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Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck led rivals in federal lobbying revenue last quarter with $16.2 million, putting the law firm on pace to top last year’s record haul.
Prosecutors launched the hush-money trial of
Two <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/13165Z%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-06d7-d583-afbf-c6df91f60000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Securities and Exchange Commission-bsp-bb-link> lawyers resigned after a federal judge sanctioned and sharply rebuked the Wall Street regulator for “gross abuse” of power in a <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://news/topics/FRXDIGITAL","_id":"0000018f-06d7-d583-afbf-c6df91f60001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">crypto-bsp-bb-link> case.
A Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP attorney sued the firm’s welfare benefit plan and
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A California “right to disconnect” proposal aims to protect workers from the growing expectation that they’re always available to their bosses, spurring opposition from business groups that say it would create a compliance mess especially for management of salaried employees.
Paul Hastings has hired Alexander Temel, a former co-leader of Sidley Austin’s international private equity practice, to launch an office for the fast-growing firm in Boston.
Chambers & Partners faces the challenge of delivering revenue growth that justifies the lofty price its private-equity owner paid to acquire it in November. That largely revolves around selling advertising and research products to the same lawyers it reviews.
The US <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/13362Z%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-0a2f-d583-afbf-cafff7160000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Federal Trade Commission-bsp-bb-link> is poised to vote Tuesday to adopt a near-total ban on non-compete provisions that prohibit workers from switching jobs within an industry, a rule the<-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/0392381D%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-0a2f-d583-afbf-cafff7160001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Chamber of Commerce-bsp-bb-link> vowed to immediately challenge in court.
Columnist Andrew Leahey says use of remote cashiers will make it hard for local tax authorities to audit businesses and would facilitate tax evasion, but motivating customers to scan their receipts would help.
The disdain between lawyers for Elon Musk and a man claiming Musk defamed him on
DraftKings Inc. announced Monday its hire of Lori Kalani, a partner at Cozen O’Connor and co-chair of the law firm’s state attorneys general practice, as its first chief “responsible gaming” officer.
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck led rivals in federal lobbying revenue last quarter with $16.2 million, putting the law firm on pace to top last year’s record haul.
Prosecutors launched the hush-money trial of
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Chambers & Partners faces the challenge of delivering revenue growth that justifies the lofty price its private-equity owner paid to acquire it in November. That largely revolves around selling advertising and research products to the same lawyers it reviews.
<-rte-company state="{"_id":"0000018f-0a3a-d583-afbf-cafe64dc0000","_type":"00000160-4b23-d8bd-adfd-4b3348fd0000"}">Bank of Thailand-rte-company> reaffirms it has no plan to issue retail central bank digital currency after completing the study.
The two tax authorities can better share data and information related to crypto assets, as well as exchange knowledge to ensure compliance with tax obligations, according to a statement.
Crypto exchanges are eating into <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/1624796D%20CH%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-0a39-d583-afbf-cafd71d60000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Binance-bsp-bb-link>’s share of <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/XBTUSD%20BGN%20Curncy/GP","_id":"0000018f-0a39-d583-afbf-cafd71d60001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Bitcoin-bsp-bb-link> trading outside the US as overseas expansion efforts and changing regulations reshape the competitive dynamics of the digital-asset industry.
Some creditors of the <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/0956010D%20JP%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-0a37-d583-afbf-caff26c50000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Mt. Gox-bsp-bb-link> crypto exchange said they received updates on their claims, indicating the officials winding up the platform are stepping up efforts to return a $9 billion <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/XBTUSD%20BGN%20Curncy/GP","_id":"0000018f-0a37-d583-afbf-caff26c50001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Bitcoin-bsp-bb-link> hoard.
As Congressional stablecoin legislation designed to legitimize and clarify many aspects of the mostly fiat-backed coins moves along, it’s drawing cheers from the crypto industry — and criticism from the traditional finance world.
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