Asset Management Archive » March, 2020

Asset Management - March, 2020

309 articles

• Teva Can't Nix ERISA Suit Over Excessive Fee Allegations
• Madoff Investors Ask 2nd Circ. To Keep $41M In Ponzi Profits
• SEC Grants Rare Compliance-Related Whistleblower Award
• Synchrony Wins Toss Of Investor Suit Over Walmart Exit
• Feds Ask 2nd Circ. To Nix Ex-SocGen Exec's Fugitive Appeal
• 3 Keys To Ensure Virtual Shareholder Meetings Go Smoothly
• Law Firm Pay Cuts, Layoffs Will Likely Multiply
• Crypto Fund, Telemedicine Firm Must Arbitrate Claims
• Tower Research Dodges Most Claims In Futures Spoofing Suit
• 3 Steps To Building Effective Teams While On Lockdown
• Bay Capital Used 'Bold-Faced Lie' In B&N Suit, Chancery Says
• 2nd Circ. Won't Nix Insider Trading Plea Deal Over 'Error'
• Ex-Robinson Brog Estate Tax Pro Joins Fox Rothschild In NY
• Real Estate Rumors: China Oceanwide, Silverstein, Ivy Realty
• MIT Workers' Attys Push For $6M Fees After $18M ERISA Deal
• REIT Ares Commercial Loans $41M For NJ Apartments
• Private Infrastructure Investment And The COVID-19 Pandemic
• Crypto Fraud Suspects Can't Get Out Of Jail Over COVID-19
• 4th Circ. Urged To Revisit FERC Timeliness On $35M Penalty
• Adapting Executive Pay Decisions To COVID-19 Impact
• Law Firm Mergers Dry Up Due To Coronavirus Pandemic
• Client Advocacy Tips For Remote Hearings During COVID-19
• How To Conduct Depositions Remotely
• Kirkland, Skadden Steer SMBC And Ares' $384M Alliance
• Ex-BigLaw Atty To Be Freed From Miami Jail Due To Virus Risk
• High Court Won't Let UPenn Challenge ERISA Suit's Revival
• The Attys And Legal Logic Behind Stay-At-Home Orders
• Bank Regulators Unveil 2-Year Delay For CECL Adopters
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Can't Use Pandemic To Skirt Jail, Feds Say
• Fidelity Must Face Trial Over Duty To Monitor 401(k) Plan
• COVID-19 Crisis Exposes Libor Replacement's Weaknesses
• Brookfield Seeks Chancery Stay Or Toss Of Terraform Claims
• Window Co. Investors' Suit Dismissed For Lacking Clarity
• Citing COVID-19, SEC Eases More Filing Requirements
• A Guide To Zealously Representing Clients During COVID-19
• Attys Call Quinn Emanuel's Sanctions Bid 'Waste Of Time'
• Big Chunk Of Goldman Sex Bias Class Booted To Arbitration
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Motley Rice Defeats Rajaratnam's RICO Suit For Good
• Ex-Merrill Lynch Trader Wants Spoofing Scheme Charge Axed
• UPenn Says ERISA Circuit Conflict Warrants Justices' Review
• Feds Urge Small-Dollar Bank Lending Amid COVID-19 Crisis
• Jailed Ex-BigLaw Atty Wants Bail Restored Before Sentencing
• SEC Staff Offers Road Map For COVID-19 Risk Disclosures
• Minority Investment Tips To Preserve Small-Business Status
• Deals Rumor Mill: SoftBank, Neiman Marcus, UniCredit
• Tilton Quits, Then Returns, After Losing Patriarch Sale Control
• British Land Extends $547M Credit Facility Amid COVID-19
• Beazer Homes Wants Out Of Derivative Suit
• Signet To Pay $240M To End Harassment-Linked Investor Suit
• 7 Ways Attys Can Create The Right Home Office Environment
• 17,000-Member Class OK'd In Transamerica ERISA Suit
• Energy Services Group Buys Solar Farm Builder In $37M Deal
• 7th Circ. Backs Northwestern's Win In ERISA Fee Battle
• US Banks Escape Bond Price-Fix Suit
• REIT Claims Royal Bank Of Canada Is Exploiting Market Crisis
• NY Fed Beats 'Narrow Bank' Master Account Suit
