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Asset Management - June, 2018

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• Justice Kennedy Leaves Mixed Record On Civil Rights
• Cantor Fitzgerald Fined, Traders Sued Over Profit-Splitting
• Puerto Rico Sees New Fiscal Plan After Labor Reform Fails
• Relativity, Creditors Reach Deal To Advance Ch. 11 Case
• Platinum Partners Execs Set For New Year Fraud Trial
• Morgan Stanley To Pay $3.6M SEC Penalty Over Banker Fraud
• Kokesh Spread Could Pose Risk To SEC Enforcement Power
• Trump Says He Will Announce Supreme Court Nominee July 9
• Deals Rumor Mill: Brookstone, Ascensus, Xiaomi
• Carlyle's Chancery Case On Guernsey Fees Can Go To Trial
• CapitaLand Sells Singapore Office Building For $379M
• Kennedy's Retirement: Legacy, Fallout & The Battle Ahead
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• State Street Fraud Case Firms Punch Back At Special Master
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Cops To $9M In Unlicensed Transfers
• Limiting Law Firms' Professional Liability Risks: Part 3
• Crypto Tax Compliance Challenges Shouldn't Deter Investors
• New Stats On Millennial Attorney Disciplinary Actions
• Mass. Companies Have Little To Fear From Baker's Budget Bill
• Taxation With Representation: Jones Day, Pillsbury, Wachtell
• Nine West Beats US Trustee's Bid To Block CEO Retention
• Ex-Morgan Stanley Adviser Gets 20 Months For $500K Theft
• Why The Defense Bar Celebrates Kennedy
• Levi & Korsinsky Tapped To Lead Ulta Stock-Drop Suit
• Virtus, Investors Get Initial OK On $22M Securities Deal
• Roberts Becomes True Power As 'Kennedy Court' Ends
• 3 Convicted For Bilking Pensioners, Sioux Tribe Out Of $60M
• Broker Accused Of Obstructing $300M Stock Fraud Probe
• SEC Floats New ETF Plan, Whistleblower Program Revamp
• Firms In State Street Row Should Cut $10.6M In Fees: Report
• Kennedy Known For Careful Scrutiny Of Statutory Language
• GE Retirement Plan Participants Defend Suit's Legitimacy
• IRS Delivers Double Whammy To Owners Of Escheated IRAs
• Limiting Law Firms' Professional Liability Risks: Part 2
• SEC Expands Eligibility For Relaxed Disclosure Rules
• Delay On Kennedy Replacement 'Ain't Going To Happen': GOP
• RE-Focused Paulson Unit Spun Off With $1B In Assets
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer: Prioritizing Is Always Key
• Long-Term Investors Must Bring Back The Staggered Board
• From Iqbal To Citizens United: Kennedy's Biggest Decisions
• Life After Kennedy: 1 Big Question, 6 Judges To Watch
• 'Goodbye, Tony!' Justices Bid Farewell To Kennedy
• When Partisan Passion Raged, Kennedy Was The Vote To Get
• 3i Scores $118M From Sale Of Construction Fastener Co.
