The SixthWillem C. Vis (East) International Commercial Arbitration Moot
Awards 2009
ERIC BERGSTEN AWARDfor the Best Claimant’s Memorandum
WinnerAlbert-Ludwigs UniversitätFreiburg
1st Runner-upJohannes - Gutenberg Universität Mainz
2nd Runner-upHumboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Honourable Mention
City University of Hong Kong School of Law
Deakin University
Gujarat National Law University
Hamline University School of Law
Handong International Law School
Howard University School of Law
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
MonashUniversity
National Law University Jodhpur India
National University of Juridical Sciences Kolkata
Stetson University College of Law
Tulane University Law School
Universität Osnabruck
University of Southern Denmark
University of Washington School of Law
University of Wisconsin
The SixthWillem C. Vis (East) International Commercial Arbitration Moot
Awards 2009
FALI NARIMAN AWARD for the Best Respondent’s Memorandum
Winners TIED
HarvardLawSchool
Johannes – Gutenberg Universität Mainz
1st Runner-upAlbert-Ludwigs Universität Freiburg
Honourable Mention
The CatholicUniversity of AmericaColumbusSchool of Law
Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam
FordhamUniversitySchool of Law
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies Geneva
HamlineUniversity
HandongInternationalLawSchool
HofstraUniversitySchool of Law
NationalLawSchool of IndiaUniversity
OsgoodeHallLawSchool
StetsonUniversityCollege of Law
TulaneUniversityLawSchool
Universität Osnabrϋck
University of Copenhagen Faculty of Law
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law
University of San Diego
University of Southern Denmark
University of Washington School of Law
University of Wisconsin
XiamenUniversitySchool of Law
The SixthWillem C. Vis (East) International Commercial Arbitration Moot
Awards 2009
NEIL KAPLAN AWARDfor the Best Oralist
WinnerFrances Ma – LoyolaLawSchoolLos Angeles
1st RunnerRachel Dickey – PepperdineUniversity, School of Law
2nd Runner(Tied)Erik Detlefsen – StetsonUniversityCollege of Law
Sean P. Jamieson – HowardUniversitySchool of Law
3rd RunnerKimberly Hyson – PepperdineUniversitySchool of Law
Honourable Mention
Aditi Gulati – GujaratNationalLawUniversity
Aileen Nielson – ColumbiaUniversitySchool of Law
Aniya Salehi – LoyolaLawSchoolLos Angeles
Bjarke Graae – University of Southern Denmark
Bruce Harnitz – University of Wisconsin
Daniel Diaz – LatrobeUniversity
Douglas Edelstein – HamlineUniversity
Drossos Stamboulakis – MonashUniversity, School of Law
Edward Tang – CityUniversity of Hong KongSchool of Law
Elisa Vicente Maravall – Universidad Carlos III De Madrid
Hazel Turner – StetsonUniversityCollege of Law
Janice Keung – The University of Hong Kong
Jessie Mahn – Loyola Los Angeles
Jon Passaro – HarvardUniversity
Kristen Chittenden – StetsonUniversityCollege of Law
Leonie Pich – Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Li Ka Ying, Carmen – The University of Hong Kong
Matthew Ransdell – StetsonUniversityCollege of Law
Honourable Mention contd.
Maudisa S. Mc.Sween – HowardUniversitySchool of Law
Michaela Streibelt – Johannes-Gutenberg Universität Mainz
Nicole Jabaily – University of Washington, School of Law
Obi Okuh – CaseWestern ReserveUniversity
Pilar Colomés Iess – Universidad Carlos III De Madrid
Priyasha Corrie – NationalLawUniversity of JodhpurIndia
Rahul Bhandari – NationalLawUniversity of JodhpurIndia
Sarah Beckerman – HarvardUniversity
Scott Dash – University of Wisconsin
Sebastian Kestler - Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Seth McCutcheon – University of San Diego
Sondra Grigsby – GeorgetownUniversityLawCenter
Ziad Raslan – OsgoodeHallLawSchool
The SixthWillem C. Vis (East) International Commercial Arbitration Moot
Awards 2009
DAVID HUNTER AWARDfor the LawSchool Team Prevailing in Oral Arguments
Winner LoyolaLawSchool, Los Angeles
Finalist StetsonUniversityCollege of Law (Tampa, FLA)
Eighth Finalists in the Oral Arguments
CaseWestern ReserveUniversitySchool of Law
The CatholicUniversity of AmericaColumbusSchool of Law
GujaratNationalLawSchoolUniversity
HamlineUniversity
HowardUniversitySchool of Law
Johannes – Gutenberg Universität Mainz
La TrobeUniversity
LoyolaLawSchoolLos Angeles
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
NationalLawUniversityJodhpurIndia
PepperdineUniversitySchool of Law
StetsonUniversityCollege of Law
Universidad Carlos III De Madrid
The University of Hong Kong
University of Southern Denmark
University of Wisconsin
Quarter Finalists in the Oral Arguments
HamlineUniversity
Johannes – Gutenberg Universität Mainz
La TrobeUniversity
LoyolaLawSchoolLos Angeles
StetsonUniversityCollege of Law
Universidad Carlos III De Madrid
The University of Hong Kong
University of Southern Denmark
Semi Finalists in the Oral Arguments
HamlineUniversity
La TrobeUniversity
LoyolaLawSchoolLos Angeles
StetsonUniversityCollege of Law
Spirit of the Moot Award
The team that has overcome the most obstacles in order to participate in the Vis East:
Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam
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