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Asset Management - August, 2019

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• Royal Park Says It's Settling RMBS Suit Against HSBC
• Bank Trustee Urges Justices To Examine Court's Refund Rule
• Investors Can Ask To Depose UK Traders In Forex Suit
• Custodian Seeks To Toss Crypto IRA Co.'s Suit Over Assets
• $3B Petrobras Settlement Clears Final Hurdle In 2nd Circ.
• Financial Advisers Seek To Nix Insurer's Coverage Suit
• Convicted Georgeson Adviser Gets 3rd Trial In Tix Swap Case
• New Best Practices Under E-Discovery Spoliation Rule
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Del. Justices Deny Fee Appeal In Goldman Sachs Suit
• Sony To Sell $754M Olympus Stake Following Activist's Calls
• How Law Firms Can Create Content Decision Makers Will Read
• Mexican Fintech Co. Brings In $42M In Latest Funding Round
• Cboe Wants Out Of Index Manipulation MDL For Good
• Deutsche Bank Wins $2.5M In Ponzi-Related Overdraft Suit
• SEC Accuses Florida Attorney Of Defrauding NFL Players
• BofA, JPMorgan Strike $1.5M Deals In Libor-Rigging Suit
• Biz Groups Urge Justices To Undo Ruling In Intel ERISA Case
• Real Estate Rumors: Crescent Heights, Goldman, Peppercorn
• Puerto Rico Officials Blast Oversight Board In High Court Brief
• Sortis Invests $60M In Wash. Opportunity Zone Project
• Pernod Ricard Adds 2 New Directors Amid Activist Pressure
• NY's Restored Martin Act Clock May See Old Claims Tested
• Ex-CPA Indicted With Failing To Report Foreign Accounts
• Pretium Wants Suit Over Gold Mine Project Tossed
• Third Point Settles FTC Claims Over DowDuPont Deal Filings
• ResCap Sues LendingTree To Collect $68.5M Judgment
• RI Hospital's $11M ERISA Deal 'Naked Collusion,' Court Told
• Merrill Lynch Must Face Misleading 529 Plan Tax Savings Suit
• Gibson Dunn Guides TPG's $309M Manhattan Loan To Beacon
• 10th Circ.'s Securities Fraud Reading May Be Too Broad
• USC Must Face Bulk Of Workers' Retirement Plan Lawsuit
• Bitcoin 'Inventor' Ordered To Give Up Half Of Bitcoin Holdings
• Ill. Futures Trader Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Investors
• Fund To Pay NY $2.8M For Backing Alleged Mortgage Scheme
• Publicizing Whistleblower Claims Doesn't Always Pay Off
• Georgetown Workers Fight For Chance To Appeal ERISA Loss
• Epstein Accusers 'Robbed' Of Justice Speak Out At Hearing
• 7 Firms Want A Crack At FedEx Investors' Cyberattack Suit
• Chancery Asked To Revisit Energy Loan-To-Own Suit It Axed
• Regent Properties Picks Up Houston Office Towers For $89.5M
• Prothena Settles Stock-Drop Suit For $15.75M
• Accounting Firm RSM Fined $950K Over Independence Rules
• Hedge Fund Manager Accused Of $100M Investment Scheme
• Paul Hastings Aids $272M Morgan Stanley-Blackstone Loan
• Starwood Venture Buys 319,000-Sq.-Ft. Texas Office Campus
• Bernstein, Robbins, Others Vie For Lead In EQT Deal Suit
• MIT Workers Deny Harassing Fidelity CEO In 401(k) Plan Suit
• When Shareholders Can Bring Direct Claims In Cayman Court
• NY Extends Clock For Bringing Martin Act Suits To 6 Years
• Blockchain Firms Must Respect AML Laws, Swiss Say
• Vanderbilt Workers' Attys Want $5M Cut Of ERISA Settlement
