Andrea Merediz Basham and Jennifer Cheng joined White & Case as partners in its global mergers & acquisitions practice in New York, the firm announced Thursday.

Marcus Wu joined Morgan Lewis as a partner in its employee benefits and executive compensation practice in San Francisco, the firm announced Thursday.

Amazon.com Inc.‘s longtime general counsel, who ranked among highest paid legal leaders in total compensation a year ago, took home $372,000 last year, according to a proxy statement filed Thursday.

Bloomberg Law columnist David Lat spoke for our podcast, On The Merits, about why recent changes in the methodology for compiling law school rankings mean we should expect more movement in and out of the top spots in years to come. Lat also talks about why the rankings matter for Big Law talent recruitment and beyond.

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Give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses—but not your grievances against foreign corporations.

Terra Quantum AG said it plans to combine with a US-listed blank check company in a deal that would value the combined business at $3.25 billion, the latest in a series of quantum computing companies going public through listed vehicles.

The legal basis for the Trump administration’s proposed merger of endangered species permitting under a single office is unclear and could require Congress to amend the law, natural resources lawyers say.

Deloitte UK announced Jane Whitlock as its board chair, effective June 1, after a confirmatory vote by the professional services firm’s partners.

Oil recovered after its biggest one-day drop since April 2020, as the Strait of Hormuz remained largely blocked and Israeli attacks on Lebanon threatened to derail the fragile ceasefire in the Middle East.

Amazon.com Inc.‘s longtime general counsel, who ranked among highest paid legal leaders in total compensation a year ago, took home $372,000 last year, according to a proxy statement filed Thursday.

Kalshi Inc. failed to convince a judge to halt Arizona’s criminal proceedings against the prediction market provider as the widespread legal battle among states, companies, and the federal agency that governs derivatives markets heats up across the country.

Purdue Pharma reached a $125 million settlement with McKinsey & Co. resolving claims related to the consulting firm’s work on opioid marketing strategies.

An Indiana sheriff is suing the state to invalidate a law slated to go into effect July 1, which he says will force him to engage in unconstitutional conduct and subject his office to civil liability.

Immigrants from Ethiopia convinced a Massachusetts federal court to postpone the effective date of the Trump administration’s termination of their Temporary Protected Status, which shields them from deportation.

Some lawyers and safety advocates foresee silicosis litigation by workers in engineered-stone fabrication shops becoming the next occupational health crisis, reminiscent of black lung among coal miners and asbestos-related diseases among shipyard and industrial workers.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett last year appears to have blown the industry away in terms of its equity partner growth. The firm added 25 equity partners last year, a rise of 12%, to 229.

Senate Republicans face steep, possibly insurmountable hurdles if they attempt to move any part of President Donald Trump’s priority voter ID legislation through a complex, party-line budgetary process.

The Trump administration is violating constitutional rights by conducting arrests in New York based solely on race and ethnicity, immigrants and advocacy groups say in a new lawsuit.

Cigna Group lost its bid to pause litigation over its 401(k) plan while the US Supreme Court considers similar issues, because the case it’s facing won’t turn entirely on how the justices rule.

President Donald Trump has the authority to enact new Iran-related duties under an emergency law the Supreme Court previously ruled could not be used to impose tariffs, his top economic adviser said.

Kalshi Inc. failed to convince a judge to halt Arizona’s criminal proceedings against the prediction market provider as the widespread legal battle among states, companies, and the federal agency that governs derivatives markets heats up across the country.

Bloomberg Law columnist David Lat spoke for our podcast, On The Merits, about why recent changes in the methodology for compiling law school rankings mean we should expect more movement in and out of the top spots in years to come. Lat also talks about why the rankings matter for Big Law talent recruitment and beyond.

An Indiana sheriff is suing the state to invalidate a law slated to go into effect July 1, which he says will force him to engage in unconstitutional conduct and subject his office to civil liability.