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Asset Management - September, 2019

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• Vereit, Others Ink $1B Deal To End American Realty Litigation
• BGC, Cantor Fitzgerald Must Face Suit Over $875M Deal
• Solera Insurers Can Go Straight To Del. Justices In $39M Fight
• Fired Female Exec Hits Back At Firm's Trade Secrets Claims
• TerraForm, Investors Agree To Reduce Settlement To $49M
• Steel Co. Pension Plan Overseers Beat DOL's $7M ERISA Suit
• $4.5M Deal In Hospital Pension Dispute Gets Judge's Final OK
• Rakoff Triples Objector's Atty Fees In $3B Petrobras Deal
• Crypto Exchange Wants Investor Suit Tossed
• Ocean West-Led Group Drops $250M On Student Housing
• Mutual Fund Ruling May Make Fee Challenges More Difficult
• True Wellness Requires A Deeper Look At Atty Profession
• Paul Weiss, Debevoise Drive $1.3B Deal For Infrastructure Biz
• Using Irish Treaty Funds To Avoid US Taxes In Direct Lending
• Willkie, Simpson Thacher Guide $5.9B Warehouse Biz Deal
• Latest Suit Over $13B TransCanada Sale Is Tossed
• Concussion Settlement Judge Disputes Lit Funder's Claims
• Trade Matching Co. To Pay $2M To SEC For Noncompliance
• BMO Firms Pay $38M To End SEC's Conflict Of Interest Claims
• Abrams & Bayliss, Olshan Frome Seek $22M For Medley Deal
• NY Attys Missed Boat To Sue Accountants, Marketer Says
• Zohar's Ch. 11 Sale Efforts Must Continue, Judge Rules
• Attys Ask To Exit $19M Ponzi Case Over Unpaid Legal Bills
• Gibson Dunn Helps Steer $162M NYC Loan To CB Developers
• Clean Fuel Co. Cuts $4M Deal To End SEC's FCPA Probe
• Ex-Platinum Exec Acquitted, Co-Founder Gets New Trial
• Real Estate Rumors: Walmart, RTW Investments, TMT
• Dispensary Chain Ends 2-State License Fight With Pot Shop
• Sequoia Ruling Dodges Debate Over Fund Docs As Contracts
• Homebuilder Workers' Suit Over Stock Sale Is Pared Down
• RedBox Parent Sued Anew In Del. Over $1.6B Apollo Merger
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Rothesay Life Completes £3.8B Pension Transfer
• Pursuing Wellness
• Jason Galanis To Be Resentenced In Wake Of Plea Troubles
• Chancery Tosses Derivative Claims Against Fertilizer Maker
• DLA Piper Tapped To Investigate Chinese Casino's IPO
• Kuwait Bank Launches First Boursa REIT With $329M In Cash
• Suit Alleging Korean Bank Stole €8B Tossed As 'Tall Tale'
• Argent Fights Bid To Revive Suit Over $198M Stock Buy
• Invesco Off The Hook In 401(k) Plan Dispute, For Now
• Real Estate Rumors: Michael Shvo, Terra, GDC
• Busy SEC Eases ETF Rules, Lets More Cos. 'Test The Waters'
• High Court Term Could Shape Future Of ERISA Litigation
• How BigLaw Is Adapting To Plaintiff-Side Litigation
• London's M7 Sells Hungarian Portfolio In Record 2019 Deal
• Fenwick, Latham Steer Venture-Backed Peloton's $1.2B IPO
• Brazilian Pension Seeks $66M Tied To Judgment Back Home
• IBM Workers Want High Court To Back 2nd Circ. ERISA Ruling
• Great-West Fund Members Appeal ERISA Loss To High Court
• RAIT Hasn't Justified Ch. 11 Asset Sale, Equity Holders Say
• Georgetown Prof. Slams 'Valid-When-Made' Rule As 'Made-Up'
• Pepsi Won't Have To Face Suit Over Pension Payouts
• Principal Global Loses Bid To Dodge ERISA 401(k) Suit
• Unite Sells 2 Properties To One Of Its Funds For $124M
• Real Estate Rumors: Ytech, Penzance, Crescent Heights
• Pursuing Wellness: A Focus On Firm Holistic Health Training
• CalCom Forms $100M California Clean Energy Fund
• Mutual Funds Should Use Litigation For Shareholders' Benefit
• Holland & Knight Steers $52M Starwood Brooklyn Loan
• Firms Should Stay Course Amid New Broker Standard Suits
• 3 Unanswered Tax Questions Facing M&A Attorneys
• Judging A Book
• Bernstein, Friedlander Look To Take Reins Of Mindbody Suits
• Del. Judge Pans Magistrate's Opinion But Accepts Conclusion
• Zohar Fights Founder Tilton's Objections To Ch. 11 Sale Deal
• SEC Scores $1.6M From Brokerage, Execs After Fraud Trial
• Louisiana AG Says Big Banks Rigged Gov't-Sponsored Bonds
• Ex-PetMed Exec Cuts Deal With SEC In Insider Trading Suit
• House Panel Presses SEC On Whether Libra Is A Security
• Workers' Attys Get $25M In Fees From JPMorgan ERISA Deal
• Banks Fight Bid To Apply 2nd Circ. Ruling To Bond Case
• New Claims Tie Banks To Bond Price-Fixing, Court Told
• FSB Climate Disclosure Framework Poised For 2020 Traction
• Judge Jackson Reviews 'When Should Law Forgive?'
