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Asset Management - July, 2019

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• Solera Can Press Bid For $39M Coverage Of Appraisal Action
• GOP Senators Prod Agencies For More Bank Regulatory Relief
• Uber, Ex-CEO Escape Fund's Fraud, Illicit Biz Practices Suit
• Mont. Investor Gets 2½ Years For Galanis Tribal Bond Fraud
• Chancery OKs $14.5M Atty Fee In Landmark $53M Settlement
• Iowa Shopping Center Trades For $51M In Record Deal
• 2 Ex-Execs Want Platinum Bond Fraud Convictions Flipped
• Markel Settles $77M Wrongful Firing Claims By 2 Execs
• Eye On ERISA: A Q&A With Littler's Practice Co-Chair
• Debunking 3 Myths About Contract Attorneys
• Epstein Trial Could Be Held As Soon As June 2020
• Nuveen Exec Says He Put Lid On Preston Hollow Trash Talk
• CFPB's Plan To Tear Off Mortgage 'Patch' Risks Market Unrest
• Binary Options Boss Defends Lying To Clients In $145M Fraud
• Ameriprise Agent's 11% Rate Claim Duped Couple, Panel Told
• Edward Jones Beats Mouthy Septuagenarian's Age Bias Suit
• 5th Circ. Vacates 19½-Year Sentence Over 'Plain' Mistake
• Facebook Tells Chancery Investors Can't Have Ad Records
• Elk Lenders Must Decide On Intent Ahead Of Ch. 11 Auction
• Transaction Price Dominates Delaware Appraisal Litigation
• Investors Get OK For $10.9M Forex Deal With Citigroup, MUFG
• 4 Firms Rep Blank Check Co. New Frontier In China's UFH Buy
• Dubai Watchdog Fines Abraaj $315M For Deceiving Clients
• Nuveen Exec Says He Puffed Up Attacks On Preston Hollow
• Pot Dispensary Chain Fires Back Over Ill. License Sale Suit
• Elk Petroleum Equity Holders Cry Foul Over Ch. 11 Bid Plans
• Ex-JPM Banker Wants 'Silver Platter' Remark Out Of Retrial
• Hotel Manager Can Seek UK Docs In $60M Award Dispute
• FINRA Fines Citigroup $1.25M Over Screening Violation
• Investor Scores Majority Stake In NHL's Arizona Coyotes
• Unregistered Trader Pays $200K To Settle CFTC Case
• AXA Drops $754M On Stakes In 2 Paris Retail Properties
• Real Estate Rumors: Spencer Waxman, KBS, Southstar
• Milling Co. Gets ERISA Suit Over $244M Stock Sale Trimmed
• SEC Tells DC Circ. Not To Review Exchange Fee Program
• Class Certified In $891M Action Over Hospital Chain Fraud
• 9th Circ. Clarifies Scope Of SLUSA's Federal Preclusion
• Food Delivery Co. Takeaway.com Readies £5B Just Eat Buy
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2019
• SEI Investments To Pay $6.8M To End ERISA Suit
• Foreign Banks Get Good Marks, Extensions On 'Living Wills'
• Broker Settles SEC's Insider Trading Claims For $900K
• Sibor Price-Fixing Suit, Related $21M Settlement Tossed
• Real Estate Rumors: Lennar, Starwood, MidFirst Bank
• Deals Rumor Mill: LSE, Apax Partners, DWS
• Greenberg Traurig Guides KBS REIT On $1.2B Portfolio Sale
• Compliance Imperatives For Defensible Data Disposal
• Puerto Rico Fiscal Board Defends Makeup To High Court
• First SF Project Under New Plan Gains Approval
• A Litigator's Reflections From The Arbitrator's Chair
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Missed Notice Revives Adviser's Bid To Escape Noncompete
• Ex-CEO Says Heartland Can't Yank His Legal Fees In Chancery
• Real Estate Rumors: Amazon, Fairfield, Lead Edge Capital
• Chancery Tosses Suit Over $18B Towers Watson Merger
• 2 Firms Shape $325M Deal For Digital Infrastructure Biz
• Judge Orders Mediation For $25B Puerto Rico Bond Disputes
• Banc Of Calif. Ex-CEO Hits Fraudster Galanis With $65M Suit
• Elk Petroleum's Creditor Valuation Deal Approved In Delaware
• Ill. Marijuana Dispensary Wants Out Of Deal To Sell License
• CFPB, NY Settle Debt Collection Case For $60M
• Here's Looking At FINRA 'Extraordinary Cooperation': Part 2
• 5 Hard Phrases Lawyers Should Master
• Northrop Grumman Workers Can't DQ Expert In ERISA Suit
