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Asset Management - September, 2021

266 articles

• Allergan Must Face Generic Drug Price-Fixing Claims
• Intel Can't Use Chancery To Nix Patent Suits In Other Courts
• TCA Fund Execs Settle SEC's Fraud Claims For $5.5M
• Robinhood's College Tour May Fly In The Face Of Regulators
• Ill. Appeals Court OKs $1.78M Award In Trading Biz Row
• Allstate Can't Slip ERISA Suit Over Retirement Plan Options
• Dems Release Bill To Revamp Bank Merger Review Process
• Fintech, Gaming SPACs Raise $375M In IPOs
• DLA Piper Guides AlphaSense On $180M Series C
• Shareholder Ruling Resolves Dual-Natured Claim Uncertainty
• Senate Confirms Rohit Chopra As CFPB Director
• Westco Chemicals 401(k) Settlement Rejected Over Fairness
• Activist Elliott Amasses 'Significant' Stake In Toshiba
• Deals Rumor Mill: Willis Towers Watson, Huntsman, Fanatics
• 3 Firms Guide Apollo's $762M Deal For Emissions Control Biz
• Fed's Powell Says 'No Intention' To Seek US Ban On Crypto
• MVP: Kirkland's Nicole Washington
• 2nd Circ. Floats NY High Court Punt In Citi $500M Revlon Fight
• Goldman-Backed Chat Service Symphony Settles With CFTC
• Suit Alleges Fraud Scheme By Defunct Forex Trading Platform
• CFTC Fines SocGen $1.5M Over Swap Dealer Disclosures
• Real Estate Rumors: Greystar, Commerz Real, Blue Water
• $54M Ponzi Schemer's Virus Release Bid Fails At 3rd Circ.
• CFTC Hits Crypto Exchange Kraken With $1.25M Fine
• Vida Capital Investor Sues Over Life Settlement Fund
• SEC Proposes That Funds Beef Up Proxy Voting Disclosures
• Boeing Case Highlights Risk For Health, Life Sciences Boards
• AT&T Workers' 401(k) Class Action Tossed
• Tether, Bitfinex Must Face Crypto Market Manipulation Claims
• Allvue Delays IPO, Citing 'Adverse Market Conditions'
• US Trustee Objects To Medley Ch. 11 Liability Releases
• DLA Piper Asks Del. Justices To Rethink Key Appraisal Ruling
• MVP: Ropes & Gray's Marc Biamonte & Lindsey Goldstein
• What 9th Circ. Privilege Test Means For Dual-Purpose Advice
• Investor Sues To Block Fund Manager's $10M Cashout Plan
• Fortress Beats Intel Antitrust Suit Over Patent Purchases
• Real Estate Rumors: Slate, Moishe Mana, Blue Water Advisors
• Prudential Gets ERISA Class Claims Axed For Now
• The DOJ Should Ramp Up FCA Focus In PPP Enforcement
• MVP: Cleary's Liza Lenas
• Lifting The Veil On The Supreme Court's Shadow Docket
• Banc Of California Derivative Shareholder Deal Gets First OK
• CFTC's Berkovitz To Reunite With Gensler As Top SEC Lawyer
• Orrick-Led E-Commerce Investor Valued At $850M In Series B
• Warren Won't Back 'Dangerous' Powell For 2nd Term At Fed
• Biden OCC Pick Could Boost Enforcement, Fintech Scrutiny
• Gensler Warns Panel About Costs Of Going Public Via SPACs
• Ex-CFO Appeals Sentence For $65M Theft At 7th Circ.