• Blackstone Looks To Use More Data In Real Estate Investing
• Fired Female Exec Accuses Finance Firm Of 'Blatant' Sex Bias
• Levi & Korsinsky, Bernstein Vie For Lead In Karyopharm Suits
• Yale Workers Score Class Cert. In ERISA Suit
• Purported Metals, Real Estate Co. Must Repay Investors
• Binary Options Sales Rep Gets 8 Months For $145M Fraud
• Home Depot Can't Flee 401(k) Suit, But Financial Advisers Can
• 9th Circ. Asks Del. Justices To Clarify State Disclosure Law
• Pursuing Wellness: Steps Toward A Supportive Firm Culture
• Real Estate Rumors: Mirae, Claremont, Equus Capital
• Investors Accuse Calif. Crypto Co. Of Abandoning Them
• Schwab 401(k) Fight Belongs In Court, AARP Tells 9th Circ.
• Attys Seek $15M In Fees From $74M SunEdison Settlement
• Ex-JPMorgan Banker Again Convicted In Insider Trading Case
• 'Bored At Work' Baggage Handler Settles SEC's Scam Claims
• NCAA Bribery Convict's Dad Fired For $25K Ask, Univ. Says
• Ex-SocGen Exec Tells 2nd Circ. She's No Fugitive
• SEC Says Ill. Rabbi Conned Jewish Community Out Of Millions
• NY Judge Knocks Hedge Fund For Flimsy DQ Bid
• Similarities To MIT 401(k) Case 'Superficial,' Ivies Insist
• REIT Choice Properties Selling 30 Assets For $321M
• Binary Options Sales Rep Gets 14 Months For $145M Fraud
• Pursuing Wellness: Mental Health Education As A Firm Priority
• 1st Circ. Revives Georgeson Tix-For-Votes Fraud Case
• Real Estate Rumors: Brookfield, TPG, KTGY
• PR Oversight Board Defends Appointments At High Court
• 'Title Pirates' Plague Attys With False Deeds That Derail Deals
• Icahn Pushes Chancery For Lower Bar In Proxy Docs Fights
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 2nd Circ. Reinstates Conviction Of Ex-Nomura Trader
• Kessler Topaz Wins Lead Spot In 1MDB Investor Suit
• Brookfield Unfairly Seized Power In TerraForm, Investor Says
• Class Cert. Denied In ERISA Suit Against Tort Firm 401(k) Plan
• Overfunded Plans Can Face ERISA Suits, Feds Tell High Court
• Sacramento Home Of Orrick, DLA Piper To Sell For $199M
• Atty Can Sue For Fees In BNY Mellon Settlement, Judge Rules
• Pursuing Wellness: A Firm's Work With Mental Health Experts
• 2nd Circ. Sends Ex-Citi Adviser's Bias Suit To Arbitration
• ERISA Suit Over DST's 401(k) Plan Management Is Trimmed
• AbbVie Dodges Suit Over $100M Stock Drop
• Bernstein Litowitz, Cohen Milstein To Lead EQT Stock Suit
• SEC Joins Other Regulators In OK'ing Volcker Rule Changes
• CFPB Will Keep Consumer Complaint Database Public
• Triaxx Must Prune 2 CDOs' Portfolios After PIMCO Fight
• Bahamian Advisers Stole $35M From Investors, SEC Says
• Parties In Bitcoin 'Inventor' Case Closing In On Settlement
• Proposed Bitcoin ETF Issuers Withdraw From SEC Evaluation
• AnaCap Closes $1.1B Credit Opportunities Fund
• Judge OKs $3M Fee Bid In BNY Mellon Settlement
• TridentUSA Ch. 11 Plan Wins Court Approval
• Pursuing Wellness: When A Firm Brings Counseling On Site
• SEC's Broker Bar Stance Hinges On Penalties Vs. Remedies
• Hong Leong, TPG Pay $1.2B For Hospitals In Southeast Asia
• New Evidence Can't Save Bond Price-Fixing Suit, Banks Say
• AARP Backs US Bank Retirees In High Court ERISA Battle
