Competitions
The Fordham Moot Court Board sends teams to several inter-school competitions across the nation.
Accolades:
Academic Year 2020-2021
- National Criminal Procedure Tournament hosted by University of San Diego:
Emma McGrath and Jack Barton won the Championship and Best Respondent’s Brief.
Jack Barton won Third Best Oralist.
Fordham Law News Article here. - National Moot Court Competition:
Cody Anthony, Frank Piacenti, and Kevin Sette won the championship and Best Brief at Regionals.
Kevin Sette won Best Runner-Up Speaker.
Fordham Law News Article here.
Academic Year 2019-2020
- Pepperdine National Entertainment Law Moot Court Competition in Malibu, California:
Corey Matthews and Frank Piacenti won Second Best Petitioner Brief - National Moot Court Competition:
Lisa Cordara, Maddison Levine, and Nigel Frank won Best Brief at Regionals in New York, New York - Phillip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition:
Kevin Sette won Best Oralist at the U.S. Regional Round in Denver, Colorado Ashley Slater won Sixth Best Oralist at the U.S. Regional Round in Denver, Colorado - John J. Gibbons Moot Court Competition in Newark, New Jersey:
Laura Petty, Elena Cicognani, and George Kobakhidze won Second Best Petitioner Brief
Additionally, the Moot Court Board organizes an inter-school competition, the Irving R. Kaufman Moot Court Competition, in which approximately thirty schools come from across the nation to compete. This competition is held in late March and involves issues relating to federal securities law. Final round judges have included Supreme Court Justices Byron White, Antonin Scalia, and Samuel A. Alito.
The Editorial Board conducts two intra-school competitions each year which are judged by practicing attorneys as well as federal and state judges: the William Hughes Mulligan Moot Court Competition, held each summer (oral arguments are usually scheduled during the last two and a half weeks of July), and the Maurice Wormser Moot Court Competition, held each fall semester (oral arguments are typically scheduled during late October).
Moot Court Board
Fordham University School of LawMoot Court Board
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New York , NY 10023
Tel: 212-636-6882
Fax: 212-636-7934