• Film Producer Gets 8 Years For $26M Hedge Fund Fraud
• Quantlab Says Del. Ruling Precludes Texas Stakeholder Suit
• 2nd Circ. Blocks Latest Suit Targeting Madoff Investor
• Jefferies Seeks Toss Of Failed Biotech Co. Investors' Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: SB, Angelo Gordon, Affordable Housing
• SEC Seeks Comment On Cboe Rule Change For Bitcoin ETF
• Limiting Law Firms' Professional Liability Risks: Part 1
• Fyre Festival Investor Can Pursue Claims Against Organizers
• Former Conn. US Atty Deirdre Daly Joins Finn Dixon
• GOP Kicks Off Race To Confirm Kennedy Replacement
• CBRE Unit Loses Partial Quick Win Bid On ERISA Claim
• SEC Administrative Proceedings After Lucia
• Jones Day Nabs Ex-Buchanan Finance Pro In Pittsburgh
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer: How Congress Affected My Career
• Justice Kennedy's Retirement To Upset High Court Balance
• Martoma — The Latest Critical Insider Trading Decision
• $96M Deal With Last 5 Firms In ISDAfix Suit Gets 1st OK
• Former Och-Ziff Exec Turns Himself In, Denies Fraud Charges
• PetSmart Says Citi Favored Lenders By Withholding Deal Docs
• Ex-JPM Banker Released From Jail Pending 2nd Circ. Appeal
• Accountant Hid Silicon Valley VC Firm's $18M Theft, Jury Told
• Crypto Insiders Want Clearer Regulation Of Their Industry
• Principal Global Seeks To Kill 401(k) Class Action
• Ex-State Street Exec Convicted On Fraud Charges
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer: DC Isn't As Bad As You Think
• Toward T+0: Preparing For Faster Securities Settlements
• Former Xerox Unit Beats Proposed ERISA Class Action
• Rakoff OKs $3B Petrobras Deal But Cuts Atty Fees By $100M
• Family Feud Over $905M Deal Sets Off Del. Records Suit
• 3rd Circ. Sides With Teamsters In Pension Fund Penalty Row
• Lehman Judge Approves Deutsche Bank Claim Payout Plan
• Wells Fargo To Pay $5.1M For Improper Trading Practice: SEC
• Revive $13M AIG Coverage Row, U. Of Phoenix Tells 9th Circ.
• Northwestern Workers Tell Court It Got ERISA Ruling Wrong
• Sirius' Merger With SPAC Creates Public Co. Worth $2.2B
• Hometown Bids $529M For Aussie Adult Living Community
• High Court Won't Review ERISA Time Limit Fight
• Lucia Leaves Many Important Questions Unanswered
• 5 Firms Guide $4.6B Greystar Housing Buy, Blackstone JV
• Platinum Boss Parts With Quinn Emanuel, Adds Celeb Lawyer
• Ex-State Street Exec's Fraud Trial In Mass. Jury's Hands
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer: 6 Things I Learned In Congress
• A Survey Of LLC Director Obligations In Delaware: Part 2
• 2nd Circ. Again Keeps Martoma Insider Trading Conviction
• BNY Mellon Slams 'Broken' Atty Relationship In Cert. Fight
• Deutsche Says Workers Rehashing Arguments In ERISA Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Morguard, Starwood REIT, Aetna
• US Trustee Opposes Nine West's Interim CEO Candidate
• High Court's Lucia Ruling Opens ALJs To Political Influence
• Texas Justices Say Interference With Inheritance Not A Claim
• EFH's Presence In Allocation Fight Challenged By Elliott, UMB
• Labaton Asks For Judges' Communications In $75M Fee Fight
• Scottrade Seeks Fees For Litigating After Companion Suit Nix
• The Top Benefits Cases Of 2018: Midyear Report
• Deals Rumor Mill: Centurium Capital, Tronox, BlackRock
• Relativity Media Investor Accuses CEO Of $12.5M Fraud
• Real Estate Investors, Quintuple Your Deductions Under TCJA
• A Survey Of LLC Director Obligations In Delaware: Part 1
• Big Banks Could Keep Lending In Big Recession, Fed Says
• Merrill Lynch Lost-Stock Row May Not Be Revived In Court
• NYU Hospital Can't Prove Rivals Used Antitrust Tactics
• AmTrust Shareholders Approve $2.95B Take-Private Deal
• Liberty Withdraws $1.16B Offer For 40% Of IHeartMedia
• Narrow High Court Ruling In Lucia Raises Questions For SEC
• Real Estate Rumors: Florida Power, EQ Office, Scott McNealy
• TransCare Trustee Pressed On $10M Suit Against Lynn Tilton
• Credit Suisse Can Arbitrate Ex-Worker's $300M Class Suit
• DOL's Fiduciary Rule's Demise Made Official By 5th Circ.
