Webinar: International Law Careers that Make More than You Might Expect

Join the FBA’s International Law Section on August 30, 2024, from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm (ET), for a program that will include a “how to” with practical information on careers in international law that may make it possible to work in your field of passion and still be able to enjoy quality of life and earn a living.

Moderated by Lloyd Ocean, the program speakers include George Kounoupis, with law practice in the U.S. and Greece, Carla Junqueira, Carla Junqueira Trade Law, Brazil, Major Matthew Zellner, U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General, and Associate Justice Linda Strite Murnane, speaking on United Nations Careers and layered public international law retirements.

This is a “can’t miss” program for young lawyers and law students.

Presented by the International Law Section

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About the Presenters

Moderator: Lloyd Ocean

Lloyd Ocean currently serves as the Executive Special Projects Officer of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy where he supports the executive team with the strategic, academic, and operational goals. Lloyd is also a masters student focusing on international law and US foreign policy at Fletcher. Prior to this, he was a Special Assistant Attorney General at the Rhode Island Department of the Attorney General (RIAG). There he was responsible for supporting the Civil and the Criminal Division’s administration of justice within the State of Rhode Island. Prior to joining the RIAG’s Office, Lloyd worked as an Associate at the law firm Goodwin Procter LLP where he focused on business law matters, particularly: capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, and real estate.  At Goodwin he devoted a significant amount of time to Pro Bono matters with an emphasis on assisting neighborhood businesses, members of the LGBT community and veterans. As a US Army Officer of 9.5 years, Lloyd has traveled across the world supporting the execution of large-scale logistics projects while connecting with and learning from an array of people and cultures. He has also worked to advance policy as a law clerk with the United States Senate Committee on Finance. Lloyd holds a law degree from Boston College Law School, a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Boston University Questrom School of Business, and is pursuing a masters focusing on international law at the Fletcher School. In his spare time, he enjoys raw bars, sharpening his language skills, and time with
friends and family.

Carla Junqueira

Carla Junqueira is a Brazilian lawyer with 25 years of professional experience, specializing in International Trade Law. She holds PhD degrees in Economic Law from both the University of São Paulo (USP) and the University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne, as well as a Master’s Degree in Economic Law from the University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne.

Carla’s expertise encompasses Trade Remedy Proceedings, WTO Law, Antitrust Law, Compliance and Anti-Corruption, customs procedures, and regulatory cases. She is a professor of International Trade Law at Universidad de San Andrés in Buenos Aires and has authored numerous books and articles on international trade. Additionally, she has extensive experience handling cases related to sexual abuse, gender-based violence, and matters governed by the Hague Convention. Carla serves as a legal consultant to the Brazilian Women’s Group and is the Center Leader of the Women of Brazil Group.

Throughout her career, she has provided pro bono assistance to numerous women victims of violence and has served as an expert witness in dozens of violence cases for Brazilian and Argentinean individuals before Brazilian Federal Courts. Carla’s accolades include listings in prestigious legal directories such as Chambers & Partners, Latin Lawyer, Legal 500, Who’s Who Legal, Best Lawyers, and Practical Law. She is also on the Brazilian list of panelists for the WTO Dispute Settlement System.

George S. Kounoupis 

George S. Kounoupis is the founding partner of Hahalis & Kounoupis, P.C., Greek Law Group with offices in PA, NJ, NY, Athens, Thessaloniki, Greece. He has been a dually qualified lawyer (USA and Greece) since 1990 (PA Bar, 1987; NJ Bar, 1988; Athens Bar, 1990). He has practiced USA-Greek Law and international and comparative law for over 37 years. Mr. Kounoupis is the first American lawyer to sit for and pass the Greek Bar. He has been admitted to the United States Supreme Court, 3^rd Circuit, ED PA and, DNJ Federal Courts, PA Supreme Court, NJ Supreme Court, US Court of International Trade, Athens Court of First Instance.

Education: Lehigh University (BA, International Relations and Economics, high honors, 1984); Temple University Law School (JD, 1987) (International Law Review, Jessup Moot Court); Athens University Law School (courses leading to Greek law degree and passing final law school examinations for Athens Bar, 1990).

He began his career as a business and securities lawyer for one of the largest USA law firms, has been General Counsel for 2 NASDAQ companies, as well as legal advisor to the Greek Orthodox Patriarch and Greek Embassy. He has numerous recognitions, celebrity, and international clients and he and the firm have over 100 million dollars in settlements, judgments, and verdicts in national and international litigation. He has written and lectured widely on international and Greek law, being cited by major newspapers such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today on Greek law has appeared on the Law Journal television program, and has been a Co-Chair and Vice-Chair of ABA, LAC and ABA SIL Section Greek Liaison.

Hon. Linda Strite Murnane

Linda Strite Murnane currently serves as an Associate Justice on the High Court of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.  She served 29.5 years on active duty in the United States Air Force, enlisting as an E-1 and retiring as the Chief Circuit Military Judge for the Eastern Circuit, Washington, D.C. as an O-6 (Colonel) in 2004.  Since retiring from the Air Force, she spent eight years working in senior level positions with the United Nations at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and Special Tribunal for Lebanon, and one year as the Senior International Attorney for the Defense Institute for International Legal Studies, Newport, RI.  She served two years as the Executive Director of the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights.  She also served as a felony prosecutor, worked with Lexis-Nexis and was in private practice in the estate and trust field.  She is a past chair of the ABA Judicial Division, and serves on the board of the FBA International Law Section, the American Judges Association, and the National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ).  She starts her term on the ABA Board of Governors in September 2024.

She has won numerous awards for her public service, including the ABA Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award, the ABA Mayre Rasmussen Award from the ABA International Law Section and the Ohio State Bar Association’s Nettie Cronise Lutes Award (both for advancing opportunities for women in the field of law), and the NAWJ Justice Vano Spencer and Judge Mattie Belle Davis Awards.  She has been inducted into the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame and the Greene County, Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame.

Her highest military decoration is the Legion of Merit.

Justice Murnane assists veterans pro bono in applying for their VA benefits and also serves as the Mentor Coordinator for the ABA’s Afghan Legal Professionals Scholarship and Mentoring Program.

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