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Asset Management - November, 2016

257 articles

• Deloitte, Sidley Face $131M Suit Over Aequitas Funds
• Elan Investors Seek Initial OK For $135M SAC Capital Deal
• Alcatel Beats Back Suit Over $1.2B Pension Transfer
• The Ethical Risks Of A Multijurisdictional Practice
• Goldman Sachs Alum Gets Trump Nod To Run Treasury
• Zohar Funds Sue In Del. Chancery To Oust Tilton From Cos.
• CFTC Approves CME's London Arm For US Derivative Clearing
• Defense Bar Says Trader's Suit Against Bharara Merits Trial
• Real Estate Tech Firms VTS, Hightower Merge
• Pot-Focused REIT Cuts Offering Size, Delays IPO
• Deutsche Bank Ducks $50M Crisis-Era Margin Call Suit Again
• 2nd Circ. On Hunt For Evidence Of Liquidnet Gender Bias
• Merrill Lynch Pays $7M FINRA Fine Over Leveraged Accounts
• Defense Lawyers Urge 2nd Circ. To Not Toss Fabrication Case
• Ex-Brokers Lose New Trial Bid In IBM Insider Trading Row
• No Absolute Immunity For Exchanges, SEC Tells 2nd Circ.
• CFTC Seeks Quick Win In Suit Over Off-Exchange Deals
• Feds Probing Hedge Fund-Linked Bankrupt Offshore Driller
• BofA Mortgage-Track Deal On Hold Over $53M Atty Payout
• SEC Extends Market Structure Committee's Tenure
• How Law Firms Are Using Analytics To Reduce Write-Offs
• Wells Fargo Post-Scandal Promise 'Meaningless,' Warren Says
• Real Estate Co. Says Subpoenas In Arbitral Row Too Broad
• FinCEN Cybercrime Advisory Expands SAR Requirements
• Texas Hospital, PE Fund Near Settlement In $700M Trial
• $2.75M Deal Settling 9-Year-Old Amgen ERISA Suit Nears OK
• Feds Fight Ex-Trader's Bid To Block Fraud Trial Witnesses
• Celgene Wants PTAB Rethink On Bass' Cancer Drug IP Win
• PE-Backed Athene Launches Potential $1B IPO
• Theranos Wants Most Claims Tossed In $96M Hedge Fund Suit
• DOL Continues Winning Streak In Fiduciary Rule Suits
• 5th Circ. Asked To Revive Bid For $17M Ponzi Loss Coverage
• Securities Group Backs GOP Challenge To Pay-To-Play Rule
• SEC Recommends Streamlining Disclosure Requirements
• AIG Unit To Pay $1.75M In FINRA Product Push Dispute
• JPMorgan Loans $84M For Florida Office Park
• GCs Say This Firm Is The Most Arrogant
• Ex-Morgan Stanley Broker Settles SEC Claims He Flouted Ban
• The Missing American Jury
• Biz Group Loses Stay Bid In DOL Fiduciary Rule Challenge
• Calif. High Court To Hear Pension Formula-Change Dispute
• Developer's $100M Suit Versus AEW Tossed For Forgery, Lies
• Wells Fargo Seeks To Arbitrate Suit Over Phony Accounts
• HK Regulator Seeks Input On Asset Management Reform
• ESJ Capital Partners Sells 5 Fla. Charter Schools For $72M
• Wells Fargo Ordered To Turn Over Documents In RMBS Suit
• Investcorp Drops $250M On Boston, Denver Properties
• The Trump Administration's Impact On Financial Regulation
• Ill. Lawmaker Urges Divestment From Trump Wall Builders
• Shkreli Atty Rips Retrophin Over Katten Doc Privilege Row
• Deloitte Brings Counterclaims In Ill. Contract Suit
• Ex-CBOE Director Slapped With $22M Fraud Judgment
• Madoff Trustee Can't Claw Back Funds From Kochs, Others
