Temple Law students Max Rauchut (3L), Jake Rosenn (2L), and Mark Faverzani (1L) exceeded expectations this November when they made it to the final round of the inaugural Villanova Law Hockey Negotiation Competition. The trio lost to Pace University in the final negotiation, capping off an impressive performance considering it was a team of first timers assembled a few days before the tournament took place. The first round featured Max and Mark up against the Pace team that they would go on to face again in the finals. The negotiation centered around an arena naming rights extension between Monumental Sports & Entertainment (“MSE”), the owners of the Washington Capitals sports complex, and Capital One, the arena’s current namesake. Max and Mark represented MSE. Both sides were interested extending their extremely synergistic partnership, so the negotiation came down to the specifics of the deal. Thankfully, the duo was able to come away with an extension that hit all of their pre-negotiation goals. In the second round, Max and Jake negotiated a contract extension with the Florida …