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SIXTEENTH
ANNUAL DUBERSTEIN NATIONAL BANKRUPTCY MEMORIAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION TO
BE HELD MARCH 8-10 IN
YORK
January 15, 2008,
Alexandria, Va. — The American Bankruptcy Institute
(
University School of Law will co-sponsor the 16th Annual Chief Judge
Conrad B. Duberstein National Bankruptcy Memorial Moot Court
Competition, March 8-10, 2008, in New York. Fifty ABA-accredited
law schools will participate in this year’s competition. The
event, the nation’s only moot court competition devoted entirely
to bankruptcy, is named to honor the memory of Chief Judge Conrad B.
Duberstein, a
John’s
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member of the
Directors. The competition’s preliminary and octo-final rounds
will be held on March 8-9, and quarter-final, semi-final and final
rounds held on March 10. The preliminary and octo-final rounds will be
held at the
John’s
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quarter-final, semi-final and final rounds will be held in the U.S.
Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York.
The competition promotes and
recognizes the finest oral written advocacy on a significant problem in
bankruptcy practice. Awards will be presented to the winning team, as
well as for best written brief and best oral advocate. The awards
banquet will be held at the famous Pier 60, Chelsea Piers. Brooklyn Law
School is the defending champion, while past winners include Baylor
University School of Law, University of Connecticut Law School, Emory
University School of Law, University of Miami School of Law, Brooklyn
Law School, University of Idaho College of Law, William & Mary Law
School, the University of Florida Law School, the University of Alabama
School of Law, Mississippi College School of Law, Stetson University
College of Law and New York University School of Law.
Judges and prominent bankruptcy
practitioners will judge all preliminary rounds and written
briefs. The final round, to be held at the U.S. Courthouse, will
be judged by several leading members of the federal judiciary, including
Judge Stuart M. Bernstein (Chief Bankruptcy Judge, S.D.N.Y.),
Judge Carla E. Craig (Chief Bankruptcy Judge, E.D.N.Y), Judge
Mary M. Schroeder (Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth
Circuit), Judge Marjorie O. Rendell (U.S. Court of Appeals, Third
Circuit) and Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth
Circuit).
State and local bankruptcy bar
sections are encouraged to participate by sponsoring law school teams.
academic members, are encouraged to help sponsor or coach a team. Hotel
and travel accommodations are at the school’s expense. The
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For additional information, visit
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nonpartisan organization dedicated to research and education on matters
related to insolvency.
was founded in 1982 to provide Congress and the public with unbiased
analysis of bankruptcy issues. The
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attorneys, accountants, bankers, judges, professors, lenders, turnaround
specialists and other bankruptcy professionals, providing a forum for
the exchange of ideas and information. For additional information on
For additional conference information, visit
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