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Asset Management - June, 2020

294 articles

• SEC Urged To Upgrade Disclosures On COVID-19, Diversity
• Del. Justices Reverse $18B Towers Watson Merger Suit Toss
• Genomic Health Investor Calls Exact Sciences Merger Unfair
• Time To Comply With SEC Regulation Best Interest, Form CRS
• Chancery Asked To Boot Suit Over Perelman-Led 'Scheme'
• Weed Industry-Driven REIT Prices Upsized Offering For $225M
• The Biggest Benefits Rulings Of 2020: Midyear Report
• Real Estate Rumors: Prologis, Oceanwide, Valley Bank
• 2nd Circ. OKs $20M Award For Madoff Investor Class Attys
• Skadden Steers $700M IPO For Goldman Sachs SPAC
• What You Say In Online Mediation May Be Discoverable
• BlackRock Joins Goldfinch Bio's $100M Series B Round
• Robbins Geller Appointed To Lead Fifth Third Investor Suit
• Brokerage Firm Ran $4.4M Options Fraud Scheme, CFTC Says
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Challenge To SEC's Regulation Best Interest
• Ethanol Plant Execs Say Seyfarth Shaw Steered Shaky Buyout
• Bank Compliance Risk 'Elevated' Due To COVID-19, OCC Says
• Cert. Denial In Televisa May Embroil 3rd-Party Asset Managers
• WWE Looks To Drop 'Fraud By Hindsight' Stock-Drop Suit
• DOL Floats Fiduciary Rule To Replace One Scalia Helped Kill
• High Court Won't Hear Monex Challenge To $290M CFTC Suit
• A Legal Guide To What Happens Next In US Atty Berman Saga
• Simpson, Gibson Aid Blackstone's $1.65B Studio Investment
• 10 Tips For A Successful Remote Arbitration Hearing
• Sullivan & Cromwell, Willkie Steer $1B Wealth Manager Deal
• JPMorgan Can't Beat DOL's Gender Pay Bias Suit
• 11th Circ. Rules Delta Retiree's Ex Ineligible For Pension
• High Court's SEC Enforcement Ruling Has Tax Consequences
• Real Estate Rumors: Jesus Gonzalez Pereda, Blackstone, L&L
• Italian Utilities Purchase Fight Shouldn't Be In Pa., Court Told
• To Achieve Diversity, Law Firms Must Reinvent Hiring Process
• Taxation With Representation: Simpson, Cadwalader, Latham
• Musicians' Attys Seek $9.8M For Work On $27M ERISA Deal
• Fort, Cobalt Guide $51M Estonia Office Building Trade
• What Hong Kong Policy Shift Means For US Finance Cos.
• Ex-BigLaw Atty, Others Want Out Of $4B OneCoin Fraud Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Weil, Cadwalader Steer Bid Valuing CoreLogic At $7B
• Zohar Funds OK'd To Examine Tilton Books In Ch. 11 Tax Tiff
• CFTC Expands Anonymity Protections On Swaps Trades
• FBI Probe Can't Freeze SEC's $35M Fraud Suit, Judge Says
• Volcker Rule Rollback Opens Up Private Funds To Banks
• 3 Firms Guide $361M Brooklyn Construction Loan
• Cybersecurity Steps For Law Firms Amid Heightened Risks
• Madoff Recovery's Next Steps After Justices' Petition Pass
• Ex-FinCEN Head Faces Compliance Nightmare At Wirecard
• Senate Backs New Sanctions Over China's Hong Kong Policy
• EU Funds Want €34M Energy Award Against Spain Enforced
• Abramoff Charged With Conspiracy In Alleged Bitcoin Scheme
• 3 Firms Steer FCP-Tides Equities JV $72M Multifamily Buy
• SEC Chief Asked Trump For Berman's Job Days Before Ouster
• Ex-Woodbridge Sales Agents Want SEC's Ponzi Suit In Calif.
