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Asset Management - April, 2021

288 articles

• SEC's New Chair Seeks Fixes For Unequal Access To Capital
• Brokers Sued Over Actor's Alleged $690M Ponzi Scheme
• 2nd Circ. Told Revlon Lenders' Citi Win 'Wrong As It Sounds'
• 3rd Circ. Preview: Workplace Suits Spotlight May Lineup
• Alamo Drafthouse Employee Bonuses OK'd In Ch. 11
• Real Estate Rumors: Easton, Vornado, Housing Trust
• Chancery Orders Closing On $550M Cake Supply Co. Sale
• Wilson Sonsini, Weil Guide Gores SPAC-Sonder $2.2B Merger
• Milbank Helps With $101M Pimco Loan For New York Property
• SEC's Peirce Talks ESG And Agency's Future Under New Chair
• Tutoring Startup Settles SEC Claims It Cooked The Books
• Monthly EBSA Roundup: Guidance On Cybersecurity, COBRA
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• AIG Says Ariz. Justices Back It In $13M U. Of Phoenix Row
• SEC Enforcer's Exit Won't Sour Gensler On BigLaw Hires
• CBD Co. Hit With $12M Fraud Suit Over Failed Biz Transaction
• OCC Takes Aim At State Regulators' Fintech Charter Challenge
• Staffing Platform ShiftPixy Files 4 SPACs Exceeding $1B
• MoneyGram Settles With OFAC For 'Blocked List' Transactions
• LA Brentwood Medical Office Tower Lands $43M Loan
• Xerox Spinoff, Investors To Mediate Securities Class Claims
• Real Estate Rumors: Harbor Group, Arbor, Simon Property
• High Court Blow To FTC Restitution Could Be Temporary
• Developer Wants Theft Claim Cut From $100M EB-5 Fraud Suit
• Justices Should Clarify Securities Fraud Loss Causation
• Chancery Nixes Injunction In SourceHOV Appraisal Debt Row
• Deals Rumor Mill: Carlyle, Ant Group, Freshworks
• Latham-Led Entertainment Giant Leads 3 IPOs Topping $1.4B
• Ex-Katten Atty Caught In Shkreli Fraud Gives Up Law License
• Robust Debt Market Keeps Humming At Record Levels
• Investors Withdraw Slew Of Suits Against Crypto Companies
• Cornell Workers Ask 2nd Circ. To Revive ERISA Class Action
• Real Estate Rumors: ROI Capital, Microsoft, JKM Developers
• SEC Enforcement Head Resigns 1 Week After Being Hired
• FDCPA Ruling Has Privacy Implications For Financial Services
• Stradley Ronon Helps Nuveen Fund With $575M IPO
• Kirkland-Led Valor Clinches 5th PE Fund With $1.7B In Tow
• Credit Suisse, Others Fined €28M Over Bond Trading Cartel
• Robinhood's Bid To Toss Hacking Suit Meets Skeptical Judge
• Robinhood MDL Attorneys Vie For Leadership Roles
• CFTC Garners $1.4M Order Against Precious Metals Fraudster
• Fortress Calls Apple's IP Scheme Claims Mere 'Speculation'
• Most Firms Withhold Hard Data In Human Capital Disclosures
• US Wants $330M Held By Clyde & Co. In 1MDB Funds Fight
• Teen Banking Biz Nabs Celebrity Backing In $100M Series C
• Fifth Third Nabs Exit From Investors' Investigation Fraud Suit
• How SPACs Can Avoid Failed China Reverse Mergers 2.0
• VC Investor Seeks Del. Chancery TRO Over Payout Row
• Bankrupt Alamo Drafthouse Goes With Stalking Horse Bid
• Virus Relief Law Doesn't Nix Employers' Pension Plan Hurdles
• The Pandemic's Bright Spots For Lawyers Who Are Parents
• SEC Requests $21M In Follow-Up To Landmark Liu Ruling
