Over One Trillion in Infrastructure Spending – Where Does the Money Go?
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act allocates over $1T in funding to infrastructure projects, the largest infrastructure package in decades.
10-Q&A Episode 12: Prof. Jon Broder interviews Temple’s Board Chair, Mitchell Morgan, about his spectacular success and his vision for Temple
Mitch Morgan turned his humble beginnings, working while attending Temple for undergraduate and law school, to one of the largest real estate empires in the country. In this episode of the 10-Q&A, he talks with Temple Law’s Jon Broder about his early years, founding Morgan Properties, and why Temple is one of the best parts
New Climate and ESG Disclosures Are Likely: Are Federal Grant and Loan Recipients the Next Targets?
: Elizabeth Lange discusses the Biden Administration signaling potential for enhanced ESG disclosures, and how increased and broadened disclosures could affect the way companies do business with the federal government in the future.
Franchised Businesses Take Note: Biometric Privacy Laws and Liability
Modeled after the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, New York City’s biometric privacy law requires consumer establishments to post signs advising patrons of their rights.
10-Q&A Episode 11: Interview with Profs. Eleanor Myers and Andrea Monroe, the creator and steward of Temple’s innovative Introduction to Transactional Skills
On the tenth anniversary of Temple’s Introduction to Transactional Skills (ITS) program, Stephanie McCormick talks with the creator and current leader of this program to learn about successes, challenges, and why the program is just getting started. Interviewer: Stephanie McCormick (LAW ’23) Guests: Andrea MonroeProfessor of Law Eleanor MyersAssociate Professor of Law Emerita
President Biden’s Cybersecurity Executive Order Will Increase Compliance Obligations on the Private Sector
Companies providing information technology products and services to U.S. government agencies are now required to notify such agencies of cyber incidents and meet specific cybersecurity standards.
Climate Change Intensifying Damage from Severe Weather Events
When Tropical Depression Ida made landfall in August, the Philadelphia area experienced firsthand how climate change caused by human activity can worsen the destruction from severe weather events.
Business Ethics Versus Business Purpose
Temple Law’s Center for Compliance and Ethics’ Michael Donnella discusses the role ethics should play in business practice and how this understanding has shifted overtime.
10-Q&A Episode 10: Interview with Greg Seltzer (LAW ’03), Pioneer Behind Philly Music Fest and Ballard Spahr’s VC Practice
In the first episode of Fall 2021, Abygaelle Loubeau chats with Greg Seltzer (LAW ’03) about venture capital financing transactions and his nonprofit, Philly Music Fest. Interviewer: Abygaelle Loubeau (LAW ’23) Guest: Gregory L. Seltzer, Partner at Ballard Spahr, Creator and Executive Producer of Philly Music Fest
Third Circuit Clarifies What Makes a Contract “Executory” Under the Bankruptcy Code
: On May 21, 2021, the Third Circuit issued an opinion in the high-profile bankruptcy of The Weinstein Company, LLC (TWC) clarifying precisely what ingredients are needed to make a contract “executory” under § 365 of the Bankruptcy Code.