BLS Moot Court Teams Start Strong in Fall 2008 Competitions

ABA Labor & Employment Law Trial Team
Chloe Caraballo Grover Francis Terry Nelson Kevin Sullivan Coaches: Pooja Kothari and Nekeifa Sylvester	Regional Winners New York, NY November 2008
New York City Bar Association National Moot Court Competition
Sparkle Alexander Sara Moser-Cohen Jay Braiman Coaches: Peter Hanink, assisted by Hope Yates	National Semi-Finalists National Best Brief New York, NY February 2009 Regional Runner-up Regional 2nd Best Brief Regional 2nd Best Oralist Sara Moser-Cohen New York, NY November 2008
New York University Immigration Law Moot Court Competition
Bob Alleman Gloria Yi Coach: Sara Moser-Cohen	Second Place New York University New York, NY February 2009
Henry G. Manne Moot Court Competition for Law & Economics
Celine Chan Mitul Patel Coach: Sylvia Simson	Second Place Best Brief Arlington, VA February 2009
American Bar Association Labor & Employment Trial Advocacy Competition
Dan Isaacs Kajal Shah Molly Sullivan Adeniyi Taiwo Coaches: Ashley Kelly, with Justin Collins	Regional Semi-finalists New York, NY November 2008
Vanderbilt University First Amendment Moot Court Competition
Fergus Kaiser Drew Wellin Coaches: Jane Dryer and Peter Mazzone	Semi-Finalists Second Best Brief Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN February 2009
Pace University Environmental Law Moot Court Competition
Amanda Arena Erin Lawrence Kayleigh Russo Coach: Naree Sinthusek	Semi-Finalists Best Advocate Awards Amanda Arena Erin Lawrence Pace Law School White Plains, NY
Texas Young Lawyers Association Trial Advocacy Moot Court Competition
Michael Pope Lee Price Christine Rodriguez Stefanie Lampf Coach: Ashley Kelly, with Kelly Kraiss	Regional Semi-Finalists New York, NY February 2009
American University Washington College of Law Wechsler First Amendment Moot Court Competition
Kathleen Christatos Nausheen Rokerya Brendan Tracy Coaches: Richa Bhasin and Heather Smith	Semi-Finalists Best Brief American University Washington College of Law Washington, DC October 2008
Fordham Law School Kaufman Securities Law Moot Court Competition
Todd Batson Ross Shikowitz Nora Valenza-Frost Coaches: Robert Koonin and Hayley Moore	Semi-finalists New York, NY April 2009
Phillip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition
Valery Federici Jason Frank Kyle Marler Adam Scheinman Coaches: Katie Nicolais and Jared Watkins	Regional Quarter-Finalists Regional Sixth Best Brief Regional Second Best Oralist Kyle Marler New York, NY February 2009
John Marshall Law School International Moot Court Competition in Information Technology and Privacy Law
Chris Cooper Leah Martin Coach: Hope Yates	Quarter-Finalists John Marshall Law School Chicago, IL October 2008
William E. McGee National Civil Rights Moot Court Competition
Chloe Jones Chris Pyfer Ariele Strauss Coach: Peter Hanink	Quarter-finalists University of Minnesota Law School Minneapolis, MN March 2009
American Constitutional Society Constance Baker Motley National Moot Court Competition
Dolya Fleck Rachel Green Coach: Tristan Mullis	Quarter-finalists New York, NY March 2009
Vis International Commercial Arbitration Competition
Kiran Gore Katie Nicolais Heather Smith	Among Top 64 Teams out of 235 Vienna, Austria April 2009
American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Competition, Regional Round
Alex Drylewski Peter Mazzone Shakera Khandakar Coaches: Hope Yates, with Peter Hanink	Regional Octo-finalists Regional Fifth Best Brief Second Best Oralist Alex Drylewski New York, NY March 2009
Domenick L. Gabrielli National Family Law Moot Court Competition
Tamara Jacobs Sarah Nurbhai Coaches: Jennifer Effron and Rebecca Sacks-Oppenheim	Octo-finalists Albany Law School Albany, NY February 2009
San Diego Defense Lawyers Mock Trial Competition
Mathew Varghese Jeremy Raphael Marina Gutman Elyssa Feins Coach: Basil Kim, with Marley Watkins	Honorable Mention San Diego, CA October 2008
Lone Star Classic Mock Trial Competition
Leslie McMillan Michael Pope David Raskin Christine Rodriguez Best Direct Examination Christine Rodriguez Best Cross Examination David Raskin Coaches: Christina Tung, with Kahlil Winslow and Will Aronin	San Antonio, TX October 2008
Michigan State University College of Law Trial Advocacy Competition
Jonathan Selkowe Cassandra St. Surin Lauren Carbone Thomas Jarvis Coaches: Ted Farley and Lauren Giovanniello	Best Direct Examination Cassandra St. Surin Michigan State University College of Law East Lansing, MI October 2008
Quinnipiac University Criminal Justice Trial Advocacy Competition
Will Aronin Meredith Campbell Lauren Davis Amanda Luttrell Coach: Marissa Lefland	Best Cross Examination Will Aronin Hamden, CT October-November 2008
American Constitutional Society Constance Baker Motley National Moot Court
Ben Heiss Cynthia Stallard Coach: Harper Smith	Fifth Best Brief New York, NY March 2009

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