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Asset Management - May, 2018

313 articles

• Ex-Katten Atty's Inflation Claim Lacks Evidence, Feds Say
• Unions Launch Bid To Dismantle Puerto Rico Fiscal Plan
• Latham's $60K Fee Bid Against Prof 'Astonishing,' Judge Says
• Trust Key To Keeping Whistleblower Complaints In-House
• FDIC, OCC Back Volcker Rule Reform Proposal
• Medley Capital Wants All Legal Fees Paid In CK Pearl Suit
• JPML Eyes Sending VIX Suits To Ill. Despite Judge Shortage
• Kentucky AG Takes Swing At Gov. In Pension Bill Suit
• Nine West Creditors Seek Probe Of Sycamore's $2.2B Buyout
• 1 Firm Leaps Ahead In May As IPO Market Gathers Steam
• Fidelity Says Contract 'Typo' Can't Support Worker's OT Suit
• BigLaw Blogs In A Post-GDPR Marketing Universe
• Invesco Used 401(k) Investors As 'Captive Market,' Suit Says
• A Series Of SEC Enforcement Cases Against Microcap Attys
• 3 Firms Accused Of Misconduct In Billable Hours Probe
• Relativity Media Lender Seeks To Dispel Ch. 11 Concerns
• SEC Sues Retail Investment Adviser Over $8M Ponzi Scheme
• Workers Assail BB&T's Attacks On Their Briefs In ERISA Suit
• Credit Suisse Says Epic Ends $300M Worker Class Suit
• High Court's Class Waiver Ruling Cited In Multiple Cases
• NY AG Says Ex-Citigroup Adviser Bilked $11M From Clients
• Franklin Templeton Fights Class Cert. Bid In ERISA Suit
• Milbank Tweed Adds Dechert Structured Finance Atty
• $409M ISDAfix Settlements OK'd With Atty Fees Undetermined
• Choice Of Entity And IRC Section 1202 After Tax Reform
• 3 Key Questions For ERISA Lawyers After Epic Systems
• Nomura RMBS Trader Disputes Materiality Of SEC Fraud Suit
• DOJ Won't Interview Ex-UK Official For Libor Trial
• SEC Wants $89M For Oak Exec's Fraud, Eyes Family Assets
• Deals Rumor Mill: Allergan, Ant Financial, Oman Oil
• Intel Stock-Drop Suit Will Be Led By La. Pension Fund
• Health Care REIT Scores $175M From Hospital Network Sale
• Judge Implores State Street's Former Counsel To Testify
• Suits Show Conflict Even At BigLaw's Best Places For Women
• Reform Or Retreat? UK Firms Eye Next Steps On Pay Data
• How Women Are Changing The Law Firms They Lead
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• Software Exec Says Spoofing Charges Stretch Law Too Far
• SEC Halts 'Blockchain Evangelist's' Alleged $21M ICO Scam
• Duke Says Northwestern Win Backs Its Args In ERISA Suit
• Baker Botts Steers Kimbell In $404M PE-Backed Royalty Deal
• NYSE Parent Buys Fixed-Income Platform TMC For $685M
• Broker Agrees To Pay CFTC $150K Over Supervision, Records
• Shire Stockholders Sue AbbVie Over Failed Merger
• The 2018 Law360 Glass Ceiling Report
• Best Practices For Interacting With SEC Examination Staff
• Allen Matkins Reps Kennedy Wilson's $422M Apartment Sales
• Analyzing The Economics Of Litigation Funding
• Arbitrating Cryptocurrency Disputes
• Rule 23 Changes: How Electronic Notice Can Save Money
• Law360's Glass Ceiling Report, By The Numbers
• The Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• How We Got Here: A Look Back At Trailblazing Women In Law
• Law360's Pro Say: Why Are All The Partners Still Men?
• What Does Gender Parity In The Legal Industry Look Like?