• $2.7M Deal Ends Drivers' FLSA Case Against Defunct Mover
• Atty Left Out Of $3M Fee Bid In BNY Mellon Settlement
• December Insider-Trading Trial Set For Ex-SAC Capital Exec
• Piedmont Cuts $231M Deal, Consolidates Atlanta Development
• Investment Company Act Circuit Split Exposes Mutual Funds
• Kokesh Doesn't Prevent Broker's Lifetime Ban, SEC Says
• Northrop Grumman Wants Experts Dropped From ERISA Suit
• SEC Sues Chicago Financial Adviser Over $1.7M Theft
• Investor Advocates Fear Looser Exemption Rules Will Backfire
• Real Estate Rumors: Telefonica, Unqork, Neuro Skills Centre
• PROMESA Board Is Unconstitutional, Aurelius Tells Justices
• Crypto Co. Seeks To Escape Suit Over Fake Trading Platform
• DOL Hits Fiduciary Services Co. With Stock Overpayment Suit
• Ex-Vanguard Worker Gets 4 Years For Mail Fraud Scheme
• Alleged Crypto Pyramid Scheme Scammers Settle FTC Suit
• GreatBanc Can't Flee Chemonics Stock-Ownership Plan Suit
• SEC Fines Brokerage, CEO Tied To Fund Valuation Scheme
• Fund Seeks $83M For Chinese Co.'s Alleged Bond Default
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, SocGen, Thyssenkrupp
• Putnam Seeks Coverage, Payment From ACE For SEC Probe
• 3rd Circ. Won't Stay Enforcement Of Penn ERISA Case Revival
• SEC's No-Action Letters Confer Utility Token Guidance
• Intel Plans Ask High Court To Protect 'Balance' In ERISA
• 10 ERISA Fiduciary Lessons From 'Game Of Thrones'
• Greenberg Traurig Was Key To Stanford Ponzi, Receiver Says
• DLA Piper Adds Investment Pro As Partner In LA
• Fintech Startup Pagaya Issues $115M ABS To Expand Platform
• Synchrony Investors Fight Bid To Toss Suit Over Walmart Exit
• Holland & Knight Reps Starwood On NY Project's $130M Loan
• KushCo Nabs $50M Credit Facility From Monroe Capital
• 3 Questions After The 9th Circ. Greenlights ERISA Arbitration
• SEC Win Marks Close Of $70M Husband-Wife Ponzi Saga
• Goldman, Citi and JPM Lead US Banks Funding Fintech Cos.
• Feds Rip Platinum Bids To Dodge Fraud Raps Post-Trial
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, MetLife, John Buck
• Transamerica Can't Use Settlement To Slip New 401(k) Suit
• Tilton Fails To Convince Judge To Toss Bank's Fraud Suit
• Blockchain Capital Says UK Crypto Firm Is Copying Its Name
• Conglomerate 3M Seeks $3.3B Bond Sale To Fund Acelity Buy
• Litigation Finance Can And Should Protect Its Reputation
• Chinese Co. Wants Tycoon Enjoined To Protect $12M Award
• SEC Guidance Could Subject Proxy Firms To Closer Scrutiny
• Changes Bring Structure To SEC Settlement Waiver Process
• Philly Hospital Ch. 11 Case In Danger As Judge Questions DIP
• 2nd Ex-JP Morgan Metals Trader Cops To Spoofing
• Fidelity CEO Says Call For Testimony In MIT Trial 'Harassment'
• Petrobras Objector's Reduced Fee Award Concerns 2nd Circ.
• Crane Rental Co. Owes Over $13M To Pension Fund, Suit Says
• CFTC's Silence Stings In Wheat Futures Manipulation Case
• Investors Reach $12.8M Partial Deal Over Fund Collapse
• 9th Circ. Says Schwab Can Push ERISA Case To Arbitration
• Ares Nabs €1.78B For Europe-Focused Real Estate Fund
• Bank Regulators Sign Off On Finalized Volcker Rule Changes
• Ex-Morgan Stanley Worker Can't Duck Arbitration: 7th Circ.
