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Asset Management - July, 2020

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• Calif. Appeals Court Keeps TIAA Win In Worker's Death Suit
• 3 Firms Shape SPAC Merger Valuing Porch At $523M
• J&J Fights ERISA Suit Over Asbestos In Talcum Powder
• BNP Fined $650K For Alleged Risk Management Failures
• EU Clears Alstom's €6.2B Bombardier Deal With Fixes
• ABA Must Seize Opportunity To Respond To Bar Exam Chaos
• Rising Star: Cleary's Maurice Gindi
• OSF HealthCare, Workers Reach Deal In Church Plan Suit
• IRS Proposes Restricting Carried Interest Workaround In TCJA
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Paul Weiss-Led Churchill Capital SPAC No. 4 Prices $1.8B IPO
• SEC Says Texas Man Scammed Retired Cops In $14M Scheme
• Credit Suisse Merges Compliance, Risk Units In Restructuring
• Chancery Mostly Keeps Agribusiness Sale Fraud Suit Intact
• Pfizer Biopharma JV To Go Public In $780M SPAC Union
• Cos. Should Consider Spirit Of Calif. Board Diversity Bill
• How Pandemic Is Affecting The Pace Of Judicial Opinions
• FinCEN Tells Firms To Be Leery Of Crypto In COVID-19 Scams
• CohnReznick Can't Escape Suit By Platinum Investors
• 5 Firms Steer Take-Private Valuing IPL Plastics At $736M
• Va. Judge Wary Of Class Cert. Bid In Towers-Willis Merger Suit
• SEC Accuses Cannabis Developers Of $25M Offering Fraud
• Investors Inject $257M Into Early Cancer Detection Co.
• FINRA Fines Texas Firm For Alleged AML Compliance Failures
• Suitors Seek New CoreLogic Directors In $7B Takeover Battle
• 6 Steps For Law Firms Looking To Improve Their Culture
• DXC Gets Another Merger Stock-Drop Suit Tossed, For Now
• Battle Over SEC's Proxy Regs May Not Be Finished
• Co-Conspirator In Co-Working Ponzi Scheme Gets 4 Years
• SEC's Whistleblower Chief Reflects After $500M Milestone
• CFTC Pays $9M In One Of Its Top Whistleblower Payouts Yet
• SEC Launches New Exam Unit To Thwart Emerging Risks
• Virtual Courts Amplify Lawyers' Corporate Spokesperson Role
• Fried Frank Co-Steers 1st Sports-Focused SPAC In $500M IPO
• Del. Jarden Ruling Shows Appraisal Precedent Is Not Inflexible
• Life Sciences Co. Grabs $110M In Series C1 Funding Round
• AIG Unit To Pay $40M Over Deceptive Retirement Plan Sales
• FINRA Says Calif. Firm Failed To Follow Its Own AML Policies
• Analyst Says First Eagle Fired Her For Sexism Complaints
• 6 Firms Steer Blank-Check Co.'s $255M Deal With Pot Grower
• Paper Co. Execs Get 401(k) Fraud Suit Tossed, For Now
• 3 Firms Guide Brookdale, Ventas Lease Restructuring Deal
• Canadian Crypto Trio Conned Investors Out Of $8M, Feds Say
• Don't Expect Banks To Shoulder Embezzlement Liability
• Ex-Norton Healthcare Workers Want Class Cert. In ERISA Row
• Law Firms Must Note Pandemic's Outsize Impact On Women
• Azora Makes €680M Long-Term Bet On European Tourism
• 4 Firms Steer Blank Check Co.'s Bet On $1.78B Gambling Biz
• Bridgewater Sued By Former Co-CEO Over Gender Bias Row
• Feds' Nondisclosure Tests Premium Point Judge's Patience
• Judge Won't OK Atty Fees She Says Equal $7,500 An Hour  
• 4 Firms Guide Up To $450M In Financing For Hospitality REIT
• Skadden, Davis Polk Steer Chinese Real Estate Site's $1B IPO
• The 'Rocket Docket' Show Goes On Despite Setbacks
• Investors Tell SourceHOV To Pay Up On Flawed $2.8B Deal
• Pulling Up Stakes: Hogan Lovells, White & Case, Debevoise
• Goldman Sachs Strikes $3.9B Deal With Malaysia Over 1MDB
• NCUA Gets Some RMBS Claims Past US Bank's Dismissal Bid
• Chinese Energy Co. Unloads $38B In Assets To PipeChina
• CFTC Scales Back Oversight of Cross-Border Swaps Trading
• Travel Entertainment Biz Can Tap Into $30M Of Ch. 11 Loan
• Colombia Auctioning $366M Real Estate Portfolio Via US Co.
