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Asset Management - June, 2021

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• Del. Justices Mull Bid To Kill 'Dual-Natured' Damage Claims
• 4 Fast Facts About SEC's Next Enforcement Boss
• JPMorgan Escapes Revived Suit Over $3.7B Ponzi Scheme
• Jurors Hear Bank Insiders' Concerns Over Manafort Loans
• Del. Justices Pressed To Revive Facebook Stock-Shuffle Suit
• Calif. Man Indicted In $12M Swiss Annuity Ponzi Scheme
• Federal Tech, Trade Bill Needs IP Owner Transparency Tweaks
• US Treasury Identifies Top Money Laundering Threats
• Real Estate Rumors: Kushner, Post Brothers, Rockpoint
• Congress Examines Potential 'Systemic Risks' From Crypto
• State Courts' Stark Lack Of Diversity Demands Action
• Turkish Mobile Gaming Co. Hits $1B Valuation In Series B
• Rising Star: Fried Frank's Martín Esteban Strauch
• Maynard Cooper-Led GTIS Sells $300M Of Rental Homes
• What If Market Snubs SOFR As New Benchmark Interest Rate?
• 11th Circ. Revives Negligence Fight Against PNC Bank
• CFPB Report Flags Consumer Reporting, Loan Servicer Issues
• 2nd Circ. Refuses To Revive HSBC, JPMorgan Swipe Fee Row
• Manafort Pal Had No Shot At Trump Gig, 'The Mooch' Says
• SEC Commissioner Says Exec. Comp Should Be Tied To ESG
• CFPB, Ga. Settle With Firm In Debt Relief Services Case
• 'Doctor Bitcoin' Admits To Unlicensed Crypto Conversion Biz
• 11th Circ. Revives Crypto Investors' Class Cert. Hopes
• House Clears Huge R&D Bills, But Must Contend With Senate
• SEC Charges JPMorgan Unit With 'Unregistered' Trading
• Ga. Adviser Lost $2.6M In Investor Funds, SEC Claims
• FINRA's Short Data Reporting Idea May Spell Long-Term Pain
• Mayer Brown Guides Kennedy Wilson's $252M UK Office Buy
• DOL Tells 9th Circ. To Revisit Northrop Pension Statement Suit
• NJ AG Tapped To Lead SEC's Enforcement Division
• ShipBob Hits Unicorn Status Following $200M Fundraising
• Rising Star: Kirkland's Katie St. Peters
• Goldman Sachs, Ex-Execs Can't Nix 1MDB Shareholder Suit
• Del. Justices Say Chancery Must Reconsider Stock Deal
• GOP Sens. Prod Gensler Over Trump-Era Law Targeting China
• Robinhood Says FINRA Form May Unduly Impact Minorities
• Credit Suisse Ordered To Pay $121M in Vegas Fraud Fight
• UK Retirement Platform Smart Nabs £165M Funding Round
• 2nd Ex-Deutsche Trader Gets 1 Yr For Metals Market Spoofing
• Cybersecurity Provider Raises Price Range Ahead Of IPO Blitz
• Skadden Guides SL Green On $3B Manhattan CMBS Deal
• Sens. Push Bill To Tighten SEC's Insider Trading Rules
• Fla. Judge Certifies Class In $100M EB-5 Fraud Suit
• Wachtell, Cravath Lead Ventas' $2.3B Senior Living REIT Buy
• Giuliani Suspension Highlights Ethical Pitfalls For All Lawyers
• Rayburn Cooper Can't Escape Malpractice Suit, Judge Finds
• Managing Risk After SEC's Cyber Enforcement Action
• Rising Star: Cleary Gottlieb's Jamal Fulton
• IBM Workers' Attys Seek $1.4M For High Court ERISA Case
• Chilean Banking Mogul's Firms Hit Ch. 11 With $1.8B In Debt
• High Court Turns Away PwC Appeal In ERISA Class Action
• Judge Rips 'Misleading' Fee Bid In Echo Of State St. Case
• Debt Collector Says High Court Opinion Backs Rehearing Bid
• 5th Circ. Ends Manufacturing Co. Worker's Pension Appeal
• Boeing Board Accused Of Safety Neglect In Chancery 737 Suit
• Companies Scramble To Meet SEC's SolarWinds Info Deadline
• EB-5 Investors Fight Fee Request After Civil Theft Claim Nixed
• 5 Questions After High Court's Ruling In FHFA Challenge
• Alamo Drafthouse Seeks More Time To Premiere Ch. 11 Plan
• 6 Firms Guide $820M Akumin, Alliance Healthcare Tie-up
• Credit Agency Accused Of Deceiving Investors In $73M Fund
• 5 Things To Watch In The SPAC Market After Last Year's Boom
• Cos. Need ESG Strategies That Address Climate Change
• Benefits Cases To Watch In The Remainder Of 2021
• Merrill Lynch, FINRA Strike $11.6M Deal For Oversight Issues
• Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Daniel Lloyd
• Texan Seeks 5th Circ. Redo Of Fidelity Transfer Suit
• Congress Votes To Nix Trump-Era 'True Lender' Rule
• GAO Says Federal Retirement Plan Needs Climate Analysis
• Justices' FHFA Ruling Is Small Step In A Dangerous Direction
• 3 Firms Prep Pair Of Buzzfeed Deals To Form $1.5B Media Co.
