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IU McKinney will host its Fall 2021 International Student Speaker Virtual Series on November 12. Four Master of Laws students from Brazil, Nigeria, and Zimbabwe will discuss law in their home countries during the event.

Paula Marques Merlin will discuss “The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – How Brazil and the United States are Dealing with this New Regulation.” GDPR, a regulation from Europe, affected several international companies that collect personal data from people in the European Union. The regulation was slated to be implemented by Brazil in 2021. Marques Merlin is a lawyer from Brazil with more than 10 years of legal experience in litigation and in corporate, commercial, civil, labor, and employment law. She is studying the Corporate and Commercial Law track for her LL.M.

Adedoyin Adeniran will talk about “The Corporate Structure and Intellectual Property Rights in Nigeria.” Her discussion will cover the organizational structure of various types of companies in Nigeria and will tackle the intellectual property rights that accrue to each company based on its structure or activities. Adeniran is a lawyer from Nigeria, where her areas of expertise include real estate, outsourcing, corporate finance, intellectual property, agriculture, compliance, and technology. She is studying the Corporate and Commercial Law track for her LL.M.

Denise Theresa Chisveto will present “The Legal Framework in the Realization of the Right to Healthcare of Persons with Disabilities in Zimbabwe.” Chisveto will talk about gaps in Zimbabwe’s legal instruments. She is from Zimbabwe where she served as a volunteer at the Ministry of Women Affairs, Community Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Gender Department). She is the law school’s first student in the LL.M. track in World Trade Law.

Hakeemat Ijaiya will discuss “The Effectiveness of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Awards under International Commercial Contracts: A Comparative Analysis of Nigeria and the United States.” Her presentation will compare international and domestic ADR, specifically in the United States and Nigeria. She is a lawyer in Nigeria where she has two years of experience. Her interests are corporate and commercial law, alternative dispute resolution, international trade, and direct foreign investment. She is studying the Corporate and Commercial Law track for her LL.M. degree.

Vice Dean Cynthia Adams, ’83, will moderate the discussion. The event, which is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. November 12, carries with it 1.5 hours of distance education credit with a registration. Visit the IU McKinney website to learn more and register.

In the photo from left are Denise Theresa Chisveto, Hakeemat Ijaiya, Paula Marques Merlin, Adedoyin Adeniran, and Vice Dean Cynthia Adams.