• Trump Foundation Broke Self-Dealing Ban, Filings Suggest
• CFTC Extends Reporting Relief To Foreign Swap Dealers
• KKR Funds Mortgage REIT With $838M
• REIT Gramercy Property Unloads 3 Buildings In $106M Sell-Off
• CBRE Buys 45% Stake In $1.5B Retail Portfolio
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 76 Firms
• 403(b) Plan Sponsors, Beware Of Excessive Fee Litigation
• Avoiding Law Firm BYOD Risks: Tips For Securing Devices
• SEC Says Facts Show Galloping Fraud By Racetrack Operator
• Ex-Jefferies Trader Wants Testimony Kept Out Of Fraud Case
• Level Global Founder Asks 2nd Circ. To Keep Raid Case Alive
• BakerHostetler Seeks $34M In Fees For Madoff Trustee Work
• Shkreli's Ex-Atty Wants Detailed Charges, Citing Gov't Error
• Ally Financial Seeks To Move IPO Suit To Federal Court
• Texas Man Cops To $900K Investment Fraud, Lying To SEC
• Changing Fiduciary Duty Landscape In A Trump Presidency
• Real Estate Rumors: Anbang, Cycle, ZMC Advisors
• 4 Ways Lawyers Can Improve Their Marketing
• Chicago Trading Co. Beats Employees' $4M Investment Claims
• Investors Seek Sanctions Against Wells Fargo In RMBS Suit
• State GOPs Ask 6th Circ. To End Muni Pay-To-Play Rule
• CFTC Urged To Hold Back 'Controversial' Rules
• What Financial Institutions Think Of Int'l Arbitration
• Feds Intervene In SEC's Ponzi Suit Against Ex-NFL Player
• Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse See $700M RMBS Row Return
• SEC Chair Calls For Further Expansion Of Agency Power
• Jury Sides With Feds In Wells Fargo $76M Tax Credit Suit
• JPMorgan's $264M Princeling Deal Just First Of Many
• NorthStar Investor Blasts 'Unfair' Merger To Form $58B REIT
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Kirkland, Simpson
• Commodities Co. Pays Over $1B For Corp.'s Texas Oil Assets
• SEC In-House Practice Going Back To 'Old Normal'
• Negotiating Appraisal Conditions In Public M&A
• Beyond Bean Counting: How Legal Can Add True Value
• Equus Shareholder Challenges Equity Plan For Co. Brass
• Delivery Agent Gets Ch. 11 Sale Nod After 11th-Hour Deal
• Twitter Fires Wilson Sonsini, Hires Cooley In IPO Fight
• Citizens Bank Denied $15M Coverage For Forged-Loan Losses
• Rothstein Fund Manager Fights $48M SEC Judgment
• Penson Ch. 11 Trustee Seeks $21M In Schonfeld Contract Suit
• 'Flash Crash' Trader Must Pay $38.6M In CFTC Case: Ill. Judge
• Oppenheimer To Pay $3.4 Million Over FINRA Violations
• Clearinghouses Meet Resiliency Marks In CFTC Stress Tests
• A Series Of Firsts In Muni Bond Enforcement Since 2010
• OPINION: The US Supreme Court In 2017
• Trump's SEC Likely To Shrink Back Where White's Expanded
• Shkreli Says Retrophin Has Waived Privilege For Katten Docs
• 2 Lenders Dropped From ResCap's Contract Breach Suit
• Facebook Shareholders Denied Doc Bid In Class C Stock Fight
• Puerto Rico Fights Off Lift Of Stay In Bondholder Suits
• Real Estate Rumors: WeWork, Vyaire Medical, Haver Analytics
• Student Hotel Buys Carlyle's Stakes In 3 European Properties
• Quintain Scores $995M In Financing For Wembley Park Project
• Gupta Jury Instruction Passed Muster, Gov't Tells 2nd Circ.
