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Asset Management - July, 2015

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• Goldman To Drop $270M To Settle $6B RMBS Suit
• Bacon's $50M Defamation Case Largely Time-Barred: Judge
• Legacy Wants $213M Madoff Trustee Suit Dismantled
• CFTC Wins $76M Judgment Over Hedge Fund Ponzi Scheme
• Schwab Urges High Court To Quash Risky CMO Class Action
• Deals Rumor Mill: Uber, Carlyle, Coca-Cola
• SEC Says It's Likely To Win Appeal of In-House Court Freeze
• 10 IPOs Targeting $1.4B Ready To Rock 1st Week Of August
• Rebutting Fraud On The Market
• BofA, Merrill Lynch Can't Shake OT Action By Adviser Trainees
• SEC Slams Ironridge's Bid To Stay Suit Over In-House Court
• DHS Wants Suit Over Investor Visa Denials Tossed
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: China, HSBC, NorthStar
• Simpson Thacher, JPMorgan Sued Over $1.5 Billion GM Loan
• AmEx Faces Investor Suit Over Loss Of Costco Partnership
• High Court Expected To Hear Insider Trading Appeal
• DOJ's Newman Appeal Hinges On These 3 Arguments
• Lawyers Weigh In On DOJ's Newman Appeal To High Court
• Regulators Back Down On Asset Manager SIFI Designations
• Paul Hastings Guides Record $850M Fibra Uno Loan
• NFL Players Will Have Single Trial In $53M Suit Versus BB&T
• Debevoise Steers $4B Carlyle Europe Partners Fund
• BDC Master Feeder Funds On The Horizon
• Putting The Brakes On Newman: 3 Recent Rakoff Decisions
• PE Exits Mushroom To $125B In 2nd Quarter
• Vornado Strikes $580M Refinance Deal For NYC Property
• BATS Eyes New Rule To Fight Market Manipulators
• Lloyds Sells Commercial Loans To Goldman, Others For $1.3B
• DOJ Appeals Insider Trading Ruling To High Court
• Caesars Can't Appeal Pivotal Ruling To 7th Circ.
• PwC, Standard Chartered Can't Slip All Madoff Claims
• Dark Pool Operator Expects $20M SEC Fine
• Investors Hit 24 Banks With Market Manipulation Class Action
• Rothstein Adviser Pleads Guilty To Aiding $1.2B Ponzi Plot
• Hotel Sector Hitting M&A Stride Amid Growth, Cheap Money
• CFTC Urges 11th Circ. To Affirm Ponzi Funder's Judgment
• A Potential Basis For Objecting To Certain CFPB Sanctions
• Morgan Stanley Owes $2.5M Over Trader Supervision
• Celgene Wants Sanctions For 'Abusive' AIA Review Petition
• Feds Want AIG, Prudential, GE Capital To Improve Living Wills
• Accountants 'Conspired' With Madoff To Fool SEC: Trustee
• US Exchanges Say Dodd-Frank Delays Drive Away Business
• FDIC Backstop Needed For Failing Banks, Experts Say
• Commercial Common Sense And Bad Bargains
• GLP Strikes $4.5B Deal For IIT's Logistics Properties
• NFL Players Suing BB&T For $53M Get Their Ranks Cut
• Goldman Blasts 'Sideshow' Declarations In Sex Bias Battle
• Bankrupt F-Squared Gets Nod For August Auction
• Singapore Developer Drops $120M On London Property
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Trump, Morgan Stanley, LinkedIn
• Deustche Bank Says Omnicare Can't Revive Class Action
• UBS Says Feds Investigating Puerto Rico Practices
• REIT Pays $121M For Maryland's Tallest Building
• Kirkland Reps Capella In $900M Sale To Medical Properties
• The Proposed Best Interest Contract Exemption: Part 3
• 7th Circ. Empowers In Pari Delicto Defense In Bankruptcy
• Pension Funds Seek Billions From NJ Over Contract Breach