• Musicians' Pension Trustees Strike $27M Deal In ERISA Suit
• Russia To Ease Taxes, Hit Foreign-Fund Gains Due To Virus
• SEC Broadens Relief Efforts For Virus-Affected Cos., Funds
• Andrus Wagstaff 401(k) Participant Ends Nationwide Fee Suit
• TD Ameritrade Investor Seeks Halt Of $26B Schwab Deal
• 10 E-Discovery Challenges Caused By COVID-19
• Cash Management For REITs And Funds In Uncertain Times
• Nationwide Accused Of Cheating 401(k) Plan Out Of $142M
• Fortress Patent Fight Shows Abusive Litigation Hurts Startups
• Feds Say Don't Release Crypto Fraud Suspects Due To Virus
• Jefferies Adds $10M To Federal Drug Packaging Partnership
• 7th Circ. Upholds Chicago Exchanges' Antitrust Win
• Feds Fight Ex-Atty's Bid To Nix Crypto Money Laundering Rap
• Fed Will Scale Back Bank Exams Amid COVID-19 Crisis
• Real Estate Rumors: CenterPoint, Kaufman, Javier Cervera
• EP Energy's Ch. 11 Plan Scrapped As Oil Prices Plunge
• Del. Judge Warns $6.2M Dispute Could Tank Celadon Ch. 11
• SmartStop REIT Buys New 970-Unit Florida Facility
• Credit Facility Accessibility During The COVID-19 Pandemic
• SEC Grants Investment Funds Relief Amid Pandemic
• Virus-Related Turmoil Threatens Prudential Unit's IPO Plans
• Public Interest Groups Call For Federal Rulemaking Freeze
• BigLaw Leaders Must Prepare For COVID-19 Economic Fallout
• Adviser To Pay $35M In SEC Action Over Hiding Losses
• Aussie Bank Scores $256M Emirati Investment
• Churchill Raises $2B For PE-Focused Lending Fund
• DOJ Backs Fortress Against Apple, Intel Antitrust Suit
• CalSTRS Lands $992M Loan For National Property Portfolio
• SEC Relaxes Rules For Transfer Agents Impacted By Virus
• Neuberger Says Justices' Intel Ruling Can't Save 401(k) Suit
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Tossing Of Republic Airways Investor Suit
• 3 Ways Leaders Can Improve Remote Work For Lawyers
• Tips For Online Mediation In The Age Of Social Distancing
• 4 Cases Show Growing Reach Of Federal Fraud Statutes
• Crypto Fraud Suspects Seek Release Over COVID-19 Fears
• Drug Cos. Say 'Buy US' Order Would Hurt COVID-19 Response
• Pension Fund Escapes Kroger Workers' ERISA Suit
• Australia's Legislators OK $48B For Coronavirus Mitigation
• Trader Pals Will Pay $4.6M For $28M 'Layering' Fraud
• 1st Circ. Says F-Squared Can't Recoup $7.7M Over SEC Probe
• Cleary Reps Fintech Platform For $146M In Funding
• 1st Circ. Rejects Fraudster Atty's Ineffective Counsel Claim
• Investors Can't Get $614M In Fees From Stuy Town Sale
• Pandemic Deemed 'Perfect Storm' For Fraud In The Markets
• LendingTree Can't Slip ResCap's Quest For $68.5M Judgment
• Market Turmoil Begins To Strain Even Blank-Check Deals
• Updating Publicly Traded Company Disclosures For COVID-19
• Investors Cite Atty Conflict In $3.1M Fraud Suit DQ Bid
• Madoff Feeder Fund Investors Seek Toss Of Clawback Case
• Taxation With Representation: Simpson, Perkins, Kirkland
• Workers Blast Home Depot's Attack On Would-Be 401(k) Class
• Hedge Fund Hits Back In $100M Citadel Trade Secrets Dispute
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• State Groups Ask Trump For Rulemaking Halt Amid Outbreak
• FINRA Hires Schwab Exec To New Financial Crimes Post
• App Makers Say 'Predatory' Fortress Patents Justify Discovery
• Chinese Investors Say They Lost $4.2M In Bar Works Fraud
• SEC Settles PetMed Insider Trading Claims For $1.25M
