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Asset Management - March, 2016

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• Rising Star: Skadden's Eben Colby
• Deutsche Bank Free From $30M CDO Suit, NY Court Says
• Noteholders Fight Momentive Bankruptcy Plan In 2nd Circ.
• Bankrupt RCS Seeks To Unload Majority Stake In Docupace
• OCC Opens Door For Financial Innovation
• JPMorgan Fends Off Appeal In RMBS Derivative Suit
• SEC Approves ETF's Plan To Buy Up Insurer, Broker Shares
• 3 Firms Guide REIT's $401M Follow-On
• More Reed Smith Partners Jump To McGuireWoods In Pa.
• CFTC Blasts Watchdog Report On Enforcement Collections
• Hogan Lovells Nabs Sovereign Wealth Expert From Jones Day
• AIG Spinoff United Guaranty Files $100M IPO
• Real Estate Rumors: De Beers, JP Morgan, Echo Global
• Shifting The Law Firm Business Development Paradigm
• Pa. Justices Take Up Fiduciary-Duty Suit Against Ameriprise
• MetLife Ruling Could Bring Big Changes To SIFI Process
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• Real Estate Promoter Gets 19 Years For Texas Ponzi Scheme
• SEC Fines, Bans Biotech Venture Capitalist Over $18M Fraud
• Judge In Philly Ticket-Fixing Scandal Can't Reclaim Pension
• Oaktree Sells Stake In REIT Through $842M Stock Deal
• Dechert Snags Ex-Schulte Roth Private Funds Pro In NY
• SEC Says More Input Needed On FINRA Pay-To-Play Proposal
• Vanguard's Ex-Atty Has Whistleblower Protections, SEC Says
• Wachtell Beats CVR's Takeover Malpractice Suit
• 2nd Circ. Skeptical Of Fired BlueCrest Trader's Pay Bid
• State Street Nabs GE's Asset Management Unit In $485M Deal
• 5th Circ. Reaffirms High PSLRA Pleading Standards
• The Risks Associated With Underfunded Pensions
• Cornerstone Reports Jump In Securities Class Action Deals
• Blockchain Needs 'Do No Harm' Approach, CFTC Official Says
• Madoff Trustee, Legacy Capital Battle Over $220M Clawback
• 3M Tells 8th Circ. It's Owed Coverage For Ponzi Losses
• Swedish Co. Leads Investors As Betterment Raises $100M
• 2nd Circ. Revives Leidos Investor Suit Over Fraud Probe
• Fund Industry Blasts SEC's Proposed Derivative Caps
• Mercer Teams With Kanaly To Form $8B Asset Manager
• SEC Chair Says Fund Directors Must Remain Vigilant
• Ex-Madoff Aides Accuse US Of Misconduct In 2nd Circ. Appeal
• REIT Buys $72.5M Minn. Townhouse Portfolio
• La. Regulators OK Revised $4.7B Cleco Sale To Investor Bloc
• EXCLUSIVE: Gramercy Close To $146M Sale Of Va. Office Park
• High Court Rejection Won't End Debate Over SEC Admin Court
• Apollo's $15B ADT Deal Advances As 'Go-Shop' Period Ends
• SEC Orders EB-5 Brokers To Pay $3.2M Over Unlawful Fees
• Hunton & Williams, Ballard Spar Guide REIT On $102M Offering
• Stinson Leonard Nabs M&A Pro From Kramer Levin
• High Court Won't Hear Appeal Of SEC Market-Rigging Action
• RCS Advisory Arm Hits Ch. 11 As Part Of Restructuring
• Kelley Drye, Arnold & Porter Steer $96M Va. Property Deal
• Avon Avoids Proxy War With Activist Investor Deal
• PJT Partners Unit Exec. Charged With $95M Fraud Scheme
• Key Takeaways From SEC's Fund Disclosure Guidance
• Why Sanofi Is Required Reading For Securities Attorneys
• Justices Reject Challenge To SEC's In-House Court
• Mindless Lawyering: Is Doc Review 'The Practice Of Law'?