• TA Realty Sells Texas Portfolio, Calif. Building For $190M
• Inside The Liquidity Risk Management Rules: Part 2
• A Primer On The Presidential Appointee Vetting Process
• Merging Law Firms: Think Before You Tie The Knot
• Judge Axes Anew Bid To Dismiss $9M Ponzi Prosecution
• Chicago Law Firm Sheds Broker-Dealer's Malpractice Suit
• SEC Settles Insider Trading Suit Against Ex-FDA Official
• Lincoln Financial Unit Gets $650K Fine After Server Hack
• Funds Say Goldman, Others Flubbed $157M SunEdison Buy
• Real Estate Rumors: Hines, Spanish Institute, Crow Holdings
• NY To Keep Up Pressure On Banks In Age Of Trump
• Inside The Liquidity Risk Management Rules: Part 1
• Regency Centers, Equity One Merger To Create $15.6B REIT
• The SEC's Latest Message On Conflict Disclosure
• Merging Law Firms: Why Deals Fail Or Underperform
• SEC OKs FINRA Rule Making It Easier To Toss Arbitrations
• Deutsche Witness Demand Axed In $306M Morgan Stanley Suit
• Lehman Bros. Seeks Another Extension For Claim Objections
• Final OK Given To $58M Deal With HSBC, Citi In Libor Suit
• Hong Kong Delays Rollout Of Derivatives Volatility Controls
• SEC Chair White To Step Down When Obama Leaves Office
• Muni Watchdog Detects 4 Market Risks For Retail Investors
• Peru Won't Get Costs Despite Win In Renco Arbitration
• FCPA Enforcement On Near-Record Pace For 2016: Part 2
• SEC Bars Oil Royalty Fund Founder In Profit-Hiding Scheme
• CFTC Lifetime Ban For False Reports Draconian, Trader Says
• Merging Law Firms: Beware Conflicts Of Interest
• Hedge Fund Caerus Pushes Kate Spade To Consider Sale
• Ares Management, TruAmerica Buy $236M Baltimore Portfolio
• Kindred Healthcare Drops $700M On 36 Ventas Facilities
• Man Vs. Machine: Or, Lawyers Vs. Legal Technology
• Rainmaker Q&A: Nossaman's Yuliya Oryol
• OPINION: The Verdict — A Rejection Of Politics As Usual
• What We Can Expect From An SEC Under President Trump
• Attys Who Wrung $300M From State Street Admit To Fee Flub
• SEC Sues Trio In $775K 'Prime Bank' Investment Scheme
• Sanctions Issued Over Depositions In $63M Real Estate Suit
• Acasta Acquires Asset Manager Stellwagen For $270M
• Tilton Says 'Sharks' Weren't Misled As $200M Case Ends
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Weil, Willkie
• Merging Law Firms: Why Hogan Lovells Has Worked
• Madoff Aide To Pay $487M Under Deal Approved In NY
• MPE Hits $250M Hard Cap For Latest Mid-Market Fund
• Wells Fargo-Run Charity Seeks Quick End To Oil Royalty Fight
• REIT Buys $41M In Fla. Property With Vegas Deal In Pipeline
• Macy's, Brookfield Ink Real Estate Partnership
• The SEC's New Suitability Theory: Takeaways From UBS
• Momentive Creditors Ask 2nd Circ. For Higher Interest
• Film Producer, Atty Indicted In $26M Gerova-Related Fraud
• Deutsche Demands Witnesses In $306M Morgan Stanley Row
• REIT Hospitality Properties Buying Chicago Hotel For $87M
• REIT Hudson Pacific Sells LA Office Project For $80M
• Katten Muchin In Privilege Danger Zone With Shkreli Doc Bid
• Investment Co. Sues To Enforce $27M Hong Kong Win In NY
• Banks Like Arbitration But Don't Use It Much, ICC Finds
• WP Carey Inks $145M Sale-Leaseback Deal With ABC
• DOL Cites Fiduciary Rule Win In US Chamber's Challenge
• FCPA Enforcement On Near-Record Pace For 2016: Part 1
• Trump's Upset Win Puts Obama Legacy On Chopping Block
• After Trump's Triumph, What's Next?
• Trump Win Puts These 4 On High Court Shortlist
• GOP Retains Control Of Both Houses Of Congress
• Tilton Expert Says 'Gasoline On Fire' Strategy Intentional
• Shareholders, Skullcandy Agree To Drop Class Action
• Kyle Bass Praises PTAB Nix Of 'Absurd' Drug Patents
• SIFMA Asset Mgmt. Group Wants Swap Margin Rules Eased
• HFF Secures $120 Million Refinancing For Dallas Office Tower
• Nev. Judge Shuts Down Trump's Early Voting Suit
• Fifth Broker Pleads Out In $131M ForceField Stock Pump Case
• The Firms Cashing In This Election Season
• Singapore-Listed ARA Weighs $1.28B Take-Private Bid
• Why The Candidates' BigLaw Bills Keep Rising
• Ex-NFL Player Fights Bid To Put $8M SEC Suit On Hold
• Candid Advice From The Bench: Judges Are People Too
• DOL's 1st Guidance On Fiduciary Rule
• Tilton Tries Again To Shut Down $200M SEC Trial