• Real Estate Rumors: BTI, MetLife, Life Storage
• PE CEO Gets 30 Months For Ripping Off Pot Venture Investor
• Bill Gives CFTC Tipster Program New Life, Albeit Temporary
• Transamerica Inks $5.4M Deal To Settle ERISA Class Action
• Apple Settles With Fortress, Leaving Intel To Go It Alone
• US Bank Strikes Tentative Deal To End Retirees' ERISA Suit
• SEC Staff Hashing Out Potential ESG Disclosure Metrics
• SEC Slams Investment Firm With $106M Fraud Suit
• SEC Fines Guggenheim Unit Over Anti-Whistleblower Policy
• Clearing House Drops $16.6M Fight With Securities Trader
• Cooley-Led Business Phone System Aircall Hits $1B Valuation
• Armored Truck Co. CEO Charged In Gold Smuggling Scheme
• Hotel-Owning REIT Approved For $1.3B Ch. 11 Restructuring
• Mayorkas Can't Fix Trump-Era EB-5 Rule, Court Says
• Lordstown Shows How Projections Can Invite SPAC Litigation
• High Court Says FHFA Director Must Be Removable
• Latham, Husch Blackwell Rep Embark Trucks' $4B SPAC Deal
• Pa. Pension Advisers Face Suit Over $17B Shortfall
• Compliance Faced Rocky Start To 2021 As COVID Rolled On
• Goldman Ruling Unlikely To Move Needle On Class Actions
• Ex-CFO Of Crypto Co. Hit With Contempt, Doc Handover Order
• SEC Commish Still On The Fence About ESG Disclosure Plans
• Will SPAC Restatement Wave Trigger Shareholder Litigation?
• Navigating Inadvertent Attorney-Client Privilege Waivers
• Real Estate Rumors: Lennar, CTL Capital, Westdale
• Collins Asset Group Settles Investor Class Action For $15.8M
• Platinum's Huberfeld Gets Short Prison Term In Bribery Case
• BGC, Cantor Say Class Suit Over $875M Deal Deserves Toss
• Canadian Regulators Report Securities Fraud Spike In 2020
• Ch. 7 Lessons From Evander Kane Bankruptcy
• 3 Firms Build Blackstone REIT's $6B Home Rental Co. Buy
• Tilton-Zohar Fight Over Stila Cosmetics Returned To Chancery
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Says SEC Fails To Prove Securities Fraud
• 11th Circ. Drops T.I. Lyrics, Sides With Rapper In Crypto Ruling
• Ex-Deutsche Trader Gets 1 Year For Spoofing Metals Market
• Goldman Ruling Is A Boon For Class Action Defendants
• Entwistle, Wolf Haldenstein Vie To Rep Emergent Investors
• Fenwick-Led Cybersecurity Firm Unveils Plans For $880M IPO
• Indonesia Pay-Later Fintech Co. Lands $100M Debt Financing
• Attorneys Beware: Zoom Depositions Are Likely Inadmissible
• Justices Vacate Goldman Class Cert., Say 'Generality' Matters
• 5 Firms Steer Ackman-Led SPAC's $4B Deal For UMG Stake
• Labaton Sucharow To Rep Lordstown Investors In Fraud Suit
• SEC's Eye On Exec Trading Plans Should Keep Issuers Wary
• Many Zohar Claims Get 2nd Chance In Tilton Ch. 11 Suit
• $110M Deal Reached In Suit Over $8.7B GCI Liberty Merger
• Banking Co. Says Proprietary Fund Argument Is Too Extreme
