Hauser Global Scholars
As part of the Hauser Global Law School Program, the Hauser Global Scholarship was founded in 1995 at the initiative of alumna Rita Hauser and NYU School of Law. Since its inauguration, the Hauser Global Scholarship has become the leading initiative pursuing the adaptation of legal education in the United States towards an increasingly global perspective. It reflects the Law School's conviction that the practice of law and legal research has escaped the bounds of any particular jurisdiction and that legal education can no longer ignore the interpenetration of legal systems.
Each year, 10 of the finest students from countries across the world are selected as Hauser Global Scholars by the distinguished members of the Hauser Scholars Selection Committee. These select individuals — all of whom are LLM students — share their perspectives and experiences from their own legal systems with the rest of the Law School academic community. The Hauser Global Scholars receive a full-tuition scholarship and a living stipend for the year of their studies at NYU and are integrated intellectually and socially in the events of the Hauser Global Law School Program and NYU School of Law.
The Hauser Global Scholars reflect the breadth and diversity of NYU School of Law’s Graduate Division. In the last 10 years of the Program, 98 Hauser Global Scholars have been selected from approximately 46 countries and all continents. After intensive screening of applications by NYU School of Law faculty and admissions officers, Hauser Global Scholars are selected by a committee of distinguished international leaders. They are chosen on the basis of their intellectual and leadership ability and their capacity to participate productively in a global community of scholars and practitioners.
For information on application to the Graduate Division and to the Hauser Global Scholarship, please see the Office of Graduate Admissions.
2026-2027 Hauser Global Scholars
Anant Agarwal
India
Anant Agarwal graduated from Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar, India as the University Gold Medalist, where he was the recipient of four Gold Medals including the Shantilal S. Shah Gold Medal in Jurisprudence. In law school, he served as Editor-in-Chief of the GNLU Student Law Review, Co-Convenor of the GNLU Centre for Law and Economics, and as a Teaching Assistant for banking law.
He has served as a Research Associate to Professor Jayanth R. Varma, former Member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of India, where he conducted research on bankruptcy law and financial regulation. Anant previously practiced as an Associate in the Finance and Restructuring practice at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co., New Delhi, where he worked on financing transactions, corporate restructuring and commercial litigation. He has interned at the Reserve Bank of India and at the Lok Sabha Secretariat, Parliament of India. He has served as a judicial intern to Hon'ble Justice Ms. Gita Mittal, Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir, and has interned with the finance and restructuring teams of leading Indian law firms. Anant is qualified to practise law in India and is enrolled as an advocate with the Bar Council of Delhi.
Anant's research focuses on corporate law, banking law, bankruptcy and financial regulation. He has co-authored research with Prof. Varma on viability assessment frameworks for which was published in the Asian Journal of Law and Economics and was featured on the Oxford Business Law Blog. Subsequently, his joint research with Prof. Varma on Indian firms and bankruptcy law was presented at the Chicago-Harvard-Wharton Insolvency and Restructuring Conference at the University of Chicago Law School and at the Annual Conference on Law and Macroeconomics at New York University School of Law in 2025. His earlier research on bankruptcy law and macroeconomics was presented at the 3rd Annual Conference on Law and Macroeconomics at Yale Law School in 2020.
As a Hauser Global Scholar at NYU Law, Anant will pursue an LLM in Corporation Law.
Bruno Balbiani Helguera
Uruguay
Bruno graduated from Universidad de la República in Uruguay in 2023, ranking first out of 269 graduates. During law school, he was a member of the University’s first team to compete in the Foreign Direct Investment Moot, reaching the Top 16 oral rounds among more than 200 universities. He also served as an Assistant in Theory and Philosophy of the Law.
Bruno currently practices international arbitration at Galicia Abogados in Mexico City, where he represents clients in commercial and investment arbitrations under ICC, ICDR, and ICSID rules across a range of industries, including construction, energy, oil and gas, and reinsurance. Previously, he worked in litigation and arbitration at Ferrere Abogados in Uruguay and clerked for Judge Ricardo Pérez Manrique, then President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. In addition to his counsel work, Bruno has served as secretary to arbitral tribunals in several complex proceedings.
Bruno’s academic and professional interests focus on legal philosophy, international arbitration, dispute resolution, and public international law. He has authored publications on arbitration and investment law and has received several distinctions in advocacy and arbitration competitions.
