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Asset Management - April, 2017

279 articles

• Charles Schwab Slips $25M Real Estate Suit Against Son
• Seller In Stock Row Slams $20M Award In Federal Court
• Brazilian Fund Intermediary Wants $3.6M Award Confirmed
• Retrophin Waived Privilege Over Atty Docs, Shkreli Says
• SEC Seeks $363K Secretly Owned By Jailed Fund Manager
• Flawed Analyses Undermine Gold Price-Fixing Suit, Banks Say
• Freshfields Hires Arnold & Porter Bankruptcy Team In NY
• FINRA Charges Broker Over Misleading Offering Docs
• Some Expert Testimony Allowed In SEC Funds Transfers Suit
• PE-Backers Unloading $521M Stake In Extended Stay
• SEC Says Jail Could Still Prompt Kapur To Cough Up $2.2M
• 5 Firms Set To Launch May With 6 IPOs Surpassing $1.7B
• SAC Trader Says 1st Circ. Upheld Newman After Salman
• Real Estate Rumors: Thor, Samar Hospitality, Snap
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Wachtell, Allen
• Health Hires: 8 Firms Add Health, Life Sciences Experts
• Hunton & Williams Steers $375M NY Financing Deal
• Unizo Drops $259M On Pair Of Washington DC Buildings
• The Mediator's Proposal As A Tool For Litigants
• Nomura Trader Seeks Split From Conspirators In RMBS Case
• Fannie Investors Can't Revive Suit Against Deloitte
• Feds Deny Responsibility For Platinum Partners Jury Leak
• Broker Settles SEC Charges Over Short-Selling Violations
• NY Law Sinks RICO Claims In Appeal In Hedge Fund Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: West Corp., Party City, Precision Capital
• K&L Gates Gains Ex-Crowell Securities Brokerage Pro In NY
• SEC Denied Quick Win Against F-Squared's Ex-CEO
• Singapore Rate-Rigging Suit Sent Back To Drawing Board
• CFPB Sues Tribal Online Lenders For Illegal Debt Collecting
• Imprisoned Real Estate Schemer Agrees To SEC Industry Bar
• 7th Circ. Backs 6-Year Sentence For Stock Fraudster
• Russian Receiver Avoids Ch. 15 Probe Deemed Overbroad
• Expectations After The Trump Administration's First 100 Days
• JPMorgan Accused Of 'Eye-Popping' Mutual Fund Fees
• Insurance Suit Faces Hurdle: Plaintiffs Are In Prison
• Investors Fight SEC Receiver Bid To Beat Case Without Trial
• High Court Asked To Review Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Rule
• FINRA's Foray Into Insider Trading
• BlackRock Tries To Nix Class Action Over Traded-Fund Risks
• Hedge Fund Likely Can't Shake Film Co. Founder's $100M Suit
• Adviser Gets 5 Years For Stealing $2.9M From NFLers
• Ex-RMBS Trader Jesse Litvak Again Sentenced To 2 Years
• Broker Used Clients' Savings On Volatile Trades, SEC Says
• JPMorgan Sheds Claims It Aided Madoff At 2nd Circ.
