Do All Lawyers Remain Somewhat Suspect?
Temple Law Professor, Harwell Wells, examines the role corporate lawyers should play in public life.
Temple Students Publish Studies of Business Law in China
The 10-Q has recently published several articles about doing business in China. Temple Law Professor Tarrant Mahony discussed the passage of a new foreign investment law in China. Temple Law Professor Mo Zhang discussed his forthcoming paper in the San Diego International Law Journal regarding the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in China. Temple Law
Supreme Court: Classwide Arbitration Requires Explicit Consent
On April 24, 2019, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Lamps Plus, Inc., et. al. v. Varela, No 17-988. In a 5-4 opinion, the Court held that an ambiguous agreement cannot provide the requisite contractual basis to support a finding that the parties agreed to submit a dispute to class arbitration.
Blowing the Whistle: A Primer on the False Claims Act
This article is the first in a series of four primers on the key legal regimes incentivizing and protecting whistleblowers who report fraud: the False Claims Act (FCA) and the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whistleblower programs.
Regulating Cell-Cultured Meat: A Battle of the Agencies
Cell-cultured meat shows promise as a sustainable option for feeding a burgeoning world population, but regulatory turf wars threaten to hold up its progress.
Tattletale: Supply Chain Investigations and the Attorney-Client Privilege
Sue Maslow discusses supply chain investigations and enhanced compliance procedures to combat forced labor.
10-Q Random Summer/New Job Advice – Summer 2019 Update [PART 2]
In Part 2 of its 2019 Summer job advice, Temple 10-Q reminds aspiring lawyers that they are also adults—so act like it
10-Q Random Summer/New Job Advice – Summer 2019 Update [PART 1]
Advice from the Editors of The 10-Q for professional conduct in a law firm environment.
The New Corporate Social Activism
Temple Law Professor Tom C.W. Lin explores the rise of corporate social activism as a channel for advocacy on some of the most pressing social issues of our time.
China Passes Landmark New Foreign Investment Law
Professor Tarrant Mahony discusses the recent passage of the “Foreign Investment Law of the People’s Republic of China” (the “FIL”). The FIL consolidates many recent changes to China’s foreign investment regime, allows for the establishment of foreign investment projects without prior government approval, and addresses issues of intellectual property rights protection and forced technology transfer.