Miles Gray and Ethan Swift, both L’24, are this year’s Edwin R. Keedy Cup winners of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s annual internal moot court competition. Mr. Gray and Mr. Swift argued for the respondents in the competition’s case, SEC v. Jarkesy, and were awarded Best Brief. Mr. Gray was also named Best Oralist.

“The Keedy Cup was an incredible opportunity,” said Mr. Gray. “Over several months, I learned to write a better brief, give a better argument, and—above all—work on a very fun team. I am very grateful to the judges, the moot court board, Professor [and mentor Gayle] Gowen, and everyone else at Penn who helped run the competition.”

Mr. Swift called the Keedy Cup “one of the highlights” of his time at Penn Carey Law, specifically praising the collegial, cooperative atmosphere of the school.

“Briefing a legal issue and then defending that position before an auditorium of your professors and peers was a daunting task,” Mr. Swift said. “However, I feel incredibly fortunate that I was able to build on all I’ve learnt throughout law school—every cold call (successful or disastrous) as well as the foundational lessons I picked up in Legal Practice Skills helped make me a better advocate.”