Alexa Levy – She/Her – Section 2
Alexa is a 3L from Atlanta, Georgia. She graduated from Columbia University, where she majored in History and played oboe in the Columbia University Orchestra. Before law school, Alexa worked as a legal assistant. At HLS, she has been involved with the Harvard Law Entrepreneurship Project, the Women’s Law Association, and the Harvard Business Law Review. She spent her 1L summer with the New York Attorney General and her 2L summer at Simpson Thacher. She plans to practice corporate law in New York City after graduation. In her free time, Alexa loves to run, go to workout classes, spot cute dogs around Cambridge, and get ice cream at New City Microcreamery.
Ali Medina – She/Her – Section 6
Ali is a 3L from Los Angeles. She graduated from Harvard College in 2022 with a major in History and a minor in Film and Visual Studies. Before law school, she coached high school moot court. At HLS, Ali is involved with CRCL, Alianza, and PLAP. She spent her 1L summer in Detroit working at the ACLU of Michigan, and her 2L summer at the plaintiff’s firm Romanucci & Blandin in Chicago, where she worked on cases involving police misconduct and poor prison conditions. In her free time, she enjoys creative writing, watching video essays about movies and shows she’s never seen, and trying new lattes.
Allison Singleton – She/Her – Section 2
Allison is a 2L from Cincinnati, Ohio. After studying History and Africana Studies at Brown University, she moved to Germany to work as an English Teaching Assistant. Later, she returned to the US where she was a Project Assistant at a DC-based think tank. At law school, Allison is the Communications Director for Harvard Defenders and is the Co-Chair for the Black Law Students Association’s Public Interest Committee. She spent her first law school summer as a Law Clerk at the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia in the Trial Division. Allison hopes to become a public defender.
Alyssa Ince – She/Her – Section 3
Alyssa is a 3L from Baltimore, Maryland. She graduated from Yale in 2020 with a B.A. in Political Science and Ethnicity, Race, and Migration. Before law school, she was a Development Associate at Lawyers for Good Government and a Legal Assistant at Shearman & Sterling. She spent her 1L summer at Ropes & Gray in New York and her 2L summer at Weil, Gotshal & Manges in New York. At HLS, she is involved with the Prison Legal Assistance Project, the Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law, and the Black Law Students Association. In her free time, she enjoys yoga, dystopian novels, trying new recipes, cheering on the Baltimore Ravens, and spending time with friends.
Amanda Kaplan – She/Her – Section 4
Amanda is a 2L from Sharon, Massachusetts. She graduated from the University of Michigan (go blue!) with a B.A. in Public Policy in 2021. Before law school, she spent three years in DC at ideas42, an applied behavioral science non-profit. At HLS, Amanda serves as a Congress Editor for the Journal on Legislation, 2L Representative to Student Government, and Research Assistant. She spent her 1L summer at the D.C. Attorney General’s Workers’ Rights section. Amanda is a huge Michigan football, musical theatre, and Boston sports fan.
Amber Patrick – She/Her – Section 1
Amber is a 2L from Long Island, New York. She graduated from Stanford University in 2022 with a B.S. in Management Science & Engineering, and completed an M.S. in Computer Science in 2023. Prior to law school, she worked as a financial engineer at BlackRock in New York. At HLS, Amber has been involved with JOLT, IPLA, BLSA, WLA, HLEP, and First Class. She spent her 1L summer at Kirkland & Ellis in New York. In her free time, Amber enjoys reading, playing intramural volleyball, gaming, and FaceTiming friends.
Amelia Steinbach – She/Her – Section 4
Amelia is a 3L from Durham, NC. She graduated from Duke University (go Blue Devils!) with a Political Science degree in 2021. Before law school, she spent a year on a Mitchell Scholarship in Ireland, where she received a Master’s in Gender, Politics, and International Relations from University College Dublin. She then spent a year on Capitol Hill, working as a Legislative Fellow for Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02). At HLS, Amelia serves as a Research Assistant for Prof. Bowie. She has also been involved with the upper-level Ames Moot Court Competition, the Women’s Law Association, and the Journal of Law & Gender. She spent her 1L summer at the MacArthur Justice Center in New Orleans and she split her 2L summer between O’Melveny & Myers (DC) and the Center for Reproductive Rights (also DC). Amelia is interested in pursuing government lawyering, reproductive justice, and/or civil rights law. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, playing tennis, hiking in national parks, trying new vegan recipes, and rewatching feel-good TV shows.