• Ex-State Street Exec Keeps Mum As Fraud Trial Nears End
• Trial Proved Ex-American Realty Exec's Fraud, 2nd Circ. Told
• Checkbook IRAs And Digital Assets: A Bet Against The House
• Pension, Discovery Deals Reached In Tops Markets Ch. 11
• Brookfield Bids $515M For Australian Living Community Co.
• Creditors Object To $750M Lehman-Credit Suisse Deal
• Cornell Capital Clinches PE Fund With $1.33B In Tow
• US Owners Of Foreign Trusts Face Increased IRS Scrutiny
• Labaton Sucharow Can't Get Judge Recused In $75M Fee Row
• BigLaw's Associate Salary Model Is A Relic Of A Bygone Era
• Supreme Court Says SEC In-House Judges Must Be Appointed
• Zohar Ch. 11 Director Deal Approved With Indemnity Change
• Tops Markets' Creditors Push For Probe Of Pre-Ch. 11 Moves
• REIT LondonMetric Drops $72M On UK Property Portfolio
• High Court Could Give SEC Tougher Road In Fraud Actions
• Windstream Investors' $10.5M Deal OK'd In REIT Dust-Up
• Oak Exec's Family Rebukes SEC's Attempt At $89M Clawback
• KKR Real Estate Unit Lends $379M For Pa., Mass. Properties
• Ocwen Wants Out Of Investment Funds' Compliance Fight
• Bleichmar Fonti To Lead Endo Investors' Par Pharma Suit
• Fund Managers Face Tax Hike If Calif. Passes AB 2731
• Ex-State Street Exec Seeks Fraud Acquittal Midtrial
• China Agritech: More Than Meets The Eye
• Removing 'Control' From FINRA Quantitative Unsuitability
• NY Hits Deutsche Bank With $205M Fine Over Forex Business
• 5 Investment Advisers Ran $102M Ponzi Scheme, SEC Says
• Zohar Says Independent Director Indemnification Is Critical
• BofI Beats Investor Suit Over Gov't Probes, Loan Practices
• Ambac Opens 1st Circ. Fight Over Puerto Rico Bond Diversion
• #MeToo At Law Firms And What We Can Do About It
• Merrill Lynch Fined $42M In 5-Year Trade Execution Scam
• US Bank Faces New Count In Del. Student Loan Trust Suit
• Thunder Bridge Prices $225M IPO To Pursue Fintech Deal
• Clifford Chance Guides Greystone's $750M Real Estate Fund
• Alsup Wants Breakdown Of $16M Fee Bid In LendingClub Suit
• Keurig Inks $36.5M Settlement Over 2011 Stock Drop
• Cadwalader Regulatory Atty Decamps For Debevoise
• Kramer Levin Steers VICI's $261M La. Casino Resort Buy
• Ascendas Hospitality Trust Pays $93M For 3 Japanese Hotels
• A Chat With Holland & Knight CFO Mia Stutzman
• Managing Uncertainty In The SEC Fair Fund Process: Part 2
• F-Squared Discovery Delayed In Del. Ch. 11 Trustee Suits
• Feds Downplay Testimony From Ex-Katten Atty's Loss Expert
• The Hurdles Facing BigLaw's Minority Women
• The Best Firms For Minority Equity Partners
• GCs Tackle Law Firm Culture In Diversity Push
• Knowledge Lawyers Can Help Firms Stay Ahead Of The Curve
• Linkwell Investor Says Execs Waived Attorney-Client Privilege
• Justices Reject Momentive Ch. 11 Make-Whole Payments Row
• Real Estate Rumors: Pebb, Natixis, 13th Floor Homes
• BB&T Corp.'s ERISA Suit Likely To Get Trimmed, Judge Says
• Fujifilm Sues Xerox For Killing $6.1B Merger
• Baker Botts Attracts Capital Markets Partner In Houston
• In Their Own Words: Minority Partners On Reaching The Top
• JPMorgan To Pay CFTC $65M Over ISDAfix Rigging
• Celebrity Restaurateur Faces Remand Move By Investors