• Broker Busted In $300M Stock Fraud Asks For Lighter Penalty
• Ulta Stock-Drop Suit Lead Hopefuls Fight Over Who Lost Most
• Sun Capital Accused Of Raiding Subsidiaries In RICO Scheme
• Biotechs Lead Wave Of New IPOs Filling June Pipeline
• USC Nods To High Court Ruling In Workers' Arbitration Row
• Ponzi Scheme Receiver's $9.4M Clawback Suit Wins OK
• Ex-Platinum Boss Avoids Kickbacks Retrial With Guilty Plea
• GoldenTree Loan Management Clinches $710M CLO
• Dems Question Trump On 'Unnecessary' PBGC Nomination
• Fried Frank Nabs Financial Services Litigator From Stroock
• Officials Must Note Financial Conflict Of Interest Law
• Partners Group Leads $5.4B Buyout Of Techem
• Northwestern Beats 'Paternalistic' ERISA Class Action
• Crypto Market Surveillance Has Arrived
• Latham, Goodwin Lead 2 Biotech IPOs Raising $227M
• Ruling In NYU ERISA Battle Likely To Come In July: Judge
• Tech Co.'s 401(k) Plan Gets New Fiduciary After EBSA Probe
• Investors Can't Stop Celeb Chef From Bankruptcy Filing
• ForceField Stock Promoter Gets Prison For $131M Fraud
• Westfield Shareholders Bless $15.7B Unibail-Rodamco Deal
• Securities Attys Challenged By New Role As ICO Gatekeepers
• Feds Don't Want Star Witness Sideshow In Union Graft Retrial
• Fintech Startup GreenSky Prices Upsized $874M IPO
• Keys To Protecting Communications With Litigation Funders
• With States' Crypto Regulation, Problems Multiply
• ​​​​​​​UBS Sues Theater Cos. To End Row Over Missing Funds
• Orchestra Can't Fight Pension Fund Exit Fee, Judge Says
• CFTC Urges Markets To Keep Close Eye On Crypto Derivatives
• DOL Asks Justices To Stay Out Of ERISA Time Limit Fight
• Fried Frank Atty Who Left For SEC Rejoins Firm As Partner
• Wall Street Banks Want Treasury Auction Rigging Suit Tossed
• HgCapital, Intermediate Capital Team Up For IRIS Buyout
• Ex-State Street VP Wants Gov't Agreement Nixed From Trial
• McDermott Nabs Latham Atty For Investment Funds Team
• Essential ERISA Considerations In Credit Agreements
• UChicago, Workers To Settle ERISA Suit For $6.5M
• American Century Sees Ex-Employees' ERISA Suit Reduced
• Woodbridge Settles SEC Claims In $1.2B Investment Scheme
• SEC's Clayton Urges ICO Issuers To Reach Out To Agency
• JPMorgan Brass Beat Derivative Suit Over Bank's RMBS Biz
• Hedge Fund Owner, Hotel Developer Resolve $2M Fraud Suit
• Greenberg Traurig Can't Leave Ex-Russian Biz Owner's Ch. 15
• Blank Check Co. Run By Ex-NYSE President Files $400M IPO
• Citco's UBS Docs Privileged In Pension Fund Row, Judge Says
• Express Scripts Beats Investor Suit Over Anthem Disclosures
• 5th Circ. Axes States' Bid To Revive DOL Fiduciary Rule Suit
• Korean Firm's $27M Award Over Calif. Co.'s Tax Issues OK'd
• REIT, Investment Manager Form JV To Revamp Calif. Mall
• Deals Rumor Mill: Ingram Micro, Thyssenkrupp, Fortress
• Kirkland & Ellis Adds MoFo Investment Funds Partner
• Seaport Hotel Says Newbie Is Ripping Off Its Prestigious Name
• Herrick Beats New Damages Bid In Suit Over Filing Deadlines
• Chancery Judge Denies Bid For Redo In HP-Aruba Appraisal
• TD Ameritrade Ducks Investments Mismanaging Class Action
• Litvak Is No Rescue For Ex-Nomura RMBS Trader, Feds Say
• Puerto Rico, Board Reach Pact To Advance Fiscal Plan
• Zohar Deal Stays Litigation, Appoints Independent Director
• Jury Convicts Calif. Atty In $1.5M Pump-And-Dump Scheme
• NJ Orders Cos. To Stop Offering Securities In 'Cryptosweep'
• Vanderbilt Workers Seek Class Status In Retirement Row
• CFTC Partners With States, Gives Crypto Derivative Guidance
• Introducing The Legal Industry To Millennial Business Owners
• USC, Workers Battle At The 9th Circ.: A Cheat Sheet
• IRS Found To Exceed Cap On Penalty For Offshore Reporting
• REIT InvenTrust Scoops Up Fla. Retail Center For $88M
• Feds Double Down On Union Boss' Graft Retrial
