This past May, Fordham Law conferred degrees on 163 LL.M. students, 11 M.S.L. students, and 3 S.J.D. students. We are enormously proud of all of our graduates, and welcome them to our community of alumni. We are especially delighted to note the following recipients of awards:
- Monique Holmes received the Actum Foundation Prize, awarded to the graduating LL.M. student in the banking, corporate and finance law program who attained the highest cumulative grades.
- Mary Brennan received the M. Fashion Law Award, awarded to the graduating LL.M. student in the fashion law program who attained the highest cumulative grades.
- Veronika Timofeeva received the John D. Feerick Award in International Dispute Resolution Prize, awarded to the graduating LL.M. student in the international dispute resolution program who attained the highest cumulative grades.
- Vera Collavo received the Emily C. and John E. Hansen Award, awarded to the graduating LL.M. student in the intellectual property and information technology law program who attained the highest cumulative grades.
- Catalina Maria Beccar Varela received the Edward J. Hawk Prize, awarded to the graduating LL.M. student in the international business and trade law program who attained the highest cumulative grades.
- Harriet Clemons received the Carlos Hawker Award, awarded to the graduating LL.M. student in the corporate compliance program who attained the highest cumulative grades.
- Anna Chiara Amato received the James Leitner Award, awarded to the graduating LL.M. student in the international law and justice program who attained the highest cumulative grades.
- Amadeu Carvalhaes Ribeiro received the William Michael Treanor Award, awarded to the graduating LL.M. student in the U.S. law program who attained the highest cumulative grades.
- Monique Padrid received the Fashion Law M.S.L. Award, awarded to the graduating M.S.L. student in the fashion law program who attained the highest cumulative grades.
- Johanna Lopez Paraizo received the Michael M. Martin Award, awarded to the graduating M.S.L. student in the corporate compliance program who attained the highest cumulative grades.
Currently, a total of 234 students are enrolled in Fordham Law graduate programs; this figure includes all 8 of the LL.M. programs, the M.S.L. programs in corporate compliance and fashion law, and the S.J.D. program.
A new addition to the curriculum is a course on Quantitative Methods, required of incoming LL.M. students, to help Master of Laws students enhance their business and financial literacy. And our students continue to secure externships at law firms, federal courts, and companies in the New York City metropolitan area.
