2012-2013 Business Law Practice Note Competition

Deadline: March 1, 2013
Essay Topic:

Practice Notes shall be on a subject of interest to Virginia busniess lawyers and may focus on current legal issues, practical concerns to business lawyers or developers in the law. Suggested topics may include corporate finance, securities law, commercial transactions, creditors' reights, busniess entities, contractual relationships, indemnification, business regulation, and mergers and acquisitions. For examples of Business Law Practice Notes, see the Business Law Section's website: http://www.richmondbar.org/business_law.htm
Prize Information: The winning entry will receive a $400 award and an invitation to attend and be recognized at an event held by the Business Law Section or the Bar Association of the City of Richmond. The First Runner Up will receive a $100 award and an invitation to attend and be recognized at an event held by the Business Law Section of the Bar Association of the City of Richmond. The Practice Note and resume of the Winner and the First Runner Up will be disseminated at all members of the Business Law Section.

Notes:
Regularly enrolled Law Students at Virginia Law Schools are eligible to submit a Practice Note to the Business Law Section of the Bar Association of the City of Richmond.
Submissions shall be the original work of the Law Student and shall be no longer than 500 words.
All submissions will become the property of the Business Law Section and may be distributed to the members of the Bart Association of the City of Richmond or published in its publications.
The submissions will be judged on the basis of originality, clarity of writing and usefulness to the members of the Business Law Section. The decision of the Awards Committee of the Business Law Section will be made on or before April 1, 2013 and will be final. Only winner will be notified.
Submissions shall be made on or before March 1, 2013, to: Megan Martz Gilliland, Christian & Barton, L.L.P., 909 East Main Street, Suite 1200, Richmond, Virginia 23219, or by email to: mgilliland@cblaw.com, and shall include:
a. The Law Student's resume, including at a minimum name, address, contact information, Law School and class;
b. The Practide Note; and
c. The following statement signed by the Law Student: "The enclosed Practice Note is my own work and is submitted as an entry in the 2012-2013 Business Law Practice Note Competition conducted by the Business Law Section of the Bar Association of the City of Richmond. I have read the Rules of the competition and understand that the decision of the Awards Committe of the Business Law Section is final. The Bar Association of the City of Richmond and its Business Law Section are hereby granted rights to use my submission in any way they deem appropriate including without limitation publication and dissemination to their members in any form."

Competition Website: http://www.richmondbar.org/business_law.htm
Sponsor: The Business Law Section of the Bar Association of the City of Richmond