• Rosen, Pomerantz, 2 Others Seek Lead In Fintech Investor Suit
• Warehouse REIT Buys UK Portfolio From Aviva For $87.4M
• FedEx Brass Downplayed Cyberattack, Shed Stock, Suit Says
• Feds Won't Defend CFPB's Structure At High Court
• Wells Fargo Wins Early Exit From $163M CDO Fraud Suit
• Liquidation Plan Confirmed For Alleged $330M Ponzi Vehicle
• Feds Tell Jurors Ex-JPMorgan Banker's Guilt Is Obvious
• Former Energy Exec Created Fake CFO, SEC Says  
• Adidas Says 401(k) Suit Over $6M In Fees Dead On Arrival
• JLL Secures Financing For $44M Utah Development
• Chancery Keeps Jarden Appraisal Intact After Tidying Errors
• Pursuing Wellness: Inside A Firm Meditation Program
• Raymond James Settles SEC's Improper Fee Claims For $15M
• Real Estate Rumors: MGM, Blackstone, Mindful Management
• Bondholder Says VW Can't Use New Evidence To Sink Suit
• Sony Spurns Third Point's Call To Spin Off Semiconductor Biz
• Pulling Up Stakes: Covington, Wilson Sonsini, Greenberg
• New Equities Investment Firm Launches With $1B In Tow
• Tricon Forms $450M JV With Arizona State Retirement Fund
• Crypto Co. Investors Denied Cert. In $32M ICO Fraud Suit
• Third Point's FTC Fine Displays Antitrust Rule Quirk
• Alleged Head Of Microcap Scheme Expected To Plead Guilty
• NY Times, Pension Fund Settle $26M Liability Row At 2nd Circ.
• Ex-Kopelowitz Atty Accused Of Aiding 1 Global Ponzi Scheme
• Ex-JPMorgan Banker Stays Mum In Insider Trading Retrial
• CFTC Approves Finalized Volcker Rule Revisions
• Milberg Blew Deadline In $12M Bond Fees Fight, Investors Say
• Patriarch Says Zohar's Sale Efforts Can't Be Extended
• FINRA Fines JP Morgan Securities $1.1M For Late Docs
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Film Producer's Conviction For $26M Fraud
• CalSavers Is Invalid Under ERISA, Feds Contend
• Prudential Units To Pay $33M For Misleading Funds
• Early Sampling Of Electronic Info Is Underutilized In Discovery
• Ukrainian Trading Firm Says SEC Can't Win Lek 'Layering' Suit
• Keppel DC REIT To Buy 2 Singapore Data Centers For $425M
• USC Says 'Mega Class' Shouldn't Get Cert. In ERISA Dispute
• Neuberger ERISA Case Filed Too Late, 401(k) Committee Says
• Safeway, Aon Hewitt Will Pay $8.5M To End 401(k) Battle
• Ex-JPM Banker Jury Hear Recordings, But No Silver Platter
• CFTC Fines Tullett Prebon $13M Over Swaps Desk Dishonesty
• O'Melveny Seeks To Duck Malpractice Suit After Arbitration
• Union Wins Strikedown Of 2 Benefit Plan Terms In ERISA Row
• Asset Managers, Ex-Official Charged In PDVSA Case
• Broker Ordered To Pay $12M Over Sloppy SEC Reporting
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, McDermott, Latham
• Investors Pull Plug On BNY Mellon RMBS Trustee Suit
• New York Life Puts Up $450M Loan For Blackstone Portfolio
• Real Estate Rumors: Uber, Icahn, MetLife
• Butler Snow Can't Push Timber Scam Claims To Arbitration
• SEC's Shareholder Proposal Change May Muddle 2020 Proxies
• Sidley Doubles Down On Activism Practice With New Co-Lead
• WeWork Slashes CEO's Voting Power In Updated IPO Filing
• The Factors Courts Consider In Deposition Location Disputes