• Philly Refiner Ducks Ch. 11 Sale Fight With Last-Minute Deal
• FDIC Board Approves Valid-When-Made Rule, Mirroring OCC
• Ex-CFO Says Tenet Unit Fired Him For Whistleblowing
• Windstream Defends Ch. 11 Plan From Noteholders
• 3 Questions Lawyers Have About DOL's Ethical Investing Rule
• SEC Examiners Say Private Funds Falling Short In Key Areas
• Vereit To Pay SEC $8M Over American Realty Fraud Claims
• NY Looks To Push BitLicense Program At 5-Year Mark
• SEC Urges Cos. To Stay On Top Of COVID-19 Disclosures
• Publisher Doesn't Deserve $25M In IP Row, Court Told
• Morgan Stanley Salesman Appeals FINRA Arbitration Order
• Pa. Oil Refinery Says Redoing Ch. 11 Sale Would Be 'Terrible'
• High Court Should Review Goldman's Maintenance Theory
• The Research Compliance Landscape Is Evolving Quickly
• 5 Firms Rework $4.6B Trash Biz Buyout, Asset Sale
• Recently Sentenced Forex Fraudster Owes CFTC $3.8M
• It's Time For Law Firms To Support Work-From-Home Culture
• Fidelity International Gives All Workers Equal Parental Leave
• Republicans Keep Confirming Unqualified Judicial Nominees
• How Trump Forever Changed Judicial Nominations
• Justices' Liu Ruling Creates More Questions Than Answers
• Ropes Helps Sculptor Capital Build $2.6B Real Estate Fund
• Black-Owned Investment Firm Accuses NJ, BlackRock Of Bias
• Del. Justices Clarify State LP Disclosure Law For 9th Circ.
• AA Retirees Want Another Try At ERISA Class Certification
• High Court Missed Chance To Define SEC Enforcement Limits
• 7 Ways M&A Might Look Different After The Pandemic
• Tips For Crafting The Perfect Law Firm Alert
• Thomas Gira, Head Of Market Regulation At FINRA, Dead At 58
• Asset Manager Says Nigeria Subpoenas Must Be Quashed
• Real Estate Rumors: Bank Hapoalim, Aspen Dental, Delavaco
• Simpson Aids Investors In $20.7B Abu Dhabi National Oil Deal
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive 'Perplexing' AbbVie Stock Drop Suit
• NetSuite Execs Escape Suit Over $9.3B Oracle Merger
• SEC Chair's Nomination To Lead SDNY Raises Eyebrows
• Slovakia Kills Tax On Banks In Return For Financing Program
• Ex-Cantor Broker Tells SEC His Split Pay Pact Was Approved
• Cadwalader, Ropes Steer Blank-Check Co.'s Record $3B IPO
• Neiman Marcus Creditors Must Wait On Alternative Ch. 11 Plan
• Pandemic Extensions May Save Opportunity Zone Investment
• It's Time For Valuation Experts To Let Go Of The Size Premium
• REIT PotlatchDeltic Selling 72,000 Acres For $48M
• Judging A Book: Elrod Reviews 'Shortlisted'
• Mandatory State Bars Likely To Remain Intact, For Now
• 2nd Circ. Upholds IBM Workers' Win After High Court Punt
• High Court Preserves SEC Disgorgement, With Limits
• Shock, Disappointment In SDNY Circles Over Berman Ouster
• The Law Behind The Strange Departure Of US Atty Berman
• After Standoff With Barr, Manhattan US Atty Steps Down
• Defiant Berman Says He Isn't Quitting Manhattan US Atty Post
• Trump Admin. To Release Info On Large PPP Loan Recipients
• Fed's Quarles Outlines Stress Test Approach Amid Pandemic
• Appellate Courts Have Their Eye On Withdrawal Liability
• Ex-Union Leader To Appeal For New Trial In Bribery Case
• SEC Extends Relief For Registered Funds, Biz Dev Firms
• Philly Refinery Lenders Slam $27.5M Ch. 11 Sale Price Cut
• COVID Crimes: Feds Set To Boost White Collar Crisis Cases
• 11 Keys To Success At Remote Mediation
• Pa. Atty Will Settle SEC Ponzi Claims For $1.15M
• McLaren Financing Dispute To Be Sped Through UK Courts
• Michael Dell-Allied MSD Partners Nets $1.1B Real Estate Fund