• Feds Confirm Witness Lied In Ex-BigLaw Atty's OneCoin Trial
• SEC Sues Mo. Investment Firm Over Wrap Fee Account Trades
• MBIA Renews $1B-Plus Ch. 11 Suit Against Tilton, Affiliates
• MVP: Simpson Thacher's Jonathan Karen
• SEC Files Suit Over 'Meme Stock' Options Trading Scheme
• Saxton & Stump Expands Estate Planning Practice
• Embracing ESG: United Natural Foods GC Talks Bottom Line
• Ticketing Platform Dice Raises $122M In SoftBank-Led Round
• 3 Firms Work Out $5.65B Deal For Cosmopolitan In Vegas
• Big Firms' Compliance Costs Nearly Doubled Since COVID
• SEC's 1st Crowdfunding Enforcement Turns Heat On Portals
• China Bans All Crypto Transactions In Broad Clampdown
• Kentucky Joins Clampdown On Celsius' Crypto Accounts
• Robinhood Taps Crypto CCO, And Other Top People Moves
• MVP: Debevoise & Plimpton's Jonathan Adler
• 3 Attorney Ethics Considerations For Litigation Funding
• Schwab Clients Urge Cert. Over Trades Routed Through UBS
• SEC Letter Raises Climate Reporting Bar Before Rules Drop
• Home REIT Raises $481M In Upsized Offering
• SEC Brings First Disclosure Rule Action Against Muni Adviser
• JPMorgan To Pay Treasury Futures Investors $16M For Spoofs
• 4 Steps For Improving Board Diversity Per New Nasdaq Rule
• Canadian Regulators Warn Crypto Platforms About Marketing
• Ex-OppenheimerFunds Analyst Charged With Insider Trading
• Biden Picks Ex-Davis Polk Atty, Law Prof For OCC Chief
• V&E Steers Climate-Focused Blank-Check Firm's $200M IPO
• Ex-MoFo Investment Management Chair Joins Stradley Ronon
• 3 Firms Build $1.15B Valley National-Leumi Banking Merger
• Dapper Labs Raises $250M And Scores NFT Deal For Soccer
• Senators Probe SPAC Creators Over Possible Market Abuses
• Treasury GC Nominee Takes Heat From Warren Over Recusals
• How ABA Opinion Shifts Alternative Biz Structure Landscape
• Investors Say Robinhood's MDL Dismissal Bid Is Too Early
• North Carolina Developer Buys $63M Long Island City Site
• Firms Defend Fee Asked In 'Risk-Laden' GCI Liberty Suit Deal
• SEC Dumps FINRA Fine Against Brokerage In 'Rare' Rebuke
• OCC's Chief Warns Of 'Fool's Gold Rush' In Crypto
• SPAC Shareholder Sues Over Loss On $1B XL Fleet Merger
• 5th Circ. Tosses Oil Co.'s Bid For Class Action Coverage
• NY Banking Agency Pitches Small Biz Loan Disclosure Rule
• PwC Can't Shed City's Claim In Valeant Securities Suit
• Freshfields-Led Universal Music Strikes Chord With Investors
• FINRA Seeks To Demystify The Social Media 'Influencer'
• Crypto Platforms To See More SEC Crackdowns, Gensler Says
• Chancery Sends $875M BGC-Cantor Unit Merger Suit To Trial
• Ex-Locke Lord Atty, Others Escape Investors' OneCoin Suit
• Google Pays $2.1B For Manhattan Office Building
• Senate Dems Push Chopra's CFPB Nom Toward Finish Line
• Partners Group Grabs $15B In Total For Latest PE Vehicle
• Simpson, Sullivan & Cromwell Rep Bank's $8B MUFG Buy
• APA's $7.2B AusNet Bid Sets Up Showdown With Brookfield
• Del. Justices Strike Down 'Dual-Natured' Claims Precedent
• SEC Chair Frets About 'Clothesless' Libor Alternative
• Norton Rose, Baker Botts Lead Shell's $9.5B Permian Biz Sale
• Officials Should Be Canned Over Pandemic Trades, Fed Told
• Olaplex Joins Crowded IPO Pipeline With Plans To Raise $1B
• Investors Seek Class Approval In Suit Over $3B Pa. Pipeline
• Embracing ESG: HPE Counsel Talk Effective Board Oversight
• JPMorgan's Sanctions Bid 'Abuse' Of Legal Process, Atty Says
• Fee Bid In GCI Liberty Suit Blasted As 'Egregious Overreach'
• The UK Reforms That Add Investor Allure To SPACs
• Twitter Cuts $810M Deal To End Securities Suit On Eve Of Trial
• AusNet Mulls Increased $6.9B Go-Private Bid From Brookfield
• 2nd Circ. Revives Part Of Textron Investor Suit Over Arctic Cat
• IPO Lockup Periods Begin To Loosen Amid Market Pressure
• Top Naturgy Investors Out On IFM's 'Fair' €4.9B Tender Offer
• Hong Kong Exchange Proposes Rules To Allow SPAC Listings
• Parsing New Int'l Tax Reporting Rules For Pass-Throughs
• RBC Unit To Pay SEC $863K Over Muni Bond 'Flippers' Claims
• Justice Gap Demands Look At New Legal Service Models
• Cohen Milstein Wants To Lead Tower Research Spoofing Suit
• Allen & Overy, Linklaters Steer Buys Totaling 818K Sq. Ft.
