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Asset Management - January, 2019

287 articles

• BofA Workers Urge High Court To Resolve $3B Deal Dispute
• Dykema Joins Jackson Walker Seeking To Punt Ex-NFL'er Suit
• Acting FHFA Head Spares Details On Plans In Reply To Dems
• Judge Not Impressed By Platinum Founder's Media Leak FOIA
• DLA Piper Proptech Group Aims To Get Real Estate Connected
• Deals Rumor Mill: Brookfield, Elliott, ConocoPhillips
• Elliott Boosts Telecom Italia Stake Amid Shareholder Battle
• Puerto Rico Pension Bondholders Have Valid Liens: 1st Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Shouldn't Wait For High Court, IBM Workers Say
• Real Estate Rumors: Investcorp, Rampante, SL Green
• 2 Firms Steer Blackstone's $3.3B Tallgrass Energy Deal
• What Lawyers Can Do To Prevent And Combat Burnout
• Simpson Thacher-Led Carlyle Nabs $1.5B For Euro Tech Fund
• Brookfield Closes $15B Real Estate-Focused Fund
• Olshan Lays Groundwork To Preserve Top Activism Practice
• ProShares Sued Over Fund Destroyed By The 'Volpocalypse'
• Ex-Okla. State Univ. Hoops Coach Admits To Bribery Scheme
• King & Spalding Guides Bank OZK On $350M NYC Loan
• NextEra Wants High Court To Undo $275M Breakup Fee Ruling
• Real Estate Rumors: Toys R Us Store, Junius, Willis
• Judge Muffed Ex-Shkreli Atty's Disclosure Duty, Experts Say
• NCUA Raises Concerns With Wells Fargo's $43M MBS Deal
• Creditor Seeks Right To Examine White Eagle's Del. Ch. 11
• CB&I Fights Investor Claims Over 'Disastrous' Nuke Projects
• Duke, Workers Didn't Adequately Support $10.7M Deal: Judge
• SEC Is Ready To Execute Its 2019 Examination Priorities
• Morrison Cohen Seeks To Shift Blame In $42M ESOP Tax Suit
• Ex-Director Of SEC's Texas Office Headed To Jones Day
• Cushman & Wakefield Overbiller Deserves 5 Years, Feds Say
• Expert In Verizon-AOL Appraisal Sued For $30M Over 'Grudge'
• Real Estate Rumors: Baptist Health, Turnbridge, Anaplan
• Aberon Principal Charged With $20M Hedge Fund Scam
• Anthem 401(k) Excessive Fees Suit Gets 2 Classes
• Trends In DOJ Nonprosecution, Deferred Prosecution Deals
• Hedge Fund Bets $70M On Atlantic City's Former Revel Casino
• Securities Cases That Will Matter Most In 2019
• REIT Fights Investor's Attys' Fee Bid In Merger Suit
• Investors Blast Foreign Banks' Bid To Exit Forex Rigging Suit
• Don't Let Deutsche Bank Ditch RMBS Suits, Investors Say
• Schiff Hardin Adds Investigations, Cryptocurrency Atty In NY
• SEC Grapples With Monthlong Backlog, Prioritizes Actions
• Life Settlement Co. Says Lender Scheme Forced It Into Ch. 11
• Mother And Son Settle Stericycle SEC Insider Trading Fines
• Sears Unsecured Creditors Challenge $5.2B Ch. 11 Sale
• Cornell Seeks Quick Win In ERISA Class Action
• FINRA Offers Leniency For Self-Reported 529 Plan Violations
• Woodbridge, CEO To Pay $1B To Settle Ponzi Fraud Claims
• Initial Coin Offerings And SEC Enforcement After Blockvest
• Del. Judge Skeptical Reinsurer Can Delay Ch. 11 Repayment
• Fraud Suit Blocks Books Bid On $100M Deal, Chancery Rules
• PBGC To Begin Mediating Its Fiduciary-Breach Cases
• Overstock's TZero Platform Opens For Security Token Trading
• US Seeks 8 Years For Fraudster With 'Dual Persona' As Pastor
• IBM To Petition High Court In ERISA Company Stock Case
• Dell Fund Says Contract Bars Chancery Finder's Fee Suit
• Feds Want 1 Year, $7M From Platinum Partners Founder
• Eye On ERISA: A Chat With Jenner & Block's Amanda Amert
• Mayer Brown Adds Ex-Baker McKenzie Derivatives Partner
• Investors Fight Perrigo's Attempt To Escape Mylan Suit
• A Look At The Expansion Of Nonrecourse Carveouts
• The Road Ahead For Shareholder Activism After 'Record Year'
• What Madison Capital Ruling Means For Investment Advisers
• Martoma Asks Justices To Flip 2nd Circ. On Insider Trading
• Nine West Creditors Prep For Court Fight Over Ch. 11 Plan
• Liquidators Beef Up $1B Platinum Partners Fraud Suit
• Principal Global Must Face 401(k) Savers' ERISA Suit
• BNY Mellon Double-Crossed Pa. Charity On Fees, Suit Says
• Compliance Officers Face FINRA's Crypto Questions In 2019
• State Law Fraud Class Action Precluded By SLUSA: 7th Circ.
