Experience Loyola Law School like never before. For the first time, we are offering exclusive master classes designed specifically for prospective students who want a genuine preview of what it’s like to learn at Loyola. Led by distinguished faculty, these interactive sessions explore timely legal topics while showcasing the dynamic classroom experience that sets Loyola apart. This is a rare opportunity to engage with our professors, expand your perspective, and take a meaningful step toward your future in law.
Master Class Information
| Class | Professor | Date | Time | Registration Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Amendment and the Executive Power in the U.S. Part I | Simona Grossi | January 23, 2026 | 10:00 am PT | Register Here |
| International Contracts & Sales of Goods | Aaron Ghirardelli | January 27, 2026 | 10:00 am PT | Register Here |
| Introduction to International Law | Cesare Romano | February 12, 2026 | 10:00 am PT | Register Here |
| First Amendment and the Executive Power in the U.S. Part II | Simona Grossi | February 20, 2026 | 10:00 am PT | Register Here |
| International Litigation, Arbitration & Enforcement | Aaron Ghirardelli | February 24, 2026 | 10:00 am PT | Register Here |
| First Amendment and the Executive Power in the U.S. Part III | Simona Grossi | March 13, 2026 | 10:00 am PT | Register Here |
| Copyright, Technology & AI | Aaron Ghirardelli | March 17, 2026 | 10:00 am PT | Register Here |
Meet Your Professors
Professor Simona Grossi graduated from LUISS University, Rome, Italy in 2002. She completed her master's degree (LL.M.) and doctoral program (J.S.D.) at UC Berkeley, School of Law. She worked for the U.N. from 2000 to 2002 and then went into private practice and worked for Clifford Chance LLP and Bonelli Erede Pappalardo doing national and transnational litigation from 2002 to 2008. She worked for Judge Charles Breyer at the USDC for the Northern District of California in 2010. Professor Grossi joined LMU Loyola Law School in 2010. She was elected to the American Law Institute (ALI) in 2011, and she is a member of the International Association of Procedural Law (IAPL).
Her scholarship focuses on civil procedure, constitutional law, and federal courts. Professor Grossi is also a fiction writer, a pianist, a conductor, and the Music Director of the LLS Orchestra, an orchestra of about 100 members, professionals and highly talented musicians, which she founded in 2020.
Professor Aaron Ghirardelli is Senior Assistant Dean for Graduate Admissions and Faculty Director of Graduate Programs at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, where he also serves as Visiting Associate Professor of Law. He directs the Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Concentration and teaches international business transactions, intellectual property, and international arbitration.
His scholarship focuses on transnational litigation, online contracts, data privacy, and emerging technologies. Before entering academia, he practiced law in Europe and the United States, including at Clifford Chance in Milan and as a consultant to Twitter during its expansion into the Italian market. He holds an LL.M., magna cum laude, from UC Law SF and a J.D. from the University of Milan, and is admitted to practice in California, New York, and Italy.
Professor Cesare Romano holds degrees in three different disciplines (political science, international relations
and law) from three countries (Italy, Switzerland and the United States). His scholarship and teaching reflect the variety of his background. His expertise is in public international law, and in particular international human rights and international courts and tribunals. Between 1996 and 2006, he created, developed and managed the Project on International Courts and Tribunals, a joint undertaking of the Center on International Cooperation, New York University, and the Centre for International Courts and Tribunals at University College London, becoming a world-renowned authority in the field.
In 2011, Professor Romano decided to put his considerable knowledge on the law and procedure of international adjudicative bodies to the service of victims of human rights violations. He founded the International Human Rights Center at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles. Since then, he has led his students in the litigation of dozens of cases before the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights and specialized United Nations human rights bodies (e.g., the Human Rights Committee; the Committee of the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women; the Committee of the Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights). In 2018, he helped establishing and joined the Steering Committee of Science for Democracy, a Brussels-based NGO whose goal is to promote the human right to science (i.e. the right to benefit from progress in science and technology) and the rights of science (i.e. the right of scientists to carry our research without undue interference).
Besides teaching at Loyola, every year Prof. Romano teaches as visiting or adjunct professor in several universities in the U.S. and Europe. Currently, he is Senior Research Fellow at iCourts, Center of Excellence for International Courts, University of Copenhagen, and at the Centre for the Study of the Legitimate Roles of the Judiciary in the Global Order, University of Oslo, Norway.