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Asset Management - July, 2014

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• OPINION: Lawyers Should Think In Terms Of Big Data
• US Won't Follow UK Ban On Order Flow Payments, Experts Say
• Argentina Blames US For Debt Talks Failure, Denies Default
• Highland Holds Onto $2.8M Atty Fees In Fight With Ex-Exec
• Law360's SEC Survival Guide: The Wells Notice And Beyond
• Hedge Fund Manager Wins Appeal Over Failed Oil Co.
• McLaughlin & Stern Atty Accused Of Botching Settlement
• Carmila Pays $1.5B For 9 Malls In France, Spain
• 11th Circ. Upholds Investment Co. Ponzi Schemers' Sentences
• Momentive Can't Use Ch. 11 Plan to Dodge Taxes, Feds Say
• Deals Rumor Mill: Harvard Drug, Canaan, Alibaba
• UK Fraud Office To Pay Added $2.5M To Settle Botched Sting
• Barclays Can't Dodge BayernLB's $274M Toxic RMBS Suit
• Blackstone Funnels Up To $800M Into Asian Energy Venture
• Apache Exits 2 LNG Projects Amid Activist Pressure
• REIT Throws Down $1.32B For Portfolio Of Home Communities
• Credit Suisse Latest To Disclose Dark Pool Probes
• Dealmakers Q&A: Seward & Kissel's Craig Sklar
• The Caremark Standard At Issue In Wal-Mart Bribery Case
• How They Won It: Labaton Scores $265M Massey Settlement
• Forex Investors Say Record Justifies Big-Bank Cartel Suits
• Law360's SEC Survival Guide: The Subpoena
• DC Judge Asked To Nix CFTC Cross-Border Swaps Rules
• Detroit Pensioners Face Moment Of Truth On Ch. 9 Appeals
• BofA Says Its Ch. 11 Plan For Real Estate Group Is Best
• Deals Rumor Mill: Snapchat, TRW Automotive, UniCredit
• Argentina Headed To Default After Debt Talks Collapse
• Analyst Who Passed SAC Inside Tips Seeks India Visit
• UK Tribunal Upholds Judgment Against Ex-Hedge Fund CEO
• SHI Must Pay $243M To Deutsche Bank Or Forfeit Appeal
• A Case For Synthetic Investment In US Real Estate
• Death Rattle For Unfinished Business Claims?
• KFN, KKR Seek To Ax Chancery Suit Over $2.6B Deal
• Bondholders Make 11th-Hour Bid To Stop Argentine Default
• Proskauer Rose Dodges Stanford Receiver's Malpractice Suit
• FINRA Levels Churning Charges Against Brokerage, Reps
• Barclays Dark Pool Scrutiny Prompts Investor Class Action
• Convicted CFO Agrees To Pay $1.7M Back To Bankrupt Co.
• Electra Snubs Sherborne's Bid To Join Board, Review Firm
• Activists Notch Win In Darden Fight, Vow To Keep Up Battle
• Windstream Looks To Cut Taxes, Debt By Forming REIT
• Cliffs Investors Pick All 6 Casablanca Nominees For Board
• Deals Rumor Mill: Pepe Jeans, Leighton, Sprint
• India's Flipkart Rakes In $1B In Fresh Funding
• UBS, Deutsche Bank Latest Targets In Dark Pool Inquiries
• How To Successfully Get Engaged By A Cayman Liquidator
• Dealmakers Q&A: Morris Manning's David Calhoun
• Dealmakers Q&A: Troutman Sanders' Larry Cerutti
• Law360's SEC Survival Guide: Approaching The Agency
• Argentina Gets OK For Bond Payments On Technicality
• Activist Investors Eye Midsize Cos. As 2014 Nears Record
• Blackstone Pays Brookfield $543M For London Office Tower
• Harbinger COO Admits Wrongdoing In SEC Settlement
• Deals Rumor Mill: CVC, Fox, Danone
• US Seeks 5 Years For Ex-Evercore Banker's Insider Trades
