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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.