Anna Wilinsky – She/Her – Section 3
Anna is a 2L from Northampton, Massachusetts. She graduated from Dartmouth College in 2021 with a major in Government and minors in French and Public Policy. Prior to law school, she worked in Boston as a strategy consultant in the insurance industry. At HLS, Anna is involved withthe Women’s Law Association (WLA) and the Journal of Law and Technology (JOLT). She spent her 1L summer at the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office working in the Privacy and Responsible Technology Division. In her free time, she enjoys sourdough baking, pottery, and ice hockey.
Austen Dellinger – She/Her – Section 7
Austen is a 3L from Durham, North Carolina. She graduated from the University of Chicago in 2022, where she played soccer and majored in Law, Letters, and Society. Before law school, Austen worked in the financial services practice group at Spencer Stuart, an executive search firm in Chicago. Austen spent her 1L summer working for Judge Ronnie Abrams in the Southern District of New York and her 2L summer at Davis Polk in New York. At HLS, Austen is involved with CRCL and participates in various intramurals. Outside of school, Austen enjoys playing piano, visiting art museums, backpacking, and watching sports.
Brandon Jacobs – He/Him – Section 6
Brandon is a 3L from Windham, New Hampshire. A first-generation college student, he graduated from the George Washington University in 2022 with a B.A. in Political Science. Prior to law school, he worked in D.C. as a political advisor to a member of Congress. At HLS, Brandon serves as a J.D. Admissions Fellow, and was an Executive Articles Editor for the Journal on Legislation. He served as Treasurer of the Section 5 Social Committee in his 1L year. Brandon spent his 1L summer at the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, and his 2L summer in Skadden’s D.C. office. In his free time, Brandon loves solving The New York Times crossword puzzle, baking, and watching movies.
Carson Maconga – He/Him – Section 1
Carson is a 2L from Wellesley, Massachusetts. He graduated from Princeton University in 2022, majoring in Public and International Affairs. Before law school, Carson spent two years in Paris getting a Master’s in International Governance and Diplomacy from Sciences Po and working at the International Energy Agency. At HLS, he plays flag football and is on the boards of the Environmental Law Society and the HLS Democrats. Carson spent his 1L summer at the Environmental Defense Fund. In his free time, Carson loves cooking, eating, intramural sports, and being near water.
Casey Yarborough – She/Her – Section 2
Casey is a 3L from Asheville, North Carolina. She graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill (Go Heels!) in 2021. Before law school, Casey worked as an investigator at the Public Defender Service in Washington, DC, led backpacking trips for teens in Colorado and Wyoming, and worked on a dude ranch. She spent her 1L summer at the Office of the Federal Public Defender in DC and her 2L summer at Covington & Burling. On campus, Casey is involved in the Prison Legal Assistance Project, National Security Law Journal, and Admission Fellows. She is also (proudly) the first female commissional of the Harvard Flag Football league. In her free time, Casey loves a slow run, intramural sports, and going to concerts.
Cat St. Hilaire – She/Her – Section 5
Cat is a 3L from Long Island, New York. She graduated from Cornell University where she majored in Industrial and Labor Relations. Between college and her 1L year she spent a year in Toronto, Canada, on a research Fulbright grant and was an SEO Law Fellow. At HLS she is a proctor for the first-year students at Harvard College and involved in the Black Law Students Association, the Caribbean Law Students’ Association, and the Women’s Law Association. She spent her 2L summer at Debevoise & Plimpton in New York. Cat enjoys running, cooking, listening to podcasts, and spending time with friends and family.
Christina Ge – She/Her – Section 3
Christina is a 3L from Vancouver, Canada. She graduated from Brown in 2020 with a degree in Philosophy, and she has worked in plaintiff-side law, economic research, and at a micro-transit tech company before law school. At HLS, Christina is involved with affinity groups for Asian and Canadian law students, researches for the Center for Labor and a Just Economy (CLJE) and for Professor Jeannie Suk Gersen, and was a student fellow for the Law and Political Economy program. During her 1L summer, Christina worked at the New York Attorney General’s Civil Rights Bureau. This past summer, she worked at Cleary Gottlieb in New York. In her free time, Christina enjoys backpacking in the White Mountains, improving her French, and dabbling in IM flag football, volleyball, and basketball.