• Hedge Fund Pushes To Oust PG&E Board, Avoid Ch. 11
• Real Estate Rumors: WeWork, SL Green, Silver Tree
• DOJ Says Ex-Deutsche Traders' Spoofing Is Wire Fraud
• Sears Creditors Seek To Sue Ex-CEO For Retailer's Downfall
• Law Schools Should Be More Like Medical Centers
• American Century Prevails In ERISA Class Action
• Navios Forcing Investors To Forgo Dividends, Suit Says
• Why The SEC Shutdown Must End
• How To Comply With Qualified Financial Contract Rules
• Market Participants Should Still Be Wary After CFTC V. Wilson
• UBS Takes Aim At Rest Of Sterling Libor Suit In Redo Bid
• Jay-Z, Meek Mill, Team Owners Launch Parole Reform Group
• Alix Brings McKinsey Disclosure Fight To SunEdison Ch. 11
• Ex-Rock Capital Trader Gets 5 Years For False Profits Scheme
• PBGC's Ex-Chief Counsel Retires, Joins Wagner Law Group
• Cornell Workers Win Class Certification In ERISA Suit
• REIT Ashford Hospitality Drops $195M On Manhattan Hilton
• US And Australia Tackle Fintech Regulation Together
• Retiree Groups Back Northwestern ERISA Suit In 7th Circ.
• BNY Mellon Can't Pause Trust Beneficiaries' Fee Suit
• Top Quantlab Investor Urges Chancery To Kill Control Bid
• FINRA Targets Online Distribution, Compliance As 2019 Focus
• NYU Workers Defend Ex-Judges In ERISA Row's Ethics Spat
• Rochester Univ. Talks Workers Out Of Litigating ERISA Suit
• IHeartMedia Gets Court's Stamp Of Approval On Ch. 11 Plan
• Another Former Wilmington Trust Officer Gets Prison Time
• Courts Are Getting It Right On Litigation Funding Discovery
• Hong Kong Fintech Co. Picks LSE Tech For Crypto Platform
• AT&T Workers Push Back Against Bid To Kill 401(k) Suit
• Metals Co. Arconic Says It's Not Mulling Sale Anymore
• Activist Elliott Floats EBay Asset Sales, New Path Forward
• Zhao's Spoofing Plea Deal Telegraphs More To Come In 2019
• Madoff Investors Can't Evade Clawback By Withdrawing Claim
• Bitcoin Boss Deserves 2 1/2 Years For SEC Lies, Gov't Says
• 2nd Circ. Won't Budge On Reviving IBM Workers' ERISA Suit
• BofA Tells High Court 401(k) Row Was Decided Correctly
• IHeartMedia Clears Ch. 11 Path With Legacy Noteholder Deal
• Sears OKs $5.2B ESL Bid, Preps For Feb. 4 Sale Hearing
• Forex Suit $300M Fee Objector Slams Class' Appeal Bond Bid
• Milbank Aids Tricky $325M Buy, 2018's Top NJ Office Deal
• Ill. Atty Must Arbitrate Exit Claims Against Former Firm
• Sen. Warren Seeks Info On Mnuchin's Calls To Bank CEOs
• High Court's Emulex Issue Is Narrower Than Some Suggest
• Paul Hastings Steers Divvy's $250M Waterfall Investment
• New Emails Suggest Gov't Leaked Platinum Probe Info: Execs
• Pension Fund Defends Liability Math In Fight With NY Times
• Court Fight Over Puerto Rico Sales Tax Deal Wraps Up
• UK Finance Cop 'Aggressively' Pursuing Robo Regulation
• Deal With Rajaratnam, Ex-Galleon Execs Signals End To Ch. 7
• 2nd Circ. Won't Resurrect Union Suit Over Platinum Fraud
• Appeal In $80M Brazil Oil Co. Suit Was Premature: 11th Circ.
