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Save the Date: 15th Annual Symposium on Antitrust Law

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The George Mason Law Review, in partnership with the George Mason Law and Economics Center and sponsor Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, invites you to attend its 15th Annual Symposium on Antitrust Law on Thursday, January 26, 2012. The event will take place between the hours of 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. in Founders Hall on the Arlington Campus of George Mason University. CLE credits are available.

Featuring four distinguished panels of speakers, the symposium, entitled Antitrust in High-Tech Industries, will focus on the proper role of antitrust in high-technology industries, including the extent to which current competition policy is adequate to address dynamic competition concerns that are prevalent in rapidly evolving sectors.

Panel Topics Include:

• Perspectives on High-Tech Antitrust
• Social Media
• Mergers
• Search and Online Advertising

William E. Kovacic, Former Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, will offer keynote remarks.

For further information and to register for the Symposium, please click here or contact Katie Brown, Symposium Editor, at gmusymposium@gmail.com or 703-375-9529

Fall 2011 Newsletter

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Please take a moment to read our Fall 2011 newsletter.

2011 Arthur E. Schmalz Award Winner Announced

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Candidate Member Michael Mortorano is this year’s winner of the Arthur E. Schmalz Award for the best write-on competition entry. Michael’s paper earned the highest marks from our Notes Editors out of all of this year’s write-on entries. Congratulations, Mike!

Candidate Member Chelsea Sizemore is this year’s winner of the Arthur E. Schmalz Award for the best write-on competition entry. Chelsea’s paper earned the highest marks from our Notes Editors out of all of this year’s write-on entries. Congratulations, Chelsea!

Congratulations to the New Candidate Members

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Please join us in congratulating the newest Candidate Members of the George Mason Law Review:

Andrew Alder
Thomas Baker III
Daniel Bram
Matthew Bowles
Matthew J. Brown
Sarah Collins
Patrick Curran
Muhammad Elsayed
Timothy Fox
Lisa Goldstein
Lauren Hahn
Tashina Harris
Valerie Hill
Daniel Hoffman
Robert Hopkins
Jack Jerrett
Matt Lafferman
Steven Lavender
Evan Lisull
Philip Lynch
Lisa Madalone
Tyler McComas
Melinda Meade
Raven Merlau
Michael Mortorano
Erik Mussoni
Benjamin Owen
Rachel Parker
Cynthia Phillips
Deirdre Potts
Mark Quist
Eric Sega
Scott Stemetzki
Abby Uzupis
Jue Wang
Wesley Weeks

Thank you to all the first-year students who participated in this year’s Write-On Competition and to the other journals for helping the Law Review put together another successful competition.

George Mason Law Review Student Author Wins 2011 Burton Award

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Peter Cockrell is the recipient of a 2011 Distinguished Writing Award from the Burton Foundation for his student comment, Subprime Solutions to the Housing Crisis: Constitutional Problems with the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009. Founded in 1999, the Burton Awards program is run in association with the Library of Congress and its Law Library. Nominations for the award are made by law school deans and managing partners of the 1000 largest U.S. law firms. Fifteen Burton Award law school winners are selected annually from law schools across the nation to receive this award, which honors partners in law firms and law students who set a high standard for clarity and effectiveness in legal writing. Read the full story here.

Congratulations, Peter!

Spring 2011 Newsletter

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Please take a moment to read our Spring 2011 newsletter.

Alumni Reception Rescheduled (Update)

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The Law Review’s annual Alumni Reception has been rescheduled for Thursday, March 10, 2011 at the Washington, D.C. office of Latham & Watkins from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. We hope our local alumni and friends can make it to meet with current editors, GMU professors, and our newest class of full members.

Announcing the 2011-2012 Board of Editors

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Congratulations to the 2011-2012 George Mason Law Review Board of Editors!

Editor-in-Chief: Catherine Schmierer
Executive Editor: Matthew McGuire
Managing Editor: Kalynn Hughes
Production Editor: Mark DiGiovanni
Symposium Editor: Catherine Brown
Senior Articles Editor: Lora Barnhart
Articles Editor: Sean Clerget
Articles Editor: Angela Diveley
Articles Editor: Stacey Sklaver
Senior Notes Editor: Chelsea Sizemore
Notes Editor: Alissa Dutrow
Notes Editor: Emily Harp
Notes Editor: Matthew Long
Senior Research Editor: Paisly Bender
Research Editor: Robyn Burrows
Research Editor: Joshua Chamberlain
Research Editor: Meredith Schramm-Strosser

14th Annual Symposium on Antitrust

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The George Mason Law Review, together with Navigant Economics and O’Melveny & Myers LLP, presented the 14th Annual Symposium on Antitrust Law on February 9, 2011 at the Willard InterContinental in Washington, D.C. The Law Review thanks all of our speakers and participants for a successful and enjoyable event. For more information about the event and the speakers, please visit our Symposium Web page. Below are some photos from the event.

Below, from left to right: Bret Lee (Managing Editor 2010-2011), Geoffrey B. Fehling (Editor-in-Chief, 2010-2011), Isaac Post (Symposium Editor, 2010-2011), and Anthony D. Peluso (Executive Editor, 2010-2011)

Below, Keynote Address delivered by J. Thomas Rosch:

Below, from left to right: Isaac Post (Symposium Editor, 2010-2011), FTC Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch, and Geoffrey B. Fehling (Editor-in-Chief, 2010-2011)

Below, Panel One: “The Impact of the 2010 Horizontal Merger Guidelines on the Litigation of Merger Cases”

Below, Panel Two: “Current Trends in Criminal Cartel Enforcement”

Congratulations to Members Chosen for Publication

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The George Mason Law Review is proud to congratulate the following student authors who have been selected for publication in the Law Review:

Sean Clerget – Timing is of the Essence: Reviving the Neutral Law of General Applicability Standard and Applying it to Restrictions Against Religious Face Coverings Worn While Testifying in Court (2011 Adrian S. Fisher Award, Best Student Note or Comment)
James Kim - For a Good Cause: Reforming the Good Cause Exception to Notice and Comment Rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act
Chelsea A. Sizemore – Enforcing Islamic Mahr Agreements: The American Judge’s Interpretational Dilemma
Lora E. Barnhart – Citizens United v. Central Hudson: A Rationale for Simplifying and Clarifying the First Amendment’s Protections for Non-Political Advertisements
Robyn Burrows – Judicial Confusion and the Digital Drug Dog Sniff: Pragmatic Solutions Permitting Warrantless Hashing of Known Illegal Files
Paisly Bender - Exposing the Hidden Penalties of Pleading Guilty: A Revision of the Collateral Consequences Rule
Matthew McGuire - (Mis)Understanding “Undue Discrimination:” FERC’s Attempt to Encourage Transmission Infrastructure Investment by Protecting Independent Transmission Companies
Mark F. DiGiovanni - Weeding Out a New Theory of Insider Trading Liability and Cultivating an Heirloom Variety: A Proposed Response to SEC v. Dorozhko
Carly Humphrey – Keep Recording: Why On-Duty Police Officers Do Not Have a Protected Expectation of Privacy Under Maryland’s State Wiretap Act
Genevieve McCarthy – A Short-lived Benchmark: How the Supreme Court Deviated from Brown v. Board Long Before Parents Involved