Prize-Winners in 1L Moot Court Program

September 15, 2008 (NEW YORK) -- Columbia Law School has announced the 2007-08 winners of the prizes for outstanding performance in the 1L Moot Court program.

Haft Foundation Moot Court First-Year Brief Prize, awarded to the first-year student who submits the best brief in Moot Court competition:

• Adam B. Weiss ’10 (for the 2007-08 academic year)

Simon H. Rifkind Prize, awarded for the best overall performance in the first-year moot court program at Columbia Law School:

• Megan A. Crowley ’10 (for the 2007-08 academic year)
• Adriel I. Cepeda Derieux ’10 (for the 2007-08 academic year)

Columbia Law School, founded in 1858, stands at the forefront of legal education and of the law in a global society. Columbia Law School joins traditional strengths in international and comparative law, constitutional law, administrative law, business law and human rights law with pioneering work in the areas of intellectual property, digital technology, sexuality and gender, and criminal law.