Devanshi Nishar – She/Her – Section 7
Devanshi is a 3L from the Bay Area. After graduating from Brown University with a degree in Computer Science, she worked as a software engineer at Google NYC and as a Tech Congress fellow with the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. At HLS, she is involved with the Journal of Law & Technology and SALSA. She spent her 1L summer with the Digital Forensics Unit of the Legal Aid Society in NYC and her 2L summer with the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office. In her spare time, she likes going to the movies, getting hot pot with friends, and yoga.
Emma Ronzetti – She/Her – Section 3
Emma is a 2L from sunny Miami, Florida. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2021 with a degree in Economics and minors in Statistics and American Sign Language, then stuck around to earn her master’s in Behavioral and Decision Sciences in 2022. After that, she spent two years as a pre-doctoral fellow at the Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Unit at Harvard Business School, where she conducted research in behavioral economics.
At HLS, Emma keeps busy as a member of the Journal on Legislation and as the Director of Communications for DLSA. She spent her 1L summer at the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination and will be heading to Hogan Lovells in Washington, D.C. for her 2L summer, focusing on litigation and appellate work.
In her free time, Emma enjoys hiking with her partner and their very energetic dog, perfecting her biscotti recipe, and watching movies.
Ethan Thai – He/Him – Section 1
Ethan is a 3L from Chandler, AZ. He graduated from Princeton University where he studied Electrical Engineering. Prior to law school, he worked in software and cybersecurity engineering in Detroit, MI.
At HLS, Ethan has been involved with the Journal of Law & Technology and the Asian Pacific Law Student Association. For his 1L summer, Ethan split between Latham & Watkins (SF) and the Federal Trade Commission (DC). For his 2L summer, he worked at Williams & Connolly (DC). In his free time, Ethan enjoys running, playing IM soccer, video games, and (attempting to) strum along to his favorite songs on the guitar.
Hayley Jaffe – She/Her – Section 2
Hayley is a 2L from Scarsdale, New York. She graduated from Harvard College in 2020, where she majored in Social Studies and sang in an a cappella group. Before law school, she worked as an investment banking analyst, received a Master’s in Jewish Studies from the University of Oxford, and was a junior paralegal. At HLS, Hayley is involved in the Recording Artists Project, the Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law, and the Women’s Law Association. She spent her 1L summer at Kirkland & Ellis in New York. In her free time, Hayley loves traveling, ranking restaurants on Beli, and watching the New York Yankees.
Jack Arnholz – He/Him – Section 5
Jack is a 2L from Washington, D.C. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 2019 with a B.A. in Government and Legal Studies and a minor in Cinema Studies. At Bowdoin, he edited the college’s satire magazine, The Harpoon. Jack also earned a master’s degree in Comparative Politics from the London School of Economics. Before law school, he worked as a journalist at ABC News in Washington, covering national politics. At HLS, Jack serves as the Online Content Editor of the Journal on Legislation. Jack spent his 1L summer at the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press in Washington, D.C. In his free time, he enjoys watching old movies, reading, and listening to music.
Joe Kim – He/Him – Section 1
Joe is a 2L from Seoul, Korea. He graduated from Yale University in 2020, where he studied Chemistry and Ethics, Politics & Economics. Before law school, he served as a military interpreter in the Korean Special Forces and worked as a consultant at Bain & Company. At HLS, he is the President of the Korean Association (KAHLS) and serves on the masthead of the Journal of Law & Technology. Joe spent his 1L summer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, where he drafted regulatory memos and amended contracts. He spends his free time bouldering, watching LoL esports and baseball, and more recently, baking lemon zest cookies.
Jonathan Hostottle – He/Him – Section 6
Jonathan Hostottle is a 2L from Corning, New York. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 2017 and again in 2018 where he earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music education and saxophone performance. Before law school, he spent five years teaching middle school band in the San Francisco Bay Area. At HLS, Jonathan is on the board of the Recording Artists Project and has been involved with HELR. He spent his 1L summer as a legal intern at Animal Outlook, an animal rights organization. Outside of law school, Jonathan enjoys running, reading, and spending time with his dog, Babs.
Josh Walton – He/Him – Section 6
Josh is a 3L from Mississippi. He graduated from Harvard College with a concentration in Government and African American Studies. After College, he worked as a 3rd grade teacher in DC, as a public-sector consultant in DC, and as an SEO Law Fellow. At HLS, Josh is involved in BLSA as a sponsorships chair. In his 1L summer, Josh worked at Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York. Outside of law school, he loves spending time with his wife and dog, playing flag football, and cheering on the Bears.
