Olivia Buckner, Colin Pelletier, Grace Craft and Camille Weindorf standing in front of building
Supreme Unukegwo, Elisa Lara, Myles Solomon, Vernesha Brown and Porter Tynes standing in front of door
Grant Hester and Miller McGee sitting at a table
Grant Hester, Sean W. O'Halloran and Julia M. Krzeminski standing outside


Since its founding in 2008, the Negotiation Advocacy Team has represented UGA in negotiation competitions at the regional, national and international levels. Members participate in simulated negotiations, using their skills to make deals and to resolve disputes.

 

2026-2027 Team

Grant Hester, Executive Chair
Olivia Buckner, Vice Chair
Porter Tynes III, Competitions Chair
Stephanie Holterman, Training Chair
Elisa Lara, Recruitment Chair
Colin Pelletier, Recruitment
Vernesha Brown, Recruitment
Camille Weindorf, Recruitment
Brigman Moore, Communications & Marketing Chair
Mark Fromang, Social Chair
Miller McGee, Social Chair
Ryan Boileau

 

Coach

Noël Couch

 

Who Can Participate

Membership on the Negotiation Team is reserved for second- and third-year law students. Second-year students have the opportunity to try out for the Negotiation Team by competing in the Negotiation Intramural Tournament during the fall semester of their second year. 

 

Winning History

The School of Law's Negotiation teams have accumulated a long list of honors and awards, including: 

MIT AI Negotiation Competition
Individual First Place in Value Creation: 2025

Transatlantic Negotiation Competition
Quarterfinalists: 2025

Tulane International Fútbol Negotiation Competition
Semifinalists: 2024, 2026

Magnolia Cup
Semifinalists: 2023
First Runners-Up: 2023
Champions: 2019

Cardozo Invitational Negotiation on Entertainment, Media & Art Competition
Second Place: 2023

ABA National Negotiation Competition
Regional Co-Champions: 2019, 2021
Regional Finalists: 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017 
National Semifinalists: 2018
National Finalists: 2013

Robert R. Merhige, Jr. National Environmental Negotiation Competition
Quarterfinalists: 2026 
Champions: 2012
Semifinalists: 2010

Energy Law Negotiation Competition
First Place and Second Place: 2017

Tulane Professional Football Negotiation Competition
First Runners-Up: 2019

Duke Law Transactional Competition
Second Place: 2019, 2020

Transactional LawMeet
National Semifinalists: 2018
National Champions: 2010, 2017
Regional Finalists: 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018
Regional Semifinalists: 2012, 2013, 2014

Transactional LawMeet at Denver Law
Overall Runners-up: 2020

 

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