• Energy Savings Co. Investors Allege $5M Push-Out Scheme
• Trusts Ask 11th Circ. To Revive $100M Arbitration Claim
• 6D Global Settlement In Stock-Manipulation Suit Axed
• 7 Firms To Guide IPO Lineup Projected To Surpass $1.2B
• Adviser Gets 5 Years For $6.5M 'European Investment' Scam
• Calif., NY, Ore. Push On In Fiduciary Rule Case
• Creditors Slam iHeartMedia For Double-Adviser Request
• Premium Hike May Help Save Multiemployer Funds' Safety Net
• TD Ameritrade Clients Fight Stay In Options Liquidation Row
• 'Meaningful Disclosure' A Must In Wake Of Data Beaches
• Ex-Wilmington Trust Execs Convicted Of Fraud Want New Trial
• A Chat With Perkins Practice Management Chief Toby Brown
• Investors Say Foot Locker Execs Oversold Store Performance
• Celebrity Chef Ran Restaurants Like Ponzi Scheme, Suit Says
• Relativity Secures Contested D&O Policies In Ch. 11
• Ex-NFLer Moves Suit Against K&L Gates, Others To Fed. Court
• NYC Investment Boss Charged In $22M Belize Airport Fraud
• Puerto Rico Creditors Renew Efforts To Conduct Debt Probe
• Ex-State Street VP Loses Bid To Invoke Evidence Treaties
• Deals Rumor Mill: Tianqi, SoftBank, CVC
• NYU Committee's Know-How Under Fire At ERISA Trial's End
• 'Wolf Of Wall Street' Must Pony Up Victim Cash, Judge Says
• Ex-Franklin Templeton Worker Seeks Cert. In 401(k) Row
• Apparel Brand Lulus Reaps $120M From 2 Investment Firms
• FTC Warns Of Nonpayment Deals That Must Be Reported
• Hedge Fund Founder Confirmed As Carolina Panthers Buyer
• $250M Yacht Linked To 1MDB Scheme To Be Brought To US
• SEC Handling Each ICO Based On 'Facts And Circumstances'
• Tax Law Shake-Ups In Swiss Wealth Management
• When 403(b) Prudence Claims Survive Dismissal
• Why Won't Judicial Nominees Affirm Brown V. Board Of Ed?
• The Lawyers' Guide To Cloud Computing
• DOJ 'Sandbagging' With New Theory In Libor Trial, Judge Says
• SEC Actions Against Public Companies Plunged Yet Again
• SEC Pegs 4 Fraudsters For $34M Penny Stock Scheme
• Ex-Katten Atty Says Gov't Inflating Retrophin Losses
• American Airlines Fights Class Cert. In ERISA Suit
• Analogic Shareholder Sues To Block $1.1B Altaris Merger
• Chinese Retailer Invests $306M In Logistics Firm ESR
• Investors Back $141M Attys' Fees Bid In Swaps-Rate Deals
• Firm Let Advisers Toy With Funds, Mass. Watchdog Says
• Deutsche Bank Wants New Evidence Nixed In $86B RMBS Suit
• Trinity Merger IPO Raises $300M To Acquire Real Estate Biz
• Real Estate Rumors: Syska Hennessy, Aqua Marine, Triple 5
• GDPR Considerations For US Asset Managers
• 5 Points To Consider As Overseas Disclosure Program Ends
• Trump To Tap Investment Manager To Take Over PBGC
• Puerto Rico Rejects Bondholders' $10B Sales Tax Deal
• NYU, Workers Fire Last Arrows In $42M Retirement Plan Trial
• Inside The Downfall Of The $6.1B Xerox-Fuji Merger
• Fintech Co. GreenSky Tops 3 IPO Launches Totaling $951M
• 2nd Circ. Doubtful Of Rajaratnam's Bid For Shorter Sentence
• Williams Needn't Disclose ETE Merger Talks, 10th Circ. Says
• Ex-DOJ Atty Says ConvergEx Counsel Helped Prosecute Exec
• The Principal Purpose Test — A US Tax Court Preview
• Morningstar Says Amended Robo-Adviser RICO Suit Still Fails
• Justices Won't Hear Challenge To Dodd-Frank 'Spoofing' Ban
• Herbert Smith Guides Healthscope As Brookfield Offers $3.3B
• Recovering Lawyers' Lost Position Of Independence
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Pomerantz's Jeremy Lieberman
• Xerox Ends $6.1B Fuji Deal Amid Investor Blowback
• FinCEN Due Diligence Rule Should Be On Crypto Cos.' Radar
• SEC's Peirce Slams 'Broken Windows' Enforcement Era
• Ex-NBA Player Kwame Brown Says Merrill Lynch Stole $17.4M
• Feds Hint At Massive Discovery In $200M Asset Inflation Row
• In Trump Era, Ethical Investing Requires Extra Care
• Does Corporate Cooperation Turn Counsel Into Prosecutors?
