While defenders of the move to ban TikTok point to similar acts by China — which forced Apple Inc. to block Meta Platforms Inc.’s apps last week — there is strength in the argument that says America is meant to hold itself to a higher standard of free speech and trade.

A new bill moving through the Illinois legislature would likely defang the contentious Illinois Biometric Privacy Act (BIPA) by drastically changing the risk associated with a violation for both parties—making employees less likely to sue and employers more likely to break the law.

Chambers & Partners faces the challenge of delivering revenue growth that justifies the lofty price its private-equity owner paid to acquire it in November. That largely revolves around selling advertising and research products to the same lawyers it reviews.

Iconic founders engineering new forms of corporate control are complicating a crackdown on self-dealing by the leading US business court.

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Mintz attorneys analyze a trend in data privacy litigation, saying businesses’ use of chatbots and pixel tracking are among the issues driving the lawsuits.

Emily Gordy has joined King & Spalding as a partner in the special matters and government investigations practice group in Washington, D.C., the firm said Tuesday.

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While defenders of the move to ban TikTok point to similar acts by China — which forced Apple Inc. to block Meta Platforms Inc.’s apps last week — there is strength in the argument that says America is meant to hold itself to a higher standard of free speech and trade.

A California “right to disconnect” proposal aims to protect workers from the growing expectation that they’re always available to their bosses, spurring opposition from business groups that say it would create a compliance mess especially for management of salaried employees.

Chambers & Partners faces the challenge of delivering revenue growth that justifies the lofty price its private-equity owner paid to acquire it in November. That largely revolves around selling advertising and research products to the same lawyers it reviews.

Iconic founders engineering new forms of corporate control are complicating a crackdown on self-dealing by the leading US business court.

Emily Gordy has joined King & Spalding as a partner in the special matters and government investigations practice group in Washington, D.C., the firm said Tuesday.

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A California “right to disconnect” proposal aims to protect workers from the growing expectation that they’re always available to their bosses, spurring opposition from business groups that say it would create a compliance mess especially for management of salaried employees.

The two men come from the opposite ends of Wall Street.

Paul Hastings has hired Alexander Temel, a former co-leader of Sidley Austin’s international private equity practice, to launch an office for the fast-growing firm in Boston.

Chambers & Partners faces the challenge of delivering revenue growth that justifies the lofty price its private-equity owner paid to acquire it in November. That largely revolves around selling advertising and research products to the same lawyers it reviews.

Georgetown University on Tuesday defeated an appeal by employees challenging the fees and investment options in a pair of the school’s retirement plans.

Walt Disney Co. and IBM Corp. failed to convince New York’s top court Tuesday that they were improperly double taxed on royalty payments from their foreign affiliates.

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

The two men come from the opposite ends of Wall Street.

Chambers & Partners faces the challenge of delivering revenue growth that justifies the lofty price its private-equity owner paid to acquire it in November. That largely revolves around selling advertising and research products to the same lawyers it reviews.

Olshan’s John Moon and Lori Marks-Esterman say the Supreme Court’s new interpretation of Item 303 of SEC Regulation S-K could undermine investor confidence, hurting capital markets.