Every year, the world’s leading regulators share their insights into the critical problems confronting the global financial markets with both the Fordham Law community and business community at the annual A.A. Sommer, Jr. Lecture on Corporate, Securities, and Financial Law. This year for the 21st anniversary, Allison Herren Lee, commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), served as the lecture series’ guest speaker on November 10. The lecture series was established by Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP in tribute to their partner Al Sommer, who dedicated years of service to the legal profession. Sommer was an expert in…
Author: Sejla Rizvic
Two teams from Fordham Law’s Dispute Resolution Society competed at this year’s virtual American Bar Association (ABA) Competitions held on November 13 and 14. Several Fordham Law students emerged with stellar successes and will be advancing to nationals for their respective practical skills competitions. Fordham Law Clinches ABA Arbitration Regional Competition The Arbitration Competition—hosted by New York Law School this year—promotes greater knowledge in arbitration by simulating a realistic arbitration hearing. Participants prepared and presented an arbitration case, including opening statements, witness examinations, exhibit introductions, evidentiary presentations, and summations. Bianca Bernardi ‘23, Phoebe Huth ‘23, Alyssa Plascoff ‘23, Alessandro Schooley…
Elliot Jackson LL.M. ’22 first became interested in fashion law during his first summer of law school in 2018. While waiting in line to go inside a Las Vegas nightclub with a group of friends, Jackson was turned away because of the shoes he was wearing. He was told that the Nike Air Jordans he had paired with his formal jacket and shirt were not permitted in the nightclub. “That kind of piqued my interest and prompted my research on the intersection of fashion and social justice,” says Jackson. “It’s not just, ‘oh, you’re wearing basketball shoes or you’re wearing…
On October 27, the Workers’ Rights Advocates (WRA) and Stein Public Interest Scholars at Fordham Law presented an in-person discussion with Steven Greenhouse, a former labor reporter for The New York Times and award-winning author of Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor. The conversation was moderated by Professors James Brudney and Jennifer Gordon and the event was well-attended by Fordham Law students interested in labor and employment issues. Greenhouse was already acquainted with both Gordon and Brudney through their own involvement in labor issues—Gordon for her work with immigrant workers and the founding of…
Fordham Law’s Brendan Moore Trial Advocacy Team has racked up big wins in recent weeks. The biggest Fordham Law win came during the Verdict National Trial Competition, hosted by UCLA Law School on October 18, when students Dean Corrado ’22, Chehak Gogia ’22, Julia Tedesco ’23, and Dominic Conoshenti ’22 swept the competition after five undefeated trials. The plaintiff team of Chehak Gogia and Julia Tedesco also defeated Loyola Law School in the final round. Unlike other competitions, the Verdict event was decided using a jury of lay people rather than lawyers, who gave scores based on how convincing they…
Fordham Law’s second annual Wellness Week—extended to a two-week series of events this year—took place between October 4 and 15 and was organized by the Office of Professionalism. This new tradition at the Law School expands upon Fordham Law’s annual Mental Health Day and continues to spark conversations about holistic approaches to well-being within the Fordham Law community. Events included a combination of virtual and in-person presentations and activities that were designed to spread awareness of mental health and wellness. Students of all years had the opportunity to attend seven different events centered around mindfulness, nutrition, meditation, and other topics. …
On October 13, Fordham Law’s 27th Annual Student Excellence Awards ceremony took place over Zoom. Presented to the students in the first-year mini-sections, the second-year day and evening programs, and the third-year evening program, the awards honored dozens of students who attained the highest weighted average for their studies throughout the 2020-2021 academic year. “Normally, celebrations and honors like this take place at graduation, so it’s very special to be able to pause in the middle of a busy school year to honor you and to celebrate your achievements,” said Dean Matthew Diller during the event’s opening remarks. “I also…
On October 8, the Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal (IPLJ) hosted its 29th annual symposium titled “IP Interrupted: Diverse Voices in Intellectual Property.” Speakers presented on a host of subjects that dealt with the unique ways in which intellectual property impacts marginalized groups. “For me, being an African American woman, I realized that people who look like me aren’t often in the forefront of the intellectual property space,” said Gina Boone ’22, symposium editor for the IPLJ. “And so my idea in coming up with the theme for this year’s symposium was to amplify diverse voices on…
On September 30, Fordham Law students attended a virtual panel event about the ongoing crisis at Rikers Island. The event was organized by Advocates for the Incarcerated (AFTI), a Fordham Law student advocacy group run out of the school’s Public Interest Resource Center. Deteriorating conditions at the correctional facility have garnered headlines in recent weeks, but little has changed for incarcerated people, advocates say. On September 19, a 42-year-old man died while in custody at Rikers bringing the total number of deaths to 11 this year—at least five of which were determined to be suicides. State Senator Alessandra Biaggi ’12,…
On September 19, Fordham Law students along with their parents, spouses, grandparents and other family members, attended a virtual Family Day. The annual event is an opportunity for “first-year students to share their law school experiences with friends and family,” says Susan Kalicharan-Garcia, associate director of Student Affairs. “Through various presentations given by the Dean, faculty, administrators, and students, families learned about the outstanding people and programs that make Fordham one of the best places to study law in the country.” This year’s event, held over Zoom, had approximately 125 participants and included a Q&A portion, information about Fordham Law’s…