• GOP Sens. Float Bill To Allow 'Catch-Up' 401(k) Contributions
• Gibson Dunn, Wilson Sonsini Lead Enviro Firm's $150M IPO
• AMC Fights Investor Cert. Bid In Securities Class Action
• Fidelity Says Ex-VP Fled To Merrill Lynch With Trade Secrets
• Pandemic Lays Bare The Inequities Inherent In The Bar Exam
• Real Estate Firm IMH Hits Ch. 11 To Become JP Morgan Unit
• Goldman Sachs Compliance Pro Joins US Olympics As CCO
• Ackman's Record-Smashing Deal Raises Profile For SPACs
• Divided SEC Tightens Regulations On Proxy Advisory Firms
• Celadon Floats $3.25M Deal In Ch. 11 Receivables Fight
• Disbarred Ga. Atty Sent To Prison Over Theft, Lying In Court
• DLA Piper, Fox Rothschild Sued Over Alleged Ponzi Ties
• Dodd-Frank Marked New Era For Private Equity, Hedge Funds
• Real Estate Rumors: Starwood, Dalfen, Eaton Vance
• Crypto Exchange, Execs Pay $1.7M In Wash Trading Scandal
• Understanding The 5 Stages Of Mediation In A Virtual World
• A Financing Strategy Hospitality Cos. Can Turn To Right Now
• Workers Call Out American Airlines' 'Bogeymen' In 401(k) Suit
• Pattern Energy Looks To Ax Suit Over $6.1B Go-Private Deal
• Goulston Seals Tricky Loan For $700M Mass. Turnpike Project
• Sutter Health Accused Of Mishandling Huge Retirement Plan
• Managing DOL Fiduciary Rule's Overlap With SEC, Mass. Regs
• Cadwalader Guides Ackman-Backed SPAC's Record $4B IPO
• Senate Dems Question Peirce's Record At SEC Nom Hearing
• Maxwell Wants Feds And Boies Silenced In Sex Abuse Case
• Carlyle Group Says Authentix 'Fire Sale' Suit Belongs In Del.
• Nuveen Secures $150M For Its Impact Investment Fund
• Dodd Says Namesake Bill Saved Economy From Coronavirus
• Broadridge Unit Stole Millions From ERISA Plans, Suit Says
• SEC's Peirce Blasts Telegram Settlement As 'Unsatisfying'
• Swap Regs Still A Work In Progress As Dodd-Frank Turns 10
• Signet's $240M Investor Settlement Gets Final OK
• Senate Banking Panel Advances Trump's Latest Fed Nominees
• DLA Piper Adds Cross-Border Real Estate Atty From Orrick
• Nuveen Faces New Antitrust Suit Over Alleged Preston Hollow Boycott
• Pandemic May Change The Way We Design Our Courthouses
• PE Co. Says Travelers Still Dodging Coverage Of Heparin Deal
• Raydon, Ex-Worker Reach Deal In Suit Over $60.5M ESOP Buy
• UBS To Pay SEC $10M Over Muni Bond 'Flipping' Scheme
• Investment Expert From UK Sues For EB-1 Status
• Longtime Morgan Stanley Adviser Cops To $6M Fraud
• Alibaba-Fueled Electric Carmaker Xpeng Motors Raises $500M
• SEC's Proxy Advice Reform Would Benefit Economy, Country
• CoreLogic Refuses To Open Books In $7B Takeover Bid
• Mediator Confidentiality Promises Carry Serious Risks
• $12.6M Deal In Forex Rigging Suit Gets Initial OK
• American Airlines, Retirees Lay Down Swords In Benefits Suit
• Netflix Demands Fortress Produce Patent Docs In Uniloc Fight
• Putnam Workers' Attys Ask For $4M In Fees After ERISA Deal
• Koch Industries Accused Of Mismanaging Retirement Plans
• 4 Considerations For CMBS Loans As Default Rates Soar
• Justices' SEC Disgorgement Ruling Vexes Net Profits Math
• Rare Disease Biotech Nabs $400M In Financing
• Don't Miss It: Weil, Latham Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Dreamers Bring Important Perspective To Legal Industry
• Ponzi Schemer Can't Get Early Release Over COVID-19 Fears
