Asset Management Archive » April, 2020

Asset Management - April, 2020

274 articles

• Ex-SEC Examiner's Data Theft Trial Delayed Due To Pandemic
• Real Estate Rumors: SL Green, NationsBenefits, Walgreens
• Mass. Adviser Defrauded Investors Out Of $10M, Feds Say
• Key Tax Considerations For Secondary Sales Of Private Funds
• 5 Great-Recession Lessons GCs Must Remember Today
• Coronavirus Q&A: Akerman's Real Estate Chair
• Pandemic May Prompt Legislative Action On Court Deadlines
• Del. Justices Uphold Demand For AmerisourceBergen Docs
• Boeing Trust Smacks Teva With Another Suit Over Price Hikes
• Bardin Hill Inks 2nd Ch. 11 Deal For Dura Assets
• Fair Isaac Wants Lenders' Antitrust Suits Lumped Together
• J&J Beats ERISA Suit Over Asbestos In Baby Powder
• BNY Mellon May Have To Face Trust Fund Selection Suit
• 11th Circ. OKs Analyst's $1.25M Trial Win Against Priderock
• Judge Mulls Fairness Of Nomura Bond Traders' Prosecutions
• Pillsbury Adds DLA, Reed Smith Attys To Restructuring Team
• Applying PPP Loan Affiliation Rules To PE Portfolio Cos.
• Judging A Book: Richardson Reviews 'Criminal Dissent'
• Critics Attack SEC For 'Guerrilla Governance' Of Fund Fees
• Tegna Shareholder Slams Pre-Proxy Vote 'Smear Campaign'
• Sidley Adds 2 Investment Funds Partners From Shearman
• Bernstein Litowitz Looks To Lead Fluor Stock-Drop Action
• SEC Pays Whistleblower $18M After Tips Spurred Bigger Case
• CFTC Commissioner Quintenz To Leave Agency In October
• 9th Circ. Turns Away BlackRock Workers' Class Cert. Appeal
• Warren, Ocasio-Cortez Float Merger Ban During Pandemic
• Navigating Digitized Mortgage Processes During COVID-19
• Tips For Minimizing Law Firm Liability During COVID-19
• Chancery Rejects Legal Fees For Acquitted Cantor Trader
• Goldman Says Attys' Note On Arbitration Out Of Bounds
• ADM Collects $630M For Private Credit Investments In Asia
• Blackstone's $1.47B NIBC Deal In Doubt Due To COVID-19
• How Investors Can Manage Asia Data Center Acquisitions
• 3 Recommendations For Cos. Considering Litigation Finance
• ESOP Investors Claim Pipe Co. Stock Buyback Violated ERISA
• After Probe, Ex-BigLaw Atty Becomes Pot Co. CEO
• NJ Union Benefit Funds File ERISA Suit Against Pa. Telecom
• Real Estate Rumors: DLA Piper, US Bank, Hales Franciscan
• Trader Joe's Ex-Workers Can't Guess 401(k) Fees, Judge Says
• RBC Unit To Pay SEC $3.8M Over Mutual Fund Share Pricing
• A Proposed Technology-Assisted Review Framework
• Suit Says Barrick Hurt Thousands By Mishandling 401(k) Plan
• Latham Steers Cancer Therapy Biz's $200M Funding Round
• Libyan Wealth Fund Wins Battle To Bankrupt Developer
• Jones Day Guides Twin River's $180M Purchase Of 3 Casinos
• DOJ Doubles Down On Fortress Support Against Apple, Intel
• EBSA Head Stepping Down From Labor Dept.
