George Washington University Law School Wins National Moot Court Competition

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George Washington University Law School Wins National Moot Court Competition

New York, February 13, 2015 – The George Washington University Law School won the final round of the 65th Annual National Moot Court Competition, held last night at the New York City Bar Association. The winning team was composed of Dane Shikman and Kyle Singhal. The team from Georgetown University Law Center, composed of Ani-Rae Lovell, Stephen Petkis and Terence J. McCarrick, Jr., placed second.

Best Brief honors went to the University of Tennessee College of Law (Jarrod Casteel, Katilyn Holland and John Baxter), with Runner-Up Best Brief awarded to Wake Forest University School of Law (Karon Fowler, Caroline Massagee and Kelsey Meuret).

Best Individual Speaker went to Stephen Petkis of Georgetown University Law Center, with Runner-Up Best Individual Speaker going to Kyle Singhal of The George Washington University Law School.

The final round was judged by seven distinguished judges and attorneys: Hon. Rosalyn H. Richter, Supreme Court Justice, Appellate Division, First Department; Hon. Debra A. James, Supreme Court Justice, New York County; Hon. Sidney H. Stein, United States District Court Judge, Southern District of New York; Hon. Barry A. Cozier, Shareholder, LeClairRyan and former Supreme Court Justice, Appellate Division, Second Department; Hon. Barbara R. Kapnick, Supreme Court Justice, Appellate Division, First Department; Debra L. Raskin, President, New York City Bar Association; and Francis M. Wikstrom, President, American College of Trial Lawyers.

The Competition presented two constitutional issues. The first concerned whether the peremptory strike of a juror on the basis of sexual orientation is subject to heightened scrutiny under the Equal Protection Clause. The second addressed the proper test, under the Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvements Act, for the extraterritorial application of U.S. antitrust law.

The final argument of the Competition was the culmination of more than six months of preparation and arguments by 175 teams from 123 law schools in every geographical area of the country competing at the regional and national levels.

The Competition is co-sponsored by the American College of Trial Lawyers and the National Moot Court Competition Committee of the New York City Bar Association.