• Convicted Insurance Exec Faces Probe For Juror 'Intimidation'
• Ill. Justices Say Investment Co. Acted As Bank In Doctor's Suit
• Dealing With D&O Liability Caused By COVID-19 Pandemic
• The Rising COVID-19 Bankruptcy Risks
• How Cos., Asset Managers Can Plan For Physical Climate Risk
• Retired Exec Asks 2nd Circ. To Void Insider-Trading Rap
• Union Fund Can't Hold Wholesale Grocer Liable In $58M Suit
• UK REIT Sells 4 Properties For $42M Amid Virus Uncertainty
• Ex-REIT Exec's Conviction For Securities Fraud Stands
• US Bank Beats Crisis-Era RMBS Suit With 'Champerty' Arg
• Justices Asked To Review Seyfarth Tax Shelter RICO Suit
• PBGC Flags Dura Auto's Ch. 11 Docs For Lack Of Pension Info
• Virus Prompts SEC To Ease Deadlines For Delayed Audit Trail
• Former DOJ Atty Weighs In On Ex-Traders' Misconduct Claims
• LibbyHoopes Atty's Threat To Priest In SEC Case Irks Judge
• A Work-From-Home Tech Checklist For Law Firms
• Workers Call DST Bid To Boot ERISA Counsel A Delay Tactic
• Workers Say AutoZone Must Face $60M Suit Over 401(k) Plan
• Customers Sue Robinhood Financial Over Platform Crash
• Public Storage Drops $1.27B National Storage Bid 
• Financial Agencies Urged To Halt All Non-COVID Rulemakings
• Amid Virus, SEC Vows Public-Comment Deadline Flexibility
• Board Discussions In The Era Of Down-Round Financings
• Asset Manager Pushes For €15M 'Incentive' Fee Payout
• New Zealand Unveils $1.7B Coronavirus Business Tax Relief
• SEC Says Fla. Men Traded On PetMed Insider Info
• 7 Keys To Keeping Your Firm Inclusive In The Coronavirus Era
• Pandemic May Disrupt Discovery In Credit Suisse Forex Case
• EU Regulators Extend Short Selling Bans To Slow Slump
• Calif. Financier Seeks Sanctions For 'Abusive' Opposing Atty
• Hotel Investor Can't Sanction Morgan Stanley Salesman
• Raydon Workers Win Class Cert. In ERISA Suit
• Libor Transition Plans Could Take Hit From COVID-19 Turmoil
• Westport Capital Found Liable For Defrauding Investors
• No Early Win For SEC, Alleged Ponzi Schemer In $3.8M Suit
• SEC, NYSE Urge Open Markets As COVID-19 Spurs Telework
• Sanford Heisler, 3 Others To Share Lead In GE Suit After Feud
• RAIT Funding 'Surprised' By Creditor's $29M Ch. 11 Claim
• NexPoint Hospitality Delays Close Of $318M Condor Purchase
• Ex-Fugees Star Wears 'Hazmat Gear' In NY Court Fearing Virus
• UK Homebuilder Gets Herbert Smith-Led $306M Investment
• FICO Under DOJ Probe For 'Exclusionary Conduct'
• Pa. Claim Limits Ruling Will Clarify Consumer Protections
• Cboe Looks To Stymie Judgment In VIX Manipulation Case
• FedEx Seeks To Escape Investors' Cyberattack Suit
• REIT Armada Hoffler Sells 7 Retail Properties For $107M
• 10 Ways To Continue Biz Development During Coronavirus
• Baker Botts Leads $325M Liberty TripAdvisor Funding
• SEC Relaxes Rules For In-Person Activity Amid Coronavirus
• Ballard Spahr, Mandel Fight Crypto Investors' Sanctions Bid
• Brookfield Seeks Exit From Investor Suit Over Energy Co. Buy
• Investment Adviser Copped To Fraud In Recording, SEC Says
• SEC's Renewed Scrutiny Of Fund Names May Target 'ESG'
• Cases Against Ex-American Apparel CEO Stay Separate
• Quinn Emanuel Beats DQ Bid In Oligarch-Tied Chancery Suit
• Fla. Man Accused Of Money Laundering In $30M CD Scam
• Quinn Emanuel Wants Sanctions For 'Caustic' Fraud Claim
• Without Bankruptcy, States Step In To Help Insolvent Pot Cos.
