Selected Alumni Profiles

After graduating from CEU, Lemlem Fekadu Arega joined one of the top law offices in Ethiopia, Mesfin Tafesse & Associates, where she was an Associate advising on a range of legal matters including corporate and commercial law, banking, finance, and investment laws in a range of industries including energy and manufacturing. She currently works for 54FMCG Asset Managers as a Group Legal Manager, where she provides strategic advice on a range of corporate, financial, labor, investment and commercial matters including Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Restructuring, Lay-offs, and Due Diligence.

“In order to be a well-rounded student, one needs to not just be academically focused but also to be able to socialize well and learn from the experience of being in a multicultural university.” These are the words of Milagros Evans Malaya – a graduate of the LL.M. in International Business Law program at CEU who earned the Outstanding Academic Achievement Award for the Department of Legal Studies in 2016.