Saul Ehrenpreis of the University of Maryland School of Law Wins ABIs Third Annual Law Student Writing Competition
Saul Ehrenpreis of the University of Maryland School of Law Wins ABIs Third Annual Law Student Writing Competition
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SAUL EHRENPREIS OF THE UNIVERISTY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF LAW WINS ABI’S THIRD ANNUAL LAW STUDENT WRITING COMPETITION
April 6, 2011, Alexandria, Va.— Saul
Ehrenpreis of the University of Maryland School of Law won the
American Bankruptcy Institute’s Third Annual Bankruptcy Law
Student Writing Competition. Ehrenpreis’ paper, “Trademark
Licenses in Bankruptcy,” received the highest overall score from a
judging panel of leaders from ABI’s Bankruptcy Litigation
Committee, which sponsored the competition. Announced as the winner at
ABI’s 29th Annual Spring Meeting, Ehrenpreis will receive a $1,000
cash prize, publication of the paper in the ABI Journal and a
one-year ABI membership. Prior to submission, Prof. Michelle
Harner of the University of Maryland School of Law reviewed
Ehrenpreis’ paper.
Gregory Pesce of the University of Chicago Law School
received second place for his paper “The Irrelevance of
Philadelphia Newspapers.” Pesce will receive a cash award of $750,
publication of the paper in a future ABI committee newsletter and a
one-year ABI membership. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher
Sontchi (D. Del.; Wilmington), who is a frequent ABI lecturer
and alumni of the University of Chicago Law School, reviewed
Pesce’s paper prior to submission. Christopher
Rubino of St. John’s University School of Law received
third place for his paper, “Court Holds that Overpaid Taxes Cannot
Be Turned Over to the Estate.” He will be presented a cash award
of $500, publication of the paper in a future ABI committee newsletter
and a one-year ABI membership. Prior to submission, Prof. Kevin
Baum of St. John’s University School of Law reviewed
Rubino’s paper.
Law students submitted papers from Jan 1-March 1 for the competition, which focused on on current issues regarding matters such as bankruptcy sales, plan confirmation and other topics that involve jurisdiction, litigation or evidence in the bankruptcy courts. All papers were reviewed by a law professor prior to submission and were then judged on style, substance and relevance by a panel of bankruptcy experts, including a bankruptcy judge, former U.S. Trustee and several practitioners. Invotex Group, Inc. sponsored the first-place prize while Jenner & Block LLP sponsored the second-place prize and McGuireWoods LLP sponsored the third-place prize.
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