Members
Faculty Publisher
Michelle Zierler
Student Members
Melissa Rosenberg ’24 (she/her) proudly serves as the Editor in Chief of the New York Law School Law Review. Prior to attending NYLS, Rosenberg worked in-house at the Estee Lauder Companies as a Global Legal Marketing Paralegal and studied English Literature at Princeton University. During law school, she spent the summer of 2022 as a judicial intern for the Honorable Laurence Busching at the Bronx County Supreme Court and the summer of 2023 as a summer associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. Rosenberg previously served as a teaching assistant for Theodore Dwight 125th Anniversary Professor of Law, Emeritus David Chang’s Criminal Law course. She is delighted to return to Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP as a litigation associate upon graduation in 2024.
Mikayla Ullrich ’24 (she/her) proudly serves as the Managing Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. Ullrich is the President and Founder of the NYLS mental health organization, the Organization for Healthy Minds. Ullrich also serves as a member of the Dean’s Leadership Council and as a teaching assistant for the Academic Success Program. In prior semesters, she was a Criminal Law Teaching Assistant for Theodore Dwight 125th Anniversary Professor of Law, Emeritus David Chang, the Marketing Chair for Sports Law Society, and a teaching fellow for the Academic Success Program. Ullrich received her B.S. from Bentley University in Information Design and Corporate Communications, where she was also an NCAA field hockey player. Prior to attending NYLS, she began her career at New Balance Athletics, Inc. in the business operations and supply chain management department. Ullrich spent the summer of 2022 as a legal intern for the Realty Advisory Board on Labor Relations and the summer of 2023 as a summer associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. She is very grateful for and is looking forward to joining Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP as a corporate associate upon graduation in 2024.
Leah R. Gold ’24 (she/her) proudly serves as an Executive Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. Prior to attending NYLS, Gold worked as the Executive Associate to the CEO of travel brand Away and studied Communications and Law at Northeastern University. During law school, she spent the summer of 2022 as an intern at the World Bank and the summer of 2023 as a summer associate at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP. Gold spends any ounce of free time learning new languages and traveling, be it by plane, train, automobile, or her favorite: boat.
Lillian Hatzenbeler ’24 (she/her) proudly serves as an Executive Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. Hatzenbeler is also the Co-President of the Legal Association for Women and a teaching assistant for the Academic Success Program. She is also a member of the Dean’s Leadership Council. Hatzenbeler earned a B.A. in Political Science and Criminal Justice from The George Washington University. After her first year of law school, Hatzenbeler spent the summer interning at a personal injury firm. This past summer, she worked at Quadrangle Consulting, assisting with financial contract negotiations. She previously served as a teaching assistant for Distinguished Chair in Immigration and Human Rights Law Lenni B. Benson’s Civil Procedure course.
Jacqueline Lacovara ’24 (she/her) is a Bronx native and first-generation college student who serves as an Executive Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. She holds a B.A. in International Studies from Boston College and M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction from the Boston College Lynch School of Education. Prior to law school, Lacovara worked as a high school teacher in Massachusetts. After her first year of law school, Lacovara completed two federal judicial internships. First, she worked in the chambers of the Honorable Dora L. Irizarry in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. She subsequently interned for the Honorable Joseph F. Bianco at the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. She previously served as a teaching assistant for Associate Professor of Law Justin Murray’s Criminal Law course. Currently, Lacovara serves as Editor in Chief of the Moot Court Association and is a member of the Dean’s Leadership Council. After graduation, Lacovara will join Labaton Sucharow LLP as a securities litigation associate.
Aleksandra Petrovic ’24 (she/her) serves as an Executive Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. She is currently an affiliate of the Center for International Law, a teaching assistant for Professor Richard D. Marsico’s Constitutional Law I class, a participant in the Securities Arbitration Externship, and a member of the Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court Team. Previously, Petrovic served as a teaching assistant for Theodore Dwight 125th Anniversary Professor of Law, Emeritus David Chang’s Criminal Law course and Professor Gerald Korngold’s Property course as well as a research assistant for Professor Richard D. Marsico on the From the Shadows of Justice project. Prior to law school, Petrovic studied Political Science at Quincy University, where she was also an NCAA basketball player. Petrovic enjoys playing and watching sports, exercising, and reading books. After graduation, Petrovic will join Kirkland & Ellis LLP as a Litigation Associate.
Trevor Goldhush ’24 (he/him) is an Executive Notes & Comments Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. Goldhush is focusing his legal studies on Intellectual Property and Entertainment law. He has interned at two prominent transactional firms in the music industry. As an intern at Janine Small PLLC and David M. Ehrlich & Associates, he broadened his understanding and experience in the music industry and worked with contractual agreements involving major artists. Prior to attending NYLS, Goldhush studied Music—with a concentration in the Music Industry—at James Madison University. His favorite book is the Lord of The Rings.