• UK Accountant Must Testify In Del. Case, London Court Rules
• Eye On ERISA: Q&A With Kantor & Kantor's Elizabeth Hopkins
• Hedge Funds Sue Ga. Flooring Co. Over Stock 'Machinations'
• 2 Firms Guide $2.6B New York, Midwest Bank Merger
• 4 Ways Private Capital-Raising Rules Are Loosening Up
• Man Can't Get FBAR Penalties Overturned, 11th Circ. Rules
• 8th Circ. Says No Class Cert. For TD Ameritrade Investors
• Supreme Court Is Right In Limiting Gov't Agency Authority
• Socially Conscious Blank-Check Co. Files For $250M IPO
• Lowe's Strikes Deal To Exit Sweeping ERISA Case
• Economic Sanctions And Export Controls: A Q1 Update
• Aon Hewitt Beats Suit Over Hospital Pension Wind-Down
• Revise Mansfield Diversity Mandates To Also Benefit Veterans
• How To Set Execs' Pay In SPACs Without Breaking A Sweat
• Pollen St. Joins UK Co. For £200M Mortgage Broker Buy-Up
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Who Is Alex Oh? 6 Things To Know About SEC's New Enforcer
• We Haven't Heard The Last From SPACs, Panel Says
• Louisiana To Settle Rest Of GSE Bond-Rigging Case
• 11th Circ. Revives Debt Collection Suit Over Info Disclosure
• Real Estate Rumors: Nuveen, MCB, Sunbeam
• Key Considerations For Build-To-Rent Developers
• AGs To Fill Void As Justices Say FTC Can't Impose Restitution
• GOP Sens. Say Biden Climate Policies Undermine SEC
• 3 Firms Steer Deluxe's $960M Purchase Of Pay Processing Co.
• Carlyle's AlpInvest Grabs $3.5B For 8th Co-Investment Fund
• Simpson Leads EQT To €15.6B Tech, Health Care PE Fund
• SEC Taps Paul Weiss Partner To Lead Enforcement Division
• Supreme Court Rolls Back FTC Restitution Power
• 3 Firms Build SPAC Deal For $2.2B Real Estate Tech Provider
• Nationwide Hit With £1.3M Suit For 'Blocking' Property Sales
• McDonald's Board Sued Over Ex-CEO's Affair Scandal Losses
• Senate Panel Advances Bill Aimed At Curbing China's Rise
• Alsup Scolds Bernstein Litowitz Over Symantec 'Spectacle'
• PetroSaudi Seeks Final Ax To Feds' $330M Forfeiture Suit
• Supermarket Income REIT Drops $88M On Tesco Store
• Crypto Bills Show Consensus On Need For Federal Oversight
• Ex-Nomura Trader Tells 2nd Circ. He Had No Intent To Harm
• BentallGreenOak Raises $1.8B Europe Real Estate Fund
• Koch To Help Build $9.2B Green Energy Complex
• FinCEN Rules Seen As Potential 'Killer' Of Art, Antique Shops
• Morningstar Says SEC Oversteps Its Authority In Ratings Suit
• Audits Continue Unabated Despite COVID-19, Report Shows
• What To Expect From FinCEN's Beneficial Ownership Rules
• Latham-Led Entertainment Giant Stages IPO Comeback
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Suit Over $1.6B Gigamon Sale
• Chancery Nixes Dyal Capital-Owl Rock Tie-Up Injunction
• Fintech Entrepreneur Cops To Fraud In Pandemic Relief Rap
• E-Commerce Investor Valued At Nearly $2B In Funding Round
• Bankruptcy Litigation Could See More Third-Party Funding
• Cayman Fund Seeks To Revive $2B Claim Over Madoff Losses
• 9th Circ. OKs $52M Fee For Attys In Wells Fargo Suit
• NRA Can Argue LaPierre Paid Back Extra Benefits
• Morgan Lewis, Goodwin Steer Fintech's $1.2B SPAC Deal
• Data Protection 'Unicorn' Nabs $147M To Guide Growth
