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Asset Management - September, 2020

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• 11th Circ. Vacates Cay Clubs Exec's $300M Fraud Conviction
• Palantir, Asana Debuts Build Momentum For Direct Listings
• Law360's The Term: The Impact Of Amy Coney Barrett
• Bondholders Get OK To Pursue $390M Venezuela Debt Case
• SEC Says Pair Of Students Left College To Run $1.1M Fraud
• Pot Co. Acreage Borrows $33M, Pays Off $11M Debt
• What We Know About How Judicial Bias Can Influence Rulings
• 5 Ways SEC's Final Rules Will Affect Whistleblowers
• Broker Deflects Blame In Harwood Capital Negligence Suit
• Blackstone Stake Sale Values UK Insurer Rothesay At $7.4B
• Morgan Stanley Will Pay $5M To Settle Short Selling Claims
• 'Make A Lot Of Money' Recruiter Gets 7 Years For $5M Scam
• Aimco Investor Calls For Shareholder Vote On $10B Co. Split
• Rating Agency To Pay SEC $2M Over Risk Assessing Policies
• In JPMorgan Deal, DOJ Puts Spotlight On Compliance Tech
• Verizon Workers Get Whopping ERISA Class Certified
• Feds Say Fla. Atty Raised $100M For 1 Global Ponzi Scheme
• We Must Hold Banks Accountable To Stop Money Laundering
• BlackRock Aims To Sink Bias Claims From Black-Owned Firm
• 3 Firms Steer REIT's $2.1B Buy Of Marina Owner Safe Harbor
• SMBC Exec Says She Was Paid Less Than Male Subordinates
• Law Firm Social Responsibility Strategies In The New Normal
• JPMorgan To Pay Feds $920M Over Spoofing Claims
• Dental Supply Investors Get Class Cert. In Price-Fixing Suit
• Justices Urged To Kill FTC's Claimed Restitution Power
• Fox Rothschild, DLA Accused Of Letting Ponzi Scheme Fester
• Workers Can Grill Yale's Experts, But School Can't Do Same
• $3B Tax Earmark Ends Verizon Fight In Altaba Wind-Down Suit
• Uber Investors Seek Class Cert. In Scandal-Scarred IPO Suit
• What To Expect On Key Civil Procedure Issues From Barrett
• Blank-Check Sponsors Get Creative In Crowded Market
• Sustainable Shoe Co. Allbirds Ties Up $100M Funding Round
• Skadden-Led Granite Point Closes On $300M Financing
• How Law Articles And A Viral Clip Got Barrett The Nomination
• What Happens Now That Amy Coney Barrett Is The Nominee
• Judge Amy Coney Barrett: 7th Circ. Decisions To Know
• Among Democrats, A Growing Appetite To Alter High Court
• What A 6-Vote Majority Would Mean For The Supreme Court
• Judge Barrett Worth Nearly $2M, Disclosures Show
• A History Of Supreme Court Confirmations In 3 Charts
• Trump Chooses Amy Coney Barrett For Ginsburg's Seat
• Dem Reps. Eye High Court Term Limits, Temporary Expansion
• Clearing House Fight Not For Arbitration, 11th Circ. Told
• BNY Mellon Accused Of Aiding Ex-BigLaw Atty In $4B Fraud
• Cerner, Workers Near Settlement In 401(k) Suit
• Fla. Investment Exec Gets 7 Years For $18M Pre-IPO Fraud
• Accountant Challenging SEC ALJs Seeks Full 5th Circ. Review
• A Likely Tipping Point For Nonlawyer Ownership Of Law Firms
• Real Estate Rumors: CorePoint Lodging, Redwood, Gil Dezer
• Practical Lessons From 2nd Circ. Lehman Bankruptcy Ruling
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• CFTC, States Say Metals.com Swindled Seniors Out Of $185M
• Feds Ask Justices To Ignore Convicted HSBC Banker's Appeal