• Blount Says $855M Merger Suit Fails To Show Missteps
• Crow Holdings Capital Closes Retail Fund II At $417 Million
• Trading Platform Denies Role In Plot To Fix Rate Swaps
• Gibson, Schulte Roth Steer Hell's Kitchen $350M Loan
• High Court Won't Review Petters Conspirator's Sentence
• Citizens United Architect Predicts Future Finance Battles
• Clinton Trounces Trump In Donations From Biggest Of BigLaw
• Holland & Knight Guides Mexican REIT Fibra Plus' $84M IPO
• Wells Fargo Fights Bid To Produce Databases In RMBS Suit
• Convicted JPMorgan Trader Shouldn't Get New Trial, Feds Say
• Singapore Watchdog To Oversee OTC Derivatives Market
• 7 Steps For Managing An Associate Who May Be Impaired
• GIC To Pay $2.65B For Logistics Firm From TPG And Ivanhoe
• REIT Pebblebrook Selling Manhattan Hotel For $218M
• Regulatory Exams: Preparation Is More Than Half The Battle
• $7.7B NovaStar MBS Buyers Win Cert. In Suit Against Banks
• DOL Gets First Victory In Fiduciary Rule Challenges
• Deals Rumor Mill: Warburg Pincus, Arrium, Endo International
• Grant, Ashby Spar Over Lead In $3B Rouse Deal Appraisal
• Calif. Tribe Says Bank Not 'Savior' In Embezzlement Row
• 2nd Circ. Backs SEC's Freeze Of $118M In Oak Fraud Case
• Madoff Trustee Announces $32M Cohmad Deal, $8M Suit Toss
• Rakoff Cites Banker's Gambling Addiction For Light Sentence
• Katten Says Slew Of Sought Shkreli Docs Likely Privileged
• Tilton Denies Manipulating Fund For $200M Fees In SEC Trial
• Real Estate Rumors: Pebblebrook Hotel, Ofer, Bainbridge
• China, HK Regulators To Fight Cross-Border Manipulation
• Aluminum Buyers Seek Reinstatement Of Antitrust Suit
• Trump To Tap Ex-Goldman Partner Mnuchin For Treasury
• The Role Of Litigation Analytics In Your Case
• Tilton Says Investor Interests Came First In $200M Trial
• Investor Sues Bofl Brass Over Schemes Behind $675M Loss
• Nortel Takes Aim At Fed Agency's Pension Fund Claim
• Goldman, Paulson Reach Deal With Insurer Over CDO Short
• 2 Admit To Fraud In $131M ForceField Stock Pump Case
• Canyon Says Big Banks Must Litigate SunEdison In California
• Real Estate Rumors: British Land, WeWork, JLL
• Deals Rumor Mill: Viacom, Ameriprise, Microsemi
• CPPIB Buys Stake In China Mall For $162M
• Stay Of CVR's Wachtell Lipton Malpractice Appeal Lifted
• NFL Retirement Plan Says Disability Award At Its Discretion
• Wells Fargo's RMBS Also Under State, Federal Investigation
• UK Gov't Derailed But Banks Must Ready For Worst
• Dorda Brugger, Eisenberger & Herzog Steer $94M Hotel Deal
• Washington Prime, O'Connor Form JV For $600M Portfolio
• 4 Firms Guide REIT EPR's $456M Acquisition, $244M Loan
• Investors In Angola Oil Bribe Case Set Sights On Class Cert.
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 5
• UK Must Get Parliamentary OK For Brexit, Court Rules
• Tilton Says SEC's $200M Fraud Case 'Changed My World'
• Baker Donelson Beats Hedge Fund Fraud Suit Over Loan Docs
• 2nd Circ. Told To Affirm $542M Triaxx CDO Default Sale
• Glancy Prongay, Bragar Eagel Take Lead In Schwab Class Suit
• Vanguard Hit With Class Action Over Incorrect Commissions
• $530M State Street Forex Deal Gets Judge's Sign-Off
• Rakoff Botched Petrobras Investor Class, 2nd Circ. Told
• Valeant Confirms Salix Is Up For Sale
• Goldman, Lehman Settle Bankruptcy Claim For $5.9M
• 4 Ways To Get Associates Trial-Ready
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 4
• On Stand, Tilton Knocks SEC's Theories In $200M Fraud Case
• Deals Rumor Mill: Valeant, Mubadala, Amtek
• Court Won't Rethink Transfer Of Deutsche Bank Swap Dispute
• Cheney Testimony Admissible In Asbestos Suit, Investors Say
• DLA Piper Bolsters Mexico City Office With Finance Pro
• REITs Join DC Assets In $8.4B Reverse Morris Trust Deal
• 7th Circ. Asked To Revive Suit Over Mayer Brown GM Docs
• NJ Is Bound To Pension Fund Contributions, Court Told
• ResCap Accuses Impac of Judge Shopping in Firm Hire
• Del. High Court Affirms Athilon Win In Note Buyback Suit
• HCP Inks $1.125B Sale Of Brookdale Portfolio To Blackstone
• Qatari Firm Buys Georgetown Office Building In $142M Deal
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 3
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 8