• House Dems Seek To Slow GOP Dodd-Frank Repeal
• FINRA, DTC Want Suit Over Bankruptcy Distribution Killed
• Rent-A-Center Moves To Nix Shareholder Poison Pill Suit
• SEC Won't Rethink 'Financial Myth Buster's' Industry Ban
• BlackRock Pays $1.5M Over Russian ETF Violations
• KKR-Backed REIT Sets Terms For $210M IPO
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Boston Properties, Pinnacle
• BHP Billiton Eyes Sale Of Fayetteville Shale Assets
• The 9-Year Winning Streak Of Virginia 'Rocket Docket'
• Ex-Merrill Lynch Adviser Cops To Stealing $1M From Clients
• CFTC Says Trade Advisers Can Use 3rd-Party Recordkeepers
• Swaps Buyers Say Morgan Stanley Slow-Walking ISDAfix Docs
• Aurelius Equity Exits Compressor Co. In $202M Nidec Deal
• SEC Hands Nearly $4M Award To Whistleblower
• Ex-Hunton Atty Seeks Retrial After Insider Trading Conviction
• Biotech Investors Seek Ruling On Jefferies Arbitration Fight
• SEC Says Del. Man Ran $1.7M Mortgage Investment Scheme
• CPPIB, Baring PE Asia Ink $4.3B Nord Anglia Buyout
• Air Methods Investors Seek Appraisial After $2.5B Deal
• Feds Must Name Co-Conspirators In Nomura RMBS Case
• S&P Global, Wells Fargo Sued Over Life Settlements
• Tritec-UBS JV Finalizes $81M Recap Of NY Medical Campus
• Examining FINRA Plan To Liberalize Advertising Rules
• Let's Talk About Half-Hearted Innovation
• Congress Tells SEC To Rein Itself In With CHOICE Act 2.0
• Portfolio Manager Cops To Fraud In $1.9M Trading Scheme
• NY High Court Takes Up Goldman Code Theft Case
• Master Rejects UBS Bid To Ax Some US Bank Loan Claims
• 2nd Circ. Remands Convicted Fraudster's 20-Year Sentence
• Protecting Communications From PR Privilege Issues
• Real Estate Rumors: Equity Office, Duke, Pistilli
• NorthWest Bids For Generation REIT With 10% Premium
• Ex-Disney Workers' ERISA Suit Over Valeant Shares Gets Boot
• Malaysian Fund To Pay IPIC $1B In Settlement Amid Scandal
• Tilton's ALJ Fight 'Misses The Mark,' SEC Tells High Court
• High Court Won't Hear Microcap Dealer's FINRA Challenge
• RLJ Nabs FelCor To Form $4.2B Lodging REIT
• Counsel To Counsel: Insights From Law Firm GCs
• Franklin Stock Heir's Suit Over $100M In Lost Shares Nixed
• Top Securities Plaintiffs' Firms Brought In $7.23B In 2016
• More Details Out In Del. Bid To Stop Theranos Share Swap
• Fidelity Sues Ex-Worker, Alleging Misuse Of Confidential Info
• SEC Enforcement Actions Data Show Priorities Shift
• Trading Co. Wins Transfer Of $20M Arbitration Row To Calif.
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, RFR, Robbins Electra
• Gray Matters: The Attorney-Client Team
• ForceField CEO Cooperating In $131M Securities Fraud Trail
• Investors Rip Wells Fargo Doc Request In $1.2B MBS Suit
• Deutsche To Pay Fed $157M For Forex, Volcker Violations
• Justices Skeptical Of SEC Disgorgement Without Time Limits
• Investment Adviser Gets Probation For Obstructing SEC
• Judge Won't Delay Prevezon Trial Over Russia-Bashing Press
• Macquarie, Others Drop $2.95B On UK Green Bank
• McGuireWoods Gains Chapman And Cutler Debt Finance Pro
• Litigation Finance, Big Data And The Limits Of AI
• Counsel To Counsel: Mama Said There'll Be Days Like This
• Broker Must Cough Up Commissions On Ponzi Sales
• Whitestone REIT Reaches $205M Deal For 2 Texas Properties
• Blackstone Drops $430M On TA Realty Multifamily Portfolio
• Interest Group Seeks To Revive Risk Retention Rule Dispute
• Textualism Takes Center Stage In CalPERS V. ANZ Securities
• Galleon Founder Took Millions Amid Firm Turmoil, Suit Says
• CFTC Sues Bankrupt Calif. 'Hedge Fund' That Took $1.7M
• Commerzbank Says BNY Mellon Rightly Can't Nix RMBS Row
• 7th Circ. Skeptical Of 'Little Madoff' Try For Resentencing
