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Asset Management - April, 2016

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• Dov Charney Can't Ditch Hedge Fund's Leadership Pact Suit
• OPINION: Engaging The Media May Help Your Client
• Amerindo Founders Seek High Court Review Of $83M SEC Win
• Groups Slam SEC's In-House Court As Unconstitutional
• General Growth Scores $1.4B Loan Refinancing From US Bank
• Faruqi Takes 2nd Swing At Ex-Partner's Leucadia Fees Suit
• Md. Co. Buys Va. Affordable Housing Portfolio For $69M
• Chinese Insider Trading Sweep Nabs Fund Manager, Broker
• The Madoff Court's Focus On Intent Of Transferees
• Incentives For Self-Reporting Are Real, Enforcers Insist
• Spoofing And The Limit-Order Book
• T. Rowe Price Hit With Suit Over $388M In Mutual Fund Fees
• CME Fines 3 Traders Over Gold, Gas Spoofing
• KaloBios Gets Final Nod On 'Unusual' $3M Ch. 11 Package
• Ex-Ambassador Can't Slash Stanford Penalty, 5th Circ. Says
• REIT Gramercy Property Drops $115M On Industrial Portfolio
• Investor's $38M 'Next Madoff' Defamation Award Upheld
• House Votes To Block DOL 'Fiduciary Rule'
• 3 Firms Steer Hotel REIT's $1B Refi
• Real Estate Rumors: London & Regional, Lennar, Empire State
• FINRA Sends First Spoofing Report Cards To Brokers
• Cinven, CPPIB Nab Hotelbeds Group In $1.3B Deal
• Proskauer, Gibson Steer $115M NYC Retail Buys
• IP In A Financial Center: Ireland Vs. Cayman Islands
• Brokaw Act Could Broaden Change-Of-Control Triggers
• Dentons: A New Kind Of Network?
• 22 Firms Win Top Marks From GCs On AFAs
• Crede Blasts Tobacco Co. In $250M Suit Over China JV
• Valeant CEO Says He Was 'Too Aggressive' On Drug Prices
• U.S. Trustee, IRS Slam RCS Ch. 11 Releases, Clawback Terms
• SEC Eases Custody Rule Exam Requisites For Sub-Advisers
• Stanford Receiver Seeks To Deny Ex-Diplomat's Rehearing Bid
• SEC Hits Ex-PIM Inc. Owners With Penalties, Industry Bar
• Industry Groups Spar Over House Move To Bar Fiduciary Rule
• Ritchie Asks 2nd Circ. To Let It Replead Case Against GE Unit
• Mack-Cali Continues Streak With $414M In Deals
• Morgan Stanley Must Face $81M Buyback Suit, 2nd Circ. Says
• Yahoo Reaches Deal To Stave Off Starboard Proxy Fight
• SEC Votes To Finally Move Audit Trail Proposal Forward
• Real Estate Rumors: DE Shaw, Edmond Safra, Heitman
• Why Investors Are Suing Under Antitrust, Futures Laws
• SEC Approves Stock Exchange's Plan For Tick-Size Pilot
• Madoff Trustee, Minn. Investors Win Nod For $30.2M Deal
• CFTC Presses Trading Firm Founder On Past 'Spoofing' Probes
• Fox Rothschild Adds Partners In Fla., NJ
• House Backs Volcker Rule Tweak For Covered Fund Names
• Stock Transfer Agent Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud
• CVR To Appeal To 2nd Circ. In Wachtell Malpractice Suit
• Virgin Islands Drops Claims Over $219M Bond Offering
• Bryan Cave Adds Ex-Seyfarth Shaw Bankruptcy Chair
• Bankrupt Real Estate Firm's Owner Gets 2.5 Years For Fraud
• Brokerage's Challenge To FINRA Enforcement Power Axed
