Haub Law's negotiation team advanced to the semi-finals in the Villanova Baseball Filing Day Competition held November 3Â鶹´«Ã½“4, 2023 at Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law. Under the coaching of Pace Alumni, Dan Masi Â鶹´«Ã½˜14, the 3L team of Devin Auriana and Crystal Lichtenberger won all three rounds of negotiations on Day 1 and advanced to Day 2, where they had 12 hours to prepare for the quarter-finals round. After winning the quarter-finals round, Devin and Crystal narrowly missed out on advancing to the finals, falling to the eventual champions.
The Villanova Baseball Filing Day Competition is a simulated exercise intended to mimic negotiations between MLB Players Association (MLBPA) player agents and MLB club executives before the salary arbitration Exchange Date between the MLB Labor Relations Department and the MLBPA as governed by Major League Baseball's Basic Agreement. Participants build oral advocacy and negotiation skills while handling baseball statistics and player valuation information in order to come to resolution with opposing counsel.
After the passing of two long-term and dedicated Alumni Board Members, the Honorable Sandra A. Forster Â鶹´«Ã½™79 and Adele Lerman Janow Â鶹´«Ã½™90, the Alumni Board decided to establish an Immediate Impact Scholarship to commemorate the lives of these esteemed alumnae, The Adele Janow and Judge Sandra Forster Memorial Scholarship.
For Amanda (Mandy) Howerton-Fox Â鶹´«Ã½™27, deciding to attend law school was not just a career shiftÂ鶹´«Ã½”it was a natural continuation of her lifelong commitment to advocacy. A former teacher of the deaf, MandyÂ鶹´«Ã½™s passion for special education and disability rights first led her to pursue a PhD and become a tenured professor of education. Now, she has embarked on a new path at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Â鶹´«Ã½, with a goal of effecting change through law and policy while advocating for people directly.
The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Â鶹´«Ã½Â鶹´«Ã½™s Trial Advocacy Team recently competed in the prestigious IBA International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition (IBA ICCMCC) held in the Hague.