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Asset Management - March, 2021

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• Wall Street Giants Beat Treasury Auction Rigging MDL
• FDIC Hit Community Banks With 30% Fewer Violations In 2020
• SEC Puts Brokers On Notice For Money Laundering Concerns
• Stifel, Jefferies Exit Louisiana AG's GSE Bond-Rigging Case
• Compass Cuts IPO To $475M With Help From Fenwick, Latham
• AMC Investors Win Class Cert. In Securities Dispute
• Cubic Backs Veritas, Evergreen's New $3B Take-Private Bid
• FINRA Approves Crypto Biz's Acquisition Of Broker-Dealer
• BSR REIT Drops $195M On 3 Texas Apartment Complexes
• 3 Cybersecurity Questions To Ask Before A Remote Mediation
• Fidelity Escapes ERISA Suit Over Shell Workers' Info
• BlackRock Raises $3B In First Dedicated Secondaries Round
• GlobalLogic Sold In $9.5B Deal Built By Shearman, Kirkland
• FCA Eyes New Rules For SPAC Stock Listings To Rival US
• Merit Medical Can't Dodge Investor Suit Over Acquisitions
• Del. Justices Uphold B&N Education's Win Over Bay Capital
• Chancery Scraps LendingClub Investors' Suit Over FTC Probe
• 7th Circ. Judge Doubts Arbitration Can Resolve ERISA Suit
• Investment Firm Says Ex-Trump Appointee, Atty Stole $10M
• Pinterest's Race, Gender Bias Hurts Biz, Del. Suit Says
• Trader Cops To Duping Investors Who Backed Forex Business
• A Uniform Mediation Act Primer As States Continue Adoption
• COVID-19 Lands Aircraft Leasing Biz AeroCentury In Ch. 11
• Moroccan Hotel Says Starwood Capital Must Pay $60M Award
• Justices Seem Irked By Narrowing Scope Of Goldman Case
• Ex-Madoff Funds Can't Ditch Deutsche Bank's Contract Fight
• Ga. Judge Doubts Validity Of $10M Ponzi Scheme Claims
• Benefits Fund Tells 11th Circ. To Leave Class Cert. Alone
• 16 Firms Could Steer IPOs Totaling $3.7B In Short Week
• Northrop Must Face ERISA Class Action Over Pension Cuts
• 4 Firms Steer Broadridge's $2.5B Deal To Acquire Itiviti
• Proskauer Drives Atlas Holdings To $3.1B PE Fund
• 7 Firms Pilot $2.36B Deal For Commercial Jet Leasing Co.
• WPT Industrial Forms $370M JV With Ontario Investment Firm
• Kirkland, Willkie Farr Steer $200M Sale Of Allstate Entity
• Freshfields, Kirkland Steer $7B SPAC Deal For UK Car Retailer
• Safeguarding Privileged Communications In A Remote World
• SEC Should Get Behind Shareholder Voting Transparency
• Ambac, Others Beat CFPB Suit Over Student Loan Trusts
• Schorsch Pushed On Audit Details In RCS Capital Trust Suit
• Dems Take Aim At SEC Shareholder Proposal Rules Changes
• High Court Mulls Tackling 'Single-Stock' ERISA Cases
• Dems Press Ahead With Effort To Nix OCC's 'True Lender' Rule
• Pa. Broker Gets 17.5 Years For Alternative Investments Fraud
• Eagle Hospitality Defends Foreign Units' Inclusion In Ch. 11
• Cash-Hungry Cos. Find Alternative To Volatile Markets
• Bill Introduced To Block Chinese Cos. From SBA Help
• Forescout And Execs Duck Shareholder Suit For Now
• 11th Circ. Blocks Transfer Suit Against Discharged Debtor
