IIT Chicago-Kent names its 2015 Niagara International Moot Court Competition team

Third-year students Maureen Bitonio, Lindon Bluth, Jenna Holtz and Blake Kocian will represent IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law in the Niagara International Moot Court Competition. The tournament, sponsored by the Canada–United States Law Institute, will be held February 21 and 22 in Washington, D.C.

Teams from law schools in the U.S. and Canada will address a hypothetical dispute affecting the bi-lateral relationship before the International Court of Justice.

Team member Maureen Bitonio graduated magna cum laude from San Francisco State University with a degree in political science. Teammate Lindon Bluth graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in Latin American studies. Teammate Jenna Holtz graduated with honors with a degree in political science from the University of Iowa. Teammate Brian Kocian earned a degree in economics at Saint Louis University.

Founded in 1888, IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law is the law school of Illinois Institute of Technology, also known as Illinois Tech, a private, technology-focused, research university offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in engineering, science, architecture, business, design, human sciences, applied technology, and law. IIT Chicago-Kent offers J.D. and LL.M. programs in international and comparative law.