• SEC Rule A Bittersweet Victory For Whistleblower Advocates
• Ex-SEC Enforcement Co-Chief To Rejoin Sullivan & Cromwell
• J2 Insiders Unjustly Enriched By $200M Investment, Suit Says
• Howard Hughes Investors Sue In Del. For Stock Deal Records
• Financial Services Co. Head Charged In $4.4M Fraud Scheme
• Goldman Gets Industry Support For High Court Cert. Fight
• 2nd Circ. Says Madoff Trustee Entitled To $41M Ponzi Profits
• Foreign Securities Class Actions 10 Years After Morrison
• Real Estate Rumors: Invictus, IMC Equity, Prologis
• SEC Wins Fraud Trial Against Ex-Apollo Exec
• DC Circ. Weighs Reversal of Broker's Lifetime FINRA Ban
• Deals Rumor Mill: Ant Group, Aviva, Sequoia Capital
• Finance Co. Says Texas City Owes $15M For Fumbled Project
• MGM Resorts Sued Over 'Grossly Excessive' 401(k) Fees
• Con Man Jason Galanis Sees 6 Months Shaved From Sentence
• Ex-Pimco CEO Gets OK To Appeal 'Varsity Blues' Sentence
• 8 Firms Build EW Scripps' $2.65B Ion Media Purchase
• A Road Map For Drafting Persuasive Discovery Motions
• Split SEC OKs Plan To Toughen Shareholder Proposal Rules
• Framing The Legacy Of The SEC Under Clayton
• How Congress Can Depoliticize The Supreme Court
• OSF Workers Push For $25M Deal In 'Church Plan' Suit
• IRS Notice Helps Unpack Part-Time Worker 401(k) Eligibility
• Platinum Partners Co-Founder Wants $5M Bond Cut To $500K
• SEC Rule Asserts Authority To Adjust Whistleblower Awards
• Competing Libor-Transition Proposals Create More Problems
• Weil, Greenberg Traurig Lead Deal To Form $16B Mortgage Co.
• The Case For A Nonpolitical Federal Judiciary
• Watchdog Props Up Reports At Heart Of 'FinCEN Files' Leak
• Debevoise-Led Blackstone Joins Insurer's $500M Fund Round
• Powell Skeptical Expanding 'Main Street' Would Help Small Biz
• Massive Home Depot 401(k) Class Action Gets Green Light
• Cornell Staves Off Trial With Deal In ERISA Suit
• Aimco Investor Blasts Plan To Split Company, Calls For Vote
• 'Harsh' Jail Conditions Can't Spring 'Varsity Blues' Parents
• The Keys To A Better Privilege Logging Paradigm
• Simpson Steers Blackstone To $8B Real Estate Credit Fund
• Justice Ginsburg: Who She Was, How She Shaped The Law
• Law360's The Term: The Life And Legacy Of Justice Ginsburg
• Budding Textualist Star Barbara Lagoa Eyed For High Court
• Fed Plots Course For Revamping Community Lending Rules
• McConnell Defends Election-Year Plan To Replace Ginsburg
• Calif. Judge Ships Wells Fargo ERISA Suit To Minnesota
• Mutual Of Omaha Reaches $6.7M Settlement In 401(k) Suit
• Downing Venture Capital Head Cops To $8M Ponzi Scheme
• French Telecom Co. Iliad Makes $2.6B Bid For Poland's Play
• Startup Can't Revive Malpractice Claims Over Corporate Theft
• New Exchange MEMX Seeks To Challenge NYSE, Nasdaq
• Zohar Can't Get Tilton Suit Sent To Del. Bankruptcy Court
• New Olympics CCO Says Communication Is Key To Overhaul
• WWE Says Derivative Suit Should Stay In Federal Court
• Pending Changes Pose Threat To SEC Whistleblower Program
• CFTC Says Oil Trader Can't Escape $2.4M Fraud Judgment
• White House Due Process Memo Could Reform Enforcement
• What Shifting FCPA Enforcement Means For Financial Cos.