• SEC Delays Action On NYSE Venue Plan To List Bitcoin ETFs
• DLA Piper Guides WP Carey In $6B REIT Merger
• Former State Street Exec Mulls Testifying In His Fraud Trial
• The 2018 Law360 Diversity Snapshot
• Managing Uncertainty In The SEC Fair Fund Process: Part 1
• High Court Agrees To Review Banker's Copy-Paste Fraud
• Minority Lawyers On Why They Left BigLaw
• The Best Firms For Minority Attorneys
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot: By The Numbers
• Taking On The 'Petri Dish' Of BigLaw Bias
• Law360's Pro Say: What BigLaw Should Do About Diversity
• JPML Bundles CBOE Index Manipulation Suits In Chicago
• NJ Advisory Firm Loses Registration Over Phony Securities
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• SEC, Ex-Brokerage Execs Battle For Quick Wins In Fraud Suit
• Fiduciary Rule's End Leads Merrill Lynch To Review IRA Policy
• Chancery Master Sought For $15B Student Loan Trust
• Fed Board OKs Credit Exposure Limits For Big Banks
• China Agritech May Have Limited Practical Effect
• Real Estate Rumors: Walgreens, KKR, Trammell Crow
• An Unprecedented Look Inside The FARA Unit
• Atty's Brother Gets 2½ Years For Aiding $1.5M Stock Scheme
• Law Firms Want Mass. Judge Recused In $75M Fee Fight
• Citi To Pay States $100M For Libor Rigging
• Amended Fiduciary Rule: Done, Done, On To The Next One
• SEC Official Says Bitcoin And Ether Are Not Securities
• Deals Rumor Mill: H&M, Greystar, WeWork
• 8th Circ. Wells Fargo ERISA Case May Be A Bellwether
• Vanguard Class Barred By Litigation Reform, 3rd Circ. Told
• Shareholder Suit Against Rayon Co. Moved From Tenn. To Fla.
• Pre-Mediation Caucuses May Improve Mediation Efficiency
• MSD Capital Analyst's Conviction Is Fodder For Win, SEC Says
• Interface Buys Private Rubber Flooring Maker For $420M
• SunEdison Investors Seek Class Cert. In Stock-Drop Suit
• Why Lawyers Shouldn't Accept Fees In Cryptocurrency: Part 2
• Del. Justices Focus On Terms In $167M Loan Default Appeal
• Yahoo Investor Tells 9th Circ. SEC Doesn't Answer Mail
• Lehman Settles $1.2B Credit Suisse Trade Closeout Fight
• MIT Wants Answers In Employees' Suit Over Retirement Plan
• Time Limit Under NY Securities Law May Frustrate Big Cases
• Real Estate Rumors: Hana, GW Properties, Vincent Viola
• Griffin-American REIT Drops $88M On Health Care Portfolio
• Madoff Trustee Recovers $280M In Ezra Merkin Settlement
• How Turkey's Expansive New Tax Amnesty Law Works
• VC-Backed Dutch Fintech Sizzles After Pricing $1B IPO
• Hidden-Fee Scheme Cost UK Pension Plan $3M, Jury Hears
• 3rd Circ. Denies Sanctions Rehearing Bid By Jailed Atty
• Why Lawyers Shouldn't Accept Fees In Cryptocurrency: Part 1
• 3rd Circ. Unconvinced Hertz Execs' 'Bad Tone' Indicated Fraud
• Puerto Rico Investors Cry Foul Over Sales Tax Revenue Deal
• Would-Be Whistleblower's Malpractice Suit Moves Forward
• Delta Pilots' Pension Fund Suit Trimmed To A Single Claim
• Attys Defend $16M LendingClub Fee Bid That 'Shocked' Judge
• Watchdog Says DOL Is Stalling On OT, Fiduciary Rule Info
• Antitrust Chief Defends Sticking To Consumer Welfare Focus
• Merrill Lynch To Pay $16M To Settle RMBS Scam Claims
• CORRECTION: Fyre Festival Investor Wants To Pursue $3M Claim