• High Court's Halliburton Ruling Finally Shows Its Teeth
• Deals Rumor Mill: RBS, Hamilton Lane, Symphony, Atkins
• 3 Ex-Oppenheimer Workers Settle SEC's Penny Stock Claims
• Stanford Receiver Defends $5M Deal With Firms, Others
• Carter's Insider Trading Case Survives Newman, Judge Says
• 1st Circ. Rejects Protests Over $70M State Street Settlement
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: LuLu, Kuafu, ScanlanKemperBard
• Ex-Madoff Accountant Seeks Leniency After Guilty Plea
• Terrafina Inks $108M Deal For Industrial Portfolio
• Halliburton Investors Win Class Cert. Post-High Court Appeal
• Texas REIT Drops $56.8M On 2 Mariott Residence Inn Hotels
• The Proposed Best Interest Contract Exemption: Part 2
• Mid-2015 Restructuring Review: Europe And Emerging Markets
• Law360's Trial Aces Make Winning Look Easy
• US Says Whitman Denial Should Inform Goffer Decision
• EXCLUSIVE: SEC Admin Court Appeals Languish Under White
• O'Melveny Reps Underwriters In REIT's $104M Offering
• SEC Gets Win Against Ponzi Feeder Co-Defendant
• 11 Cos. Set Sights On $2.4B In End-Of-July IPO Rush
• Plato Enters Talks With LSEG Unit To Develop Dark Pool
• $2.55B Ares-Kayne Merger To Form Asset Manager Giant
• Paulson Invests $20M In Bankrupt Puerto Rico Hotel
• 2nd Circ. Jolts Green Mountain Shareholder Suit To Life
• Ex-MetLife Broker Loses NJ Privileges After Fraud Indictment
• CFTC Taps Ex-Newedge Head to Lead Swap Oversight Division
• Taxation With Representation: Cravath, Wachtell, Gibson Dunn
• 2nd Circ. Revives Wells Fargo CDO Fraud Suit
• China's Fosun Offers $549M For Belgian Merchant Bank
• Kelley Drye, Simpson Thacher Guide $516M NYT Condo Deal
• Chicago Pension Reforms Unconstitutional, Judge Rules
• REBUTTAL: The Problem With 3rd-Party Litigation Financing
• The Proposed Best Interest Contract Exemption: Part 1
• 22 Banks Hit With Class Action Over Treasury Auction Scheme
• Citco Strikes Deal With Investors In Madoff Feeder Fund Suit
• 5 Years After Dodd-Frank, Cross-Border Harmony Still Far Off
• Deals Rumor Mill: Anthem, Cigna, Darden, Airbus
• Proskauer Adds Ex-Baker & McKenzie Private Investment Pro
• Allen Matkins Guides $215M DreamWorks Campus Buy
• DLA Piper, Seyfarth Escape $720M Real Estate JV Claims
• Pension To Get Paid Before Cox In Newspaper Sale: 11th Circ.
• RBS Sells Off Nearly $1B In Real Estate Loans
• Whitman Denied 2nd Appeal Of Insider Trading Conviction
• 5 Ways To Anticipate Hot Points In Property JV Negotiations
• Stock Heir's Lawyers Likely Duck Sanctions In $156M Suit
• Swaps Trading Regs Coming, CFTC Head Says
• VW Sells Dutch Fleet Manager LeasePlan In $4B Deal
• Rakoff Upholds $1M FINRA Award In John Thomas Case
• SIFI Process Lacks Clarity, Sens. Tell FSOC Official
• Molycorp Gets Green Light For $135M Oaktree DIP
• Mylan Investors Slam Tax Inversion As Anti-Teva Ploy
• Harbinger Takes 2nd Shot At $1.5B RICO Suit Against Dish
• To SEC's Chagrin, Ponzi Feeder Ordered to Pay $41M Penalty
• Growth-Minded Allegiancy Nabs New GC From Goodman Allen
• Bankruptcy Judge Won't Shield Caesars Parent From Creditors
• Deals Rumor Mill: Volkswagen, UPS, HSBC
• WNC Closes $75M California Fund That Will Buy 9 Properties
• IRS Rules To Crack Down On Management Fee Waivers
• Piedmont Strikes $712M Deal To Sell Chicago Tower
• SEC Pressed For $1M Fees After Rare In-House Loss