• 2 Firms Rep Cannabis Lender For $8M Funding Round
• The Dynamics Of Collateral Access Agreement Negotiations
• Asset Management Takeaways From SEC Risk Alert On ESG
• Ex-Tax Atty Gets 15-Month Stock Fraud Term Slashed
• Investors Sue Credit Suisse Over Greensill, Archegos Fiascos
• Real Estate Rumors: TA Realty, CBRE, Ivy Realty
• Simpson, Paul Hastings Steer UK Co.'s $3.6B HVAC Biz Sale
• Gilbert, Norton Rose Steer ESR's $2.9B AU Logistics Buy
• Michigan Bank, Pension Fund Settle $12.5M Securities Row
• Hotel Group Fights To Pin Apollo To €93M Funding Promise
• Justices Won't Review Tribune Media Ch. 11 Clawback Case
• High Court Seeks Feds' Input On Gannett ERISA Suit
• China Bank Unit Faces Ponzi Scheme Suit Over $46.5M Loss
• Ex-Katten Atty's Retirement Accounts Can Be Garnished
• Law360's Guide To Biden's Judicial Picks
• SEC Reopens Public Comment On Universal Proxy Proposal
• Pension Fund Drops Suit Against Tesla Over $1.8B Bond Offer
• Astrotech Hit With Derivative Suit Alleging Bogus Shares
• Aon Hewitt Wants Out Of Florida Hospital's ERISA Suit
• AdventHealth Seeks $1.5M After PPE Fraud Settlement Default
• Why The Future Law Firm Model Is Industry-Based Offerings
• FINRA Fines Trading Firm $250K For Alleged AML Failures
• Thompson Hine Adds Transactions Partners To Chicago Office
• Brookfield Sells Wind Business Worth €571M To Orsted
• 6 D&O Provisions To Consider When Buying SPAC Insurance
• YRC Inks $2.1M Deal To End Investors' DOD Overcharge Suit
• Madoff's 'Seismic Shift' On SEC, Compliance Still Felt Today
• 9th Circ. Revives Parts Of Northrop Pensioners' Benefits Suit
• Investment Firms Illegally Killed Gas Plant Contract, Suit Says
• Big-Money PE Play For Toshiba Is Sure To Catch CFIUS' Eye
• 9th Circ. Sends GCA Banker's Bias, Pay Case To Arbitration
• Real Estate Rumors: Carlyle, Aldi, Arena Capital
• SEC Doles Out Second-Largest Whistleblower Award
• E-Commerce Anti-Fraud Co. Signifyd Closes $250M Series E
• CalSTRS Drops $320M On 11-Building Industrial Portfolio
• Bursor & Fisher Makes Play To Lead Robinhood MDL
• Ky. Pair Plead Guilty In Oil And Gas Investor Fraud Case
• Wachtell, Dentons Steer Deal For $20B Grocery-Focused REIT
• McDermott Can't Ditch CB&I Merger Suit, Texas Judge Says
• Coinbase's Public Debut Vaults Crypto Further Into Spotlight
• Michaels Investor Seeks Docs Related To $5B Apollo Buyout
• Gibson-Guided IPI Partners Closes $3.8B Data Center Fund
• Creditors Blast Puerto Rico Bond Claims Judgment Motion
• Debt Settlement Co. Agrees To Pay $1.4M To End CFPB Claims
• Globalworth Receives Buyout Offer Valuing Firm At $1.9B
• Execs Didn't Breach Duty In Drug Rebate Row, Ill. Court Says
• Calif. Cannabis Co. Notches $30M Fundraise For Expansion
• Skadden, Mayer Brown Lead $1.7B Caliber Home Loans Deal
• AI Computer Chip Biz Groq Closes $300M Series C
• Bernie Madoff, Architect Of $65B Ponzi Scheme, Dies At 82
• Senate Confirms Gary Gensler To Lead SEC
• Sen. Warren Tells Navient's CEO He Should Be Fired
• DC Circ. Urged To Back SEC In 'D-Limit' Fight With Citadel
• Investors Fight Chancery Toss Of $600M Utah Mine Sale Suit
• Judge OKs Tilton-Tied Biz's Ch. 11 Deal For Auto Parts Co.
