The Cardozo Dispute Resolution Competition Honor Society (CDRCHS) is a student-run organization that is led primarily by a select group of 3L students that excelled as 2L competitors. CDRCHS is the competitive wing of Cardozo’s Kukin Program for Conflict Resolution.
The Honor Society selects approximately 25-32 competitors each year. Together, these students participate in a week-long summer intensive course, DR Moot Camp, and continue to prepare for domestic and international competitions throughout the fall and spring semesters. These competitions simulate negotiation, client counseling, representation in mediation and arbitration.
About DRCHS
Learn about Cardozo's Dispute Resolution Competition Honor Society.
Cardozo Invitational Negotiation on Entertainment, Media and Art (CINEMA) Competition
About the CINEMA Competition
The Cardozo Invitational Negotiation on Entertainment, Media and Art Competition simulates intellectual property and entertainment law negotiations in which law students, acting as lawyers, manage a series of legal problems relating to real-life scenarios. The simulations consist of a common set of facts known by all participants and confidential information known only to the participants representing a particular side. All of the simulations deal with the same general topic, but the negotiation situation varies with each round and level of the competition. Teams of two competitors will represent each party. Competitors are scored exclusively on their oral argument performance.
2026 CINEMA Competition
Please check back soon for details on the 5th Annual CINEMA Competition!
Past Years CINEMA Competition
4th Annual CINEMA, held on Sunday, November 9th and Monday, November 10th, 2025
Organized by Internal Managing Editor, Perry Santos and Editor-In-Chief, Claire Miller
First Place: William & Mary Law School
Second Place: Stetson University College of Law
Third Place: Stetson University College of Law
Best Advocate: Yosef Haddabah, St. John's University School of Law
Spirit Award: University of Colorado Law School
3rd Annual CINEMA, held on Sunday, November 10, 2024
Organized by former Internal Managing Editor, Becca Hine and former Editor-In-Chief, Sam Harberg
First Place: Brooklyn Law School
Second Place: St. Mary's University School of Law
Third Place: University of Houston Law Center
Best Advocate: Joanna Ong, Berkeley Law
Spirit Award: Loyola Law School
2nd Annual CINEMA, held on Sunday, November 12, 2023
Organized by former Editor-In-Chief, Diana Miller
Hosted 31 teams (nearly tripling our enrollment since our first competition!)
1st Place: University of Maryland Carey School of Law
2nd Place: University of Georgia School of Law
Best Advocate: Ayllin Vishnevetski - New York Law School
First Inaugural CINEMA, held on Sunday, March 26, 2023
Organized by former Editor-In-Chief, Ilona Erlich and former Managing Editor, Alec Neimand
Photos from CINEMA
2025-2026 Executive Board & Members
Editor-in-Chief
CLAIRE MILLER
Internal Managing Editor
PERRY SANTOS
External Managing Editor
ZEYNEP KARAGELDI
Executive Editors
ANWULI ONWAEZE
RACHEL SADOW
Problem Editors
CARTER CLEES
LAUREN HALL
MAYA HORWITCH
Senior Editors
SY ALIFELD
LAUREN CHASNOW
ALAN GITELMAN
SCOTT GOODMAN
DAWSON HOLDER
KRISTA JONES
MADELINE KATZ
ALEXA MILLER
KHADIJA SAAD QADERI
KINME REEVES
JOSHUA ROSEN
JEFF RULA
LEXI SILVERMAN
CAMERON SOTOODEH
Staff Editors
Ariana Augello
Jake Belmont
Sasha Berniker
Safa Bilal
Marisa Braverman
Jinny Choi
Kendrick Darko
Xavier Dreux
Lauren Fialkow
Alec Gordon
Nisha Gupta
Jennifer Hawkins
Camryn Hohneker
Gabrielle Hunter
Inga Keselman
McKenna Madden
Jared Peraglia
Rebecca Reyes
Jasmine Rosario
Leora Schwadron
Alixandra Sholomon
Jessica Taft
Mollie Thomas
Awards
Spring 2021:
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In February 2021, Cardozo took the top spot (“Best Overall”) out of 46 schools in a competition at UCLA! We also got the award for “best negotiation.”