• Wilson Sonsini Nabs Squire Patton Tech, Life Sci Pro In LA
• Blackstone REIT's $10B Raise To Come With $2.6M Legal Bill
• Questions To Answer Before Investing In An Opportunity Fund
• Credit Suisse Wins 3-Year Limit On Martin Act Suits
• Tilton Balks At $500K White & Case Role In Zohar Ch. 11
• Breaking Down The 2nd Criminal Spoofing Trial: Part 2
• Ex-Wilmington Bank Execs Slam Convictions, Seek Acquittal
• Netflix Rejects Claims That Exec Bonuses Hurt Shareholders
• Essential Properties Set To Launch $588M IPO
• China Agritech May Drive Class Members To Court Early, Often
• Dov Charney Must Pay Glaser Weil $2.2M After Arbitration
• Wells Fargo Bans Crypto Purchases On Its Credit Cards
• Foley & Lardner Adds SEC Atty For Securities Practice
• Former RMBS Prosecutor Heads To Lowenstein Sandler In NY
• Pebblebrook Ups Bid After LaSalle Inks $3.7B Blackstone Deal
• Ex-JPMorgan Wealth Manager Settles Retaliation Claims
• Fengate Reaches $100M Solar Co-Development Deal
• Trustee Defends $15B Suit Over SEC's 'Unlawful Power Grab'
• Breaking Down The 2nd Criminal Spoofing Trial: Part 1
• Justices Narrow American Pipe Tolling For Class Actions
• Ex-State Street Exec OK'd Hidden Fees, Key Witness Says
• ERISA Question May Kill States' Retirement Savings Programs
• Continental, 401(k) Plan Participants Get $25M Deal OK'd
• Plans Fight NFL Benefits Appeal By Late Player's Ex-Wife
• Relativity Founder Shielded From Part Of Investor Fraud Suit
• Internet Bank Largely Escapes 'Unripe' Derivative Suit
• Fund Manager To Pay $1.3M Over Alleged Raiding, Fraud
• Impediments To Legal Industry's 'Inevitable' Future: Part 2
• 6 Firms To Steer 7 IPOs Exceeding $1.4B As June Gets Hot
• MoFo's Blackstone Hire Adds Business Lens To REIT Practice
• Gibson, Fried Frank Aid $190M Blackstone-Tishman NYC Loan
• AmTrust Investor Slams Sweetened $2.95B Take-Private Offer
• Italian Soccer Club, VC Firm Settle Investment Fight
• Ant Financial Inks $14B Financing Agreement With Investors
• Union Boss Takes Aim At Feds' Double Fraud Theory
• Ex-State Street Exec Didn't Handle Duped Clients, Jury Told
• DOJ Gets Court's OK To Notify Spoofing Victims Via Website
• Ex-Nomura RMBS Trader Looks To Split Suit Amid New Trial
• NFL Teams, Banks To Be Subpoenaed In National Events Ch. 7
• Dubai Court OKs $13M ICC Award To Calif. Investment Firm
• Investor Groups Take On SEC Paperless Reporting Rule
• Chicago Law Firm Didn't Honor Parting Pay, Lawyer Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Bessemer, Turnbridge, Thalmic Labs
• Chancery Trims Fees By 25% In Swiss Fund Shareholder Suit
• Lehman's Bid For Preferred Stock Swap Comes Under Fire
• Ill. Wealth Manager Accused Of Fraudulently Billing Tenants
• Plaintiff Linked To $75M Attys' Fees Flap Wants To Stay On
• Health Care REIT Strikes €1.6B JV Deal For German Hospitals
• AmTrust Take-Private Offer Sweetened To $2.95B
• Impediments To Legal Industry's 'Inevitable' Future: Part 1
• Insurers Tell Del. Justices To Reverse TIAA Claims Rulings
• Activist Investor Opposes Goldman Compensation Suit Deal
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Gazit-Globe, Kendall Int'l