• Birthdays, Weddings And In Between: RBG And Her Clerks
• Our 'North Star': What RBG Means To Women In Law
• Will The Senate Replace Ginsburg Before Election Day?
• 5 To Watch As GOP Races To Fill Ginsburg's Seat
• RBG's Biggest Opinions, From Civil Rights To Civil Procedure
• In Her Own Words: 4 Of Ginsburg's Strongest Bench Dissents
• 9th Circ. Says Credit Suisse Can Arbitrate Worker's $300M Suit
• With The Passing Of Ginsburg, The Left Loses An Icon
• Justice Ginsburg, 87, Dies Of Cancer Complications
• AutoZone Can't Put $60M ERISA Suit In Rear View Mirror
• Law Firm Hiring Considerations In A COVID-19 Economy
• Real Estate Rumors: Waterton, Benefit Street, EIG
• Performant Investor Claims Stock Split Vote Count Is Wrong
• How The Pandemic Could Turbocharge ESG Investing
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 3rd Circ. Backs Allergan's Win In ERISA Suit Over Drug Prices
• Investment Manager Sues Law Firm Over $12M Jury Loss
• US Bank, Funds Avoid $25M Bond Fraud Suit With Settlement
• Justices Told FHFA's Structure Sinks Fannie, Freddie 'Sweep'
• Feds Seek Over $330M In New 1MDB Forfeiture Actions
• LinkedIn, Zynga Founders' Blank-Check IPO Raises $600M
• Sens. Say SEC Rule Would Damage Whistleblower Program
• Robbins Geller To Lead Investor Suit Against US Oil Fund
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• SEC Says CCO Altered Reports To Mislead Agency Staff
• Ex-Homebuilder Employees Seek Class Status In ESOP Suit
• Treasury Says It Lacks Data On Finance Sector's Cyber Risks
• Sidley, Willkie Guide MetLife's $1.7B Deal For Versant
• Judge OKs $187M Libor Deals But Calls $54M Atty Fee 'High'
• Hurdles Ahead For Stock Exchange Direct Listings
• Lawyers Must Act To Preserve Democracy This Election
• New Apple, Intel Patent Complaint Even Worse, Fortress Says
• Allianz's Bad Bets Were 'Ticking Time Bomb,' $2B Suit Claims
• SEC Calls Bid To Ditch NFL Player Fraud Suit An 'Utter Failure'
• Court Quashes Forex Investors' NY Agency Doc Request
• Insurers Ask Del. Justices To Ax Solera's Appraisal Coverage
• 7 Firms Steer 3 More IPOs Totaling $909M In Red-Hot Market
• Benchmark Investments' Unitholders Sue For Legal Fees
• Tribune Knew Of Issues In $3.9B Sinclair Merger, 7th Circ. Told
• New York Life Loans $500M For Industrial Real Estate
• New Trump Circuit Judge Doubts Delta Pilots' Pension Case
• Trader Joe's Says ERISA Suit Recycles Stale Arguments
• UPenn Workers Want Green Light For Huge ERISA Class
• Ex-HSBC Banker Can't Get Redo On 2nd Circ. Fraud Appeal
• How To Effectively Defend Witnesses In Remote Depositions
• Chancery Ruling Highlights Fraud Claim Risk For PE Sellers
• Linklaters Leads Ardian To €2B Growth Stage Tech Fund
• CFPB Deal Calls For $330M ITT Student Loan Forgiveness
• How The Pandemic Is Changing Stock Volatility Calculations
• Justices Urged To Tackle Teamsters, Sun Capital ERISA Suit
• CoreLogic Again Rejects $7B Takeover Offer As Too Low
• Software Firm Will Pay $72.6K To End CFTC Spoofing Claims
• Investors Defend Doc Request To NY Agency In Forex Case
• Kirkland Guides Health-Focused SPAC's $500M IPO Plans
• SEC's Woodbridge Ponzi Scheme Case Sent To California
• NYC Atty Takes $5M Crypto Loss Dispute To 2nd Circ.
