FGLP Mentors (1st Year Students)

Stephanie is currently privacy counsel at Meta where she advises on global privacy compliance for the Facebook and Instagram apps. Prior to Meta, Stephanie was part of a small privacy team at ZS Associates, Inc. where she handled incident response and third-party risk assessments, advised on global privacy matters, negotiated technology and privacy agreements, and oversaw the global privacy and security training. Stephanie holds numerous certifications from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and is a Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP) from the IAPP. Stephanie graduated from DePaul University College of Law in 2017. While at DePaul, she was A Vice President of the Appellate Moot Court Society and Editor-in-Chief of the DePaul Business and Commercial Law Journal. She received her Bachelor of Sciences from Drexel University in Entertainment and Arts Management in 2013.Outside of the law, Stephanie enjoys cooking and reading. She also manages her corgis Instagram account.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree, Drexel University; Master’s Degree, DePaul College of Law 

Email: stephaniecueman@gmail.com

Sean is an advisor within Ayco’s Family Office. In his role, he provides comprehensive financial advice to high net worth individuals and their families. Sean’s main areas of focus include income tax planning, philanthropy, risk management, investment services and multi-generational estate planning. Sean takes a hands-on approach, by not only providing strategic advice and planning concepts, but also assisting with implementation and ongoing oversight of each client’s financial affairs.

Sean joined Ayco in July 1999 and has held multiple positions throughout the firm prior to his current role in the Family Office. 

Sean earned a degree in Finance (with honors) from the University of Illinois and also earned a Master in Science in Taxation (with distinction) from DePaul University.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree, University of Illinois; Master Degree, DePaul University 

Email: sean.koelbl@gs.com

Nichole Lopez-Tackett is a partner in Ropes & Gray’s finance group, based in Chicago. Her practice focuses on the representation of corporate borrowers, private equity sponsors, investment funds and lending institutions with respect to complex financing transactions, including syndicated/non-syndicated, secured/unsecured, multi-jurisdictional and leveraged buyout financing transactions, as well as, liability management transactions, recapitalizations, restructurings and other special situation transactions.

Education: Bachelor's Degree, Loyola University Chicago; JD, DePaul University College of Law 

Email: Nichole.Lopez-Tackett@ropesgray.com

Alexander von Ribbeck is a second-year law student at DePaul University College of Law and a full-time financial analyst at Goldman Sachs in the wealth management division. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Alex graduated from Lake Forest College earning a Bachelor's degree in Finance with Magna Cum Laude honors.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree, Lake Forest College; Second Year Law Student, DePaul University College of Law

Email: alexandervonribbeck@gmail.com

Nicholas E. Rodriguez describes himself as a first-generation everything (it feels like that to him!). He was born in Medellin, Colombia and immigrated to New York at a very young age.  Nicholas’s parents barely spoke English and were blue collar workers.  Yet, his parents believed in the importance of an education, having faith, working diligently, making sacrifices, and helping others.  Those were the qualities that helped Nicholas (and his two sisters) succeed personally and professionally.  The moral of his story is that if he can do it, so can you!!!   Please do not give up! 

The following is additional color on Nicholas’s professional and educational background. 

Nicholas is a partner in Winston & Strawn’s Miami office. His experience includes representing strategic and private equity investors on complex and sophisticated business acquisitions and divestitures, strategic investments, corporate restructurings and recapitalizations, asset acquisition and sale transactions, joint ventures and other strategic partnering arrangements. He also has extensive experience in a wide array of industries, including technology, software, energy, infrastructure, financial services, media, agriculture, and telecommunications.

Nicholas has represented companies such as Advent International; Atlas Holdings; Brookfield Asset Management; Citigroup Global Markets; Enjoy, S.A.; General Electric; GIC Special Investments (Government of Singapore Investment Corporation); Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.; Mapei International; Mastercard International; Millicom International Cellular SA; NII Holdings; Ospraie Management; and Verint Systems. He advised Advent International in its acquisition of the largest airport operator group in the Dominican Republic, which was recognized by the International Financial Law Review as the 2008 Private Equity Deal of the Year for the Americas. Nicholas also advised NII Holdings, Inc. in its US$178 million sale of Nextel Argentina to Grupo Clarin, which LatinFinance named as its 2015 Domestic M&A Deal of the Year.

Chambers notes that Nicholas is “is very diligent and responsive” (2021). Nicholas is also the sole recipient of Lexology's 2019 Client Choice Award (M&A) (Florida), which recognizes law firm partners who provide exceptional client care and provide significant value to clients' businesses above and beyond others in the market.  

Nicholas also clerked for two U.S. federal district court judges (one in California and the other in Houston).

Nicholas was appointed to serve on the U.S.-Colombia Business Council’s Board of Directors.

Education: Bachelor's Degree, N.Y.U; JD, St. John’s University School of Law; Master's Degree, Colombia University School of Business  

Email: NERodriguez@winston.com