Josiah Laney – He/Him – Section 7
Josiah is a 3L from Los Angeles, California. Before attending law school, Josiah ran varsity track at Georgetown University and spent two years in management consulting and supporting police and prison investigations with the Department of Justice. He spent his 1L summer in Montgomery, AL, at the ACLU. He completed his second summer in Los Angeles at Covington & Burling, and Neighborhood Legal Services, Los Angeles. Josiah is a member of the Black Law Student Association. In his free time, he pretends to be a music and film critic.
Kaitlin Knocke – She/Her – Section 3
Kaitlin is a 2L from Sheboygan, Wisconsin. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2023 with majors in Legal Studies and Political Science and certificates in Criminal Justice and Gender & Women’s Studies. While at Wisconsin, she played in the Varsity Band, worked in the service industry, and volunteered with the law school’s Family Court Clinic. At HLS, Kaitlin is involved with the Harvard Graduate Students Union (HGSU-UAW), the Labor and Employment Action Project (LEAP), and the Equal Democracy Project, and she will participate in the Election Law Clinic this year. She spent her 1L summer as a Peggy Browning Fellow at the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers (SMART). In her free time, she enjoys following Wisconsin sports, playing intramurals, running, and both listening to and making music.
Katelyn Pasierb – She/Her – Section 5
Katelyn is a 2L from Fort Worth, Texas. She graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a B.S.A. in Biology and a B.A. in Philosophy. Before law school, Katelyn worked in both the Texas House of Representatives and the Texas Senate. She also served as a teaching assistant in a genetics laboratory. At HLS, she is a senior editor for the Harvard Business Law Review and an editor for the Harvard Human Rights Journal. She is also a member of the Women’s Law Association and Treasurer of the Texas Club. She spent her 1L summer at Vinson & Elkins in Dallas, Texas, and plans to practice corporate law in Dallas after graduation. In her free time, she enjoys playing with her two dogs, traveling to new places along the East Coast, spending time with friends, and trying new coffee shops.
Kaveh Badrei – He/Him – Section 4
Kaveh is a 2L from Houston, Texas. He graduated from Princeton University in 2020 with an A.B. from the School of Public and International Affairs and certificates in French and the History & Practice of Diplomacy. Prior to law school, Kaveh worked at the U.S. Agency for International Development and the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration. At HLS, he is involved in the Harvard International Law Journal and MENALSA. Kaveh spent his 1L summer interning for Judge Jesse M. Furman in the Southern District of New York and Judge Alison J. Nathan in the Second Circuit. In his free time, Kaveh enjoys playing tennis, browsing used bookstores, and riding his bike around Cambridge.
Kent Vo – He/Him – Section 1
Kent is a 2L from Seattle, Washington. He graduated from the University of Washington in 2022 with a degree in Political Science and Law, Societies, and Justice. Prior to coming to law school, Kent worked as a communications consultant for nonprofit organizations across the nation. Kent is passionate about criminal justice, and was involved in the Prison Legal Assistance Project in his 1L year. For his 1L summer, he was at the Federal Public Defender Office in Seattle. He is proud of his first-generation identity and has engaged with First Class and APALSA. Outside of law school, Kent enjoys playing chess, ultramarathon walks, and making Vietnamese food.
Kiémi Brown-Rivers – She/Her – Section 4
Kiémi is a 3L from Jamaica, Queens New York. In 2022, she graduated from Louisiana State University (Geaux Tigers!) with a degree in French and International Studies. Following graduation, Kiémi moved to the South of France to teach English in French public schools. Kiémi was also a 2023 SEO Law Fellow at Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton.
At HLS, Kiémi has served as the External VP of the Black Law Student Association and a project leader in the Harvard Human Rights Entrepreneurship clinic. For 1L summer, Kiémi was a 1L Pathways Scholar at Latham & Watkins, where she returned for 2L summer. In her free time (lately), Kiémi likes to get lost down Wikipedia rabbit holes, go to herb/crystal shops and hot yoga.
Luisina Kemanian Leites – She/Her – Section 4
Luisina is a 2L from State College, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Penn State in 2023, majoring in International Relations and Latin American Studies with minors in Arabic and Spanish. Before law school, she was in Montería, Colombia as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant. At HLS, Luisina is involved with Advocates, HILJ, HHRJ, Alianza, and Armenian Law Student Association. Lui spent her 1L summer in Geneva, Switzerland, working at the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, hiking, kayaking, and watching Penn State football and Uruguayan soccer.
