Recent graduate Varty Defterderian ’10 was one of five category winners in the inaugural Virtual Worlds Legal Writing Competition, sponsored by Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman. Defterderian won $500 for the best paper in the Agreements & Policies for Virtual Worlds category for her entry, “Freedom of Virtual Speech.” The competition was open to law students interested in how emerging, powerful technologies are provoking novel legal issues for users and businesses. Judges selected a best paper in each category, including a best overall paper, with the winners picked by Pillsbury lawyers based on originality of thought, persuasiveness of argument, and overall writing quality.