• Hedge Fund Ordered To Pay $1.8M To Recession Investor
• Pa. Firms Could Face Suits Over Advising Indicted Ex-Mayor
• $500M Halliburton-BlackRock JV To Fund Refracking
• Chatham Lodging Trust Strikes $55.5M Deal For Hotel Duo
• CFTC Settles With Atty Over Precious Metal Investment Scam
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Vanbarton, Lar Espana
• Norges Pays Prologis $169M For Stake In Logistics Properties
• Blackstone Strikes $2.7B Deal For Norwegian Properties
• Hedging Western European Debt With CDS? Not So Fast
• Molycorp Bondholders Plug $142M DIP Over Oaktree Loan
• Caesars Insists $30B Buyout Is Part Of Ch. 11 Probe
• SAC Beats Investors' Privilege Claims In Insider Trading Suit
• Fed Gives No Clues On SIFI Off-Ramp In GE Capital Rule
• SL Green Strikes $293M Deals For NYC Property Trio
• Deals Rumor Mill: Thoratec, Qualcomm, Nokia Here
• Dodd-Frank Foes Mark 5th Anniversary With Call To Undo Law
• Bankrupt Caesars Reaches Agreement With Junior Lenders
• Lululemon Brass Sued Over Ex-Chair's 'Suspicious' Trades
• CME Says Spoofing Suit Should Be Handled Within Exchange
• REIT Nabs Pinnacle's Gaming Assets For $4.75B
• GLP Sets Up $7B Fund To Build China Warehouses
• Boxing Promoter Faces Tough Fight In Antitrust Suit
• The 6 Biggest Dodd-Frank Surprises
• Dodd And Frank Say Act Turned US Economy Around
• Broker's Friend Ordered To Pay $3M In Theft Suit
• MF Global Customers Granted Class Cert. In Collapse Case
• Molycorp Pushes For $135M Oaktree DIP In Financing Fight
• 5 Years On And Dodd-Frank Act Still Faces Push-Back
• Argentina Says Immunity Bars Sanctions In Bond Fight
• MoFo Seeks Dismissal Of Hedge Fund Chief's Suit
• Fed Approves New Capital Surcharges On Largest US Banks
• Credit Suisse Asks Texas Court To Enforce $50M NY Award
• CFPB's Boldness Opens It Up To Attacks
• Groups Say EU Regs Cost UK Asset Managers $3.1B Annually
• Deutsche Asset Unit Takes Stake In Pair Of NYC Properties
• SEC Moves For Asset Freeze In $68M EB-5 Case
• PE Firm Halifax Says Co. Lied About Finances Before Sale
• Keeping Marblegate In Perspective
• Simpson-Led Blackstone, Corsair Nab Stake In $4B First Eagle
• Boardwalk REIT Sells Near 1,700 Residential Units For $105M
• Hedge Fund Infuses $250M Into Debt-Laden Calif. Hospital
• Class Moves For Cert In Barclays 'Dark Pool' Suit
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: KCG, Pierre, Downtown Dog Lounge
• SEC Enforcers Say 'Big Short' Adviser Can't Prove Judge Bias
• Claims That JPMorgan 'Thievery' Aided Madoff Sent To NY
• Simpson Thacher Reps Blackstone On $203M Hotels Buy
• Molycorp Creditors Blast Choice Of $135M Oaktree DIP Deal
• Latham Reps CPPIB On $650M Loan To Borgata Operator
• 6 IPOs Eye $1.04B In Coming Week
• Dodd-Frank Act At 5: SEC Slammed For Slow Rule-Making
• SEC Settles Fraud Case Against Calif. Hedge Fund Manager
• Schulte Roth, Phillips Lytle Guide $256M Ford Building Deal
• Fed's Vice Chair Pushes To Keep Emergency Lending Powers
• HK Regulator Floats New Capital Rules For Derivatives
• SEC Awards Company Insider $3M Whistleblower Award
• Calif. Tax On Asset Manager Fees Would Have Wide Reach
• Samsung Shareholders OK $8B Merger In Blow To Activist
• Barclays To Pay FINRA Fine Over Reporting Violations
• Del. Ruling On Actionable TM Confusion Too Narrow: 3rd Circ.