• SEC Urged To Ramp Up Money Market Fund Regulations
• SEC's Latest Guidance Likely To Further Slow SPAC Market
• New Guidance Helps Rollover Advisers Clinch ERISA Carveout
• DC Circ. Seeks Clarity On Jurisdiction In Defamation Case
• 2nd Investment Adviser Cops To $100M Loan Fraud Scam
• Blockchain Software Biz Lands $65M From JPMorgan, Others
• Thought Leadership's Critical Role In Law Firm Diversity
• People's United Bank Must Face Trimmed Bias Case
• Epic Games Valued At $28.7B In Sony-Led Funding Round
• Ellenoff Grossman Sued For Malpractice Twice In Six Weeks
• Lender Must Face DACA Holder's Discrimination Suit In Court
• Ga. Real Estate CEO Admits Duping Investors Out Of $1.6M
• Grab Valued At Nearly $40B In SPAC Deal Delivered By 5 Firms
• Regulators Warn That SPAC Accounting Errors Require Fixes
• Three Firms Tapped To Lead Robinhood Order Flow Suits
• Raytheon Workers Latest To Sue Allianz Over COVID Losses
• Structural Shift In ESG-Linked Debt May Make Issuance Easier
• UK Office, Retail Properties Trade Hands For $82M
• Ardian Raises €7.5B Via Latest Buyout Fund, Co-Investments
• 3 Firms Lead As BancorpSouth, Cadence Form $6B Bank
• Citi Cites Archegos In Push For $500M Revlon Transfer Freeze
• SEC Exam Unit Warns Firms Of ESG Disclosure Deficiencies
• TPG-Backed Blank-Check Co. Leads Trio Raising Total $510M
• SEC's ESG Unit Chief Says Existing Regs Key To Enforcement
• Principal Life Beats 401(k) Class Action After Bench Trial
• Fed Asks Banks For Input On AML Risk Models
• Sustainability-Linked Bonds Provide Boost For Green Finance
• Perrigo Execs Ask Out Of Investor Lawsuit Over $1.9B Tax Bill
• Lieff Wants To Know Why Overbilling Probe Cost So Much
• Growth Cos. Should Disclose Projections In IPO Prospectuses
• What Associates Should Consider Before Switching Practices
• Ga. Investment Adviser Hit With Class Action Over Fees
• 3 Reasons Securities Fraud Litigation Exposure Fell In Q1
• Ex-Pence Adviser, O'Melveny Partner On White House Years
• Brenntag Agrees To Shell Out $2.3M To Wrap 401(k) Suit
• Johnson Controls Inks Up To $870M Deal For Data Center Co.
• Boat-Buying Ponzi Schemer Admits Luring Investors
• Banks Can't Duck Foreclosure Claim Rooted In Fraud Scheme
• Blank-Check Co. Picks Up Calif. Pot Brand In $567M Deal
• NY Investment Firm Nabs $100M To Grow Bitcoin In Insurance
• SEC Official Warns That SPACs Offer No Legal Shortcuts
• Real Estate Rumors: Ocean Bank, Blackstone, General Capital
• These Firms Guided Q1's Top Hospitality Deals
• New Bill Aimed At Curbing China Would Expand CFIUS' Power
• SEC's Whistleblower Chief To Depart After Record-Setting Run
• CFPB's QM Rule Delay Plan Gets Industry, Advocate Pushback
• Investor Moves To Block Cubic's $3B Take-Private Deal
• 4 Effective Ways To Prioritize Client Advocacy
• 5 Firms Rep In Cellebrite's $2.4B Go-Public Deal
• Senate Banking Chair Probes Banks Over Archegos Collapse
• Fried Frank-Led BlackRock Closes $4.8B Clean Power Fund
• 9th Circ. Urged To Revive Investor Suit Over Omitted Deal Info
• Texas Atty Tags $15K Chancery Sanction As Free Speech Hit
• Columbia Avoids Trial By Settling ERISA Class Action
• Former Malaysian PM Can't Intervene In 1MDB Evidence Fight
• CFPB Proposes 60-Day Extension For Debt Collection Rules
• Remote Law Firm Culture Should Prioritize Associate Training
• Ex-CFPB, Alston & Bird Attorney Joins Credit Card Co.
• More Than A Dozen Firms Steered Top Q1 Real Estate Deals
• COVID Vaccine Hopeful Lands $100M In Funding Round
• Cooley-Led Patreon Valued At $4B After New Funding Round
• 3 Firms Drive $5B SPAC Deal For UK Diagnostic Testing Co.