• Binary Options Boss Made Investors Lose, FBI Agent Testifies
• Chancery Nixes Prof's Early Fee Appeal In Goldman Suit
• Kazakh Man Can't Get Google Data In Asset Freeze Suit
• 2 More Trials On Deck Over Alleged Platinum Bond Fraud
• WeWork, More Companies Could Go Public Sooner Than Later
• Alleged Bitcoin Creator's Partner Can Subpoena UK Witnesses
• Independent Director Investigations Can Benefit Creditors
• Fidelity Faces Another 'Pay-To-Play' ERISA Suit
• Here's Looking At FINRA 'Extraordinary Cooperation': Part 1
• Time To Resolve Post-Cyan Securities Class Action Confusion
• Lloyds To Pay Standard Life £140M To Settle Fund Dispute
• Banks' Atty Bets 'Daughter's College Tuition' In Price-Fix Suit
• NYDFS Launches Innovation Division To Oversee Fintech
• NY Regulator's Top Enforcement Attys Join Compliance Firm
• DOL's Association Retirement Regs Clear Final Hurdle
• Health Care REIT Lifts Australian Partnership To $3.4B
• Greenberg Traurig Seeks End To Stanford Ponzi Suit
• Medical Properties Trust To Buy 8 UK Hospitals For $434M
• Ex-State Street Exec's Crime Not Foreign, Feds Tell 1st Circ.
• V&E, Willkie Steer $500M Calif. Oil, Gas Field Development JV
• SEC, Ex-Analyst Clash Over Facts In NY Pension Bribery Suit
• Securities Litigation Should Not Be Based On Junk Science
• 3rd Circ. OKs Ex-Merrill Lynch Adviser's Fraud Conviction
• White Eagle Reworks Ch. 11 Sale Order After Lenders Balk
• Binary Options Agent Says Boss Padlocked Client Profits
• Real Estate Rumors: Gatsby, National Securities, Longpoint
• Elk Petroleum Avoids Ch. 11 Trustee In Settlement Bid
• 3 Executive Compensation Cases To Watch As 2019 Rolls On
• BNY Unit Alcentra Closes €5.5B Capital Raise
• Investor Sues Fintech Co. Ideanomics Over Stock Drop
• Diamond Co. Blocks Ex-Partner From Using IP In New Biz
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rethink Reviving ERISA Suit Against UPenn
• E-Discovery Experts Could Increase Fed. Court Efficiency
• Judge Won't Let HSBC Hong Kong Kill Discovery In Ponzi Suit
• Chancery Nixes Investor Bid For $5B Jarden Appraisal Bump
• Chatting With The CCO: Fidelity's Norm Ashkenas
• Goodwin Guides Radiology Biz To $4B Valuation
• Deals Rumor Mill: Cummins, Coface, Atlantis
• UK's Regional REIT Lands $78M Through New Share Offering
• FINRA Presses Brokers For Voluntary Notice On Digital Assets
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Hasta Capital, Shorewood
• Digital Asset Securities Statement May Be Missed Opportunity
• 3 Cos. Raise $1B In IPOs Led By Peruvian Asset Manager
• The Potential Effects Of Calif. Contractor Reclassification Bill
• What Attys Must Know To Steer Sovereign Wealth Funds
• Crypto 'IEOs' Grow Globally Despite US Legal Obstacles
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• King & Spalding Guide Cortland In $1.2B Canadian REIT Deal
• Binary Options Exec Trained Reps To Con Investors, Jury Told
• SEC Told To Emphasize That Earnings Guidance Not Required
• Simpson Thacher Guides $14B Blackstone Infrastructure Fund
• Warren Attacks PE Firms For 'Legalized Looting' With New Bill
• CVS Says It's 'Impossible' To Tell Who's In Price-Gouging Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Magnum, Oscar Health, Trez Forman
• $38M Win For 'Madoff' Defamation Not Covered, 9th Circ. Says
• SEC, CFTC Fine Portfolio Manager They Say Faked Profits
• SEC Hits Capital Energy Execs With Suit Over Ponzi Scheme
• Fried Frank, Wick Phillips Guide Data Center Co.'s $3B Growth
• Remembering Justice Stevens As A Law Firm Leader
• Investors Slam Camping World's Bid To Toss Stock-Drop Suit
• 5 Cos. Price IPOs Totaling $1.1B, Led By Danish Biotech Firm
• Epstein Denied Bail Over Sex Trafficking Charges
• Martin Shkreli's Conviction Upheld By 2nd Circ.
