To “B” or Not To “B” a Benefit Corporation
September 13, 2024
Matt Devine (LAW ’16) co-authors a piece discussing why many early-stage entrepreneurs find incorporating as benefit corporations advantageous to their business and brand.
10-Q’s Advice to First-Year Law Students, Part II (2024-25)
August 26, 2024
At the start of every academic year, the editors of The Temple 10-Q share some tips for new law students on how to handle their first year of school. The advice has a somewhat business-law slant but applies to all 1Ls. It has two parts: schoolwork and personal/social advice. Part I (schoolwork) can be found here.
10-Q’s Advice to First-Year Law Students, Part I (2024-25)
August 21, 2024
At the start of every academic year, the editors of The Temple 10-Q share some tips for new law students on how to handle their first year of school. The advice has a somewhat business-law slant but applies to all 1Ls. It has two parts: schoolwork and personal/social advice.
Historic Jury Verdict Finds Google Monopolized Google Play Store and Google Play Billing
August 5, 2024
Forrest Lovett (LAW ’19) co-authored an article discussing the unanimous jury verdict in Epic v. Google that Google unlawfully maintained a monopoly over its Google Play Store and Google Play Billing.
Four Top 2023 Philadelphia Commerce Court Opinions
July 26, 2024
The Philadelphia commerce court, dedicated in part to creating an equitable and consistent body of commercial law, issued some 24 decisions last year. This article highlights four of the most consequential: In Ambox v. Pocklington, the court upheld judicial privilege to dismiss a retaliatory lawsuit. In LL Capital Partners v. Tambur, the court denied a stay request due to lack of concrete evidence of a criminal investigation. Apex Realty v. Elverta addressed the rights of junior creditors in sheriff’s sales, and Skw-B Acquisitions v. Stobba Residential saw the rare appointment of a receiver to manage mismanaged commercial property.
What Rescheduling Could Mean For Cannabis Bankruptcies
July 15, 2024
Duane Morris’ Lawrence J. Kotler, Seth A. Goldberg (LAW ‘99) and Ryan Spengler discuss the effect rescheduling cannabis might have on cannabis company bankruptcies.
Supreme Court Blocks the Misuse of Bankruptcy Code in Purdue Pharma Case, Delaying Relief for Opioid Victims
July 3, 2024
Douglas Sasso (LAW ’26) recaps the Supreme Court’s Harrington v. Purdue Pharma, L.P., discusses the Bankruptcy Code and the case’s impact to victims of the opioid crisis.
Courts Issuing Increasing Number of Distressed Real Estate Decisions
July 1, 2024
Though interest rates may have peaked, #FaegreDrinker’s Joseph N. Argentina Jr. (LAW ’09) and Andrew C. Kassner continue to expect a large volume of distressed real estate debtors to utilize the bankruptcy system over the next several years. Two recent decisions demonstrate the state of distressed real estate bankruptcies. Both pit the rights of real estate lenders against the proceeds of collateral other than the real estate itself.
Too big to fail – Spring semester business law students learned how the rise and fall of railroads pioneered a path to deal with large-scale corporate bankruptcies
June 17, 2024
Douglas Sasso (LAW ’26) shares a spotlight on a Spring 2024 Current Topics in Business Law course which covered the influence railroads had on the development of the American legal system. Focusing on the Penn Central bankruptcy, the course offered students a chance to study what was once the largest merger and bankruptcy in history and its affect on legal, regulatory, and economic systems.
10-Q Summer/New Job Advice – Summer 2024 Update [PART 2]
June 10, 2024
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. As we view COVID through the rear-view mirror, we are reminded that law is usually practiced with other people, and so you need to be mindful of various social issues that may crop up.