June 17, 2026 In a sign of the times, Union Pacific Railroad Chairman Jim Vena visited President Trump in the Oval Office to receive a blessing after announcing Union Pacific’s historic agreement with Norfolk Southern Railway to combine and create the nation’s first transcontinental railroad. The visit was followed by Union Pacific donating several million
March 5, 2025
Professor Michael Donnella, Director of Temple Law’s Center for Compliance & Ethics, discusses the President’s “pause” on FCPA enforcement and the legal & ethical questions that arise.
February 28, 2025
Professor Michael Donnella, Director of Temple Law’s Center for Compliance & Ethics, discusses the President’s “pause” on FCPA enforcement and the legal & ethical questions that arise.
August 26, 2024
At the start of every academic year, the editors of The Temple 10-Q share some tips for new law students on how to handle their first year of school. The advice has a somewhat business-law slant but applies to all 1Ls. It has two parts: schoolwork and personal/social advice. Part I (schoolwork) can be found here.
August 21, 2024
At the start of every academic year, the editors of The Temple 10-Q share some tips for new law students on how to handle their first year of school. The advice has a somewhat business-law slant but applies to all 1Ls. It has two parts: schoolwork and personal/social advice.
June 10, 2024
This is the second of two lists of “do’s and “don’ts” for those newly entering a legal practice environment—or those who employ them. Part 1 covered some tips about the work. As we view COVID through the rear-view mirror, we are reminded that law is usually practiced with other people, and so you need to be mindful of various social issues that may crop up.
May 29, 2024
For the last several years, at the end of the school year, the faculty editors of The Temple 10-Q have offered tips for those starting new jobs (here and here), chiefly for rising 3Ls taking summer jobs but, we believe, good for anyone embarking on a new career as a lawyer. Times have changed—we’ve lived (barely) through COVID—but the need for sage advice has not. Thus, we present an updated version of our random advice for those who are about to be employed, in two parts. This week, we talk about the work; next week, we will talk about socializing.
March 5, 2024
Temple Law Professor Jonathan C. Lipson discusses the Third Circuit’s decision in the FTX bankruptcy, ordering an independent examiner to investigate various issues at FTX, including potential conflicts of interest with Sullivan & Cromwell.
December 4, 2023
On November 14, 2023, Temple Law School hosted a Live Online Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Program, “The Economics of Immigration: How Current Law Does Not Meet the Reality of Modern Business in the U.S.,” led by Jonathan Grode (LAW ’08), U.S. Practice Director of Green and Spiegel, LLP. Grode highlighted the disconnect between modern US immigration law and America’s evolving economic needs across various industries. US immigration law is an issue that, despite demographic necessity and a few abortive reform attempts, has been largely overlooked by successive administrations. Professor Grode offered potential solutions for building more effective, rational immigration laws based on micro- and macro-economic factors.
October 31, 2023
Professor Tom Lin delivers the Friel-Scanlan lecture to Temple Law community entitled “A New Corporate Overstory.” Professor Lin was awarded this honor in recognition for outstanding faculty scholarship.