• CFPB Urges CARES Act Compliance As Complaints Surge
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 3 Trends Underlying The Boom In Blank-Check IPOs
• Apple, Intel Have 'A Pleading Problem' Against Fortress
• CFPB Rolls Out Pilot Program Offering Advisory Opinions
• SEC Told More 'Accredited Investors' Could Benefit Minorities
• Trump Taps SEC Senior Counsel For Dem Commissioner Seat
• DOL Asks If New 'Pooled' Retirement Plans Must Skirt ERISA
• Warehouse REIT Aims To Raise $217M With Share Sale
• BNY Mellon Not A Fiduciary In Settlement Talks, Judge Says
• Fee Pilot Ruling 'Disappoints,' But SEC Will Find Path Forward
• Judge Will Fight Lieff Cabraser In 1st Circ. Atty Fee Appeal
• Pandemic Could Bring Student Exodus From Legal Profession
• The Challenges Of Prosecuting Congressional Insider Trading
• Ex-Sentinel CEO Says Virus Risk Merits Cutting 14-Year Term
• 3rd Circ. Vexed By Tough Sentence For Ex-Vanguard Worker
• NY Ruling Highlights Elasticity Of Good Faith And Fair Dealing
• The Privilege Implications Of Using Online Collaboration Tools
• 3 Firms Steer AI-Driven Asset Manager Pagaya's $102M Round
• Mirae Inks $68.5M Refinancing Deal For DC Office Building
• Finance System Heavily Exposed To Climate Risk, ECB Warns
• FCA Fines Commerzbank £37.8M For Money Laundering Fails
• After Winning Supreme Court Battle, Adviser Settles With SEC
• Axed Morgan Stanley Diversity Head Alleges 'Systemic' Bias
• 4 Firms Vie To Lead Cannabis Co. Stock Drop Suit
• Judge Probing SocGen's Scandal-Linked $2.5B Tax Credit
• Judge OKs $77M Fees In Fannie, Freddie Bond Price-Fix Suits
• SEC Urged To Mandate Virus Disclosures From Public Cos.
• Wells Fargo Investors Say Objector 'Extorted' Bank For $1.75M
• 2nd Circ. Says Settlement Bars Suit Against Madoff Chum
• SEC Lacks Authority For Fee Pilot Program, DC Circ. Rules
• Royalty Pharma Raises $2.2B In Year's Largest IPO
• SEC Chief 'Concerned' About Virus As Landmark Reg BI Nears
• Salesforce Says 401(k) Plan Management Suit 'Short On Facts'
• SEC Allows Towns To Sell Securities To Banks Amid COVID-19
• Arnold & Porter Helps LoanCore With $47M Brooklyn Loan
• Confronting Mental Distress In The Legal Profession
• Investor Says Beef With Burger King Should Stay In Fla.
• KKR Venture Pays $647M For Stake In Vietnam Developer
• Investment Co. Wilshire Phoenix Eyes Bitcoin Trust Launch
• China's Relaxed Financial Sector May Aid Foreign Investors
• 2nd Circ. Denies Goldman Another Chance To Decertify Class
• Alleged Sports Betting Fraudsters Get Access To Some Funds
• Litigation Finance Investments Are Not Risk-Free Loans
• 4 Life Sciences Companies Launch IPOs Totaling $588M
• Fed To Resume Bank Exams After Scaling Back For Pandemic
• Hines Venture Lands $182M MetLife Loan For Calif. Complex
• Neuberger Berman Wraps Up Latest Fund With €260M In Tow
• How White Privilege Helped Me Succeed In BigLaw
• Feds Say Raymond James Broker Stole $940K From Elderly
• Bernstein, Kessler Win Lead In Luckin Suit After Fiery Fight
• 9th Circ. Urged To Revive Uber Fraud, Illicit Biz Practices Suit
• Robbins Geller To Lead Norwegian Cruise Investor Suit
• Hotels In Pandemic Freefall Struggle To Avoid Default
• Constellium Can't Ax Award Blocking Retiree Health Care Cuts
• BEA Data Collection Challenges Amid Pandemic Closures
• March Trading Halts May Complicate Securities Class Actions
• Counsel Nabs $7.4M For $18.5M Deutsche Bank Deal
• FINRA Extends COVID-19 Remote Work And Deadline Relief
