Courts Issuing Increasing Number of Distressed Real Estate Decisions

by

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

by

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]

by

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.

10-Q Summer/New Job Advice – Summer 2024 Update [PART 1]

by

May 29, 2024
For the last several years, at the end of the school year, the faculty editors of The Temple 10-Q have offered 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 (barely) through COVID—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.

Should Student-Athletes Be Considered Employees? An Answer Will Come Soon in Johnson v. NCAA

by

May 28, 2024
Victor Ficarra, a third-year law student at Temple Law, examines the road to Johnson v. NCAA and how the 3rd Circuit may rule on this appeal. He explores how the NCAA has fared in recent federal court cases and what other decisions may implicate the 3rd Circuit’s decision

10Q&A Episode 19: An Interview with Matt Devine, Business Law and a Love for Entrepreneurship

by

This week on the Temple 10-Q&A podcast, Editors Abena Ampofo (LAW ’25) and Victor Ficarra (LAW ’24) sat down with Matthew Devine (LAW ’16). Matt is an attorney with Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC and an adjunct professor here at the Temple University Beasley School of Law where he teaches Lawyering for Entrepreneurship. On this episode, Matt talks about growing up in