• Commerzbank Bids For Quick Wins In BNY Mellon RMBS Suit
• Chancery Tosses Suit Claiming Energy Co. Loan-To-Own Plot
• Breaking Down The SEC's Regulation Best Interest
• Issues To Avoid In Fintech, Consumer Financial Services M&A
• 4 Life Science Cos. Lead 5 IPO Filings Totaling $476M
• Cloud Peak Energy's $15.7M Ch. 11 Sale Gets OK
• Thornton Slams Ex-Judge For 'Misleading' Court In Fee Fight
• Tower Research Urges Court To Toss CME Spoofing Claims
• Trustee In Woodbridge Ch. 11 Seeks Recovery Of Fraud Funds
• Real Estate Rumors: Jones Day, Stag Industrial, Stockbridge
• Harrison Street Closes $1.6B Senior Housing-Focused Fund
• 3 Firms Guide Catalyst's $140M Deal For Hudson's Bay Stake
• Questions After IRS Guidance On Uncashed 401(k) Checks
• John Hancock Broke Contract With Energy Manager, Suit Says
• Argentina Hit With €384M UK Suit Over Bond Payout
• Crisis Messaging To Protect Law Firm Brand And Bottom Line
• Attorneys Score $20M For Work On ABB 401(k) Class Action
• US Bank's High Court Pension Row May Have Broad Impact
• Calif. Couple Owes Tax On Bond Investments, Panel Says
• Epstein Death Ruled A Suicide By NYC Medical Examiner
• BMO Capital To Pay $4M To Settle ADR Mishandling Claims
• 2 Women Sue Epstein Estate For $100M Over Sex Assault
• Shareholder Activism Pushes Boundaries Of Board Duties
• HK Exchange Seeks To Improve Liquidity, Control Volatility
• DC Circ. Won't Review SEC's Paperless Reporting Rule
• Shuttered Investment Co.'s Libor Claims Against UBS Tossed
• Citi Investors Drop $2.3B Toxic Mortgage Class Action
• Biotech Investors Allege $27M Pump-And-Dump Scheme
• TI Says ICO Investor Suit Should Be Dead And Gone
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 3 Noteworthy Battles From The 2019 Proxy Season
• Judge Says Bid To Nix Valeant Stock-Drop Suit Unnecessary
• WeWork IPO Filing Reveals Legal, Governance Risks
• Court Nixes Bitcoin Founder's Escape Bid Amid 'Tangled Web'
• Insurers Say Platinum Receiver's Fraud Claims Are Flawed
• 1 Global Exec, Facing Criminal Case, Admits To SEC Claims
• What You Should Know About Courtroom Closures
• Northrop Grumman Gets ERISA Class Action Scaled Back
• U. Of Phoenix's $13M Row With AIG Sent To Ariz. Justices
• Pulling Up Stakes: Proskauer, McDermott, Greenberg
• 3 Firms Guide $393M GoldenTree Insurance Deal
• How To Identify Insolvent Publicly Traded Companies
• Raydon Says 'Personal Animus' Dooms Class In ESOP Suit
• Pa. Justices Could Shift State's Consumer Litigation
• Elk Petroleum Investors Can Subpoena Ex-CEOs In Ch. 11
• Chancery Won't Reconsider Authentix Investors' Appraisal Bid
• Epstein Sex Assault Accuser Sues Estate After His Death
• SEC Sues Calif. Investment Adviser Over $14M In Startup Fees
• Chancery Won't Halt Barnes & Noble Spinoff's Annual Meeting
• SEC Fines Broker-Dealer Canaccord Over Lax Compliance
• Irish Firms Steer Henderson Park's $1.5B Irish REIT Buy
• Real Estate Rumors: Bridge Investment Group, Amazon, AIG
• Chancery Decision Demonstrates When To Skip Appraisal
• 4 Working Capital Safe Harbors For QOZ Startups
• Feds Say 2nd Circ. Used Wrong Standard In IBM ERISA Case
