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In January, two teams of Harvard Law School students won first place and second place at the Northeastern Regional BLSA Trial Advocacy Competition. The prestigious competition was held over three days, in Syracuse, N.Y. This is Harvard’s second consecutive year winning first place at the competition.

In an op-ed, “Wall Street’s race to the bottom,” that appeared in the Feb. 9, 2010, edition of the Wall Street Journal, Harvard Law School Professor Elizabeth Warren makes the case for the proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency. Warren is the chair of the TARP Congressional Oversight Panel.

Most lawyers, irrespective of their specialty, must negotiate. Litigators resolve far more disputes through negotiation than by trials. Business lawyers — whether putting together a…

Harvard Law School Professors Michael Klarman and Kenneth Mack ’91 both participated in the SCOTUS Blog’s commentary on Race and the Supreme Court. The Blog’s program is in celebration of Black History Month.

David H. Souter ’66, a native New Englander and Harvard alumnus who served nearly two decades on the U.S. Supreme Court before stepping down in 2009, will be the principal speaker at the Afternoon Exercises of Harvard’s 359th Commencement.

HLS Professor Lawrence Lessig wrote about Google, copyright and our future in an op-ed “For the Love of Culture” that appeared in the Jan. 26, 2010, edition of The New Republic. He is faculty director of the Edmond J. Safra Foundation Center for Ethics. His latest book, “Remix,” was published in paperback in 2008.

Harvard Law School Professor Hal Scott testified before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on February 4 regarding the Volcker Rules, which aim to address some failings in the financial regulatory structure brought to light by the recent financial crisis.

Zachary Schauf ’11 was elected the 124th president of the Harvard Law Review on January 30. He succeeds Joanna Huey ’10.

“A fight over freedom at Apple’s core,” an op-ed written by Harvard Law School Professor Jonathan Zittrain ’95, appeared in the February 3, 2010 edition of The Financial Times.

“Put children’s safety first,” an op-ed by Harvard Law School Professor Elizabeth Bartholet ’65 about the adoption crisis in the wake of the Haiti earthquake, appeared in the Feb. 1 edition of the New York Times Room for Debate Blog.

“Can we stop the global cyber arms race?,” an op-ed by Harvard Law School Professor Jack Goldsmith, appeared in the February 1, 2010, edition of the Washington Post.

“History Rhymes,” an article by Harvard Law School Professor of Practice Ashish Nanda, appeared in the January 29, 2010, edition of The American Lawyer.

Robert D. Joffe ’67, former presiding partner of Cravath, Swaine & Moore and an active member of the HLS alumni community, died Thursday, Jan. 28.  He was 66.

“The CEO Pay Slice,”  an op-ed co-written by HLS Professor Lucian Bebchuk, appeared in Project Syndicate on January 18, 2010.

Lucy Koh ’93 has been nominated by President Obama on to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Professor Mark Roe assesses the Supreme Court's decision (in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission) permitting more corporate spending for and against political candidates. The decision, says Roe, may ultimately be bad for the economy.

On January 19, Harvard Law School Assistant Professor Glenn Cohen welcomed participants to the Multi-Regional Clinical Trials Industry Summit at Harvard.