• Blockchain Analytics Co. Gets $2B Value In Latest Financing
• Real Estate Investment Platform Prodigy Network Hits Ch. 7
• 4 Areas Of Cyberattack Vulnerability For Law Firms
• Taxation With Representation: Sullivan, Wachtell, Skadden
• WeWork Bets On Post-COVID Co-Working In $9B SPAC Deal
• What To Watch For When Goldman Cert. Fight Hits High Court
• SPAC Investor Sues In Chancery Over MultiPlan's Stock Drop
• News Corp. Scoops Up Investor Tools, Media Biz For $275M
• Calls For Legal Clarity Abound At Security Token Summit
• SEC Inquiry Into Blank-Check Boom Could Be Just The Start
• GOP Sen. Demands SEC Briefing On 'Premature' ESG Initiative
• DOJ Says Keep Trump's EB-5 Rules Under 'De Facto' Doctrine
• How 2nd Circ. Ruane ERISA Suit Reversal Affects Arbitration
• Capital-Raising Strategy After SEC's Private Offering Rules
• SEC's Peirce Aims To Improve Digital Asset Safe Harbor Plan
• Crypto Investors Tell 11th Circ. Class Denial Was Wrong
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Chelminsky, Prologis
• How To Help Your Witnesses Overcome Hindsight Bias
• Ex-Glencore Trader Pleads Guilty To Fuel Price Manipulation
• Robinhood 'Concealed' Costs Of Trading, Users Say
• Yellen Cool On Too-Big-To-Fail Labels For Asset Managers
• Maintenance Worker Sues Senior Living Co. For Overtime Pay
• Sixth Street Tried To 'Muck Up' $12.5B Deal, Chancery Told
• Madoff Client Ordered To Pay Back $3M In Fake Profits
• BlackRock Inks $9.6M Deal To End ERISA Class Action
• Kirkland, Skadden Steer Dodgers Owner's 3rd SPAC Filing
• Real Estate Rumors: Subway, Wells Fargo, Blackstone
• Nuveen Raises Another $59M For Europe Logistics Fund
• 7th Circ. Frees Atty From Ex-Employer's Malpractice Claims
• Key Takeaways From SEC's Enhanced ESG Disclosure Focus
• Financial Risk Co. Exceeds $1B Value After KKR-Led Round
• NJ 'Reply All' Ethics Opinion Brings New Pitfalls For Attorneys
• Oracle Can't Beat Suit Eyeing Its Sales Practices
• Yellen, Powell Defend Push To Keep Tabs On Climate Risks
• Online Broker, Airline And Software Firms Join IPO Wave
• 6th Circ. Revives ERISA Suit Against Detroit Edison Co.
• Eagle Hospitality OK'd For $470M Ch. 11 Sale Effort In Del.
• Starwood Capital Says It's Not On The Hook For $60M Award
• Ex-Glencore Oil Trader Charged For Fuel Price Manipulation
• US Says Hands Are Tied On Goldman 1MDB Evidence Transfer
• Robbins Geller Led 2020 Investor Deals With $1.6B Recovery
• When Gov't Contacts Lead To DC Long-Arm Jurisdiction
• SEC Shouldn't Target Funds With New ESG Task Force
• No Review For Whistleblower's Late Complaint, 7th Circ. Says
• BlackRock Hires Paul Weiss To Probe Discrimination Claims
• 3 Arthrex-Adjacent High Court Cases Could Affect PTAB's Fate
• Debevoise, Sidley Lead $1 Billion Acquisition Of Ohio National
• D1 Capital Leads Brazil Real Estate Co. To $2.2B Valuation
• Lehman Brothers Must Take $13M LendingTree Claims To NY
• Chancery Names Amicus For Bid To Revamp Defunct Co.
