Student Specializations
At UCLA Law, J.D. students can elect to pursue curricular specializations in nine areas; the school also offers twelve LL.M. specializations and ten specializations for M.L.S. students.
Specializations for members of the Class of 2026 are listed below. (Note that this list is subject to change and that specializations are not final or official until posted on UCLA Law transcripts and diplomas this summer.)
Specializations
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J.D. Graduates - Business Law
- Jones C. Allison
- Muath Almuayli
- Jennifer A. Báez
- Zeke Bolden
- Melanie Đan Vy Chambraud
- Claire Elena Chen
- Isaac A. Da Silva
- Kyle Dankenbring
- Etai Dayani
- Tyler De Groot
- Yesenia De La Cruz
- Benjamin Gabayan
- Luke Gitzen
- Ashna Gupta
- Jeffrey Hamilton
- Se Wook Hong
- Claire Alexandra Hyatt
- Anthony Gareth Imparato
- Elizabeth Ketcham
- Nareg Kuyumjian
- Luke Kyaw
- Brian D. Lee
- Justin (Jeong-Yui) Lee
- Sungwon (Jason) Lee
- Ziyi Li
- Peter W. Marcus
- Reed Ray McMurchy
- Mateo Ndoci
- Noah G. Onoff
- Andrew Sehong Park
- Rania E. Salem
- Sophia YeiJi Seo
- Nicole Shelby Soto
- Calvin W. Thrift
- Zachary Wong
- Eden Yeh
- Ariel Yomtobian
- Bella Zhu
J.D. Graduates - Taxation Law
- Victoria Maria Lagdameo Alvarez
- Etai Dayani
- Tyler De Groot
- Yesenia De La Cruz
- Lauren A. Glazer
- Kundan Kakaria
- Elizabeth Ketcham
- Mateo Ndoci
- Heather Kathryn Popović
- Sophia YeiJi Seo
- Nicole Shelby Soto
- Zachary Wong
- Eden Yeh
LL.M. Graduates - Bankruptcy Track
- Julius Künzel
- Yusuke Takakura
LL.M. Graduates - Business Law Track
- Abdulaziz Mohammed AlSheikh
- Almothna Alwakied
- Jihun Bang
- Soo Pyong Chae
- Shannon Rose Chamberlain
- Xiangyu Ding
- Ariana Floriano
- José Vicente Fontaine
- Bianca Micaela Gancayco
- Kosuke Gunji
- Julian Haddad
- Megumi Inotani
- Jean-Michel Isleyen
- Yağmur Karaca
- Yeongjae Lee
- Nitinun Leethanakul
- Avril You Rian Lim
- Avash Mainali
- Florian Johannes Mantel
- Martina Marensi
- Eloïse Méchin
- Janah Murad
- Ismoil Nabiev
- Joohyun Oh
- Juan Pablo Ossa Márquez
- Eun Joo Park
- Soyeong Park
- Máxima Peeters
- Francine Pinho de Oliveira
- Matthieu J. Puech
- Chang Qin
- Eryk Ryciak
- Francisca Sanchez Toro
- Martina Sardenberg Gomes
- Natalia Serrano López
- Yixin Shan
- Isadora Sordi Munhoz
- Sophie Steffen
- Mah-Noor Khan Tareen
- Ewurama Osam Tawiah
- Anna Tomasics
- Samuel Vásquez
- Peilin Wu
- Tsungying Wu
- Wentao Yan
- Takayuki Yano
- Wanchen Yao
- Daisuke Yonekura
- Jae Young Yu
- Cansu Sevim Yücer
- Elisa Zheng
- Zhuowen Zheng
LL.M. Graduates - Securities Regulation Track
- Meshal Alzakari
- Gvantsa Baidoshvili
- Kyu Hyeok Choi
- Jialin Fu
- Robin Leander Wolfgang Goeritz
- Anatoly Gibril Kamiri
- Bumjoon Kim
- Léna Maeve Kuntz
- KyuHyun Lee
- Anastasia Maitre
- Anđela Rašović
- Kazuki Sawa
LL.M. Graduates - Tax Track
- Qiuyang Cheng
- Letícia Dall'agnol Pessoa Steppe
- Antoine Georges Delaigue
- Maria Jose Fonseca Carranza
- Lucas Gribinski
- Yanis Julien Layadi
- Jasmine Lu
- Donita Mjaki
- Patrick Conor Moore
- Charlie Sangare
- Ria Kaur Satyal
- Anna Maria Schnabel
- Xuejun Shi
- Suriakala Sivalingam
- Aline Soenen
- Tianqu Tao
- Caidyn Anastasia Thompson
- Shutong Emma Yang
- Hogeun Youn
M.L.S. Graduates - Business Law
- Cindy Arce
- Louis Covarrubias
- Yanling Han
- Cristina Hsieh
- Barry Posner
- Stephen Santa-Ramirez
- Xiaoxian (Mandy) Wang
- Samir Yassine
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J.D. Graduates - Criminal Law & Policy
