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Asset Management - February, 2022

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• Privilege Doesn't Apply To Bigamist's Docs, 1MDB Judge Told
• SEC, Ameritas Agree To $4.6M Deal Over Disclosure Issues
• Raytheon Workers, Allianz Reach Deal Over COVID Losses
• The Battle To Confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson
• Barclays, Kuwait Seek Halt Of $85M In Madoff Clawback Suits
• Activist Disclosure Proposal Runs Counter To SEC Mission
• Ex-PE Pro Who Aided Galanis Gets Year In Tribal Bond Scam
• Real Estate Rumors: Estate Cos., TIAA, Turnberry
• 2 More SPACs Pull IPOs Totaling $400M As Withdrawals Mount
• Ukrainian Groups Raise $22.2M In Crypto Donations
• Fried Frank Adds 5 Partners On Heels Of Tax Atty Departure
• Citi Can't Get High Court Review Of Madoff Money Suit
• Brookfield Buys 60% Stake In Payments Biz Worth $1.15B
• Hunton, McDermott Shape $18B Merger Of Health Care REITs
• High Court Won't Review Win For Calif. Auto-IRA Program
• Citi Is Latest To Face SEC Probe Over Unapproved Messaging
• 3 Firms Rep As TD Pays $13.4B For Fellow Bank First Horizon
• Party Leaders Vow Open Minds For New High Court Pick
• BitConnect Founder Indicted In $2B Ponzi Scheme, Feds Say
• Clerk Says Judge Shouldn't Have Heard BofA Spoofing Case
• How Judge Jackson Beat Out Competition For High Court Nod
• Why Ketanji Brown Jackson Honored This Historic Judge
• SEC Proposes Rule To Bolster Short-Seller Disclosures
• 1st Circ. Judge Selya Says Jackson Will Be 'Balanced'
• 3 Issues To Watch As SEC Revisits Activist Disclosures
• Chancery Nixes Alden Bid To Stop Lee Enterprises Board Vote
• Shoe Retailer Must Face Ex-Employees' Trimmed 401(k) Suit
• SEC Says Firm Owner Made $1M 'Cherry-Picking' Securities
• NY Bank Regulator Warns Of Russian Cyber, Sanctions Risks
• Biden's Supreme Court Pick Was Star Debater In Miami
• SEC Rejects Nasdaq's Bid To Scrap Direct Listing Price Limits
• The Key To Turning Solid Briefs Into Winning Briefs
• Court Told Witness Can't Skip Deposition In FBAR Case
• Hammerson Sells Shopping Centers To Redical For £120M
• Zohar Can Go Forward With Most Claims In Ch. 11
• How CCO Framework Could Have Altered FINRA Charges
• Infinity Q Founder Drops Gibson Dunn After Fraud Indictment
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Wachtell, Fried Frank
• SEC Probing Goldman's Biz Chats On Unapproved Channels
• Latham, Loeb & Loeb Steer Tech SPAC's Upsized $275M IPO
• 6 Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Opinions To Read Now
• Biden Nominates Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson To High Court
• One Year After The GameStop Saga, Has Anything Changed?
• Morgan Stanley Says SEC Is Investigating Its Block Trading
• Feds Say 'Total Institutional Failure' Led To 1MDB Docs Foul
• Robinhood Outage Fight Splashes Toward Expert 'Hot Tub'
• B. Riley, Wunderlich Spar In Del. Over Fraud Award Recovery
• Russia Sanctions Bring Compliance Headaches For US Banks
• Mining Co., Workers Feud Over High Court 401(k) Ruling
• Battle To Convert MatlinPatterson To Ch. 7 Set For April
• Cooley, Polsinelli Guide $350M Centris Industrial Deal
• UK Residential REIT Delays IPO After Ukraine Attacks
• Software Maker Says BNY Mellon Stole Automation Program
• Indian Health Care Biz MediBuddy Lands $125M In Funding
• Ill. Accounting Firm Sued Again Over Delayed Breach Notice
• Proskauer, Baker Botts Shape Enviro SPAC's $200M IPO
• How Courts Are Ruling On The Arbitrability Of ERISA Claims
• CFPB Floats Options For Automated Valuation Model Rule
• NHL's Kane Says Sharks Termination Moots Creditors' Fight
• Del. Justices Probe Releases In Goldman Sachs Settlement
• Shkreli Banned As A Public Co. Leader After Pharma Blacklist
• Latham-Led Tech SPAC Upsizes IPO Target To $275M
• Century Casinos To Buy Nevada Nugget Casino In $195M Deal