• SEC Says NY Adviser Inflated Assets To Attract Clients
• Shkreli, Ex-Katten Atty Get Fraud Trials Severed
• Disarming Puerto Rico's Pension Time Bomb
• Committee Urges SEC To Stimulate Declining US IPO Market
• Insurers Hit American Realty With Stock-Drop Suit
• Big Stakes In High Court's Securities Fraud Omissions Case
• Counsel To Counsel: A Law Firm GC's Data Protection Duties
• SAC Capital Blasts Elan Investor's Award Bid In $135M Deal
• Justices Mull Definition Of SEC's Disgorgement
• Trial Begins In Hedge Fund's Drawn-Out $300M Barclays Fight
• Violin Memory Gets Ch. 11 Plan OK For Sale To Soros Unit
• Marijuana Co. Reports Were Smoke And Mirrors, Judge Says
• Ex-Madoff Investor Loses Bank Records Appeal
• 2nd Circ. Pushed To Revive Claims JPMorgan Aided Madoff
• MF Global, Insurers Nudged To Mediate Contract Dispute
• Litvak Can't Get Conviction Thrown Out, Will Be Sentenced
• Real Estate Rumors: Uber, Kenneth Tropin, Savanna
• 3 Areas Where International Arbitration Could Be Used More
• Chamber Backs Fiduciary Rule Delay But NY AG Doesn't
• Trader Brings ALJ Challenge To 2nd Circ. In Likely First
• NY Settles With Ala. Firm For $40M In Biggest Tax Recovery
• SEC Provides Offshore Feeder Relief, But Challenges Remain
• Genworth Investors Vie To Lead Fight Over $2.7B Merger
• Chilean Co. Receiver Fights Forced Bankruptcy In $7.4M Fraud
• Counsel To Counsel: Evaluating Positional Conflicts
• Employees Win Cert. In JPMorgan ERISA Management Suit
• Ex-JPMorgan Analyst Cleared Of Deadlocked Tips Counts
• Russian Biz Ex-Owner Slams Receiver On Ch. 15 Discovery
• Justices Weigh Definition Of 'Action' In Securities Cases
• Chau, SEC Spar On Penalties While DC Circ. Weighs ALJs
• SEC Disgorgement Could Face Tough Crowd At High Court
• Windstream Investor Class Takes Hold In REIT Damages Case
• Assistant Trader, CFTC Reach Settlement Over False Reports
• Counsel To Counsel: 5 Challenges For A Law Firm GC
• MF Global Seeks $1.8M In Fees For Insurers' Bermuda Action
• Feds Say Litvak's Brag Of 'Victory' Shows 2 Years Not Enough
• Marketing Co. Drops Bid To Nix $1.4M Asset Manager Award
• Biotech Investors Fortify Jefferies Arbitration Battle
• Gorsuch Could Take Strict View Of Securities Law Time Limit
• Stock Heir Sues For Reissuance Of 2.5M Lost Shares
• Wal-Mart Fights Investor Bid For Privileged Corruption Docs
• Greenberg Nabs Former BofA Merrill Lynch Director
• Adviser Urges 10th Circ. To Allow Fight Over SEC Courts
• California Supreme Court Takes Up Pension Benefits Row
• SEC Seeks Quick Win In Suit Against F-Squared CEO
• Hedge Fund Adviser Ordered To Pay $27M For Ponzi Scheme
• Bouwfonds Buys 17 European Garages For $266M
• Dentons Steers Apollo's $127M Brooklyn Property Loan
• The Complexities Of Winding Down A Hedge Fund
• Lawyers In Flow: Get Out Of Your Head And Into Your Case
• Trump Signs Repeal Of DOL Municipal Retirement Plan Rules
• Ex-Nomura MBS Traders Split On Bringing Up Internal Review
• Royal Park's $3.7B RMBS Cases Tossed Over Standing Flub
• Real Estate Rumors: Carlyle, Prezant Family, BofA
• Firm Settles FINRA Claims Over Improper Transfer Controls
• Judge Adopts Fresh Findings Against Kapur In Contempt Saga
• Judge To Reconsider Whether Wells Fargo Waived Preclusion
• SeaWorld Blasts Investor Discovery Bid In 'Blackfish' Row
• CalPERS Slams 'Rhetoric' In Class Timing Row At High Court
• 'Hamilton' Ponzi Scheme Claims Fail, Firm's President Says
• FINRA Opens Door To Reforms Of Capital-Raising Rules
• Atty Of Jailed, Stonewalling Hedge Funder Asks To Withdraw
• UBS Must Face Trial On Whether Holding Co. Was Customer
• Adviser Bashes SEC's 'Tortured' Disgorgement Arguments