• Feds Block PE, Hedge Funds From Small-Biz Virus Relief
• Investors Fight Kevin Hart's Bid To Nix Crypto Scam Suit
• White & Case Guides Takeda In Asset Sale Worth Up To $670M
• Pandemic Means Crisis Plans In Future Exec Comp Packages
• Real Estate Rumors: JCR Capital, SL Green, PNC Bank
• How Lawyers Can Find Equanimity In Crisis
• Epstein's Ex Plans Bid To Dismiss Sex Case Despite Warning
• Taxation With Representation: Debevoise, Kirkland, Skadden
• Bausch Says Insurers Can't Skirt Coverage For Allergan Case
• Kirkland, Maples Steer Blank Check Co.'s $360M Debut
• HK Regulators Warn About Volatility Of Oil Futures Market
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ex-Pimco CEO Asks To Start 'Varsity Blues' Term At Home
• Credit Suisse Wipes Out $288M Loss Over Flawed Appraisal
• Labaton Approved To Lead Spirit AeroSystems Investor Suit
• Calif. Appeals Court Sides With E-Trade In $3.3B IP Row
• No DQ For Atty Who Might Be A Witness In $3.1M Fraud Case
• 7th Circ. Won't Rethink Chicago Exchanges' Antitrust Row
• Feds Say Identity Thief Invented A Phony Securities Regulator
• Real Estate Rumors: HomeStreet Bank, Starbucks, M&T Bank
• Chancery Won't Pause $650M Terraform Deal Suit
• The Divide Between Courts On Ch. 11 Trustee Fees
• Market Decline Will Have Diverse Repercussions For Cos.
• Unique Small Biz Virus Relief Concerns For Brokers, Advisers
• Slate Asset Management Wraps Up $269M Real Estate Fund
• Wall Street Group Says Audit Trail Pact Unfairly Shifts Liability
• Courts Should Look To 3 Bar Exam Alternatives During Crisis
• Tips For Settling An ERISA Class Action
• 3rd Circ. Won't Cut Jail Time Of Ex-Atty Claiming Bad Counsel
• Harvest Partners Lands New Compliance Chief From Oaktree
• Oil Co. Says Either It Owns Mineral Rights Or It's Owed $3.5M
• 'No Reason To Delay' Judgment In VIX Manipulation Case
• SEC Floats Overhaul Of Investment Fund Valuation Rules
• Laos Wants Idaho Businessman Held Liable For $3.7M Award
• Latham Steers Brookfield's $500M Bet On Real Estate Platform
• Ex-Morgan Stanley Analyst Accuses Bank Of Sexist Culture
• Pandemic Could Be Spark For Private Equity Powder Keg
• Developer Says Investors OK'd Loans At Heart Of EB-5 Suit
• Mitigating Fraud Risk During COVID-19 Crisis
• Investors Fight Bid To Nix Mexican Bond Price-Fixing Suit
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Axis Owes Northrop Defense Of ERISA Suit
• Are Litigation Funding Documents Protected From Discovery?
• SEC Wants $14M From Offshore Firm In Alleged Fraud Ring
• Ropes & Gray Helps Cyprium Land $445M For 5th PE Fund
• Hedge Fund Fined €20M In France For Filing False Reports
• Bernstein Litowitz To Lead Investor Suits Against Mattel, PwC
• Robbins Geller, Pomerantz Vie For Lead In Southwest Suit
• Virus Prompts SEC To Delay Audit Trail Reporting Deadlines
• Tilton Calls Dura Creditors' Bid For Ch. 11 Suit 'Waste Of Time'
• Zohar, Tilton Urged To Cooperate On New Manager Picks
• Quantlab Founder Asks Chancery To Stop Texas Suit
• Calif. Ruling Should Ease Cross-Border Business Concerns
• Virus-Prompted Market Volatility May Expose Fraud Schemes
• How COVID-19 Might Uproot Centuries Of Litigation Traditions
• Windstream Says It's Close To Tying Up Uniti Lease Deal
• AmTrust Investors' Last Shot At Restatements Suit Fails
