Student Profiles
Our outstanding students bring a rich array of experience, legal knowledge and cultures to USC Law. They come from countries all over the world.
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Sathien Rungthongkhamkul
Thailand
Sathien Rungthongkhamkul earned his Bachelor of Laws degree from Thammasat University and the Thai Barrister-at-Law license from the Institute of Legal Education of the Thai Bar Association. Mr. Rungthongkhamkul worked as an associate lawyer at Baker & McKenzie in Bangkok for nearly five years. During that period, he was assigned to provide the firm's clients with general legal advice, draft various types of commercial contracts and handle corporate structure and a number of merger and acquisition deals in Thailand. Mr. Rungthongkhamkul mainly specialized in insurance law and mergers and acquisitions. In 2006, he decided to pursue his dream of becoming a judge in the Thai Court. Mr. Rungthongkhamkul currently serves in the Ranong Provincial Court, where he is responsible for adjudicating civil and criminal cases. He intends to focus his studies on U.S. criminal justice and some on corporate and business law as well.
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Lolita Fernandes
India
Lolita Fernandes graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree in 2008 from the University of Mumbai, where she also completed a Master of Laws degree with a specialization in criminal law. While pursuing her education, Ms. Fernandes worked as an in-house counsel with two of the best private sector banks in India: Axis Bank Limited and HDFC Bank Limited. There she gained extensive knowledge of the banking system and practical experience in drafting and vetting business contracts, commercial agreements for various projects, transactions, products and services contemplated by the businesses, addressing the legal queries raised by branches and rendering advice on compliance and regulatory related matters. Ms. Fernandes was actively involved in the legal matters for the merger of Centurion Bank of Punjab Limited with HDFC Bank Limited, one of the largest mergers in the financial sector in India. She was also a volunteer in a community centre serving the needs of the marginalized sections of the society and the senior citizens in the vicinity. During her work tenure, Ms. Fernandes interacted with many U.S. based companies and found U.S. law diverse and interesting. She is interested in studying the areas of corporate law, securities law and intellectual property law.