- Caili Neahla Anderson
- Jenny Aranda
- Jazmin A. Avalos
- Jonathan Banasihan
- Maddie C. Bello
- Noah Isiah Benjamin
- Kathryn Rose Black-Mishaan
- Abigail Branham
- Anagha Chandramouli
- Nina H. Chanoff
- Alexander Dang
- Destinee Noel Dickson
- Kaylyn Grace Flowers
- Jay C. Foss
- Allie Frank
- Lauren Sophia Frey
- Tori L. Funk
- Lyndsey Kolleen Gabaldon
- Nancy V. Gomez
- Zane G. Gonzalez
- Daniel Baruch Green
- Alexandra Guadagno
- Cameron Gunn
- Lauren E. Hurlbut
- Joseph T. Keane
- Kundan Kakaria
- Simon Charles McMurchie
- Jennifer Melgoza
- Brittney K. Mensah
- Stephanie Nina Milbrodt
- Amanda Miskell
- Soraya Alejandra Morales Nuñez
- Tarj Patel
- Yalda Alexandra Saii
- Alexandra Sarkis
- Riley J. Shapiro
- Gina Christine Sheeks Tandoc
- Eli M. Sills
- Erica L. Simpson
- Mia L. Stone
- Sallyanne Frances Tejan
- Madison Thomas
- Eli Fox Ward
LL.M. Graduates - Criminal Law & Policy
- Santiago Bustos Garcia
- Yifei Chang
- Eve Victoria Anna Hoquidant
- Aishwarya Singh
- Yanjun Wan
M.L.S. Graduates - Criminal Law
- Noor AlAsaad
- Catherine Shuqi Xu Beaudin
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J.D. Graduates
- Adebisi Oluwakanyinsola Adetoye
- Asmaa Ahmed
- Caili Neahla Anderson
- Maddie C. Bello
- Noah Isiah Benjamin
- Andrew Philip Bilodeau
- Kathryn Rose Black-Mishaan
- Victoria Rose Calderón
- Richard Camarena III
- Grace E. Clerk
- Maegan Grace Douglas
- Kaylyn Grace Flowers
- Victoria Madeline Hardy
- Gina Hoang Le
- Malik J. Marshall
- H. Reynolds Martínez
- Shakiba Mashayekhi
- Miranda Matern
- Simon Charles McMurchie
- Jennifer Melgoza
- Brittney Yaa Kesewaa Mensah
- Ambika Nuggihalli
- Mark Christopher Pampanin
- Frances C. Parker-Hale
- Elizabeth Pring
- Alexandra Gabriela Quintana
- Megan Charlene Ravare
- Gina Christine Sheeks Tandoc
- Jamala Shikh-Ali
- Erica L. Simpson
- Sallyanne Frances Tejan
- Harry Maxwell Winlock
LL.M. Graduates
- Jasmine Marie Johnson
- Diya Maria Abraham
- Lamya Nawar Rahman
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M.L.S. Graduates
- Michelle Bedolla
- Michelle Dunkerley
- Kathryn Goforth
- Jacklin Injijian
- Kenneth Lee Jr. Jordan
- Sunny (Malia) Monaco
- Citlallic Moreno Eusebio
- Georgia Riggs
- Josue Ruiz Cordova
- Sabino Santos
- Marta Smiech
- Jessica Vasquez Gallegos
- Priscilla Vega
- Aftan Wright
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J.D. Graduates - Media, Entertainment, Technology & Sports Law
- Chanel Ramina Atanous
- Naomi Barlava
- Felicia Quijano Beck
- Caroline Elizabeth Burg
- Sydney Considine
- Christina N. Đặng
- Gabriel Diamond
- Rachel Alexandra Dumiak
- Rebecca Ferrer
- Duke S. Fishman
- Daniel Gerber
- Alexis Grimes
- Rachel Rose Grode
- Nicholas Harrington
- Anthony Gareth Imparato
- Aliyah Kazemaini
- Alex R. Kermani
- Ellen Lee
- Ziyi Li
- Mary J. McGlinchey
- Raquel S. Nelson
- Tahirah Jwahir Newkirk
- Amanda C. Parham
- Tharini Prakash
- Jackson Thomas Reinhardt
- Paige E. Sachwitz
- Casey H. Shin
- Derek Xilai Song
- Olivia Rose Umstead
- Samuel Christian Wagner
- Siena Zarrell
LL.M. Graduates - Media, Entertainment, Technology, and Sports Law & Policy
- Léonie Charlotte Barrat
- Julia Tassadit Berkouk
- Joy Bertolina
- Alexis Hicham Neil Brugière
- Alice Calixto Gonçalves
- Ana Caroline Carvalho
- Aglaé Chatelard
- Juanita Cortes Moreno
- Ethan Trevor Duffy
- Julia Maria Durka
- Bianca Micaela Gancayco
- Thanuki Natasha Goonesinghe
- Hayward Gordon Jr.
