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.
Making Tax Law Work: Improvisation and Forgotten Taxpayers in Partnership Tax
Professor Andrea Monroe explores the technical and cultural forces that have transformed substantive tax law for millions of taxpayers who struggle when filing their annual returns. Partnership tax offers a stark illustration of the fractures that have been caused by the normalization of complexity in tax law.
New Standard Contractual Clauses for Cross-Border Transfer of EU Personal Data Released
The European Commission has published updated versions of the standard contractual clauses for international transfers of personal data from the European Union (“EU”), enabling businesses to account for a variety of complex data transfers.
Conversation between Professor Jon Smollen and Michael Donnella, incoming Director and Professor of the Center for Compliance and Ethics
Professor Jon Smollen, founder of the Temple Law Center for Compliance and Ethics, asks Michael Donnella, the incoming Director of the center, about his experience and plans to expand compliance and ethics education at Temple Law.
Connecticut Enacts Legislation Authorizing Retail and Online Sports Betting, Online Casino Gaming, and DFS, Prepares for October 7 Launch
Zachery B. Roth discusses Connecticut’s bill legalizing retail and online sports betting, online casino gaming, and DFS, and how such a bill could upend and change the current gaming system in the state.
Denying Black Musicians Their Royalties Has a History Emerging Out of Slavery
Professors Olufunmilayo Arewa of Temple Beasley School of Law, and Matt Stahl of Western University examine racialized contracting and accounting in the recording industry. Their work traces the origins of industry-wide discriminatory practices back to the days when African American slaves were systematically oppressed, controlled, and denied their rights of ownership to any form of property, be it tangible or intangible.
EDPB Ruling Provides Takeaways for DPA Standard Contractual Clauses
The European Data Protections Board (EDPB) issued an opinion on the draft Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) for a controller-processor data processing agreement under Article 28 (Data Processing Agreements) submitted by the Lithuanian supervisory authority.
New York Court of Appeals Holds No Bankruptcy Preemption of Lender Tort Claims Against Related Third Parties
The State of New York Court of Appeals has held that claims against non-debtor related parties, based on their actions to aid or induce Chapter 11 debtors to breach contractual loan covenants, were not subject to preemption under federal bankruptcy law.