• Fed Vice Chair Stresses Need To Halt New Libor Issuances
• FinCEN To Seek Input On Rules Targeting Shell Companies
• Pillsbury, Wachtell Guide Tech Distributors' $7.2B Merger
• XPO Logistics Beats Investor Suit Over Amazon Disclosures
• Head Of DOL's Benefits Unit Under Trump Rejoins Groom Law
• Mogul Let RCS Capital 'Bleed,' Trustee Tells Chancery
• Ripple Attys Seek $3.2M Following Win In Del. Suit
• Del. Justices Affirm Toss Of MetLife Pension Annuity Suit
• Judging A Book: Bibas Reviews Rakoff's 'Why The Innocent Plead Guilty'
• SEC Seeks $4.5M Judgment Against Ponzi Scheme Ringleader
• Real Estate Rumors: Hellman & Friedman, Chetrit, Dorsey
• Dentons, Cozen Steer $95M Manhattan Car Dealership Loan
• Ex-SEC Chief Clayton Named Apollo Chairman As Black Exits
• 6 CFIUS Considerations For De-SPAC Transactions
• NY Settlement Highlights Growing Risk Of FCA Tax Claims
• Allen & Gledhill Guides CapitaLand's $16B Restructuring
• Schwab Must Face Suit Over Short-Sell Trading Glitch
• Chancery Grants Ripple Win In Tetragon Cash-Out Suit
• 3 Firms Steer $325M Cannabis Real Estate Merger
• Goldman Calls Investors' High Court Pleas 'Guerrilla Warfare'
• Ill. Financial Adviser Pleads Guilty To $3M Scheme
• Simpson Thacher Steers Lexington's $3B Co-Investment Fund
• 3 Biotech Firms, Cannabis REIT Price IPOs Totaling $758M
• Brazil Approves Latin America's 1st Bitcoin ETF
• For Law Firm Digital Marketing, Less Is Sometimes More
• Taxation With Representation: Goodmans, Herbert, Skadden
• Cravath, Olshan Steer Corteva And Starboard To Settlement
• Regulators Will Let COVID-19 Capital Relief For Banks Expire
• A Rare Selective Disclosure Enforcement Action From SEC
• Simpson Guides Blackstone To $4.5B Growth Equity Fund
• AbbVie Loses Judge-Switch Bid In Humira Kickback Battles
• Deals Rumor Mill: Chubb, AbbVie, NMC Health
• 2nd Circ. Expedites Citi Appeal In $500M Revlon Transfer Fight
• Ex-Goldman Exec Says Bank Sitting On Key 1MDB Evidence
• Chinese IoT Platform Developer Leads 4 IPOs Topping $1.5B
• Fintech OppFi Faces CFPB Probe Over Military Lending
• Suit Says NJ Credit Union Charged Improper Overdraft Fees
• Activist Funds Back With New Playbook After Pandemic Pause
• 6th Circ. Won't Restart Insurance Agents' ERISA Suit
• Wachtell Helping REIT Columbia Property Assess $2.2B Offer
• Judge Pauses Suit Against Adler Pollock Over $12M Jury Loss
• Prepare To Meet New Fed Expectations On Effective Boards
• Health Tech Co. Can't Boot Klamann From ERISA Arbitrations
• Real Estate Platform Offerpad Valued At $3B In SPAC Merger
• Fireblocks Raises $133M To Boost Crypto Services In Finance
• Crowell & Moring Joining Up With Kibbe & Orbe
• TIX Corp. Investor Wants Records On CEO Stock Deals
• Sen. Brown Says Public Banking Plan Can 'Rebuild Trust'
• 2nd Circ. Revives Sibor Price-Fixing Case
• Cred Inc. Creditors Push Jail Time For Ex-CFO In Ch. 11
• CFTC Says New Climate Unit Could Spur Regulatory Changes
• Suit Accuses Fla. Law Firm Of Keeping Escrow Funds
• 3 Firms Guide Launch Of $4B Single Family Rental Biz
• CFPB Urges Banks, Collectors To Not Touch Stimulus Checks
• Crypto Giant Coinbase Registers 115M Shares For Trading
• UK Looks Determined To Grab A Larger Share Of SPACs
• DC Lobbying Firm Can't Force Arbitration In Wage Suit
