First-Rate Entertainment: Spartans Prevail Over Texas Wesleyan In Pepperdine Competition

Whitney Baran, Clarene Dobronski, and Nicholas Lane of Michigan State University College of Law held off a Texas flood and won the Pepperdine National Entertainment Law Moot earlier this month in Malibu. They prevailed in the final round over Brittany Lannen, Evan Flournoy, and Patrick Cannon of Texas Wesleyan School of Law. The Spartans have an impressive record in the Pepperdine Competition (and in moot court in general).

The Michigan State team also won the award for Best Petitioner's Brief. The award for Best Respondent's Brief went to a team from Southwestern Law School. The Best Advocate Award went to Chris Cassidy of University of California Hastings College of Law. Ms. Baran of Michigan State was honored as the best advocate in the final round.

Two more Texas schools, South Texas College of Law and Dedman School of Law at Southern Methodist University, rounded out the final four and shared most of the competition awards with Michigan State and Texas Wesleyan. The awards for second and third-best Petitioner's briefs went to Texas Wesleyan and South Texas; SMU's team wrote the second-best Respondent's Brief. The award for third-best Respondent's brief went to student from Seton Hall School of Law. John Kane of SMU was honored as the second-place advocate. Ms. Baran of Michigan State finished third.

Pepperdine's press release announcing the results is here; the full results are posted here. Texas Wesleyan's report is here. Southwestern reports its team's brief award here (scroll down).

Whitney Baran, Clarene Dobronski, and Nicholas Lane of Michigan State University College of Law held off a Texas flood and won the Pepperdine National Entertainment Law Moot earlier this month in Malibu. They prevailed in the final round over Brittany Lannen, Evan Flournoy, and Patrick Cannon of Texas Wesleyan School of Law. The Spartans have an impressive record in the Pepperdine Competition (and in moot court in general).

The Michigan State team also won the award for Best Petitioner's Brief. The award for Best Respondent's Brief went to a team from Southwestern Law School. The Best Advocate Award went to Chris Cassidy of University of California Hastings College of Law. Ms. Baran of Michigan State was honored as the best advocate in the final round.

Two more Texas schools, South Texas College of Law and Dedman School of Law at Southern Methodist University, rounded out the final four and shared most of the competition awards with Michigan State and Texas Wesleyan. The awards for second and third-best Petitioner's briefs went to Texas Wesleyan and South Texas; SMU's team wrote the second-best Respondent's Brief. The award for third-best Respondent's brief went to student from Seton Hall School of Law. John Kane of SMU was honored as the second-place advocate. Ms. Baran of Michigan State finished third.

Pepperdine's press release announcing the results is here; the full results are posted here. Texas Wesleyan's report is here. Southwestern reports its team's brief award here (scroll down).