• Qihoo's $9.3B Take-Private Play Conned Investors, Says Suit
• Catalyst Capital Invests €194M In Retail, Office Properties
• Diversity's Next Step: Developing Minority Partners
• Investor Says Info On InfraREIT-Oncor Merger Is Misleading
• $60M Deal Gets Green Light In SSM Health 'Church Plan' Suit
• Simpson Thacher Steers $5B Macquarie Infrastructure Fund
• Orchard Closes $2.5B Fund Targeting Financial Institutions
• Duke Class Puts $10.7M ERISA Settlement Before Judge
• Expect More SEC Cybersecurity Enforcement This Year
• Puerto Rico Creditors Press For Sales Tax Plan Approval
• SEC's Response To Breach Scare Clarifies Wider Approach
• Platinum Judge Sees No Misconduct, But Raps Gov't 'Candor'
• Real Estate Rumors: SME, JP Morgan Asset Management, IDS
• Morningstar, Prudential Beat RICO Suit Over Robo-Adviser
• FHFA Won't Defend Leadership Structure Before Full 5th Circ.
• MetLife Beats Suit Over Interest On $500M In Late Benefits
• Justices Told ERISA Arbitral Suit Has 'Surpassing Importance'
• Becker & Poliakoff Launches Opportunity Zone Practice
• Fried Frank Adds REIT Head, Tax Atty From Hogan Lovells
• Yale Workers Seek Class Cert. In ERISA Retirement Row
• Sears' Biggest Sale (Itself) Offers Valuable Lessons For Retail
• A Closer Look At CFTC's Loss In Market Manipulation Case
• Arbitrators And Mediators Should Reflect Society's Diversity
• Weston Capital Founder Dodges Prison Over Investor Fraud
• €128M Award Against Spain Can Be Enforced, Court Hears
• Why AFAs Are Key To The Future Of Legal Practice
• Puerto Rico Fed Board Looks To Invalidate $6B In Bond Debt
• Deals Rumor Mill: Nexi Group, Arconic, Katerra
• Ukrainians Charged With 2016 Hack Of SEC Filings
• McDermott Int'l Sued After Stock Drops 60% Post-Merger
• Blank Rome Can Arbitrate Ex-Dickstein Partners' $4M Suit
• Group Owes SEC $6.6M In Woodbridge Securities Probe
• Ex-Georgeson Adviser Guilty In Tix-For-Votes Scheme
• Pulling Up Stakes: Shearman, DLA Piper, Latham
• FINRA's Suitability Rule Vs. SEC's 'Best Interest' Reg
• Worldwide Freezing Orders Can Backfire Without Proper Care
• 1st Circ. Denies NFL Benefits To Late Patriots Pro's Ex-Wife
• Ex-ConvergEx Exec's Deal Aids 3 Cooperators At Sentencing
• NYSE Fines Wedbush, Founder $1M For Unsupervised Trades
• Lender Says Life Settlement Co. Is Using Ch. 11 To Pay Parent
• UBS Takes Aim At Feds' Fraud Suit Over Crisis-Era RMBS
• Empower Won't Face 401(k) Plan Participant's Kickback Suit
• MNG Makes $1.4B Bid For Gannett Amid Slow Stock Growth
• Even Defense Attys Miss SEC During Record Gov't Shutdown
• KREF Closed 7 Senior Loans Worth $908M In Q4 2018
• Former SEC Senior Enforcement Atty Joins King & Spalding
• Jury Mulls Georgeson Adviser's Fate In Tix-For-Votes Swap
• Aegean Marine Gets OK On $535M DIP, $681M Purchase Bids
• O'Melveny Leads Coller Capital On $1B Investcorp Deal
• High Court Wants SG's Take On Toshiba Stock-Drop Dispute
• Judging A Book: Barron Reviews 'The Clamor Of Lawyers'
• Singapore Real Estate Co. Buys Development Biz In $8B Deal
• Handling Corporate Congressional Probes In The Trump Era
• The Firms That Dominated In 2018
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• GE Says Judge Misunderstood Prohibited Transaction Claim
