The Temple 10-Q

ALBA and UNASUR: Back to the Future?

by Rafael Porrata-Doria, Jr. (Professor of Law)

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

by Jonathan C. Lipson (Temple Harold E. Kohn Chair Professor of Law)

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

by Carl W. Hittinger (LAW ’79, B.A. ’76) and Tyson Y. Herrold

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.

Tax Law in Philadelphia: Spring 2023 Careers in Tax Panel

by Josh Meyerson (LAW ’24)

Temple’s Tax & Bankruptcy Law Society hosted a panel of four prior Temple Law students who currently work in different capacities in tax law, who discussed their experiences working as tax practitioners in the field.

A Home Run in Their Debut, Temple Sports Law Emerges Victorious

by Victor Ficarra (LAW ’24)

Temple Law sent two teams of students to Villanova Law’s first-ever baseball arbitration negotiation competition. Both teams made it to the second day of negotiations, and Temple Law won the entire competition.

Will Pay Transparency Laws Level the Playing Field?

by Janice Sued Agresti (’17), Elena K. Hillman and Jake Rubinstein

Despite the narrowing of the gender pay gap since the signing of the Equal Pay Act of 1963, women, and particularly women of color, continue to be paid less than their male counterparts. Temple law alumnus Janice Sued Agresti (LAW ’17), along with her colleagues, highlights several jurisdictions that have passed pay equity and pay transparency laws in an effort to reduce or eliminate this gap.

International Bribery Persists – Confusion About the Law Does Not

by Michael Donnella (Temple Law Professor)

Professor Donnella of the Temple Law Center for Compliance and Ethics explores why repeat offenders of anti-bribery laws continually find themselves on the wrong side of the law—hint, they are not just confused.

Melissa Pang’s Path from Temple Law to the Cutting Edge of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives

by Therese Gildea (LAW ‘23)

Legal administrative staff are often left behind in the DE&I conversation, but Temple Law alumnus Melissa Pang (LAW ’13) has plans to change that as Manager of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Ballard Spahr LLP.

Closing the Gate: House Adopts ENABLERS Act Amendment to 2023 NDAA

by James Mangiaracina (LAW ’20)

James Mangiaracina (’20) of Ballard Spahr describes the new amendment to the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”) which includes a version of the “Establishing New Authorities for Business Laundering and Enabling Risks to Security Act.”

The Role of DOJ in Tax Enforcement: Fall 2022 Fogel Lecture

by Josh Meyerson (LAW ’24)

On October 11, 2022, Caroline D. Ciraolo, former Acting Assistant Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Tax Division and current Partner at Kostelanetz & Fink, delivered this year’s Fogel Lecture at Temple Law School, titled “Enforcing the Nation’s Tax Laws Fully, Fairly, and Consistently: The Role of DOJ in Tax Enforcement.” Ms. Ciraolo’s presentation centered around the history of the Department of Justice, in addition to the history, structure, and operations of its Tax Division.