• Trade Financier Charged In NY, Denies $100M Fraud Rap
• White & Case Steers Health-Focused SPAC's $125M IPO
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• NY Judge Gives Initial OK To $95.5M SSA Bond Settlement
• Thermo Fisher Sweetens Qiagen Takeover Bid To $12.5B
• 2nd Circ. Halts Goldman Class Action For High Court Appeal
• Trading Software Co. Calls Rival's Antitrust Claims 'Shaky'
• Ex-Sterne Agee Analyst Takes Stand To Deny SEC Bribe Rap
• Papa John's Kept Mum About #MeToo Risks, Investors Claim
• Helping Clients Overcome Financial Hurdles Mid-Litigation
• SEC Says Adviser Invested $666M For Unqualified Buyers
• Cancer-Focused Biotech Co. Leads 2 IPOs Netting $561M Total
• Real Estate Rumors: Integra, KKR, DR Horton
• Deutsche Bank, DZ Bank Must Hand Over Docs In Foreign Suit
• NY Man Charged With Running $4.5M Crypto Scheme
• ERISA Remedies Could Increase Under Liu V. SEC Ruling
• Chancery OKs $12M Attorney Fee In Versum Merger Suit
• Expanded UK Merger Control Regime Could Hit US Investors
• FTC Investigating Rejected $7B CoreLogic Takeover Bid
• 4th Circ. Rules SEC Disgorgement Not A Criminal Penalty
• Slashing $25M Verdict Denies Publisher A Fair Trial, Court Told
• Inclusivity Considerations For Law Firms Reopening Offices
• Prepare For DOJ's Pandemic-Related Enforcement Priorities
• Exelon Execs Want Out Of Derivative Suit Over Lobbying
• Del. Chief Justice 'Troubled' By $2.2B Stillwater Appraisal
• Sidley, Weil Rep On Mining Co.'s $1.5B SPAC Merger
• Pension Fund Fights WWE's Bid To Nix Stock-Drop Suit
• Amazon Seller Thrasio Rings Up $260M In Advent-Led Round
• Och-Ziff Reaches Tentative Deal In $421.8M Restitution Bid
• Congress Told Companies' Human Capital Disclosures Lag
• 10 Years On, Dodd-Frank's Compliance Overhaul Here To Stay
• NY Jewelry Wholesaler Accused Of $200M Ponzi Scheme
• In Their Words: Why Diversity At The Bar Is Still A Problem
• The Year's Top High Court Moments From Law360's The Term
• Surprising Alliances Shape The Supreme Court Term
• Final IRS Rules On REIT Dividends Create Statutory Conflict
• 3 Ways High Court's Liu V. SEC Ruling Curtails FTC Authority
• Biopharmaceutical Co. Raises $250M From RTW Investments
• Arnold & Porter, Arent Fox Guide $82M Va. Multifamily Deal
• Ghislaine Maxwell Denied Bail In Sex Abuse Case
• Why Can't Female Lawyers Make Headway At The High Court?
• NY High Court Case Could Upend Litigation Finance Industry
• Law360's Supreme Court Pop Quiz
• Louisiana Can Amend GSE Bond-Rigging Suit Over Objections
• Zohar Can Continue Ch. 11 Sale Plans Despite End Of Stay
• SEC Plan To Ax Disclosures Seen As Boon For Smaller Funds
• Chancery Won't Toss $189M Jefferies-HomeFed Merger Suit
• Billionaire Ackman's Blank-Check Co. Lifts Record IPO To $4B
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• Del. Supreme Court Expands Ltd. Partner Records' Rights
• Nigeria Says Treaty With US Doesn't Bar $10B Award Fight
• Securities Litigation To Watch In 2020: Midyear Report
• Associates Can Prioritize Biz Development Despite Pandemic
• Alleged ICO Fraud Highlights Compliance Considerations
• Hedge Fund's Bid For McClatchy Heads To Judge Next Week
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term
• The Chattiest Justice Of The Term Is ...
