October 21, 2009
The
St. John’s School of Law team of Victoria Cantrella, Timothy Fox,
and Katherine Kim won the prize for Overall Champions in the First
Annual Securities Dispute Resolution Triathlon on October 17-18,
2009.
The Triathlon, hosted by the
Hugh L. Carey Center for Dispute Resolution and the Financial
Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), was a three-stage event in
which student teams played the roles of attorneys and clients in a
realistic securities dispute. The teams first negotiated with each
other, then mediated the same dispute, and finally proceeded to
arbitration. Neutrals from FINRA served as mediators and
arbitrators and judged the student teams. Fourteen teams
participated, representing 12 law schools from 7 states. Other
winners included Seton Hall (Negotiation), Florida (Mediation), New
York Law School (Arbitration), and Penn State (Advocate’s
Choice).