Scott Barshay, the first M&A lawyer to lead storied Wall Street law firm Paul Weiss, confronts an early test to his no-nonsense approach after Brad Karp’s surprise exit.

Paul Weiss is getting a new chairman for the first time in nearly two decades, but this transition is definitely not happening in a planned, orderly fashion. On this special episode of our podcast, On The Merits, Bloomberg Law editor Chris Opfer talks about what happened at this elite law firm and why the firm’s profits may not actually suffer that much from this abrupt change in leadership.

Molly Unterseher joined Greenberg Traurig as a shareholder in its tax-exempt organizations and philanthropy practice in Philadelphia and New York, the firm announced Thursday.

Snap Inc. awarded almost $40 million in total compensation to two top lawyers last year, while a pair of Big Law firms were paid nearly $58 million by the owner of the Snapchat app, according to a securities filing Thursday.

Helen Christakos joined Norton Rose Fulbright as a partner in its global privacy and cybersecurity group in San Francisco, the firm announced Wednesday.

Cynthia Cole joined Alston & Bird as a partner in its technology & privacy group in Silicon Valley, the firm announced Thursday.

Corning Inc.'s decision to not hire a temporary worker in his 60s for regular employment in a Maine production facility needs review by a jury for potential age discrimination, a federal judge ruled.

Molina Healthcare Inc.plunged 33% after the health insurer forecast 2026 profit that was less than half of Wall Street’s expectations and said it would stop offering Medicare Advantage Part D plans for 2027.

Scott Barshay, the first M&A lawyer to lead storied Wall Street law firm Paul Weiss, confronts an early test to his no-nonsense approach after Brad Karp’s surprise exit.

The EEOC asked a Texas federal court to force a company that distributes automotive and industrial parts to share information related to the agency’s investigation into nationwide discrimination against Black job candidates.

Graco Inc. won’t face trial on a former machinist’s claims under anti-discrimination, job accommodation, and family and medical leave laws over its handling of her pregnancy, a Minnesota federal judge ruled.

Pennsylvania State University’s extension school twice refused to promote a wine teacher because she failed to show “sufficient ideological commitment” to its DEI program, a Thursday complaint alleges.

A panel of appeals court judges Thursday primarily focused on whether net earnings from self-employment are considered a taxable partnership item, with limited discussion of whether state-law limited partners can qualify for a tax exemption.

Bitcoin’s plunge below $65,000 is intensifying the crisis rocking the digital-asset complex — and few companies are more exposed than Michael Saylor’s Strategy Inc.

Argentina and the US agreed to scrap hundreds of tariffs on each other’s goods in a trade and investment deal inked Thursday, a major step in President Javier Milei’s push to open up the historically protectionist South American economy.

Scott Barshay, the first M&A lawyer to lead storied Wall Street law firm Paul Weiss, confronts an early test to his no-nonsense approach after Brad Karp’s surprise exit.

The Cuban government is willing to negotiate with the US as it prepares for acute fuel shortages due to increased pressure from Washington, President Miguel Diaz-Canel said during a rare press conference.

UMass is poised for a facelift, and so are other public schools and community colleges across the state, thanks to a so-called millionaire tax that will authorize $3.65 billion in campus renovations.

New York’s pension funds, which have exposure to $900 million of Palantir Technologies Inc. stock, are questioning the software company over its business dealings with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security.

Bitcoin’s plunge below $65,000 is intensifying the crisis rocking the digital-asset complex — and few companies are more exposed than Michael Saylor’s Strategy Inc.

Scott Barshay, the first M&A lawyer to lead storied Wall Street law firm Paul Weiss, confronts an early test to his no-nonsense approach after Brad Karp’s surprise exit.

The Cuban government is willing to negotiate with the US as it prepares for acute fuel shortages due to increased pressure from Washington, President Miguel Diaz-Canel said during a rare press conference.

Bob’s Discount Furniture Inc., a home furnishings retailer backed by Bain Capital, rose 0.1% in its trading debut after the company raised $331 million in a US initial public offering.

Union Technologies and its venture capital backers are stonewalling about a pattern of self-dealing that led former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to leave the munitions startup’s board, according to a lawsuit filed by his replacement.