As the academic year concludes, the Business Law Program is proud to share and celebrate the accomplishments of the 25 graduates from our Business Law Track in the class of 2025. These students have demonstrated exceptional dedication to academic rigor through their engagement in advanced coursework, clinics, and externships. Equally noteworthy is their sustained commitment to leadership, ethical practice, and service to the legal and business communities.
As Business Law Track graduates, these students focused their studies through a guided curriculum that included core courses and electives, ensuring a strong foundational knowledge of business law concepts. This year’s cohort are moving into an exciting and diverse range of positions that reflect the strength and versatility of a business law education. Their placements include top law firms and judicial clerkships, demonstrating that our alumni are prepared to make an impact from day one.
Among the many impressive placements:
Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Hogan Lovells, Blank Rome, and Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP—firms known nationally for their corporate and transactional work.
Quinn Patton, Liff, Walsh, Simmons, and Rosenberg Martin Greenberg, prominent regional firms where our graduates will contribute to sophisticated business litigation and counsel.
Judicial clerkships at the Appellate Court of Maryland, the District Court for Anne Arundel County, and the Baltimore City Circuit Court, including placements with the Honorable Judge Graeff and Honorable Judge Glass.
In-house and business-focused roles at Crown Title Insurance Company and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (contract paralegal role).
This year’s graduates are:
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Natalie Danielle Lake |
Bianca Iorga |
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Asilah Abdur-Rahman |
Emily Flanigan |
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Peter Michael Shenouda |
Ja'Miyah Price |
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Melissa A. Sobrepera |
Inaya A. Soudan |
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Nicholas T. Doyle |
Henry Thomas Rood |
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Simon R. Graf |
Ellen Reaiah Joseph |
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Ahmed L. Jackson Jr |
LaQuan Bates |
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Mark N. D'Ostilio |
Samiah M. Bansal |
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Robert Martin Ovitz Ayres |
Katherine Sylva |
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Sarah Elizabeth Gough |
Gordon Thomas Peppe Gibson |
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Salima Omwenga |
Jasmine Andreza Leal-Taylor |
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Vivian S. Martinez |
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As we celebrate the achievements of the Business Law Track Class of 2025, we also look ahead with great anticipation. These graduates leave us not only with impressive credentials but with the drive and integrity to shape the future of business law in Maryland and beyond. We are confident they will continue to lead with purpose, advocate with skill, and inspire others in their professional journeys. Congratulations to each of them on this, the first of undoubtedly many, milestones.