To my faithful blogees: as you know I very rarely self-promote here, whether shamelessly or not. But I'm extremely excited about my new affiliation with the 700-attorney international law firm of Duane Morris LLP. The firm's reputation spans many decades and has strongly and steadily...

Has your phone ever made one of those calls by accident while sitting in your pocket? It's happened to most of us. Well, a Cincinnati appeals court says you have no expectation of privacy when that happens. It's easy enough to lock your phone or...

The ABA Journal reports that Indiana Tech Law School, having been unsuccessful in getting preliminary ABA law school accreditation, is ready to offer every student starting next January a 100% scholarship. The accreditation, from the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, is...

The Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was signed by the President on July 21, 2010. Quite a different world then. Some, like its namesakes (pictured above), think it has made our banking and economic system safer and has been successfully implemented by...

Last week the US Securities and Exchange Commission issued an "investor bulletin" about its amendments to Regulation A made under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act of 2012. The introduction to the bulletin makes clear the changes were made "to enhance the ability of...