Max Sterling – He/Him – Section 2
Max is a 3L from Baltimore, MD. He graduated from the College of William and Mary with a B.A. in International Relations and from Johns Hopkins University with an M.A. in Global Security. Before law school, Max served as an Army Ranger. At HLS, he is involved in the Harvard Prison Legal Assistance Project, the Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review, and the HLS Armed Forces Association. During his 1L summer and 2L spring, Max worked in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division. During his 2L summer, Max worked at Ali & Lockwood, a boutique law firm in Washington D.C. In his free time, Max enjoys playing guitar, running, cooking, and completing the New York Times’ daily mini-crossword.
Millie Kim – She/Her – Section 7
Millie is a 3L from Honolulu and Seoul. She received her B.S. and M.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University where she studied International Politics and Mandarin Chinese. Prior to law school, she conducted research on AI and cybersecurity policy in DC. At HLS, she serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Law & Technology and is involved with the Cyberlaw Clinic, APALSA, and KAHLS. During her 1L summer, Millie worked at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Hawaii. She spent her 2L summer at Cravath in New York. In her free time, she likes to decompress through hot yoga, go to art museums, host dinner parties, and play pickleball.
Nicolas Turrill – He/Him – Section 3
Nicolas is a 2L from Los Angeles (but is looking forward to moving to the Bay Area after graduation!). He went to undergrad at Columbia University and spent the year before law school completing a master’s degree from The University of Cambridge. At HLS, Nicolas is involved with The Journal of Law and Technology (JOLT) and helped plan events as a part of his Section’s Social Committee. During his 1L summer, he worked at a big law firm in San Francisco and will return for his 2L summer. In his free time, he enjoys watching F1, doing different parts of a triathlon without ever putting them together, and bringing his dog Ruby on walks along the Charles River.
Noa Levin – She/Her – Section 5
Noa is a 2L from Nyack, NY. She graduated from the University of Chicago with a BA in Political Science and an MA in International Relations. Before law school, Noa was a Presidential Management Fellow and worked at the U.S. Department of State, USAID, and the Office of the Inspector General for HHS. At HLS, she is an editor for the Journal on Legislation and is also involved in ACS and the Women’s Law Association. During her 1L summer, Noa worked on the Federal Initiatives team in the Executive Division of the NY Attorney General’s Office. In her free time, Noa enjoys running, playing tennis, making playlists, board games, and doing the crossword.
Nora Clancy – She/Her – Section 5
Nora is a 2L from Walpole, Massachusetts. She graduated from Wake Forest University, where she majored in mathematics and psychology and was a member of the Lilting Banshees Comedy Troupe. Before law school, Nora worked at Children’s Law Center in Washington, D.C. At HLS, she has been involved with Harvard Defenders, Harvard Prison Legal Assistant Project, Alliance for Reproductive Justice, Parody, and Harvard Journal of Law & Gender. She is also a member of the Women’s Law Association and First Class. She split her 1L summer between Center for Family Representation in New York City and ConnKavanaugh in Boston. After graduation, she plans to do public interest work, ideally within the criminal justice system. Outside of law school, Nora loves to go on walks, watch trashy reality tv, get coffee from Circus Cooperative Cafe, and read for pleasure.
Peyton Jefferson – She/Her – Section 7
Peyton is a 2L from Dallas, Texas. She graduated from the University of Chicago in 2022, where she played soccer and majored in English, Language, and Literature. Before law school, Peyton worked for the United States Attorney’s Office – Eastern District of New York as a paralegal in the Business and Securities Fraud Section. At HLS, she has been involved in Defenders, BLSA, the Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review, and various intramurals. She spent her 1L summer working for Judge Millett on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Peyton enjoys reading, cooking new meals, playing soccer, and going on runs.
Priya Kaur – She/Her – Section 7
Priya is a 2L from Parsippany, New Jersey. She graduated from Middlebury College with a major in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry. Before law school, she worked in life sciences consulting at IQVIA. At HLS, she has been involved with the Journal of Law and Technology, SALSA, and WLA, and is currently a student in the Cyberlaw Clinic. Priya spent her 1L summer with the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office, where she worked on professional boards prosecution. She plans to practice corporate law in New York City after graduation. In her free time, she enjoys pilates and hot yoga, reading romance novels, spending time in NYC, and drinking as much matcha as possible.
