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Asset Management - November, 2015

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• Garmin Hid Spectrum Issues Around $1.9B Deal, 2nd Circ. Told
• US Drops Hold On SEC's Admin Case Against SAC's Cohen
• Ex-Lehman Director Ordered To Pay $4M For Illegal Trading
• Thermo Fisher Wins Sanctions Bid In PE Group's Fraud Suit
• Vonovia Investors Greenlight $15B Deutsche Wohnen Bid
• Real Estate Rumors: Black Bear, Publix, Baywood Hotels
• China Calls Off Stock Purchase Mandate On Traders
• CPPIB, Hermes Drop $235M On London Office Property
• RBC Can't Shake $76M Liability Over Botched Rural/Metro Sale
• NY Class Action Alleges Barclays Rigged Forex Markets
• When A Victim Of Fraud Gets Sued For Fraud
• Investors Sue RAIT, Trustees After $21M SEC Settlement
• Ex-Faruqi Atty Sues For Slice Of Firm's Leucadia Suit Fees
• Citigroup Investors File New RMBS Suit, Claim $2.3B In Losses
• SEC In-House Court Reforms Not Enough, Ex-Prosecutor Says
• Investors Win $1.9M Arbitration Award Against Fla. Brokerage
• Pozen Fires Back At Bass Group's Vimovo IPR Petition
• 2nd Circ. Affirms 10-Year Sentence For NY Ponzi Schemer
• Ex-Race Car Driver Seeks Retrial After $30M Fraud Conviction
• 7th Circ. Stops Tribal Action Over $50M Bond Sale
• Wal-Mart Slams Class Cert. Bid In Mexico Bribery Suit
• Bass Takes Aim At Citius Drug Patent Under His Own Name
• Halliburton Can't Stay Investor Suit For 5th Circ. Appeal
• Feds Seek Leniency For SAC Insider Trading Informant
• SEC Blesses Bloomberg, Fintech Trade Matching Plans
• OPINION: In Search Of Our Best Law Firm Selves
• The Dangerous Secrets Your Client Is Keeping From You
• SEC Won't Ban Steinberg After Insider Trading Reversal
• Stop The Madden Madness
• Key Takeaways From The SEC's 2015 Whistleblower Report
• PE Firm Hit With SEC Penalty Over Conflicting Investments
• Moore Slams Lehman's Withdrawal Move In $20M Suit
• CFTC's Algorithm Inspection Plan Sparks Trade Secret Fears
• CORRECTED: SEC Fines 'Political Intelligence' Firm Over Info Handling
• Disbarred Vegas Lawyer Cops To $5M Investment Scam
• 'Flash Boys' Firm Says Quote Delay Makes Market Fairer
• Real Estate Rumors: TIAA, NewcrestImage, Charter Schools
• 4 Things Retail Developers Will Watch For On Black Friday
• ITT Educational Services' $17M Investor Deal Gets Initial OK
• ATP Execs Dodge Final Part Of Shareholder Suit
• Slate Office REIT Sells $42M In Canadian Properties
• CFTC Proposes New Automated Trading Rules
• New Federal Rules Acknowledge It's Time To Drop The 'E'
• 10 Things You Should Know About Securities Crowdfunding
• Icahn Snatches 7% Stake In Xerox, Might Seek Board Seats
• Feds Drop Appeal Of 5 Madoff Employees' Sentences
• Morgan Keegan Says Arbitration Award Fight Uses Wrong Law
• NY Lawyer Zuccotti Of Weil And Brookfield Dies At 78
• Malaysia's 1MDB Trims Energy Assets In $2.3B Deal
• Tilton's Patriarch Seeks To Push Investment Fund Into Ch. 11
• Real Estate Rumors: UBS, Related, Miami Holiday Inn
• Target Pays $99M To End Lease Row Over Canadian Stores
• Simpson, Schulte Guide $570M Multifamily Properties Deal
• BNY Mellon Warns High Court Against Warping RMBS Market
• Warburg Pincus Raises $12B Investment Fund
• Class Counsel Fees Getting 'Intense Judicial Scrutiny'
• Texas Justices Will Hear Key Ponzi Scheme Case In January