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Alleges Perjury Coverup In OneCoin Trial
• Intel Calls Fortress' 'Buy Low, Sell High' IP Strategy Illegal
• Victoria's Secret Parent Can't Slip 401(k) Fees Suit Just Yet
• Centerra, Aon Hewitt Can't Knock Out ERISA Suit
• Ashfords Guides UK Payment Tech Biz In $160M Funding
• Fed To Review Trading Rules For Officials After Backlash
• PE-Backed Identity Software Co. Leads 2 IPOs Totaling $528M
• Despite Risks, Venezuela May Rekindle Investor Interest
• OFAC Settlement Extends Sanctions' Reach Beyond US Dollar
• Deals Rumor Mill: Stripe, Novolex, Unilever
• Navigating Dealer Status After SEC Settlement With Adviser
• 'Roaring Kitty' Ex-Employer Fined $4M Over GameStop Posts
• Wilson Sonsini, Kirkland Steer Gogoro's $2.35B SPAC Deal 
• Crypto Fund Boss Gets 7½ Years For $90M Ponzi Scheme
• Kirby McInerney, Gilbert Interim Leads In CDS Market Rig Suit
• Nikola Founder Seeks To Shift NY Fraud Case To Arizona
• Ivins Phillips Adds Wealth Planning Team In DC Office
• 4 Firms Craft Goldman Sachs' $2.2B Deal For GreenSky
• Debevoise, Sidley Craft Prudential's $2.2B Annuities Sale
• Broker Ducks $22M Oil Investment Fraud Trial With SEC Deal
• Willkie Farr Exec Says Attys Have Shown They Can Be Remote
• Investors In Bankrupt Hotel Co. Ordered To Return $2.4M
• SEC Whistleblower Bounty Program Hits $1B Milestone
• Fried Frank-Led HPS Seals Latest Fund With $15.4B In Tow
• 3 Firms Guide Fintech Biz Pagaya's $8.5B Go-Public Deal
• Warren Says Fed Must Break Up 'Irredeemable' Wells Fargo
• GOP Sens. Chide SEC's Gensler On Disclosure Rules, Crypto
• Counsel Conundrum Trips Up SEC Bid For $12M Judgment
• Performance Sports Execs Settle Securities Fraud Suit
• IBM's $1.5B GlobalFoundries Suit Sees Fraud Claim Deleted
• SEC Seals $10M Deal With Firm That 'Lied' About Data Usage
• Uber Aims To Slash 'Piggyback' Investor Claims In IPO Suit
• Judge Shuts Down Finjan Investors' Suit Over $44M Sale
• CFTC Sues Dallas Man Over $6M Fraudulent Trading Scheme
• Small Biz B2B Payment Co. Scores $4B Value In Series D
• SEC Seeks Win Against Cannabis Developers In Fraud Suit
• Del. Justices Uphold Appraisal Right Waivers In Split Ruling
• 3 Firms Guide Sportradar's $513M IPO
• Sea Mining Biz Seeks $220M From Would-Be SPAC Investors
• Vivendi Readies Universal Music Spinoff At $39B Valuation
• Abrams & Bayliss Says Chancery Must Clarify Boeing Ruling
• These Firms Have The Most Women In Equity Partnerships
• Board Diversity Considerations In Light Of New Nasdaq Rules
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Wells Fargo's Win In $163M CDO Fraud Suit
• Biden Taps 2 For CFTC, Boosts Behnam To Permanent Chair
• FINRA Fines Ex-Merrill Lynch Rep Over Alleged Spoofing
• AbbVie Escapes Shareholder Suit Over Failed Shire Merger