• Sullivan & Cromwell Steers Azek Co.'s Upsized $765M IPO
• Ga. School District Cuts $117M Deal In Teacher Pension Saga
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Chancery Rejects Bid To Block Texas Suit In Quantlab Feud
• Keys To A Thriving Biz Development Culture At Your Law Firm
• Cay Clubs Exec Seeks Reversal Of $300M Fraud Conviction
• Asset Management M&A In The COVID-19 Era: Part 3
• Forex Scammer Evoked 'God's Kingdom' In Heist, Gov't Says
• US Bank Must Face $25M Bond Fraud Claims At Trial
• Trading Software Co. Wants 'Fanciful' Monopoly Suit Tossed
• Link REIT Lands HK$1B Loan From OCBC Bank
• Taubman Says Simon Still Bound To $3.6B Mall Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Rackspace Technology, Airbnb, Hovis
• $17M Deal Struck To End Neuberger Berman 401(k) Plan Fight
• Indictment Aids Claims Against Epstein Estate In Assault Suit
• $557M Pension Loss A Warning To Congress, Teamsters Say
• Asset Management M&A In The COVID-19 Era: Part 2
• CFTC Extends COVID Relief For Recording, Time-Stamp Rules
• How Video Mediation Can Help Us Serve Clients Better
• UBS Accuses Ex-Worker Of Bolting With $97M In Accounts
• Tips For Broker-Dealers To Avoid Scams During COVID-19
• Petters Ponzi Conspirator Too Healthy For COVID-19 Release
• Zohar Claims Lynn Tilton Is Withholding Tax Info
• Coronavirus Q&A: Becker & Poliakoff's Real Estate Leader
• Mnuchin Casts Doubt On Capital Gains Tax Cut In Virus Bill
• Arnold & Porter Guides $50M Credit Agricole NYC Hotel Loan
• Simon Says $3.6B Deal For Taubman Is Off Due To COVID-19
• Mental Health Efforts Will Support Diversity In Legal Industry
• SEC Invites Comment On Nasdaq's China Listings Crackdown
• Dura Creditors Denied Standing For Suit Against Lynn Tilton
• DuPont Seeks To Toss ERISA Pension Liability Suit
• Asset Management M&A In The COVID-19 Era: Part 1
• Latham, Skadden Steer Car Seller Vroom's Upsized $468M IPO
• CFTC Awards Whistleblower $6M, Slams 'Baseless' Objection
• 4 Firms Fight To Represent Shareholders In Fifth Third Suit
• Winston & Strawn Guides Fintech-Focused SPAC's $360M IPO
• Trading Software Co. Hit With Antitrust Suit
• Ex-Goldman Banker Avoids Prison For Passing Insider Tips
• Canadian REIT Nabs 8 US Properties For $246M
• Balbec Collects $1.2B For Bankruptcy-Focused Credit Fund
• 3 Firms Fight For Top Role In Icahn Refinery Buyout Suit
• SEC Cuts Accountant Slack For Self-Reporting Insider Trading
• SEC Still Trying To Tie Up Blockvest Case With Sanctions
• InstarAGF Closes $1.2B Fund Amid Trump Infrastructure Push
• New Ruling May Aid Syndicated Loan Market Amid Pandemic
• PG&E Seeks About $9B From Investors For Ch. 11 Exit
• Royalty Pharma Leads Life Sci Trio Set To Raise $2.2B In IPOs
• Gain Capital Unit Fined For Missed Fraud 'Warning Signs'
• Investors Accuse Intelsat Insiders Of Trading On C-Band News
• Tax-Dodging Atty Eyed In $1B EY Scheme Gets 3 Years
• Strict Liability Has No Place In 'Should Have Known' Case
• Investors Can't Recoup $4.2M From Hedge Fund Fraud Losses
• Civility Could Be Litigators' New Normal Even Post-Pandemic
• Wealhouse Venture Lands $186M In Freddie Mac Financing
• Talks Underway To End Cocrystal Pharma Stock-Drop Suit
• 3 Firms Assist As Brookfield Injects $260M Into Superior Plus
• Blackstone Cuts Proposed NIBC Deal Price To Just Over €1B
• Xerox Spinoff Must Face Stock Inflation Suit
• Crackdown On Chinese Cos. Could Be A Double-Edged Sword
• As SEC's Reg BI Deadline Looms, Firms Face A 'Very Big Lift'