• SEC Head Wants Proxy Revamp Amid 'Soaring' ESG Demand
• Washington U. Workers Seek OK For Massive ERISA Class
• Real Estate Rumors: Regency Centers, MAC Cosmetics, Vista
• Host Hotels Nabs Hyatt Regency Austin Before Foreclosure
• AbbVie Denies Judge-Shopping In Humira Kickback Cases
• Ill. Justices Weigh If $14B Bond Suit Was Rightly Revived
• DraftKings Scores $1.1B In Convertible Notes Offering
• Real Estate Rumors: Contour Saws, Bove, Sonder
• Acore Capital Loans $65M For New Jersey Multifamily Project
• Investment Guru Gets 8½ Years For $3.7M Client Theft
• Investor Drops Suit Over MultiPlan's $11B SPAC Merger
• Strategies For Fighting Back Against A Rambo Litigator
• Ares Closes $4B Oversubscribed Flagship Credit Fund
• Carton Fraud Victim Says Radio Comeback Means He Can Pay
• Canadian PE Firm Picks Up Proxy Advisory Firm Glass Lewis
• 5 Firms Craft SPAC Deal For $10.4B Cryptocurrency Platform
• Biotech Co. Says It Never Lied About Its COVID Vaccine Work
• Robinhood Seeks To Nix Customers' Data Breach Suit
• SEC Seeks Public's Help As ESG Initiatives Plow Ahead
• Real Estate Rumors: STG Group, Natalie Duran, Under Armour
• After High Court Win, Liu Can't Get SEC Asset Freeze Lifted
• GameStop Frenzy No Reason To Jettison Securities Theory
• Revlon Lenders Fight Citi Bid To Keep $500M Under Freeze
• Key Takeaways From FinCEN's COVID Health Fraud Alert
• Advisory Co. Hits $7.3B Value With Warburg Pincus Funds
• Pot Blank-Check Co. Picks Up 4 Businesses In $210M Deal
• 3 Firms Assemble $6B Deal For Extended Stay America
• Surveying Global Tax Updates For Sovereign Wealth Investors
• Insurer Says Fee Probe Spat May Ripple Through Mass. Bar
• Traders' BitMEX Racketeering Suit Dismissed With A Warning
• Tetragon Denied Early Appeal After Ripple Injunction Nixed
• Convertible Bond Offerings Ride To New Heights
• Latham Real Estate Leader Eyes Wave Of Opportunistic Buys
• What Benefits Attys Should Know About The New COVID Law
• 5 Key Takeaways From Tulane's 33rd Annual M&A Conference
• E-Trade Beats Suit Over Glitch Tied To Oil Price Drop, For Now
• Lieff Cabraser Can't Freeze $1M State St. Fee Cut Amid Appeal
• Dentons Assists With $111M Apollo-Brack Capital Loan
• SEC Brings Fraud Suit Over $17M Energy Fund
• 5 Risk Areas For Banks One Year Into The COVID-19 Crisis
• JLL Lands $140M Construction Loan For Self-Storage Biz
• Real Estate Rumors: Hersha, Wayne Rosen, Oaktree
• Madoff Trustee Tries To Revive Citibank Clawback Claims
• Translating SEC Exam Priorities Into Compliance Action Items
• ESG Agenda May Lead The SEC Down Long, Litigious Path
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 1 Year Into Pandemic, It's Time To Rethink Law Firm Billing
• Warehouse REIT Lands $1.9B To Expand Temp-Controlled RE
• Regulatory Edge Benefiting SPACS Should End, Panel Told
• Oldest Zurich Bank Pays $22M For Hiding Accounts From IRS
• BIP Digs In, Still Values Inter Pipeline At $6B In 'Hostile' Bid
• SEC Acting Director Shines Spotlight On SPACs, ESG Issues
• GameStop Hype Exposes Securities Litigation Theory's Flaws
• Crypto Investment Firm Cred Inc. Gets Nods On Ch. 11 Plan
• Warburg Pincus, Hillhouse Rep $700M JD.Com Unit Investment
• What Companies Should Know About SIGPR Oversight
• Rogue High Court Citation May Spark Legal Writing Changes
