UHLC Global and Graduate Programs
LL.M. Notable Graduates
There are many notable graduates of our UH LL.M. (Master of Laws) programs. Our LL.M. graduates have gone on to hold leadership positions in law firms, academic institutions, corporations, and government, in the US and internationally.
Our UH Law Center LL.M. Notable Graduate Demonstrates:
Outstanding commitment to service
Community enriching accomplishments
Recognized as a leader or expert in their field
Use of their LL.M. degree in a unique way
Take a look at some of our Distinguished and Notable Graduates
Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Law
GOVERNMENT
Chigoziri Oge Nwakanma
Chigoziri Oge Nwakanma, one of our LL.M. graduates, is Head of Legal Services at the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC), a government agency responsible for the promotion of the development of peaceful uses of nuclear energy in Nigeria.
Catarina Gonzales
Catarina Gonzales, One of our LL.M. graduates in Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Law is a Commissioner for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
CORPORATIONS
Mario Buckley, one of our LL.M graduates, is now Associate General Counsel at Kaust (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology).ut Mario Buckley…
Angela Di Blasi
Angela Di Blasi, one of our LLM graduates, is Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Tricon Energy in Houston, Texas. She is also the Chair of the International Section of the Houston Bar Association.
Christopher Ezeafulukwe
Christopher Ezeafulukwe, one of our EENR LL.M. graduates, is Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (Non-Executive Director) of Transcorp Power Plc, following approval from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission.
Linda Hester
Linda Hester, one of our EENR LL.M. graduates is Chair of Houston Bar Foundation (HBA) and Board Of Directors Vice Chair at Hay Center Foundation (HAY).more...
LAW FIRMS
Robert Downing
Robert Downing, one of our EENR LL.M. graduates is a Shareholder at Greenberg Traurig, and Adjunct Professor at Florida International University.more..
Health Law
ACADEMIA
Barbara J. Evans
Barbara J. Evans, one of our LL.M. graduates, is Stephen C. O'Connell Chair and Professor of Law at the University of Florida Levin College of Law and Professor of Engineering at UF's Wertheim College of Engineering more...
Chris Ogolla
Chris Ogolla, one of our Health Law LL.M. graduates, is Associate Professor of Law at John Marshall Law School, Atlanta, Georgia. more...
LAW FIRMS
Richard C. Smith
Richard C. Smith, one of our Health LL.M. graduates, is a Partner at Linklaters in Washington, DC. more...
Intellectual Property & Information Law
ACADEMIA
Tabrez Ebrahim
Tabrez Ebrahim, one of our IPIL LL.M. graduates is an Associate Professor of Law at Lewis & Clark Law School more...
Rene A. Treviño
Rene A. Treviño, one of our LL.M. Graduates in Intellectual Property & Information Law, is Shareholder at GreenbergTraurig focusing his practice on commercial litigation before the Federal courts, Texas courts, and the American Arbitration Association.more...
International Law
ACADEMIA
Edieth Wu
Edieth Wu, one of our LL.M. graduates, is the Lois Prestage Woods Professor of Law at Thurgood Marshall Law School, Houston Texas. more...
GOVERNMENT/FOREIGN MINISTRY
Juan Pablo Cortés Villalobos
Juan Pablo Cortés Villalobos, one of our International Law LL.M. graduates is Consulate General of Mexico in Houston, Texas. more…
Tax Law
ACADEMIA
Vanessa Johnson
Vanessa Johnson, one of our Tax Law and Health Law LL.M. graduates is Associate Professor in Legal Studies, College of Business, UH Clearlake. more...
CORPORATIONS/LAW FIRMS
Hanif Gulamhussein
Hanif Gulamhussein, one of our Tax LL.M. graduates, is a senior tax counsel at ConocoPhillips.
Triscilla Taylor
LL.M. graduate in Tax, she is the Head of Legal for bpx Energy, a subsidiary of BP America where she has worked for eighteen years.
Jibin Luke
Jibin Luke, one of our Tax Law LL.M. graduates, is a partner at O’Melveny & Meyers LLP.
U.S. Law
GOVERNMENT/FOREIGN MINISTRY
Jorge Cícero
Jorge Cícero, one of our LL.M graduates, is now Mexico’s assistant director general for global affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs more…
Arturo Dáger Gómez
Arturo Dáger Gómez, one of our LL.M graduates, now General Coordinator of Legal Affairs more…
Gerardo Guerrero Gómez
Gerardo Guerrero Gómez, one of our American Law LL.M. graduates, is now Deputy General Director for Legal Affairs at Ministry for Foreign Affairs more…
Alejandro Celorio Alcantara
Alejandro Celorio Alcantara, one of our U.S. Law LL.M. graduate, is now General Counsel of the Mexican Foreign Ministry. more…
Natalia Jiménez Alegría
Natalia Jiménez Alegría, one of our U.S. Law LL.M. graduates is First Secretary of the Mexican Foreign Service, Washington, District of Columbia, United States and Permanent Mission of Mexico at UNO (New York) more…
Mónica María Antonieta Velarde Méndez
Mónica María Antonieta Velarde Méndez, one of our LL.M graduates, is now GENERAL ADJUNTA OF GLOBALES THEMES and Counselor at SEM (Servicio Exterior Mexicano) at the Foreign Ministry of Mexico more...
Juan Manuel Sánchez Contreras
Juan Manuel Sánchez Contreras, one of our LL.M students, is Deputy Consular and Legal Affairs at Mexican Embassy at United Arab Emirates more…
Ximena Mariscal de Alba
Ximena Mariscal de Alba, one of our US Law LLM graduates is 1st Secretary of Multilateral Affairs at the Mexican Embassy in Chile more…
Mario Enrique Figueroa Matuz
Mario Enrique Figueroa Matuz, one of our US Law LLM Graduates, is now Associated Consul First Secretary at the Consulate of Mexico in Havana (Cuba) more…
Miguel Ángel Reyes Moncayo
Miguel Ángel Reyes Moncayo, one of our US Law LLM graduates is Secretary of Foreign Relations at Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Central Authority of Mexico more…
LAW FIRMS
Jiangang "James" Ou
Jiangang "James" Ou, one of our U.S. Law LL.M. graduates is Partner and Co-chair of China Practice with Archer & Greiner P.C.more...
