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1L Negotiations Competition Fields 36 Talented Teams

 

Thirty-six teams from the Class of 2028 competed in the King Hall Negotiations Team’s 14th annual 1L Negotiations Competition, held Saturday, Sept. 27.

Congratulations to winning teams Rory Yoakum and Lauren Tepper and Carter Dalke and Evan Gaudreau, and to finalist teams Nathan Nemeth and Garrett Chao and Emily Ma and Anna Bullock.

 

Thanks to KHNT board members and advisor Professor Sarah McBride.

Adriana Chavez '26, Rachel Kennard '27 Receive Scholarships from Energy Law Foundation

Congratulations to environmental law students Adriana Chavez ’26 and Rachel Kennard ’27 on receiving 2025-26 scholarships from The Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law.

Chavez was awarded a $7,500 Francis Hartogh Diversity Outreach Scholarship and Kennard received a $6,750 Foundation Scholarship.

The Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law is an educational nonprofit dedicated to the study of all aspects of natural resources and energy law.

Intraschool Negotiations Competition Draws 30 Teams

The King Hall Negotiations team hosted 30 teams of talented first-year UC Davis Law students on March 1 at the 17th annual Intraschool Negotiations Competition.

Congratulations to the winning teams of Anusha Entezari and Reagan Lewis and Wyatt Herrera and Cameron Lane and finalist teams Farhad Abadani and Logan James and Madison Mitchell and Angelene Obedoza. 

Rithwik Gupta '25, Steven Li '26 Compete in Invite-Only M&A Negotiations Event

Rithwik Gupta ’25 and Steven Li ’26 made a strong showing at the invite-only MAC Cup II: American Bar Association M&A Negotiations Competition. The pair advanced from October’s initial round of 64 teams to November’s second round of 32 teams.

Gupta and Lee skillfully negotiated a draft purchase agreement and issues list from both buyer and seller perspectives.