Partners at Troutman Pepper and Locke Lord this week voted in favor of the law firms merging, according to a joint statement Thursday.

Banks will have to closely monitor accounts maintained by third-party fintechs under a plan in the works from a key federal regulator intended to avoid a repeat of Synapse Financial Technologies Inc.’s collapse that saw millions of people lose access to their money.

US companies added the fewest jobs last month since the start of 2021, adding to evidence that the labor market is shifting into a lower gear.

Alan Howard, the British hedge-fund billionaire, isn’t the only crypto advocate in the family. His son, Daniel Howard, and a colleague have raised $25 million for a new venture-capital fund that will focus on the digital-asset sector.

Snoop Dogg and filmmaker Robert Rodriguez are asking fans to invest in their upcoming projects, tapping a new way to raise funds for artists.

Minority attorneys’ first legal work experience out of law-school lasts only about half as long as it does for their White peers, according to results from a recent Bloomberg Law survey. But a closer look at the survey data shows that a generational shift may be narrowing this gap.

U.S. Law Week summarizes selected splits among U.S. federal courts of appeals each month.

US Justice Department says Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, has pleaded guilty to nine tax offenses at a federal court in Los Angeles.

Partners at Troutman Pepper and Locke Lord this week voted in favor of the law firms merging, according to a joint statement Thursday.

Multistate Tax Commission General Counsel Nancy Prosser will leave the intergovernmental tax agency Sept. 24 after four years as the commission’s top legal officer, she announced Thursday.

The IRS was dealt a pair of losses by the US Tax Court on Thursday, which barred as too late the agency’s tax deficiency determinations against partners in a direct-mail subscription business.

A multistate effort examining uniform rules for taxing the digital economy will explore the definitions of digital products and services, potentially giving states a template for expanding their sales tax bases.

U.S. Law Week summarizes selected splits among U.S. federal courts of appeals each month.

Forecasters anticipate a monthly report on US employment will show a bounce in hiring and a tick lower in the unemployment rate in August, marking a stabilization after the July data sparked a growth scare in financial markets.

The Internal Revenue Service reopened its Voluntary Disclosure Program on Aug. 15, but the new program has two significant differences from its predecessor, an IRS official said Sept. 5.

Lumen Technologies Inc. is the latest company to be sued over its decision to remove retirees from its pension plan by purchasing annuities from an insurance company the retirees criticize as “highly risky.”

The California Employment Development Department (EDD) Sept. 1 published information extending the payroll tax deadline for employers affected by natural disasters. The extension applies to the City of Rancho Palos ...

Los Angeles state court staff will be instructed to electronically record certain proceedings when no court reporter is available, officials announced Thursday—possibly in violation of state law.

Listening to former President Donald Trump speak to the Economic Club of New York, you could be forgiven for thinking that the economy has been such a disaster since he left office that the stock market is in a perpetual free fall. And yet, the benchmark S&P 500 Index is up 64% since the 2020 election through Wednesday, topping the 60% gain at the same point in the Trump administration.

By overturning Chevron deference to the regulations of federal agencies, the U.S. Supreme Court, on June 28 in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, effectively transferred all interpretive authority of statutes to the courts, which are now considering challenges in several areas of ERISA regulation.

Ligeia Donis joined Baker McKenzie as a partner in its tax practice in Washington, the firm announced Thursday.

Jason Graham joined Baker Botts as a partner in its tax department in Dallas, the firm announced on Thursday.

So long, it seems, to the British ISA, or individual savings accounts.

Dentons’ Linda Pfatteicher, Rezan Ökten, and Davy Schoorl share how tax insurance benefits businesses, saying it’s important to use experienced advisers for favorable terms.