• Chicago Investment Firm Head Pleads Guilty To Adviser Fraud
• Opportunity Zone Regs May Trigger Biz Property Sales Crunch
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive Forex Market Maker's Defamation Suit
• Tort Firm Fights Class Rep Status In Suit Over 401(k) Fees
• Invisalign Investors Fight Bid To Ax Suit Over Expiring Patents
• Weil Guides Actis' $1.2B Energy Infrastructure Fund
• Skadden To Guide Massive WeWork IPO
• Chancery Says It Doesn't Handle Defamation Claims
• 3 Firms Steer Atlas Intermediate's $710M Take-Public Deal
• Game Platform ICO Hype Caused 'Mass Confusion,' Suit Says
• SEC's Disclosure Proposals Compete With Investor Demands
• Accused NY Forex Fraudsters Get Separate Trials
• 10th Circ. Affirms SEC Sanctions Over Brokerage Conflicts
• MCC Warden Reassigned In Wake Of Epstein's Death
• Real Estate Rumors: Mirae, JBG, Rockport
• USC Says Proposed ERISA Class Action Short On Facts
• Kirkland, Dechert Assist Crescent's $142M Alcentra Buy
• Why I Became A Lawyer: A Seaweed Scientist's Odyssey
• Advisers Can Borrow From Banking's Model Risk Playbook
• Equifax Fights Investors' Cert. Bid In Data Breach Suit
• Investors Float Fixes To 'Problematic' Libor Deal Distribution
• Brookfield Unit Drops $1.8B For Stake In Genworth Canada Biz
• Platinum Partners Investor Schooled By NY Fraud Judge
• CFTC's $103M Yukom Fraud Suit Follows Exec's Conviction
• A&L Goodbody Steers Union Investment's $213M Office Buy
• SEC Defends Its Judges' Removal Protections At 5th Circ.
• Gibson, Bryan Cave Construct $1.5B Broadmark REIT Merger
• Financial Adviser, Ex-CEO Dodge Suit Over $10.5M ESOP Buy
• Investors Want UK Traders To Testify In Last Leg Of Forex Suit
• Wells Fargo Blasts Bankrupt Fund's Bid To Probe Casino IPO
• Kessler Topaz Must Wait On VIX Manipulation MDL Top Spot
• MIT Workers Cannot Add Claims On Eve Of ERISA Bench Trial
• Pension Fund Drops Fight Over $6M Withdrawal Debt
• Adviser Claims Ex-Employee Stole Client Info For New Firm
• Insys Plans $29M CBD And Naloxone Sale In Ch. 11
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Malaysia Charges 17 Goldman Sachs Execs In Bond Scandal
• Tetragon Disbursement Fight Must Be Arbitrated, Court Hears
• SEC Proposes Updates To Legal, Risk Disclosure Rules
• Developers Land $300M Loan For Downtown Miami Tower
• Women Can't Get Redo Of Goldman Sex Bias Trial's Focus
• Miami Investment Cos. Founder Cops To $7.5M Fraud Scheme
• PG&E Shareholders Outline Possible $15B Rights Issue
• Ga. Man Ordered To Pay $2.8M For Forex Fraud Scheme
• ETF Pioneer Dodges $2.5M Fraud Suit Over Ties To Barclays
• Embattled GPB Capital Squandered $1.3B, Investors Claim
• 3 D&O Rulings That Should Be On Attys' Summer Reading List
• American Airlines Can't Escape Suit Over 1984 Mortality Table
• Clients Benefit From Law Firm Expense Growth
• Justices Could Shape Fiduciary Conduct In 2 ERISA Cases
• Woodbridge CEO Pleads Guilty To Running $1.3B Fraud
• Argent Beats Proposed Class Action Over $198M Stock Buy
• Binary Options Boss Convicted Of Role In $145M Fraud Scam
• Boston Scientific Wins FTC Clearance For £3.3B BTG Deal
• IBM Workers' Suit May Discourage ESOPs, High Court Told
