2011-2012 Student Writing Competition Winner
The winner of the ABA Section of Antitrust Law’s Annual Law Student Writing Competition is Daniel M. Tracer, a third-year student at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.
Daniel’s winning article is entitled "Overcharge but don’t Overestimate: Calculating Damages for Antitrust Injuries in Two-Sided Markets" and was published in 33 Cardozo L. Rev. 807 (2011).
Daniel is a Deans Distinguished Scholar and serves as a Notes Editor of the Cardozo Law Review, He graduated summa cum laude from Yeshiva University (New York, NY) in 2009 with a Bachelors of Arts in English Literature, and where he was a member of the Jacob Hecht Pre-Law Society.
After graduation, Daniel will be working at the United States Department of Justice in the Antitrust Division where he joins as a member of the 2012 Honors Program. Daniel lives in New York with his wife and daughter, and enjoys reading and cooking.
As the prize winner in the competition, Daniel received an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C., for the ABA Section of Antitrust Law Spring Meeting.
Matthew J. Jakobsze is a third-year student at Northern Illinois University College of Law where he serves as a Lead Articles Editor of the Northern Illinois University Law Review, the ABA Law Student Representative, President of the Sports & Entertainment Law Society, and competed in the 2011 Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. He graduated magna cum laude from Dominican University (River Forest, IL) in 2008 with a Bachelors of Arts in Psychology, where he also played for the Men's Soccer Team. Matt has published three articles, "Kicking 'Single-Entity' to the Sidelines: Reevaluating the Competitive Reality of Major League Soccer after American Needle and the 2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement," "Seriously Considering Series LLCs," and "Felony-Murder & Afterthought Felonies in Illinois: Trading Intent for Time and Place."
Theresa R. Stadheim is a third-year student at the University of Minnesota Law School. Her interests include antitrust law, intellectual property law, and the intersection between these two areas. Theresa serves as a Research Assistant for Professor Francesco Parisi, applying law and economics techniques to issues in antitrust and other areas of law. She has published two law review articles: "How KSR v. Teleflex Will Affect Patent Prosecution in the Electrical and Mechanical Arts" and "Rambus, N-Data, and the FTC: Creating Efficient Incentives in Patent Holders and Optimizing Consumer Welfare in Standards-Setting Organizations. Theresa also has experience in patent prosecution and was an electrical and software engineer before enrolling in law school. Theresa hopes to practice in the area of IP or antitrust after graduation. In her spare time, Theresa enjoys running, soccer, and playing violin.
Larry Dougherty ("DOCK-er-tee") is currently the Editor in Chief of the Florida Law Review, and is scheduled to receive his J.D. from the University of Florida Levin College of Law in May 2009. After graduation, Larry will clerk for the Honorable Charles R. Wilson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. While in law school, Larry worked as a research assistant for Professor William H. Page, helping to update Kintner's Federal Antitrust Law. Larry also participated in a roundtable discussion with Justice John Paul Stevens that appeared on C-SPAN in November 2008. Last year Larry was a summer associate with Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP in Tampa. Larry received his bachelor's degree in philosophy from Princeton. Between college and law school, Larry worked as a newspaper reporter for the St. Petersburg Times in Florida, and the English-language Japan Times in Tokyo. Larry also worked as a legal investigator for James, Hoyer PA in Tampa. Larry has appeared on Larry King Live and the Discovery Channel, and his writings have appeared in numerous publications including the Washington Post. Larry and his wife, Taylor Ward, live in Tampa and have two daughters: a four-year-old and a four-month-old.
The winner of the 10th Annual Law Student Writing Competition is John Kilper, a third year law student at the University of Missouri -- Columbia School of Law. He is a Note and Comment Editor on the Missouri Law Review, and involved with the Board of Advocates the International Law Society and a number of other organizations at the school.
Thomas Chen, a third year student at the University of Virginia School of Law, is the first place winner of the Antitrust Law Section's Ninth Annual Student Writing Competition. His Note, Authorized Generics: A Prescription for Hatch-Waxman Reform, will be published in 93 Va. L. Rev. Issue 2 (forthcoming 2007). Mr. Chen is a member of the Virginia Law Review and Virginia Journal of Law & Technology.
