Stewart Fellows are named after Milton Stewart, who in 1971 graduated from the law school and recently visited Bloomington to congratulate the new chosen fellows, according to the release.
While around the world, the students will work for corporations, nongovernmental organizations and law firms.
Jayanth Krishnan, director of the Center on the Global Legal Profession, said this year’s class of fellows makes the total number of program participants nearly 80 for all time, according to the release.
“The fact that these students can spend their summers in intensive, life-changing assignments is something we’re very proud of,” Krishnan said in the release. “The Center on the Global Legal Profession was founded on the idea that an increasingly global economy demands better-trained and better-prepared attorneys, and these opportunities funded by the Stewarts and our other friends in the U.S. and around the globe are providing students hands-on experiences to see how the rest of the world operates.”
Fellows Javier Becerra, Kimberly Moran Izarry and Manuel Palaguachi will be interning in Argentina at Marval, O’Farrel and Mairal.
Fellows Christopher Komari and Ana Paula Luna will be interning in Brazil with Votorantim and Demarest Advogados.
Fellows James Abney, Teo Belli, Abigael Bosch, Kelsie Breit, Toni Duerson, Rafael Macia, Justin Mathew and Rachel Phillips will be interning in India.
Fellows Cortez Johnson and Adam Wolfe will be interning in Japan. Fellow Corey Rosenholtz will be in South Korea.
Finally, both Chris Cassella and Michael Miglio will be in Thailand at Tilleke & Gibbons.
“We have seen continued growth in interest, applications and placements through this incredible program,” said Christiana Ochoa, leader of the Stewart Fellows Programs in Latin America, in the release. “Last year we added Argentina and Thailand to our growing list of participating countries, and we’re pleased to continue those partnerships again in 2015.”
Suzanne Grossman