• Hedge Fund Manager Gets 18 Years For Fraud, Obstruction
• 5 Ways To Avoid Being Targeted By An Activist Investor
• Feds Urge 2nd Circ. To Let Argentina Settle With Bondholders
• Generic Cos. Face Another Antitrust Suit Over Drug Prices
• SEC Upholds Ex-Stanford Compliance Chief's Fraud Penalties
• CFTC Charges Va. Money Manager With $1.2M Fraud
• $1.3M Fake Shipping Venture Operator Cops To Conn. Scheme
• RBC, Credit Suisse Insist SEIU Libor Claims Are Too Late
• Murphy & McGonigle Nabs SEC Vet From Willkie Farr
• Deutsche Bank Sued By Investment Firm Over Swap Dispute
• No Redo In Ex-Citadel Analyst's Vacated Sentence, Gov't Says
• FINRA Powers Could Shrivel Under New Legal Challenge
• JPMorgan Nears New Win In Jean Mogul's $1.7M Fraud Suit
• SEC Judges Have Limited Power, Agency Tells DC Circ.
• Starboard Readies First Major Proxy Fight Since Darden Win
• Hedge Funder Faces $56.8M Fraud Penalty, 5 Years In Prison
• Class Will Be Clear In Rabobank Libor Suit, Investors Say
• 8th Circ. Revives Well Fargo Investors' ERISA Fiduciary Claim
• UK Regulator Floats Passporting, Algorithmic Trading Changes
• The Future Keeps Happening To Legal Services
• Charcoal Giant's Estate Fights $35M Tax Bill Over Shelter
• Is The SEC Poised To Broaden Co-Investment Relief?
• TPG, Phillips Edison Grocery REIT Form $250M Venture
• Congress Holds Keys To Puerto Rico's Comprehensive Relief
• Energy Future Wins Texas Approval For $20B Oncor Sale
• Brookfield REIT Sells Vancouver Property For $215M
• Judge Isn't Playing Favorites In Real Estate Suit, Court Told
• Ex-Trader Litvak To Recoup $1.75M Fine After 2nd Circ. Win
• Debevoise & Plimpton Opens Tokyo Office
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• Ill. High Court Tosses Chicago's Pension Reform Law
• RCS Capital Gets Del. Court OK For Ch. 11 Disclosure
• Icahn Beats Suits Over Short-Term Trades In Herbalife, Others
• Morgan Lewis Sheds Over 100 Attorneys After Bingham Deal
• 5 Firms On The Rise In 2016
• The Firms That Lost The Most Ground This Year
• Greenberg Traurig On Track To Become Biggest US Firm
• Madoff Feeder Fund Trustee Wants PwC, Citco Claims Revived
• Ex-Citadel Analyst Says Feds Should Let Him Out Of Jail
• PTAB Approves Kyle Bass' 2nd Bid To Review MS Drug Patent
• Clifford Chance, Venable Steer REIT IStar's $250M Offering
• Jaffe Raitt, Simpson Thacher Steer $1.7B REIT Tie-Up
• Highland Asks Texas Justices To Reinstate $28M RBC Verdict
• NY Broker Indicted For Role In $17M Pump-And-Dump Scheme
• Demystifying The Attorney-Client Privilege
• FINRA's Enforcement Authority Challenged In Brokerage's Suit
• Investor Group Calls For End To Dual-Class IPO Structures
• 2nd Circ. Vacates $10M Fines Levied On Amerindo Embezzlers
• Accused 'Flash Crash' Trader Loses UK Extradition Fight
• NYC REIT Buying Office Tower From Blackstone For $180M
• 8th Circ. Upholds Ex-Fund Manager's $96M Ponzi Sanction
• PE-Backed RegionalCare Inks $550M Hospital Operator Merger
• Bluerock REIT Drops $54M On Florida Apartments
• Investment Adviser Sentenced In Banking Fraud Scheme
• Deutsche Bank Dodges $50M Suit Over Crisis-Era Margin Call
• SEC Inching Forward On Fiduciary Duty Plans, White Says
• Texas Regulators Fine Investment Firm Tied To Paxton $90K
• O'Melveny, DLA, Kirkland Help Calif. REIT Ready $96M Offering
• Madoff Investors' Defense Arguments Get New Life
• Judge Won't Enforce Subpoena In $1B Boeing Contract Row
• Cybersecurity Considerations For CFTC Intermediaries
• SEC Shows Stiff Hand For Cooperation Deals Gone Awry
• NJ Brokerage Must Face Fraud Case Seeking $1.5M Award
• Ex-Nomura Traders Say Lack Of Intent Dooms Fraud Charges
• Ex-PNC Asset Managers Say Worker Contract Is Unenforceable
• Retirement Capital Urges Justices To Settle PTAB Jurisdiction
• Dechert Accused Of Telling Client To Ignore Court Order
• SEC Says It's Open To Proposed IEX Trading 'Speed Bumps'
• Madoff Clients Say Picard Not Credible In Deposition Fight
• Justices Won't Hear Challenge To Tribune Media Plan
• Investcorp Drops $220M On Residential Portfolio
• Is Student Loan Stress The New Norm For Law School?
