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. She works as a Research Assistant at the Ved Nanda Center for International & Comparative Law. Diba also serves as a Staff Editor for the Denver Journal of International Law and 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.
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
Professor, 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
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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.
