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NEW YORK, March 5, 2004 WHAT: Law students representing thirty-eight schools from every region of the country will compete in the 28th Annual Robert F. Wagner Labor and Employment Law Moot Court Competition at New York Law School. The 100 students in this year’s competition will test their mettle in written and oral advocacy by arguing a moot case arising under the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993. In the fictitious case, authored by New York Law School students Ryan Milun and Lauren Rudick, the movie character Matilda Jeffries, from the motion picture Zoolander, files an employment discrimination suit against her former employer, Ballstein, Inc., alleging she was improperly fired while on her approved FMLA leave. Founded at New York Law School, the Wagner Moot Court Competition is run entirely by students who author the fact pattern and the bench brief; score the written part of the competition; and organize the extensive series of oral rounds judged by distinguished practitioners and members of the bench. The Competition is named in honor of the Law School's distinguished alumnus, United States Senator Robert F. Wagner Sr., who graduated from New York Law School in 1900. WHO: Final round judges include: The Honorable Maria Echaveste, White House deputy chief of staff to President Clinton, former wage and hour administrator, U.S Department of Labor; The Honorable Wilma Liebman, member, National Labor Relations Board; The Honorable Richard A. Matasar, dean and president, New York Law School; The Honorable Howard Radzely, solicitor of labor, U.S. Department of Labor; and The Honorable John M. Walker, Jr., chief judge, Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. WHEN: The final round begins at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 14, and is open to the public. WHERE: New York Law School, 57 Worth Street, New York, Stiefel Reading Room. ABOUT NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL Located near the centers of law, government, and finance in New York City, New York Law School is one of the oldest independent law schools in the United States. Its faculty of noted and prolific scholars has built the school’s curricular strength in the areas of tax law, labor and employment law, civil and human rights law, media and information law, urban legal studies, international and comparative law, and interdisciplinary fields such as legal history and legal ethics. The Law School enrolls 1,400 students and has more than 11,000 graduates. Contact: Jim Hellegaard, Office of Public Affairs, 212.431.2191, jhellegaard@nyls.edu # # # |