Rashelle Jackson ’24 (she/her) is a first-generation Afro-Latina from Passaic, New Jersey. Jackson serves as an Executive Notes & Comments Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. In 2021, she graduated summa cum laude from Montclair State University with a B.A. in Jurisprudence, Law, & Society and a minor in Psychology. Jackson received the Montclair Startup Competition Female Founders Prize from the Feliciano Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation. As a recipient, she and her team began Garbage Wine, a small business founded to combat food waste in America. She is currently focusing her studies on Intellectual Property and Entertainment law. Jackson currently serves on the Northeast Black Law Student Association’s 56th Regional Executive Board. She is also the Vice President of the NYLS Black Law Students Association chapter and Co-President of If/When/How. Last summer, Jackson worked as a law clerk for Galvis & Company, where she worked on trademark matters, music agreements, service agreements, and business formation. Aside from the law, Jackson loves 90’s R&B and classic Hollywood films.
Dylan Livingstone ’24 (he/him) proudly serves as the Executive Citation & Substance Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. Prior to attending NYLS, Livingstone studied Finance at Lehigh University. Currently, he is a member of the Dean’s Leadership Council and a Constitutional Law I teaching assistant for Professor Richard D. Marsico. After his first year of law school, Livingstone spent the summer as a judicial intern for the Honorable John M. Gallagher in the Unites States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He is a former research assistant for Professor Marsico, where he researched special education law. Upon graduation, Livingstone looks forward to joining Reed Smith LLP as an associate.
Jordan Lazarian ’24 (she/her) proudly serves as a Legal Scholarship Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. She teaches the Day Division of the Legal Scholarship class. Lazarian is also the Co-President of the Legal Association for Women, an Evidence teaching assistant to Dean for Advocacy and Co-Curricular Programs Lynn Boepple Su, and a teaching assistant for the Academic Success Program. She is also a Senator for the Student Bar Association and a member of Dean's Leadership Council. Lazarian previously served as a teaching assistant for Theodore Dwight 125th Anniversary Professor of Law, Emeritus David Chang’s Criminal Law course and Distinguished Chair in Immigration and Human Rights Law Lenni B. Benson's Civil Procedure course. After her first year of law school, Lazarian spent the summer as a judicial intern for the Honorable John M. Gallagher in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. After graduation, Lazarian will join Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP as an associate in the firm’s Restructuring practice. She also looks forward to returning to the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to serve as a law clerk in Judge Gallagher's chambers from 2025–2026.
Konstantine Tettonis ’24 Evening (he/him) is a Legal Scholarship Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. By day, Tettonis is Assistant Director of New York University’s (NYU) Office of Government Affairs which is responsible for managing NYU’s interactions with all levels of government. Prior to joining NYU, Tettonis completed a fellowship with the NYC Urban Fellows Program. He earned an M.P.A. with a specialization in Financial Management and Public Finance as well as a B.A. in Politics from NYU. He is active in New York City's civic space, volunteering on local and international nonprofit boards. This past summer, Tettonis was a summer associate at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP.
Thania Hussain ’24 (she/her) serves as a Citations & Substance Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. She is also a member of the Dean’s Leadership Council. Hussain completed her undergraduate studies at Fordham University as a Political Science major. In the summer of 2022, Hussain served as a New York City Bar Diversity Fellow at Apple Bank. She looks forward to joining Debevoise & Plimpton LLP as a litigation associate upon graduation. During her free time, Hussain enjoys cooking dishes from around the world, running, implementing the KonMari method, and drinking coffee.
Rebecca Kornhauser ’24 (she/her) is a Citations & Substance Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. She is originally from Rockland County, New York and studied the Music Industry at Northeastern University. Kornhauser is a student ambassador and a member of the Dean’s Leadership Council. She is currently a teaching assistant for Torts and Constitutional Law and was previously a teaching assistant for Property and the Venable Summer Program. Before law school, Kornhauser worked in music and entertainment. In the summer of 2023, she worked at a boutique Intellectual Property litigation firm, focusing on copyright infringement and anti-counterfeiting, and plans to return after graduation. This fall, Kornhauser will be a judicial extern for the Honorable George B. Daniels in the Southern District of New York.
Holly Summers ’24 (she/her) serves as a Citation & Substance Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. Summers is a member of the Dean’s Leadership Council, the New York Bar Association, and the Beverly Hills Bar Association Sports & Entertainment sections. During her law school career, she has worked in-house with Student-Athlete NIL and the MLB Network. Summers has worked at boutique Intellectual Property and Sports Law firms Cuttita LLP and Pardalis & Nohavicka LLP. Summers currently works for Excel Sports Management as a fall associate. After graduation, Summers plans to represent and protect the intellectual property of both professional and amateur athletes. In her free time, Summers does hand embroidery, hosts an NIL podcast, plays pickleball, and cuddles her dogs, Indiana and Willow.
Meghan Yarussi ’24 (she/her) proudly serves as the Associate Managing Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. Yarussi graduated from the University of Rochester, where she received a dual degree in International Relations and Language, Media, and Communications. While in undergrad, Yarussi took vocal performance classes at the Eastman School of Music and worked as an intern in the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, Scotland. At NYLS, Yarussi is the current Vice President for the NYLS Trial Competition Team, an affiliate of the Innovation Center for Law and Technology, and an affiliate of the James Tricarico Jr. Institute for the Business of Law and In-House Counsel. She is also a member of the Dean’s Leadership Council and a member of the Sports Law Society. After her first year of law school, Yarussi spent the summer interning at the New York City Department of Social Services in their Support and Lien Recovery Litigation Unit. She then worked as an extern for Romano Law during the spring of 2023 and currently works for the firm as a law clerk. After graduation, Yarussi looks forward to pursuing a career in Entertainment Law.
