NYU School of Law

Hauser Global Scholars

The Hauser Global Scholars Program, a part of the Hauser Global Law School Program, offers generous financial support to a limited number of outstanding foreign students for one year of study at New York University School of Law enrolled in the course leading to the LL.M. degree. In addition to pursuing their degree program, Hauser Global Scholars participate in special programs and events throughout the year.

The Hauser Global Scholars reflect the breadth and diversity of NYU School of Law's Graduate Division. In the first eight years of the Program, 92 Hauser Global Scholars have been selected from approximately 34 countries and all continents. After intensive screening of applications by NYU School of Law faculty and admissions officers, Hauser Global Scholars are selected by an international committee chaired by the President of the International Court of Justice. 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. Each Hauser Global Scholar receives full tuition and reasonable living expenses, including rent and the cost of textbooks and other study materials.

For information on application to the Graduate Division and to the Hauser Global Scholarship, please see the Office of Graduate Admissions.

Current Hauser Scholars

While attending law school, she participated in several moot court competitions. Most notably, she pleaded before a panel of Jordan’s Supreme court judges in the First Annual Jordanian Commercial moot court competition held by the American Bar Association in Jordan- rule of law initiative-  where she won individual distinction as Best Respondent Argument and Best Petitioner Argument and was presented a trophy from the Jordanian Ministry of Justice.

She also was nominated by the American Bar Association to coach law students in the Second Annual Jordanian Commercial moot court competition and successfully assisted them throughout the preparation period to present sound arguments. Further, Farah was engaged in a Public Legal Awareness Program, street law project, held by the ABA in Jordan which aimed at introducing school kids to their rights pursuant to the International Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Farah was awarded a merit based scholarship in the year 2007 to be part of the First Specialized Diploma in Real Estate in Jordan that was organized by the University of Jordan.

Immediately after graduation, Farah Joined SANAD Law Group, a member of KSLG and a leading regional law firm in Jordan. She was mainly involved in Sustainable Achievement of Business Expansion and Quality “SABEQ”, a USAID funded project in Jordan as a member of the policy and regulatory affair team at SANAD Law Group, the main legal subcontractor for this project. Farah’s duties as a member in the policy team entailed drafting, reviewing and conducting research papers in relation to the first draft of the Credit Information Bureau law in Jordan, the Labor and Residency Instructions for a newly formed  major economic public authority, reviewing the compliance of the domestic regulations in Jordan pursuant to article VI:4 of the GATS, preparing documents for the proposed  entrance of Jordan into the GPA, conducting a thorough survey  of Jordanian legislation and precedents in relation to  the medical malpractice in Jordan and reviewing the environmental licensing requirement in Jordan within different industrial sectors.

At NYU, Farah will pursue General Legal studies focusing on international commercial courses.

Niran Anketell
Sri Lanka
Niran Anketell, who is also a Fulbright Scholar, earned his Bachelor of Laws with Honors from the University of Colombo (UoC) where he graduated second in his class in 2007. While he was an undergraduate, he represented UoC at domestic and international competitions/events in parliamentary debate, theatre, moot court and rugby. In recognition of his achievements in academics, sports and other extracurricular activities, the university awarded him the Gold Medal for the ‘Best Student- 2007’. After graduating, Niran has taught courses in Public International Law at UoC and the Open University of Sri Lanka. Since late 2008, he has worked in the chambers of Mr. M.A. Sumanthiran, one of the top human rights and constitutional lawyers in Sri Lanka. Niran appeared for an amicus petitioner in the successful constitutional challenge before the Sri Lankan Supreme Court of a statute designed to vest significant powers over local government authorities with the central government, and has also assisted as junior counsel in a number of human rights and constitutional cases before appellate courts in Sri Lanka. In early 2009, he presented a paper critiquing the restrictions on free speech in Sri Lanka, imposed under the pretext of national security, at the academic sessions of the Law Faculty of the UoC.
 
Niran will be pursuing an LL.M in International Legal Studies at NYU.

Sarah Cahill
New Zealand
Sarah Cahill graduated from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, in 2007.  She obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree (with Honours) placing first in her graduating class, as well as a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in Political Studies.  While an undergraduate Sarah tutored extensively, both in the Political Studies department and in the Law Faculty.  She received a number of scholarships and academic awards, excelling especially in restitution, equity and conflict of laws.  Sarah was actively involved in university life, serving on the Auckland University Law Students’ Society Executive, co-editing the Society’s quarterly publication Verbatim and reaching the final of the Greg Everard Memorial Moot in 2006.  She spent the summer of 2005-2006 clerking in a large New Zealand law firm, Russell McVeagh. 