• What's Next For US Financial Regulation
• Ex-S&C Atty's FCA Suit Claims Vanguard Ducked $1B Tax Bill
• Darden OKs Starboard Nominees To Prevent $750M Default
• Securities Attys Press SEC On Muni Disclosure Effort
• Law360's Guide To Surviving An SEC Investigation
• Herbalife, Allergan Lead To Questions Over Ackman Strategy
• 5th Circ. Says Orders To Clarify Arbitration Awards Aren't Final
• SEC Settles Suit Over $3.3M Stock Counterfeiting Scheme
• Facebook Says SEC Won't Bring Enforcement Action Over IPO
• UK Fraud Office To Pay RE Mogul $5M Over Iceland Bank Sting
• Litigator's Perspective: 5 Tips On Arbitration Provisions
• Zurich Capital Markets Wants To Put End to Tax Shelter Fight
• RE Rumor Mill: Ben Shaoul, Flipkart, New York Wheel
• Ex-Sentinel CEO Denied Acquittal, New Trial Request
• Starboard Sues To See Darden Docs On $2B Red Lobster Sale
• MSRB Advances Muni Adviser Supervision Proposal To SEC
• Dodd-Frank Architect Says Law Can Adapt To The Times
• SEC To Consider Application For Alternative-Trading SRO
• Professional Liability Pro Rejoins Kaufman Dolowich In NJ
• Halliburton Wins Discovery Stay In Securities Class Action
• Ex-Merrill Chair Ducks Madoff Victims' $5M Investment Suit
• House Reps. Press For Change After Ackman Allergan Bid
• Deals Rumor Mill: BSkyB, SodaStream, Islandsbanki
• White House Launches $10B Rural Infrastructure Fund
• Barclays Fires Back At NY AG's Dark Pool Claims
• Valeant Files Another Complaint Over 'False' Allergan Info
• SEC Denies Whistleblower Award In $18M Harbinger Case
• Dealmakers Q&A: Kramer Levin's Howard Spilko
• Rakoff's Foreign Fund Clawback Ruling Has Limitations
• JPMorgan Ducks Suit Claiming Leaders Knew Of Madoff Fraud
• Navistar Securities Class Action Too Vague, Judge Says
• SEC Wins Few Friends With Money Market Fund Rules
• Perkins Coie Lures Ex-SEC Atty From Morrison & Foerster
• Foreign RE Cos. Seeking More Control Of US Projects
• RE Rumor Mill: Madison Realty, Bank Of China, Hibernia REIT
• Kenya Gets Native PE Fund As Foreign Investment Picks Up
• 4 Years After Dodd-Frank, Insurance Regulation Still In Flux
• IRS Right To Penalize KPMG-Backed Tax Shelters, Gov't Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: JPMorgan, Fox, Fullscreen
• Bingham McCutchen Adds Ex-SDNY Atty to White-Collar Group
• Dodd-Frank Namesake Defends Law But Says Tweaks Needed
• CalSTRS Urges Pepsi To Put Activist Investor On Board
• Ex-Quiznos Brass Defrauded Investor Funds, Suit Says
• SEC Approves Money Market Fund Reforms
• Trial-Ready In 180 Days: Prepare For SDNY's Rocket Docket
• 4 Years In, Debate Rages Over Dodd-Frank's Systemic Risk Tag
• 5 Things To Watch For As SEC Decides Money Market Rules
• IRS Struggling To Audit Large Partnerships, GAO Says
• Freshfields Guides CPPIB's $506M Interparking Purchase
• Puerto Rico's Restructuring Law Faces Another Challenge
• Hedge Fund Facing IRS Probe Says It Acted Legally
• Insider Trading Claims Settled Against Investor Relations Exec
• Judge Pleads With Argentina, Funds To Settle Bond Dispute
• RE Rumor Mill: AIG, Zurich, Urban Compass
• Wells Fargo Loses Round In $164M IRS Refund Suit
