HLS Alumni in Residence Program - Harvard Law School

The Alumni in Residence (AIR) program connects current HLS students with accomplished HLS alumni for one-on-one career mentoring. In an office hours model, students can sign up for a 20-minute Zoom appointment with visiting alumni to ask specific career questions or to simply solicit general advice from someone who has been through similar experiences as a law school student. Find a match with your career interests or take advantage of this chance to explore a new practice area or job sector.

Students must reserve appointments in advance, and space is limited. Review the calendar below for upcoming AIR events and more information on visiting alumni.

To sign up for an appointment, follow the “Click to Register” links below.

No appointments available? Join the Waitlist.

Upcoming Events

Alumni in Residence with ReNika Moore J.D. ’03 of the American Civil Liberties Union

October 8, 2024
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

ReNika Moore is the Director of the ACLU’s Racial Justice Program (RJP). She leads a dedicated team that uses litigation, advocacy, grassroots mobilization, and public education to dismantle barriers to equality for people of color. RJP takes on issues in a range of areas including education, housing, the economy, and the criminal justice system. Prior to joining the ACLU, Ms. Moore served as Labor Bureau Chief of the New York Office of the Attorney General. Click to register.
Alumni in Residence with Tona Boyd J.D. ’09 of the Legal Defense Fund

October 9, 2024
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Tona Boyd serves as the Legal Defense Fund’s Associate Director-Counsel, where she works with senior leadership to set and execute the strategic direction of the organization’s legal programs, operations, and administration. Tona most recently served as Special Counsel and Special Assistant to the President in the White House Counsel’s Office in the Biden-Harris Administration, where she worked to advance President Biden’s agenda related to racial justice, equity, and judicial nominations. Click to register.
Alumni in Residence with Sheel Tyle J.D. ’17 of Collective Global Management and Amplo

October 16, 2024
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Sheel Tyle is the co-founder and co-CEO of Collective Global, a venture capital firm dedicated to reimagining how premier institutions access the innovation economy. Sheel is also Founder & CEO of Amplo, a global venture capital platform. The Amplo portfolio spans six continents and includes companies in financial technology, artificial intelligence, education, mental health, and software. Click to register.
Alumni in Residence with Mathias Strasser LL.M. ’99 of WSD Group and Casperaki

October 17, 2024
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Mathias Strasser is the accomplished founder and CEO of WSD Group, Scissero, and Casperaki. WSD Group is a prominent technology solutions partner for investment banks, which was acquired by Bowmark Capital in 2022. Scissero is an innovative “new law” law firm and legal tech provider that focuses on customizing and commercializing large language models for legal applications. Casperaki is an emerging company that specializes in generative AI for music. Click to register.
Alumni in Residence with Rita Soares LL.M. ’14 of RRS Advisory and Tom Graham LL.M. ’11 of Metaphysic AI

November 6, 2024
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Rita Soares is a lawyer and policy advisor working at the intersection of tech and human rights. She is a responsible tech development advocate who has worked with leading firms and civil society institutions across the US, UK, and EU. Tom Graham is CEO of Metaphysic, an industry leader in developing generative AI technologies and machine learning research to create immersive photorealistic content at internet scale. Metaphysic Studios is the gold-standard for creating production-quality content for Hollywood films, AI music concerts, advertising and beyond. Click to register.
Alumni in Residence with Ivan Farman J.D. ’94 of Bank of America

November 7, 2024
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Ivan Farman is the Global Co-head of BofA’s Mergers and Acquisitions Group and is based New York. Ivan has worked on numerous M&A transactions for clients in the Healthcare industry, including hostile defense, sell-side, buy-side and other strategic advisory assignments. Prior to joining BofA in 1998, Ivan spent two years as an attorney in the Mergers & Acquisitions department at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz in New York. Click to register.
Alumni in Residence with Soo-Yeon Choi LL.M. ’18 of NAVER Corporation

November 19, 2024
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Soo-Yeon Choi is the CEO of NAVER Corporation, Korea’s largest Internet company operating the No.1 search engine in Korea. Soo-Yeon spearheads the expansion of TEAM NAVER’s global business, fostering connections across a wide range of businesses and technologies. As CEO Soo-Yeon provides necessary direction and makes decisions in various domains related to corporate operations, conducting not only internal personnel/legal reviews but also leading external communications. Click to register.
Alumni in Residence with John Carlin J.D. ’99 of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

November 20, 2024
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

John Carlin is a partner at Paul, Weiss where he leads the Investigations practice, Cybersecurity & Data Protection practice, National Security practice, and advises industry-leading organizations on matters involving privacy and cybersecurity, crisis management, Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, sanctions and export control, white collar defense and internal investigations. He has served as a top-level official in both Republican and Democratic administrations. Click to register.
Alumni in Residence with David Lee J.D. ’98 of WealthRyse Holdings Limited

November 21, 2024
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

David Lee is an experienced FinTech entrepreneur and veteran investment banker. Prior to founding WealthRyse, David had a career starting in law followed by roles as an investment banker at Credit Suisse (now UBS) and as a private equity portfolio manager. He also held senior leadership positions on the buy side as an MD at one of the largest regional PE funds. Click to register.