• Wesco Wants ERISA Fee Suit Axed
• Sellers Of Electronics Co. Sued Over Deficient Disclosures
• Fla. Wiretap Suits A 'Scheme,' Says Investment Firm
• BNY Mellon Fights Ruling Keeping Self-Dealing Suit Afloat
• Fla. Judge Threatens Default In Missing Escrow Funds Suit
• SEC Gears Up For Another Look At Private Offering Rules
• Justices Should Acknowledge ESG's Importance To Investors
• BBVA Rolls Out Bitcoin Service For Swiss Banking Clients
• Real Estate Rumors: Wells, Value Store It, Empire Capital
• Unite Sells 2 London Properties To GIC Venture For $473M
• At Home's Top Investor Urges Rejection Of Take-Private Bid
• O'Melveny Fintech Head Moves To Paul Hastings
• ACA Ruling Caps Busy 1st Half Of 2021 For Benefits Cases
• State Street Dishes Docs In Euro Gov't Bond-Rigging Suit Deal
• SEC Says Adviser Illicitly Routed Trade Winnings To Relatives
• Bank Spoofing Win 'Wrong Several Times Over,' 2nd Circ. Told
• Cooley-Led Biotech Firm Leads 4 IPOs Totaling $847M
• How Global Markets Are Preparing For Potential SPAC Growth
• Nuveen Sells Denver-Area Apartment Complex For $435M
• NJ Fed. Court Should Ditch Litigation Funding Disclosure Plan
• Real Estate Rumors: Dattner Architects, Kushner, Beacon
• FX Boss Denies Suspecting HSBC Traders Of Front-Running
• 3 Firms Steer SPAC Deal For $2.6B Radiation Detection Co.
• Chancery Orders Payback In $4.4M Investment Fraud Suit
• House Passes Bill Backing SEC's ESG Disclosure Plans
• 5 Ways Companies Can Prep For Biden's Anti-Corruption Push
• 5 Firms Guide $600M In IPOs For 2 Energy Transition SPACs
• Greenberg Traurig's NY Bill May Aid Russian Oligarch Client
• Red Cross Steered Workers To Shoddy 401(k) Funds, Suit Says
• Allstate Gets Defeat Of Traders' Ill. Defamation Suit Affirmed
• How To Assess Price Volatility Changes In SPAC Class Actions
• Real Estate Rumors: American Stock, Wells, Maxim Credit
• Suntec REIT Sells Stake In Singapore Office Project For $68M
• Law Firm Talent Must Reflect Shifting US Demographics
• CFIUS Bills Offer Insight On Top Foreign Investment Concerns
• Ex-Goldman Exec's Virus-Delayed 1MDB Trial Set For January
• Robinhood Beats Ice Cube Endorsement Case, For Now
• Liberty Mutual Can't Sink ERISA Fee Suit
• Fla. Fraudster To Face Criminal Charges First, Judge Rules
• SEC Fines Firm For Alleged Cyber Disclosure Failures
• Investors Want SEC's 'Flawed' Shareholder Rules Scrapped
• AT&T Wants Workers' 401(k) Fee Class Action Scrapped
• Investment Tech Biz Addepar Says Latest Valuation Tops $2B
• Oaktree Lobs Updated Crown Resorts Offer Amid Bidding War
• Risk Management Lessons From Recent Finance Co. Failures
• Legg Mason Used Temp Status To Stiff Workers, Suit Says
• SEC Republicans Slam Plans To Tweak Trump-Era Rules
• CFPB Pushes To Keep Student Loan Trusts Case Alive In Del.