• FDIC, OCC, FHFA Deliver Own Banker Bonus Rules
• REIT Potlatch Sells Idaho Timberlands For $114M
• Real Estate Rumors: Olayan, HCA, NBA Players Association
• Sprint Says It Didn't Push Through $3.6B Deal Illegally
• Halliburton Fights Class Members' Price-Impact Theory
• Ares' 5th PE Fund Surpasses Target To Close At $7.85B
• Trader Kept 'Spoofing' Despite Warnings, CFTC Says
• SEC Hands Industry Bar To Pa. Ponzi Schemer
• EU Investment Bank Loaning $1.45B For Affordable Housing
• FINRA Plan To Publish Expanded OTC Data Goes Live
• CPA Mutual Sues Over $2.4M Ponzi Verdict Coverage Bid
• JPMorgan Units Pay $1M FINRA Fine Over Unsent Letters
• Deutsche-Maximus JV Nabs $149M For Calif. Apartments
• CVC Deal Values Sports Betting Outfit Tipico At $1.6B
• Real Estate Rumors: WP Carey, Verve Wireless, Clarion
• Justices Reject Another Challenge To SEC In-House Court
• ValueAct Hires Boies In Row Over Halliburton Stock Buys
• Timbervest Urges DC Circ. To Ax SEC In-House Verdict
• 3 Things Attorneys Should Know About Litigation Financing
• FINRA Must Defend Its Enforcement Powers, Firm Says
• French Real Estate Firm Buys Vinci HQ For $145M
• Defunct Trader Fights $5M CBOE Arbitral Award
• UK Watchdog Outlines New Rules For Pension Annuity Market
• Ex-Radnor CEO's Complaint Against Skadden Tossed
• $4.34B Light Rail Network Outlined For Montreal
• Carey REIT Closes $217M Sale-Leaseback With Pipe Maker
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, Akindo Sushiro, Comerica
• 4 Ways To Get PE Firms Ready For The SEC's Microscope
• Real Estate Rumors: RXR, Millennium Management, Kassirer
• DGCL Changes Would Mitigate Appraisal Action Risks
• House Committee OKs Resolution To Bar DOL Fiduciary Rule
• FINRA Again Stalls Debt Research Rules Over Firms' Concerns
• Avoiding The Pitfalls Of Researching Attorneys In PACER
• JPMorgan Says Silver Trading Antitrust Claims Too Vague
• House Panel Blasts SEC's Oversight Of Rating Agencies
• Tougher US Plan On Banker Bonuses Still Trails Europe Regs
• Life Insurance Schemer Gets Jail Time For $6M Theft
• Nelson Mullins Atty Says SEC's Pay-To-Play Claims Still Fail
• REIT Pumps $42M Into DC Area Mixed-Use Project
• Sen. Warren Blasts SEC Approval Of Steve Cohen's New Firm
• Bankers Face Bonus Restrictions Under New Proposed Rule
• IFC, PE Fund Infuse $200M Into Mexican Oil Producer
• What CFTC's Record-Breaking Whistleblower Bounty Tells Us
• SEC Committee Unveils Plan For 'Maker-Taker' Fee Study
• JPMorgan Unit Sues IRS Over Brazilian Fund's Value
• Wall Street Firms Among Toughest For Female Partners
• FINRA Suspends Ex-Credit Suisse Developer For Taking Code
• Watchdog Sees Room To Improve In Broker-Dealer Audits
• REIT InvenTrust Inks $72M Deal For Calif. Shopping Center
• United Continental Settles Battle Over Board Of Directors
• New Wormhole In Chicago's Pension Black Hole
• City National Found To Be Self-Dealing In DOL ERISA Suit
• Convicted Ex-Madoff Aides Lose Appeal Bid At 2nd Circ.
