The Oxford Society for Commercial Law
Joshua Ng
Co-President
Programmes & Special Projects
Joshua is a second-year law student at St Edmund Hall. Having completed internships at a number of leading law firms in Singapore, he has since received vacation scheme offers from Sidley Austin, Goodwin, Debevoise & Plimpton, and Allen & Overy, along with a training contract offer from Linklaters. He has a keen interest in Financial Services Regulation and Private Equity.
Tarun Rao
Co-President
Sponsorships
Tarun is a second year law student at Oriel College interested in competition law and financial regulation. He has secured vacation schemes at Jones Day, Cleary Gottlieb, and Debevoise & Plimpton.
Kristen Palmer
Co-President
Marketing
Kristen is a second-year law student at St Catherine’s College. She has completed an internship with Allen & Gledhill, a leading regional law firm in Southeast Asia, and secured a vacation scheme at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. She hopes to improve diversity and inclusion within commercial law, as well as foster a conducive environment in which all aspiring commercial solicitors feel supported.
Marlon Austin
Committee Member
Sponsorships
Marlon is a second year law student at Worcester. He has been offered a training contract at Dechert and has a place on the Slaughter and May work experience scheme this summer.
Chloe LaRiviere
Committee Member
Sponsorships
Chloe is a second year law student at St John’s College. She has attended open days at Slaughter and May and Davis Polk, and has secured a vacation scheme at Debevoise & Plimpton.
Layla Qazi
Committee Member
Sponsorships
Layla is a third year history student at Oriel College. She has completed a summer internship at EY, work experience at Ashurst and secured vacation schemes at Osborne Clarke and Penningtons Manches Cooper.
Antonia Chao
Committee Member
Sponsorships
Antonia is a first-year law student at Pembroke College who will be interning in Singapore over the Summer, focusing on trust and family law. Through OSCOLA, she hopes to promote the understanding of commercial law in Oxford, and secure new opportunities for its members.
Charlotte Lian
Committee Member
Sponsorships
Charlotte is a first year law student at Christ Church and will be interning at two law firms based in Singapore over the summer.
Jun Wha Shin
Committee Member
Sponsorships
Jun Wha Shin is a first year history student at Trinity College. He secured a spring week at Goldman Sachs (Legal) and Insight Day offers at Slaughter and May and Fried Frank. Partnered with Ryan Loh, he was a finalist in the 2023 Macfarlanes LLP x OSCOLA Negotiation Competition. Having secured the Freshfields’ sponsorship, he hopes to obtain further sponsors to support the career development interests of OSCOLA members.
Josephine Kairupan
Committee Member
Sponsorships
Brittany Wong
Committee Member
Sponsorships
Brittany is a first-year law student at Lincoln College who will be interning at Allen & Overy (Hong Kong) and a law firm based in mainland China this summer. She is genuinely interested in commercial law and hopes to gain deeper commercial awareness through her engagement with OSCOLA.
Olivia McConnell
Committee Member
Sponsorships
Ryan Loh
Committee Member
Sponsorships
Ryan is a first year law student at Mansfield College who is looking for his passion in the legal sphere. As part of OSCOLA's sponsorship committee, he hopes to bring exciting new events to help those interested in a career in commercial law learn about what such a career would bring.
Valerie Lee
Committee Member
Programmes & Special Projects
Valerie is a second-year law student at Balliol College. She has interned at a number of law firms in Singapore and London and has signed a training contract with Clifford Chance.
Evan Chou
Committee Member
Programmes & Special Projects
Evan is a second-year law student at Brasenose College. With a keen interest in commercial litigation and public international law, he has completed a mini pupillage at 3 Verulam Buildings in London, and an internship at Drew & Napier in Singapore, among others. He will also be interning at Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya in Paris this summer.
Ashna Chaturvedi
Committee Member
Programmes & Special Projects
Ashna is a first-year law student at Worcester College. Having secured an international internship and attended insight afternoons with several law firms, she is a keen aspiring solicitor. Passionate about representation, access and well-being, she hopes to use her role as Programmes Officer to hold events which demonstrate that commercial law is an intellectually stimulating, fast-paced and exciting field where anyone with a passion for it can thrive.
Jessica Feng
Committee Member
Programmes & Special Projects
Jessica is a first-year biology student at Balliol College. Having worked with a firm in the U.S. and attended skills workshops of several law firms, she is interested in life science and intellectual property law. As part of the Programmes committee, she hopes to help plan exciting events that engage all members.
Axel Roy Lee
Committee Member
Programmes & Special Projects
Axel is a first-year law student at St Catherine's College. He has completed internships and insight days in law firms and a trading company. As an aspiring solicitor, he has secured internships with Allen & Gledhill, Drew & Napier, and Wong Partnership. Axel hopes to organize enriching commercial law and mentorship opportunities as part of the Programmes committee.
Oliver Hutton
Blog Managing Editor
Programmes & Special Projects
Oliver is a third-year Law with Spanish Law student at Jesus College. Currently on his year abroad in Barcelona, he is looking forward to completing vacation schemes at White & Case in spring and at Freshfields in summer.
Michaelmas 2022
Co-Presidents
Jackel Cheung Seongwook Nam Zyna Shoukat
Sponsorships
Karishma Khosla Cheryl Bee Tarun Rao Shastikk Kumaran Sanmay Moitra
Marketing
Anna Fletcher Matilda Trueblood Sophia Iddon
Programmes & Special Projects
Yimang Cao Valerie Lee Joshua Ng Gabrielle Lin
Editorial
Oliver Clement Hyunwoo Rania Kim
Michaelmas 2021
Co-Presidents
Danny Holroyde Joseph Khaw Darren Leow
Sponsorships
Karishma Khosla Cheryl Bee Lauren Mauney Grace Cheng
Marketing
Zyna Shoukat Anna Fletcher Matilda Trueblood Sophia Iddon
Programmes & Special Projects
Akshaya Kalaiyalahan Jackel Cheung
Editorial
Oliver Clement Hyunwoo Rania Kim
Trinity 2021
Co-Presidents
Danny Holroyde Joseph Khaw Darren Leow
Sponsorships
Karishma Khosla Amelia Seymour Kush Patel
Marketing
Zyna Shoukat Celia Stevenson
Programmes & Special Projects
Akshaya Kalaiyalahan Jackel Cheung Kylie Chong Eleanor Matley-Waite
Associate Writers
Jay Chitnavis Myles Kelly Zahra Lahrie Rhianna Harding
College Ambassadors
Angel Chun Augustine Chan Ebube Akojie Ire Sofela
Ishaan Bhardwaj Matilda Trueblood Nadia Roberts Sophia Iddon
Hilary 2021
Co-Presidents
Danny Holroyde Joseph Khaw Darren Leow
Sponsorships
Karishma Khosla Amelia Seymour Kush Patel
Marketing
Zyna Shoukat Lauren Aurelius
Programmes & Special Projects
Kylie Chong Advay Saxena Shannon McRoberts
College Ambassadors
Bartek Trzos Myles Kelly Shannon McKeown-Gilmore
Kwan Wong Rhianna Harding
Michaelmas 2020
Co-Presidents
Alexander Yean Jiaxu Yao Yan Shen Tan
General Committee
Imane Rhammaz Joseph Khaw Amelia Seymour Avantika Sengupta
Danny Holroyde Grace Burney Preston Teng Wesley Ding