Final two teams and judges with the 2025 National Telecommunications and Technology Moot Court Competition Organizers
The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law proudly hosted the 31st Annual National Telecommunications and Technology Moot Court Competition on February 8 and 9. Organized by the Law School’s Law & Technology Institute (LTI), the Moot Court Association, and the Federal Communications Bar Association (FCBA), the event brought together fourteen teams for two days of spirited competition. This year’s participating schools included:
- The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law (2 teams)
- Cleveland State University College of Law
- Emory University School of Law
- George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School
- George Washington University Law School
- Howard University School of Law
- New York University School of Law
- Penn State Dickinson Law
- University of Cincinnati College of Law (2 teams)
- University of Virginia School of Law
- Villanova University
- Western State University College of Law
Competing before seasoned experts in communications and technology law, teams tackled pressing issues in the field, drafting comprehensive briefs and delivering compelling oral arguments. The competition culminated in a final round judged by Patrick Halley, President and CEO of the Wireless Infrastructure Association; David D. Oxenford, Partner at Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP; and Andrew J. Schwartzman, Senior Counselor at the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society.
After the weekend’s events, Lee Petro, Member at Dickinson Wright PLLC, a 1997 LTI alum and co-chair of the FCBA committee that drafts the Moot Court Problem, extended special thanks to Catholic Law Student Vice Chancellor Olivia Wayman (3L); Megan La Belle, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; and FCBA Committee members Andrew Magloughlin, Grant Gendron, Sara Baxenberg, and Logan Bennett, a 2020 LTI alum.
31st Annual National Telecommunications and Technology Moot Court Competition Winners:
First place: Jacob Pintar and Brendan Donoghue
(George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School)
Second place: Nicholas Tilmes (coach), Danielle Resheff, and Jessica Ford
(New York University School of Law)
Best Oralist: Danielle Resheff
(New York University School of Law)
Best Brief: Danielle Resheff and Jessica Ford
(New York University School of Law)