In early 2024, the agency that oversees cybersecurity for much of the US government issued a rare emergency order — disconnect your Connect Secure virtual private network software immediately. Chinese spies had hacked the code and infiltrated nearly two dozen organizations.
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is expanding its footprint in the Lone Star State, joining a rush of law firms attempting to capture a piece of the rapidly growing corporate law market in North Texas.
Binance.US and an affiliated cryptocurrency website are off the hook, for now, in a proposed class action alleging they suppressed the ranking of a digital asset that could hurt their business.
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Wall Street executives and government officials gathered in Mar-a-Lago’s gilded ballroom for a conference hosted by the Trump family’s cryptocurrency platform — underscoring how digital assets have become both a policy priority and personal profit center in President Donald Trump’s second term.
A new class of digital money is reshaping how Americans move and store dollars — and Wall Street is racing to get a piece of it.
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The data center boom sits at the intersection of two major client bases—Big Tech and the world’s largest private asset managers—and presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity for firms built to cross-sell their services. Lawyers hired to help foster the proliferation of facilities say they are as busy as any point during their careers.
The NFL’s recent growth story has been eerily similar to the 100 largest US law firms by revenue.
Cryptocurrency and NFTs continue to rise in popularity in the U.S., but many people are still confused about how they are taxed. In this video, a partner at Steptoe & Johnson who specializes in tax policy and cryptocurrency, lays out how different crypto transactions are taxed.
India formally joined a US-led initiative to protect supply chains, including on critical minerals, in another sign that both sides are resetting ties after a turbulent year.
The amount of money that car-buying California residents send to the federal government could be reduced under new legislation that would reclassify the state’s vehicle sales tax.
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A Missouri partnership is liable for penalties after evaluating the appreciation of a conservation easement at more than 14,000% across a 21-month span, the US Tax Court said Thursday.
New York’s method for taxing interstate remote workers is more relevant than ever as teleworking becomes more prevalent, the state tax department told an appeals court Thursday in a case brought by a Cardozo Law School professor.
The Virginia Senate voted 21-17 on Thursday to pass legislation that would remove the state’s tax-exempt status from pro-Confederacy groups, sending the bill to Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D).
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