MAC Cup III
Fall 2025 - January 2026
The ABA M&A Committee National Invitational
Congratulations to the winners of MAC Cup III Open Rounds !
Tune-in next January to see which Quarterfinalists win the right to negotiate live for the MAC Cup in Laguana, California
The MAC Cup III (Elite 8) Quarterfinalists
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Brigham Young University
Jason Collyer and Erica Lovell
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McGill University
Julia Leb and Alan Bibawy
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Northeastern University
Adam Sherf and Rachel Kyriakides
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SMU Dedman School of Law
Arianna Polius and Daniel Mankarious
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Temple Beasley School of Law
Victoria Faria and An-nika Ismael
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University of Pennsylvania
Jose Lino and Polina Porotsky
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University of San Diego
Brian Buckley and Ye Jun Kim
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University of Toronto
Harley Hubbard and Matthew Graham
The MAC Cup III Quarterfinal Alternates
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Albany Law School
Haroon Hameed and Yukyung (Raina) Lee
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Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Jake Belmont and McKenna Madden
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University of California, Davis
Logan James and Amy Fullerton
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Yale Law School
Carla Melaco and Sam Haddad
MAC Cup III Best Drafting Award Winners
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Brooklyn Law School
Junlin Shi and Ziwei Wang
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Howard University
Shelby Griffith and Daijah Buggs
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University of Alabama
Bradley Cook and Shawn Dadlani
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University of San Diego
Brian Buckley and Ye Jun Kim
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Washington and Lee School of Law
Quan Nguyen and Ahmed Bhutto
Thank You to the MAC Cup III Sponsors
Presenting Sponsor - MAC Invitational Championship Cup
Scholarship Sponsor
Official MAC Cup III Bracket Sponsor
Official Digital Learning Platform
Official Digital Legal Research/Content Provider
Official Digital Negotiation Platform
Tournament Sponsors
Application Period Closed
Compete in the preeminent mock negotiation competition and gain real-world M&A experience!
Organized by the ABA Business Law Section M&A Committee
Get your sunscreen and sunglasses ready — the “Final Four” teams will win an expense-paid trip to Laguna Beach, California, to compete for the championship at the ABA M&A Committee’s annual meeting on January 29–30, 2026.*
Qualifying rounds began in the Fall of 2025
Open to JD Students at law schools in the US and Canada
* Structure and dates of competition subject to change at discretion of organizers
Prior MAC Cup Materials and FAQs
64 Teams From 47 Law Schools Are Competing in MAC Cup III
Albany Law School
Western Law School
Howard Law School
J. Reuben Clark, Brigham Young University
Baylor University
Washington University School of Law
Northeastern University
University of California, Berkeley
William & Mary Law School
Benjamin N. Cardozo, Yeshiva University
Northeastern University
Stetson Law School
Yale
Albany Law School Western Law School Howard Law School J. Reuben Clark, Brigham Young University Baylor University Washington University School of Law Northeastern University University of California, Berkeley William & Mary Law School Benjamin N. Cardozo, Yeshiva University Northeastern University Stetson Law School Yale
Georgetown University
Brooklyn Law School
Cornell University
Lewis & Clark
Harvard
Duke
Suffolk University Law School
Emory
Washington and Lee University
University of Houston Law Center
University of San Diego
Wake Forest School of Law
Georgetown University Brooklyn Law School Cornell University Lewis & Clark Harvard Duke Suffolk University Law School Emory Washington and Lee University University of Houston Law Center University of San Diego Wake Forest School of Law
University of Miami
McGill University
University of Minnesota
Notre Dame
University of Michigan
South Texas College of Law
University of Minnesota
Temple Beasley School of Law
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
University of Oklahoma
University of Alabama
University of Chicago
Fordham School of Law
University of Miami McGill University University of Minnesota Notre Dame University of Michigan South Texas College of Law University of Minnesota Temple Beasley School of Law Northwestern Pritzker School of Law University of Oklahoma University of Alabama University of Chicago Fordham School of Law
Toronto Metropolitan University
University of Detroit
Dedman School of Law, Southern Methodist University
University of Pennsylvania
University of Toronto
University of British Columbia
Stanford
University of California, Davis
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Oklahoma
University of Iowa
SMU Dedman School of Law
University of Florida
Toronto Metropolitan University University of Detroit Dedman School of Law, Southern Methodist University University of Pennsylvania University of Toronto University of British Columbia Stanford University of California, Davis University of California, Los Angeles University of Oklahoma University of Iowa SMU Dedman School of Law University of Florida
MAC Cup in the News
Business Law Today
Duke University Team Wins MAC Cup II M&A Negotiation Competition
MAC Cup II (2025) Champions:
Kiran Singh and Jimmy Scoville of the Duke University School of Law
MAC Cup II (2025) Best Individual Negotiator:
Kiran Singh of the Duke University School of Law
MAC Cup I (2024) Champions:
Nada Abousena and Grace Baer of the American University Washington College of Law
MAC CUP Subcommittee Leadership
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Glenn West
Subcommittee Co-Chair
gdwest@weil.com
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Mike O’Bryan
Immediate Past Chair, ABA M&A Committee and Subcommittee Co-Chair
MObryan@mofo.com
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Wilson Chu
Past Chair, ABA M&A Committee and Subcommittee Co-Chair
wchu@mwe.com
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Curtis Anderson
andersonc@law.byu.edu
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Thaddeus Chase
Techase@mwe.com
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Thomas Romer
tom@dexteritylegal.com
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Caroline Shinkle
cshinkle@cravath.com
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Sacha Jamal
sjamal@sidley.com
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Nathaniel Cartmell
ncartmell@maynardnexsen.com
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Crystal Park
crystal.park@gowlingwlg.com
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General Contact
TheMACCup@mwe.com