About
Jessica is an associate in Freshfields’ dispute resolution practice based in New York.
Jessica earned her J.D. from Columbia Law School where, inter alia, she was the Executive editor for the Columbia Law Journal of Transnational Law, a staff editor for the American Review of International Arbitration, and a board member of the Columbia Society of International Law. During her time at Columbia, she also served as an anti-trafficking fellow for the Sanctuary for Families where she handled immigration case management for Spanish-speaking sex-trafficking victims, and as a student attorney for Columbia Law School’s Immigrant’s Rights Clinic, where along with handling immigration cases, she also facilitated asylum law workshops to French-speaking clients.
Jessica also holds a Master of Laws in Public International Law from University College London. During her time at UCL, she served as a student contributor for the UCL Faculty of Laws Public International Law Pro-Bono Project, co-drafting a memorial for submission to the IACHR.
Prior to Freshfields, Jessica also worked as a summer associate at White and Case LLP.
Education
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- J.D., Columbia Law School
- LL.M., University College of London
- B.S., Macaulay Honors College at Brooklyn College
Languages
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- Spanish (fluent)
- French (intermediate)
Publications
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- Jessica A. Betancourt, On the Development of a Treaty for Non-State Actors: Exploring Gaps in State Liability Through Wagner-Russian Influence in Africa, 63 Colum. J. Transnat’l L. 222 (2025)
- Jessica A. Betancourt & Gabriela González Niño, Submission for the Call for Input of the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers for the Next Thematic Report on Indigenous Justice (Dec. 2024), subm-sr-independence-judges-ind-jessica-a-betancourt-gabriela-gonza-nino.pdf
Jessica Betancourt
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