About ILC
Started in 2006, NYU’s National Immigration Law Competition (ILC) is the NYU Moot Court Board’s annual external moot court competition, open to teams from ABA-accredited law schools other than NYU Law. The ILC focuses on cutting-edge issues in the field of immigration law and is judged by panels of distinguished NYU alumni and legal practitioners from throughout New York. The final round is judged by federal appellate and district court judges.
2025 Competition
NYU School of Law hosted 28 student teams from nineteen different law schools across the country at the 20th Annual Immigration Law Competition from February 21st to February 23rd, 2025. The Final Argument was presided over by Hon. Anthony Johnstone of the Ninth Circuit, Hon. Nicole Berner of the Fourth Circuit, and Hon. Arun Subramanian of the Southern District of New York. This year’s competition was presented with support from our sponsor, aiLegal Law.
2025 Award-Winners
In Champions were Shree Balaji & Dan Cummins, representing the University of Virginia School of Law.
In Runners-Up were Drianna Dimatulac & Victoria Callier, representing the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
The Best Brief was awarded to Emily Gafcovich & Sharon Shenderovskiy, respresenting the University of Miami School of Law.
The Second Best Brief was awarded to Vanessa Belford & Cassidy Lang, representing New York Law School.
The Best Oral Advocate was awarded to Dan Cummins, representing the University of Virginia School of Law.
The Second Best Oral Advocate was awarded to Victoria Callier, representing the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.