Senate President Stephen Sweeney, D-3rd District, is marking Oct. 29 as the date he wants to hold a vote in both houses to legalize adult-use marijuana.

Ride-sharing company Uber has agreed to pay $148 million in a multistate data breach settlement, of which $3.75 million is for New Jersey, Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said Wednesday.

Two New Jersey law firms will merge under the McManimon, Scotland and Baumann LLC masthead effective Monday.

Commercial real estate attorney Jennivere Kenlon has joined Giordano Halleran & Ciesla PC as a shareholder.

Locke Lord Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Paulette Brown was selected as one of 50 honorees to receive the Council on Legal Education Opportunity EDGE award for outstanding contributions in the field of diversity.

Senate President Stephen Sweeney, D-3rd District, said he wants the state to phase out its taxes on medical marijuana, eventually eliminating the tax altogether.

Perception is one of the biggest hurdles cannabis businesses face when seeking approval from communities and municipalities, and was the view in vogue among the panel members at NJBIZ’s Business of Cannabis event Tuesday at the Imperia in Somerset, moderated by New Jersey CannaBusiness Association President Scott Rudder.

Real estate and construction lawyer Ellen Harris has joined Norris McLaughlin PA as senior counsel in its Bridgewater office.

Oct. 29 — mark that date on the calendar. That's when New Jersey becomes the 10th state in the nation to require mandatory paid sick leave.

Vikki Ziegler doesn’t flinch in front of the camera. The Wayne native and divorce and family law attorney has made upward of 2,000 television appearances in the last decade, providing expert commentary on high-profile divorce cases and starring on the Bravo reality TV series “Untying the Knot.”

Amendments to the New Jersey Business Corporation Act made earlier this year could impact a range of companies, from small, privately held businesses to large, publicly held ones, according to some lawyers.