• EU Clears US Asset Manager's Acquisition Of Dutch Insurer
• Fla. CFO Urges Cabinet To Act Against Financial Regulator
• 'May I Just Ask': Era Of Civility Passes With Justice Stevens
• Justice Stevens' Chevron Legacy Under Attack
• 'Kindness, Humility, Wisdom': Justices Remember Stevens
• The Stories They Tell About Justice Stevens
• Hear Justice Stevens In 5 Memorable Moments On The Bench
• Justice Stevens' High Court Legacy In 4 Charts
• Chancery OKs Fees For Quantlab Co-Founder In Control Suit
• Ex-NBA Star Dodges Prison For College Ball Bribes
• FINRA Closes Book On $89M Mutual Fund Sweep
• Madoff Trustee Reaches $860M Deal With Overseas Funds
• Volcker Relief For Some Foreign Funds Extended By 2 Years
• Investors Hit Barnes & Noble With Suit Over $683M Buyout
• Morgan Stanley Pays $3M For Discovery Lapse In FINRA Case
• REIT CapitaLand Eyes $162M Share Sale
• Simpson Thacher Guides Strategic Partners' $11.1B Fund
• US Bank Escapes Most Of Trust Insurer's Settlement Suit
• A Look At SEC's New Auditor Independence Rule
• Pulling Up Stakes: Mintz Levin, Skadden, Dentons
• Prosecutors Satisfy Judge That SEC Wasn't A Stalking Horse
• Unregistered Broker Faces SEC Charges In ForceField Scam
• Fifth Wall Raises $503M Real Estate Fund, The Largest In LA
• A Look Back At Justice Stevens' Most Important Opinions
• Justice John Paul Stevens' Brand Of Judicial Humility
• AR Capital, Execs Settle SEC Fraud Allegations For $60M
• Binary Options Boss Didn't Know About Reps Fraud, Jury Told
• Retired Justice John Paul Stevens, Hero To Left, Dead At 99
• No Quick Win For Software Co. Founder In Escrow Suit
• USC Workers Seek OK For Massive Class In ERISA Suit
• Moroccan Proof Requested In Hotel Co.'s $60M Award Row
• Real Estate Rumors: Prime US REIT, Muss, InvenTrust
• Lucia Can't Escape SEC Case After High Court's Remand
• MIT Defends Management Of 401(k) Plan In ERISA Suit
• Answers To Key Legal Finance Ethics Questions
• How The SEC Could Expand Access To Private Offerings
• EU Ramps Up Scrutiny Of Retail Fund Performance Fees
• Brookfield Depressed Energy Co. Value For Buy, Suit Says
• FHFA Flip-Flop Underscores Flawed Design, 5th Circ. Told
• Law Firms Seek $1.8M In Escrow From Zohar Portfolio Entity
• Deals Rumor Mill: Charles Schwab, CRH, Symantec
• Federal Agencies Need A Uniform Record-Keeping Process
• Global Net Lease Inks €246M In European Property Financing
• SEC Settles With Broker In Woodbridge Ponzi Scheme
• Nomura Settles SEC's Shoddy Supervision Claims For $26.5M
• NY Licenses Crypto Exchange For Big-Firm Block Trading
• Epstein Accusers Appear At Bail Hearing, Ask He Be Jailed
• GWU Closes Book On ERISA Class Action
• Ex-LA Broker Convicted In $200M Portfolio Pumping Scheme
• Possible Child Porn May Undo Epstein Bid For Home Jail
• Feds Say Epstein Paid Potential Witnesses; More Victims ID'd
• Four Settle Out Of SEC's $27M Pump-And-Dump Suit
• Want To Avoid A FINRA Fine? Try 'Extraordinary Cooperation'
• PR Bondholders Say Debt Dispute Should Go Forward
• SunEdison Settles With Investors For $74M
• Signet: Investor Cert. Needs Clarification. Judge: WRONG
• Weil Reps Campbell In $300M Snack Food Unit Sale
• Ex-NBA Star Should Do Time For Taking Bribes, Gov't Says
• Patchwork Of Broker Conduct Regs Complicates Compliance
• Charter Hall Venture Drops $582M On Australia Tower
• The Role Of Dictionaries In Last Term's High Court Decisions
• How To Evaluate The Rise In Legal Employment
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Palladium Closes $1.6B Fund Targeting Middle Market Cos.