• Dechert Steers As CVC Tops Goal With $657M Credit Fund
• Kirkland, Baker Steer $1B JV To Build Data Centers In Japan
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Asks Court To Sanction OneCoin Investors
• Investors Want Chancery To Block 'Proxy Put' Campaign
• SEC Must Take Ski-Trip Bribery Suit Against Analyst To Trial
• Judge Slams Blockvest's 'Egregious Misconduct' In SEC Fight
• Coronavirus Q&A: Littler's Benefits Practice Co-Chair
• COVID-19 Considerations For Private Equity Fund Sponsors
• Former Och-Ziff Exec Freed A Week Early Over COVID-19
• High Court Won't Hear Broker's Challenge To FINRA Immunity
• Tips For Commercial Mortgage Borrowers Affected By COVID
• Consider Legal Ramifications Before Recording Video Calls
• Unintended Potential For Disaster In Gov't Economic Lifelines
• Rethinking The Open Office In Light Of COVID-19
• Pension Fund Fights To Keep Ocwen ERISA Suit Alive
• Gain Capital Investor Aims To Block $236M Merger
• Q1 India Private Equity Real Estate Investment Fell 62%
• Vinson Reps Energy Co. In $400M Investment
• PE Firm Secures $1.5B For European Specialty Lending Fund
• Pulling Up Stakes: K&L Gates, Jones Day, Cooley
• Bank Regulators Urge 'Risk-Based' Approach To AML Exams
• NY Banking Regulator Softens Meeting Rules For Pandemic
• SEC Wins Fraud Suit Over Microcap Co.'s Fake Public Filings
• Putnam Strikes $12.5M Deal To End ERISA Class Action
• Proskauer Steers Arbour Lane's $1.2B Credit Fund
• KPMG's Arbitration Bid Nixed In $1.8B Drug Test Co. Fight
• AmerisouceBergen Wants Shared Docs Blocked In Del. Appeal
• Addressing Temp Worker Cyber Breach Risk At Financial Cos.
• Emory U. Settles ERISA Class Action With 45,000 Workers
• 3 Tips For Deposing Difficult Witnesses Remotely
• OneCoin Investors Urge Judge Not To Scrap $4B Fraud Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Wilmington Trust Inks $19.5M Deal To End ERISA Class Action
• SEC Awards $27M Bounty To 'Tenacious' Whistleblower
• Dallas Man, His 3 Cos. Will Pay SEC $5.9M To End Oil Claims
• Dura Creditors Seek OK To Sue Tilton, Patriarch In Del. Ch. 11
• Fox Brings On Ex-Holland & Knight Tax-Planning Pro
• Cannabis Firm Using Crisis To Hide Shortfall, Investors Say
• Liu V. SEC Offers Opportunity For Clarity In Disgorgement Law
• Crisis-Era RMBS Investors Dispute US Bank's 'Champerty' Win
• 4th Circ. Won't Reconsider FERC Timeliness On $35M Penalty
• CFTC Sues Fintech Investment Group Over Compcoin Fraud
• Epstein's Ex Not Likely To Toss Battery Suit, Judge Says
• Unions Say Next Virus Relief Package Needs Pension Reform
• $4M Forfeiture Brings DC Solar Ponzi Recovery To $120M
• Tilton Seeks Del. Court Nod For Limited Patriarch Comeback
• Celadon Urged To Mediate $6.2M Receivables Fight In Ch. 11
• 4 Key Issues Clouding COVID-19 Small Biz Loan Program
• Morgan Stanley Vet Heads To Bressler Amery & Ross
• Real Estate Rumors: DE Shaw, Anderson Capital, LIHC
• Hedge Fund Boss' $20M Fraud Trial Set For June
• Insider Trading Enforcement And COVID Political Intelligence
• Performance Sports Execs Must Face Securities Fraud Suit
• SEC Staff Urges Investment Cos. To Update Info Despite Virus
• New Jersey's Plan For 2020 Law Grads Is Brilliant
• BlackRock Cements $5.1B Global Energy Infrastructure Fund