• Developers Can't Sway SC Justices To Knock Out Impact Fee
• Choosing Between An SEC Receivership And Bankruptcy
• 4th Circ. Affirms $9.7M Judgment Against Quicken Loans
• US Can't Seize $330M Allegedly Tied To 1MDB Fraud Scheme
• Fed Says Late Libor Preppers May Face Supervisory Action
• SEC Delays Decision On Nasdaq's Diversity Proposal
• Chancery Freezes Highland Capital Cases Until Ch. 11 Done
• Key Takeaways From The Biggest COVID Real Estate Cases
• SEC Cautions Investors About Celebrity-Backed SPACs
• Senate Panel Advances Biden's SEC Pick, Ties On CFPB Nom
• House Sends $1.9T Virus Relief Package To Biden
• 4 Firms Build Hilton Vacation Co.'s $1.4B Timeshare Biz Buy
• The Case For Diversity In Internal Investigation Teams
• DOL Move Bodes Well For Socially Conscious 401(k) Investing
• Westco Workers Win Class Cert. In 'Secret' Pension Suit
• SEC Settles With Investment Manager In NFL Fraud Suit
• Ex-Cred CFO Is A Fugitive In UK, Ch. 11 Examiner Says
• SEC's Crenshaw Urges Stiffer Corporate Misconduct Penalties
• Ripple Beats Investor's $175M Cash-Out Bid Over SEC Case
• Bipartisan Bill Would Separate Digital Tokens From Securities
• Key Insights From DOJ's 2020 Fraud Enforcement
• Disparate Accountability For Robinhood Platform And Its CEO
• Mass. Asset Manager Can't Escape $1.05 Million Judgment
• Puerto Rico Files Plan To Exit Restructuring By Year's End
• Temasek Invests $500M With Debevoise-Led LeapFrog
• 1st Circ. Refuses To Revive T-Mobile Workers' ERISA Suit
• Real Estate Exec Can't Shed SEC Suit, Fla. Judge Says
• Gov't To Join Arguments In Goldman's High Court Cert. Fight
• FINRA Capital Markets Atty To Head Market Regulation Unit
• 5 Ways Outside Counsel Can Impress Their Clients
• Bitcoin Investment Firm NYDIG Gets $200M To Boost Services
• AdventHealth Reaches Deal On COVID-19 PPE Fraud Claims
• Compliance Officers Stretched Thin As Remote Work Goes On
• Medley LLC Hits Ch. 11 With $141M Debt After Losses
• 6 Firms Assist As Apollo Takes Over Athene In $11B Deal
• Senate Approves $1.9T Virus Relief Plan With Changes
• CFPB Demands Emails That May Tie Co. To Student Debt Plot
• Virus Bill's Private-Sector Pension Changes Spook Retirees
• 4 Ways A Gensler-Led SEC Could Toughen SPAC Scrutiny
• Real Estate Rumors: Estate Cos., Innovo, Morgan Properties
• 'Despicable' Fraud Keeps Morgan Stanley Adviser In Prison
• No Sanctions For Objector In Wells Fargo Fake Account Deal
• InterPrivate's Trio Of SPACs Raise Combined $700M In IPOs
• SEC Accuses AT&T Of Selectively Disclosing Info To Analysts
• Citibank Loan 'Blunder' Ruling Raises Appellate Issues
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Banks, Ex-Merrill Traders Defeat Investors' Spoofing Case
• Boeing Emails In Chancery Suit Show Angst Over 737 Reports
• Insurer Can Resume Stock Overvaluation Suit Coverage Row
• 2nd Circ. Reverses Arbitration Of Ruane ERISA Suit
• Ethics Tips For Attorneys Telecommuting Across State Lines
• Swedish Crypto Fraudster Cops To $16M Investment Scheme
• SEC Pays $5M To Tipsters, Denies Duo Who Alerted Media
• SEC Task Force Will Use Data, Tips To Uncover ESG Violations
• CoreLogic Nixes $7B CoStar Bid Over Stock, Regulatory Woes
• 'Discovery War' Revealed In Insurer's Contract Row With UBS
• Latham, S&C Direct $5B SPAC Deal For Insurance Tech Co.