• Medley Capital's Investors Want Records On Proposed Merger
• Workers Fight NYU Reply On Recusal In Retirement Fund Row
• Reed Smith Tells 2nd Circ. Tort Claim Outside Of Fee Fight
• Platinum Judge 'Having 2nd Thoughts' On Barring $1B Figure
• The Case For Lawyer-Directed Litigation Funding In NY: Part 2
• Bandera Partners Pushes For Changes To Luby's Board
• 4 Tips For Protecting Privilege When Working With Auditors
• Shutdown's Messy Impact On Consumer Protection Activities
• IHeartMedia Lays Out Case For Ch. 11 Plan Confirmation
• 7th Circ. Kills Extension In Financing Firms' Contract War
• What All Attorneys Need To Know About The Shutdown
• Law Firm Can't Get Cut Of Rothstein Litigation Fees
• $65M Lending Co. Sale Tainted By Conflict, Chancery Told
• OTC Markets Looks To Grow Through London Expansion
• Stanford Bank Investor Can't Keep $79M In Ponzi Transfers
• 7 Cos. Back NY Times In Pension Liability Row In 2nd Circ.
• Ways And Means Chair Introduces Bill To Aid Pension Plans
• Deals Rumor Mill: Starboard Value, Refinitiv, Brookfield
• Last 3 Banks In $120M Enron Debt Investor Suit Settle
• Forex Investors Want $300M Fee Objector To Post Bond
• HSBC Offers $30M, 'Chat' Evidence To Settle Bond-Fix Suit
• The Case For Lawyer-Directed Litigation Funding In NY: Part 1
• Ex-Sears CEO Ups Bid To Save Retailer To $5B
• How Congress Could Change The Game For Digital Tokens
• 4 AML Insights Broker-Dealers Should Carry Into 2019
• Correcting CFTC Course On Manipulative Intent
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Ex-Hunton Atty's Insider Trading Conviction
• ANR Ch. 11 Case Reopened For McKinsey Conflicts Probe
• Hotel Co.'s Ex-Parent Can't Nix Claims Over $60M Award
• Prolonged Shutdown Threatens To Stall IPO Market
• Labaton's Fee Deal With Atty Was A One-Off, Ex-Judge Says
• Uber Scoffs At 'Nonsensical' Arguments In Fund's Fraud Suit
• Ulta Must Face Suit Over Reselling Used Items, Investors Say
• Cato Institute Sues SEC Over Enforcement Action Gag Rule
• Levi & Korsinsky Wins Lead In McAfee-Linked Bitcoin Biz Row
• REIT Ascott Residence Sells Singapore Property For $261M
• Accounting Treatment Pitfalls To Avoid In Life Sciences M&A
• Retail Investment Advisers Beware – The SEC Is Watching
• 7 Questions To Add To Your Lateral Partner Questionnaire
• National Events To Consolidate Estates, Resolve D&O Dispute
• Georgetown Becomes Latest School To Beat ERISA Fee Row
• Gov't Can't Claim $1B Loss At Platinum Criminal Trial
• Athenahealth Faces Shareholder Suit Over $5.7B Merger
• Sears Gives Ex-CEO's Fund 1 Day To Submit Revised Bid
• Impressive Results From DOJ Fraud Section In 2018
• Erie Insurance Wants Out Of Covering Trademark Fight
• Platinum Liquidators Can't DQ Curtis From Fraud Suit
• Carlyle, Metropolitan Close Secondaries Fund With $1.2B
• NY's High Court Further Clarifies RMBS Legal Landscape
• A Chat With Reed Smith Chief Marketing Officer Sadie Baron
• Venezuela Targets US Sanctions With New WTO Case
• Fisker Fraud Claims Time-Barred In Ill., 7th Circ. Says
• Notes Trustees Seek Indemnity In IHeartMedia Ch. 11 Plan
• Convicted Wilmington Trust Execs Seek Bail During Appeal