• Diminishing Significance Of The Revlon Doctrine
• 7 Best Practices For Managing An Associate's Personal Crisis
• Fed. Circ. Nixes VirnetX Bid To Boot Apple From AIA Reviews
• NJ Investment Adviser Cops To $1.5M Ponzi Scheme
• Argentina, Holders Of $155M In Defaulted Bonds Reach Deal
• Evolution Of Activist Funds May Emulate PE, Experts Say
• IBM Says Lack Of Fraud Dooms Stock-Slump Class Actions
• Offshore Brokerage Exec Gets 18 Years For Microcap Scheme
• 'Wolf Pack' Hedge Fund Activists Targeted By Senate Bill
• Taxation With Representation: Sullivan, Morgan, Cravath
• Inside FINRA's New Guidance On Digital Investment Advice
• CityCenter JV Nabs $1.1B In Las Vegas Retail Deal
• Investors Seek To Revive RBC Suit Over Collapsed Funds
• Bondholders, NML Fight Over Argentina Injunction Appeal
• USPTO, Apple Blast VirnetX Bid To Undo $625M AIA Reviews
• Garland Dissent In SEC Case Shows His Deferential Touch
• Picard Slams 'End Run' To Depose Madoff On Profits
• Activists Less Keen On Spinoffs, Evercore Founder Says
• Netflix's Profit Promise Misled Investors, 9th Circ. Told
• 5th Circ. Keeps Ex-Diplomat On Hook For $950K Payment
• Partners Group Nabs $2.8B For PE-Focused Secondaries Fund
• Algorithmic Trading Rules Too Broad, Industry Groups Say
• Unemployed Ex-Brokers Fight $2.5M Fine In IBM Tip Case
• Boeing Wins Order Compelling Testimony In $1B Contract Row
• Amerindo Co-Founders Decry Extra Jail Time In $20M Scheme
• UK Bond Liquidity Worries Are Overblown, Study Says
• Wealth Management For Senior Partners
• OPINION: Missed Opportunity In Supreme Court Nomination
• In His Own Words: 4 Key Garland Opinions
• Garland's High Court Nomination Battle Likely To Drag On
• RCS Capital Gets Approval For Key Restructuring Support Deal
• Judge Garland Could Bring New Consensus To High Court
• Attorneys Weigh In On Obama's Supreme Court Pick
• Rothstein Ponzi Scheme Adviser's Sentence Lowered
• Real Estate Firms Test Waters With New Reg A+ Offerings
• CFTC Orders Equinox To Pay $5.7M Over Fund Fee Language
• NYSE Takes On Regulatory Duties, Taps Ex-Weil Atty For Role
• Charney Suit Says Glaser Weil Didn't Warn Of Contract Risks
• SEC Urged To Dump Penalty For Mutual Fund's Derivatives Bet
• CFTC To Finalize Automated Trading, Cyber Rules This Year
• SEC Judge Bans Tipper In Salman Insider Trading Case
• CME Inks $130M Sale-Leaseback Deal For Data Center
• Argentine Lawmakers Move Toward Funding $6.5B Debt Deal
• CFTC Cements Swaps Clearing Framework With EU
• Ex-Fed Staffer Dodges Jail After Leaking Docs To Goldman
• DOL Fiduciary Rule Has Financial Service Cos. In A Flurry
• Paul Weiss Missed Caesars Conflict, Examiner Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Ping An Insurance, Ares, EB-5 Deal
• Obama Picks Garland To Fill High Court Seat