• Kaepernick's ESG-Focused Blank-Check Biz Raises $300M
• Ex-SEC Chairs, States Back Goldman Investors In Cert. Fight
• Judge Finds $15M Texas Project Suit Should Be Tossed
• SEC To Step Up Climate, Crypto Focus In 2021 Examinations
• Del. Justices Probe 'Red Flags' In MetLife Stockholder Suit
• 6 Ways Legal Employers Can Help Pandemic-Weary Parents
• Citi Wants Its $500M Kept On Ice For Transfer Fight Appeal
• Former Skadden Tax Partner Joins Weil In New York
• Ex-Goldman Sachs GC Rejoins Sullivan & Cromwell
• 4 Firms Craft Michaels' $5B Take-Private Deal With Apollo
• Investment Values Clean Energy Services Biz Uplight At $1.5B
• DLA Guides Carlyle's 141K-Square-Foot Logistics Purchase
• Stationery Retailer Paper Source Blames COVID-19 For Ch. 11
• Goldman Sachs' General Counsel Is Exiting The Bank
• GameStop, Diversity Policies Dominate Gensler's SEC Hearing
• EB-5 Biz Groups Sue Feds Over New Investment Restrictions
• Hedge Funder Gets 3-Month Stretch For Lying To SEC
• SEC's Peirce Says Gensler, FinHUB Could Bring Crypto Clarity
• Hong Kong Explores Allowing Blank-Check Listings
• NY Recovers $105M From Hedge-Funder Over Tax Evasion
• 5th Circ. Told Highland Capital Can't Block Shareholder Suit
• $81.2B Rescue For Union Pensions Greenlit For COVID-19 Bill
• Judge Gives Nod To $5.75M Ex-Norton Workers' ERISA Deal
• Tying Executive Bonuses To Diversity Is Gaining Momentum
• AdventHealth, Atty Settle In Fraud Suit Over $57M PPE Deal
• Real Estate Rumors: Stellar, Marquette, GDF
• Boy Scouts Propose $300M Sex Abuse Settlement Fund
• SEC Denied Early Win In Ex-Cantor Rep's Fee-Splitting Case
• Charitable Fund Dispute Opens Doors For Litigation Wave
• Hertz Ch. 11 Plan Puts Knighthead, Certares In Control
• Real Estate Credit Group Maverick Closes On $230M Fund
• Remote Working Tips For Lawyer Trainees And Their Firms
• Simpson Thacher Hiring Spree Continues With Blackstone GC
• Dallas Securities Firm Hit With $1M Negligence Suit
• 6 Topics To Watch As Gensler Interviews For Top SEC Job
• Former Directors Sued Over Failed Real Estate Investment Site
• SPACs Power Another Record-Breaking Month For IPOs
• Goldman Sachs Will Trade Bitcoin Futures Amid Crypto Boom
• SEC Working Toward 'Global' Climate Disclosure Framework
• J&J Brushes Off ERISA Suit Over Asbestos In Baby Powder
• Investor Sues To Block Minority-Focused Lenders' $1B Merger
• Klarna Raises $1B To Remain Europe's Top Private Fintech
• Rocket Lab To Go Public At $4.1B Value In Blank-Check Union
• Firm Pans Insurer's 'Duplicative' State St. Fee Probe Case
• CoStar's $7.3B CoreLogic Bid Aims To KO Competing Buyers