- Zihui Huang
- Hajime Inoue
- Victor Ionescu
- Ahalya Harini Kamineni
- Yağmur Karaca
- Cyrus Kesselbach
- Ezequiel Lenardon
- Jasmine Lu
- Qian Ma
- Fadi Maklada
- Gracia Putri Manurung
- Saori Miyanishi
- Maximilian Moll de Alba
- Francine Pinho de Oliveira
- Ziyu Qi
- Siri R. Rachha
- Carolina Maria Rivas
- Manuela Rodríguez Maldonado
- Katrin Nadine Rosenow
- Valeria Sánchez Aroca
- Francisca Sanchez Toro
- Siddhant Saroj
- Sanidhya Sharma
- Justine Simoneau
- Samantha Nicole Spector
- Sofia Suarez Mulic
- Keisuke Sugiura
- Mah-Noor Khan Tareen
- Maša Tičar
- Mariana Viviescas Maldonado
- Charlotte Waerner
- Zihan Wang
- Shun Watanabe
- Peilin Wu
- Tsungying Wu
- Xuan Wu
- Jung Hun Yang
- Imen Lina Zegai
- Ziwei Zhou
M.L.S. Graduates - Entertainment & Media Law
- Di'Niko Bates
- Chyna Boyd
- Mark DiCristofaro
- Glenda Dyson
- Megan Fujimori
- Mahelet Gezachew
- Emmanuel Gonzalez
- Faith Hoppe
- Paris Jackson
- Soomin Kim
- Cheridyn Leverette
- Damali McDowell
- Alexander McNeil
- Jada Miranda
- Robert Mowry
- Gabrielle Pinkney
- Adrian Romero
- Keya Soni
- Miles Stephens
- Charnae Ware
- Shanae Wise
- Cyndi Wu
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J.D. Graduates
- Victoria Maria Lagdameo Alvarez
- Maeve Murphy Anderson
- Ian Bertrando
- Lauren Sophia Frey
- Kaitlyn Rose Garrison
- Mayahuel Viramontes Hernandez
- Ana Mackay Peltzer
- Krystsina Shabanava
- Malia Smith
- Brendan Wong
- Katelyn Mei Lin Zou
LL.M. Graduates
- Diana Caamano
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M.L.S. Graduates
- Sewell Chan
- Laurentius Leonard Halimkesuma
- Roberto Ramos
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M.L.S. Graduates
- Mika (Jamika) Abair
- Charlie Abraham
- Laura Acosta
- Charlotte Gullap-Moore
- Kaniya Harris
- Sophia Kangavari
- Amber Lyle
- Oda (Yoselin Odemarys) Moetamedi Garcia
- Andrea Moseley
- Benjamin Talbot
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LL.M. Graduates
- Wangû N. Gatonye
- Danial Haschem
- Hansol Kim
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LL.M. Graduates
- Edward Camilo Suárez Vásquez - Civil Remedies
- Maria Paula Herrera Duque - Climate Finance
- Camila Fajardo - Sustainability and Governance
- Javiera Fernanda Guerra Hernandez - Real Estate Law
- Eve Victoria Anna Hoquidant - Corporate and Financial Criminal Law
- Alex Jeong - Healthcare M&A
- Ahalya Harini Kamineni - Constitutional Law
- Nitinun Leethanakul - Health Law
- Benjamín I. Leyton - Energy Law and Governance
- Margaux Nagano - Labor and Employment Law
- Flavio Neiva Neto - Federal Civil Procedure and Practice
- Carlos Oyarzún Concha - Regulatory and Constitutional Law
- Natalia Serrano López - Energy Law
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J.D. Graduates
- Aniq Mansoorali Chunara
- John A. Dover
- Pelin Ensari
- Amber N. Grimmer
- Liam Alexander Lustberg
- Devyn Elliot Nordstrom
- Ellen Park
- Alexandra Gabriela Quintana
- Debora Rab
- Emily K. Robbins
- Sallyanne Frances Tejan