• Judge Calls Construction Cos. One Employer In Pension Fight
• Embracing ESG: Leidos GC Talks Social Responsibility
• Crowell Snags Former Sullivan Tax Partner
• Forge Global To Go Public In $2B SPAC Deal
• Charles Schwab Hit With Class Action Over Robo-Advisers
• 7th Circ. Refuses To Kick ERISA Class Action To Arbitration
• Herbert Smith, White & Case Craft Certares' $353M Avia Deal
• WP Carey Unveils Roughly $200M In New Investments
• Robinhood Users Denied Class Cert. In Stock Halt Suit
• Law360's Glass Ceiling Report: What You Need To Know
• Payroll Startup Papaya Global Raises $250M In Series D
• Judge Rejects Ex-Goldman Exec's Bid To Avoid 1MDB Trial
• Centra Tech Investors Score Class Cert. In Suit Over $32M ICO
• 9 Firms Rep Quartet Of Blank-Check Cos. Raising $710M
• Wilmington Trust Can't Dodge ERISA Stock Purchase Suit
• Didi Hit With Another Investor Suit Over $4.3B IPO
• FINRA Names New Head Of Supervision, Havlik To Depart
• Suit Over Activist-Tied $3B Twitter Deal Advances In Del.
• KKR Sells Austin Campus For North Of $300M
• 15 Firms To Guide IPOs Exceeding $3.4B As Activity Resumes
• Learning From The Latest SEC Cybersecurity Enforcement
• Ex-CEO Ducks More Prison After Assault In Colombia Lockup
• Biscayne Capital Principals Charged With $155M Fraud
• Robinhood Can't Get Out Of Revamped Data Breach Suit
• Inside Box's Successful Campaign To Stave Off Starboard
• SIFMA Wants More Time To Give SEC 'Gamification' Input
• SEC Panel Endorses Tougher Regs On SPACs, Insider Trading
• CFTC's Quintenz Joins Andreessen Horowitz As Adviser
• Hedge Fund Manager Cops To $100M Securities Fraud
• Alsup Conditionally OKs NortonLifeLock Investors' $70M Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Engie, Advance.AI, Aramex
• Lloyd's Can't Deny Coverage For Shootings, NY Court Told
• SEC Fines NJ Adviser $400K Over High Mutual Fund Fees
• Wachtell Guides Digital Bank Varo's $510M Funding Round
• Libor Replacement Must Factor In Fed's Influence Over SOFR
• CFTC's Berkovitz Says He's Stepping Down Next Month
• Wilson Sonsini, Sidley Lead Box To Win In Proxy Fight
• Lessons In Crisis Lawyering 20 Years After 9/11
• Robinhood CCO On Quest To Build Top-Tier Compliance Unit
• Securities Dealer Agrees To Asset Freeze In Scalping Suit
• Bill Gates' Firm Ups Four Seasons Stake In $2.2B Deal
• Centra Tech Investors Again Seek Class Cert. Over $32M ICO
• Comparing 'Ultimate Beneficial Owner' Rules In EU And US
• BitMEX Shakes Crypto Traders' Racketeering Charges
• Financier Irfan Amanat Gets 4 Years For Lying To Investors
• FINRA Fines Santander Over Report Disclosure Issues
• Embattled Credit Suisse Names New Compliance Chief
• Receiver In $7B Stanford Ponzi Row Seeks $2.2M In Fees
• 4 Firms Craft Perrigo's $2.1B Deal For PE-Owned Self-Care Co.