• SEC, Lender Reach Settlement On Eve Of Fraud Trial
• Ex-Georgeson Adviser Begins Retrial Amid Appeal For Others
• United Airlines Workers Say Short Military Leave Deserves Pay
• Attys Get $2.3M Fee For $6.9M Citigroup ERISA Class Deal
• Madoff Aide's Initial Bid To Finish Sentence At Home Denied
• Philly 'Con Man' Denied Bail Amid Conviction Appeal
• HFF Lands $96.5M Financing For Ore. Luxury High-Rise
• 9 Financial Firms Plan To Start New Exchange To Rival Giants
• Investors Slam Sidley Austin's 'Strategic' Ponzi Case Claims
• Starboard Pushes Dollar Tree To Sell Family Dollar Biz
• Unique Risks Posed By REIT Acquisition
• 'Flexible Work' Makes Freelancing More Viable In BigLaw
• A Call To Permit Judicial Substitution In MDL Proceedings
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Gupta Insider Trading Conviction
• Judge Weinstein On Activism, Gobbledegook, Going Robeless
• Synergy Pharma Negotiates, Locks In Ch. 11 Sale Procedures
• Lone Ex-Georgeson Adviser Faces Fraud Retrial In Boston
• Deloitte Says Judge Erred In Denying Access To Investor Docs
• Investors' Suit Seeking $50M Over Real Estate Fraud Revived
• US Trustee Wants Fee Examiner In Sears Bankruptcy
• Deals Rumor Mill: Rothesay Life, Apollo, Apax Partners
• Platinum Liquidators Ask To DQ Curtis From Fraud Suit
• Ex-Auburn Coach Loses Escape Bid In NCAA Bribery Case
• Supreme Court Will Review Negligence Standard In M&A Suit
• Diamond Co. Partner Can Alter Counterclaims In Patent Row
• Current SEC Shutdown May Set New Record
• 9th Circ. Refuses To Rehear Chevron 401(k) Participants' Suit
• NY Times Fights Pension Withdrawal Liability In 2nd Circ.
• Clothing Retailer FullBeauty To Restructure In Ch. 11
• What To Expect From Technology-Assisted Review In 2019
• Man Owes SEC $1M Over Ties To Chicago Ponzi Schemer
• Opportunity Zones: Whose 'Opportunity' Is It Really?
• 5 Hidden Lessons In Mayweather, Khaled ICO Actions: Part 2
• Synergy Pharma Defends Ch. 11 Sale Plan After Objections
• Deals Rumor Mill: Riyad Bank, FrontFour Capital, Apollo
• Transamerica Corp. Hit With ERISA Class Action Over 401(k)
• With No New Bids, Judge OKs Sears Notes Sale To Cyrus
• Simpson Thacher Helps Blackstone With $567M Refinancing
• Ex-USC Coach Cops To Role In NCAA Bribery Scheme
• 4 Post-Christmas IPO Filings Perk Up January Pipeline
• FINRA Awards $4.2M For Morgan Stanley's Lack Of Oversight
• Investors Can't Justify Deal With Trading Firm GC, Judge Says
• 2019 Will Bring More Good News For Litigation Finance
• Tilton Loses Latest Bid To Beat German Bank's Fraud Suit
• 5 Hidden Lessons In Mayweather, Khaled ICO Actions: Part 1
• Why More Law Firms Will Embrace Remote Work In 2019
• 3 FCPA Enforcement Predictions For 2019
• Delaware Cases To Watch In 2019
• Watch These ERISA Cases In 2019
• 6 SEC Regulatory Prospects To Watch In 2019
• 6 Trends To Watch In The 2019 IPO Market
• ERISA Cases To Watch In 2019
• Benefits Legislation & Regulation To Watch In 2019
• Activists Expected To Target M&A, Overseas Cos. In 2019
• Swaps-Trading Rules Top Agenda For CFTC In 2019
• Securities Cases Plaintiffs Attorneys Must Watch In 2019
• Securities Litigation To Watch In 2019