Paul Trahan has been appointed partner-in-charge of Norton Rose Fulbright’s Austin, Texas, office, the firm said Monday.

A Washington federal appeals court questioned the Justice Department’s claim that a five-year sentence for a Florida man who participated in the Capitol riot would be unchanged even if the lower court applied the wrong sentencing guideline.

Stephen B. Reynolds has joined Day Pitney as a partner in the government enforcement and white collar criminal defense practice in the Stamford, Conn., office, the firm said Monday.

Willkie Farr & Gallagher is launching a Dallas office, a decade after Willkie announced the opening of its Houston office. The two offices together will focus on private equity, mergers and acquisitions and transactional work, both in the energy sector and beyond, the firm said.

Michael Siekman has joined Goodwin’s life sciences practice as a partner in the Boston office, the firm said Monday.

Thomas Duncan has joined Faegre Drinker as a partner in the government and regulatory practice in Philadelphia, the firm said Monday. Duncan represents clients in environmental and energy transactional matters, regulatory counseling, and environmental litigation before state and federal courts and administrative tribunals, according to Faegre Drinker.

California construction company Swinerton Inc. was hit with a proposed class action saying it mismanages the $687 million retirement plan covering its workforce by overpaying for administrative services.

Investigators of harassment and discrimination complaints by state employees can’t request that victims and witnesses refrain from discussing the matters with others, the New Jersey Supreme Court said Monday, ruling that the state’s rule as written violates free-speech rights.

Carvana LLC and one of its former employees received preliminary approval for a roughly $1 million class action settlement, after the company allegedly didn’t fairly compensate workers for hours they worked.

Ballot initiatives seeking to cement Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. drivers’ status as independent contractors, and a separate proposal that would allow them to unionize, met an open-minded Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, which suggested some initiatives may be phrased clearly enough to bring to voters.

Transtar LLC and two subsidiaries won a court order dismissing claims that they improperly targeted employees covered by a century-old pension plan for disciplinary action and termination in an effort to cut costs.

Workers formerly employed at a Ritz-Carlton in Puerto Rico failed to show the luxury hotel ran afoul of notice requirements when laying them off after Hurricanes Irma and Maria, a federal appeals court said.

The IRS is being sued by the parent of Houston-based drilling company Ensco Group, which wants to secure an agreement for a multimillion-dollar tax refund.

The IRS may proceed with administrative collection of I.R.C. §6038 penalties because the text, structure, and function of the statute demonstrate that Congress authorized assessment of penalties by the IRS, ...

A Minnesota engineering firm isn’t entitled to $190,000 in research tax credits because it bore no risk for unsuccessful research that it performed under contract, a federal appeals court said Monday.

Accounting and advisory firm Marcum LLP has acquired a Detroit, Mich. area-based firm to grow its Midwest operations, according to a Monday news release.

Reminder to about 1 million people who didn’t file their tax year 2020 returns that they may be eligible for a refund if they file by May 17, the IRS ...

The Austrian government on Monday announced a group of inspectors dedicated to fighting tax fraud and evasion collected around 48.5 million euros ($52 million) in back taxes and completed 210 cases in 2023.

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Uber Technologies Inc. shareholders on Monday rejected a bid asking the ride-hail giant to detail how it prioritizes the safety and well-being of its drivers.

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Blackstone Inc.-backed hedge fund Antara Capital LP and founder Himanshu Gulati got court approval for a $3.3 million settlement of claims they made $20 million in short-swing profits on AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc.

Litigation over the sale of KPC Healthcare Holdings Inc. by the company’s employee stock ownership plan is moving forward after a mixed ruling.