• REIT Xenia Hotels Sells DC Hilton DoubleTree For $65M
• Accused Futures Spoofer Says CFTC Sprung Surprise Witness
• GIC Pays $1.23B For Stake In Electric Transmission Co. ITC
• Liddle & Robinson Can't Ditch Ex-UBS Exec's Malpractice Suit
• DLA Piper, McDermott Steer $170M NYC Hotel Deal
• MGM REIT Prices IPO At Top Of Range, Raising $1.05B
• Real Estate Rumors: Rockpoint, Pontus Capital, Al Klairmont
• SEC's Theranos Probe Shows Unicorn Hunt Not A Myth
• Hunt Seeks Texas PUC's Rehearing Over $20B Oncor Deal
• SEC Assures Compliance Chiefs They're Partners In Clean
• 9th Circ. Drew Most Accounting-Tied Securities Suits In '15
• Congressional Republicans Unite To Block DOL Fiduciary Rule
• Argentina Makes Capital Markets Comeback With $16B Bond
• FINRA Cautions Brokers On Selling Pension Products
• Brookfield Exceeds Target, Closes $9B Property Fund
• Offshore Tax Planning Is Alive Despite Panama Leaks
• Clearinghouse Sends SEC Risk Plan After Beating Challenge
• Investor Rips Madoff Trustee's Bid For Bank Records
• SEC Slams Suit Challenging FINRA Authority
• Forex Investors Pursuing Settled Claims, Banks Say
• Ex-Diplomat Asks 5th Circ. To Rehear Ponzi Scheme Case
• Ex-Faruqi Partner Won't Back Down From Leucadia Fees Suit
• CFTC Says Past Settlements Show Trader Should Be Barred
• PJT Shareholders Sue Firm, Caspersen Over $95M Fraud
• 8 Reasons Nevada Is A Leading Trust Situs
• 5 Chinese Sectors Pouring Cash Into US Real Estate
• 2nd Circ. Says Stocks Properly Taken From Fraudster's Wife
• RW Baird To Pay $2.1M For Mutual Fund Overcharges: FINRA
• Ashford REIT Sells 5 Hotels For $142M To Noble
• Winston & Strawn Wants $107M Malpractice Suit Nixed
• Mack-Cali's Residential Arm Drops $85M On 3 JV Buyouts
• Another Take On Reed Smith, Pepper Hamilton Merger Talks
• NewRiver Retail Drops $172M On London-Area Properties
• Real Estate Rumors: AvalonBay, Astoria Bank, Clarion
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• The Glass Ceiling Report
• The Top 5 Ways BigLaw Is Failing Women
• The 100 Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• Once A Critic, FINRA Chief Warms To Labor Fiduciary Rule
• 5 Deals That Recently Fell Apart And What Killed Them
• DC Circ. Reviews Toss Of Fannie, Freddie 'Profit Sweep' Suits
• RCS Judge To Hear Ex-Brass's Legal Fee Bid At Confirmation
• Study Says High-Speed Traders Aren't Harming UK Markets
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Squire Patton, Vinson
• Fannie, Freddie Should Have Seen Bad Loans Coming: RBS
• Pavia & Harcourt Named In $29M French Heiress Estate Scam
• Paul Weiss Guides Mitel In $1.96B Video Conferencing Deal
• The Brokaw Act's Long-Term Consequences For Activists
• OPINION: Advising The GOP About Its Obligation To Advise
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Reverse Ruling In Merck Fraud Row
• Muni Fraud Arrests Kick Gov't Crackdown Into High Gear
• Norton Rose Adds Ex-Cadwalader Investment Pro In NY
• House Votes To Require Lawmaker Oversight Of FSOC Budget
• States Push DC Circ. For More Say In Capital-Raising Rules
• Analyst Charged With Insider Trading In $15B Apollo Deal
• Hogan Lovells Leads Apple Hospitality In $1.3B REIT Deal
• Jeans Mogul Says Sussman Shank Blew JPMorgan Fraud Row
• Patrizia Immobilien Drops $360M On German Retail Portfolio
• Libor Investors Say Order Supports Jurisdiction Over Banks
• Fla. Man Arrested For $17M Pre-IPO Web Cos. Stock Scheme
• Reformers Want Teeth In Feds' Living Wills Stance
• Blackstone Secures $335M Loan For Club Quarters Deal
• Revived Edison ERISA Claims Shot Down Again By 9th Circ.