Following graduation Sarah moved to Wellington in order to take up a two year clerkship at New Zealand’s Court of Appeal.  As clerk to the Hon Justice Terence Arnold she enjoyed frequent discussion and debate with Justice Arnold and other members of the Court and was involved in significant cases in the areas of discrimination law, competition law and judicial review.  While a judge’s clerk she tutored Land Law at Victoria University of Wellington and volunteered at the Wellington Community Law Centre.  She was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand in September 2007.  In the lead-up to her departure for NYU Law, Sarah worked as an Associate at Gilbert Walker, a specialist litigation and arbitration firm in Auckland, where she was able to gain valuable practical experience in litigation.

Sarah’s interest in the law is broad.  At NYU she will pursue an LL.M. in General Studies.

Megan Donaldson
Australia
Megan studied law and arts at the University of Melbourne.  After completing an honours thesis in 2006 on aspects of the French Revolution, she spent a year in a commercial firm, was admitted to practice, and in 2008-2009 undertook an associateship with the Honarable Justice K M Hayne of the High Court of Australia. 

While at university, Megan was a member, assistant editor and ultimately co-editor of the Melbourne Journal of International Law.  She was the editorial assistant for the Public Law Review, and for Anne Orford (ed), International Law and Its Others.  She undertook research work in international and constitutional law, and has recently co-authored a chapter on “Values in Australian Constitutionalism” for a collected work exploring the possibilities and limitations of reference to values in comparative constitutionalism. 

At NYU she will undertake an LL.M. in Legal Theory, with a focus on history and international law.  

Fillippo Fontanelli
Italy
Filippo Fontanelli received his LL.B. degree in 2006 from the Pisa University, summa cum laude. In 2008, he was admitted as a PhD candidate at the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa. He worked as stagiaire at the Rome office of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, where he practised in litigation and international investment arbitration. His research focuses on the interplay among connected legal orders, from the perspective of the judges. He wrote various essays on the Italian Constitutional Court, the European Court of Justice and the WTO Appellate Body, all of them relating to issues of judicial competence and to the identification of deferential - interferential behaviors vis-à-vis other judicial and institutional players. He is co-editor of two volumes concerning, respectively, the role of the European Court of Justice and the possible application of comity among courts in the fragmented international legal order. He is member of the Society of International Economic Law and of the editorial board of the STALS project (www.stals.sssup.it).


Delphine Lourtau
Canada
Delphine Lourtau graduated from McGill University with the David L. Johnston Medal in 2007 with bachelors in both common law and civil law. Prior to attending law school, she completed degrees at the Sorbonne-Nouvelle University (Paris III) and Sciences Po in Paris.

As a law student, Delphine's interests focused on international criminal law and refugee law. She has worked for the Trial Chambers of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in Tanzania, and is a former member of McGill's Special Court for Sierra Leone Clinic. She has represented asylum-seekers in Cairo, Egypt with African and Middle East Refugee Assistance (AMERA), and is a long-standing volunteer with Action Réfugiés Montréal.

After graduating from McGill, Delphine clerked for Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin at the Supreme Court of Canada. She was admitted to the practice of law in Ontario in 2008.

At NYU, Delphine will pursue an LL.M. in Legal Theory, with a focus on criminal evidence.


Valeriane Michel
France, Switzerland
Valériane Michel graduated summa cum laude with law degrees from the universities of Fribourg (Switzerland) and of Paris II-Assas (France) in 2005. She specialized in European law, as well as in international law, and wrote her theses on ‘A Challenge for the European Union: Complying with Human Rights while Countering Terrorism’ and on ‘Non-State Armed Groups in International Humanitarian Law, in the Light of the Statutes and Case Law of the International Criminal Courts’.

Before beginning university, Valériane worked during one year in Lebanon for a non-governmental organisation dedicated to supporting destitute children. While attending law school, she continued volunteering with homeless people, as well as with AIDS patients.

In 2001 and 2002, Valériane interned at the United Nations (UN), both with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Over the two following years, she represented the Government of Switzerland at the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly and at the UN Commission on Human Rights. Then, in 2005, she served at the Presidency of the International Criminal Court as an intern. Finally, from 2006 to 2009, Valériane worked as a delegate of the International Committee of the Red Cross and was sent on one-year missions to Eritrea, Israel and Colombia.

Valériane speaks Arabic, English, French, German and Spanish. She is also a Fulbright scholar. While at NYU, she will undertake an LL.M. in International Legal Studies.

Natalia van der Laat Garcia
Costa Rica
Natalia van der Laat graduated from University of Costa Rica, School of Law with highest honors in 2008. Back in 2007, she was awarded with the best grade point average of all the undergraduate students at the University of Costa Rica (35,000 students at national level). Also, she was awarded with a merit based scholarship during all her years at law school.

