Details of Competition

Details

The annual Chief Judge Conrad B. Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition is widely recognized as one of the nation's preeminent moot court competitions. The competition promotes and recognizes the finest oral and written advocacy on significant issues in bankruptcy practice. Approximately 50 law school teams participate, making this the largest single site appellate moot court competition.


Jointly sponsored by St. John's University School of Law and the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI), the competition is named in memory of St. John's alumnus and former ABI Director Chief Judge Conrad B. Duberstein. ABI is the largest multi-discipliary membership organization devoted to research and education on insolvency issues. St. John's is a leader in bankruptcy education and offers the only LL.M. in bankruptcy law.


The Duberstein Competition is well known for the quality of its judging. New York is a center of bankruptcy practice, and area bankruptcy practitioners judge the preliminary rounds and briefs. Advanced rounds are judged by New York-area bankruptcy judges and more than a dozen leading appellate and bankruptcy judges from around the country.


The competition culminates in a gala awards banquet at scenic Pier 60, Chelsea Piers in Manhattan. The banquet draws more than 800 attendees, including many leading bankruptcy judges and practitioners.


Any ABA-accredited law school may enter one or two teams, comprised of two or three students each. Each team will argue in at least two preliminary rounds on alternating sides. Sixteen teams will advance beyond the preliminary rounds. All students will receive a certificate of achievement. Students need not have taken a bankruptcy course to do well in the competition.


To be part of this prestigious competition, complete and return the attached application. For more information, visit www.stjohns.edu/law/bankruptcy.

 

 

Download the 2009 competition's Fact Pattern or Information from Prior Competitions.

 

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