As a Hauser Global Scholar, Bruno will pursue a Traditional LLM at NYU School of Law.
Isidora Campos Cáceres
Chile
Isidora is a lawyer from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, where she graduated summa cum laude and top of her class in 2021. Pursuing a growing interest in tax law, Isidora completed a Graduate Diploma in Corporate Taxation at the Universidad de Chile, where she earned the highest grade in her cohort.
After graduation, Isidora joined the tax practice at Cuatrecasas Chile, where she advises national and international clients on corporate and international taxation, focusing on tax consultancy, planning, and reorganizations, as well as representing clients in proceedings before the Chilean Internal Revenue Service and the Chilean Tax Courts. Her work spans industries central to Chile's economy, including mining, energy and natural resources, infrastructure, transport, and technology. Alongside her private practice, Isidora has sustained a strong commitment to public service. As her firm's Pro Bono Coordinator, she expanded the reach of its pro bono practice, an effort recognized in 2024 when she and a colleague were jointly named Best Coordinator by Fundación Pro Bono Chile.
As a Hauser Global Scholar, Isidora will pursue an LLM in International Taxation at NYU School of Law and complete the Advanced Certificate in Law and Business at NYU Stern School of Business as a Vogelstein Scholar.
Jean Jeptoo Cheptumo
Kenya
Jean holds an LLB (First Class Honours) from Strathmore University Law School in Nairobi, Kenya, which she obtained in 2020. She graduated second in her class and received both the Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence and the Anjarwalla & Khanna Commercial Law Prize as the top student in the school’s commercial law units. She subsequently completed a postgraduate diploma at the Kenya School of Law and was admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya. She then joined Kaplan & Stratton Advocates, one of Kenya’s leading law firms, where she practiced in the litigation department, handling employment, intellectual property, and competition disputes, as well as cross-border arbitration.
Building on her litigation experience and growing interest in the challenges posed by emerging technologies, Jean moved into legal research and policy focused on artificial intelligence. As a Research Scholar with the ILINA Program, she works on questions spanning employment law, antitrust, and the governance of artificial intelligence. She pursues this research as a Legal Fellow with the AI Whistleblower Initiative, where she focuses on whistleblower protection as a mechanism for AI safety and accountability, and as a Researcher at the University of Cape Town’s African Hub on AI Safety, Peace and Security, where she examines the legal dimensions of AI governance in Africa. Her work has informed legislative and regulatory efforts in the United States. She has advised California’s Office of Emergency Services on the implementation of the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act (SB 53) and has published analysis, submitted comments, and engaged legislators on New York’s RAISE Act and the federal AI Whistleblower Protection Act. She has also collaborated with leading AI safety research communities, including the UC Berkeley Center for Human-Compatible AI and the UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity, where she has advised on the role of whistleblower protection in advancing the objectives of SB 53.
Beyond her professional work, Jean is a committed animal welfare advocate with a keen interest in the intersection of the performing arts, social justice, and the law. As a Hauser Global Scholar, she will pursue the traditional LLM with a focus on technology law, intellectual property, antitrust, and dispute resolution, with the broader aim of developing legal frameworks that promote both innovation and accountability in the governance of emerging technologies.
Zhifeng Jiang
Singapore
Zhifeng is a qualified lawyer specialising in international law and dispute resolution. Prior to NYU Law, he advised the Singapore Government on international law at Singapore’s Attorney-General’s Chambers as State Counsel, and clerked for the current President of the International Court of Justice as Judicial Fellow.
He has also worked on cases before international arbitral tribunals and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. He was Legal Assistant at the United Nations International Law Commission, where he, among other responsibilities, provided legal assistance to the Co-Chair of the Study Group on Sea-Level Rise in Relation to International Law.
His scholarship has been recognised with the ILSA-Oxford University Press Student Deák Award and the Rosalyn Higgins Prize Runner-Up. His paper was selected as a finalist in The Journal of Space Law’s International Writing Competition in Honor of Professor Bin Cheng for Young Lawyers.
He graduated with First Class Honours from the National University of Singapore (NUS) Faculty of Law and Yale-NUS College, receiving the Koh Han Kok Prize for Public International Law and the Sheila N. Hayre Prize for Outstanding Capstone in Law and Liberal Arts. At NUS Law, he was a Research Assistant at the NUS Centre for International Law, served as Assistant Editor of the Asian Journal of International Law, and received multiple awards in moot court competitions.