• Morgan Stanley Pays Mass. $1M Over Sales Contest Claims
• 3rd Circ. Revives Ex-Vanguard Atty's Dodd-Frank Claim
• Teamsters Lean On Peru To Make Good On Land Bonds
• 2nd Circ. Affirms $542M Triaxx CDO Default Sale
• Shearman Adds Ex-Milbank Tweed Partner To NY M&A Group
• Air Methods Investors Look To Stall $2.5B Sale Deadline
• AkzoNobel Slams Elliott's Bid To Ax Exec Amid PPG's Pursuit
• A Law Firm Ranking Model By 'Fake News & Distorted Reports'
• Lyft Valued At $7.5B After Collecting $600M From Investors
• Picower-Related Madoff Testimony Confidential, Judge Rules
• Health Care REIT Hid Medicare Fraud Suits, Investor Says
• NJ Can Tax 100% Of Company's Asset Sale Gain, Court Says
• Real Estate Rumors: JEMB, Realty Income, Chris Carlos
• Atty In $28M Ponzi Case Accused Of Destroying Evidence
• Exec At Bogus NJ Hedge Fund Takes 3 Years, $4.3M Fine
• Mass. Man Admits To Ripping Off Investors
• Ex-Jefferies Trader Litvak Hopes To Avoid Prison For Fraud
• REIT Care Capital Properties To Pay $400M For 6 Hospitals
• Tippee Says JPMorgan Tipper's Jury Victory Spares Him Too
• The Hunger Games, Puerto Rico Edition
• Linde Spurns Investor Request To Vote On $65B Praxair Deal
• Feds Still Mum On Platinum Partners Leaks, Exec's Atty Says
• FINRA's Judges To Review Other Penalties, Harm To Elderly
• Claims Of Madoff Cotenants Correctly Denied, Judge Rules
• JPMorgan Strikes $5.7M Deal In Financial Adviser OT Suit
• Madoff Trustee Looks To Narrow Testimony At Merkin Trial
• BHP Billiton Rejects Activist Elliott's Pressure To Restructure
• Wells Fargo Sanctioned Over Discovery in Film Funding Suit
• Brokers Seek Early Showdown With SEC On 'Layering'
• AXA Buys London Property From Legal & General For $70M
• Judge Prods Euribor Class Action Parties On Discovery
• MF Global Insurers Say Coverage Fight Belongs In Bermuda
• 5 Cos. Expand IPO Pipeline With New Filings Exceeding $400M
• SEC's ALJ Stance 'Blinks Reality,' Adviser Tells DC Circ.
• China Securities Watchdog Vows To Fight Fraud, Stinginess
• Mayer Brown Steers KTB's $101M NYC Loan To Chetrit
• Ex-GC Of Defunct Trading Co. Fights Malpractice Claims
• Morgan Stanley Venture Selling China Mall For $588M
• Trader Pushes To Confirm $20M Award On 'Worthless' Stock
• Shkreli, Ex-Katten Atty Warn Of Joint Trial Disarray
• Court Orders $1.7M Disgorgement For Binary Options Scheme
• Shearman & Sterling Welcomes Back Ex-SEC Chief Of Staff
• Investors Sue Over $4.5M Lost In 'Hamilton' Tix Ponzi Scheme
• 8th Circ.'s 401(k) Ruling Creates 'Legal Haze,' ABB Says
• Paul Hastings Nabs Investment Mgmt. Pro From Paul Weiss
• Fund Slams Wal-Mart Seal Bid, Says It Doesn't Own The Court
• When Arbitration Clauses Collide With Bankruptcy Laws
• Crowdfunding For Legal Cases: 5 Trends Reshaping Justice
• Fiduciary Duties Under The Advisers Act Vs. Delaware Law
• SEC Wants 'Big Short' Adviser's Appeal Halted For ALJ Ruling
• Bharara Sees Future As Private Do-Gooder, Not Politician
• Omega Founder Asks 3rd Circ. To Hear 'Untested' Insider Case
• Underwriters Tell High Court CalPERS Filed Suit Too Late
• Disgorgement Not Punitive, SEC Tells Supreme Court
• Feds Say They've Given Ex-Nomura Traders All They Need
• Holland & Knight Adds Corporate, PE Partner In Houston
• Blackstone Loans $100M To Oaktree-Banyan Venture
• House Passes Bill Upping Angel Fund Disclosure Exemptions
• Feds Call Arguments On Fund Founder's Insider Trading Legit
• 5th Circ. Won't Halt DOL's Delayed Fiduciary Rule
• RioCan REIT Readies $224M Notes Offering
• CalPERS Pushes Kinder Morgan To Disclose Climate Risks
• ABA Needs A New Model Legal Ethics Rule
• Key Takeaways From The SEC's Credit Suisse Settlement
• What Does Lateral Partner Success Look Like?