• Sears Buyer Owes $166M More In Sale Deal, Judge Says
• Beechwood Needn't Post $250M Security, NY Judge Rules
• Bitcoin Co. Boss Gets 14 Months For Lying To SEC
• Merrill Lynch Bank Wants No Part In Pa. Pension Theft Suit
• Volcker Rule Reform Next Steps Coming In Fall, Quarles Says
• Preston Hollow Hint Led To Agency Check On Boycott Claims
• Real Estate Rumors: Curtis & Ginsberg, MetLife, Drawbridge
• Epstein Tells Court He's 'Entitled' To Pretrial Release
• Jackson Lewis' Growing Benefits Practice Adds New Principal
• InterRent REIT Drops $118M On Trio Of Montreal Buildings
• Carlyle Lands $5.3B Across Credit, Infrastructure Funds
• How Proposed Law Could Affect SEC Disqualification Waivers
• Adidas Bogged Down 401(k) With $6M In Fees, Suit Says
• Hedge Fund Boss Convicted Of $100M Mismarking Scheme
• SocGen Owes $792M Over Castro-Seized Bank, Heirs Say
• Platinum Execs' Fate Lies With Judge After Mixed Verdict
• Bill To Rescue Union Pension Plans Moves Forward In House
• Elk Petroleum Calls Equity Holders' DIP Objections Baseless
• Labor Secretary Defends Role In Epstein's Plea Deal
• Dems Urge SEC To Toughen Enviro, Social Disclosure Rules
• Treasury Eyes Clarity For Passive Foreign Investment Cos.
• Bitcoin 'Inventor' Wants $10B Suit Kicked To State Court
• Real Estate Rumors: Brookfield, Kore, Thor
• Madoff Trustee's Legacy Capital Suit Must Go To Trial
• New Epstein Accuser Tees Up Child Victims Act Suit
• Deloitte, Sidley Austin, Others Settle Ponzi Claims For $234.6M
• Investment Firm Can't Shake Former Exec's Hacking Claims
• Cozen O'Connor DQ'd Over Client Conflict In Cannabis Deal
• White Eagle Seeks Ch. 11 OK For $384M Stalking Horse Sale
• Pension Plan Trustees Escape $73M Underfunding Suit
• When FCPA Violations Turn Into Private Securities Cases
• Amicorp Seeks To Duck Arbitration In $6M Securities Dispute
• Fed Vice Chair Says Stress Tests Must Keep Evolving
• RBS, SocGen Can Stay Out Of Forex-Rigging Suit
• Sears Reneged On Purchase Agreement, New Owner Says
• Ex-M&A Firm Employee Pleads Guilty To Stealing Funds
• The Business Case For Championing Diverse Legal Teams
• TIAA Can't Use Prior Discovery To Skirt Testifying In Yale Case
• Can Data Solve BigLaw's Diversity Problems?
• 12 Attorneys On How Diversity Gives Them The Edge
• Fund CEO's Alibi Straight Out Of 'Casablanca,' Feds Tell Jury
• Streaming Co. Leads 4 IPO Launches Set To Raise Over $1.8B
• Bernstein, Friedlander Seek Leadership In $1.9B Merger Fight
• Investors' Deal With Linkwell Execs, Sidley Gets Initial OK
• Getting AI Tools Litigation-Ready Is Crucial For Finance Cos.
