People
The people of the the Ved Nanda Center for International & Comparative Law are defined by their passion, expertise, and dedication to realizing the goals and mission of the Center.
Kelley Loper, Director
Kelley Loper is a professor at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law and the director of the Ved Nanda Center for International and Comparative Law. She also sits on the advisory board of the Berkeley Center on Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law and the international advisory board of the Centre for Comparative and Public Law (CCPL) at the University of Hong Kong.
Anne Aguirre, Coordinator
Anne Aguirre joined the Ved Nanda Center for International and Comparative Law in 2015. She manages and directs all operations, budgets, and programs for the Center in its goal of engaging the broader legal community in the Center's pursuit of academic excellence under the leadership of Center Director Professor Kelley Loper.
Researchers
Diba Aalami Harandi
Diba Aalami Harandi is an LLM candidate in International Business Transactions at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law and is originally from Iran. Diba also serves as a Staff Editor for the Denver Journal of International Law & Policy and is a Board Member of the International Law Society. She is deeply interested in the intersection of law, technology, and business, focusing on cutting-edge legal challenges and advancing innovation in the legal field.
Louise Seiler
Louise Seiler is French-qualified attorney currently completing her LL.M. in Global Natural Resources, Energy, and Environmental Law at the Sturm College of Law. She holds a Ph.D. in Public Law from the University of Nantes, a master's degree in European business law and a degree in International Human Rights from the University of Strasbourg.
Faculty Affiliates
Bernard Chao
Professor of Law, Maxine Kurtz Research Scholar and Co-Director, Intellectual Property and Technology Law Program
Karina Condra
Associate Director, Westminster Law Library; Associate Professor in University Libraries
Tim Holbrook
Provost's Professor & Robert B. Yegge Endowed Distinguished Professor of Law
Tom Romero
Professor of Law, Affiliated Faculty, Department of History; Director, Interdisciplinary Research Institute for the Study of Inequality
Sarah Schindler
Professor of Law, Maxine Kurtz Faculty Research Scholar; Director, Environmental and Natural Resources Law Program
Celia Taylor
Professor of Law, Director of International Legal Studies Program, Nanda Chair
Annecoos Wiersema
Associate Dean of Graduate and International Legal Programs, Professor of Law, Catherine Boggs Endowed Faculty Research Scholar
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Nanda Center Advisory Board
The Center's Board of Directors provides advice and counsel to guide our research, operations, and programming in alignment with our mission and goals.