• Goldman Directors Say Fund Can't Tie Them To 1MDB Fraud
• Ex-JPMorgan Banker Was Inside Info Source, Jury Hears
• Sears Escapes $88M In Deductions From Sale Deal
• SEC's Stance On No-Action Letters Raises Uncertainty
• Futures Firm Fined After Losing $1M To Phishing Email
• CFTC Sanctions Ex-Compliance Chief For Lying To Regulator
• No Prison For 'Crucial Witness' In NCAA Hoops Bribery Trials
• Real Estate Rumors: Thor, JPMorgan, Bridgford Foods
• Deutsche Bank's $15M Deal Is 1st In Bond Price-Fixing Suit
• 3rd Circ. Revives State-Law Fraud Claims By Merck Opt-Outs
• Custodian Slams Crypto IRA Co.'s Account Access Bid
• High Court Snub Raises Foreign Issuer Economic Concerns
• MIT To Settle ERISA Suit On Eve Of Trial
• What To Consider Before Filing For A Rule 57 Speedy Hearing
• 3 Firms Steer $162M Loan For Mixed-Use Project In Miami
• Hogan Lands REIT Tax Partner From Ernst & Young
• US Bank Ruling Turns Plans Into 'Piggy Banks,' Justices Told
• Ex-HSBC Forex Chief's Fraud Conviction Upheld By 2nd Circ.
• Munger Tolles & Olson Nabs Ex-SEC Pro In LA
• Ch. 11 Auction Suit Against Chopper Co. Dismissed
• Kirkland, Littler Accused Of Hiding Litigation Funder Sale Info
• Fund Advisers Say $8M Pension Settlement 'Unfair' To Them
• FDIC, OCC Take Swipe At 'Unfathomable' Madden Decision
• Real Estate Rumors: Fischer Brothers, Mirae, Benderson
• Proposed Rules Convey Shift In SEC's Disclosure Approach
• Dems Want Tougher Rules On Unregistered Securities Sales
• Advisers Follow States In Challenging SEC's Broker Rule
• Japanese Banks OK'd To Announce $71M Libor Settlements
• Lexington Realty Adds 3 Industrial Properties For $180M
• Schwab ERISA Ruling Created Split In 9th Circ., Worker Says
• ERISA Arbitration In The Wake Of 9th Circ. Schwab Ruling
• Chinese Investor Wins $2.2M Over EB-5 Fraud Scheme
• Red Robin Defends $519M Bid Refusal As PE Firm Eyes Fight
• Cleary Steers Angelo Gordon's $1.3B Asian Real Estate Fund
• Locke Lord Nabs Dispute Resolution Partner In London
• Fenwick-Led Peloton Gears Up For Potential $1.1B IPO
• Retrial Jury Hears Ex-JPMorgan Banker Shared Inside Info
• MIT Taps Goodwin To Investigate School's Epstein Ties
• GE Must Refer Disputes In $2.6B Deal To Experts, Suit Says
• Merrill Hit With $300K Fine For Spotty Transaction Records
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Chicago Fire, Ceruzzi
• Workers' Challenge Of 401(k) Fees Time-Barred, BTG Says
• Platinum Loss Mention Didn't Skew Bribery Trial, Feds Say
• OPTrust, ICG Consortium Lob $322M Bid For Pacific Energy
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Expanding The Meaning Of Diversity
• Ripple Effect Of Atty's Job Hunt Touches 1MDB Case
• Kosovo Man Cops To Role In $19M Galanis Stock Fraud
• State AGs Sue SEC Over 'Watered-Down' Broker Conduct Rule
• Ex-JPMorgan Banker Denies Criminal Intent As Retrial Begins
• MIT Epstein Letter Shows Pres. Should Testify, Workers Say
• SEC Asks Judge To OK Judgment In $36M Bar Works Fraud
• AmTrust Escapes Investors' Suit Over Financial Restatements
• 1st Circ. Skeptical Of F-Squared SEC Disgorgement Clawback
• Greystar Seeks To Ax Suit Challenging 401(k) Plan Fees