• Caesars Faces Up To $5.1B In Creditor Claims, Examiner Says
• Argentine Bondholders Tell 2nd Circ. To Keep Injunctions
• Dov Charney Accused Of Getting Secret Legal Aid In Chancery
• Lululemon Says Del. Investor Suit Same As Tossed NY Case
• Faruqi Wants Ex-Partner's Suit Over Leucadia Fees Nixed
• Tech-Focused VC Firm Accel Raises $2B In Cold IPO Market
• Dems Demand SEC Nominees' Views On Spending Disclosure
• 2nd Circ. OKs 13 Years For Largest Ever Conn. Ponzi Scheme
• FINRA Presses Firms To Strictly Supervise Robo-Advisers
• Cybersecurity Considerations For Retirement Plan Sponsors
• Real Estate Rumors: DekaBank, GEO Group, Forest City Ratner
• 5 Firms Guide $161M Brooklyn Purchase, Financing
• Sullivan & Cromwell Drops $202M On NYC Tower Stake
• EU Confirms CFTC Harmony In Derivatives Counterparty Regs
• Institutional Investors Hit VW With $3.6B Suit In Germany
• White & Case Snags Tax Atty From Gibson Dunn
• Ex-Tenants Slam $38M Defamation Verdict, Seek New Trial
• SEC Says Steven Rattner Can Be An Investment Banker Again
• PTAB Grants Kyle Bass' Bid To Review Acorda Drug Patents
• COLAs Aren't Guaranteed Benefits, NJ Justices Told
• Lowndes Drosdick, Winstead Steer $60M Xenia-MetLife Loan
• The 8 Firms GCs Can't Stop Talking About
• GCs Say These Firms Are Worth Paying Top Dollar For
• SEC Director Says Fund Risk Management Changes On Track
• Pimco Must Face Founder Gross' $200M Suit Over Ouster
• 11th Circ. Upholds Ponzi Funder's CFTC Penalty
• SEC Fines AIG Units $9.5M Over Excess Mutual Fund Fees
• Argentina Bondholders Seek To Oust Mediator
• GCs Name Most Elite Law Firms
• CITIC Sheds Residential Assets In China For $4.8B
• Thai SEC Devising Responsible Investing Rules
• Ascott Residence Trust To Buy NY Sheraton For $158M
• Chamber Readying Legal Challenge To Fiduciary Rule
• Madoff Trustee Loses Bulk Of $220M Legacy Clawback
• Best Practices For VC And Other Exempt Reporting Advisers
• Group With Hedge Fund Ties Denied Review Of Enbrel Patent
• Fresenius Seeks To Ax AIA Review Personally Filed By Bass
• Investors Ink Last Settlement In MF Global Litigation
• CFTC Commish Kills Report That Sen. Warren Slammed
• Next Wave Of Oil And Gas Bankruptcies On The Horizon
• Del. High Court Affirms Dismissal Of Imperva Derivative Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Shell, Vattenfall, SunGard
• Hedge Funds Can't Access Shares To Satisfy $21M Award
• SEC Sues Investment Co. Execs Over $350M Ponzi Scheme
• FINRA Fines Raymond James Over Customer Data Violations
• Beginning Of Final Chapter In Argentine Debt Litigation
• Real Estate Rumors: Fontainebleau, Saatchi, Meridian
• SEC Enforcement Puts Target On Public Finance Officials
• Trader Pleads Guilty To $30M Press Release Hacking Scheme
• Proskauer Rose Defeats Stanford Ponzi Claims At 5th Circ.