• Daimler Asks ITC To Ban Alleged Wheel Knockoffs On Amazon
• Divided SEC Finalizes Conduct Rules For Swap Dealers
• SEC Seeks Ex-Broker's Full Windfall In IBM Insider Trade Row
• UK Mulling IPO Tweaks To Boost Bank Competition
• UK Financial Services Watchdog Chief To Depart In July
• Real Estate Rumors: Jehovah's Witnesses, Prologis, Sagamore
• 2nd Circ. Clears Argentina To Pay $6B Bond Settlements
• BofA, JPMorgan, Wells Fargo Flunk Feds' Living Will Test
• ETE Unit Holders Sue For Books on $38B Williams Cos. Deal
• SEC Says ConvergEx Manager Directed Markup Fraud Scheme
• Stonewalling Hedge Fund Founder Must Remain Locked Up
• GM Ch. 11 Trust Wants Oaktree Fund Revived For $50M Debt
• Facebook, Microsoft Say They Pay Women And Men Equally
• House Approves Specialized Ch. 11 Process For Big Banks
• Deals Rumor Mill: Chevron, Gryphon Investors, Tipico
• Bank Insurers Owe $50M, Rothstein Trustees Tell 11th Circ.
• SEC, CFTC Heads Say Enforcement Justifies Bigger Budgets
• ESMA Suggests EU-Wide Rules For Loan-Originating Funds
• Skanska Sells Boston Property To Union Investment For $452M
• Risky Trust Structure Doomed Canadian Pacific-Norfolk Deal
• Meridian To Pay $6.1M To End Madoff Feeder Fund MDL
• 'Stalker CEO' Hit With Defamation Suit By Ex-Intern's Attys
• 9th Circ. Won't Reopen Netflix Investor Suit
• FINRA Asks Court To Quash Suit Challenging Its Authority
• SEC's Asset Management Co-Chief To Depart
• Weil Snags Shearman Restructuring and Acquisitions Pro
• Trader Wants Past 'Spoofing' Deals Cut From CFTC Case
• Kimco Buys CPPIB's Stakes In Florida Properties For $299M
• Morgan Stanley Wanted CDO To Tank, Hedge Fund Claims
• RCS Capital Gets Approval On Changes To Ch. 11 Disclosures
• India's Securities Watchdog Looks To Boost Capital Markets
• UBS Says $500M Fraud Suit Belongs In Hong Kong
• JPMorgan Says Silver Traders Have No Proof Of Monopoly
• Gibson Dunn Lands Ex-FinCEN Enforcement Director
• Real Estate Firms Doing More JVs Amid Flow Of Foreign Cash
• Wachtell Lipton Guides Annaly In $1.5B REIT Deal
• What To Know While Preparing For DOL's New Fiduciary Rule
• Canadian Pacific Drops $30B Deal For Norfolk Southern
• Justice Dept.'s FCPA Carrot Likely Not Enough For Most Cos.
• Virtus Look To Escape Class Action Over F-Squared Funds
• Citadel Analyst Cites Suspicious Trading In 3Red Case
• Fla. Asset Firm's Hidden Loan Part Of $31M Fraud, SEC Says
• PNC Wants Ex-Workers' Contract Challenge Axed
• Legal Delivery In The 'Gig Economy'
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Paul Hastings, Sullivan
• 2nd Circ. Sides With Deloitte In $140M ChinaCast Fraud Row
• Capital Dynamics Nears $500M Goal For Secondaries Fund
• MGM Resorts Primes REIT's $1B Public Debut
• NY Judge Limits Scope Of Trial In BDC's $297M Barclays Fight
• Barnes & Thornburg Atty Says Investors' Objections Too Late
• SEC Forces Whistleblower To Spend Award On Unpaid Judgment
• SEC Greenlights FINRA's Algorithmic Developer Rule
• 4 Firms Guide Armour's $85M Purchase Of Javelin Mortgage
• CFTC Slams Trader's 'Frankensteinian' Arg In Spoofing Suit
• Millennium Lab Ch. 11 Trustee Seeks Probe of $1.8B Recap
• Chamber Eyeing Challenge To DOL's Fiduciary Rule
• Vote On SEC Nominees Delayed After Senate Dems Revolt