• Dems Again Warn Treasury Against Indexing Capital Gains
• Barings Closes €1.5B European Private Credit Fund
• NY Appeals Court Won't Revive Goldman Sachs Fraud Suit
• Changing Ethics Rules Is Key To Law Firm Innovation
• HomeFed Investors Sue In Del. Over $189M Jefferies Merger
• Fund Administrator Aims To Sink $40M Ponzi Scheme Suit
• $37M Award Over Assets Should Be Revived, 2nd Circ. Hears
• MetWest Asset Management Wins Trial Over Advisory Fees
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive Suit Against Barnes & Thornburg Atty
• Chancery Sends Ag Fund Ex-CEO's Records Suit Toward Trial
• Claims Trimmed In US Bank Premium Point Fraud Suit
• 4 Firms Steer Trio Of REITs In $893M Combination
• UBS Defends Doc Request In DOJ's Crisis-Era RMBS Suit
• Icahn Ups Cloudera Stake After Floating Possible Board Push
• MIT Workers Ask Judge Not To Ax Suit Over 401(k) Plan
• Moving-Truck Drivers Collective Action Hits Roadblock
• 3rd Circ. Continues Momentive Trend For Secured Creditors
• Johns Hopkins Strikes $14M Deal To End ERISA Class Action
• Bitcoin 'Creator' Rebuts Expert's Forgery Finding In $10B Suit
• Kessler Topaz Wants Back On Top Of VIX Manipulation MDL
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Senior Noteholders' Win In Liquidation Row
• 4 Firms Steer $1.4B New Media, Gannett Tie-Up
• Class Alleging 'Massive' $4B Crypto Fraud Moves Forward
• Dine-In Movie Chain Hits Ch. 11 With Restructuring, Sale Plans
• Elliott Urges Scout24 To Split Up Real Estate, Auto Units
• Greenberg Traurig Nabs Bell Nunnally Litigator In Dallas
• XPO Logistics Tries To Ditch 'Outlandish' Stock-Drop Suit
• Feds May Wade Into CalSavers ERISA Preemption Fight
• Judging A Book: Castillo Reviews 'Raising The Bar'
• Casino Investor, Noteholders Want Ch. 11 Probes Into IPO
• ProShares Says 'Volpocalypse' Risks Were Fully Disclosed
• Ex-Tax Official Says She Was Axed Over NY Judicial Race
• Skadden Steers Hong Kong Investment Firm's $174M IPO
• Japanese Investors Reach Deal In $1.5B Ponzi Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: CBS-Viacom, Amazon, Brookfield
• Fortress Buys Assets From Majestic Wine For $116M
• Fund Manager Seeks New Trial After $10M Fraud Verdict
• Background Check Co. Can't Shake $40M Defamation Verdict
• Class Attys Awarded $1M For Brown University ERISA Deal
• Puerto Rico Bank Asks Supreme Court To Shield Fed Board
• CME Spoofing Claims Should Not Be Arbitrated, Investors Say
• SEC Gets Backing In Exchange Fee Spat At DC Circ.
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ex-Brixmor Heads Indicted 3 Years After Accounting Scandal
• Mass. Financial Adviser Hid Conflict From Clients, SEC Says
• 5th Circ. Wrong To Nix $65M Stanford Ponzi Deal, Lloyd's Says
• USC Let Bad Retirement Plan Options Pile Up, Workers Say
• Financial Adviser Claws Back $2M From Waste-To-Energy Co.
• Deutsche Asks For Early Win In Preferred Securities Suit
• Life Sciences Firm Vida Ventures Closes $600M Fund
• Just Eat Investor Slams £5B Sale Price As Too Low
• Berger Singerman Lands Greenberg Traurig Litigator
• Banks Slam Investors' 'Vague' UK Forex Rigging Suit