.”
—CYNTHIA QUARTERMAN ’87
“Build on the love and support of family and friends as you pursue your dreams. It is important for you to recognize that despite the world’s turmoil, your futures are bright. In each of you is considerable potential, seen and nurtured by those around you. I urge you to firmly embrace that support and propel yourself forward on life’s path with enthusiasm, confidence, and unshakeable self-esteem. The world is a better place because you are here. . . . Never lose sight of your humanity and the humanity of those around you.”
—WESLEY DIAS ’77
“Be willing to change the practice areas in which you work based on the degree to which you feel satisfied and find your work truly rewarding.”
—JADE CRAIG ’12
“The education you received in law school has given you the gift of critical analysis based on facts, not beliefs. It will serve you well, regardless of the career you choose.”
—KENNETH L. STEIN ’62
“Your career happiness will have much more to do with the people you work with than the prestige of the organization on your business card.”
—KEVIN FRANKEL ’07
“Pursue a practice that you are passionate about, and don’t ever forget that we all have an obligation to the profession and the public to promote the rule of law for social good.”
—JEFFREY KESSLER ’77
“Keep close contact with your friends from law school. They will be a major asset throughout your life. By and large, my closest friends in life are from or related to my Columbia Law School experience.”
—ROBERT ROSEN ’72
Messages From Development and Alumni Relations and the Columbia Law School Association
Dear Members of the Class of 2022,
With your graduation from Columbia Law School, you join the ranks of our distinguished and accomplished alumni who are making their mark on the world.
The Law School’s alumni community is vibrant and interconnected, comprising more than 29,000 Law School graduates around the globe. Our network can be a valuable source of guidance and support as you embark on your career, and I encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity by making personal connections and attending events held exclusively for alumni.
As a way to give back, please consider nurturing the legal careers of future students and graduates through mentorship. You can also contribute by volunteering for class reunion celebrations, serving on an alumni board or council, and becoming a loyal donor to the Law School. Our Development and Alumni Relations staff are proud to welcome and help guide you as the newest members of the Columbia Law School alumni community.
Congratulations on this impressive milestone and all that you have accomplished.
Warmly,
Ryan D. Cairns Associate Dean of Development and Alumni Relations
Dear Members of the Class of 2022,
Congratulations on your graduation from Columbia Law School. As the newest members of our community, I welcome you. For we all share a special bond—a bond that links us with Columbia Law alumni across the generations.
Columbia Law quite literally transformed my life. As rewarding as my three years in law school were, the more than 30 years since my graduation have provided me an incredible journey. Wherever your path may take you, I hope you will remain engaged as a member of our Columbia Law family.
A key part of our mission at the association is to create opportunities to nurture your relationships with fellow alumni. Please consider joining us for events, sharing personal and professional updates, and serving on our board.
I know things have not been easy. From the moment you entered law school, you have had to endure the burdens imposed by the pandemic. As you leave Morningside Heights, keep in mind the words of Maya Angelou, who said, “My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.”
As a Columbia Law graduate, I have no doubt you will thrive. We at the Columbia Law School Association will be there with you and for you every step of your journey. My warmest wishes as you enter the next stage of what I know will be a promising career and hopefully a happy life.
Sincerely,
Rudy Carmenaty ’90 President, Columbia Law School Association Board of Directors
Member of the Harlan Fiske Stone Society
Member of the Harlan Fiske Stone Society