Faculty in the News - Archive
Friday, August 25, 2006
Professor Michael GreenbergerThe Daily Record – A federal judge in Baltimore has ruled against lemon-law giant Kimmel & Silverman in a suit that automaker defense lawyers hope will doom the firm’s hundreds of other Maryland cases, too. But Peter Holland, JD, an adjunct professor at the School of Law, said it is a narrow ruling that falls short of attacking the firm’s business model.
Friday, August 25, 2006
Professor Michael GreenbergerThe Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Business Journal – The University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s technology incubator has started a free legal resource center for young companies. They will also be able to get help from students at the School of Law, who will provide legal advice on starting a business, drafting and reviewing contracts, creating confidentiality agreements, and applying for patents. Frederick Provorny, JD, visiting professor at the School and director of the Maryland Intellectual Property Legal Resource Center, said the legal center is open to all Maryland companies as well as out-of-state businesses that want to open offices here.
Friday, August 25, 2006
Professor Michael GreenbergerThe Associated Press (appeared in 42 newspapers and on 37 Web sites - Maryland’s highest court has tossed Democratic candidate Thomas Perez, JD, MA, assistant professor at the School of Law, out of the running for attorney general, ruling that he did not meet a constitutional requirement that candidates for the job practice law in Maryland for 10 years. "Although I disagree with the decision, the Court of Appeals makes the rules, and I play by the rules," Perez said. In a separate ruling, the Court of Appeals also rejected the state’s early voting law 11 days before it was to go into effect. Daniel Friedman, JD, adjunct professor at the School of Law, said the two opinions signal that the court will read the constitution strictly.
Thursday, August 24, 2006
Professor Michael GreenbergerBloomberg News – The U.S. Treasury official leading a government inquiry into the hedge-fund industry is owed up to $2.5 million in payments keyed in part to hedge-fund investments. But having an insider such as Emil Henry, who has invested in hedge funds, leading the Treasury review may be a positive development, said Michael Greenberger, JD, professor at the School of Law and former director of markets and trading at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Professor Tom PerezThe Washington Post – In the first of three profiles of Democratic candidates for attorney general, Thomas Perez, JD, MA, assistant professor at the School of Law and the first Latino to run for statewide office in Maryland, said he is banking on endorsements from major labor unions and the support of "serial activists" – local leaders and opinion - makers across the state – to give him an edge.
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