• Dallas Securities Firm Sends Negligence Suit To Arbitration
• Apollo Invests Up To $500M With Victory Park Capital
• Law School Dean To Lead SEC's Corporation Finance Division
• Judge Trims, Doesn't End, $10M Ponzi Scheme Suit
• Block.one Inks Deal To End Securities Suit For $27.5M
• Real Estate Rumors: Coinbase, Manuel Mato, Brack Capital
• BlackRock Closes Infrastructure Debt Fund At $1.67B
• Equinix, GIC To Plug Additional $3.9B Into Data Center JV
• Judges Should Foster Diversity In MDL Leader Appointments
• BofA Stolen Unemployment Benefits Suits Consolidated
• Toomey Says Feds Must Harness, Not Overregulate Crypto
• SEC Maps Out Gensler's Regulatory Ambitions Over Next Year
• SIFMA Offers Measured Approach To SEC Climate Disclosures
• Gov't Right To Criticize Northwestern ERISA Win, Workers Say
• Ex-Fugee, Fugitive Malaysian Hit With New 1MDB Charges
• Extended Stay Stockholders Sue In Del. To Probe $6B Sale
• Ackman's SPAC Strategy Pushes Deal Structure's Boundaries
• Creditor Attys Tell 11th Circ. It Erred In 'Mail Vendor' Ruling
• Real Estate Rumors: Page, Wafra, KD Properties
• SEC Bulletin Warns Bitcoin Futures Are 'Highly Speculative'
• A Biz Strategy Model To Improve Lateral Atty Hiring Diversity
• Interloper Lobs $1.66B Bid At South Korean Chipmaker
• Developer Fights Class Cert. In $100M EB-5 Fraud Suit
• Washington U. Workers Push For Cert. Of 27K ERISA Class
• Tax Issue Bars Fidelity Account Transfer Suit, 5th Circ. Says
• Skadden, Kirkland Steer $3.2B Sports E-Retailer's SPAC Deal
• Senate Banking Chair Knocks PE Firm On Pandemic Evictions
• MoneyGram Fraud Case Dismissed Post-Compliance Revamp
• FINRA Fines Firm $1.4M On Alleged BestEx Failures
• Not A Good Day For Ice Cube's Robinhood Suit, Judge Hints
• Del. Justices Reverse Texas Atty's $15K Nastygram Fine
• Deals Rumor Mill: Robinhood, Flipkart, Sportradar
• Stein Adler Guides Box Equities' Big Logistics Bet
• MoneyLion Asked To Provide More Info In CFPB, Minn. Probes
• House Republican Probes Ouster Of Trump-Era PCAOB Boss
• Retirees Want Redo On Partial Toss Of AT&T Benefits Suit
• Uber, Academics Back SEC's Push For Climate Disclosures
• Generac Power Systems Slapped With ERISA Fee Suit
• SEC Launches Review Of Equity Market Rules
• Greystar Wraps Up $883M European Residential Housing Fund
• Health Care Sales Pro Gets 4½ Years For $10M Investor Scam
• NYC Bar Proposal Could Quell Persistent 'Fear' CCOs Face
• ESW-Backed Trading Software Firm's Ch. 11 OK'd In Del.
• Smaller Firms Need Employee Wellness Programs, Too
• US Financial Crime Compliance Costs Surged In 2020: Survey
• Highland Capital's Ch. 11 Contempt Motion To Be Granted
• Defendants In SEC's Landmark Liu Case Must Repay $21M
• Senate Passes Massive Tech, Trade Bill Aimed At China
• Hotel CEOs See Brighter Biz Outlook As Pandemic Recedes
• 9th Circ. Nixes $1.3B Award In AMG Case After Justices' Order
• Sidley Steers Mortgage REIT's Planned $165M IPO
• Viridescent Raises More Than $125M For Cannabis Loans
• Estee Lauder Must Face Workers' ERISA Class Claims
• Covington-Advised Cybersecurity Co. Brinqa Raises $110M
• BNY Mellon Can't Dodge Wealth Management Conflicts Suit
• Ex-NYSE Broker Near Plea Deal In Alleged $35M Crypto Scam
• JPML Won't Combine NY, Calif. Allianz Actions
• SEC Chair Aims To Seal 'Cracks' In Exec Insider Trading Rules
• T-Mobile Investors Challenge $26B Sprint Merger In Del.
