Matthew Sperry joined Pillsbury as a partner in its private client and family office practice, the firm announced June 10. He will work out of the Miami, London and New York offices.

Disability rights groups have filed a lawsuit seeking to stop New York State from implementing what they call a “deadly and discriminatory” law allowing doctors to help terminally ill patients end their lives.

Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP should see a reduction in fees for failing to follow proper billing protocols as lead bankruptcy counsel in proceedings launched by New York City landlord Pinnacle Group, the Justice Department’s bankruptcy oversight unit said.

Columbia University will once again require applicants to submit SAT or ACT scores to be admitted starting in 2027, according to a university statement, after a faculty review determined they were “a useful indicator of potential student success.”

Ken Leech, the former co-chief investment officer at Western Asset Management Co., pleaded guilty to lying to regulators during an investigation into his trading as part of a last-minute deal with prosecutors who dropped the most serious fraud charges against him.

New York once again avoided a temporary pause to its cannabis licensing scheme that prioritizes applicants with marijuana convictions within the state over those found guilty elsewhere.