This month, the University of Georgia School of Law hosted a delegation from Rio de Janeiro State University (“UERJ”) in Brazil. The two-day visit explored a range of opportunities for institutional collaboration, including legal trainings and faculty exchanges. UERJ is a top-ranked public research university in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and its law school is one of the oldest in Brazil.

The UERJ delegation included Mr. Henrique Couto da Nóbrega, UERJ’s Chief Legal Officer; Dr. Rose Melo Vencelau Meireles, Adjunct Professor of Civil Law at UERJ; and Ms. Hannah Coutinho, Division Chief and Financial Advisor for Mr. Nóbrega. The meeting was facilitated by Georgia Law alumnus and Rusk Council Advisory member Mr. Alexandre Jorge Fontes Laranjeira (LL.M. ’23). They met with Dean Usha R. Rodrigues, University Professor & M.E. Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law; Center staff Sarah Quinn, Taher Benany, Mandy Dixon, and Lindsay Weinmann; and Lynne Moore Nelson, Executive Director of the Institute of Continuing Judicial Education.