• BlackRock, Others Urge Boards To Boost Investor Engagement
• Ex-CFTC Commish Joins High-Frequency Trading Firm's Board
• Allen & Overy Reps Blackstone Co. In $764M Max Property Buy
• RLI Skirted Shareholder Vote On Stock Options, Suit Says
• AppDynamics Becomes Latest Tech Startup Worth Over $1B
• Argentina Appeals Foreign Bond Payment Ban Order
• RE Rumor Mill: West End Of London Trust, DRA Advisors, E&M
• SEC Needs Stronger Whistleblower Rules, Ex-Official Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Fox, Allergan, Elliott Management
• Perkins Nabs 2 Investment Management Pros From Reed Smith
• SEC's Dodd-Frank Duties Fade As Other Reforms Take Focus
• Flush With Cash, PE Secondary Market Gains New Cachet
• REIT Carr Properties Pays $108M For DC Office Building
• Picard Can't Appeal 'Good Faith' Madoff Clawback Ruling
• Deutsche, Barclays Helped Funds Dodge Taxes, Panel Says
• Norton Rose Fulbright Nabs 3 Ex-Cadwalader Regulatory Pros
• Valeant Tells Regulators Allergan Is Misleading Investors
• Jones Day Guides CBS Outdoor On $690M Billboard Buy
• Wall Street Lobbyists Defend Suit Over CFTC Swap Rules
• UK Watchdog Launches Criminal Forex-Rigging Probe
• Class Certification In A Post-Halliburton II World
• Lehman's Bond Fight With Nonprofit Kept In Bankruptcy Court
• Dodd-Frank Still A Boost To Law Firm Billables 4 Years In
• Creditors Blast Magazine Wholesaler's $24M Sale Plan
• Senior Momentive Lenders Sue For Creditor Deal Breaches
• Skadden Reps Asian Investors In Forbes Majority-Stake Buy
• Apple REIT Fires Back At Shareholder Suit Slamming Merger
• Latin America Misses Out In Hot Year For M&A
• Pebblebrook Snaps Up Portland Hotel For $127M
• 11th Circ. Refuses Lancer Group Swindler's Bid For New Trial
• Deals Rumor Mill: General Atlantic, Line Corp., Alibaba
• Swedish Firms Sell $3.1B Stake In Norwegian Debt Collector
• Powerful Tools For Discovery And Litigation Strategy
• Madoff Foreign Entanglement Ruling Unsurprising
• Big Deals, Strong Economy To Keep M&A Cooking
• Morningstar Pays Developer $61M For Software Trade Secrets
• Deals Rumor Mill: Siemens, Shire, Murphy Oil
• RE Rumor Mill: DRA Advisors, Robert Weisz, Hyundai
• SEC Blasts 'Big Short' Money Manager's 'Grab Bag' Defense
• Madoff Trustee Spars With ERISA Investors Over Claims
• SEC, Rengan Rajaratnam Seek Detente After Acquittal
• Prologis Picks Up Over 1M SF Of European Logistics Space
• SEC Says Humana Trading Probe Involves 44 Funds, Entities
• PRISM Scatters Attorney-Client Privilege
• SEC Chair White Trumpets Agency's Dodd-Frank Record
• Strong Returns Had VC Partying Like It Was 1999 Last Year
• $53B Allergan Bid Risks Collapse If No Deal In 2014
• JPMorgan Backs Sterling Bay On Chicago RE Projects
• FINRA Appoints New Securities Arbitration Task Force
• Denmark's Dong Sells Half Of German Wind Project For $811M
• Tishman Speyer Pays $359M For West London Property
• Dealmakers Q&A: Jenner & Block's Tom Stromberg
• Dealmakers Q&A: Squire Patton Boggs' Dan Berick
• OPINION: Let's Financially Reward Law Firm Diversity
• Goldman Sachs Gets MBS Class Action Pared
• Icahn And Ackman Hug, Publicly End CNBC Feud
• SEC's Piwowar Stokes Long-Simmering FSOC Turf Battle