• J&J Workers Fight To Keep Asbestos ERISA Suit Alive
• Latham, Skadden Steer $4.8B Real Estate Site's SPAC Tie-Up
• Whether And How To Compel Remote Arbitration
• Cracker Barrel Investor Pushes For Director Shake-Up
• Fintech Klarna Valued At $10.65B After PE Investment
• DOJ Official Warns Of Anti-Competitive 'Information Exchange'
• 5th Circ. Revives Ameriprise Affiliate Employee's Bias Suit
• Skadden Guides Aimco's Split, Launch Of $10B REIT
• The Unique Challenges Of Protecting A Law Firm Brand
• 4 Firms Guide Investors' $925M Bet On Scientific Games
• Real Estate Group Invests In $130M Industrial Portfolio
• Gaming Giant Can Push Ahead Toward €250M Restructuring
• Accused Fraudster Ordered To Pay $15M For Stock-Drop Case
• Rapper T.I. Fined $75K By SEC Over Alleged ICO Scheme
• Woodbridge Ch. 11 Trust Seeks Assets Seized By DOJ
• 15 Firms To Steer IPOs Totaling $6.7B Amid Market Blitz
• DC Man Touted Diamond Biz In Ponzi Scheme, Feds Say
• Former PetMed Execs Ink $2.5M Deal To End SEC Suit
• Gannett Suit Shows 1 Stock Can Yield Many Problems
• 2nd Circ. Told NYU Workers' $358M ERISA Case Rightly Nixed
• Auction Design Could Streamline TikTok's US Asset Sale
• Lehman Ruling Continues Bankruptcy Safe Harbor Expansion
• Employment Concerns For Financial Cos. During COVID-19
• Insurer Says High-Speed Trader Not Covered For $68M Penalty
• How To Calculate Securities Fraud Class Size With SEC Data
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Judge Rejects Vivus' Ch. 11 Plan, Wants Equity Panel Formed
• Morgan Stanley Tells Court It Sold A Solvent Tops Markets
• JP Morgan Compliance Pro Joins Real Estate Firm As CCO
• FTC Settles $43M Student Loan Scam With 5 Defendants
• DC Circ. Wary Of Reviving Georgetown Workers' ERISA Fight
• Summer's Top 10 Deals Show How Pandemic Is Shaping M&A
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Takes 3-Year Suspension For Insider Trading
• CFTC Takes Extra Care To Cover Whistleblower Tracks
• CFTC Plugs 'Transparency' Of Corporate Compliance Memo
• Guggenheim Exec Wants Boat Crash Allegations Tossed
• Hedge Fund-Backed SPAC Leads 3 IPOs Raising $860M Total
• Judge Trims Invisalign Maker Shareholder Suit
• Parsing The DOJ's Flawed Spoofing Theory
• 11th Circ. Says Big Spenders Willfully Evaded Tax Payment
• Investors Claim YieldStreet 'Duped' Them, Lost $125M
• 3D Software Provider Leads 4 IPO Launches Totaling $1.5B
• Nigeria Says Don't Kill Doc Bid Request In $10B Award Fight
• Gary Cohn's Blank-Check Co. Goes Live After $720M IPO
• Penn Fights Workers' Jury Bid In Retirement Plan Fee Suit
• Ex-Analysts Pitch Insider Trading Challenge To High Court
• Sprinklr Boasts $2.7B Valuation After $350M Funding Round
• Gov't Retirement Plans Should Approach ESG Cautiously
• Early Takeaways From FINRA's Virtual Hearings
• Convenience Store Chain's Blank-Check Deal Forms $1.4B Co.
• What To Know When Making Dispositive Motions In Arbitration
• Reed Smith To Disclose SEC Comms In Hedge Fund Suit
• Top Exchanges Back Cboe In 7th Circ. VIX Manipulation Fight
• SEC Move To Scrap Disclosures Ignites Firestorm From Cos.