• MetLife's SIFI Battle Being Waged In Secret, Advocate Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Pfizer, 1MDB, Diebold
• JPMorgan, Other Banks Get Forex Class Action Kicked To NY
• Morgan Lewis Adds Ex-Covington Investment Atty In London
• Texas High Court Won't Push Forex Receiver To Arbitration
• Texas High Court Takes On Row Over $45M Hospital Buy
• REIT Hudson Pacific Reveals Plans For $425M Note Offering
• Wells Fargo Wants Cert Denied For 'Outlandish' FLSA Suit
• EU Moves To Bring More Private Capital To Infrastructure
• Bharara Atty Slams 'Grandiose' Suit Over Hedge Fund Raid
• Locke Lord Exits Doctor's $2.5M Offshore Trust Suit
• 3 Ways Technology Is Changing Law Office Designs
• The Future Of Appraisal Cases After BMC Software
• Key Insider Trading Informant Looks To Avoid Prison Time
• Dark Pools Enter Risky Waters Under SEC Disclosure Plans
• 13 Key Business Objectives For Corporate Legal Departments
• SEC Fines Investment Co. $1M For Late Financial Statements
• Creditor Suits Beyond Scope Of Caesars Ch. 11, 7th Circ. Told
• Del. High Court Says ADT Stock Buyback Row Rightly Nixed
• Bombardier Pockets $1.5B In Rail Unit Stake Sale
• Morgan Lewis Snags K&L Gates Tax Partner For SF Office
• Alcatel Slammed Over Planned $1.2B Pension Fund Transfer
• Reg A+ Needs Fundraising And Liquidity Tweaks, SEC Told
• Con Who Hid Computer In Pillsbury Ceiling Seeks Acquittal
• Unified SEC Proposes Dark Pool Disclosure Rules
• Bass AIA Challenge To Celgene Cancer Drug Patent Rejected
• ADT Investor Takes Stock Repurchase Row To Del. High Court
• Advisory Firm Must Face Excessive Fee Suit, Judge Says
• Judge Skeptical Of Booting Kirkland As Caesars Rep
• Segall Can't Involve Bankruptcy Court In Fee Fight, Rivals Say
• Vanguard Tax Fraud Suit Axed Over Attorney Ethics Breach
• The Do's and Don'ts Of An SEC Examination
• Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance Steer REIT's $533M Bond Deal
• SEC's White Told To Reclaim Authority In DOL Fiduciary Fight
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Ex-Hedge Fund Manager's Fraud Conviction
• Del. Justices Told Imperva Board Had Conflicts In $60M Deal
• Latham, Blakes Guide $150M Mexico Developer Deal
• Canadian Pacific Makes $28B Bid For Wary Norfolk Southern
• The Benefits Of Establishing An Offshore Presence
• Another SEC In-House Case Blocked In Ga.'s Northern District
• Hudson's Bay Sells $533M Stake In Simon Property Retail JV
• Fed's Tarullo Warns Against Knee-Jerk Shadow Banking Regs
• With 1 Deal, 2 Firms Each Grab A Quarter Of Year's Hotel M&A
• Alaska Joins Litigation Storm Over $34B Petrobras Fraud
• Structural Subordination May No Longer Have Your Back
• Chicago Urges State High Court To Back Pension Reform
• Highland Urges Full 2nd Circ. To Rehear IRS Audit Case
• Parkway Sells Stake In $175M Miami Office Complex
• Audax Pulls In $2.25B For PE Fund, Inks Deal For Safety Co.
• SEC's Aguilar To Leave Agency By Year's End
• SEC Whistleblower Tips, Bounty Claims Surge Yet Again
• REIT Mack-Cali Strikes $53M Deal For NJ Office Property
• SEC Sanctions Firm $16.5M Over False Performance Claims
• Willkie Farr, Warshaw Burstein Guide $112M NYC Office Deal
• 4 Reasons Macy's, McDonald's Won't Spin Off REITs
• Antitrust Watchdogs OK $4.5B SolarWinds Take-Private Deal
• The Pros And Cons Of Series LLCs
• CPPIB, APG Form $500M South Korea Logistics Property JV
• Should In-House Counsel Use US Contract Terms In Europe?