• Goodmans, McCarthy Rep Retrocom REIT On $167M Mall Buys
• SEC On Track To Lock Down Money-Market Fund Reforms
• Picard Pushes To Appeal Order Threatening Clawbacks
• FINRA Eyes Longer Deadline For Nontrade REIT Valuations
• 9th Circ. Affirms Intuitive Win In Investor Class Action
• Deals Rumor Mill: Microsoft, Blackstone, Sanofi
• Starboard Renews Call To Sweep Out Darden Board
• Wilmington Trust To Pay $3M To Settle ERISA Suit
• SEB Sells US Mall Stake For $276M, Buys Singapore Property
• Hot Prices Haven't Deterred PE Secondary Market Deal Making
• Crucial Predictive Coding Case Law: Progressive V. Delaney
• Madoff Sons Erased Emails, Obstructed Audit: Amended Suit
• Treasury Chief Wants More Cybersecurity At Financial Firms
• SEC Enforcement Passes Midterms, But Big Tests Lie Ahead
• Bankrupt Forex Hedge Fund Nails $18.5M Deal With CEO
• $100M In Settlements OK'd In Metal Manipulation Case
• Four Years After Dodd-Frank, Ex-Senator Wary Of Law Tweaks
• Ashford Trust Plunks Down $37.5M On Silicon Valley Hotel
• 'Myriad Errors' Underlie JPMorgan SOX Win, 2nd Circ. Told
• AmREIT Investors Want Board To Consider $433M Regency Bid
• OPINION: Advance Conflict Waivers Send Wrong Message
• RLJ Lodging Drops $49.5M On Hyatt Atlanta Midtown
• KKR Takes BlackGold Stake To Boost Hedge Fund, Energy Biz
• Sen. Levin Tells SEC To Ban Stock Market Conflicts Of Interest
• RE Rumor Mill: Jane Street, Answers.com, Lone Star Funds
• Real-Time Reporting Lowers Muni Bond Spreads, Report Says
• CalPERS Returns Surge To 18 Percent In Latest Fiscal Year
• Finders Can Put The Brakes On Capital Raising
• Irish REIT Pays $123M For BNY, Commerzbank Dublin Offices
• Dealmakers Q&A: Chadbourne & Parke's Talbert Navia
• LightSquared Puts Ergen At Center Of New Ch. 11 Exit Plan
• High-Frequency Firm Blasts SEC's Trading Increments Test
• Investment Manager Charged With Aiding $1B Rothstein Plot
• 2nd Circ. Won't Toss Gupta's Insider Trading Conviction
• European Banks To Divest €584B In RE Assets, Report Says
• Amended Sabine-Forest Oil Merger Deal Raises Eyebrows
• UBS Wins Dismissal Of Sealink's $158M RMBS Suit
• Eaton Investors Can't Prove Stock Drop Claims: 6th Circ.
• RE Rumor Mill: Frank Ring, Saks, Principal
• Masraf Al Rayan Sells Real Estate Firm Stake to Qatar Fund
• SIFMA Pushes Market Reform, Cutting Fees On Broker-Dealers
• Skadden Guides BTG's $2B Purchase Of BSI From Generali
• Deals Rumor Mill: Elementia, VistaJet, Hony Capital
• Allergan Lobs More Criticism Amid $53B Valeant Buyout Push
• Sullivan & Worcester Adds Ex-Winston Partner To NY Office
• Ex-CalPERS CEO Cops To Conspiracy In $3B Pay-To-Play Suit
• Fund Lobbying Group Taps SEC Official As General Counsel
• Och-Ziff Taps Ex-SEC Director Becker As Compliance Chief
• Asset Managers Get Creative To Slash Costs, Grow Returns
• Deals Rumor Mill: Alibaba, Telefonica, Cemex
• AMP Capital Reaps $881M In 18-Property Sale To PSP
• Silver Lake The Latest To Settle LBO Suit With $30M Deal
• Porsche Says One Letter Off Is Still Too Close In IP Suit
• AIFMD Compliance: What Fund Managers Should Be Doing Now
• Blackstone Pays $609M For 2 Units Of Life Insurance Co.
