Williams & Connolly partner Robert Shaughnessy and Susan Shaughnessy have agreed to pay nearly $7.3 million to resolve a U.S. civil lawsuit that alleged unpaid federal income taxes, according to a proposed consent judgment filed in Washington, D.C., federal court on Monday.
Global investors were big buyers in money market funds for a seventh straight period in the week to April 12 after a strong U.S. jobs report heightened expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve would raise interest rates in May.
Japan on Friday approved a plan to build the country's first casino in the western city of Osaka, paving the way for a 1.8 trillion yen ($13.5 billion) resort set to open in 2029, aimed at attracting domestic and international tourist spending.
A tech executive was arrested on Thursday for the stabbing murder of Cash App founder Bob Lee in San Francisco, police said, stressing that the suspect knew the victim but declining to discuss a possible motive for the crime.
Ropes & Gray said Thursday it has hired Jordan Altman, an intellectual property transactions lawyer who has worked on deals for Dow Chemical, Raytheon Technologies Corp and other companies.