• Pa. Firms Face $47M Malpractice Suit For Their 'Abject Defeat'
• Virtu Scores Win Over Ex-Worker Who Copied 'Secret Sauce'
• Real Estate Rumors: Amazon, Starwood, WE Communications
• Conduit Trust Plans Likely Need Post-SECURE Act Tuneup
• 7 Ethics Considerations For Lawyers Using Lead Generators
• Camping World Settles Investors' Fraud Suit For $12.5M
• Seyfarth Picks Up Ex-Skadden Corp. Tax Pro For NY Office
• 4 Firms Steer As Cincinnati Bell Takes Macquarie's $2.9B Offer
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Coronavirus: The Latest Court Closures And Restrictions
• China Housed 28% Of Foreign Cos. Sued By Investors In 2019
• Ex-BigLaw Atty's Freedom Ends After Backer Bails On Him
• Real Estate Rumors: BlackRock, 13th Floor Homes, UCLA
• Bernstein Litowitz, Robbins Geller Led Investor Deals In 2019
• Advisers Act Update: Custody, Proxies, Performance Rules
• DC Circ. Looks Unlikely To Revive Ex-GWU Worker ERISA Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Magic Leap, Tegna, WeDoctor
• Activist Bow Street Takes Aim At Mack-Cali's CEO, Board
• Suit Says Salesforce's 401(k) Mismanagement Cost Workers
• Growth Slows In Global Services Trade As Virus Takes Hold
• SunTrust To Pay $29M To End Class Suit Over 401(k) Roster
• OMV To Sell $2.2B In Assets To Fund $4.68B Borealis Deal
• Surgeon Can't Knock Out Verdict For Sidley's $1.8M Fees
• SEC Eases Disclosures For Certain Variable Products
• Justices Urged To Hear 'Tremendously Important' ERISA Case
• Deutsche Leaders, Cleary Named In Bank Investor Suit
• Cornell Workers Can't Get 2nd Stab At Recordkeeping Claims
• UK's Prudential Preps Partial IPO Of US-Based Insurance Arm
• New Pipelines Are Needed To Close Law School Diversity Gap
• 2 Stable Value Fund Cases Highlight Risks For Plan Sponsors
• Real Estate Rumors: Park Place Financial, Spear Street, Moran
• Armstrong Teasdale Adds 5 Attorneys To Roster
• Mutual Fund Settles Already-Tossed Investor Suit For $3.3M
• Perrigo Wins Transfer Of $555M Fraud Suit To NJ
• Sri Lanka Prevails In Hotel Project Expropriation Fight
• Madoff Investor Seeks Hold On $2.8M Clawback Trial
• SEC Wins Emergency Block On Suspected Securities Scam
• Internet Marketer Admits Role In Investment Video Scam
• TransCanada, Ex-Columbia Execs Sued Again Over $13B Deal
• SEC's Roisman Eyes More Changes To Proxy Voting Rules
• Goldman Sachs To Invest Up To $275M In Solar Energy JV
• Missed Depo Likely Cost Trader $36M SEC Case, Judge Says
• Equity Residential Sells SF-Area Apartments For $248M
• Dems Pitch Bill To Shed Light On Lump Sum Pension Payouts
• Onshore CLOs May Make Sense For Insurer Investors
• Ill. Futures Trader Gets 32 Months In Jail For Fraud Scheme
• How To Search For A Transformational Law Firm COO
• SEC OKs $5M Loan In Direct Lending Investments Suit
• SEC Asks Staff To Work From Home After Virus Scare At HQ
• Invesco To Pay $3.5M To End ERISA Suit Over 401(k) Lineup
• Alantra, Enagás Join Forces For $170M Clean Energy Fund
• 4 Ethics Tips For Lawyers As Coronavirus Spreads
• CFPB Suit Says Fifth Third Opened Unauthorized Accounts
• Market Turbulence Throws IPO Pipeline Into Question
• Ex-Ropes & Gray Attys Launch Commercial Litigation Firm
• Tenet Unit Slapped With Suit Over Stock Incentive Plan
• Activism, ESG And Coronavirus Are Hot Topics For M&A Attys
• Susman Godfrey, Entwistle Seek To Co-Lead Merger Suit
• Ex-American Realty Execs Keep $40M Insurance Row In Md.
