Welcome to Bloomberg Law’s Wake Up Call, a daily rundown of the top news for lawyers, law firms, and in-house counsel.

Cooley recruited Heather Sawyer, a 13-year Democratic staffer on Capitol Hill, as special counsel to help build the firm’s new congressional investigations practice.

Starbucks Corp. and the Workers United union are set to begin long-awaited negotiations next week, kicking off a process that must contend with federal labor board complexities before the hundreds of pending charges against the coffee giant could be put to rest.

Labor and employment issues will take significant bandwidth for in-house lawyers as federal agencies race to finalize rules ahead of the presidential election and states take varied approaches with new laws affecting the workplace.

Alphabet Inc. and Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. are the latest big companies facing upcoming shareholder proposals asking them to grapple with how fast-moving AI technology could harm workers and the public.

David Hoffman is a University of of Pennsylvania law professor who specializes in contracts. When he looks into the future of contract disputes, he sees a world that’s been dramatically altered by the technology underpinning ChatGPT. Big Law partners might not enjoy the view.

CPAs pressed the US audit board to scale back a proposal to meant to prevent firms from falsely marketing their registration with the regulator as an endorsement of their work.

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Binance Holdings Ltd. received its long-sought full crypto license in Dubai after co-founder <-bsp-person state="{"_id":"0000018e-f087-d583-afbf-f2df14390000","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">Changpeng “CZ” Zhao agreed to give up voting control in the local entity, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

<-bsp-person state="{"_id":"0000018e-f085-d583-afbf-f2dd2e020000","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">Nana Murugesan,previously charged with leading Coinbase Global Inc.’s international expansion effort, is joining <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/1750366D%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018e-f085-d583-afbf-f2dd2e030000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Matter Labs as its first president, hoping to guide and scale the blockchain startup into maturity.

The world’s largest crypto exchange <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/1624796D%20CH%20Equity","_id":"0000018e-f0b0-d583-afbf-f2fc40a80000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Binance has converted the entire pool of assets held in an emergency fund for users into USDC, the stablecoin issued by US firm <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/1700828D%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018e-f0b0-d583-afbf-f2fc40a80001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Circle Internet Financial.

Federal jurors in New York heard sharply contrasting arguments on whether a trader manipulated the Mango Markets cryptocurrency exchange to steal $110 million or executed a perfectly legal strategy that was permissible under the rules of the platform.

Global ESG investors with $9.5 trillion under management say it’s time to demand more accountability from private markets, amid evidence they’re increasingly absorbing fossil-fuel assets.

Alphabet Inc. and Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. are the latest big companies facing upcoming shareholder proposals asking them to grapple with how fast-moving AI technology could harm workers and the public.

Apple touts its network of shredding robots and contractors as a greener way to reuse old gadgets. A lengthy court battle and a Businessweek investigation have cast some light on the recycling industry’s dirty secrets.

CPAs pressed the US audit board to scale back a proposal to meant to prevent firms from falsely marketing their registration with the regulator as an endorsement of their work.

Scotland’s government is planning to water down a key climate change target, a move that may cause friction between the Scottish National Party and its Green Party partners, the Times newspaper reported.

The <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/8176888Z%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018e-f02b-d583-afbf-f2ff81aa0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">World Bank is aiding Kenya to issue Africa’s first sustainability-linked bond by the end of this year, as the East African nation broadens its external funding sources.

Welcome to Bloomberg Law’s Wake Up Call, a daily rundown of the top news for lawyers, law firms, and in-house counsel.

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared skeptical that prosecutors could use the Sarbanes-Oxley Act to go after Jan. 6 rioters. It’s a closely watched case in part because Special Counsel Jack Smith also cited this statute in his criminal charges against former President Donald Trump.

Cooley recruited Heather Sawyer, a 13-year Democratic staffer on Capitol Hill, as special counsel to help build the firm’s new congressional investigations practice.

Ongoing litigation promises to further alter the scope of Clean Water Act protections for wetlands in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Sackett v. EPA nearly 11 months ago, water lawyers say.

David Hoffman is a University of of Pennsylvania law professor who specializes in contracts. When he looks into the future of contract disputes, he sees a world that’s been dramatically altered by the technology underpinning ChatGPT. Big Law partners might not enjoy the view.

A US Supreme Court case that pits emergency health care against a state abortion ban is being closely watched for its potential to create a foundation for fetal rights.