• SEC Faces Calls To Push Back Harder On Audit Trail Delays
• Philips Strikes $17M Deal To End Suit Over Its 401(k) Plan
• Majority Of BofI Stock Drop Suit 'Unripe,' Judge Says
• Restructuring Of Puerto Rico's Investment Bank Approved
• 7th Circ. Won't Revisit Axing Of Northern Trust ERISA Action
• SEC's Och-Ziff Suit Put On Hold For Criminal Case
• US Trustee Slams Zohar Funds' Call To Seal Ch. 11 Settlement
• TD Ameritrade Seeks Discovery Stay In Liquidations Suit
• 5th Pillar Of AML Compliance Is Here, But Questions Remain
• Petters Trustee Challenges Fund Manager's $720M Claim
• Lead Hopefuls In Ulta Stock-Drop Suit Gear Up For Showdown
• SEC Opens 'Best Interest' Broker Proposal To Public Comment
• Philips 401(k) Plan Was Needlessly Costly, ERISA Suit Says
• Icahn, Deason Say Xerox Is 'Delusional' As Fuji Row Heats Up
• Ameritrade Client Suits Flop Under SLUSA At 8th Circ.
• GAO Proposes Tightening Debt To Address Puerto Rico Crisis
• Skechers Sues Adidas Over NCAA Bribery Scandal
• Real Estate Rumors: SL Green, Kinship Capital, Simon
• ADR Holders Try To Intervene In Citigroup Exchange Rate Suit
• Debevoise Leads Axa Equitable In Year's Largest IPO
• 8 Reasons To Take A Fresh Look At Your Law Office Lease
• Del. Justices Won't Revive Suit Over $1.5B Fortress Deal
• Relativity's DIP Ask Slashed As It Faces Grilling In Ch. 11
• Ex-Valeant Worker's Emails Show Double-Dealing, Jury Hears
• A General Counsel's Tips For Succeeding As A New Associate
• Late Patriots Star's Ex-Wife Appeals For Survivor Benefits
• Ex-NJ Broker Convicted Of Ripping Off Clients
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, HFZ Capital, Dov Ohayon
• SEC Penalizes Paralegal In School District Muni Bond Fraud
• Hedge Fund Fights $2.5M Settlement In Petters Ponzi Scheme
• Hedge Fund Boss Ran $200M Mismarking Scheme, Feds Say
• 4 Things Real Estate Lawyers Must Know About REIT Deals
• Kramer Levin Guides REIT's $749M Caesars Asset Buy
• SEC Proposal Strikes At The Heart Of Broker-Dealer Model
• Split 7th Circ. Kicks Ex-Brokers' FINRA Suit To State Court
• Unclear If Shkreli's Attys Can Rep His Old Co., Judge Says
• 4th Circ. Upholds Prison Sentence In NFLer Fraud Suit
• Visium, Ex-CFO Settle SEC Claims Tied To Trading Scandal
• Real Estate Rumors: Hudson's Bay, Ashkenazy, David Katz
• Liddle & Robinson Accused Of Botching HSBC Retaliation Suit
• Northwestern Fights Workers' Bid To Add To Pension Suit
• Dexus Offloads Aussie Parking Facility In $65M Deal
• Jury Convicts Mass. Man Of $7M Fraud Scheme
• DOL Declines To Scrap Fiduciary Rule Despite Invalidation
• Patriarch Calls $10M TransCare Clawback Suit 'Nonsensical'
• SEC Republican Commissioner Michael Piwowar To Step Down
• Puerto Rico Finance Monitor Can't Duck Journos' Bid For Docs
• NJ Can't Ding Disability Retirees For Missed Exams: Court
• Investors Rebut Bid To Move Fraud Case From Miami To Brazil
• Kosovo Beats €380M Claim Over Postal Authority Bidding Row
• 7th Circ. Says SEC Lacks Jurisdiction In Exchanges' Fee Fight
• Fate Of Defendant In $7M Fraud Case In Mass. Jury's Hands
• Judging A Book: Berzon Reviews 'We The Corporations'
• CFTC Pick Reports Earning Almost $1.2M At WilmerHale
• Dechert Beefs Up Finance Team With Ex-Kirkland Atty
• Simpson Thacher Guides Blackstone's $7.6B Gramercy Buy
• Orbital Told To Disclose Witness Reports In Stock-Drop Suit
• What ABA's Position On Harassment Means For Employers
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Insurer Asks 4th Circ. To Nix $87M Heparin Coverage Ruling
• Hunton Guides Suntrust's $120M Loan To Boston Properties
• Perkins Coie, Bracewell Accused Of Botching Trading IP Deal
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Starwood To Sell $1.1B UK Hotel Portfolio To Parisian Firm
• Pa. Broker Gets 5 Years For $2M Ponzi Scheme
• 5 Firms To Steer IPOs Exceeding $3.9B, Led By Axa Unit
• Mass. Atty Says Case Was Lost Before He Went AWOL
• 5th Circ. Affirms Stanford Ponzi Victims' FINRA Loss
• Pharma Execs Cast Doubt On Valeant's Compliance Culture
• Ernst & Young Settles Partner's Sexual Harassment Claim
• Wells Fargo Inks $480M Deal In Account Scandal Investor Row
• Fidelity Plan Holders Can't Amend Robo-Adviser ERISA Suit
• UPenn Pension Plan Lost Members $26M, 3rd Circ. Told
• 7th Circ. Axes Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Shareholder Suit
• Clayton Shifts SEC Focus To Retail Investors In First Year
• Another Ex-State Street VP Charged With Bilking Insurer
• Atty Acquitted, CEO Convicted In $300M Stock Fraud Trial
• Takeaways From 2nd Circ. Reversal Of Litvak Conviction
• Raymond James Background Check Suit Sent To Fla.