Rohan Chakravarty – He/Him – Section 2
Rohan is a 3L from Round Rock, TX. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 2021 with a major in Government and a minor in English. After college, he spent two years as a high school English teacher in the Bronx, NY. At HLS, Rohan is an editor for CRCL and a member of APALSA. He spent his 2L summer at Kirkland and Ellis LLP in NYC. During his 1L summer, he worked as a legal intern at the Center for Educational Equity in NYC. Rohan enjoys walking around Cambridge, playing on as many of his section’s IM sports teams as possible, watching movies in theaters, and telling people he is a good cook.
Ruth Jaensubhakij – She/Her – Section 6
Ruth is a 2L from Singapore. She graduated from Harvard College in 2022, majoring in Social Studies with a minor in Ethnicity, Migration, Rights and a Thai Language Citation. Before law school, she spent a year working at Urban Light, an anti-trafficking organization in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and then a year working in the education department of New York City Center, a major non-profit theatre in NYC. At HLS, Ruth is involved with Advocates for Human Rights, the Recording Artists’ Project, Parody, and Christian Fellowship. She is also a proctor for first-year students at Harvard College. She spent her 1L summer working in the Anti-Trafficking Initiative at Sanctuary for Families in New York City. In her free time, Ruth enjoys reading, junk journaling, hosting dinner parties, going for long walks, and exploring the Boston theatre scene.
Strong Ma – He/Him – Section 6
Strong is a 3L from Folsom, California (of Johnny Cash fame). He graduated from UC Berkeley in 2022 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and spent his time before law school interning at a Bay Area economic consulting firm and teaching piano at a local music studio. At HLS, Strong has served as a research assistant for Professor Jon Hanson and been involved with the Journal on Legislation and HLS Parody. Strong spent his 1L summer at the Department of Justice Office of Legal Policy and his 2L summer at Covington & Burling LLP. In his free time, Strong enjoys playing jazz piano (decently), golfing (poorly), and swing dancing (indescribably). You can often find him haunting the student lounge piano at odd hours of the evening—feel free to stop by and say hi!
Sumaya Daghestani – She/Her – Section 4
Sumaya is a 3L from McAllen, Texas in the Rio Grande Valley. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in Plan II (an interdisciplinary major specific to UT) and International Relations & Global Studies. After graduating, she worked a short stint as a videographer for a court reporting firm before moving to Amman, Jordan where she taught English as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant. She also served as a freelance researcher for the UN Office of the Syrian National Coalition. At HLS, Sumaya has been involved with the Human Rights Entrepreneurs Clinic, Harvard Human Rights Journal, Advocates, MLSA, MENALSA, and WLA. Sumaya spent her 1L summer at the Corporate Accountability Lab in Chicago. For her 2L summer, she split her time between Freshfields NY and the Center for Justice and Accountability. In her free time, she enjoys exploring new cafes, spending time with friends and family, reading, and traveling!
Will Cassou – He/Him – Section 1
Will is a 3L from New York and Southern California. He graduated from Georgetown University in 2021 with a major in International Politics and a minor in Chinese. Before law school, Will spent time completing an English teaching grant in New Taipei City, Taiwan and a one-year fellowship at National Chengchi University in Taipei. At Harvard, Will has been involved with HLS Advocates, worked as a research assistant for Professor Charles, and helped TF for Criminal Law. He spent his 1L summer researching nonprofit law while interning in Shanghai, and he worked at the Taiwan Innocence Project during the winter term of his 2L year. He split his 2L summer between Sidley Austin’s D.C. office and Greater Boston Legal Service’s Low Income Taxpayer Clinic. Outside of class, Will enjoys hiking, watching movies, playing tennis, and just might get back into knitting one of these days.
Yesha Shah – She/Her – Section 5
Yesha is a 3L from Boxborough, Massachusetts. She graduated from the University of Florida in December 2022 and spent about 8 months waitressing, bartending, and traveling before getting ready to start law school. On campus, Yesha is involved in the Women’s Law Association, the Prison Legal Assistance Project, and the Journal on Legislation. She split her 1L summer at Shaheen & Gordon and the Disability Rights Center, and spent her 2L summer at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton. In her free time, Yesha enjoys climbing (and falling), re-watching Modern Family for the hundredth time, and cooking!