• 1st Circ. Cites Chadbourne Ruling In Remand Of Fraud Suit
• RE Rumor Mill: Macklowe, Walton Street Capital, Shorenstein
• Wal-Mart Asks Del. High Court To Nix Order For Bribery Docs
• Houston Texans, Rodeo Submit $66M Plan To Raze Astrodome
• MedLab Gets Judge's Thumbs-Up On Ch. 11 Plan
• US Fund Managers: Are You Cleared To Access EU Investors?
• British Tycoon Drops Shearman In UK Fraud Office Suit
• Google Launches $100M VC Fund With European Focus
• UK Watchdog Targets Asset Managers' Use Of Client Funds
• CommonWealth Reaps $705M From Select Income Share Sale
• Investcorp Acquires SPGPrints for $326M
• How Firms Score When They Take On The SEC Or FINRA
• Dealmakers Q&A: Dechert's Daniel O'Donnell
• OPINION: A Victory For Vulture Funds
• UK Watchdog Fires Up Financial Markets Competition Study
• RE Rumor Mill: NorthStar, Louis Vuitton, Marcel Telles
• American Apparel Reaches Deal With Charney, Investor
• FINRA 'Flash Boys' Probe Presages Order Routing Reform
• Ariz. Pension Fund Says It Wrongly OK'd Employee Raises
• As Win Streak Ends, Bharara Faces Greater Test In 2nd Circ.
• Quantum Foods Says Oaktree Schemed In Soured $54M Sale
• Credit Suisse Wants Sentencing Delay To Handle Pensions
• RE Trust Sues Natixis Real Estate Over $400M In RMBS Losses
• UK Student Housing Fund Adds $234M Asset Portfolio
• GOP Lawmaker Offers $10.9B Plan To Prop Up Highway Fund
• Deals Rumor Mill: Quiron, Televisa, Green Street Advisors
• State Street Forks Over $70M To Settle 3 MBS Actions
• Reed Smith Nabs Ex-Pinsent RE Finance Pro In London
• Harbinger Hits Dish, Ergen With $1.5B Suit Over LightSquared
• NY High Court Puts Spotlight On No-Action Clauses
• How Activist Funds Are Breaking Bad
• Ameriprise Hit With Sanctions In $20M 401(k) Plan Suit
• Bankrupt Revstone Subsidiaries Submit Ch. 11 Plans
• Nontraded REITs Find Ample Options In Liquidity Search
• Jurors Say US Fixated On Raj During Kid Brother's Trial
• Argentina Says High Court Ruling Isn't Win for NML Capital
• 'The Big Short' Money Manager Fights SEC Claims
• Harbinger Again Dodges Class Claims In LightSquared Suit
• Is Your Investment Fund A Ponzi Scheme?
• Troutman Sanders Nabs RE, M&A Partner In Shanghai
• US Backs Broad View Of Liability In Omnicare Investor Row
• Premier Law Firms Making Bank In Valeant-Allergan Battle
• Ex-Greenberg Traurig Litigation Co-Chairs Join DLA Piper
• Deals Rumor Mill: Barclays, North Star Realty, SSP
• 5 Insights From Home Depot GC Teresa Roseborough
• Alternative Mutual Funds In SEC Spotlight As Sweep Looms
• Raj Brother Cleared In 1st Insider Trading Loss For Bharara
• Dechert Hooks Two Partners For London, Luxembourg Offices
• Major PetSmart Investor Joins Shareholder Push For Sale
• Standard General Confirms Talks With American Apparel
• A Step Toward Alleviating Growing Discovery Problems
• Madoff Ruling Blocks Risky Expansion Of US Bankruptcy Law
• Feds Push For Raj Brother Conviction As Bharara Looks On
• RE Rumor Mill: Tishman, Ben Shaoul, Joseph Sitt
• Ex-Soros Manager Launches $20M Wrongful Termination Suit
• Exchanges, Asset Managers Ask For Limited Market Regs
• Acument Faces Heat For Pension Plan's Bad $56M Investment
• Prudential Sues BofA, Merrill Over $119M In 'Garbage' MBS
• Jones Day Guides Ares' $114M Brussels Office Park Buy
