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International Championship (1) Aaron Echols and Jon Matthews were the champions at the Foreign Direct Investment International Moot Competition on October 23–24, 2009, in Frankfurt, Germany, defeating a team from St. Petersburg State University in the Final Round. Echols won Best Oralist.
National Championships (2) Seth Laursen, Hannah Montgomery, Richard Gillespie, and Zach Shine claimed the national championship of the National ABA Labor and Employment Law Trial Advocacy Competition in Washington, D.C., on January 28–31, 2010. This marks the second time in three years that Pepperdine has taken top honors at this competition. (3) Kimberly McCall and Rebecca Lee were the national champions at the Braxton Craven Constitutional Law Moot Competition in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on February 23–26, 2010. (4) Will Glaser and Melissa Thornsberry were the champions at the Chicago Bar Association Moot Court Competition in Chicago, Illinois, on November 19–21, 2009. Will Glaser was named Third Place Advocate in the preliminary round, and (5) Amy Poyer, Dustin May, and Janelle White won Semifinalist Team and Second-Place Brief.
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Regional Championships (6) Karen Cho and Tom Feher were named the champions at the ABA Regional Negotiation Competition in Provo, Utah, on November 13–14, 2009. They reached the semifinals at the ABA National Negotiation Competition in Orlando, Florida, on February 4–6, 2010. (7) Lauren Moon, Robert Pendergrass, Amber Lee, and Derek Thain were the champions at the American Association for Justice Trial Advocacy Regional Competition in Santa Monica, California, on February 24–26, 2010. At the same competition, (8) Michael Mewborne was awarded Second Place Advocate in preliminary rounds. The team reached the quarterfinals at the national competition in New Orleans, Louisiana, March 25–27, 2010. Hannah Montgomery, Richard Gillespie, Alicia Campbell, and Seth Laursen won the ABA Labor and Employment Law Trial Advocacy Regional Competition in Los Angeles, California, on November 14–15, 2009. Ian Godburn, C.J. Martin, Michael Mewborne, and Kelsey Stapler reached the semifinals.
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Additional Successes Leon Dixson, Rabi David, Aaron Echols, Jon Matthews, Andy Russell, and Melissa Thornsberry were named the champions at the Thornes Pre-Vis International Commercial Arbitration Competition in San Diego, California, on February 26, 2010. Joshua Krebs and Desiri Schultze were semifinal and final round participants. Joshua Krebs and Melissa Thornsberry were awarded Honorable Mention Oralists at the Vis Hong Kong International Commercial Arbitration Competition in Hong Kong on March 15–20, 2010. (9) Anthony Greco, Shane Michael, Lauren Wilson, and John White finished in Third Place at the California Attorneys for Criminal Justice Trial Competition in San Francisco, California, on October 22–25, 2009. L AW. PEPPER D INE . E D U