• NY Agency Rips 15M-Page 'Fishing Expedition' In Forex Case
• How Ohio Case May Alter Corruption Law Landscape
• Ex-Worker Calls Goldman Sachs' ERISA Appeal Bid 'Improper'
• Latham, Kirkland Lead SPAC Deal Valuing Marketer At $5.2B
• On Deck Investor Sues In Chancery Over $90M Enova Merger
• NYSE Urges SEC To Lift Stay On Direct Listings Expansion
• 4 Ways Amicus Briefs Can Support An Overall Legal Strategy
• 3 Firms Guide Dual $400M Blank Check IPOs
• Taxation With Representation: Debevoise, Wilson, Mayer
• Nasdaq Proposes Changes To SPAC Listing Rules
• Ill. Adviser To Pay $356K SEC Fine In Fee Disclosure Case
• Cocrystal Pharma's Reforms To End $27M Stock Plot Suits
• Deciding Whether Co-Mediation Is Right For Your Case
• 3 Trends To Watch As Fall IPO Pipeline Gets Ready To Burst
• Who Gets Accredited Investor Status Under New SEC Rule?
• Del. Courts Maintain Pandemic Rules But Plan For Easing
• I-Mab Bags AbbVie Partnership, Nets $418M From Investors
• Ex-SocGen Exec Asks 2nd Circ. To Deep-Six Libor Case
• Orchestra Can't Revive Pension Liability Dispute With Union
• Church Scholarship Fund Wasn't ERISA Plan, 3rd Circ. Rules
• Ex-BigLaw Bankruptcy Atty Charged With Extortion In NY
• VW-Fueled Battery Maker Hits $3.3B Value With Merger
• E-Commerce Biz The Hut Group Preps $1.2B London IPO
• Allianz Investment Arm Sued Over $1B Loss From Virus Crash
• DP World, CDPQ Pour Extra $4.5B Into Ports Partnership
• Gaming Giant Looks To Restructure With €250M Lending Plan
• Black Law Firm Leaders On Improving Diversity In BigLaw
• Ariz. Law Firm Ownership Rule Change Is A Win For Clients
• Feds Seek 9 Years For 'Make A Lot Of Money' Recruiter
• AbbVie Can't Escape Investors' Humira Kickbacks Suit
• NYSE's Expansion Of Direct Listings Faces New Hurdle
• Feds Recover $60M In 1MDB Funds From Hollywood Producer
• Real Estate Rumors: AMLI, MiddleGround, Frank Kriger
• Feds Want Atty In $393M Crypto Scam To Forfeit College Fund
• 3 Firms Guide $568M Biopharma Go-Public Deal
• SEC Settles Suit With Insurer Over Woodbridge Ponzi Scheme
• Wells Fargo Failed To Oversee Annuity Switches, FINRA Says
• Ex-Stanford Exec Gets Redo In Bid To Ditch 20-Year Sentence
• Gaming Co. Skillz Hits $3.5B Value With Go-Public Tie-Up
• Pa. Treasury Sues Over $15M In Botched Energy Investments
• How To Write A Better Comment Letter On Agency Proposals
• Deloitte Family Leave Policy Not What It Seems, Suit Says
• Ex-HSBC Banker Mounts New Challenge To Fraud Conviction
• SEC Pays $2.5M Whistleblower Award To Wall Street Analysts
• Laos Asks Idaho Court Not To Play Businessman's 'Games'
• SEC Judges Once More Under Attack At Supreme Court
• Hedge Fund Seeks Exit From SEC Suit Over NFL Player Fraud
• PE Credit Considerations After IntegraMed Ch. 7 Ruling
• The Problem With Collectability In Legal Malpractice Cases
• Pricey Biogen 401(k) Plan Was 'Glaring Breach,' Suit Says
• GIC, Brookfield Team Up On $3.4B Indian Telecom Biz Deal