• 1MDB Trial At Risk After Feds Admit 'Inexcusable' Doc Error
• Cyber Defense Biz BlueVoyant Grabs $250M In Series D
• 3 Firms Steer $7.1B Go Private Deal For Auto Parts Maker
• Ex-Goldman Execs Skirted Compliance, 1MDB Jury Hears
• FDIC Innovation Chief Warns Of 'Tech Hesitancy' As He Exits
• Father Gets 4 Years, Son 2.5, Over $4.5M Investment Scam
• Fed. Circ. Throws Out Fannie, Freddie Shareholder Suits
• DOL Urges 7th Circ. To Reject Appeal Of ERISA Subpoena
• V&E Alum Rejoins Firm From SEC Enforcement
• Tilton Claims Trimmed Amid Secrecy Disputes In Del. Ch. 11
• Robinhood Beats Suit Over Payment For Order Flow, For Now
• Robinhood Says Investors' Antitrust 'Meme Stock' Claims Fail
• Ex-Binance.US, Robinhood Compliance Pro Joins Coinme
• Princeton Digital Lands $500M In Equity Investment
• Alston & Bird Picks Up Moore & Van Allen Practice Leader
• Real Estate Rumors: MG3, Avenir, Property Markets
• Broadcaster Tegna Goes Private In $8.6B Deal Led By 4 Firms
• Cred's Ch. 11 Trust Sues To Reclaim $21M Crypto Payout
• BlackRock Pens Tribute To CRO, And Other People Moves
• CDOs Say US Bank 'Obstruction' Stymied RMBS Claims
• FINRA Taps Lowenstein Sandler For 2019 Arbitration Probe
• Zohar Funds Urge Chancery To End Tilton Hold On Stila Styles
• Infinity Q Investors Sue After Founder's $1B Fraud Indictment
• Perrigo Investors' Attys Score $11.5M From Tax Bill Settlement
• Walter Dellinger's Little-Known, Outsize Impact On Legal Aid
• Fed Bans Officials From Trading Stock, Bonds, Crypto
• How Gold Coin Tax Ruling May Apply To IRA Crypto Holdings
• SEC's Fund Disclosure Proposal Could Spark Pushback
• Video Game-Focused Blank-Check Co. Raises $250M In IPO
• Wealth Management Firm Taps LPL Financial Atty As Next GC
• Don't Miss It: Kirkland, Mayer Brown Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Allianz Sets Aside €3.7B For Investment Funds Fallout
• Short Seller's Allegations Slammed In MultiPlan SPAC Suit
• $14M Deal, $4.6M Fee Award OK'd In Walgreens 401(k) Suit
• GOP Bills Would Curb CFPB's Push For Small Biz Loan Data
• Traders Nab Class Cert. In Louis Dreyfus Cotton Futures Row
• Fund Formation Group Of The Year: Simpson Thacher
• NY Brokerage's Lax Oversight Cost Investors $2.3M, Suit Says
• The Challenges Facing European M&A Despite Boom
• Hedge Fund Exec Charged With Overvaluing Assets By $1B
• Why I'll Miss Arguing Before Justice Breyer
• Apache Fights Investor Suit Over Failed Drilling Project
• Binance.US Taps Ex-SocGen Compliance Pro As New CCO
• Real Estate Rumors: Seagis, Granite Point, Daniel Kodsi
• Veteran Cyber Prosecutor To Lead DOJ's New Crypto Team
• Practical Implications Of SEC's Enforcement Policy Shift
• GTIS Raises $630M For Opportunity Zone Fund
• Healthy Living SPAC Takes 2nd Deal Deadline Extension
• Hedge Fund Hits Ch. 7 In Del. Lugging $26M In FERC Claims
• Deals Rumor Mill: Splunk, Allied Universal, Worldline
• Dechert-Led Crescent Capital Closes $6B Direct Lending Fund
• Circle's Value Doubles To $9B In New Deal With Same SPAC
• Nasdaq Wants SEC To Level Playing Field With Dark Markets
• Wells Fargo Fired Exec For Aiding In SEC Probe, Suit Says
• 2 Firms To Rep Investors Of Allianz Funds Rocked By COVID
• Ex-Goldman Honcho Tells Jury Of Brazen 1MDB Corruption
• US Banks Seek Flexibility In OCC Climate Risk Proposal
• Westco Says Workers Not Harmed By 'Secret' Pension Plan
• Crypto Giants Form Group To Address Money Laundering
• Did The SEC Get GameStop Wrong? Some Academics Say Yes
• Ag-Focused SPAC's Offering Leads 2 IPOs Totaling $250M
• Kirkland-Led Crescent Energy Buys Energy Assets For $815M
• Holland & Knight Brings Estate Planning Atty To Philly Office
• Real Estate Rumors: Benjamin Group, Trinity, City Line
• Fifth Wall Raises $159M For Latest Real Estate Tech Fund
• Fund Formation Group Of The Year: Mattos Filho
• 5 Steps For Private Funds As SEC Ramps Up Oversight
