This event is part of an ongoing series of workshops and discussions through which professionals share details of their career journeys and the lessons they learned along the way.
This is an AUR-Student event only. No public participation.
Professor Cristina Posa, AUR's Pre-Law advisor, will moderate a conversation with Liemertje Julia Sieders, a U.S.-qualified attorney currently working with IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development) as a Financial Crime and Personal Data Protection Specialist. Together, they will share their experience in intergovernmental organizations and discuss the skills, choices and moments of transition that shaped their careers in international law.
Liemertje Julia Sieders is a US qualified attorney and multi-disciplinary legal professional with thematic expertise in financial crimes, business & human rights, ethics & compliance and gender equality. Currently working as Anti-Financial Crimes & Data Protection Specialist at IFAD, she has experience working within international organisations (United Nations, Council of Europe), law firms (Just Rights, Chiomenti) as well as multinational companies in the energy and tech sectors (Eni, Google). Sieders is also committed to creating positive change in the gender equality space, taking an active role in community grassroots efforts and driving intersectional feminist initiatives aimed at promoting multi-stakeholder dialogue and achieving policy change.
Cristina Posa has extensive and diverse experience as a lawyer and investigator in the United States and Europe. She previously served as a federal prosecutor in New York and Department of Justice Attaché to the United States Embassy in Italy. She then worked in the technology industry at Amazon and Meta. Prior to her work at the Department of Justice, Cristina was a litigator at major law firms in New York. Cristina is currently Partner in the Forensic Investigations & Intelligence practice group at RSM Italy, where she specializes in complex international and cyber investigations. She is a graduate of Harvard Law School and Johns Hopkins University.