In our ongoing effort to keep readers apprised of developments in Temple’s business law community, we wanted to share some recent news and an upcoming event of interest. Running of the ITS Eleanor W. Myers, Emeritus Faculty, and Course Director reports on the 1L’s recent experience in the Introduction to Transactional Skills (ITS) course. 11
Dave Sykes (LAW ‘65) was an exceptional lawyer, leader, teacher, mentor, friend, motivator and visionary. As a pioneer in the field of bankruptcy law, Sykes was highly influential in making bankruptcy practice as pervasive and respected as it is today. In addition to his work as a partner at Duane Morris, Sykes helped to organize
September brought ILTACON 2015, the International Legal Technology Association’s 38th Annual educational conference. As the name suggests, ILTACON is dedicated to exploring the interaction of legal services and the technologies used to provide them. Increasingly, these technologies are focused on harnessing and deploying the legal service provider’s most valuable resource: knowledge. The boundaries of knowledge
Puerto Rico’s government has repeatedly issued bonds to finance government obligations and operations, and fund needed infrastructure improvements. Current estimates of the government’s total indebtedness run as high as $72 Billion. The Puerto Rico government has issued two different types of bonds. The first type, general obligation bonds, were issued by the Commonwealth government and
The so-called “ride sharing” service Uber has grown dramatically over the last few years. The company’s business model is actually quite simple: its smartphone-based app connects drivers offering rides and passengers seeking them, passengers pay mileage-based fees through credit cards that the company keeps on file, and Uber then takes a percentage of each fare
From negotiating the acquisition of a company to advising a start-up, the practice of a business lawyer is varied and interesting. General business practice involves advising businesses of all sizes on their rights and obligations, and more importantly, helping them with the legal aspects of meeting their strategic goals. Here are ten suggestions for those
The National Bankruptcy Archives (NBA) is a national repository of archival materials relating to the history of debtor-creditor relations, bankruptcy and the reorganization of debt. It was created in 2000 to serve as a valuable resource and research tool for scholars and lawyers. This article introduces you to its utility and some of its content.
The recent shake-up at United Airlines in the wake of the continuing travails involving the State of New Jersey and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) provides some sharp lessons and warnings for in-house counsel, compliance practitioners, and board audit committees. The head of United Airlines recently resigned in light of
Mass collection and storage of consumer information – including sensitive and personal information – is a fact of life in today’s marketplace. So are hacks and data breaches. In more than thirty states there are laws that require consumers to be notified of a data breach, and there are bills in both the Senate and
On Friday, May 15, Ajay Raju (TEMPLE ’92; LAW ’96), Executive Chairman and CEO of Dilworth Paxson, LLP, and Christopher Wink (CLA ’08), co-founder of Technical.ly, met for a wide-ranging conversation about technology and innovation in Philadelphia. Jonathan Lipson, the Harold E. Kohn Chair and Professor of Law at the Temple University Beasley School of Law,