Alumni

Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed Erin Reed ’10 as a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge.

Reed had served as a senior appellate court attorney at the Second District Court of Appeal since 2017, and as a Second District appellate court attorney for three years before that. From 2010-13, she was a judicial clerk at the New Mexico Court of Appeals.

By Carla Meyer

UC Davis Law prides itself on its graduates working in a wide variety of settings. The Super Bowl halftime show was a new one, though.

Desiree Velasco Zavala ’06 played violin in the orchestra during Bad Bunny’s spectacular performance during Super Bowl LX on Sunday, Feb. 8 – even sharing the screen with the music superstar at a few points.

On Feb. 4, Third District Court of Appeal Justice and King Hall Adjunct Professor Shama Hakim Mesiwala ’98 and her Appellate Advocacy class attended California Supreme Court oral arguments at a special setting of the court in Sacramento’s historic Library and Courts Building.

Charles McClain ’71 has pledged $100,000 toward the existing Solis-McClain Veterans Scholarship Fund.

The fund supports United States military veterans enrolled at UC Davis School of Law. It provides tuition assistance via awards and scholarships.

1. What is your name, home country, and hometown?

My name is Pedro Quagliato. I am from Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.

2. Where (and what) did you study before coming to King Hall? 

Before going to King Hall, I studied law at Universidade Paulista, completed an MBA at Fundação Getulio Vargas and completed a specialization in Consumer Law at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo.

After graduating from the UC Davis School of Law LL.M. program in 2022, Cedar Wang, originally from Zhengzhou City, China, began her Optional Practical Training (OPT). The OPT is a temporary employment opportunity that allows international students to work for one year after the completion of their degree, in a field related to their studies. Each year, LLM students take advantage of this temporary training opportunity to gain work experience.

Cedar focused her job search on Chinese law firms in the U.S. which led her to an opportunity at Liu Law Firm, in Southern California.

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My name is Janjay Titus Flanjay. I'm from Liberia, West Africa. Particularly from a very small community known as Chocolate City.

And I hold a bachelor's degree in law from Cavendish University, Uganda.

What are your plans after the LL.M. Program? 

After my LL.M. program, I do plan on doing the New York Bar, and I am planning on focusing on commercial areas in commercial law and international law.

What inspired you to join the legal profession?

Born and raised in Mexico City, Alejandro Linares Caraballo embarked on his journey towards international legal education after earning his J.D. Law degree at the Universidad Panamericana. It was a friend's encouragement that led him to consider the LL.M. program at UC Davis School of Law.

"Of course it was a mixture of emotions," Alejandro reminisces about his arrival at UC Davis. "Excited, nervous, but also curious about what lay ahead." Despite the initial uncertainty, he found comfort in the presence of his friend, who had been part of the program for two years already.

Hi. My name is Akshitha, and I am from India.

And my interest in law began with a curiosity about how ideas, creativity, innovation are protected. Growing up, I was always fascinated about how intellectual property shapes industries and in technology and entertainment.

An idea coming out of a human's intellect really fascinates me that, you can actually protect someone's creativity and someone's idea and that curiosity evolved into a passion for studying law.

What’s your favorite class so far?

Carlos Eduardo Carneiro Saba (LL.M. ’19), an International Commercial Law LL.M. alumnus from São Paulo, Brazil, has built an international legal career shaped by advanced education and global experience. With a background that includes a law degree from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie and multiple specialized programs in Brazil, he now serves as Chief Legal Officer and Institutional Affairs Director for North Latin America at Louis Dreyfus Company. His decision to pursue an LL.M.