Corporations and Social Activism
Professor Tom Lin discusses his new book, The Capitalist and the Activist, detailing the role that corporations play in social activism and how it has changed over time.
LeClairRyan Bankruptcy Highlights Pass-Through Tax Issue
Hannah Travaglini (LAW ’21) of Montgomery McCracken co-authored an article with Edward Schnitzer discussing the recent court decision in the LeClairRyan bankruptcy and, more broadly, the tax ramifications of different corporate entity structures during bankruptcy.
Vertical Forum Shopping in Bankruptcy
Professor Jonathan Lipson discusses the emerging issue of vertical forum shopping in chapter 11 bankruptcy cases.
10-Q Summer/New Job Advice – Summer 2022 Update [PART 2]
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. The list below recognizes that law is usually practiced with other people (but see COVID-19), and so you need to be mindful of various social issues that may crop up.
Is Government Better at Corporate Reform Than Corporations?
Professor Donnella discusses the role of corporations in reforming their internal compliance and ethical guidelines
10-Q Summer/New Job Advice – Summer 2022 Update [PART 1]
For the last several years, at the end of the school year, the editors of The 10-Q have offered a variety of 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 with COVID for over two years—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.
Delaware Set to Expand Exculpation to Certain Officers of Corporations
The Delaware General Assembly is set to consider amendments to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (DGCL), already approved by the Corporation Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association, to, among other things, allow Delaware corporations to adopt exculpation clauses limiting or eliminating the monetary liability of certain officers. The proposed amendment to Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL addresses a growing concern over officer liability, albeit by providing narrower exculpation than is available to directors.
Tax Need Not Be Taxing: Meet Philadelphia’s Tax Attorneys
IFA USA, the ABA Tax Section, and the Temple Tax & Bankruptcy Law Society brought four real world practitioners to speak to an audience of students about their experiences in tax law, the value of mentorship, and the varied opportunities available to students in the field.
Pope & Talbot and a Slippery Slope: Distributions of Partnership Equity
Robert M. Kane, Jr. examines Pope & Talbot and argues that the IRS inappropriately relied on that case in two rulings addressing the calculation of section 311 gain on distributions of partnership equity.
10-Q&A Episode 14: Lessons from the first year in practice
First-year attorneys and 10-Q alumni share what it’s like transitioning into practice as corporate attorney, judicial law clerk, and bankruptcy and restructuring associate. Interviewer: Nate Trager (LAW ’22; MBA ’22) Guests: Andrew LeDonne (LAW ’21), Associate at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP; Jonathan Shahar (LAW’21), Judicial Law Clerk, First Judicial District of Pennsylvania; and Michael