Students Compete in Bankruptcy Negotiation Competition
January 22, 2013
From left: Coach Jeffrey Golden, 2Ls Katherine Riley, Adib Assassi and Raj Shukla, and Coach Hutch Meltzer.
UCI Law 2Ls Raj Shukla, Katherine Riley and Adib Assassi, coached by Jeffrey Golden and Hutch Meltzer of Weiland, Golden, Smiley, Wang Ekvall & Strok LLP,
participated in the inaugural Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Negotiation
Competition on Saturday, Jan. 26, at USC Gould School of Law. The UCI
Law team competed against teams from 11 other law schools, including UC
Berkeley, UC Davis, UCLA, USC, Chapman, Drexel University-Earle Mack
School of Law and BYU Law School. Organized by the Educational Programs
Subcommittee of the Ninth Circuit, together with the USC School of Law,
the competition involved the preparation and exchange of written term
sheets followed by two rounds of in-person negotiations. The American College of Bankruptcy
provided judges for the competition and assisted teams in recruiting
bankruptcy lawyers, judges, and financial advisors as coaches as
necessary. More information on the American College web site.