• Advent, Bain Trim Worldpay Stake In $1B Share Offering
• Real Estate Rumors: Connor, North Face, Capital Commercial
• CPPIB Nabs 40% Stake In Glencore's Agriculture Unit
• Narrow Reading Of HSR Investment-Only Exemption Continues
• 3 Ways For Employers To Keep Pace With DOL Fiduciary Rule
• Argentina Puts Up $250M To Settle More Bondholder Suits
• Labor Dept. Quiets Fiduciary Critics, If Only For A Day
• Why Plaintiffs Firms Will Love DOL's New Fiduciary Rules
• Deals Rumor Mill: Chevron, Mitel Networks, KKR
• JLL Racks Up $1B For Latest PE Fund
• BofA, Others Pledge $8B For Green Energy Projects
• Sullivan & Cromwell, Cooley Steer Ally's $275M TradeKing Buy
• Real Estate Rumors: Rubenstein, Acadia, Joel Schwartz
• Physicians Realty Trust Pays $725M For 52 Properties
• An Important Check On The Abuse Of Government Power
• Labor Dept. Eases Parts Of Final Fiduciary Rule
• 3rd Circ. Affirms $18M Ruling Against Atty In ERISA Suit
• Rising Star: Fried Frank's Rebecca Zelenka
• Ex-State Street Execs Indicted Over Secret Commissions
• Regulatory Actions Don't Mean Misconduct, Qualcomm Says
• Banks: ISDAfix Case Doesn't Support Revival Of Libor Claims
• Carrington Asks 2nd Circ. To Nix $1.9M Award To Investor
• Ex-Broker Avoids Perjury Referral Over Trading Testimony
• NYC Council Wants To Tax Carried Interest, 'Mansion' Sales
• Justice Dept. Launches FCPA Cooperation Initiative
• UK Finance Regulator Will Study Pension Reform Impact
• Best Execution In The Municipal Market
• Sidley, Deloitte Aided $350M Ponzi Scheme, Investors Claim
• ValueAct Case Could Clarify Investment Notification Rule
• Creditors Sue For Puerto Rico Gov't Bank Withdrawal Freeze
• Pimco Blasts Co-Founder Gross' $200M Suit Over Ouster
• CFTC Whistleblower Office Comes Of Age With Record Bounty
• Texas Ponzi Ruling Likely To Limit Clawback Suits
• Rising Star: Debevoise's Shannon Rose Selden
• Chicago Trader Accused Of 'Spoofing' Says Trades Were Legit
• Madoff Trustee, Minn. Investors Ink $30M Clawback Deal
• High Court Declines Case Over PTAB's Reach In CBM Reviews
• EU Sticks With Open Access For Exchange-Traded Derivatives
• Bernie Madoff Will Face Deposition In Profit Row
• Real Estate Rumors: Beacon, BTG, InterAmerican Hotels
• PE Firm Palamon Sells UK Wealth Manager In $853M Deal
• DOJ Sues ValueAct Over Stock Buys During Halliburton Deal
• 7 Lessons I Learned As A Trial Lawyer On Jury Duty
• CFTC Pays Over $10M In Record Whistleblower Award
• Shipping Co. Foisted $50M Debt Onto Unit, Shareholders Say
• Madoff Trustee Accused Of Conflict Over Pay
• Calif. AG Slaps Morgan Stanley With Mortgage Suit
• NJ Broker Gets Prison For Gambling Away Client Money
• Orthotic Co. Beats Claims That Audits Caused Stock Drop
• MSRB Guidance May Hide Muni Markups, SEC Watchdog Says
• OneMain Sells Loan Portfolio To Blackstone JV For $112M
• Standard Chartered Escapes Forex MDL
• Judge Exits SEC Case Over Family Ties To $95M Fraudster
• The 2016 Rising Stars, By Firm
• Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Peter H. Gilman
• Taxation With Representation: Pillsbury, Hogan, Ropes
• Stroock Steers Columbia Property's $187M Baltimore Sale
• SEC No Longer Considers 'Tacking' Tacky For REIT Shares