Andrei Moraru ’24 (he/him) serves as the Digital Reference Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. Prior to attending NYLS, he worked as a business analyst for a boutique consulting company that mainly serviced government clients. Moraru earned a B.A. in Political Science with a minor in Business and an M.A. in Public Policy from Stony Brook University. At NYLS, Moraru previously served as a teaching assistant for Wallace Stevens Professor of Law Kris Franklin’s Civil Procedure course and is a member of the Dean’s Leadership Council. Moraru spent the summer of 2022 interning for the Honorable Robert Helbock at the Richmond County Civil Court and the summer of 2023 as a summer associate at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP. After graduation, Moraru is excited to join Orrick as an associate.
Jackie Karol ’24 (she/her) currently serves as the Development Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. Originally from Massachusetts, Karol attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she majored in Accounting at the Isenberg School of Business. Karol began her career in Advisory Services at PricewaterhouseCoopers. During her time at NYLS, Karol has served as a member of the Dean’s Leadership Council. She is also the Vice President of Development for the Dispute Resolution Team and an affiliate of the James Tricarico Jr. Institute for the Business of Law and In-House Counsel. After graduation, Karol looks forward to joining Milbank LLP as a corporate associate.
Carly Antonioli ’24 (she/her) proudly serves as a Notes & Comments Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. Antonioli also serves as Chair of the Moot Court Association and as the Content and Editorial Chair for the Dispute Resolution Team. She spent the summer of 2022 as a legal intern with the Department of Homeland Security and the summer of 2023 as a summer associate with Duane Morris LLP. She looks forward to joining Duane Morris LLP as an associate in the fall of 2024.
Sophia Coutavas ’24 (she/her) serves as a Notes & Comments Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. After college, Coutavas served as Deputy New York State Scheduler to Senate Democratic Leader Charles E. Schumer. She spent the summer of 2022 as an intern for the Honorable Ann M. Donnelly in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. After graduation, she will join Proskauer Rose LLP as an associate.
Nikki Donohue ’24 (she/her) proudly serves as a Notes & Comments Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. She is a member of the Dean’s Leadership Council and the Legal Association for Women. She has previously served as an Evidence teaching assistant for Professor Susan Abraham and a Torts teaching assistant for Professor Ross Sandler. After her second year of law school, Donohue spent the summer interning with State Farm's in-house counsel. Outside of law school, she enjoys running.
Dara Elpren ’24 (she/her) serves as a Notes and Comments Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. Prior to attending NYLS, Elpren earned a B.S. in Business Administration and a Master’s of International Business from the University of Florida. At NYLS, Elpren participated in the Nonprofit and Small Business Clinic, is a member of the Dean’s Leadership Council, and is an affiliate of the Innovation Center for Law and Technology. She also currently serves as Vice President of both the Media, Entertainment, and Fashion Law Association and the Jewish Law Students Association. During her second year of law school, Elpren was a Trademark Prosecution extern at Epstein Drangel LLP, an intern at The Fashion Law, and a summer associate at Grunfeld, Desiderio, Lebowitz, Silverman & Klestadt LLP. Elpren is currently an Intellectual Property and Privacy extern at Tapestry, Inc. and looks forward to pursuing a career in Corporate and Intellectual Property law in the fashion industry.
Liz Gorman ’24 (she/her) proudly serves as a Notes & Comments Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. Gorman is also a teaching assistant for Trustee Professor of Law Gerald Korngold’s Property course and a member of the Dean’s Leadership Council. After her first year of law school, Gorman spent the summer interning for the Honorable Ralph Porzio in the Richmond County Supreme Court in the Thirteenth Judicial District of New York. This year, she is interning for Moore Kuehn PLLC, a Manhattan firm that specializes in Shareholder Derivative and Securities Litigation.
Niko Gounaris ’24 (he/him) serves as a Notes & Comments Editor for the New York Law School Law Review. Gounaris is also a member of the Dean’s Leadership Council. After his first year of law school, he spent his summer interning for the Honorable John M. Gallagher in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Previously, Gounaris served as a teaching assistant for Professor Berman’s Property course. Following his second year of law school, Gounaris was a summer associate for Duane Morris LLP in Miami, Florida. After graduation, Gounaris will return to Duane Morris LLP as a full-time associate in Miami.
Margarita Weissman ’24 (she/her) proudly serves as a Notes & Comments Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. Weissman is also currently a Constitutional Law teaching assistant for Professor Richard D. Marsico and a student ambassador. Weissman is a member of the Dean’s Leadership Council, the Legal Association for Women, and the Employment & Labor Law Student Association. She previously served as a Torts teaching assistant and a research assistant for Professor Richard D. Marsico. After graduation, Weissman looks forward to joining Seyfarth Shaw LLP as an associate in the Labor and Employment Department.