• Lululemon Investors Fight To Keep Alive Suit Over Trades
• Canadian Funds To Pay $2.8B For Chicago Toll Road
• Madoff Trustee Calls For $1.1M Judgment In Clawback Case
• NYSE Wants To Add Asterisk To Anomalous ETF Trades
• E&Y Liable For Investors' Madoff Losses, Jury Says
• GM To Shell Out $300M To End Ignition-Switch Securities Suit
• American Realty Affiliate Hit With Suit Over Faked Votes
• Chambers Street Inks $299M Deal To Sell 2 NJ Properties
• CWCapital Running Off With $566M From Stuy Town Sale: Suit
• Take Your Marks: An Associate's Guide To Your 1st Big Trial
• Simpson Aids Blackstone's $232 Play For Japan Residential
• Firm Wants Rothstein Fee Fight Moved To Bankruptcy Court
• Shadow Banking Industry Grows To $36 Trillion Worldwide
• IRS Bungled Instructions Then Denied $3M Refund, Suit Says
• Amundi Raises $1.6B In Paris' Largest IPO In A Decade
• Goodwin Brings Back Transaction Law Whiz After Harvard Gig
• Allianz Buys $375M Stake In Miami Office Complex
• Barnes & Thornburg Shakes Final Claims In Malpractice Suit
• Davis Polk Reps Blackstone Unit In $3B Buy From CalPERS
• Real Estate Rumors: Carl Icahn, Angelo Gordon, Vox Media
• Eversheds, Matheson Steer Hibernia REIT's $432M Credit Deal
• Citadel Securities Tells 7th Circ. Its Fee Suit Can Bypass SEC
• Valeant Can't Dodge Insider Trading Row Over Allergan Bid
• Judge Scolds SEC For Gaffes In Penny Stock Fraud Case
• E&Y Says $112M Madoff Loss Suit Is 'Blame Game'
• Spurs Star Says He Was Duped Into Bad Cosmetics Co. Deal
• Duane Morris Nabs Finance Pro From Richards Kibbe & Orbe
• Goldman Says It Didn't Hide Counting Flub In $4B Tibco Deal
• Dems Seek Stronger Swaps Rules After Dodd-Frank Rollback
• SEC Commissioner Says Bitcoin Tech Demands Closer Look
• Sentinel Trustee Takes Another Shot At BNYM's $312M Claim
• CFTC Eyeing Cybersecurity Testing Rules For Exchanges
• CalSTRS Looks To 2nd Circ. In Bid To Join Yen Libor Suit
• China Freezes Shares Held By Mom Of Arrested Hedge Funder
• Activist Investing And Its Divided-Loyalty Implications
• Pimco Blasts Co-Founder Bill Gross' $200M Suit Over Ouster
• E&Y Should Pay $112M For Madoff Loss, Jury Told
• Halliburton III May Be On The Horizon After 5th Circ. Acts
• Petrobras Blasts Investors' Move To Certify Bribery Suit
• Groups Tell Justices To Send Naked Short-Selling Suit To NJ
• NJ Law OKs Intrastate Crowdfunding Campaigns Up To $1M
• Supreme Court Urged To Revive BofA Mortgage Risk Suit
• Norton Rose Fulbright Snags Ex-SEC Branch Chief
• DC Circ. Won't Hear Bid To Revive SEC Conflict Minerals Rule
• Deals Rumor Mill: Canadian Pacific, Nat'l Grid, HelloFresh
• High Court Tosses MF Global Investors' Appeal In PwC Suit
• SEC Finds Outside Compliance Chiefs Asleep At The Switch
• How Will London's Specialist Court Affect US Companies?