• SEC Committee Still Uncertain On Key Trading Rule
• Fiduciary Duty Delay Pleases Few, Clarifies Little
• Fund Asks To Revive RBS Liverpool Soccer Club Sale Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: NYC Record Sale, Blackstone, Northwood
• Are Lateral Recruitment Opportunities Shaping Your Strategy?
• FINRA Fines Brokerage $2.3M Over Mutual Fund Waivers
• BNY Asks Judge To Rethink German Law In $1B RMBS Case
• SEC Penalizes Auditors Of Fund Hit By CEO's $16M Fraud
• Greenberg Traurig Nabs 2 Corporate Attys From LeClairRyan
• Hedge Funds Beat AIG, Others In $500M BofA Payout Fight
• Early Backers Of McAfee's Tech Investing Biz Sue For $47M
• RAIT Financial Shed $95M In Property Last Quarter
• Summit Partners Closes Two Funds With $4B In Commitments
• Over A Dozen Firms Guided Q1's Top Real Estate M&A Deals
• SEC's FCPA Chief Stepping Down Within The Month
• Chilean Co. Creditors Seek Forced Bankruptcy In $7.4M Fraud
• Richmond Fed Prez Resigns, Ending Leak Investigation
• Lateral Partner Hiring: Time To Look In The Mirror
• SEC Fines Credit Suisse, Adviser Over Mutual Fund Fees
• Wife In Couple's $70M Ponzi Scheme Pleads Guilty
• Rent-A-Center Shareholder Sues Directors Over Poison Pill
• Investors Reach $20M Deal Over Holding Bank's Failure
• REITs Say Disclosures Extinguish 'Ponzi-Like Scheme' Claims
• Investors Push For FINRA Arbitration In Battle With Jefferies
• Senate Committee Advances Clayton For SEC Chair
• Uncertainty Remains For SEC Administrative Suits
• Petrobras Must Face EIG Funds' Fraud Claims, Judge Finds
• More Fannie, Freddie Investors Fight Profit-Sweep Ruling
• $25M Settlement Sought In $2.5B Junk Bond Fund Meltdown
• 3 Firms Steer Marriott-Trinity-Oaktree $317M Hotel Deal
• Biz Groups Tell 5th Circ. Fiduciary Rule Delay Not Enough
• BlackRock, Others Back $2B Deal With Lehman Estate
• Baker Botts Welcomes Back Ex-FINRA Chief Of Enforcement
• Highland Wants AT&T To Reveal Online Commenter's Identity
• Ex-Spurs Star's Adviser Pleads Guilty To Fraud
• Fund Founder Calls Insider Trading Claim A 'Calculated Lie'
• REIT LaSalle Hotel Sells 3 Properties For $219M
• Don't Overturn Longtime ALJ Practice, SEC Urges DC Circ.
• SEC Fires Back In Ex-E&Y Partner's Challenge At DC Circuit
• Cowen Group To Expand Reach With $116M Convergex Buy
• A Big Haircut For Indenture Trustee Counsel Fees