With the Fall 2026 semester in full swing, the Dean Rusk International Law Center is proud to welcome another class of talented lawyers, now studying for our University of Georgia School of Law Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree.

This group of thirteen hails from thirteen countries representing five continents, including Türkiye, Egypt, Indonesia, China, Germany, Dominican Republic, Belarus, Australia, South Korea, Switzerland, Chile, the United Kingdom, and Ukraine. Among them are lawyers specializing in a wide range of fields including criminal law, intellectual property, cross-border compliance, mergers and acquisitions, international development, corporate law, administrative law, constitutional law, international arbitration, and contracts.

They are pictured above. From the left to right – top row: Shane Thomas, Oliver Csizi, Karim Aziz; middle row: Alyssa Kim, Alperen Avsar, Katharina Banondari, Manjing Cai; bottom row: Reny Del Jesús Mazara, Javiera McKane, Marta Lizer, Alina Herasimovich, Karyna Vepretska; not pictured: Wan Lee

This Class of 2027 joins a tradition that began at the University of Georgia School of Law in the early 1970s, when a Belgian lawyer became the first foreign-trained practitioner to earn a Georgia Law LL.M. degree. In the ensuing five decades, the law school and its Dean Rusk International Law Center have produced over 600 LL.M. graduates, with ties to nearly 100 countries and every continent in the world.

Side by side with J.D. candidates, LL.M.s follow a flexible curriculum tailored to their own career goals – goals that may include preparation to sit for a U.S. bar examination, or pursuit of coursework affording advancement in their home country’s legal profession or academic institutions.

The application for the LL.M. Class of 2028 is now open; for information or to apply for LL.M. studies, visit our website and attend an upcoming recruiting event.