• Boeing Board Must Face Safety Neglect Claims In Del. Court
• CFPB Says Nonprofit's Income-Share Agreements Are Loans
• SEC Marketing Rule Keeping Compliance Pros Up At Night
• Broker Loses Bid To Block 'Unfair' Virtual FINRA Hearing
• Thai Regulator Seeks To Shut Down Crypto Exchange Huobi
• State Street Bets $3.5B On Investor Services Biz
• Loan Fraudster Tucker Shakes Off Monitor After Beating FTC
• Blackstone Inks $5B Deal To Buy Chamberlain Group
• Ponzi Investors Win Approval Of $54M Deal With Comerica
• Keppel Pacific Oak US REIT Drops $105M On 2 Properties
• JPMorgan Asks Court To Sanction Atty For 'Frivolous' Filing
• Marsh McLennan Names New Global Compliance Chief
• 3 Firms Guide $3.9B REIT Sale To Pimco
• 4 Points To Watch In CFPB's Small Biz Lending Data Proposal
• Kraft Bundled Bad News To Blur Probe's Impacts: SEC Official
• Feds Must Turn Over Contested Docs In Cherokee Trust Suit
• Lawyers Gear Up For Packed IPO Pipeline As Autumn Nears
• Fintech, Energy-Centric SPACs Together Raise $400M In IPOs
• Real Estate Rumors: Abacus Capital, Cabot, Eddie Hidary
• UAW Is Making Good On Reforms Under 2020 Deal, DOJ Says
• Bond Investors Denied 2nd Circ. Redo In Market-Rigging Suit
• CMBS Issuance On The Rise, But Questions Remain
• Ex-Trump Official Says Missing Party Sinks $9M Pa. Fraud Suit
• SEC Must Tackle Proxy Adviser Problems
• Investors Pour $20M Into Creator Of Cannabis Breathalyzer
• Simpson Reps Ex-EQT Partner's Firm On Debut €900M Fund
• JD.com Unit To Launch $2.1B China Logistics Takeover Bid
• BancorpSouth, Cadence To Sell Branches As Part Of Merger
• Renaissance Tech Agrees To $7B Tax Settlement, Report Says
• Singapore Unveils Regulatory Regime To Allow SPAC Listings
• Why So Many Law Firms Are Rallying In Defense Of SPACs
• Universal Health Class Says 'Consensus' Favors Certification
• Virtual Currencies Gain Recognition In Texas Commercial Law
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Hand Hospitality, Pensam
• Home Depot Fights Workers' Bid For Early Win In $140M Suit
• Ponzi Schemes: A Growing Hazard In Film Financing
• Trump Ally Barrack Signals Brady Fight In Lobbying Case
• Why Structured Data Is Increasingly Important To Your Case
• California Unveils Debt Collector Licensing Application
• Cos. 'Begging' For ESG Guidance From SEC, Report Says
• Laos Says Businessman Can't Duck $3.7M Award Over Casino
• Real Estate Rumors: Miami Beach Project, Mack, Melo
• Chancery Ruling Clarifies M&A Fraud Claim Limits
• Embracing ESG: AIG Counsel Talks SEC Risk Alert
• 2 Firms Rep Fintech-Focused Blank-Check Co.'s $250M IPO
• Founder Of Fraud-Riddled $25M Sentinel Fund Gets 4 Years
• Ex-Securities Atty Must Pay Nearly $29.8M For Ponzi Scam
• 3 Firms Rep Deal For Stake In Mass. Hospitals Valued At $1.8B
• A Look At Global Tax Enforcement Developments: Part 2
• Checkr Reaches $4.6B Valuation After New $250M Funding