Questions

For any questions or accessibility needs, contact Jeff Newton: alumnicenter@law.harvard.edu.

Spring 2024

Jeff Taylor J.D. ’91

Fox Corporation
Terri Chase J.D. ’94

Jones Day
Steve Laub J.D. ’83

IPV Capital
James Doak J.D./M.B.A. ’99

Miller Buckfire & Co., LLC
Stephen Glover J.D. ’80

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Eric Castelblanco J.D. ’91

Castelblanco Law Group, APLC
Terry Fancher J.D. ’83

Stockbridge Capital Group
Karl Austen J.D. ’89

Jackoway Austen Tyerman Wertheimer Mandelbaum Morris & Klein
Sally Thurston J.D. ’86

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (retired)
Enu Mainigi J.D. ’94

Williams & Connolly LLP
Jahan Sagafi J.D. ’01

Outten & Golden LLP
Todd Builione J.D. ’99

Marshall Wace North America L.P.
Natalie Leh J.D. ’89

Colorado Attorney General’s Office
John Walke J.D. ’93

Natural Resources Defense Council

Fall 2023

Brent Landau J.D. ’01

Global Managing Partner, Hausfeld
Richard Genow J.D. ’89

Founding Partner, Goodman, Genow, Schenkman, Smelkinson & Christopher, LLP
Samuel Levine J.D. ’12

Director, Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Consumer Protection
Danny David J.D. ’00

Managing Partner, Baker Botts
Hani N. Elias J.D. ’08

Founding Partner, Anchor
Linda Dakin-Grimm J.D. ’85

Senior Consulting Partner, Milbank LLP
Melanca Clark J.D. ’02

President and CEO, Hudson-Webber Foundation
Peter Marta J.D. ’03

Partner, Hogan Lovells
Andrew Lindsay J.D. ’05

CVP Industry, Data, Applications, Business Development, Microsoft

Spring 2023

Masahisa Ikeda J.D. ’93

Managing Partner, Shearman & Sterling LLP
Cari Dawson J.D. ’93

Partner, Alston & Bird
Amit Nitin Doshi J.D. ’08

Managing Partner, Harbor Spring Capital, LLC
Roland Ewubare LL.M. ’98

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (retired)
Jennifer Weddle J.D. ’00

Co-chair, American Indian Law Practice at Greenberg Traurig
Margaret Stock J.D. ’92

Attorney, Cascadia Cross Border Law Group LLC
Anand Swaminathan J.D. ’06

Partner, Loevy & Loevy
Tammy Albarrán J.D. ’99

Chief Legal Officer, Peloton Interactive, Inc.
Caleb J. A. Pitters, Jr. J.D. ’02

Managing Director, PIMCO
Tara Kole J.D. ’03

Partner, Johnson, Shapiro, Slewett & Kole
David Singleton J.D. ’91

Executive Director, The Ohio Justice & Policy Center

Fall 2022

Kevin S. Buehler J.D. ’90

Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company
Stanley Young J.D. ’85

Partner, Covington & Burling LLP
Ann Cathcart Chaplin J.D. ’98

General Counsel, Qualcomm
Don Lacey J.D. ’03

Chief Operating Officer, Global Voyager Fund, Ping An Insurance (Group) Co Of China Ltd
Aparna Bawa J.D. ’02

COO, Zoom
Amanda Goad J.D. ’05

Director of the LGBTQ, Gender & Reproductive Justice Project, ACLU of Southern California
Sarah Harrington J.D. ’99

Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Civil Appellate, United States Department of Justice
Edward Joonho Lee J.D. ’06

Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Jeremiah Gordon J.D. ’03

General Counsel/Chief Compliance Officer, CapitalG
Derek T. Ho J.D. ’01

Partner, Kellogg Hansen Todd Figel & Frederick PLLC
Steven Choi J.D. ’04

Executive Director, One for Democracy
Tina Perry J.D. ’99

President, OWN TV Network & OTT Streaming
Lindsay Breedlove J.D. ’09

Senior Director, North American Brand Counsel & APAC Legal Counsel at Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical

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