Ulla Belovas International Business Law program 2002/03

After graduating from CEU, I started working as a lawyer in the same office where I am currently, Alvin, Rödl & Partner Advokaadibüroo. The office is well known here with an excellent reputation. Passed the entrance exam to the Bar and after working as an attorney for some time, in 2007 also the final exam to become a sworn attorney, the highest level we've got here. Currently doing mostly litigation and arbitration, but also dealing with other business law issues and have a lot of international clients as well.

Andrej Savin International Business Law program 1995/96

I have been a fellow and lecturer at Emmanuel College and at Law Faculty, University of Cambridge since 2000. There I have been teaching Private International Law and EU law. In 2007 I took the post of Associate Professor at Copenhagen Business School where I teach IT law, E-Commerce, International Bussiness Law, etc. I am also external Professor at Copenhagen University, where I teach Internet Law. Nowadays I mainly do research on Internet law and E-commerce law. I am completing a book on EU Internet Law.

Uchenna Emelonye Open Society Justice Initiative Fellow/Human Rights LLM 2003/04

Mr. Uchenna Emelonye, a Nigerian Human Rights Lawyer, alumni of CEU and Fellow of the Open Society Justice Initiative (OSJI) is a Human Rights Officer with the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Pristina Kosovo

He was admitted to the Nigerian Bar in 1995 and holds two masters degree in Law from Abia State University Nigeria and Central European University (CEU) Budapest Hungary.

Prior to his recent appointment with the United Nations, he was the Head of Mission (Sudan) of RCN Justice and Démocratie Brussels and implemented an European Commission emergency assistance project to the Justice System of Southern Sudan. Previously, he served as Rule of Law Coordinator for International Rescue Committee (IRC) New York, and work in Darfur with the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) as a Human Rights Officer.

Mr. Emelonye has extensive work experience in human rights and held national positions with leading and foremost human right groups in West Africa, including serving as Country Director of Constitutional Rights Project (CRP) and Senior Legal Officer with the Human Rights Law Service (HURILAWS) among other positions.

Miomir Matulovic Comparative Constitutional Law program 1993/94

Miomir Matulovic (born 1957) is a dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Rijeka, Croatia, and a full professor of the Theory of Law and State and the Philosophy of Law at the same Faculty. He received S.J.D. from Split Law Faculty, in 1995, with a dissertation on a theory of human rights. Also he received L.L.M. from the Central European University, Budapest College, Hungary, in 1995, and Sc. Jur. Mag., from Belgrade Law Faculty, Serbia, in 1984. Matulovic graduated at Rijeka Law Faculty, in 1980. He also studied philosophy at the University of Zagreb, but never obtained degree. Matulovic is a member of the Croatian Philosophical Society and the Croatian Academy of Law. He is also a member of the Editorial Board of the "Collected Papers of the University of Rijeka Law Faculty", the Scientific Board of the "Croatian Journal of Philosophy", and the Advisory Board of "Etica & Politica". His professional interests are in legal philosophy, legal theory, constitutional law, and human rights. Matulovic is an author of two books (in Croatian) and several dozen articles (both in Croatian and English). Since 2007 he is a director of the Summer School of Human Rights in Novi Vinodolski (near Rijeka).

Violeta Beširevic Comparative Constitutional Law program 1994/95

Violeta Beširevic holds an L.L.M. and an S.J.D. in Comparative Constitutional Law from the Central European University. She is an Associate Professor, Vice Dean and Head of the Postgraduate Studies of the Union University Law School Belgrade. She teaches International Criminal Law, Medical Law, Comparative Constitutional Law and European Court of Human Rights Jurisprudence. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of the European Public Law Organization (Athens), a member of the Pardon Committee appointed by the President of the Republic of Serbia and a Research Associate at the CEU Center for Ethics and Law in Biomedicine, Budapest. Her previous posts include Research Coordinator at the CEU Center for Human Rights, Head of the Consular Department at the Embassy of Serbia in Hungary, Staff Attorney at the Constitutional and Legal Policy Institute, Budapest and Senior Legal Adviser at the Ministry of Justice of the former Yugoslavia.

Dutta Kalpalatta Open Society Justice Initiative Fellow/Human Rights LLM 2003/04

Dutta Kalpalatta works at present as Director, Asian Institute for Human Rights. The job responsibilities include planning the programs of the Institute, fundraising for the same, reporting to the donors and the management of the Institute. The Asian Institute for Human Rights strives to strengthen the theory and practice of human rights activism, facilitate systematic linkages between academics and activists and contribute to a continuous process of action and reflection. The Institute functions as a resource organization for human rights activism in the Asian region and also brings in experiences from other regions of the world. As part of its programs it has conducted regional learning programs on economic social cultural rights and on budget monitoring. It has also initiated programs such as 'Court Watch' in Thailand. As part of AIHR work, I have also been the principal author of two publications; Reclaiming rights to Forests: Struggles of Indigenous Peoples in Thailand, published by the International Working Group for Indigenous Affairs, Highland Peoples Taskforce and United Nations Development Fund Manual on the International Convention on the Elimination of All Formsof Racial Discrimination, for use of activists in Thailand, published by the Asian Institute for Human Rights and the Cross Cultural Foundation Consultant to the project on "Access to Justice and Legal Protection for Civilians in Southern Thailand", implemented by Cross Cultural Foundation, a national human rights organization in Thailand. As consultant, she provides inputs in the international human rights advocacy component of the project.

