2012-2013 Teams & Competitions


ABA Negotiation

Michael Andreou
Anthony Finizio
Charles Glover
LeeYun Kim
Grace Lee
Anna Makatche
Troy McNamara
Elina Rozovskaya

In the ABA Negotiation Competition, teams of two students act as lawyers negotiating on behalf of their clients. Fordham is one of the most feared schools in the nation in negotiation and has secured its place as one of the preeminent institutions for the practical application of negotiation theory. Fordham has won the Regional Negotiation Championship six times in the past eight years and has advanced to the national competition for seven of the past eight years. This fall the Society not only won the regional competition for the third year in a row but all three of its negotiation teams advanced to the final round of the regional competition. Fordham regularly finishes among the top ten out of hundreds of teams at nationals, and brought home the top prize in 2003. For the third time in its history, this year the Society received the rare honor of fielding two teams at the national competition. 

ABA Mediation

Kartik Anjur
Jeffery Beer
Kharis Belgrave
Sara Goldschmidt
Negin Hadaghian
Brandon McKenzie
Martin Pepeljugoski
Christina Rincon
Sarah Rosenberg

In the ABA Representation in Mediation Competition, students act as both lawyers and clients. The lawyer-client teams work toward settlement with the aid of a neutral mediator. Fordham has a long history of success in mediation, including a national championship title. Fordham has swept the regional competition for four of the past six years.

International Competition for Mediation Advocacy

Georgia Barker
Paul DeCoster
David Gilboa
Zachary Green
Amanda Hersh
Nicole Lipsky
Amory Minot
Adiella Stadler

In the Spring of 2013, Fordham will be competing in the Inaugural International Competition fo Mediation Advocacy in Toronto, Canada. The competition is designed to test negotiation and meditation skills in various fields of human activities including civil and commercial disputes as well as international disputes.

ICC International Commercial Mediation

Lindsey Keenan
Danielle May
Brett Pallin
Sally Winters

Held in Paris at the International Chamber of Commerce, the ICC Mediation Competition gives competitors an opportunity to test their problem-solving skills in a moot international business mediation. Competitors must apply ICC's ADR Rules to solve problems devised by a special drafting committee of international mediation experts. This competition is unique in that only certain distinguished schools are invited to compete. The Society was invited to the ICC's inaugural competition in 2006. Having consistently placed among the top teams, the Society has earned a strong reputation with the judges and an invitation in each successive year. In 2011, Fordham's team succesfully navigated through 58 teams from 27 countries to win the Sixth Annual ICC Mediation Competition.

Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration

Matthew Broccolo
Conor Colasardo
Taylor Hahn
Evan Hess
Kelly McCullough
Alexander Miachika
Lara Miller
Veronica Orecharova
Vanessa Paradisi
Justin Pitts

In the Vis International Commercial Arbitration competition, students practice oral advocacy and brief writing skills most similar to those used in litigation. Advocates in arbitration present their arguments to an arbitral panel, and the proceedings are analogous to an informal mini-trial. Competitors study international contract law and the international conventions governing arbitration of disputes. After receiving the problem in the fall, the team produces briefs for both claimant and respondent. Members develop and hone their oral advocacy skills throughout the year in preparation for the oral argument portion of the competition in the spring in Vienna and Hong Kong. Over 200 law schools from around the world compete. In the past few years, Fordham has achieved remarkable success. The 2008 Hong Kong team advanced to the semifinals, receiving three Best Oral Advocate honorable mentions and an honorable mention for Best Claimant's Brief. The 2008 Vienna team advanced to the elimination rounds and ranked 27th out of 204 teams, receiving two Best Oral Advocate honorable mentions. The 2009 Hong Kong team won a Best Respondent’s Brief honorable mention. The 2009 Vienna team advanced to the elimination rounds and won a Best Oral Advocate honorable mention among roughly 30 out of nearly 1000 eligible competitors.

1L Team

Christopher Bosch 
Jim Burbage
Sydney Fetten
John Foley
Devon Lash 
Benjamin Moskowitz 
Tori Searl 
Steven W. Shuldman
Anna Svensson 
Maria Teresa Vanikiotis