• Putnam Workers' Attys Win $3.9M Cut Of $12.5M Deal
• Ill. Co. Owner Gets Probation For Inflating City Contract Prices
• Firm Seeks To Keep Win In Stock Overvaluation Coverage Suit
• Trusts Seek Class Cert. In BNY Mellon Fund-Selection Suit
• CFPB Settles Over Calif. Debt Collector's 'Litigation Notices'
• Kirkland-Led Sports Card Giant Hits $1.3B Value In SPAC Deal
• FINRA Fines Credit Suisse $345K For Worker Oversight Lapse
• Lax Contemporaneity Test Could Buoy Insider Trading Claims
• Key Considerations For Litigation Settlement Trustees
• Virtual Litigation May Unravel The Narcissistic Lawyer
• Claims Narrowed In Investors' $3B Pa. Pipeline Bribery Suit
• Former Maryland US Attorney Joins Gibson Dunn's DC Office
• Rosen Law Aims To Lead Securities Claims In Robinhood MDL
• Varde Provides $155M India Office Construction Financing
• Goodwin Leads Ares To $1.7B Distressed US Real Estate Fund
• Paul Weiss-Advised PE Shop Clinches Funds Totaling $3.75B
• EQT Investors Seek Class Cert. In Suit Over $6.7B Merger
• Ex-CMS Worker, DOJ Say Insider Trading Conviction Must Go
• Madoff Investors Take $41M Ponzi Profits Fight To High Court
• Electric Car Co.'s $2.4B Deal Was Built On Lies, Investor Says
• Colorado-Based Biotech Co. Grabs $150M In Series E
• Innovative Industrial Commits Another $30M For Pot Facility
• Nexo Users Say Crypto Lender Wrongly Suspended XRP Use
• Troutman-Led GameStop Unveils Potential $1B Stock Offering
• Understanding SPACs' Hidden Capital Costs
• Dyal Highlights NY Injunction Denial In Del. Sixth St. Suit
• Carton Judge Not Signing Off On Restitution Without Details
• Tribune Says Rival $680M Bid May Beat Hedge Fund's Offer
• ABA Remote Work Guide Raises Bar For Atty Tech Know-How
• Dechert, Sullivan & Cromwell Steer $350M Manhattan Loan
• IBM Inks $4.75M Deal In ERISA Case That Went To High Court
• Weil Leads Genstar Capital To $11.7B PE Fund
• Quinn Emanuel, Robbins Geller Get $28M For SSA Bond Deals
• Robinhood Restricted-Trading Suits Will Play Out In Florida
• Trading Tech Row Tossed For Lack Of Antitrust Harm, Acts
• WageWorks Inks $30M Deal In Investors' Padded Revenue Suit
• Archegos Collapse Drags 'Family Offices' Into The Spotlight
• Strip Club Operator Must Face Investors' Securities Suit
• COVID-19 Has 'Exasperated' Bank Compliance Teams
• Shkreli Balks At Ban From Leading Public Co., $1.4M Fine
• Chancery OKs Atty Fees For Ripple After Win Over Tetragon
• Lateral Hire Conflict Screening Lessons From DLA Piper Case
• Columbia Witnesses' Vax Status Not Needed For ERISA Trial
• Boston Drug Discovery Co. Grabs $75M In Series C
• 3 Firms Guide Rep Blank-Check Co.'s $125M Planned IPO
• New York Life Unit Loans $48M For 5 Virginia Buildings
• Key Enforcement Risks For SPAC Parties Amid SEC Scrutiny
• FinCEN Head Blanco To Depart, Names Acting Director
• What Companies Must Know Before Merging With A SPAC
• Cherokee Nation, Feds Must Revise Trust Suit Discovery Plan
• Crypto Exchange Coinbase To Make Public Debut April 14
• ERISA Doesn't Bar Forum-Selection Clause, 9th Circ. Says
• March IPOs Exploded, But The Boom Is Starting To Slow
• Barclays, Others Freed From La.'s GSE Bond-Rigging Case
• Perrigo Hid $1.9B Tax Bill, Class Says In Seeking Fast Win
• Venator's UK-Based GC Can't Duck Shareholder Suit In Texas
• Feds Drop Securities Fraud Case Against Ex-Brixmor Chiefs
• 4 Firms Lead Brookfield's Sweetened $6.5B Property Unit Buy
• Cooley Reps Vision Ridge In $1.25B Climate-Focused Fund
• FinCEN Seeks Input On New Anti-Money Laundering Rules
• Merrill Pays $450K FINRA Fine For Potential Insider Info Leaks
• Real Estate Pros Hit With Syndicated Easement Fraud Suit
• BNY Mellon Can't Cite Time Limit Yet In Fund Selection Suit
• Car Parts Co. Can't Escape Suit Over Retirement Plan Fees