DOL Retirement Plan Investigations: Nine Key Areas
William J. Marx discusses nine key areas of focus for DOL plan fiduciary investigations that may affect plan service providers, trustees, and plan administrators.
We Are Under Attack!!!
When the unthinkable happens and your business is hacked, how do you mitigate the risk? Professor Jonathan Broder has some tips to respond and enhance cybersecurity in the workplace.
Federal Court Allows Price-Fixing Class Action to Proceed Against Universities
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.
Getting into the Weed(s): Representing Marijuana Businesses in Tax Matters
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.
Panicked About What to Take Next Semester? The 10-Q is Here to Help!
The Temple 10-Q hosted a panel for 1Ls interested in business law. Both professors and student panelists shared their tips for making the most out of your law school curriculum while preparing for success in the workforce.
Tax Quarterly: The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Hears Oral Argument in Zilka v. Tax Review Board City of Philadelphia
On March 7, 2023, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania heard oral argument in Zilka v. Tax Review Board City of Philadelphia. The case brings to the limelight several constitutional and tax policy issues pervading interstate taxation at the state and local levels.
Startups & Entrepreneurs: Options and Strategies for Funding Your Startup or Growth Company
A key aspect to a successful startup is identifying and acquiring the right kind of funding. The first step in determining what type of funding is right for your startup is understanding what kinds of funding are available. This article looks at 4 kinds of funding— bootstrapping, convertible security financings, equity financing, and crowdsourcing—and breaks down the pros and cons of each, so entrepreneurs can make the right decision for their startup or growth company.
ALBA and UNASUR: Back to the Future?
Professor Rafael Porrata-Doria’s article ALBA and UNASUR: Back to the Future?, originally published in the Santa Clara Journal of International Law in May of 2022, discusses efforts at creating a unified Latin American region through the lens of different regional trade integration attempts. It briefly examines MERCOSUR and the Andean Group and how these two efforts failed to achieve promises made under the free trade model of the Washington Consensus. It then analyzes another effort, ALBA, tracing its history, development, organizational structure, and institutions and illustrating ALBA’s failure to achieve its goals. It next examines UNASUR, tracing its origins, mission, organizational structure, institutions, and specialized councils. Finally, Professor Porrata-Doria addresses how the failures of both ALBA and UNASUR to achieve their goals or even survive underscores several important lessons for economic integration organizations.
The Third Circuit’s New One-Step: Good Faith as Purpose in LTL
Temple Law Professor Jonathan C. Lipson details Third Circuit’s LTL decision indicating shifting policy goals of chapter 11, and what this means for future and controversial cases (full article link).
Baseball’s Antitrust Exemption Marks Its 100th Anniversary with a New Challenge
Carl Hittinger (LAW ’79, BA ’76) of BakerHostetler co-authored an article with Tyson Herrold discussing the history of baseball’s antitrust exemption and whether this judicially ordained exemption may be overturned by the current Supreme Court.