• 2 Former Platinum Execs Convicted Of Fraud, Ex-CFO Walks
• 4 Things To Know About The Jeffrey Epstein Charges
• How The Legal Pipeline Is Failing Black Attorneys
• UPenn Workers Urge 3rd Circ. Not To Revisit Their ERISA Win
• 2nd Circ. Backs Toss Of Brazilian Financier's Citibank Suit
• Sears Seeks $330M From New Owner Over Store Sales
• Yale Workers Look To Cornell, Columbia Cases In Cert. Bid
• 9th Circ. Revives Beneficiary's Suit Against Northern Trust
• $40M FX Loss Deductions Legitimate, Ex-CEO Tells High Court
• In Their Own Words: 9 Partners On Diversity At Work
• The Best Firms For Minority Equity Partners
• Attys Seek $7.8M For $24M Deal In Anthem 401(k) Suit
• Elk Petroleum Nears Deal With Creditors Over Ch. 11 Trustee
• M7 Buys 5 Polish Properties In 3 Deals Totaling €65M
• Preventing Exploitation Of Investors With Diminished Capacity
• Fortress Provides Fla. Auto Biz With Up To $150M Loan
• Financier Jeffrey Epstein Denies Sex Trafficking Charges
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot By The Numbers
• Diversity Efforts At Many Firms Ignore Disabled Attorneys
• The Best Firms For Minority Attorneys
• Despite Progress, Firms Still Slow To Track LGBT Data
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Political Consultant Wants Fox Commentator's Suit Tossed
• Advisory Firm Beats Investors' Excessive Fee Suit
• $49.5M Real Estate Fraud Not Covered In Policy, Sentinel Says
• Ex-NBA Star Burned By Lack Of Financial Savvy, Judge Told
• Tesla, Banks Want Out Of $1.8B Bond Offering Fraud Suit
• 401(k) Participants Want Cert. In Suit Against Nationwide
• Wolf Haldenstein Wins Lead In Kitchen Co. Stock-Drop Suit
• Brookfield Commits $500M To KKR Solar Energy Joint Venture
• 3 Biggest Energy M&A Trends In 2019: Midyear Report
• The Curious Case Of Crypto Valuations
• Taxation With Representation: Sidley, Simpson, Skadden
• Herbert Smith Guides £1.4B Student Housing Deal
• Bitfinex Returns $100M To Tether Amid NY AG Proceeding
• VW Wants Bondholder Emissions Fraud Suit Nixed For Good
• Real Estate Rumors: Nexus, Aimco, Meridian
• Tower Research Wants CME Spoofing Claims Arbitrated
• Elk Petroleum Fights Bid For Ch. 11 Trustee Takeover
• NAS Invest Drops €100M For Nuremberg Office Property
• Rethinking The Tech-First Approach To Law Firm Solutions
• Columbia Univ. Workers Fight To Keep ERISA Suit Alive
• USC Says Would-Be ERISA Class Action Mere 'Hindsight'
• When Firms Can't Access Their Financial Advisers' Tech Tools
• Cravath's Ties To NYU Not Enough For New Trial, Judge Says
• Tips For Investing In Opportunity Zone Businesses
• Ruling Could Head Off Immunity Challenges, DC Circ. Hears
• SEC Approves Nasdaq Plan To Raise Reg A+ Standards
• Think Tank CEO, Hedge Fund Look To Scrap $14B In Ill. Bonds
• Blame The 2018 Crash, Not Us, Cryptocurrency Co. Says
• Suntec REIT Buying New Building In Australia For $207M
• Real Estate Rumors: KKR, Isaac Abraham, Blackstone
• Investment Adviser To Pay SEC $1.3M To End Conflict Claims
• 2nd Circ. Says Hedge Fund Ownership Row Must Stay Put
• The Issues Holding Up Retirement Reform
• Georgetown Workers Will Ask DC Circ. To Revive ERISA Suit
• 13 Firms Shape $8.4B Deal For Rail Service Provider G&W