2024 | The Closer
Set for January 2024, this high-stakes invitational offers an elite contest culminating with the awarding of $10,000 in cash prizes and bragging rights as the top Closers.
Consistent with the unique format of the competition, the complex business transaction to be negotiated by the students will not be revealed until competitors arrive in Waco, a mere 24 hours before the opening rounds. The competition will challenge students in four rigorous preliminary negotiation rounds. The top four competitors will advance to the final rounds on Sunday, January 14.
In addition to the competition’s high-pressure environment, The Closer also offers participants the unique opportunity to refine their skills and receive valuable feedback from accomplished practicing lawyers throughout the event.
With each law school limited to one student entrant, invitations are extended to those schools that have excelled in prior transactional law competitions or otherwise distinguished themselves in transactional legal training.
2024 Competitors:
The fourteen schools and students participating in the 2024 The Closer are:
- Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School – Jenner Berryhill
- Charleston School of Law – Matthew Decker
- Emory University School of Law – Morgan Lawson
- Indiana University Maurer School of Law – Hussain Habib
- Ohio State University Moritz College of Law – Alexandra Goss
- Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law – Ryan Shellooe
- University of Denver Sturm College of Law – John Siragusa
- University of Houston Law Center – Christopher Cabrera
- University of Kansas School of Law – Abbey Brower
- University of Mississippi School of Law - Hayden Park
- University of Missouri - Kansas City Law School – Matthew Rhoads
- University of Oregon School of Law – Clark Barlowe
- University of San Diego School of Law – Samantha Casey
- University of Tennessee College of Law - Kevin Escalona
For more information about the competition, contact Professor Elizabeth Miller.
The Closer is generously underwritten by the Kim and Bill Shaddock Fund for Business and Entrepreneurial Initiatives at Baylor Law.
