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Maria Quintero Rueda

Legal Fellow, National Center on Philanthropy and the Law, mquintero@lawyersalliance.org, (212) 219-1800 ext. 204

Maria Quintero Rueda is a Legal Fellow sponsored by the National Center on Philanthropy and the Law at New York University School of Law. Maria earned her LL.M. from NYU School of Law in 2025, where she focused on nonprofit law, and her LL.B. from Universidad de La Sabana in Colombia in 2019.

Maria has five years of experience as in-house counsel for fintech and technology companies with a presence across multiple countries in LATAM, where she advised on corporate governance, cross-border transactions, and contract negotiations. She has also volunteered providing legal support to Somos CaPAZes, a nonprofit advancing conflict resolution in Latin America. 

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Favorite New York City spot:  Bryant Park