Veterinary care company VCA Inc. agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle a proposed class action challenging the fees associated with its $563 million retirement plan.

Freda Wolfson, the chief judge of the US District Court for the District of New Jersey who retired Tuesday, is joining Lowenstein Sandler as a partner.

Winston & Strawn chairman Tom Fitzgerald sees major law firms making bigger investments in mergers or group lateral hires because growth has become more difficult in a competitive environment.

Law firm profits per equity partner fell nearly 4% last year as the cost of a hiring spree dampened an increase revenue, a Wells Fargo & Co. report found.

Investors filed 23 new proposed class actions over cryptocurrency that weren’t related to mergers and acquisitions in 2022, more than twice the number filed in 2021, while fewer investors sued over special-purpose acquisition companies than the year before, according to a report from Cornerstone Research.

Handy Technologies Inc. and California have agreed to settle a civil lawsuit over allegations the gig employer violated state law in classifying workers as independent contractors.