Wake Forest Law

Over the past couple of months, students participated in the 2025 Transactional Law Competition, a three-round experience that builds practical skills in drafting, redlining, and negotiation. Working as buyer and seller teams on a hypothetical business deal, students moved through the full process—from preparing an initial agreement to marking up the other side’s draft to sitting down for live negotiations.

The final negotiation round took place on Friday, November 14. Congratulations to all who competed, and special congratulations to this year’s winners:

Best Draft: Demetri Papahronis (1L), George Gristina (1L), Josh Benoist (1L), Cameron Knecht (1L), Colin Olson (1L), and Lexington Freeman (1L)
Honorable Mentions: Patrick Patangan (1L), Noah Jacobstein (1L), and Ian Iskra (1L)

Best Redline: Spencer Forstot (1L), Parker Quisling (1L), and Steven Tang (1L)
Honorable Mentions: Juan Reyes (1L), Sara Das (1L), and Katie Helsel (1L)

Best Negotiation: Abigail Emory (1L), Hayley Day (1L), Kat Golden (1L), Cameron Knecht, Colin Olson, and Lexington Freeman
Honorable Mentions: Ethan Thompson (1L), Jeremy Cazes (1L), Demetri Papahronis (1L), George Gristina (1L), and Josh Benoist (1L)

Best 1L Team & Best Overall: Spencer Forstot, Parker Quisling, and Steven Tang
Honorable Mentions: Cameron Knecht, Colin Olson, and Lexington Freeman

Students are pictured with Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs, Chris Martin.

Last Wednesday, Student Affairs led a group of students on a fall afternoon tour through Reynolda Gardens, followed by coffee and treats from Dough-Joe’s. Thank you to everyone who joined us for a great midweek reset!

The 54th Annual Edwin M. Stanley Moot Court Competition Final Arguments were held on Thursday, November 20, 2025, at the North Carolina Business Court in Worrell Professional Center.

This intramural competition, held in honor of the late Judge Edwin M. Stanley, brought together thirty-five students for multiple rounds on a hypothetical free-speech case. The final round also reunited last spring’s George K. Walker Moot Court champion, Sophie Liechty, and finalist, Isabelle Maule, for an exciting rematch.

The championship panel included The Honorable Justice Allison Riggs, The Honorable Judge Michael L. Robinson, and Professor Wilson Parker.

Congratulations to this year’s participating students and award recipients:

Champion: Sophie Liechty (2L)
Finalist: Isabelle Maule (2L)

Best Brief: Isabelle Maule
Runner-up, Best Brief: Hanna Yalew (2L)

Best Oralist: Caroline Morgan (2L)
Runner-up, Best Oralist: Jordyn Brown (2L)

Yesterday, students from Wake Forest Law`s International Program participated in our annual International Thanksgiving Potluck. The celebration honors the American tradition of Thanksgiving while students, faculty, and staff share their own cultural traditions and bring in dishes from around the world.

Thank you to everyone who participated!

On November 18-19, the Wake Forest Law Heirs’ Property Project hosted the Heirs’ Property Practitioners Network for its biennial meeting. More than 90 attorneys from across the country came together for two days of workshops exploring tools, policies, and innovative solutions that strengthen heirs` property work.

On October 23, Professor John H. Knox and Dr. David R. Boyd were honored with the prestigious 2025 Elisabeth Haub Award for Environmental Law and Diplomacy for their groundbreaking leadership as successive United Nations Special Rapporteurs on the human right to a healthy environment.

“John Knox and David Boyd are visionary leaders who laid the legal and moral groundwork for one of the most consequential developments in international environmental law: global recognition of the human right to a healthy environment,” said Horace E. Anderson, Jr., Dean of @haublawatpace and President of the Haub Award Jury. “Their work represents more than the contributions of two individuals; it symbolizes what can be achieved through sustained advocacy, diplomacy, and global cooperation.”

Learn more about the award and their work at the link in our bio.