• Pershing Square Reveals 6 Picks For Allergan Board
• FINRA Wants OTC Investors To Have The 411 On Form 211
• Cantor Suit Says 8an Fund Hid $500K To Avoid $3M Judgment
• Z Capital Raises $750M For Distressed Investing Fund
• Sen. Levin Urges SEC To Fix Swap Reporting, Records Plan
• Deals Rumor Mill: American Apparel, BHP Billiton, Alibaba
• Credit Agricole, EDF Seal Deal For Office Park In Paris
• Apollo Execs To Get Greater Access To Latest Fund Returns
• Argentina Says Judge Went Too Far Voiding Bond Payment
• Pfizer Critic Boosts AstraZeneca Ties Amid Talk Of New Bid
• Rakoff Shields Foreign Banks From Madoff Trustee Suits
• Co-Location Takeaways From The NYSE Settlement
• Lawyers And Email: Ethical And Security Considerations
• Deals Rumor Mill: American Apparel, AbbVie, Lululemon
• BNP Gets SEC Adviser Waiver Over Commissioner's Dissent
• PE Thirst For Chinese Dairy Continues With $100M Huaxia Deal
• Raj Brother Flew Home To Clear His Name, Witnesses Say
• BlackRock Fined For Error In Disclosure On UniCredit Stake
• SEC Drops Market Timing Suit Against Gabelli Funds Exec
• 4 Must-Know Changes To The REIT Tax Landscape
• Seward & Kissel Reps Clarion On $133M Playa Vista Purchase
• Ex-Jefferies Trader Denied New Trial After Fraud Conviction
• Data Collection Presents Banks' First Volcker Hurdle
• Investor Payback Plan OK'd In $500M Founding Partners Row
• TPG Partners With Hong Kong Co. To Back Asia Hedge Funds
• CWCapital, Wachovia Hit With Suit Over Stuy Town Title Deal
• Sweden's Altor Raises $2.7B For Buyout Fund In 3 Months
• Jana Takes PetSmart Stake, Hints At Sale Plans
• Everybody Out Of The (Public Arbitrator) Pool
• Blackstone To Spend $750M To Reunite With Park Ave. Tower
• Magazine Wholesaler Unveils $24M Bid For Sale Rack Biz
• Cliffs Offers Casablanca 3 Seats On Smaller Board
• Deals Rumor Mill: Samsung, Shutterfly, BMW
• Asset Managers Strike SEC Deal Over Conflict Of Interest
• 5 Tips To Make A Small Fund Successful
• Judge Won't Toss Final Charge In Raj Brother Trial
• FINRA's Risk Data Plan Stokes Privacy Concerns
• 5th Circ. Frees Morgan Keegan From ARS Suit
• Goldman, Morgan Stanley Named Top Dealmakers In 1st Half
• Investors Seek Final Approval For $15M Balboa Settlement
• Yellen Says Regs Best Tool To Maintain Financial Stability
• Charles Schwab Says Ex-Employee Stole Confidential Info
• Goodman Fielder Agrees To Reduced $1.2B Takeover Offer
• Halliburton Will Raise Cost Of Securities Class Actions
• VIDEO: What Investment Managers Should Know About AIFMD
• Private Equity Has Fun With A Different Kind Of Green
• PE Keeps Booming As Exits Hit $138B, Dry Powder At $1.2T
• Kirkland Nabs Energy Transaction Pros From V&E, Baker Botts
• Tech Co. Exec Can't Deduct $2.7M From CARDS Deal
• Philly Firm Haines Faces Eviction Threat For Unpaid Rent
• Raj Brother Cleared On 2 Charges In Insider Trading Case
• Valeant Puts Allergan On Defensive In $53B Buyout Fight
• Deals Rumor Mill: ConvaTec, United Biscuits, ING
• 2014's Top Activist Plays So Far
• Fulbright Reps Capital Senior Living On $83.6M Property Buy
• SEC Calls For More Investment Adviser Examiners
• JPMorgan, Fortress, Cerberus Back New LightSquared Plan
• Strategic Hotels Secures $120M Loan For Four Seasons DC