• OCC's Interest Rate Transfer Rule Is No Madden Panacea
• KeyCorp Accused Of Stuffing 401(k) With Excessive Fees
• 3 Lingering Opportunity Zone Questions Amid The Pandemic
• Law Firms Must Beware Risks In Nontraditional Financing
• Taxation With Representation: White, Kirkland, Skadden
• Donor-Advised Funds Row Could Decide Who Controls Gifts
• Real Estate Rumors: Acento, 24 Hour Fitness, Time Equities
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• CFTC Closes 'Loophole For Bad Actors' With New Rule
• Everest Must Face Suit Over Slow Claim Investigation
• Cboe Can't Stop Doc Request Over VIX Manipulation
• Market Recovery Gains Steam With ZoomInfo's $935M IPO
• Merrill Lynch Repays Clients $7.2M But Dodges FINRA Fine
• Ex-Goldman Exec's 1MDB Trial Reset For 2021
• 2 Tested Alternatives To Unavoidable Court Delays
• Deals Rumor Mill: LVMH, Royal Dutch Shell, Amazon
• Minn. Ruling Represents Sensible Stance On Legal Finance
• Bernie Madoff Denied Compassionate Release From Prison
• Real Estate Rumors: Brookfield, 312 Food Corp., Klovern
• DOJ Clears Schwab Acquisition Of TD Ameritrade
• SEC Sues Fla. Firm Pushing Investments In COVID-19 Cure
• Malpractice Claim Tossed From $30M AOL-Verizon Merger Suit
• Federal Guidance OKs Private Equity Funds In 401(k) Plans
• 8th Circ. Revives Ponzi Suit Against JPMorgan, Other Lenders
• Carlyle Group Accused Of Forcing Authentix 'Fire Sale'
• Feds Fight Crypto Fraudster's Release Bid After Just 8 Months
• Best Practices For A Paperless Law Practice
• Latest ETF Rejection Further Entrenches SEC's Bitcoin Rift
• What To Know About Short-Seller Risks During Pandemic
• Contrite Swiss Atty Avoids Jail In Microcap Fraud Case
• Kirkland, Simpson Thacher Help PE Firm Raise $10B
• Investment Firm Must Pay $29M To End SEC Suit
• SEC, IBM Assail 2nd Circ. Revival Of ERISA Stock-Drop Suit
• Top Dog In Fight To Lead Luckin Suit Exits After Fraud Query
• Eye On ERISA: Q&A With Cohen & Buckmann's Carol Buckmann
• Nasdaq Proposal Could Toughen Rules On Chinese Issuers
• Papa John's Wants Out Of Renewed #MeToo Investor Suit
• SEC's Reg BI Defies Dodd-Frank Mandate, 2nd Circ. Hears
• 5 Ways A Special IG Can Combat Crisis Relief Fraud
• Wilson Sonsini-Led Rental Site Vacasa Lands $108M Funding
• Lawyers Must Address Racial Injustice With Radical Candor
• JPMorgan, Barclays To Pay Mexican Bond Investors $20.7M
• Ryanair Sees Funds' Securities Fraud Claims Narrowed
• WageWorks Must Face Investors' Claims It Misreported Profits
• 5 ERISA Takeaways From High Court's US Bank Decision
• Carrefour To Bag Taiwanese Market Co. For $108M
• Ardian Clinches 8th Secondaries Vehicle With $19B In Tow
• Bausch Says Investors' Price-Gouging Claims Came Too Late
• Fla. Judge Sends $35M Crypto Ponzi Case To State Court
• Pierce Bainbridge Funder Says Firm Defaulted On Debt
• Mutual Fund Boards Should Rethink Advice To Destroy Notes
• How Lawyers Can Network Better, Virtually And In Person
• Practical Tips For Presenting Your Case To Litigation Funders
• Real Estate Rumors: Investors Bank, Investcorp, Omninet
• Royal Bank Of Canada Settles Claim It Exploited Virus Crisis
• JPMorgan Hit With Another Futures Spoofing Class Action
• SEC Wins Termination Of Blockvest Suit Due To Forged Docs
• Ohio Tax Talk: Unemployment Ruling May Offer M&A Savings
• Supreme Court Allows $3B Madoff Clawback Ruling To Stand
• Chinese Fund Sues Game Developer Over $530M Sale
• High Court Upholds Puerto Rico Financial Oversight Board
• US Bank's Win At High Court Likely Will Reduce ERISA Suits