The Alumni Speaker Series provides an opportunity for alumni to return to campus to speak with students about the impact of a Columbia Law School education and share reflections on their careers since leaving Morningside Heights.
Interested in coming to campus to participate in the Alumni Speaker Series? Please fill out the interest form below.
Named by the National Law Journal as one of the 100 most influential lawyers in America, the vice chair of Covington & Burling discussed his career oscillating between the public and private sector, and how he went from the DA’s office to defending the President.
As a nationally recognized corporate and securities lawyer for emerging and high-growth companies—including healthtech, consumer enterprise, and fintech industries—Esquivel recounted both war stories and wisdom from his roots in general counsel to becoming a firm partner.
With leadership roles that have included in-house senior counsel for Major League Soccer and president of the National Women’s Soccer League’s Utah Royals, Hyncik discussed the array of opportunities for lawyers in the sports world.
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The general counsel of the World Intellectual Property Organization shared her perspectives on a career in diplomacy, working in a multilateral setting, and the human rights dimensions of intellectual property law.
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As partner of the law firm Ritch, Mueller y Nicolau since 1990 and the leading expert in assisting underwriters and issuers in debt and equity offerings in Mexico and abroad, Nicolau discussed life after Columbia for a non-American lawyer.
The founder, investor, and CEO of Praava Health—Bangladesh’s first and only one-stop-shop, click-and-brick, outpatient healthcare system—shared how she built the career of her dreams in her journey from law to global entrepreneurship.