• Sterling Chemicals Reaches $17M Class Deal To End Sale Fight
• Aon Founder Says He Was Cheated Out Of Mu Sigma Shares
• PTAB Denies Hedge Fund's Bid For Painkiller Patent Reviews
• Bharara Must Face Suit Over Level Global Hedge Fund Raid
• EU Markets Chief Says Union Plan Will Free Up Investment
• SEC Predicts Record Enforcement Levels Will Continue In 2016
• Kennedy Wilson Fund Drops $141M On Multifamily Properties
• Baker Donelson Says Discovery 'Futile' In Fraud Suit
• Bond Funds Should Disclose Puerto Rico Investments: SEC
• Much Shelist Guides BlueRoad Ventures' $139M Retail Buy
• A Closer Look At Warren Buffett's Letter To Shareholders
• Sheppard Nears Exit On Claim It Shielded Ex-Client Assets
• Bernstein Litowitz Seeks $21M Award In GM Securities Suit
• MMA Promoter Faked Health Scare To Dodge SEC Trial: Judge
• Moody's Pays $130M To End CalPERS Crisis Losses Suit
• Imperva Stockholders Appeal Suit Over $60M SkyFence Buy
• Madoff Trustee Accused Of Dishonesty In Discovery Spat
• Vivint Slams SunEdison Over Failed Merger
• SEC Judge Denies Fee Rebate Despite Rare In-House Loss
• Developer Says Defamation Claim Was Properly Briefed
• Ryman Invests $86M In Colo. Convention Hotel Project
• Hedge Funds Seek Shake-Up At United Airlines Parent Co.
• Justices Deny Ex-Stanford Execs' Jury Instruction Review Bid
• Brexit Bad For Business, UK Finance Groups Say
• Embattled Valeant Adds 3 Independent Directors To Board
• Galleon Informant Seeks Order Voiding Insider Trading Rap
• Preparing For SEC's Pursuit Of Compliance Officers
• Wealth Management For Mid-Level Partners
• Ex-Citadel Analyst Seeks Prison Release After 7th Circ. Win
• Mark Cuban Urges Supreme Court To Review SEC Courts
• CFTC Has Chronic Economist Shortfall, Watchdog Says
• Kyle Bass' Coalition Gets Review Of Cholesterol Drug Patents
• VC Fund Founder Embraces Diversity In Investment Strategy
• SEC Says Fund Manager Hid Criminal Past To Raise $5.6M
• Hermitage Begs 2nd Circ. To DQ BakerHostetler In Fraud Case
• SEC Awards $2M Bounty To 3 Whistleblowers
• Vivint Kills $2.2B SunEdison Merger, Citing Breach
• NFL Retirement Board Must Give Higher Benefits To Ex-Player
• Ex-JPMorgan Adviser Gets 5 Years For $20M Client Theft
• SEC Bars Ex-S&P Exec Over Study Of Distressed Loans
• Credit Suisse, Deutsche, Others Urge Forex MDL Dismissal
• Fla. PE Shop Lends $368M For Kazakhstan Mixed-Use Project
• White House On Guard Against Dodd-Frank Tweaks, Lew Says
• Real Estate Rumors: CIM Group, AEW Capital, MCB
• Protecting Your Investment Firm's Franchise
• Drafting Partnership Agreements Under New Audit Regime
• SEC Enforcement By The Numbers
• Apple Must Answer VirnetX On Patent Review, Fed Circ. Says
• Omnicare Raises Bar On Exec Opinion Suits In 2nd Circ.
