Six Harvard Law School students beat out other U.S. teams, making it to the quarterfinals at the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court held April 4-5.

The international competition encourages the study of international commercial and arbitration law. Competing teams draft memoranda in support and dissent of a given topic and then deliver their oral arguments in Vienna, Austria.

Harvard Law participant Kimberley Olvey said, “The Willem Vis competition is amazing because of its global nature. This year, there were teams from 51 different countries, and it is really interesting to learn about the different approaches to legal training in other countries.”

The Harvard Law team was comprised of Kimberly Olvey ’07, Nehali Shah ’07, Stefan Neata ’08, Nordia Morris ’07, Adam Hosmer-Henner ’08, and Jacob Rendtorff ’08. David Bigge ’01 and Tamieka Spencer-Bruce, LL.M. ’07 coached the team. Visiting professor Peter L. Murray served as the team’s faculty advisor.

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