A former Securities and Exchange Commission official will return to the agency next month to take the top enforcement job following the sudden resignation of the previous director.

The Eighth Circuit’s bankruptcy panel barred a man who isn’t an attorney from representing his wife in a bankruptcy matter because it would be unauthorized practice of law in North Dakota.

Littler Mendelson, the largest employer-side labor law firm in the US, created a new top position to steer the firm’s adoption of an internally developed AI tool.

K&L Gates litigators Jennifer Nagle, Robert Sparkes, and Kathleen Parker joined Reed Smith as partners in its Boston office, while Loly Tor joined joined the firm in New Jersey, Reed Smith said Wednesday.

A technology company owes DLA Piper LLP more than $482,000 in sanctions and attorneys’ fees incurred as part of a legal malpractice lawsuit it brought against the firm, a New York appellate court ruled.

Paul Lewis and Brett Walker joined Haynes Boone as a partner and counsel respectively in its litigation practice in Boston, the firm announced Wednesday.

Houston Specialty Insurance Co. sued United Service Cos. to avoid paying legal costs in asbestos litigation, arguing its insurance policy excludes asbestos-related injuries and workplace exposures.

A Florida federal district court denied dismissal of discrimination and retaliation claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1981, Title VII, and state law brought by a female Latina surgeon against the University of Miami, finding she adequately alleged adverse actions linked to her protected complaints. Velazquez v. Univ. of Mia., 2026 BL 121158, S.D. Fla., 23-cv-20497-ALTMAN/Reid, 4/6/26

California federal court partially denied Ritz-Carlton’s motion to dismiss a banquet server’s claim that he wasn’t reinstated after coronavirus pandemic layoffs while less senior employees were rehired, finding his allegations plausible. Wolfe v. Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co., L.L.C., 2026 BL 121459, N.D. Cal., 25-cv-08182-JST, 4/6/26

Littler Mendelson, the largest employer-side labor law firm in the US, created a new top position to steer the firm’s adoption of an internally developed AI tool.

A New York federal court denied an employer’s motion to vacate a default judgment on FLSA claims, finding proper service, willful default, no meritorious defense, and potential prejudice to the plaintiff mechanic. Gutama v. Whitestone Air Inc., 2026 BL 121221, E.D.N.Y., 1:23-CV-2802 (ENV)(PK), 4/3/26

Canadian flight simulator firm CAE Inc. is cutting 2% of its global workforce as part of a restructuring put forward by its new leader.

Below is a reformatted text version* of the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s March 17-18 meeting, released Wednesday in Washington:

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America CEO and President Steve Ubl is leaving his position at the end of 2026, according to a Wednesday announcement from the top pharmaceutical trade industry group.

Norway’s finance ministry launched Wednesday a public consultation on potentially abolishing a tax on nitrogen oxide emissions, one of several environmental levies in its purview.

The Oregon Department of Revenue improperly included a taxpayer’s Social Security benefits and federal debt interest in its calculation of his threshold income used to phase out his eligibility for Oregon income tax credits, the state tax court ruled.

UK companies could be audited by accountants with professional qualifications from other countries after as little as two years of training under a “fast-track pathway” unveiled Wednesday by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.

The IRS Office of Chief Counsel updated procedures for paying awards of litigation and administrative costs under I.R.C. §7430, replacing its prior preference for paper checks with a preference for ...

Jeff Shell is stepping down as president of Paramount Skydance Corp. following a contentious lawsuit by a high-stakes gambler who accused him of leaking inside information.

A former Securities and Exchange Commission official will return to the agency next month to take the top enforcement job following the sudden resignation of the previous director.

An easing of hostilities in the Middle East may create conditions that bolster private equity dealmaking through the rest of the year, according to Blackstone Inc.’s Joe Baratta.

The Securities and Exchange Commission sued a Minnesota businessman and two entities he controlled, alleging they created fake sales to inflate revenue figures and mislead investors about a now-defunct organic spirits company.

The Army Corps of Engineers is continuing to issue dredge-and-fill permits under the Clean Water Act after it promised last week to quit regulating wetlands.

Matt Levine discusses AI agents in retail investing, the hunt for Satoshi Nakamoto, the dispersion trade, and auditing.