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1980 Ames Moot Court Competition

November 20, 1980

Justices Harry Blackmun, Amalya L. Kearse, and Robert Keeton at the 1980 Ames Moot Court Competition.
Credit: Herb Engelsberg

Case:  Imperial Products Company and Edward Wade, Vice President and General Counsel, v. Securities and Exchange Commission

Judges

Hon. Harry Blackmun ’32, Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
Hon. Amalya L. Kearse, U.S. Court of Appeals for The Second Circuit
Hon. Robert Keeton, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts

Teams

John Minor Wisdom

PETITIONERS

Best Brief, Best Overall

Steven A. Branson
Daniel Goodwin
Eric R. Havian
Robert R. Morse
Cheryl N. Noble
Kathleen M. Sullivan, Best Oralist

John Marshall Harlan Team

RESPONDENTS

Joel J. Africk
Mitchell L. Berg
Patricia L. Bowman
Mark C. Friedlander
Edward Himmelfarb
Timothy B. Matthews

Watch the video: 1980 Ames Moot Court Competition

Final Round – Judges’ Comments

Imperial Products Company and Edward Wade, Vice President and General Counsel, v. Securities and Exchange Commission