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SUMMARY:Webinar: International Law Careers that Make More than You Might Expect
DESCRIPTION: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. \nModerated 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. \nThis is a “can’t miss” program for young lawyers and law students. \nPresented by the International Law Section \n[Registration closed]\n  \nAbout the Presenters\n \nModerator: Lloyd Ocean \nLloyd 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\nfriends and family. \nCarla Junqueira \nCarla 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. \nCarla’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. \nThroughout 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. \nGeorge S. Kounoupis  \nGeorge 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\, 3rd Circuit\, ED PA and\, DNJ Federal Courts\, PA Supreme Court\, NJ Supreme Court\, US Court of International Trade\, Athens Court of First Instance. \nEducation: 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). \nHe 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. \n \nHon. Linda Strite Murnane \nLinda 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. \nShe 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. \nHer highest military decoration is the Legion of Merit. \nJustice 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. \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaj. Matthew Zellner \nMajor Matthew G. Zellner currently serves in the Space Law Division\, Operations and International Law Directorate\, Office of The Judge Advocate General\, the Pentagon.  The Division serves as The Judge Advocate General’s primary liaison to the Chief of Space Operations and the Space Staff and provides advice to the United States Air Force and the United States Space Force on current and future space operations\, international agreements and treaties\, command and doctrine\, and Total Force matters. \nMaj Zellner\, from Norman\, Oklahoma\, entered the Air Force through the Direct Appointment Program in September 2012. He attended the University of Missouri\, worked as a reporter/anchor for the NBC affiliate\, and graduated with a degree in Journalism. During law school he gained experience through various clerkships. He also studied business at the London School of Economics in 2009 while working for Devon Energy. \n  \nEDUCATION \n2008   Bachelor of Journalism\, cum laude\, University of Missouri\, Columbia \n2012   Juris Doctor\, University of Oklahoma College of Law\, Norman \n2012   Master of Business Administration\, Michael F. Price College of Business\, University of Oklahoma \n2012   Commissioned Officer Training\, Distinguished Graduate\, Maxwell Air Force Base\, Alabama \n2016   Squadron Officer School\, Distinguished Graduate\, Maxwell AFB\, Alabama \n2019   LL.M. in International Law\, James Kent Scholar (Highest Honors)\, Columbia Law School\, New York \n2022   Air Command & Staff College (Correspondence) \n  \nASSIGNMENTS  \n\nJune 2011 – August 2011\, Legal Intern\, United States Army JAG Corps\, Fort Sill\, Oklahoma\nNovember 2012 – January 2015\, Assistant Staff Judge Advocate (Chief of General Law\, Chief of Operations Law)\, 27th Special Operations Wing\, Cannon Air Force Base\, New Mexico (April 2014 – October 2014\, Assistant Staff Judge Advocate\, SOJTF-A/NSOCC-A\, Camp Integrity\, Afghanistan)\n\n\nJanuary 2015 – July 2017\, Assistant Staff Judge Advocate (Chief of Military Justice\, Operations Law and Training\, and Administrative Law)\, 52d Fighter Wing\, Spangdahlem Air Base\, Germany (October 2015 – April 2016\, Chief of Detainee Communications and Transfers\, JTF-GTMO\, Guantanamo Bay\, Cuba)\nJuly 2017 – July 2018\, Area Defense Counsel\, Air Force Legal Operations Agency\, Kunsan Air Base\, Republic of Korea\nJuly 2018 – May 2019\, LL.M. Student (International Law)\, Columbia University\, New York\, New York\nMay 2019 – July 2021\, Chief of Space\, International\, and Operations Law\, Combined Space Operations Center and Space Delta 5 Legal Advisor\, Space Operations Command-West and Combined Force Space Component Command\, Vandenberg Air Force Base\, California\nJuly 2021 – July 2023\, Deputy Staff Judge Advocate\, 72d Air Base Wing\, Tinker AFB\, OK\nJuly 2023 – Present\, Space Law Attorney\, Space Law Division\, Operations and International Law\, Office of The Judge Advocate General\, the Pentagon\, Arlington\, VA\n\nMAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS \nDefense Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters \nMeritorious Service Medal \nAir & Space Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters \nJoint Meritorious Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters \nMeritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster \n2023 Albert M. Kuhfeld Award (Outstanding Young Judge Advocate of the Year)\, The Judge Advocate General’s Corps \n2023 Field Grade Office of the Quarter\, 3rd Quarter\, HQ/DAF Operations and International Law Directorate \n2022 Field Grade Officer of the Year\, 72d ABW Wing Associate Group \n2021 Field Grade Officer of the Year\, 72d ABW Wing Associate Group \n2021 Air Force Materiel Command Albert M. Kuhfeld Award (Outstanding Young Judge Advocate of the Year) \n2020-2021 American Bar Association Oustanding Young Military Lawyer Award \n2019 United States Space Force Albert M. Kuhfeld Award (Outstanding Young Judge Advocate of the Year) \n2019 Field Grade Officer of the Quarter\, 3rd Quarter\, 14th Air Force \nParker School Award for Achievement in International and Comparative Law\, Columbia Law School (2019) \nRunner-Up\, AFJAGS 2019 National Security Law Writing Competition \n2018 Company Grade Officer of the Quarter\, 1st Quarter\, Air Force Legal Operations Agency Pacific Circuit \n2016 Company Grade Officer of the Year\, 52d Fighter Wing Staff Agencies \nHinman Writing Award & Critical Analysis Award (Squadron)\, Squadron Officer School (2016) \nPUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS \nSpace Law & Operations: A New Frontier in Human Rights? Presenter\, Stanford Law School (2024) \nApplying the Law of Armed Conflict on Earth and in Space\, Presenter\, University of Oklahoma College of Law (2023) \n‘Heavens Open’ – The Need for Increased Data from Space and Creating a Duty to Share that Data\, NATO Legal Gazette\, Issue 42 (2021) (with Professor Christopher Newman) \nOperational Law and Space Operations\,  Panelist\, U.S. Space Command & U.S. Air Force Academy Conference (2021) \nSpace Law Limits to Military Presence or Activities in Outer Space\, Panelist\, Conference of The International Society for Military Law and the Law of War & The Stockton Center for International Law (2021) \nOperating the Future in Space: Current Issues in International and Operations Space Law\, Panelist\, U.S. Space Command & U.S. Air Force Academy Legal Conference (2021) \nButterfly Effect: Collateral Effects in Space Operations\, Presenter\, U.S. Space Command & U.S. Air Force Academy Space Law Community Webinar Series (2021) \nDrones and Robots\, Guest Lecturer\, University of Massachusetts (2019) \nPort of Entry Asylum Rule – Clash of the Branches\, Presenter\, National Security Law Writing Workshop (2019) \nEFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION \nFirst Lieutenant – 20 September 2012 \nCaptain – 14 April 2013 \nMajor – 1 December 2018 \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nRegistration\n[Registration is now closed]\n Registration Fees \n\nFBA Member: $0\nNonmember: $95\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLive Captioning: Closed captioning is available for all virtual webcasts. \n\n\nInternet Requirements: Virtual programs require suitable internet strength to stream online panels. 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