Kent Talbert served as General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Education from 2006-2009. He’s now working at the D.C. firm of Talbert & Eitel, and he’s also publishing the Education Law Review, a blog that provides education law and policy information and analysis. You’ll see posts there on tuition tax credits, FERPA (the…

To close out the week, another business law-related blog. It’s the Investment Fund Law Blog, featuring updates and insights on legal issues facing fund managers and investors. Published by big firm Pillsbury Winthrop, you’ll find posts on topics including the private adviser exception, performance fees, and China funds.

An interesting niche blog for you today – the Capital Markets Group at Latham & Watkins is publishing the Weekly Words of Wisdom Blog, a regular series documenting some of the interesting capital markets questions they have recently encounters. Readers will find recent posts on such topics as using Form S-11 as a shelf,…

Jonathan Rosenfeld of Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers is publishing the Nursing Homes Abuse Blog, with posts on assisted living, bed rail injuries, bed sores, broken bones, food poisoning, medication errors, sexual abuse and assault, and whistleblower claims – all in the context of the nursing home.

Interested in learning more about the “bag tax,” franchise goodwill, and electricity charges for retailers? Then check out the Retail Law Observer, a blog published by the folks at big firm Crowell & Moring. Their Retail Law Practice represents a broad spectrum of retail clients, including specialty retailers, department stores, and big-box retailers across…

The firm of Ackerman, Ackerman & Dynkowski publishes the Federal Eminent Domain Blog.  Despite the title, most of the posts I see are related to condemnation and eminent domain cases nationwide, and not just necessarily in those in federal court. Recent posts cover topics such as the “Wisconsin Blight Fight,” inverse condemnation, federal utility…

To close out the week, I’m featuring a blog on an interesting niche topic, one that hasn’t posted in about a month. It’s the Western Business Law Educator, and it’s about teaching U.S. business law in Russia. It’s published by Steve Honig, a Boston lawyer with Duane Morris. Most of his posts seem to…

Today’s blog is Law Firm Transitions, which aims to realign law firms around client needs. It’s brought to you by Debra Baker, a principal with Legal Vertical Strategies. The blog was born out of the “belief that value-driven legal service models are the future for law firm. The purpose is to promote a broader…