On the May completion of the merger of Magic Circle firm Allen & Overy and New York’s Shearman & Sterling, A&O Shearman kicked off its hunt for lateral talent with a substantial incentive: $50,000 referral bonuses for the successful placement of associates and counsel. An A&O Shearman spokesperson confirmed the…

Xapien, the UK-based artificial intelligence-powered due diligence software provider, announced on Wednesday that it had raised $10 million in Series A funding. The round, which will be used for expansion and product development, was led by YFM Equity Partners, and brings its total funding to $17.8 million.

Two candidates are running for the Broward County Court Group 32 seat: Lauren Peffer, an animal rights attorney, and Emilio “Emi” Benitez, a criminal defense lawyer and child advocate. Here’s why the two candidates say they deserve a six-year term on the county court bench. Responses have been edited for length and news…

Julie Glynn, who spent the last 13 years in-house at JPMorgan Chase & Co., is rejoining the brokerage industry’s main watchdog as a senior enforcement official, a newly created role where she will serve as a senior adviser to enforcement head Bill St. Louis. Glynn also will oversee four chief…

Climate change impacts the bottom line for insurance companies and their insureds. As every year to come is anticipated to be the hottest on record, we are beginning to see the impact of our warming climate and increased extreme weather events across different markets. The recent news concerning Florida’s homeowners’…

Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., says students will borrow more in the future thinking tax payers will pay it off on The Evening Edit. A federal appeals court on Thursday issued a ruling that blocks the Biden administration from continuing to implement a new version of its student loan debt handout…