Einav Kagan
Israel
Einav holds an LLB, magna cum laude, and a BA in History, summa cum laude, from Tel Aviv University. During her studies, she received multiple awards for academic excellence and worked as a research assistant in constitutional law and civil procedure. She also served as Student Director of the university's Class Action Clinic and as a member of the editorial board of the Tel Aviv University Law Review, where she published an article on collective redress and institutional liability.
Upon graduation, Einav clerked for the Honorable Esther Hayut, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Israel, and completed an internship at the Israel Competition Authority. After her admission to the Israeli Bar, she returned to the Court as a Senior Law Clerk for the Honorable Uzi Vogelman, Acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Israel.
After her clerkships, Einav joined a leading alternative dispute resolution institute as a legal advisor to arbitrators and mediators, assisting in the drafting of arbitral awards and the structuring of settlements across a range of commercial disputes.
As a Hauser Global Scholar, Einav will pursue a traditional Master of Laws at NYU, with a focus on market regulation and corporate law.
Muhammad Mohsin Masood
Pakistan
Muhammad Mohsin Masood holds a BA-LLB (Hons) degree from the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) from where he graduated in 2022. Mohsin stood first in his cohort and was awarded the National Management Foundation Gold Medal in Law, awarded on behalf of the President of Pakistan.
During his undergraduate academic career, Mohsin was placed on the Dean’s Honor List for 5 consecutive years. Apart from his studies, Mohsin also served as the student editor of the LUMS Law Journal, Pakistan’s first student run law journal, and contributed to research and scholarship in the areas of constitutional law, Islamic law, environmental law and human rights. In addition to this, Mohsin was also the President of the Animal Welfare Society at LUMS and helped in caring for the critters on the university premises while also advocating for animal rights. Post graduation, Mohsin joined AJURIS, Attorneys and Corporate Counsels as an associate where he worked with the current Attorney General of Pakistan, Mansoor Usman Awan. He assisted the partners before the High Courts and the Supreme Court in a host of matters ranging from commercial litigation to constitutional and political disputes before the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Admitted to the Lahore Bar Association in 2023, he regularly worked on matters related to constitutional writs in the High Court, on corporate disputes and on regulatory matters in the firm. Mohsin regularly appeared before the lower and High courts and before specialized tribunals and bodies such as the Election Commission of Pakistan, Pakistan Telecommunications Authority, Federal Ombudsman and the Competition Commission of Pakistan.
Transitioning from litigation, Mohsin clerked for the Senior Puisne Judge, Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah at the Supreme Court of Pakistan. During his time at the Supreme Court, Mohsin saw how the legal and judicial regime in Pakistan underwent constitutional changes leading to a weakening of democracy. Following the resignation of Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Mohsin also got a chance to clerk with the new Senior Puisne Judge, Justice Munib Akhtar. During his time as a law clerk, Mohsin also taught in the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) as a visiting professor teaching a self-designed course on environmental science and the law. In addition to his work, Mohsin writes and contributes to the discourse on legal/political and social issues. His writings ranging from philosophy to health and the law have been published internationally and locally in leading magazines/newspapers such as Philosophy Now and the English daily DAWN in Pakistan.
At NYU, Mohsin will pursue the LLM specializing in Legal Theory. Mohsin is particularly interested in democracy, legal autocracy and moral philosophy.user Global Scholar, Sandra will pursue a General LLM at New York University, focusing on constitutional law and human rights.
Nicolas Szlajen
Argentina
Nicolas earned his law degree from the University of Buenos Aires, graduating first in his class of 2,593 students with a GPA of 9.76/10. For his academic achievements, he received the Gold Medal for the highest GPA at the University of Buenos Aires School of Law, as well as the “National Supreme Court Award” for Best GPA, granted by the Supreme Court of Argentina to the country’s top law graduate.
Before joining NYU, Nicolas practiced in the Complex Litigation and Arbitration department at Marval O’Farrell Mairal, a leading law firm in Latin-America, where he represented companies and States in international arbitrations and complex cross-border disputes. His experience includes matters under ICSID, PCA, ICC, and AAA rules, as well as high-stakes commercial and public law litigation before Argentine courts. He is also admitted to the Bar Association of the City of Buenos Aires.