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1st place at the Fordham Basketball Negotiation competition.
Fall 2021:
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1st place at ABA Regional Negotiation Competition;
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1st place in Arbitration Advocacy at the FINRA Securities Dispute Resolution Triathlon;
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1st place mediator, 3rd place overall advocate-client team, 3rd place advocate-client pair, 5th place overall mediation team, and 10th place advocate-client pair at the INADR Invitational Mediation Tournament;
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3rd place at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law Sports Law Negotiation Competition;
Spring 2022:
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Semi-Finalists at the X-Rio Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Pre-Moot;
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16th place of 47 teams at ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition;
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Top 8 teams (out of over 50 teams) at the Sports Arbitration Moot;
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2nd Place and other team advanced to quarter finals at the Fordham Basketball Negotiation Competition.
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2nd place in preliminary and 4th overall at the South Texas Energy Law Negotiation Competition
Fall 2022:
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2nd Place at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law Sports Law Negotiation Competition
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Brenau University International Invitational Mediation Tournament
- First Place Advocate/Client Team
- Third Place Mediator Team
- Second Place Advocate/Client Pair
- Tenth Place Advocate/Client Pair
- Eighth Place Mediator
- Tenth Place Mediator
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Semi-Finalist, University of Houston Law Center National Mediator Competition
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First Runner-Up, Thomas Jefferson School of Law National Sports Law Negotiation Competition
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Semi-Finalist, ABA M&A Committee National Invitational
Spring 2023:
- INADR International Law School Mediation Tournament, Bologna, Italy
- 1st Place Overall Advocate-Client Team (1st place out of 40 teams)
- Top Place Individual Mediator (7th place out of 120 individuals)
- XI Rio Pre-Moot
- 1st Place overall for Best Oralist (out of 39 participating teams)
Fall 2023:
- Semi Finalists at the Bucerius Mediation Competition by BODENHEIMER (out of 24 teams);
- INADR IIMT Mediation Tournament
- 2nd Place for Best Mediator Team
- 2nd Place for Best Individual Mediator
- 6th Place for Best Advocate/Client Pair
- 8th Place for Best Advocate/Client Pair
- 8th Place for Best Individual Mediator
- 9th Place for Best Mediator Team
- ABA Law Student Division Negotiation Competition
- Semi Finalists - 4th Place Overall
Spring 2024:
- Semi Finalists at the Tulane Professional Football Negotiation Competition (out of 48 teams);
- Quarter Finalists and 6th Place Overall at the ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition (out of 46 teams)
- INADR International Law School Mediation Tournament
- Top Client/Advocate Pair
- Top Individual Mediator6th Place Overall Mediator Team
- 9th Place Overall Client/Advocate Team
- 1st Place Social Media Engagement Award
- Brooklyn Law School Athlete Endorsement Negotiation Competition
- 2nd Place Overall
- 3rd Place Overall
Spring 2025:
- First Place, University of Miami Counseling Creators Competition
- Third Place, New York Law School Sports Law Society Soccer Dispute Resolution Competition
- First Place, Brooklyn Law School Athlete Endorsement Negotiation Competition
- International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution International Mediation Competition
- Best Negotiators Team, First Place
- Best Mediator, Second Place
- Best Counsel, Second Place
- Best Client, Second Place
Tryouts
The Cardozo DR Competition Honor Society Tryouts take place in the spring semester during April. This highly competitive mock negotiation will help us determine who will be invited to join the society for the following competition year. The negotiation will be followed by an interview with a group of Executive Board members.
The tryout process consists of one mock negotiation round that current CDRCHS members will judge. Participants will be sent a general fact pattern and a confidential fact pattern. In March, CDRCHS will host tryout information sessions for interested students to learn how to succeed in a negotiation.
During the May Unified Writing Competition, we will also ask interested students to submit a resume, statement of interest and headshot.
Contact
For more information about CDR Competition Honor Society tryouts, contact: cardozoadrteam@gmail.com