• Duane Morris Adds Financing Partner To Chicago Office
• Cromwell Property, Stratus Form $1B Data Center Fund
• Judge Boots Klamann Law Firm From DST 401(k) Plan Suit
• Clifford Chance, Allen & Overy Tweak PE Firm's €1B NIBC Buy
• The Majority Of One: How Roberts Is Shaping The Court
• Ghislaine Maxwell Seeks $5M Bail In Epstein Sex Abuse Case
• TD Ameritrade Faces Class Action Over Crude Oil Prices
• Judge 'Taken Aback' By Vivus Equity Tradeoff In Ch. 11
• Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• Alstom Offers EU Fixes For €6.2B Bombardier Rail Deal
• Goldman Sachs Must Face ERISA Suit Over Affiliated Funds
• 5 Emerging Trends In Growth Equity Deals
• Let's Create An Ethical Obligation For Attys To Fight Racism
• Chicago Trading Firm Latest To File JPMorgan Spoofing Suit
• Taxation With Representation: Simpson, Wachtell, Debevoise
• Takeaways From FCA's Latest Financial Crime Controls Fine
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• SEC Urged To Toughen Scrutiny Of US-Listed Chinese Firms
• Del. Justices Let Chancery's $13B Jarden Appraisal Stand
• Romanian Programmer Cops To Role In $722M Crypto Fraud
• JPMorgan Gets Ill. Futures Spoofing Suits Shipped To NY
• Liberty Mutual Workers Fight Bid To Nix Suit Over 401(k) Plan
• 2 Investment Advice Rulings Offer Lessons On Insider Liability
• Silicon Valley VC Firm Closes Global Fund Family With $880M
• Texas Christian Radio Star Liable In $29M Ponzi Scheme
• Pomerantz Nabs Lead Role In Cannabis Stock-Drop Suit
• Primary Health REIT Seeks To Raise $151M Via Share Sale
• 6 Considerations When Shopping For Legal Tech Software
• Berman Ouster May Not Be The End Of SDNY Drama This Year
• Nyfosa Plans To Sell $229M Logistics Portfolio To Blackstone
• High Court Takes Up FHFA Constitutionality Case
• CohnReznick Claims Platinum Investor Suit Is Lacking
• Preacher Calls Firm In Real Estate Fraud Suit Conflicted
• Milberg's $12M Fee Suit Tossed For Jurisdiction Flaws
• SEC Says Woodbridge Ponzi Suit Should Be in Fla., Not Calif.
• Crypto CEO Pleads Not Guilty To Abramoff-Linked Fraud
• Brown Rudnick, Crosbie Gliner Guide GCP's $125M HQ Sale
• CFTC's 1st Civil Suit Tied To COVID-19 Targets 'Master Trader'
• Fortress Ducks Apple And Intel's Patent Scheme Suit, For Now
• Law Firm Strategies For Publicizing Laterals Amid Lockdowns
• Ex-Hedge Funder Says Brother Shorted Him $3M In Benefits
• 3 Firms Steer KKR's $4.4B Global Atlantic Deal
• Convicted Hedge Fund Exec Claims SDNY Hid Evidence
• Fiduciary Rule Begins To Take Effect As Opposition Gears Up
• Ex-LA Broker Gets 6 Years For $215M Portfolio Pumping Fraud
• Chancery Won't Halt GPB Capital Mismanagement Suit
• Pharma Co. Files Ch. 11 Plan Proposing Icahn Acquisition
• SEC Passes Rule To Speed Up Reviews Of Certain Funds
• CDI Hit With ERISA Suit Over 401(k) Plan Management
• Shell Workers Say Personal Info Is Plan Asset In ERISA Fight
• CoreLogic Digs In Against $7B Takeover Bid
• Real Estate Rumors: Shvo, MetLife, Southport Financial
• Are Your Slack Communications Primed For E-Discovery?
