Tang Dynasty: Loyola Chicago Defeats Hastings In APALSA Nationals

Huda Krad and Caroline Kwak from Loyola University Chicago School of Law won the Thomas Tang National Moot Court Competition sponsored by the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association. In the final round in Las Vegas earlier this month, the Loyola students defeated Kathy Dong and Simone Pang from University of California Hastings College of Law. This is the ninth time in fifteen years that a Loyola Chicago team has won the national competition. UC Hastings also has an outstanding history in the Tang competetition.

A second Hastings team, Justin Lau and Teri Nguyen, won the national Best Brief award. Ms. Krad of Loyola-Chicago won the tournament's Best Oralist award; Ms. Pang of Hastings was the runner-up.

A second Loyola team, Animesh Ravani and Michael Yuan, also advanced to the national competition. In the central region competition in Milwaukee in October, the two Loyola teams won the Regional Championship, Regional Runner-up, Best Oralist, and Second-best Oralist awards.  And the two teams tied for best brief in the region. In last year's Tang Nationals, Loyola teams swept the top two spots.

Loyola's account is here; the school's Wikipedia entry lists past Tang winners from the school.

Huda Krad and Caroline Kwak from Loyola University Chicago School of Law won the Thomas Tang National Moot Court Competition sponsored by the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association. In the final round in Las Vegas earlier this month, the Loyola students defeated Kathy Dong and Simone Pang from University of California Hastings College of Law. This is the ninth time in fifteen years that a Loyola Chicago team has won the national competition. UC Hastings also has an outstanding history in the Tang competetition.

A second Hastings team, Justin Lau and Teri Nguyen, won the national Best Brief award. Ms. Krad of Loyola-Chicago won the tournament's Best Oralist award; Ms. Pang of Hastings was the runner-up.

A second Loyola team, Animesh Ravani and Michael Yuan, also advanced to the national competition. In the central region competition in Milwaukee in October, the two Loyola teams won the Regional Championship, Regional Runner-up, Best Oralist, and Second-best Oralist awards.  And the two teams tied for best brief in the region. In last year's Tang Nationals, Loyola teams swept the top two spots.

Loyola's account is here; the school's Wikipedia entry lists past Tang winners from the school.