International Law Studies Staff, 2025 - 2026

Director

Vincent M. Bonventre 

Student Editorial Board, 2025 - 2026
Editor-in-Chief

Alexa Reilly is a third-year student at Albany Law School. Prior to attending Albany Law, Alexa graduated Magna Cum Laude from Siena College with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science. She then went on to serve on Active Duty as a Field Artillery Officer in the U.S. Army.

Alexa is a board member of the Albany Law School Veterans’ Pro Bono Project and served as a Teaching Assistant for the Introduction to Lawyering Class. Last year, she completed a field placement with the New York State Department of Veterans’ Services. She has also interned with the New York State Assembly for two semesters and O’Connor, O’Connor, Bresee, & First, P.C., a law firm specializing in litigation and defense.

Executive Editor

Tanner Froats is a third year student at Albany Law School. He graduated from the University at Albany, where he majored in Business Administration.

Tanner is this year's Executive Editor for Research & Business for the Albany Law Review, and is clerking at O'Connell and Aronowitz, P.C. Previously, he was an intern at the Albany County District Attorney's Office.

In his free time, Tanner is the Match Secretary for the law school's Rugby Club.

Executive Editor

Brianna Nagengast-McHale is a third-year student at Albany Law. Prior to attending law school, Brianna graduated Cum Laude from Siena College in 2023, as a participant of the 3+3 Law school program, with a bachelor's degree in psychology and double minor in Criminal Justice and Spanish.

After her first year of law school, Brianna began a summer internship with the Albany County District Attorney’s Office. She remained there for the following year in the Field Placement program. 

With a sole interest in litigation, Brianna branched into civil litigation as a Summer Law Clerk at Conway, Donovan, and Manley, PLLC.

In her free time, Brianna enjoys bartending at a local golf course and trying new coffee shops.

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