Northwestern Pritzker School of Law won the final round of the 68th Annual National Moot Court Competition held Feb. 1 at the New York City Bar Association. The winning team was comprised of Brendan Gerdes, Taylor Mullaney and L.J. Pavletic. The USC Gould School of Law was the runner-up, with a team comprised of Zoe Steinberg and Rachel Yang. The competition is co-sponsored by the American College of Trial Lawyers and the National Moot Court Competition Committee of the New York City Bar Association. From left: Winning team member Brendan Gerdes; Sarah O'Rourke Schrup, Director of Northwestern's Appellate Advocacy Center and team coach; District Court Judges Carol Bagley Amon and Ann Donnelly of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District; New York Supreme Court Justice Debra James; Judge Dennis Jacobs of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit; New York Supreme Court Justice Robert Reed; Samuel Franklin, President of the American College of Trial Lawyers; John Kiernan, President of the New York City Bar Association; and winning team members L.J. Pavletic and Taylor Mullaney.