• Insurers Ask 5th Circ. To Definitively End Fiduciary Rule
• Fintech-Focused Blank Check Co. Upsizes IPO To $500M
• Cadwalader Steers Apparel Co.'s Board Toward Gender Equity
• Franklin Templeton Ex-Worker Backs Cert. Bid In 401(k) Row
• Agreement Reached In Puerto Rico Sales Tax Revenue Fight
• Nasdaq Withdraws Proposal To Ease SPAC Listing Rules
• Platinum Receiver Fights Firm's $489K Fee Bid
• Fund Heads Seek Toss Of Investors' Suit Over S&P 500 Short
• 1st Circ. Unsure If Date Flap Dooms Lehman Whistleblower
• Mirvac Buys Property Stake From Blackstone For $553M
• Athenahealth CEO Steps Down Amid Review, Elliott Offer
• Establishing Diversity When A Trust Is Involved
• SocGen Cops To FCPA Charge For Libyan Bribery Scheme
• Chancery Picks Lead Firms For Towers Watson Merger Suit
• SEC Scores $36.4M Judgment Against Oil and Gas Fraudsters
• VC-Backed Verrica Pharmaceuticals Joins June IPO Parade
• Former Boston Exec Devised State Street Fraud, Jury Hears
• Ropes & Gray Guides Hamilton Lane To $900M Fund Closing
• Ex-Nomura RMBS Trader Scores New Trial After Litvak Ruling
• Nine West Creditors Can Probe $2.2B Sycamore Takeover
• Divided SEC Approves Proposed Volcker Rule Amendments
• Dutch Fintech Startup Adyen Launches Potential $1B IPO
• Mazzei Case Educed An Unusual Tax Court Response
• SEC Settles Muni Bond Fraud Claims With 3 Town Officials
• Rockspring Drops $72M On Trio Of UK Properties
• Del. TIAA Case May Reshape Disgorgement Claims Coverage
• SEC Should Expand Opportunities For Mr. And Mrs. 401(k)
• Johns Hopkins Offers To Take Blame For Fiduciaries' Actions
• 4 Things To Know About The 'Volcker 2.0' Proposal
• Coder Again Seeks To Deep-Six Goldman Theft Verdict
• SEC Hits Advisory Firm With $8M Conflict Of Interest Fine
• CFTC Wants To Maintain Higher Threshold For Swap Dealers
• Cadwalader, McDermott Steer $345M Wells-Invesco NYC Loan
• No Discovery Or Pay For NY Ex-Garage Exec Suing PE Firms
• The Jury's In For Ex-State Street Exec's Fraud Trial
• SocGen To Pay $1.3B Over FCPA, Libor-Rigging Charges
• Kokesh And Its Impact On SEC Enforcement, A Year Later
• Deutsche Bank Beats Part Of ERISA Suit
• Nomura RMBS Trader Can't Shake SEC Suit Over Alleged Fibs
• Why Widespread Use Of Live Video Testimony Is Not Justified
• As Piwowar Exits, Trump Taps Ex-Milbank Atty For SEC
• Feds Want Spoofing Victim Notification Page On DOJ Website
• Common Ownership Not An Antitrust Problem: FTC Commish
• Fidelity Must Face Worker's OT Suit Despite Contract 'Typo'
• Tops Markets Reaches Pension Fund Deal, Sets Up Ch. 11 Exit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Chancery Stays Cryptocurrency Suit For Arbiter Review
• Shkreli Deals Saved Retrophin Millions, Ex-Katten Atty Argues
• SEC Delays Action On NYSE Bid To Ease Blank Check Rules
• Feds Want Platinum Exec's 'Bad Acts' Admitted In Fraud Trial
• New Bribery Indictment Issued For Ex-Auburn Coach
• No Dice For Rajaratnam In 2nd Circ. Push To Cut Sentence
• Judging A Book: Wallach Reviews 'Uncivil Warriors'
• Structured Finance Is Safe Despite Merit Ruling
• States' Crypto Enforcement Onslaught Has Only Just Begun
• SEC Nails 13 Private Fund Advisers For Filing Infractions