I haven’t featured a foreign law blog in a while, so I’m pleased to highlight Johannesburg Business Law Voice, from Van der Merwe Attorneys.  You’ll find recent posts on such topics as corporate restructuring, private company mergers and acquisitions, the new Companies Act compliance deadline, and how to conduct effective board meetings – all with a focus on Johannesburg businesses.

I’m a little embarrassed to mention today’s blog, because my name is on the front page, and I haven’t posted anything to it in a long time.  But you should still definitely visit the Legal Skills Prof Blog, because they offer a ton of great content every day.  The goal of the blog is to provide news and helpful information on the skills necessary to practice law, as well as other topics that are of use to current law students as they prepare to transition to the world of law practice.  You’ll see posts there on topics including law school applications, note-taking apps for lawyers, and the impact of social media on the legal profession.  Most of what you’ll read are simply pointers to posts on other sites, but they do a good job of compiling useful links here.

As you might expect, From the Sidebar features posts on trial, litigation and the practice of law.  It’s published by Hayes Hunt of Cozen & O’Connor, but some of the posts are authored by other members of the firm.  You’ll find recent posts on new rules of evidence, recent caselaw, and practical steps to manage a raid by government agents.

To end the week, I bring you the blog of Ted Folkman, a lawyer at Murphy & King in Boston.  Letters Blogatory is his blog, which started out as a personal project aiming to fill a gap in the legal blogosphere in the area of international judicial assistance.  In particular, the blog covers service of process abroad, obtaining evidence abroad for use in the United States (or vice versa), recognition and enforcement of international judgments and arbitral awards, and authentication of foreign public documents.  Great stuff!

I haven’t posted a blog from a law school lately, so I’m glad to mention Summary Judgments, from the faculty at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles.  The posts offer a little bit of everything:  commentary on recent court opinions, op-eds published in news papers or magazines, or discussions of issues posted on other blogs – all by Loyola Law faculty members.

If you do any legal work in Guam, then today’s blog is for you.  The Business of Guam is published by the firm of Calvo, Fisher & Jacob, which handles transactions and litigation for businesses and litigation in Guam.  Recent posts have discussed such topics as offshore voluntary disclosure programs, public-private partnerships, stateside Medicare fraud, and legislation for small business owners – all with a Guam flavor.

Heading to the heartland, today’s blog features information on insolvency and debt issues.  The Nebraska Debt & Bankruptcy Blog is published by Samuel J. Turco, Jr., a lawyer with offices in Omaha, Lincoln, and Grand Island.  He’s discussing issues including inheritance and Chapter 7, fraudulent transfers, and reinstating a driver’s license in bankruptcy, among others.

Here’s a blog that got a good head start, but has sputtered over the past few months.  The NY/CT Litigation Blog discusses, as you might have guessed, litigation issues facing businesses in New York and Connecticut.  It’s brought to you by uber-blogging firm Fox Rothschild.  When they’re posting, they are discussing such topics as “mesne process” (whatever that means), the need for candor in HR matters, and other topics.  The subject matter is pretty good, folks – we just need to see more content!

To end the week, we’ll dig deep into the Mining Law Blog, from big firm Stoel Rives.  The blog is designed to provide mining companies and consultants with articles and information across a broad spectrum of mining law.  Recent posts have highlighted topics including the importance of minerals mining to economic growth, mining taxes, and the “delisting” of mines, among others.