The Moot Court Honor Society is structured like a publication, with oralists, editors, and staff selected on the basis of grades, writing ability, and oral advocacy skills. The organization is entirely student-run and advised by Professor Burton Lipshie. Selected students participate in numerous national and regional moot court competitions, writing advocacy briefs for competitions and preparing for oral argument. Members also prepare the problems and bench memos for interscholastic and intramural competitions.

Established by the Programme in Comparative Media Law & Policy at the University of Oxford in 2008, the Price Media Law Moot Court Programme aims to foster and cultivate interest in freedom of expression issues and the role of the media and information technologies in societies around the world.

The Competition is currently comprised of six Regional Rounds (South Asia, Asia-Pacific, South East Europe, North East Europe, Middle East, Africa and Americas) and the selective International Rounds held in Oxford.

The Regional Rounds in the Americas of the Price Media Law Moot Court Competition are held annually at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and organized in association with Cardozo Law, the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania.  

In collaboration with Cardozo’s esteemed Fashion, Arts, Media, and Entertainment (FAME) Law Center, the Moot Court Honor Society is proud to host our third annual FAME Competition. As one of the premier platforms for advancing student success and expertise in intellectual property law, this competition will highlight today’s most pressing issues in the field. Competitors will showcase their skills in both brief writing and oral advocacy before distinguished panels of judges, including leading professionals, professors, and practitioners. 

Registration will open on October 20, 2025, at 9:00 am EST. Participating schools may register one (1) team. Registration for each team is $850. 

Important Dates: 

• Registration Opens: October 20, 2025, at 9:00 am EST
• Registration Closes: December 15, 2025, by 11:59 pm EST
• Registration Payment(s) Due: January 9, 2026 by 5:00 pm EST
• Problem Released: January 20, 2026
• Briefs and Affirmations Due: February 22, 2026 by 11:59 pm EST
• Competition: March 18-20, 2026 

A link for registration will be provided on the registration date. 

For FAME related questions, email fameiplcompetition@gmail.com

More information about the FAME Center

The Monrad G. Paulsen Competition, named after Cardozo's first Dean, is an intramural competition, sponsored by the Moot Court Honor Society, which provides a forum for second and third year students to compete for recognition as Cardozo's best advocates. All upper level students are eligible to participate. Entrants write briefs which are evaluated by the Moot Court Honor Society Editorial Board and faculty members. Entrants then participate in an "elimination style" oral advocacy tournament which is judged by faculty, practicing attorneys and judges. Students submit a brief on one of the two issues of law before the court and orally argue both issues over several nights of competition. Students with the best oral and written scores advance progressively to semi-final and final rounds. On the basis of their performance in the competition, some participants are invited to join the Moot Court Honor Society.

Editors-in-Chief

Elisa Davila & Trystan Edwards

Managing Editor

Arsalan Jamal

Executive Teams Editor

Andrea Delia

Inclusion Committee Chair

Brianna Adams

Inclusion Committee

Alicia Guzman 

Zack Mor

Nikki Patel

Problem Editors

Jacob Rahabi

Alejandra Suárez García

Competition Editors

Mackenzie Carroll

Sejung Lee

Aitan Rosner

Senior Editors 

Maria Giordano 

Julia Gubner 

Samuel Hernandez 

Jenna Macone 

Spencer Mair 

Mariano Ramirez   

Associate Editors 

Adeline Baumbach 

Gabrielle Farris 

Elaine Kwan 

Raquel Leifer 

Cameron Pankau 

Staff Editors 

Aidan Arnold 

Michael James Arsenault 

Olenka Ballena 

Sheridan Berry 

Alexander Bluth 

Ethan Brooks 

Anthony Cataldo

Gwyneth Chen

Emily Conway 

Drew Davis 

Jacob Frankel 

Brennan Gerspach 

Moshe Gesin 

Quinn Gorman 

Jenny Kam 

Madison Kovach 

Jolie Kwok 

Jared Levine 

Gabriella Anne Lucas 

Daniela Martinez 

Mohsin Minhas 

Cristian Miranda 

Anya Sharma 

Carson Sheinberg

Brian Singer

Jamie Songco 

Pierce Sterling 

Ashley Vrana