• Australia Logistics REIT Drops $121M On Pair Of Properties
• Lynn Tilton Faces $41.8M Loss After Ch. 7 Trial
• SEC Settles With Rabbi For Bilking Jewish Investors Of $10M
• ESG Reporting Considerations Amid Murky Standards
• Goodwin Guides PE Firm Charlesbank To $700M Credit Fund
• Receiver Accused Of Holding Up SEC Deal In Ponzi Suit
• Broker, Firm Ordered To Pay CFTC $1.1M For Fake Trades
• Franklin Templeton Pays $325K SEC Fine Over ETF Losses
• Real Estate Rumors: PIMCO, Hill Country Barbecue, PNC Bank
• McClatchy Creditors Must Wait On Auction To Roll Out Suit
• Loeb & Loeb, Davis Polk Guide $769M SPAC Merger
• Paul Weiss-Led Apollo Launches $12B Lending Platform
• Top Dems Demand More Time For Input On Fiduciary Rule
• More Than Half A Dozen Firms Guided The Top Q2 Hotel Deals
• Epstein's Ex Awaits Bail Hearing From Brooklyn Jail Cell
• Crisis May Trigger Collateralized Loan Obligation Litigation
• 6 Dispute Prevention Steps As Lawsuits Rise Amid Pandemic
• Elliott Pushes For Changes To Crown Castle's Fiber Business
• Blaszczak Ruling's Broad View Of Property May Trouble Press
• American Airlines Says 401(k) Management Suit Can't Fly
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• LendingClub Investors Push Chancery To Keep Claims Alive
• CareerBuilder Beats 401(k) Fee Suit After Northwestern Does
• NY Judge Axes Standard Chartered FCA Suit At Feds' Request
• Platinum Receiver Settles With Insurers For $14M
• 2020's Biggest Benefits Regulations: Midyear Report
• 9th Circ. Affirms Ruling On FCC Licensing Scheme
• Captive Insurance May Help In A Pandemic, But Caution Is Key
• American Airlines Beats Class Bid In 401(k) Management Suit
• SEC's Insider Info Case Shows Perils Of Portfolio Co. Trading
• Real Estate Rumors: JP Morgan, Hollywood, Fla., Elion
• Butler Snow Says Timber Scam Contract Favors Arbitration
• Fidelity Settles Workers' 401(k) Plan Suit For $28.5M
• Top Delaware Cases Of 2020: A Midyear Report
• Deals Rumor Mill: Uber, JBIC, XingSheng
• Cleary-Led Angelo Gordon Nabs $1.5B For European RE Fund
• Time To Consider Percentage Rental Agreements For Lawyers
• Ex-Pimco CEO Won't Get New 'Varsity Blues' Sentencing
• More Than A Dozen Firms Aided Largest Q2 Real Estate Deals
• Epstein Ex Ghislaine Maxwell Charged With Sex Crimes
• CFPB Slates Debt Collection, Mortgage Data Rules For Fall
• DOJ Seeks Warhol, Monet Artwork In $96M 1MDB Clawback
• SEC Says Broker Can't Attack Its Investigation In Bribe Trial
• Congress Extends PPP To August, Mulls 2nd Round Of Loans
• Judge May Allow Suit Over 'Troubling' McClatchy Debt Rework
• Investors Say Fund Cost Them $52M By Inflating Assets
• 11th Circ. Says Citigroup Cash-Advance Suit Belongs In US
• Adviser To Pay $2M To Settle SEC Suit Over Risky Investing
• Bausch Not Covered For Allergan Case, Insurers Say
• Annexon Raises $100M To Push Autoimmune, Brain Therapies
• Ex-Hollywood Exec Denies Pocketing $14M To Pay For Estate
• Cresco Inks $29M Sale-Leaseback Deal For Mass. Pot Facility
• 'Settle And Sue' Malpractice Cases Have New Clarity In Calif.
• Kirkland-Guided KKR Pays $260M For Industrial Properties
• SEC Staff Statement Clears Way For Closed-End Funds