Petar Teofilovic Comparative Constitutional Law program 1996/97

Studied at the Legal Studies Department at CEU (1996/97 Master’s program, 1997/2000 SJD program). Defended the dissertation in December 2003 (topic: Libel. A Comparative Study). Returned to Novi Sad, Serbia, in April 2001. Since June 2001 worked as an advisor (and later as a senior advisor) to the Secretary at the Provincial Secretariat for Administration, Legislation, and Rights of National Minorities, for the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. In September 2003 elected by the Assembly of the AP of Vojvodina to the post of the Provincial Ombudsman for the 6 years term, and thus became the first ombudsman in Serbia. The mandate of the institution includes control over the work of public administration and other bearers of public authorities, and the protection and promotion of human rights. Participated in a number of conferences inland and abroad related to human rights and public administration. Visited or hosted a number of other ombudsman offices in order to exchange knowledge and experience with them. Since 2004 published around 20 articles inland and abroad, mostly related to the institution of ombudsman, human rights and administration. Insisting on a pro-active approach in the work of the institution, characterized by a vivid communication and co-operation with the NGO sector, other ombudsman, academic institutions, and other social actors relevant for issues of good administration and human rights, as well as by campaigns, projects, educational activities, promotion of democratic values and rule of law, and publishing. During his first five years in the office, the institution of Provincial Ombudsman has organized four international conferences in Novi Sad related to the role of Ombudsman in various fields of human rights (rights of national minorities, children’s rights, gender equality), and to issues related to the independence and integrity of Ombudsman. As the first in Serbia the institution of Provincial Ombudsman paved the way for other ombudsman in Serbia that followed, first at the local level, and since 2007 also at the national level. Since 2007 Teofilovic is teaching Criminal Law at the School for Legal and Business Studies in Novi Sad, at the private University of South-East Europe. Teofilovic was awarded the Konstantin Obradovic award for the year of 2007 by Belgrade Centre for Human Rights, for his contribution to the development of Ombudsman institution and human rights in Serbia. In 2007 he was also given a honorary plaque of the Bulgarian Ombudsman for the contribution in the field of human rights protection. In 2006 he was awarded the OSCE Person of the Year in Serbia award for the area of human rights and rule of law.

Tijana Kojovic International Business Law 1996/97

Tijana Kojovic established Law Office Kojovic in 2004. The firms quickly grew in numbers, obtained high-profile privatization mandates and gained recognition on the market and recommendations by the most prominent international law firm directories. In October 2008, Law Office Kojovic teamed-up with two former partners of Bojovic & Dasic, resulting in Bojovic Dasic Kojovic. Prior to establishing her own firm, Tijana worked as associate in the London-based Allen & Overy and Austrian Wolf Thiess. She graduted at the Belgrade Law School and holds LL.M. and S.J.D. degrees in International Business Law from Central European University in Budapest. She published several works in international law journals and publications. Tijana is fluent in English and competent in French. Her fields of expertise include M&A and real estate transactions, international commercial arbitration and energy. Tijana is also recommeded in the European Legal Experts 2009 edition for her work in corporate and finance.

Ahmed Suliman Human Rights LLM 2006/07

After CEU, I did consultancy with Ford Foundation , I was charged with evaluating the effectiveness of the Ford Foundation’s 2004-2007 response to the Darfur conflict, including its overall strategy, the management of the initiative, the relevance of the initiative’s areas of focus, the selection of grantees and grants, and the added value of its funding to address the conflict. The evaluation also offered lessons learned with a view to informing the Foundation’s grant-making in future emergency situations. Then I joined the African Union/ United Nations Hybrid Operations in Darfur (UNAMID) as Human Rights Officer with the Administration of Justice Section , my initial role is to increase justice response to human rights violations and enhance the compliance with Human Rights Law by law enforcement and administration of justice authorities .

Rafal Trusiewicz International Business Law 2000/01

In the course of my professional activities, the informal contacts with other CEU alumni have proved to be very important asset. I hope that the information about my legal practice and specialization may be helpful for other alumni looking for legal assistance in Poland. The law office Trusiewicz & Siwko Sp.k. was created in 2005. I am a partner of the office and one of its co-founders. The office is composed of highly qualified lawyers who have gained their experience both in Poland and abroad, working in international law firms, state authorities and as in-house lawyers of large commercial entities. One of our lawyers (Lukasz Gruszczynski) is also CEU alumni (IBL program 2001/2002).
The law office is a member of the Kazakhstan Petroleum Lawyers' Association, comprising the leading Kazakh law firms operating in the petroleum industry and a founding member of the Food Lawyers Network, an association of independent law firms from the EU Members States, North and South America, Asia and Australia specializing in food law.
Our practice concentrates on broadly understood commercial law, real property law, civil law, corporate law, administrative law, tax law, and IP law, including copyright law and legal aspects of activities in advertising and television sector. A special place is occupied by legal advice with respect to development of real estate projects and lease agreements in the commercial centers. The group of our clients includes Polish and foreign companies and institutions operating in various sectors of the economy. The majority of them are commercial entities, including investment funds and banks, road construction companies, companies operating in the area of development and maintenance of infrastructure, construction and real estate developing companies, food industry entities, chain retail sellers and insurers. The additional information about the practice area of the law office, its clients portfolio and contact details can be found at http://www.ts-kancelaria.pl/