Wednesday, March 13, 2013

The 2013 Competition Results

The 2013 Harold H. Greene and Joyce Hens Green National Security Law Moot Court Competition was held February 9-10, 2013 at the George Washington University Law School.  Twenty-two teams from institutions all over the country participated, and the Final Round was argued in front of DC District Court Judge Richard Leon, former Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces Andrew Effron, and cybersecurity expert David Delaney.  The Competition's Chair was GW Law 3L Kyle T. Jones, and the Vice-Chairs were GW Law 2Ls Madeline Cohen and Laura Duncan.

The 2013 Final Round featured (from left to right) cybersecurity expert David Delaney;
former Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces Andrew Effron,
Catholic University's Michael Ellement and Richard Fox, George Washington University's
Bryce Blum and Josh Champagne, and 
DC District Court Judge Richard Leon.
The results of the Competition were as follows:

THE CHAMPIONS
The George Washington University Law School
Bryce Blum & Josh Champagne

THE RUNNERS-UP

Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law
Michael Ellement & Richard Fox

THE BEST OVERALL COMPETITORS
1) Christopher Rigali - Fordham University School of Law
2) Bryce Blum - The George Washington University Law School
3) Palak Shah - DePaul University College of Law

THE BEST ORALISTS
1) Bryce Blum - The George Washington University Law School
2) Tim Keane - Baylor Law School
3) Christopher Rigali - Fordham University School of Law

THE BEST BRIEFWRITERS
1) Fordham University School of Law - Ilene Goodman & Christopher Rigali
2) The George Washington University Law School - Bryce Blum & Josh Champagne
3) DePaul University College of Law - Ben Ruffcorn & Palak Shah

Congratulations to all competitors on a fantastic Competition!

Any institution interested in sending competitors to next year's Competition should contact nslmootcourt@gmail.com by October 2013.