October 7, 2026 It’s that time of year again for Temple Law’s Introduction to Transactional Skills (ITS), an innovative three-week experiential course in which our first-year law students have the opportunity to focus on interviewing, negotiating, drafting, and problem solving in a business setting. Half of the students represent Emeril Starr, a chef who is
September 30, 2026 Intellectual property has become a valuable corporate asset in the modern economy. For technology companies, value frequently resides in software and patents. For media companies, value is embedded in content. For consumer brands, trademarks and goodwill drive market differentiation. Digital technology has fundamentally changed the threat landscape. Copying is instantaneous, distribution is
September 23, 2026 How can you tell where someone is “from”? Historically, an individual’s national identity was singular, starting with formal nationality. One’s national center of gravity was readily determinable. Not so today. Determining one’s primary national identification is no longer an easy thing in many cases. This is consequentially enabled by the growing acceptance
September 16, 2026 The tokenization of financial instruments—the digital representation of traditional assets through tokens issued on distributed ledger technologies (DLT) such as blockchain—marks a transformative shift in capital markets. By enabling fractional ownership, near-instantaneous settlement, and global transferability, tokenization promises enhanced efficiency, liquidity, and financial inclusion. Yet it simultaneously presents profound legal and regulatory
On this episode of the Temple 10-Q&A, Editor Marco Ricci (LAW’2026) sat down with Matt Brinker (LAW’12), Partner and Chair of the Corporate and Business Group at Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC (RCCB). Brinker discusses his path from Temple Law to corporate practice, his experience building a career in mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, financing,
September 2, 2026 At the start of every academic year, the editors of The Temple 10-Q share tips for new law students on how to approach their first year of law school. The two-part series contains advice that applies to all 1Ls. This is the second part of this series—you can read Part 1 here.
August 27, 2026 At the start of every academic year, the editors of The Temple 10-Q share tips for new law students to approach their first year of law school. The two-part series contains advice that applies to all 1Ls.
August 12, 2026 Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a tool used by many in daily life. From grocery shopping lists, to work out plans and meeting note summaries—the possibilities of what AI can create for its users seem endless. The legal profession has followed suit. Lawyers are using AI to quickly summarize a factual scenario,
August 5, 2026 Ten years ago, I got a call that changed my life. Congress had just enacted the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act—PROMESA, or “promise” in Spanish—Congress’s response to Puerto Rico’s dire economic crisis. PROMESA created a seven-person oversight board with the power to restructure Puerto Rico’s $74 billion of debt
In a recent article, Professor Tom C.W. Lin examines the impact and risks posed by AI on market misinformation and misconduct. Misinformation, Manipulation, and Financial Deepfakes Since markets have existed, there have been attempts to manipulate them. AI is but the latest and arguably most consequential means for bad actors to engage in market manipulation