• 9 Financial Firms Accused Of Fixing Mexican Bond Prices
• K&L Gates Snags M&A Attys From Nixon Peabody, Clark Hill
• Icahn, Deason Blast Xerox For Not Fulfilling Settlement Deal
• A Closer Look At SEC Guidance On Investment Adviser Fees
• Practical Considerations For Litigating Proportionality
• Vegas Atty Calls Stock Fraud Trial Witnesses 'Serial Liars'
• $10M Philidor Trial Opens With Focus On Valeant Kickback
• C-Corp. Conversions Not Attractive To All Pass-Throughs
• 3 Judges Walk Away From General Electric ERISA Suit
• Cornell Employees Seek Class Cert. In Pension Plan Row
• Jury Convicts Defendants After Medicare Insider-Trading Trial
• Bombardier Scores $635M For Toronto Aircraft Assembly Site
• Planning For New IRC Section 1061: Part 2
• Former Hedge Fund Manager Who Stole $10.5M Gets 6 Years
• The Regulatory Concerns Of Crypto Exchange Registration
• Former Wilmington Trust Execs Found Guilty Of Fraud
• Supporting Nontraditional Data Types In E-Discovery
• 2nd Circ. Flips Ex-Jefferies Trader's RMBS Fraud Conviction
• Atty, CEO Were Pump-And-Dump Masterminds, Jury Told
• SEC Charges NC-Based Microcap Co., CEO In Fraud Scheme
• Texas Money Manager Charged With Swindling NFL Player
• 5th Circ. Won't Rethink Invalidation Of DOL Fiduciary Rule
• Calif. Atty Helmed Two Pump-And-Dump Schemes, Jury Told
• Planning For New IRC Section 1061: Part 1
• Xerox Settlement Lays Path For Proxy Fights Outside Del.
• Sidley Snags 3 NY Capital Markets Partners From O'Melveny
• Del. Justices Question New Issues In $1.5B Fortress Deal Row
• Unusually Quiet Medicare Insider-Trading Jury Works 3rd Day
• Ex-Auburn Coach Can't Ditch Bribery Indictment, Gov't Says
• UK-Based REIT Expands Portfolio With $48M Acquisition
• SEC, Feds Charge Timber Co. Head In $85M Ponzi Scheme
• LPL Financial To Pay States $26M, Buy Back Unlisted Stock
• Volcker Rule Will Likely Change, But When And By How Much?
• Talk Of Screwing Investors Was Just A Joke, Broker Tells Jury
• Ex-Traders Fight DOJ Bid To Get UK Testimony In Libor Case
• Ex-WilmerHale Atty To Lead SEC's International Affairs Office
• Quantlab Control Change Rejected In Chancery Court
• Ex-Fund Manager Seeks To Trim Claims In $30M Hacking Suit
• Pension Fund Proposes $15M Payout To Symbol Investors
• Carlyle Eyes $400M Arbitration Over 'Stolen' Moroccan Oil
• Goodwin Snags Ex-Insight Venture Exec For PE Team
• Goldman Sachs Fined $110M For 'Unsafe' Forex Conduct
• Ex-Auburn Coach Says Nix Wiretap Evidence In Bribery Suit
• UBS Rips Sentinel Trustee's Bid For Review Of $14M Transfer
• Gannett Must Face ERISA Suit Over 401(k), Court Told
• After Trump's Policy Purges, Who Speaks For The Victims?