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Global Mergers and Acquisitions Rebound in 2024

By: Lindsey Ling, Class of 2026 Background During 2023, global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity fell to its lowest level in over a...

Feb 2, 20243 min read

The Not-So-Transparent Implications of the Corporate Transparency Act

By: Brett Mastrangelo, Class of 2026 Background The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”)[1], enacted by Congress in 2021 as part of the...

Nov 12, 20234 min read

The ‘King of Crypto’ Has Lost His Throne: Sam Bankman-Fried and the Collapse of FTX

By Julia Tuck, Class of 2025 In a 2021 advertisement, Super Bowl champion Tom Brady and his then-wife Gisele Bundchen touted the endless...

Nov 2, 20235 min read

New Dog, Old Tricks: Direct Listings and Section 11 Liability

By: Carlos E. Juarez, Class of 2025 On June 1, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States resolved a matter of first impression when...

Oct 24, 20235 min read

Creating Precedent: Generative AI Litigation Theories of Liability

By: Jack Mansur, Class of 2025 Background Artificial intelligence (“AI”) describes how computers perform tasks generally viewed as...

Sep 19, 20234 min read

To Arbitrate or Not To Arbitrate: How Courts Deal with Arbitration Clauses

By: Julia Tuck, Class of 2025 Background Most people have unknowingly agreed to an arbitration clause at some point in their lives....

Apr 10, 20233 min read

Judicial Insights from Rare Regulation FD Action

By: Carlos E. Juarez, Class of 2025 On December 5, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) settled an action against...

Feb 6, 20233 min read

LB Uh-Oh: Leveraged Buyouts Spell Trouble in the Healthcare Industry

By: Tarquin McGurrin, Class of 2024 Background Leveraged buyouts (“LBOs”) occur when an individual, fund, or company wishes to buy...

Dec 12, 20223 min read

Why “Care” About the Duty of Care? A Look at Delaware’s New Amendments to DGCL § 102(b)(7)

By Jacob Limaldi, Class of 2024 Introduction The history of corporate law in America contains a large body of work devoted to the legal...

Nov 20, 20225 min read

The ‘Compliance-Oriented Corporate Culture’ Solution: A Response to the DOJ’s Enforcement Policies

By: Lauren Getman, Class of 2025 Introduction On September 15, 2022, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco (DAG Monaco) released a...

Nov 2, 20224 min read

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Wall-Street Giants Consider More Layoffs

Julia Tuck, Class of 2025 Background The pandemic era ushered in a ‘new normal’ for those with careers on Wall Street. When the pandemic...

Oct 16, 20223 min read

Case Brief: Potter v. Cozen & O’Connor Analyzes the Shareholder Standing Rule

Andrew Schwartz, Class of 2023 In a recent case, the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that shareholder standing is not a...

Sep 12, 20224 min read

Getting Blocked IRL: Facebook & Instagram Facing European Stiff-arms

By: Christopher Imad Mdeway, Class of 2022 Facebook and its subsidiaries, recently rebranded as Meta Platforms, Inc., have been backed...

Apr 11, 20223 min read

Mortimer v. McCool’s Impact on the Corporate Veil

By: Ryan Newell, Class of 2024 Piercing the corporate veil, according to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, is “like lightning… rare,...

Apr 11, 20224 min read

SPACs: Regulatory Ramifications in the Current Business Environment

By: Tarquin McGurrin, Class of 2024 Special purpose acquisition companies (“SPAC”) are rapidly becoming the preferred way for management...

Apr 6, 20223 min read

Tax on Billionaires’ Unrealized Capital Gains Faces Strong Headwinds

By: Andrew Schwartz, Class of 2023 In June 2021, ProPublica reported that from 2014 to 2018, the 25 wealthiest Americans paid 3.4% of...

Mar 30, 20223 min read

COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates: Surviving the Financial Jabs to Medical Offices and Businesses

By: Christopher Imad Mdeway, Class of 2022 On January 7, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral argument about ...

Feb 16, 20223 min read