Nicolas’s academic and professional interests focus on international arbitration, complex litigation, public international law, and transnational dispute resolution. He has served as a teaching assistant in Public International Law and Private International Law at the University of Buenos Aires, coached UBA’s Willem C. Vis Moot team, and published on international arbitration, corruption, foreign judgments, and public policy.
As a Hauser Scholar at NYU, Nicolas will pursue an LLM in International Business Regulation, Litigation and Arbitration..
Debora Belachew Tolera
Ethiopia
Debora Belachew Tolera is a well versed corporate and tax lawyer. Debora earned her Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from Haramaya University in July 2023, graduating first in her class. Debora was awarded the University's Gold Medal and Outstanding Student Trophy in recognition of her outstanding academic achievement.
At Haramaya University, Debora served as President of the Female Students' Union and volunteered with the University's Legal Clinics Program. She represented the University in an international moot court competition and competed in the University's moot court competition, where her team was named champion and received the Best Memorial Award. Individually, she was also recognized as Best Oralist and Best Female Oralist.
Debora started her professional career at Mehrteab & Getu Advocates LLP, a top-tier law firm in Ethiopia, where she joined as an intern during her final year of law school. After graduation, she joined the same law firm as a junior associate and progressed to full associate position in the Corporate and Tax Practice Group. Debora has advised diverse domestic and international clients on a broad range of corporate and commercial matters, including corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, foreign direct investment, tax advisory and dispute settlement, competition law, legal due diligence, collective investment scheme, private equity, and data protection. Her practice includes advising on complex domestic and cross-border transactions, corporate structuring, regulatory compliance, transaction execution, and strategic legal advisory across multiple sectors. Debora has authored contributions to the Chambers and Partners Corporate M&A Practice Guide (2025) and (2026), Ethiopia chapter.
As a Hauser Global Scholar, Debora will pursue an LLM in Corporation Law at New York University.
Chongkai Xu
China
Chongkai Xu ("KK") earned his Bachelor of Laws from East China University of Political Science and Law (ECUPL) in 2021 and his Juris Master from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) in 2024, graduating among the top of his class in both programs and twice being named an Outstanding Graduate of Shanghai. At SJTU, he received the National Scholarship awarded by the Ministry of Education of China and the Dean's List Scholarship. He began his doctoral studies in Constitutional Law and Administrative Law at Renmin University of China in 2024, where he has been awarded the Cai Dingjian Scholarship for Outstanding Constitutional Law Students and a First-class Doctoral Scholarship, and he obtained the National Legal Professional Qualification of China in 2022.
Chongkai competed as a team leader and oralist at the 2021 and 2022 editions of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, leading his teams to Global Top 50 and National Runner-up finishes in both years. Individually, he was twice named Best Oralist in the Chinese national rounds and ranked among the Global Top 100 Oralists in 2022. He later coached a team to a National First Prize at the 2023 China International Law of the Sea Moot Court Competition, and has since returned to the Jessup as a judge at both the Chinese national rounds and the global rounds. In 2023, Chongkai interned at the Administrative Division of the Supreme People's Court, where he assisted judges with legal research and the analysis of administrative cases. Beyond his studies, he served as President of the ECUPL Gender Studies Society, organizing academic seminars and reading groups.
Chongkai's research focuses on constitutional rights, judicial review, and the public law challenges of digital government, and his work has appeared in leading Chinese law journals, including the China Law Review. His article on extraterritorial constitutional protection won the Outstanding Paper Award at the National Forum on Foreign-Related Rule of Law, and his study of judicial review of algorithmic due process, based on an analysis of U.S. case law, received the Second Prize at the National Public Law Doctoral Forum and was selected as an Outstanding Master's Thesis at SJTU. His translation of foreign scholarship on algorithmic decision-making in administrative law also appeared in the Public Law Review. He has served as a research assistant on several National Social Science Fund projects concerning fundamental rights and digital government, contributed to policy research and legislative consultation, and held editorial positions with the Renmin University Law Review, the SJTU Law Review, and a Supreme People's Court series on administrative law enforcement and adjudication. As a Hauser Global Scholar at NYU, Chongkai will focus on constitutional law, administrative law, and the regulation of emerging technologies.