• Dodd-Frank Act At 5: The Rules That Are Still Lagging
• Deals Rumor Mill: Temasek, Alpha Natural, Banco Do Brasil
• BMO Harris To Pay $16M To End Petters Ponzi Row
• 3rd Circ. Wary Of Ruling On New Century Bankruptcy Notices
• Key Dems Ask Regulators To Assess Swaps Rule Change
• Ex-Atty Gets 6 Years, Must Pay $9.3M For Ponzi Scheme
• Data Center M&A Spikes As REIT Sector Matures
• Ex-S&P Exec Urges US Court To Freeze SEC In-House Case
• RLJ Lodging Pays $106M For DC, Wash. State Hotels
• More Bad News For Bondholders On Make-Whole Premiums
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Yelp, Ashkenazy, Itochu
• SEC Urges 1st Circ. To Deny Ex-State Street Execs' Appeals
• Houston Court Denies City Access To $3B Pension's Records
• OpenGate Sanctioned In Thermo Fisher Fraud Suit
• Senate Dems Float Bankruptcy Option For Puerto Rico
• Deals Rumor Mill: Apax, Paulson & Co., Hapag-Lloyd
• REIT Griffin-American Dropped $311M In 2nd Quarter
• Dems. Seek To Stop Financial Regulator 'Revolving Door'
• OPINION: Litigation Finance Can Help Break The Glass Ceiling
• Robbins Geller, Abraham Fruchter To Lead Rubicon Stock Suit
• The 1st Of Several Legal Roadblocks Ahead For Puerto Rico
• Nutmeg Investors Want Barnes Malpractice Claims Reopened
• SEC Slapped With New Challenge To In-House Court
• US Investors' Cuba Property Dreams Require Early Prep Work
• Gov't Says Tribes Filed Trust Accounting Row Too Late
• Existing Dodd-Frank Rules Aren't Tough Enough, Sens. Say
• NFL Players Oppose Split Trials In $53M BB&T Lawsuit
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Port Authority, Clarion, Keller
• ALTO Pushes Up Real Estate Fund Target To $125M
• Troutman Raids 4 More Real Estate Attys From K&L Gates
• Deals Rumor Mill: Micron, Pittsburgh Penguins, Star Petroleum
• SEC Fines Och-Ziff Adviser $4.25M Over Flawed Data Reports
• SEC Chair White Looks To Calm Compliance Officer Nerves
• House Passes Legislation To Trim SEC Red Tape
• DC Circ. Says SEC Can't Use Dodd-Frank Bans Retroactively
• REIT Digital Realty To Buy Telx In $1.89B Deal
• Accused Insider Trader Slams SEC Over Admin Case Appeal
• Deutsche Bank's 'Con Game' Can't Be Tolerated, Court Hears
• Tips For An Efficient And Effective Fraud Investigation
• Forum Over Substance? Respondent Rights And The SEC
• Standard General Again Sues Ex-American Apparel CEO
• High-Speed Traders Avoid New Limits After Latest Crash
• Delaware Judge Reluctantly Hands Dell Win In Appraisal Row
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: HelloFresh, Aini, Crescent Heights
• ARC Hospitality Nabs $450M Deutsche Loan For Hotels
• White & Case Reps CBRE Fund In $1.43B Europe Mall Sale
• Fed To Tackle SIFI Surcharge, Regulation Of GE Capital
• Deals Rumor Mill: CICC, Prosegur, Samsung C&T
• SL Green Inks $365M NY Sale, Sells Stake In $278M Building
• Report Finds High-Frequency Trading Played Role In Volatility
• Navistar Investor Suit Over Clean Engine Claims Gets Pared
• Ackman-Backed Platform To Pay $2.1B For UK Chemical Co.
• Black Hills Corp. To Buy SourceGas In $1.9B Utility Tie-Up
• SEC Not Bound By 180-Day Deadline, DC Circ. Says
• Bankrupt Colt Earns Nod For $75M DIP Package
• Investor Can't Grill Burger King Europe On Jurisdiction
• Deutsche Bank Can't Ax FINRA Tax Shelter Arbitration Demand
• UK Kicks Off Crackdown On Capital Gains Tax 'Loopholes'
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Apple, NYC Hotel, CNL
• Jury Convicts Former NHL Adviser, Partner Over $30M Fraud
• Looking At EU To Predict Dodd-Frank Incentive Pay Rules
• SPG Directors Say Chancery Was Right To Ax CEO Bonus Suit
• Caesars Creditors Say Buyout Is Off-Limits In Ch. 11 Probe
• UK Watchdog Ends Probe Of JPMorgan 'London Whale'
• Biogen Wants Kyle Bass To Give Up Financial Docs At PTAB
• ETRE REIT Eyes $173M IPO Of Boston Office Tower
• SEC Queries Accused Avon Manipulator's Medical Condition
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sikorsky, EBay, Russell Investments
• F-Squared On Its Way To Speedy Ch. 11 Sale
• MRI International Execs Indicted For $1.5B Ponzi Scheme
• Colt Noteholders Defend $75M DIP From Sciens Attack
• FSB Says Regulators Making Progress On Libor Replacement
• FINRA Loses Back-To-Back Cases Before In-House Tribunals
• Madoff Trustee Strikes $1.4M In Clawback Settlements
• Judge Officially Ends Puerto Rico's Recovery Act
• Park Ave. SLS Hotel Scores $109M Financing From Fortress
• Jeffer Mangels Says Aramid's Fortress Deal Must Protect Fees
• SEC's EB-5 Cases Signal Growing Enforcement Trend
• NYSE Outage Lets Market Test Drive Trading Glitch Response
• Deals Rumor Mill: ConAgra, Didi Kuaidi, Symantec, Monsanto
• Reed Smith Brings Back Dealmaker From Winston & Strawn
• IRS Cracking Down On 'Basket Option' Tax Schemes
• F-Squared Driven To Ch. 11 By $35M SEC Settlement
• NYSE Trade Stoppage Caused By Apparent Technical Issue
• Katten Back On Hook In Malpractice Suit Over Ponzi Scheme
• Investment Firm Can't Shake $55M Securities Suit
• After Losing In Court, Puerto Rico's Last Hope Is Congress
• Castle Rock Equity Drops $112M On Philly Art Deco Tower
• Wyly Bros. Lose Bid For New Trial After $300M SEC Judgment
• BB&T Moves To Split Trial In NFL Players' $53M Suit
• $8B Samsung-Cheil Merger On Track After S. Korea Ruling
• Foreign Investment In US Hotels May Accelerate In 2nd Half
• Feds Eye Plea Over $5M Twitter, Uber Ponzi Scheme
• Ivanhoe, Callahan Drop $225M On 4 Beacon Properties
• Lehman Taking $67M Tax Credit Fight To 2nd Circ.
