The University of Law are delighted to have a global community of over 100,000 alumni across 155 countries. Our thriving London-based campuses at Bloomsbury and Moorgate have led to a huge network of contacts and, as a result, a large number of our alumni are based in the UK capital. To reinforce professional and personal connections within this community, we are delighted to introduce The University of Law London Alumni Network (LAN).
Written by Editorial Team. Published 22 June 2022. Last updated 12 December 2025.
The University’s LAN was set up by a dedicated committee of alumni with the mission to strengthen bonds of both fellowship and collaboration among its members through various upcoming events. The committee includes a diverse group of The University of Law’s alumni with varying roles. The committee is made up of:
Rebecca St. Requier – Chair
Rebecca completed her LPC with The University of Law in Moorgate, funded by a Law Society Diversity Bursary. She describes herself as a career changer, having run a small business in California in her twenties organising music events across the States. After transitioning to law, she has worked on the legal aspects of trading instruments (most recently in a VP role) within the financial sector, mainly on the sell side but she has had some buy side experience. In her spare time Rebecca collaborates on a Philosophy Society with some of her former work colleagues.
Simon Martin - Co-Deputy Chairman
Simon Martin currently works for London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) in international telecoms regulatory compliance. He read Latin for his first degree, whereupon he served seven years in the Regular Army before pursuing a career in fintech in London, Singapore and Tokyo. He then took a break from paid work to study at the College of Law, at the Guildford Branch for his GDL and then at the Birmingham Branch for his LPC. He returned to full-time military service in which he deployed to several overseas theatres and, while in the UK, instructed, inter alia, the Law of Armed Conflict/International Humanitarian Law. He is still a serving Army Reservist but since returning to civilian life (most of the time), he has worked in the banking industry in financial crime compliance, and he His hobbies include travel, history, hunting, shooting, restoring old houses, driving old Land Rovers, riding motorcycles and correcting other people's bad grammar.
Vanessa Commodore - Co-Deputy Chair
Vanessa completed her LLB in Law at Birkbeck in 2016 and completed her LPC LLM at The University of Law in 2019. She currently works as a compliance analyst for OFGEM. Previously she was working at the Insolvency Service, working on behalf of the Official Receiver dealing with bankruptcy and liquidation cases.
She has spent most of her working life contracting within Local Authority, NHS and Private Firms. Vanessa also has a lot of commercial awareness and regulatory liaison experience due to her years in Compliance with the FCA and Bank of England. She is currently studying to be a Level 4 Fitness Instructor in her spare time too, as she is passionate about helping others with their fitness goals.
Karen WANG - Communications Officer
Karen is a Dispute Resolution Associate. She accomplished her first university degree at École Hôtelière de Lausanne in Switzerland and later obtained a master’s degree in International Relations at the Geneva School of Diplomacy and Development Studies at the London School of Economics. Her experience working at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva inspired her to pursue a career in law. She studied the GDL and LPC/LLM at our London Moorgate campus.
Maria Joannou - Communications Officer
Maria Joannou is a lawyer specialising in data protection, privacy and AI. Outside work, she volunteers with charities like Shelter and explores her creative side through acting and improv.
Natasha Treohan - Membership Officer
Natasha completed an undergraduate degree in business administration and then studied the GDL with us in 2017. After her GDL she worked in three high-street law firms focusing on areas of law including criminal law, family law, wills and probate, commercial property, housing law, immigration and asylum. She is currently working at Dexters.
Michael Reiners – Membership Officer
Michael Reiners is a lawyer and writer with a background in architectural history and a present interest in constitutional reform.
Jenny Suprani – Secretary
Jenny has a civil law background gained with a law degree from Bologna University and subsequently completed the GDL and the LPC at the University of Law. Jenny works in the energy industry and is currently part of the Legal and Business Affairs department at Eni UK Limited. She has supported major M&A transactions and works closely with senior management and board members. Jenny has extensive experience in general corporate and company law and corporate governance, risk and compliance, focusing on the UK and Sub-Saharan Africa. Jenny started her career as a legal assistant in the international real estate practice of a law firm (Italian desk) and she also volunteered at a legal clinic in London.
Chirag Shah – Secretary
Chirag Shah is a Director Legal Counsel at UBS. He studied at Cambridge and The University of Law, completing his training contract at Ashurst. He has subsequently been working in-house within Structured Finance at a number of financial entities.
Winona Chan – Events Officer
Winona is a Legal Counsel at Moneybox and a tech and outsourcing lawyer specialising in the financial services sector. She advises on complex IT transformations, outsourcing arrangements and commercial technology projects, helping businesses navigate operational, contractual and regulatory requirements. Her work spans procurement, vendor management and strategic partnerships within fast-growing, tech-driven environments.
A graduate of The University of Law (2018), Winona also serves as Events Officer for the University of Law London Alumni Network, supporting initiatives that connect and empower the alumni community.
Our incredible LAN committee will be working closely with university staff to plan and introduce a series of events soon. We hope this network becomes a thriving group with members who support each other and enhance the opportunities of all involved.
Our London-based alumni can join The University of Law London Alumni Network now.