• Paul Weiss Guides Fortress' $535M Real Estate Buy
• Real Estate Rumors: Spear Street, PulteGroup, Related
• FisherBroyles Snags NY Tax Partner From Kelley Drye
• MicroStrategy Preps $400M Offering To Buy More Bitcoin
• 3 Firms Build Blackstone $10B Deal For Data Center Co. QTS
• B. Braun Medical Must Face ERISA Suit Over 401(k) Plan
• US Prosecutors Still Can't Seize Alleged 1MDB Funds
• SEC Removes PCAOB's Trump-Era Boss
• Eye On ERISA: A Chat With Groom Law's Litigation Chair
• Judge Backs Contempt If Unregistered Agent Doesn't Pay SEC
• SEC Signals New Direction On Proxy Advice Regulations
• Covington Helps Mexico's GBM Fetch $150M From SoftBank
• Judge Pauses Cred Inc. Borrower's Third-Party Ch. 11 Claims
• Stop Networking, Start Relationship Marketing
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Competition Watchdog Probes IHS Markit, CME Joint Venture
• Bill Ackman-Led SPAC Eyes $4B Universal Music Group Stake
• 1 Firm Eked Ahead Of Peers Amid Bumpy May IPO Market
• Biden Unveils Plan To Crack Down On Corruption, Tax Havens
• SEC's Roisman Offers Ways To Cut ESG Disclosure Costs
• Mayer Brown Adds Ex-Stroock Tax Partner In New York
• What Benefits Attorneys Should Know About SECURE Act 2.0
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Charity's Suit Over BNY Mellon Fees
• SEC Waives Tipster Filing Deadline To Award $23M In Payouts
• Timber Scam Receiver Seeks $3M Following Butler Snow Deal
• What Attorneys Should Know About Fee Deferral
• Investors Sue Amazon For Docs On Market Clout, Tax Parries
• Jury Says Invesco Owes Fired Worker $1M In FMLA Suit
• NYC Bar Floats Framework For SEC Penalties Against CCOs
• Adviser Takes Plea Deal In $3M Scheme, Faces SEC Action
• Late Real Estate Investment Manager Stole $10.3M, SEC Says
• Nelson Mullins, Loeb Steer Cannabis-Focused SPAC's Filing
• Del. Judge Sets Jail-Risk Deadline For Crypto Firm Ex-CFO
• BofA Must Reopen Calif. Benefit Recipients' Fraud Claims
• UK Residential REIT Aims To Raise $213M With IPO
• Predictions On Pandemic's Lasting Impact On Legal Education
• Cooley, Baker Botts Help Yieldstreet Nab $100M Series C
• 3 Approaches For Measuring Short Squeeze Trading Damages
• BIP Seeks To Usurp Pembina With $7.02B Inter Pipeline Bid
• John Hancock Inks $14M Deal In 401(k) Self-Dealing Suit
• Senate OKs More Funding For CFTC Whistleblower Program
• Del. Chancery Keeps Alive Suit Over Tilray's PE Insider Deals
• DOL Says Bankrupt Co. Stole $100K From Retirement Funds
• Hemp Co., Execs To Pay $10M SEC Penalty Over Stock Sales
• W.Va. Gov. Sues Lender To His Business Empire For $421M
• Former Apollo CEO Accused Of Rape, Defamation In NY Suit
• Eagle Hospitality Foreign Units Can Stay In Ch. 11
• 'Wolf Of Wall Street' Fraudster Sued For Securities Sales
• Lowe's Pursues $12.5M ERISA Deal While Aon Denies Liability
• Blackstone And Starwood Sweeten Extended Stay Hotel Deal
• SEC Won't Recommend Enforcement Of New Proxy Rules
• AlixPartners Calls Alleged File Theft Loss 'Incalculable' In Trial
• 2 Firms Guide $6.5B Midwestern Bank Merger
• Lawyer Perfectionism Is A Disease We Can Control
• AMC Plans To Expand After Raising $230M From Mudrick
• Pet Insurer Valued At $2B In Series D Round
• Investor Drops Fraud Claims Against Austin Real Estate Mogul
• Pembina Inks $6.9B Deal For Inter Pipeline, Topping BIP's Bid
• Betterment Taps Bank Of America Atty As CCO