• 4th Circ. Says Fla. Rep. Can't Rope Cypriot Co. Into Ponzi Suit
• Judge Faces DQ Bid Over 'Favoritism' In Real Estate Suit
• Investment Firm Urges SEC To Overturn $18M Fraud Penalty
• MoFo, Kutak Rock Guide New S&P 500 REIT's $173M Offering
• Visium Asset Management Under Investigation By DOJ, SEC
• Sen. Warren Says CFTC Official's Prof. Promotion Looks Fishy
• Best Practices For Motions Brief Writing: Part 2
• Real Estate Rumors: UBS, Sutherland Asbill, Signature Bank
• Madoff Trustee Says Funds Withholding Docs In $825M Suit
• Genworth Investors Continue Push For Class Cert. In IPO Suit
• Winston & Strawn Can't Dodge $107M Malpractice Suit
• IRS Seeks Comments on New Partnership Audit Regime
• K&L Gates Adds Investment Management Partner From Katten
• Greenberg Hires PE Pros From Akin Gump, Goldman
• Rising Fixed-Income Market Concerns And Related Risks
• Nixon Peabody Wants Out Of $45M Ponzi Scheme Suit
• EU Markets Chief Says Banks Want Capital Rules To Scale
• SunEdison Makes $28.5M Deal In Latin American Power Fight
• Taxation With Representation: Davies, King & Spalding, K&L
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, MG Engineering, Hamilton
• RBC Settles With FINRA On Disclosing Reps' Tax, Court Liens
• Best Practices For Motions Brief Writing: Part 1
• 'Recantations' Don't Sink Genworth IPO Suit, Judge Says
• K&L Losses Mount As 4 Partners Leave For Stradley Ronon
• Georgetown Law Prof, Hedge Fund Chief Tapped For CFTC
• Airline Tells 2nd Circ. Soros Owes $55M For Leasing Snafu
• Senators Prod SEC Over Snail's Pace Of Market Reforms
• IRS Treatment Of 'Bad Boy' Guarantees Brings Uncertainty
• NYSE, Nasdaq Look To Change Fees
• Investment Bank Penalized After Failed Bid To Escape Award
• Maryland Awards Consortium $2B Deal To Build Purple Line
• BNY Must Face Belgian Investor's $1.12B RMBS Suit
• Hedge Fund Arm's Investment Could Flout Sudan Sanctions
• $8.9M Ponzi Scheme Victims Can't Sue BofA, 9th Circ. Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Equity Residential, Brickman, Thor
• SEC Clarifies 'Substantial Implementation' In Proxy Access
• Late Oil Exec McClendon No Stranger To Litigation
• Bad Boy Broker Study Shines Light For Regulators To Follow
• Lukoil Faces Property Owner's $150M Gas Spill Cleanup Suit
• Ex-Reed Smith PE Partner In NY Jumps To Akin Gump
• Canada's Fiera Grows In US With $145M Investment Biz Deal
• Rabobank Presses For Chance To Strike Libor Class Claims
• Wealth Management For New Law Firm Partners
• Tilton, Patriarch Can't Escape Bank's Suit Over CDO Losses
• Ex-Prosecutor Found Guilty In $31M Money Laundering Case
• SEC Commish Says Securitization Rules Have Hurt Markets
• TIER REIT Sells St. Paul Office Property For $68M
• Ex-JPMorgan Adviser Deserves 8-10 Years For Theft, Feds Say
• UK Regulators Ban Ex-Deutsche Trader Who Rigged Libor
• BlackRock Sells NY Commercial Condos For $163M
• Market Watchdog Wary Of Uncertain Bond Market Liquidity
• 3 Firms Guide $1.34B Los Angeles Office Deal
• Borrower-Favorable Trends In REIT Credit Facilities
• Debt Investors At Odds On When Argentina Should Pay $5B
• Latest SEC Bounty To Attract Outside Whistleblowers
• Hedge Fund Takes Gray Reed Extortion Claims To High Court
• Latham Snags Tax Attorney From Davis Polk In NYC
• 2nd Circ. Shelves SEC Bid To Unpause S&P Exec's Case
• Kayne Anderson Sells Florida Portfolio For $569M
• 2nd Circ. Urged To Refuse Attempt To Re-DQ BakerHostetler
• Fund Boss Admits Guilt Despite Newman, Gets Time-Served
• Ocwen Faces Additional SEC Investigation
• Real Estate Rumors: Caerus, SunTrust, Weingarten Realty
• Comparing SEC And CFTC Market Abuse Regimes