Nell Hennessy Moot Court Competition

The Ninth Annual Ellen A. (Nell) Hennessy Employee Benefits Moot Court Competition will be held March 6-7, 2026, at the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law, in Washington, D.C.

If you are with a law school moot court team and would like to sign up for the 2026 competition, please visit the CUA competition website at: https://www.law.edu/students/journals-and-moot-court/moot-court/moot-court-competitions/Nell-Hennessy-Competition.html. If you would like to sign up to be either a brief judge and/or an oral argument judge for the 2026 competition, please email competition co-chairs Jonathan Rose at Jonathan.rose@us.dlapiper.com or Erin Riley at eriley@kellerrohrback.com.

Named in memory of Nell Hennessy—a fearless advocate for the rights of employee benefit plan participants and retirees—this unique competition promotes and recognizes the finest oral and written advocacy on critical issues in employee benefits appellate litigation.

Thank you to our 2025 Sponsors:

• LexisNexis
  First-Place Team Sponsor and Saturday Awards Ceremony Sponsor
• DLA Piper LLP (US)
  Platinum Sponsor
• Keller Rohrback L.L.P.
  Platinum Sponsor
• Palmeri & Eisenberg
  Breakfast, Lunch, and Refreshments Sponsor
• Catherine A. Boozman and Howard Shapiro
  Bronze Sponsors
• Boutwell Fay LLP
  Bronze Sponsors