• Madoff Aide Loses Virus-Based Bid For Early Prison Release
• 'Damning Picture' Of Fund Admin Seen In Ponzi Scheme Suit
• Banks Must Watch Out For Fraud Revelations Amid Pandemic
• Ex-Brixmor Bosses' Securities Fraud Trial Set For January
• E-Trade Fights Rival's Bid For Do-Over In $3.3B IP Row
• Apple Says DOJ Is Contradicting Itself By Backing Fortress
• 10th Circ. Won't Touch Alleged 'Double Recovery' Award
• M&T Bank Workers Get Initial OK Of $21M ERISA Deal
• CFTC Eyes Changes To Commodity Broker Bankruptcy Rules
• Wagner Law Group Nabs DOL Veteran For Benefits Practice
• A Tax Issue Checklist For REITs Grappling With The Pandemic
• Managing E-Discovery Providers In Times Of Crisis
• State Of Class Certification: Offense In ERISA Cases
• Witness Preparation Tips For Your Next Video Deposition
• Trader Joe's Says 401(k) Fee Lawsuit Based On 'Pure Guess'
• How To Mollify Auditor Doubts Over A Co.'s Viability
• Envision Investor Seeks Class Nod In $9.9B KKR Sale Suit
• SEC Taps Ex-Cravath Litigator As Chief Accountant Counsel
• DOJ Backs $3B Madoff Fund Clawback From Overseas Banks
• Synalloy Activists Push For Changes To Metals Co. Board
• Feds Say Fraudster Atty Shouldn't Exit Prison Over Virus Fear
• Cincinnati Bell Investor Sues Over Macquarie's $2.9B Deal
• In Defense Of Virtual Mediation
• SEC Staff OKs E-Filing For Restricted Securities Sale Docs
• Gibson Guides GCM To $540M PE Co-Investment Fund
• BSR REIT Sells 3 Texas Apartments For $53M
• Exelon Execs Face Secret Lobbying Claims In Derivative Suit
• Expect More Malpractice Claims After COVID-Fueled Slump
• Banks Say Recent Rulings Doom Treasury Auction Suit
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rehear Deerfield Insider Trading Appeal
• Peeved Judge Threatens To Deep-Six $4B OneCoin Suit
• First-Quarter Securities Class Actions Respond To Outbreak
• Industry Implications Of SEC's Accredited Investor Proposal
• A Call To Action For The Coming Insurance Litigation Siege
• 'Rapacious' Businessman Ran $2M Scam, Trust Claims
• How A Small Law Firm Adapts To Remote Work
• Don't Just Delay The Bar Exam — Cancel It Forever
• Preston Hollow Gets No Relief For Nuveen's 'Lies'
• Lieff Cabraser Fights Order To Repay $1M In State Street Deal
• SEC Enforcement Expected To Surge On COVID Volatility
• SEC Urges Public Cos. To Bolster Disclosures Amid Outbreak
• Legg Mason Investor Seeks To Block Vote On Franklin Merger
• Tax Considerations For REITs In A Coronavirus-Driven Market
• Supermarket Income REIT Plans $94M Share Sale
• Proxy Firm OKs Poison Pills, Bashes Buybacks In Pandemic
• 3 Firms Guide $76M Loan For Starwood Capital's Miami HQ
• Real Estate Investment Co. Accused Of Misusing $3M
• Don't Forget Firm Culture When Adapting To Remote Work
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Outback Steakhouse To Beef Up Board After Activist Dispute
• 2nd Circ. Won't Ruffle Key Theory As Goldman Case Plows On
• DC Circ. Urged To Toss CCO's Fine For Missing Red Flags
• SEC Eases Regulations On Business Development Companies
• Real Estate Rumors: RedSky, Knotel, Starwood
• Simpson Thacher-Led Blackstone Closes $10.6B Fund
• SEC's New Variable Contract Disclosures Promote Readability
• Beware Intense Insider Trading Scrutiny In Current Climate
• ERISA Fiduciary Best Practices During Market Instability