While attending law school, Natalia joined one of Costa Rica’s leading law firms, BLP Abogados, where she worked as Senior Legal Assistant and later, as Associate Attorney. During her years at BLP Abogados, Natalia advised both international and Costa Rican companies on a broad spectrum of areas including corporate matters, financial transactions, aviation operations, enforcement of intellectual property rights and development of real estate projects. Also, she participated in the Pro Bono division of the firm as part of the Advisor Committee in charge of drafting laws in three different subjects: Maritime Navigation, Maritime Trade and a general Maritime Law.

From July 2005 to June 2006, Natalia worked as Judicial Assistant in the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes section of the District Attorney’s Office, where she performed legal research on various legal issues, analyzed evidence and prepared reports for criminal cases related to corruption of public employees, frauds against financial institutions and important cases of money laundering. Also, she participated in the Community Service Project for Small- And Medium- Sized Companies of the University of Costa Rica, where she served as counsel to the company Bioproyectos Costa Rica S.A. in the preparation of franchising and distribution contracts, registration of trademarks, compliance with customs procedures and general corporate matters.

Natalia is the coauthor of the Graduation Thesis “Study on the System of Secured Transactions proposed by the Organization of American States and its Adjustment to the Costa Rican Legal System”, which was approved with highest honors in 2008. Furthermore, Natalia has been working with the National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade (NATLAW), located in Tucson, Arizona, in order to enact a law on Secured Transactions in Costa Rica, based on the OAS Model Law on Secured Transactions and her research work. 

Her concentration at NYU Law will be Corporation Law.

Catherine Mutava
Kenya
Catherine Mutava graduated first in her class of the University of Nairobi Law School in 2007. She was included in the Dean's Honor List for each year of study and received a number of awards for her academic accomplishments. While attending law school she was a research assistant to Dr Ben Sihanya in the field of Intellectual Property Law.

Upon graduation she joined Anjarwalla & Khanna one of Kenya’s leading law firms. She then joined KPMG where she worked for two years as a tax consultant where she advised domestic and international clients on tax implications of various commercial transactions, analyzed and made recommendations for the national budget and conducted various due diligences.

At NYU she will undertake an LL.M. in International Taxation

Rebecca Van Es
South Africa
Rebecca Van Es graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Psychology from the University of Cape Town in 2000.  She was on the Dean’s Merit List throughout the three years of the degree and received a distinction in English on graduation.  During this time she also actively participated in the Students’ Health and Welfare Centres Organisation’s tutoring project.  For two years following completion of the degree, Rebecca worked in Wales and London, including working on a project initiated by the London Youth Justice Board. She travelled extensively in South America before returning to the University of Cape Town to start a Bachelor of Laws degree in 2003.  During her law studies she was a student advisor at the law school’s Legal Aid Clinic, where she consulted with asylum seekers and refugee clients.  Rebecca was also a member of the Treatment Action Campaign’s Paralegals Sub-Committee, which involved training and organising law students to educate and inform underprivileged communities about legal rights pertaining to HIV status.  She received awards based on academic merit – including the Manuel & Luby Washkansky Scholarship Award, the Faculty of Law Scholarship Award and the LexisNexis-Butterworths Prize for Intermediate Year Best Student – and graduated cum laude in 2005. 

Following graduation Rebecca completed the two years of practical legal work required to qualify as an attorney.  She did this at Bowman Gilfillan Inc., a firm generally regarded as one of South Africa’s premier corporate law firms and which offers a range of diverse legal services.  She worked both in litigation and corporate/commercial departments, and assisted with pro bono matters when possible.  In the last six months she focused on competition law and was involved in matters that included the submission of filings by high-profile clients to the Competition Commission.  Outside of the firm, Rebecca was actively involved in the formation of the Western Cape chapter of the South African Women Lawyers’ Association.  She qualified as an attorney in 2008.  Rebecca subsequently spent one year as a legal researcher to Chief Justice Pius Langa at the Constitutional Court of South Africa, working on matters of national constitutional importance.  Following that, she moved to Bochum, Germany for six months, where she devised and taught a course introducing German law students at Ruhr-Universität Bochum to aspects of the common law system.

Rebecca will commence an LL.M in International Legal Studies at NYU.

Amir Weizenbluth
Israel
Amir Weizenbluth received his LL.B. degree in 2005 from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, summa cum laude. He was included in the Dean's Honor List for each year of study and received a number of scholarships for his academic accomplishments. While attending law school he was a research assistant to Professor Mordechai Kremnitzer in the field of Constitutional Law and Criminal Law and a member of the editorial board of the Hebrew University Law Review. Upon graduation he clerked for the Honorable Justice Miriam Naor of the Supreme Court of Israel. After being admitted to the Israeli Bar, he joined the litigation group of one of Israel's leading law firms, S. Horowitz & Co., where he worked for two and a half years as an associate.

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