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A Hot Blawg for a Hot Area: CFPB Monitor has emerged as the must-read blog in the consumer finance world
One of the ABA’s Top 100 Blawgs for four straight years, Ballard Spahr’s CFPB Monitor sets itself apart with its laser focus on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. In the first of a continuing series of interviews focused on top bloggers in the top legal blogging network, LexBlog...
Read MoreGetting Closer To A National Transmission Grid
Editor: Please tell our readers about your background. You were Chief of Staff and Counselor of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) from 1990 to 1993 and have been active in various capacities in shaping U.S. energy policy. Shafferman: I had the privilege of being at FERC at a time...
Read MoreWhat Lies Ahead In The Real Estate And Financial Services Industries
Editor: Describe, in broad terms, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 and the Troubled Asset Relief Program. De Simone: The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA), among other things, authorized the Secretary of the Treasury to create a program pursuant to which the...
Read MoreThe Employee Free Choice Act: The Unanswered Questions
The debate surrounding the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) has focused on the act's most headline-inducing provision - the elimination of secret-ballot elections in determining union representation. The political and philosophical debate about the propriety of eliminating a process that allows...
Read MoreA Trade Secrets Practice With Extraordinary Bench Strength And A Strong Sense Of Economic Trends
Editor: Mr. Baron, would you tell our readers something about your practice and professional background? Baron : My practice is focused on intellectual property litigation and complex business litigation. I am based in Ballard's Philadelphia office, but the cases I handle are throughout the...
Read MoreBallard Spahr Adds Another Star To Its Crown
Editor: Please tell our readers about your practice. Needle: Our firm's practice is devoted exclusively to intellectual property (IP) law, which includes patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and IP litigation, as well as licensing. We represent a wide variety of national and...
Read MoreDelaware: A Venue Of Choice For Major Chapter 11 Cases
Editor: Ms. Daluz, would you tell our readers something about your professional experience? Daluz: After graduating from Georgetown University Law Center in 1990, I spent the next ten years practicing with two large Philadelphia law firms. I became a partner in the second of those firms in 1998....
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