• Real Estate Rumors: Deutsche, Walton Street, Lennar
• Ex-Cantor Traders Must Face SEC Commission-Splitting Suit
• Elliott Reveals $3.2B AT&T Stake, Calls For Divestitures
• Trader's Gripe About ALJ 'Irrelevant,' 2nd Circ. Judge Says
• Boston Properties Nabs Suburban Mass. Offices For $106M
• Callon Activist Blasts Carrizo Oil Tie-Up, Wants Sale
• Investors Can't Get Restitution For Bribery, Says Och-Ziff Unit
• Full 5th Circ. Rules FHFA Is Unconstitutionally Structured
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• Shkreli Claims Ex-Investor's Son Duped Him Into Debt Note
• Judge Doubts BlackRock Participants' 'Clever' ERISA Suit
• Clearinghouse Standards Get Regulators' Selective Backing
• SEC's Fee Program Is 'Power Grab,' Exchanges Tell DC Circ.
• Ex-CEO's $40M Loss Deductions Not Legitimate, Justices Told
• Court OKs $10M Deal In Morgan Stanley Adviser Expense Suit
• Tower Research Can't Duck Korean Futures Suit: Investors
• Real Estate Rumors: Bonjour, Blackstone, Cason
• Taxation With Representation: Debevoise, Wachtell, Gibson
• Pa. Justices Urged To Reject Consumer Law Expansion
• Tax, Wealth Planning Pro Joins Fox Rothschild In Minneapolis
• MIT Workers Won't Call Fidelity CEO As Witness In ERISA Suit
• Lowe's Can't Skip Suit Over 401(k) Plan's $1B Investment
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Unsolicited Bid Drives Up Syncora Acquisition To $429M
• 2nd Circ. Revives Objector's Fee Fight In $3B Petrobras Deal
• 5 Key Takeaways From The SEC's Proxy Guidance
• How The Wayback Machine Can Strengthen Your Case
• Mutual Funds Should Stay Out Of Shareholder Litigation
• Class Attys Nab $8.4M Cut Of $24M Anthem 401(k) Settlement
• Most ERISA Claims In Suit Over MIT 401(k) Plan Head To Trial
• Skanska Selling 3 Buildings To Credit Suisse For $236M
• US Solar Developer Receives $100M From Crayhill Capital
• Ex-Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley Adviser Cops To Bogus Fund
• Georgetown Wants Workers' Appeal Quashed For Lateness
• Options Clearing Co. To Pay $20M To Settle SEC, CFTC Claims
• J&J Asks Court To Toss 401(k) Savers' Suit Over Stock-Drop
• Equity Group Contests Bankrupt RAIT Financial's Sale Rush
• Volcker Revisions Overhaul Proprietary Trading, Compliance
• SEC Judges' Due Process An 'Empty Promise,' 5th Circ. Told
• Draft Civil Procedure Jurisdictional Rule Needs A Tweak
• Investors Land Partial Certification In Forex Suit
• ABB Suit Shows Danger Of 'Scorched Earth' Approach
• Many Banks Beat Price-Fix Suit, For Now, But Several Remain
• DeVry Investors Reach $27.5M Settlement In Stock Drop Suit
• BlackRock Can't Dodge Most Of $100M ERISA Suit
• NCAA, Yahoo Denied Access To Hoops Corruption Evidence
• Overseas Firms Ask High Court To Block Madoff Clawbacks
• Investor Floats $40M Deal With Banks In Libor-Rigging Case
• Greenwave Wants $250M For Opportunity Zone Fund
• RAIT Financial Opens Ch. 11 With $174M Stalking Horse Bid
• Mining Investors Victimized By Och-Ziff Bribes, Judge Finds
• SEC's Proxy Reform Emphasizes Accountability, Transparency
• Bankrupt Insys Plans Fentanyl Spray Sale To Competitor