Gabriella Paez and Rita Regelbrugge Win Moot Court Competition

On March 24, Scalia Law School 2Ls, Gabriella Paez and Rita Regelbrugge, won the Arnold & Porter Government Contracts Moot Court Competition, defeating Amanda McDowell and Justin Baird from George Washington Law School. This was the first time in nearly ten years that the competition, hosted by GW Law School, welcomed student advocates from another law school.

The judges were Kyle Chadwick (Judge, Civilian Board of Contract Appeals), Timothy McIlmail (Judge, Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals), and Beverly Russell (Judge, Civilian Board of Contract Appeals).

Congratulations Gabriella and Rita!

Gabriella Paez is a 2L at the George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, where she is a member of the Trial Advocacy Association and the Moot Court Board, as well as an articles editor on the GMU Civil Rights Law Journal. She is currently an intern at the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.

Rita Regelbrugge is a 2L at the George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, where she is a member of the Trial Advocacy Association and the Moot Court Board, as well as Editor in Chief of the Journal for Law Economics and Policy. She is currently a judicial intern at the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals. She will divide her summer as a summer associate at Wiley and Pillsbury.