• Wilson Sonsini-Represented Twitter Gets $1B, Dorsey Stays
• Judge Says No 'Rubber Stamp' To End BNY Mellon RMBS Suit
• Keep Your Client Out Of The Courtroom During Voir Dire
• High Court Won't Weigh Ex-Trader's SEC Admin Claims
• Ocwen, Wells Fargo Aim To Sink ERISA Suit Over 2008 Crisis
• Ares Sells Stake In European Real Estate Portfolio For $1B
• Feds Seek Up To 27 Years For Investment Boss In $10M Fraud
• SEC Plan To Expand Private Offerings Draws Mixed Response
• Real Estate Rumors: Neville Rodie, NeueHouse, Pace
• Asset Mgr. Piles Onto Perrigo Price-Fixing, Securities Claims
• $100M Ponzi Victims Might Recoup Websites Instead Of Cash
• US Deloitte & PwC Firms Seek To Beat Oil Co. Securities Suit
• Pension Fund Says WWE Hid Souring Saudi Relations
• Labaton Rebuke Sends Message: Botch Fees And Pay A Price
• A Possible Limit On High Court 2005 Agency Deference Ruling
• Cravath Steers US Foods' $970M Buy Of Smart Foodservice
• Steps For Cos. Reacting To Anonymous Short-Seller Claims
• It Can Be Risky For Litigators To Advise On Litigation Funding
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Northern Trust Escapes Mom And Daughter's Fiduciary Suit
• Pharma Investor Says $11M Public Offering Breached Contract
• Baker McKenzie Hires 3 For New Financial Regulatory Group
• Brookfield Raises Cincinnati Bell Bid Again To $2.85B
• NC Insurance Exec, Consultant Guilty Of Bribing State Official
• Prison Operator Says Child Detention Claims Are Defamatory
• SEC Sues 3 Ex-Woodbridge Sales Agents Over Ponzi Scheme
• CenturyLink Escapes ERISA Suit Over 401(k) Plan
• Real Estate Rumors: Acres Capital, Blackstone, Saperean
• Goldman Sachs Directors Will Take Pay Cut To Ditch Suit
• Justices Seem Amenable To Equitable SEC Disgorgement
• 4th Circ. Ruling Gives FERC More Time For Penalties
• Stop Asking Bar Applicants About Mental Illness
• Norway's Wealth Fund Drops $749M On Tokyo Building Stake
• Feds Say Dying Madoff Shouldn't Be Released From Prison
• Christian Radio Star Ponzi Investors Agree To Return $185K
• Justices Likely Aiming To Fix SEC Disgorgement, Not Ditch It
• Broker Says Deutsche Bank Cleared $8.5M In Ponzi Transfers
• Feds Seek Prison For Ex-Investment Manager In FATCA Case
• SEC Offers Filing Relief To Companies Hit By Coronavirus
• Nonclass Attys Get Cut Of $10M Morgan Stanley Wage Deal
• Judge Scolds Sanford, Block Attys Over Fight To Lead GE Suit
• Logan's Roadhouse Parent Can Tap $12M In Ch. 11 Financing
• Couple Want Judge Recused In Dorsey & Whitney Condo Suit
• High Court Must Reject Unconstitutional La. Abortion Law
• Shvo Venture Lands $210M In Financing For Broadway Buy
• Teva Wants 'Scattershot' 401(k) Fee Suit Scrapped
• Brookfield Again Sweetens Cincinnati Bell Deal To $2.8B
• What The Coronavirus Means For Arbitration And Mediation
• Justices Prioritize Victim Payments In SEC Disgorgement Args
• Goodwin-Steered Bregal Sagemount Fund Hits Cap At $1.5B
• Puerto Rico Pension Needs Trustee, Bondholders Tell 1st Circ.
• Court Weighs NY's Investigative Power In Bitfinex Appeal
• Ideanomics Investors Say Execs Are To Blame For Stock Drop
• Radom Capital Lands $105M Loan For Houston Project
• Royal Park Ends 6-Year RMBS Fight With BNY Mellon
• What Congress Misses About Universal Injunctions
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Lessons From 'Italian Summer Camp'
• Gunderson Dettmer Reps Hearing Loss Co. On $105M Funding
• SEC Should Rethink Investor Protection In Digital Asset Space
• Ex-Hedge Fund CEO Fights 'Flawed' $110M Restitution Bid
• 2nd Circ. Doubts Investors' Latest Shot At Madoff Associate
• The ERISA Class Cert. Tripwire In High Court's Intel Decision
• Logan's Roadhouse Parent Opens Ch. 11 With Sale Plan
• Weil-Steered CPP Leads Waymo's $2.3B 1st Funding Round
• SEC's Disgorgement Power Faces Possible High Court Muzzle
• Rapper TI Exits Suit Alleging Endorsement Of FLiK ICO
• Investors Can Seek UK Trader's Testimony In Forex Suit
• Worker Says Greystar Arbitration Pact Doesn't Nix ERISA Suit
• SEC Seeks Input On How To Wipe Out Misleading Fund Names
• Prepare Your Law Firm Tech For Coronavirus Impact
• London Mixed-Use Portfolio Trades Hands For $312M
• Atty Tips To Avoid 'Scope Creep' And Malpractice Claims
• Cannabis Blank Check Co. Among 2 IPOs Filed Totaling $350M
• Trump Plan To Nix Audit Watchdog Would Hurt Markets
• DLA Piper Guides Cresset's $465M Opportunity Zone Fund
• 'Secret' Talks Doom GE's Arbitrator Picks, Union Fund Says
• FedEx Tries To Shake Derivative Suit Over Cyberattack