• SEC Unit Highlights 4 Key 'Best Interest' Exam Focus Areas
• Wells Fargo Can't Nix Equitybuild Ponzi Scheme Claims
• Fifth Third Faces Shareholder Suit Following CFPB Action
• Fried Frank Helps StepStone Nab $2.1B For Secondaries Fund
• Attys Score $53M In $240M Wells Fargo Fake Account Deal
• 7th Circ. Urged To Rethink Chicago Exchanges' Antitrust Win
• Cahill Gordon Suspends 2020 Summer Associate Program
• JPMorgan Settles Massive 401(k) Class Action
• Wells Fargo Can't Shake Derivative Claims In Lifetrade Suits
• Feds Say Fraudster's COVID-19 Release Motion Lowers Bar
• Clayton Urges Cos. Seeking Rescue Aid To Inform Investors
• Coronavirus Pandemic Highlights Value Of Data Centers
• Glancy Prongay Gets $7.5M In Fees For $286M Deal
• Split 2nd Circ. Rejects Goldman's Bid To Decertify Class
• Conducting Court Hearings Remotely: 12 Considerations
• Golding Capital Secures €710M For Latest Infrastructure Fund
• Firm Cost-Cutting Has GCs Watchful But Not Worried — Yet
• Real Estate Rumors: SmartStop, SL Green, Innovatus Capital
• NY Moves To Streamline Securities Filings In Virus Response
• What SEC's COVID-19 Filing Relief Means For Advisers
• More Than A Dozen Firms Guided Q1's Top Hotel M&A Deals
• Chancery Won't Block Motion To Toss $650M Terraform Suit
• The Era Of Video Mediation Is Here — Or Is It?
• Chinese City To Raise $7B For Electric Vehicle, Other Projects
• COVID-19 Highlights BigLaw Need For Emotional Intelligence
• SEC Accounting Chief Expects 'Significant' COVID Challenges
• Atty Fights 'Farce' DQ Bid In Investors' $3.1M Fraud Suit
• An Asset Manager's Guide To Recent Fintech Developments
• Judicial Shaming Of Attys Is Troubling Even During Pandemic
• Blockvest Says Issues Of Fact In ICO Fraud Case Remain
• Financier Facing 27 Years Denied Release Amid COVID Crisis
• Chancery Asks If Jefferies Spiked Defense In $189M Deal
• What It's Like To Join A Law Firm In The COVID-19 Era
• SEC Accuses Entertainment Tech Co. Of $45M Offering Fraud
• Auto Parts Co. Adient Beats Suit Over Execs' Profit Forecasts
• Don't Be Social Media Distancing: LinkedIn Tips For Lawyers
• Lenders Sue Fair Isaac After Feds Open Antitrust Probe
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• SEC Chief Says Coronavirus Won't Stop Reg BI Plans
• Real Estate Rumors: Bank OZK, Transwestern, Starwood
• 2nd Circ. Refuses To End Ex-SocGen Exec's Fugitive Appeal
• Feds Will Take Late Comments On Volcker Funds Proposal
• Ideanomics Says Investors 'Fishing For Facts' In Latest Filing
• Pump-And-Dump Schemer Free Until $164M Scam Sentencing
• LTC Properties Wraps Up $78M Sale Ahead Of Schedule
• Calif. Privacy Law Considerations For Private Funds
• Remote Depositions: Coming To A Home Office Near You
• Investors Accuse Crypto Trio Of $35M Ponzi Scheme
• Ways Lawyers Can Support The Most Vulnerable Right Now
• 2nd Circ. Backs Stock-Parking Penalty For Ex-Barclays Trader
• 2nd Circ. Revives Yen Libor-Rigging Suit Against Big Banks
• Hemp Co. CEO Hit With Sanctions In SEC Fight
• Retirement Plan Is Denied Cut Of Transit Agency Drug Rebates
• Fintech Co. GreenSky Hit With Derivative Suit Over IPO
• Confronting The Challenges Of Virtual Mediation
• Ex-NFL Player Sees ERISA Suit Sacked For Good
• Burford Wants LSE Ordered To Disclose Alleged Spoofer IDs