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ILSA EXECUTIVE OFFICE STAFF Lesley Benn, Executive Director Vivian Shen, Programs Director Tessa Walker, Programs Director Tariq Mohideen, Jessup Competition Director Abid Amiri, External Relations Coordinator


ILSA QUARTERLY EDITORIAL BOARD Vivian Shen, Editor-in-Chief Matt Szuminski, Editor Shirley Zhan, Intern


STUDENT EDITORIAL BOARD Christopher Bauer, West Virginia Univ. College of Law Justin Kohlbeck, University of Kansas School of Law Iuliana-Raluca Luca, Univ. of Helsinki Faculty of Law Cana Noel, Temple Univ. James E. Beasley School of Law Sanya Samtani, NALSAR University of Law Stephen Steele, James E. Rogers College of Law, Univ. of Arizona


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Student President: Linda Amrou University of Toledo College of Law


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Student CCO: Stephany Sheriff University of Georgia School of Law


Elizabeth Black White & Case LLP


Prof. William W. Burke-White University of Pennsylvania Law School


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Russell Dalfares, Esq. Mark Ellis, Esq.


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DePaul University College of Law Andrew Holmes


42 Bedford Row Chambers, London Jason Johns, Esq.


Wisconsin Legislative Strategies Lucas Lixinski


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Louis O’Neill, Esq. White & Case LLP


Quang Trinh, Esq. King & Wood Mallesons Claire van Overdijk


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