• Law360's Super MVPs In A Class Of Their Own
• 5 Firms Lead The Pack With MVP Wins
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Aces From 86 Firms
• Trader Tells SEC To 'Make Peace' With Post-Newman Loss
• Freedman Exits Bankrupt Aletheia's Malpractice Suit
• CFTC Enforcement Earns New Stripe After Besting SEC Haul
• Warburg Inks $560M Mutual Fund Store Sale To 401K Advisor
• MF Global Execs Lose Bid For Extension Of E&O Coverage
• Chancery Gives Charney More Time In Standard General Row
• K&L Gates Nabs Corporate Partner From Holland & Knight
• Pa. Investment Advisers Pay $40M To Settle SEC Ponzi Suit
• 7th Circ. Won't Rehear Challenge To SEC In-House Court
• Lawyer Says Bad W.Va. Coal Co. Investment Is Not His Fault
• Real Estate Rumors: Equity Residential, Bonner Kiernan
• Dov Charney Says Attys Withdrew In Standard General Row
• All You Need To Know About The Trans-Pacific Partnership
• Puerto Rico Inks $1.3B Debt Relief Deal With Bondholders
• Ex-Goldman Sachs Staffer Pleads Guilty To Fed Data Heist
• TPP Eases Banking Reformers' Fears Of Weakened Regs
• Activists Turn Sights On Europe As Record Year Unfolds
• Morgan Lewis, Weil, Simpson Guide Asset Manager Tie-Up
• MoFo Snags Equity Derivative, M&A Pro From Latham
• SEC Accuses Investment Fund Manager Of Swindling Amish
• Audit Overhaul Warrants Revision Of Partnership Agreements
• Cleary Says Hedge Funds Playing 'Gotcha' In Argentina Row
• Brookfield Pays $1.2B For Asciano Stake In Takeover Move
• 5th Circ. 'Reluctantly' OKs Halliburton's Class Cert. Appeal
• Canadian Regulators Back Crowdfunding With Final Rule
• Ex-JPMorgan Adviser Cops To $20M Client Theft
• French Regulator Looks To Fine High-Frequency Trader Virtu
• Vereit Strikes $204M Deal To Sell Red Lobster Portfolio
• Cerberus Capital Says CIBC Owes 'Hundreds Of Millions'
• Chancery Clarifies Appraisal Fundamentals
• SEC Retooling Insider Trading Tactics After Newman
• SEC Official Seeks To Calm Compliance Pros' Nerves
• Ex-Fed Staffer Cops To Leaking Secrets To Goldman Sachs
• Fortress Raises $1.1B In Latest Japan Real Estate Fund
• SEC Argues Ponzi Suit Ruling Threatens Enforcement Suits
• Credit Suisse, Investors To Settle Suit Over $1.6B In MBS
• SEC Whistleblower Tips Expected To Surge Higher
• Cleary Targeted By Hedge Funds In Argentina Fight
• Yellen Defends Fed's Post-Crisis Bank Supervision
• NJ Apartment Builder Sheds State Fraud Claims Over Fire
• Wal-Mart Investor Seeks Class Cert. In Mexico Bribery Suit
• OPINION: Via Duke, Companies Are Shaping Discovery
• Hedge Fund Settles With Goldman After MBS Action Fails
• An Overhaul Of Partnership Audit, Litigation Procedures
• Restoring Confidence In Calif. General Obligation Bonds
• Ceresney's Cues On Future Of Market Structure Enforcement
• SEC Faces 1st Circ. Fire Over Ex-State Street Execs' Fines
• Bank Of America Transfers $87B In Assets To BlackRock
• BNP Paribas Sheds French Mall Co. Stake In $909M Deal
• Wannabe Dark Pool Wants Too Much Power, SEC Says
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rehear Bedford's Wells Fargo Trust MBS Suit
• SEC Fines Fenway Partners $10M Over Disclosure Flaws
• DOJ Taps Ex-Standard Chartered Bribery Cop For New Role
• Real Estate Rumors: CWCapital, Google, Peak Capital
• Strategies For Law Firms Leaping Into Latin America
• Kirkland Blasts Caesars' Creditors Renewed DQ Bid
• Venture Fund Says PwC Failed To Catch $17M Fraud
• Aramid Says It Doesn't Owe $2M Tax Bill In Ch. 11
• SEC Officer Lays Out Market Structure Enforcement Priorities
• CVR Says Wachtell Can't Ditch Takeover Malpractice Suit
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Appeal Over $42.5M Winstar Deal
• DOJ's New Compliance Counsel To Scope Company Efforts
• Artis REIT Buys Minneapolis Tower For $69M
• Real Estate Rumors: Gensler, Rubenstein, Hilton
• 'Naked Short' Suit Belongs In NJ State Court, High Court Told
• High Court Passes On S&P Investors' Suit Over MBS Ratings
• Lone Star Unit Strikes $370M Deal For Singapore REIT Assets
• TPG Unit Increases Offer To $464M In Bid For Lender TICC
• Simpson Thacher Steers Pamplona On $2.7B MedAssets Deal
• Vornado Adds On $750M Loan For NYC Project
• The Latest On Creditor Derivative Rights
• China Arrests Fund Managers In Market Manipulation Fight