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Beckley National Writing Competition, which is sponsored by the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association.\u00a0 Doug received a cash prize, and his paper, \u201cA Square Peg in a Round Hole:\u00a0 Why the Investment Company Act is a Poor Regulatory Fit for Hedge Funds,\u201d will be published in the <em>PIABA Law Journal<\/em> later this year or early next year.<\/p>\n<p>I encourage students to follow in Doug\u2019s footsteps and enter national writing competitions.\u00a0 Many competitions award cash prizes and give students publication opportunities.\u00a0\u00a0A link that contains information about student writing competitions is <a href=\"http:\/\/law.marquette.edu\/cgi-bin\/site.pl?2130&amp;pageID=3749\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations, Doug!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am pleased to announce that 3L Douglas Hoffer just won third place in the James E. 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