This week on the Temple 10-Q&A podcast, 10-Q contributors Jackie Dansak and Victor Ficarra sat down with Temple Law Professor Ken Jacobsen to gain insight into sports law practice. Through planning, patience, and persistence, Prof. Jacobsen offers students and practitioners interested in sports law a path toward doing so. Interviewer(s): Jackie Dansak (LAW ’23) Victor
February 2, 2024
For the fourth time in five years, Temple Law has reigned supreme at the ABA’s Law Student Tax Challenge, thanks to outstanding performances by Victor Ficarra (LAW ’24) and Natalie Romano-Nuesch (LAW ’24).
October 11, 2023 (last updated)
Presenting The Temple 10-Q’s “AI Resources for Business Lawyers” page to aid business lawyers and students in staying abreast of AI developments. Recognizing the expansive, fast-moving nature of AI, this resource will contain valuable links for business law practitioners and students. The content is sourced frequently from Temple’s business law community; features categories including Antitrust, Contracts, Employment, Corporate Governance, IP, Consumer Protection, Tax, and AI for Lawyers; and will be regularly updated. (Send us AI business law article tips!) This initiative complements the regular business law content published by The Temple 10-Q.
July 26, 2023
Hannah Travaglini (LAW ’21) of Montgomery McCracken outlines the newly introduced tax regulations and deductions for the New Jersey cannabis industry.
July 11, 2023
Diane Bettino (BA ’86) and Samantha Chugh of Reed Smith co-authored a client alert discussing the Third Circuit’s adoption of the ‘reasonable reader’ standard for credit reports in Fair Credit Reporting Act claims in Marissa Bibbs v. Trans Union LLC.
June 22, 2023
John Grugan (LAW ’98) and Kathryn Boyle (LAW ’21) of Ballard Spahr co-authored an article with David Axelrod discussing the SEC’s adoption of new rules requiring publicly traded companies to “claw back” incentive-based executive compensation based on materially misreported financials regardless of whether the restatement was caused by misconduct.
May 30, 2023
Emerging brands face many choices and obstacles as they get up and running, but making the right choices can ensure smoother growth and dispute resolution. Craig Tractenberg suggests that emerging brands choose LLC formation for its flexibility in capital rights, structure, and tax treatment. Regardless, the legal structure needs to address investors’ needs for returns and a voice in the company as well as allow for growth. Emerging brands should also be sure to shop for money carefully, as SBA financing, crowdfunding, and traditional bank financing all have their own pros and cons. Lastly, to avoid unnecessary disputes, they should get in the habit of documenting everything and relying on the right professionals—whether accountants or lawyers—who can save them money (and sanity).
William J. Marx discusses nine key areas of focus for DOL plan fiduciary investigations that may affect plan service providers, trustees, and plan administrators.
Carl Hittinger discusses recent antitrust litigation in a price-fixing class action suit against universities, and finds that the Sherman Act is broad, and its exemptions narrow, such that it applies similarly in the educational as in the business setting.
Sonya Bishop (LAW ’18) of Baker & McKenzie co-authored an article with Ethan Kroll, Stewart Lipeles, and Julia Skubis Weber discussing the need for change in federal money laundering laws criminalizing tax practitioners from representing marijuana enterprises that operate legally under state law.