- Madison Thomas
- Katelyn Mei Lin Zou
LL.M. Graduates
- Santiago Bustos Garcia
- Danial Haschem
- Rachel Yuhan Huang
- Hansol Kim
- Tomoaki Nasu
- Carlos Miguel Navarro Parga
- Timur Nazarov
- Lamya Nawar Rahman
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J.D. Graduates
- Alex Austin
- Mehek K. Boparai
- Matthew Cooke
- Olivia May Johnson
- Mark Christopher Pampanin
- Guy Schnitkes
- Sorcha Whitley
LL.M. Graduates
- Carlos Miguel Navarro Parga
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LL.M. Graduates
- Justine Simoneau
- Elisabeth Wolf
- Chuyi Zhang
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J.D. Graduates - Technology Law
- Rebecca Ferrer
- Cassandra Faith George
- Nicola Haubold Sanz de Santamaria
- Alex Kermani
- Amanda C. Parham
- Derek Xilai Song
- Drew A. Sullivan
- James Womack
LL.M. Graduates - Technology Law
- Arvind Adavikolanu
- Helena Fesenmair
- Wangû N. Gatonye
- Oren Givol
- Zhimo Gong
- Theresia Gita Johana
- Bhavagna Kanchuboyina
- Manning Li
- Yanan Li
- Lufan Mao
- Jack Merino Hernandez
- Advika Muralidharan
- Avani Rajesh Patil
- Jannet Riveros Gomez
- Eryk Ryciak
- Charlie Sangare
- Gayatri Singh
- Isadora Sordi Munhoz
- Anna Tomasics
- Chuyu Wang
- Yuyang Xiao
- Cheng-Hsiu (Shin) Yang
- Buyi Yu
- Zhuowen Zheng
M.L.S. Graduates - Law & Technology
- Shreya Bhatnagar
- Harrison Dylan Goldmintz
- Nicole Liang
- Scott McCarthy
- Angela Mira
- Michelle Moore
- Coy Morgan
- Sarah Nieves
- Ayante Williams
- Boyi Zheng
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J.D. Graduates - Native Nations Law & Policy
- Ann Kahikinao'Kalei Caindec
- Michael Chesnut
- Luke M. Colvard
- Matthew Hagan DuMont
- Abigail Faith Gallardo
- Mayahuel Viramontes Hernandez
- Rayna Ann Klugherz
- Caelin Dae Marum
- Julianne Marie Ortega
- Immeke Christine Schmidt
- Lindsey Kate Segal
LL.M. Graduates - Native Nations Law
- Wolfgang Otto Kugar Wuttke-Stanton
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J.D. Graduates - Public Interest Law & Policy
- Gabriel Armando Aguilar
- Asmaa Ahmed
- Alex Austin
- Catherine Anne Balfe
- Andrew Philip Bilodeau
- Victoria Rose Calderón
- Anagha Chandramouli
- Nina H. Chanoff
- Tori L. Funk
- Daniel Baruch Green
- Mayahuel Viramontes Hernandez
- Daniel William Kiefus
- Gina Hoang Le
- Sanyika Maloney
- Malik J. Marshall
- H. Reynolds Martínez
- Caelin Dae Marum
- Shakiba Mashayekhi
- Jennifer Melgoza
- Brittney Yaa Kesewaa Mensah
- Karduz T. Nguyen
- Ambika Nuggihalli
- Mark Christopher Pampanin
- Frances C. Parker-Hale
- Elizabeth Pring
- Alexander Rodriguez
- Grayson Rost
- Yalda Alexandra Saii
- Alexandra Sarkis
- Eli M. Sills
- Malia Smith
- Eric Yibai Tien
- Allie Zenwirth
- Katelyn Mei Lin Zou
LL.M. Graduates - Public Interest Law & Policy
- Kanmani Palanisamy
- Elisabeth Wolf
M.L.S. Graduates - Public Interest Law
- Betsy Butler
- Griffin Scott LaFleur
- Elizabeth Dumabugh Martin
- Sydney Martinez
- Anna Peimbert Fonk
- Susie (Zirui) Shu
- Sonia Zarate
