With one of the most diverse and distinguished advanced law degree programs in the United States, Berkeley Law attracts some of the world’s most talented and promising legal minds every year.
Meet some of our outstanding students and learn about the impactful work they are doing here in Berkeley and around the world.
Global Blue New Deal
LL.M. alumna Andreas Aditya Salim is one of 15 leaders of the Sustainable Ocean Alliance Youth Policy Advisory Council, which recently published the Global Blue New Deal, a detailed vision for confronting ocean decline.
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Three Unique Journeys
Join Elizabeth, David, and Anneke as they recount their journeys to an LL.M. degree and their hopes for the future.
Student Spotlights
LL.M. in the News
Merging Profession With Passion: Takayuki Ueda LL.M. ’23 Driven to Bring Manga Culture to the World
As the head of legal at Orange Inc., Takayuki Ueda LL.M. ’23 relishes helping to expand the increasingly popular Japanese art form of comics and graphic storytelling.
“The experience has already strengthened how I approach complex problems at the intersection of law and technology,” says Graham H. Ryan LL.M. ’25.
One of Berkeley Law’s youngest-ever graduates, Cheung was just 21 when she earned her degree in late July.
In the firm’s first year, Isnard won the European Legal Award in Space Law, a feat he repeated the following year. And as his firm heads for the stratosphere, his UC Berkeley Law experience and network are fueling the flight.
Certified Benefit: Certificates Let Students Dive Deep Across a Wide Range of Specialized Fields
“I would recommend it to anyone exploring a legal career in the U.S.,” Kanoria says. “It was one of the most formative and rewarding experiences of my LL.M. journey.”
When she decided to study law, “there was absolutely no question in my mind I had to specialize in an area that would allow me to be part of this creative universe, albeit under a different role — not so much creating myself, but rather safeguarding the creativity of others.”
TikTok, She Won’t Stop: LL.M. Grad Makes Her Mark With Social Media Titans and Back Home in Ukraine
After her legal studies in Germany and the United States, where she earned her LL.M. degree at UC Berkeley Law, Poudel took flight on a fast-rising career in Silicon Valley at Meta and then Spotify. But when Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, her focus shifted away from career advancement and toward helping her country.