• Adams & Reese's $5M Stanford Deal Slammed Over Attys' Cut
• Puerto Rico Can't Save Its Recovery Act In 1st Circ.
• MF Global Execs Strike $65M Deal To Settle Investors' Claims
• REIT Ups Bid To $5B For Pinnacle's Real Estate Assets
• 'Flash Crash' Trader Blasts 'Arbitrary' CFTC Spoofing Case
• Darden Raises Consent Fees On Notes To Ease REIT Plan
• Colt Owner Blasts Bondholder-Backed $75M DIP
• REIT Healthcare Trust Invested $190M In Second Quarter
• FINRA Dangles Cooperation Carrot With Fine-Free Settlements
• Deka Drops $774M On German Retail Portfolio
• CFTC Charges 2 Parties With Fraudulent Money Pass Trades
• Deutche Bank Avoids Discovery In Texas Pension Row
• CPPIB Snags Toronto Multifamily Property Stake For $105M
• SEC Said To Investigate Market For Pre-IPO Tech Shares
• Wells Fargo, Others Ordered To Repay $30M Over Fund Sales
• Ex-Madoff Accountant Helped JPMorgan Probe, Feds Say
• The SEC Gets Aggressive With Unregistered Brokers
• 546(e) Safe Harbor Is Open To Madoff Victims
• Molycorp Gets Nod For $22M Interim Loan From Oaktree
• Feds Launch FCA Suit Over $17.3M TARP Fraud
• OSI Investors Seek Class Cert. Over 'Naked' TSA Scanners
• Draghi Wants Europe Capital Markets Union, New Regulator
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Rockpoint, Texas Pacific, Crayton
• Ascott REIT To Pay $163M For Times Square Hotel
• Quarles & Brady Hires Back Financing Pro
• 1 Firm Handled Most Global, US Real Estate M&A In 1st Half
• Rakoff To Gupta: Newman No Escape Hatch For You
• Ex-Fund Manager Back To Jail For $10M In Unpaid Judgments
• Proxy Adviser Says Vote No On Samsung's $8B Merger
• MCDC Settlements Cast Doubt On Self-Reporter Leniency
• Cybersecurity For Brokers: 'Only The Paranoid Survive'
• Class Action Over Failed $2.5B Cooper-Apollo Tie-Up Tossed
• Tilton Taking Claim Over SEC In-House Court To 2nd Circ.
• $8B Samsung Merger Steams Ahead After South Korea Ruling
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Whirlpool, Carlyle, Related Group
• Paul Hastings Lures Pair Of CLO Partners From Ashurst
• Deloitte Settles SEC Charges Of Improper Ties To Consultant
• SEC Fines AlphaBridge Capital $5M Over Inflated MBS Prices
• Pacquiao Promoter Joins Antitrust Fight With $100M Suit
• Oilfield Services Co. To Pay $120M To End Investor Fraud Row
• Real Estate Moguls On The Move
• 5th Circ. Wants Texas Court's Take On Golf Channel Ponzi Ads
• Accused 'Flash Crash' Trader, CFTC Hammer Out Injunction
• Apollo Unit Originates $123M Loan For Retail, Hotel Properties
• SEC's Warning — Fund Trustees Are Fair Game