Robert Friedman joined Alston & Bird as a partner in its federal and international tax group in New York, the firm announced Tuesday.

The federal judiciary is accelerating its move to a new case management system after repeated cyber attacks on the current system used for court filings.

Clifford Chance on Tuesday named Alexandra Wilde, a corporate M&A partner, as managing partner in the Houston office as the firm plans to expand in Texas.

H. Boyd Greene IV joined Sidley Austin’s litigation practice as a partner in Washington, DC, the firm announced Tuesday.

Michael Makhotin joined DLA Piper as a partner in its leveraged finance practice in New York, the firm announced Tuesday.

J.J. Jones joined Dechert LLP as a partner in its cyber, privacy, and AI practice in San Francisco, the firm said Tuesday.

Arbitrator Dinah E. Wagner ruled that Transdev Services had just cause to terminate the grievant mechanic for excessive tardiness and absenteeism under the points system outlined in the company’s collective bargaining agreement with the Amalgamated Transit Union. Transdev Services, Arb., D. Wagner, 11/21/25

Arbitrator Heekin denied the USW Local 32M’s grievance against Knauf Insulation regarding ratification bonus payments to former employees, ruling it was procedurally untimely, as it wasn’t filed within three days of when union officials first learned of the company’s interpretation. Knauf Insulation, Inc. , 2026 BNA LA 6, Arb., 251010-00302, W. Heekin, 1/30/26

A Pennsylvania federal judge questioned lawyers for the University of Pennsylvania and faculty groups Tuesday over the validity of their argument that the EEOC didn’t meet a low legal bar to request staff contact information as part of an antisemitism investigation.

Boeing Co. said a wiring flaw found on its 737 Max will delay some deliveries of its cashcow narrowbody jet, sending shares down as much as 3% in US trading.

Virginia is set to explicitly ban workplace discrimination related to menopause or perimenopause and require accommodations for those conditions under legislation headed to Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s (D) desk.

Elon Musk’s X.AI Corp. can’t pause its dismissed trade secrets lawsuit for six months to investigate and buttress its claims against OpenAI Inc., a California federal judge said.

A draft European Parliament opinion on the EU’s proposed tobacco tax regime overhaul introduces a cap on how high taxes might rise with inflation and a transition period to allow a gradual increase of rates.

Robert Friedman joined Alston & Bird as a partner in its federal and international tax group in New York, the firm announced Tuesday.

House Republicans are grappling with a major unanswered question as they gather in Florida to plot their 2026 legislative agenda: should they attempt to ram through another party-line tax and spending bill?

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) said Tuesday she wants to scale back the state’s new property tax relief program for senior citizens to help close a $3 billion structural deficit, laying out a conservative spending plan in her first budget address since entering office in January.

As President Javier Milei meets investors in New York in a bid to attract interest in Argentina’s comeback story, the momentum behind the country’s bonds has largely stalled.

A Texas-based tax preparation firm and its operators have been permanently shut down and barred from all future participation in businesses that file federal tax returns for clients.

The US said no oil tanker has been escorted by its navy through the Strait of Hormuz, refuting an earlier, since-deleted social media post by Energy Secretary Chris Wright.

Orthofix Medical Inc. and certain leadership must face investor claims that it failed to include misconduct-related settlement disclosures in paperwork for a 2023 merger with SeaSpine Holdings Corp.

Boeing Co. said a wiring flaw found on its 737 Max will delay some deliveries of its cashcow narrowbody jet, sending shares down as much as 3% in US trading.

Tech associations appear unlikely to win in their effort to block Florida’s age-specific social media regulations as the Eleventh Circuit indicated at oral argument Tuesday that they lack standing to maintain their suit.

California has ramped up fining companies that don’t make it easy for consumers to object to the sharing of their personal data.

The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission plan to coordinate examinations and enforcement for businesses that fall under both agencies’ turf, the latest sign of cooperation between Wall Street’s top regulators.