University of Virginia School of Law professor Quinn Curtis’ paper examining whether mutual funds focused on environmental, social and corporate governance goals live up to their label has been named one of the top 10 corporate and securities articles of 2021. A poll of academics conducted for Corporate Practice Commentator […]
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Bill Sheppard Jacksonville lawyer dies at 80 after 50 year career
For nearly half a century, William “Bill” J. Sheppard worked as a criminal defense, civil rights and appellate attorney in Florida, leaving a mark not only on Jacksonville but on the entire state of Florida. On Saturday he died at 80 years old after an extended illness, leaving behind his wife […]
Georgia takes center stage as Biden’s visit kicks off year of political battles
President Joe Biden traveled there Tuesday to kick off a push for voting rights legislation. With Republican primary wars brewing, Democratic discontent over Congress failing to stymie the state’s restrictive new voting law growing and two of the nation’s marquee gubernatorial and Senate races set for this fall, Biden used […]
Nearly 1 million more jobs were created this year than the government first estimated
A construction worker passes a job site at Metropolitan Park, the first phase of new construction of Amazon’s HQ2 development Arlington, Virginia October 13, 2021. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters If you would have believed the Labor Department, August and September looked to be signaling a jobs market that was just […]