• Recent Rulings Show Lawyer Criticism Of Judges Is Perilous
• Ex-Cantor Broker Found Liable In SEC Split-Commission Case
• 3 Firms Build Blackstone's $5.8B Deal For US Real Estate Firm
• Southwest, Icahn Told To Confer On Takeover Doc Impasse
• Tech Firm Agrees To Settle 401(k) Fee Suit For $1.5M
• Jury Mulls Liability For Ex-Broker Who Split Commissions
• Taylor Corp. Sued Over High 401(k) Fees, Investment Costs
• Defiant Priest May Face Ban After Verdict In SEC Fraud Case
• Miller Shah, Robbins Geller Get $7.3M For AMC Investor Suit
• Terminally Ill Ex-NYSE Broker Avoids Prison For Crypto Scam
• SEC Fines A Dozen Firms For Reg BI Violations
• Genesis Unicorn SPAC Leads 2 IPOs That Raise $135M Total
• Ex-Goldman Sachs Workers Win Class Cert. In 401(k) Suit
• Biden's Fed Nominees Held Up As GOP Sens. Sit Out Vote
• Real Estate Rumors: Publix, Beacon Capital, Macklowe
• Fund Formation Group Of The Year: Fried Frank
• Logistics Biz Veho Lands $1.5B Valuation For Series B
• Breyer's Role In Courthouse Design Sets A Judicial Template
• CFPB Enforcement Is Down, But The Lull May Not Last Long
• Ex-Goldman Banker Looted Millions From 1MDB, Jury Hears
• On Remand, Synchrony Can't Escape Investors' Amended Suit
• Chancery Says Authentix Can't Bar Company Sale Price Suit
• Video Game-Focused Blank Check Co. Targets $250M In IPO
• Crypto Miners Likely Free From Reporting Rules, Official Says
• Bioness Stockholders Challenge $110M Sale To Bioventus
• Freddie Mac Hires Wells Fargo Alum As GC
• Apollo Investing $1.4B In UAE Developer Aldar
• HotelPlanner, Reservations.com Latest To Cancel SPAC Deal
• K&L Gates Recruits SEC Atty For Asset Management Practice
• Alcoa Retirees Want Class Status In Lifetime Benefits Suit
• Fund Formation Group Of The Year: Dentons
• BlockFi To Pay SEC, States $100M Over Crypto Lending
• Credit Suisse To Pay $81M To Exit Stock Loan Antitrust Suit
• FINRA Fines Ex-Interactive Brokers CCO Over AML Lapses
• SEC Could Tighten Eligibility For Private Market Investors
• 3rd Circ. Sees Case Law Disfavoring ERISA Class Cert. Appeal
• Del. Court Sends CFPB's Student Loan Trust Suit To 3rd Circ.
• Real Estate Rumors: Terreno, Progress Capital, Clarion
• Ex-Kleinbard Client Would've Won Fraud Suit, 3rd Circ. Told
• 9 Firms Rep For $500M Haul In Blank Check IPOs
• Ex-Goldman Exec Says Feds Hid Evidence In 1MDB Case
• Bilzin Sumberg Juggles Nearly A Dozen Sales In Marina Deal
• Seizure Order In 1MDB Case Must Be Nixed, 9th Circ. Hears
• Feds Want Up To 8 Years For Ex-NYSE Broker In Crypto Scam
• Chancery Retains Most Counts In Fat Brands 'Looting' Suit
• CFPB Data Tracking Could Raise Lenders' Regulatory Risk
• 2nd Circ. Libor-Rigging Reversal Is A Boon For Defendants
• Teamsters Fund Wants 2nd Circ. Redo In $58M ERISA Dispute
• Ex-Cantor Broker On Trial By SEC Sidesteps Talk Of 9/11
• DOL Urges 7th Circ. To Reject Subpoena Stay In ERISA Probe
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Dechert, Gibson Dunn
• Allen & Overy-Led FNZ Tops $20B In Value After Funding
• Fund Formation Group Of The Year: Debevoise
• Hinshaw Hires Former Parker Ibrahim Litigation Partner
• SEC Wants NY Adviser Fined $1.9M For Hiding Dad's Ban
• SEC Wants Big Investors To Disclose Positions Faster
• Astellas Workers Win Class Cert. In Suit Over 401(k) Losses
• SEC Says Firm's Shariah-Compliant Pledge Misled Clients
• Ex-OCC Senior Official Joins Bitfury As Top Lawyer
• 3 Firms Guide Binance's $200M Forbes Investment
• SEC Seeks To Kill Rules That Could Limit Tipster Award Sizes
• KKR Drops $70M On Self-Storage Portfolio
• Life Sciences SPAC Pulls Plans For $200M IPO
• Real Estate Rumors: Bloom Ventures, Arbor Realty, Seagis
• Freshfields-Led Car Retailer Cazoo Lands $630M In Funding
• Court Trims 401(k) Management Suit Against Engineering Firm
• Deals Rumor Mill: Vodafone, Saur, Zendesk
• Activist Blasts Kohl's For Poison Pill, Rejection Of $9B Offer
• Deutsche Zaps RMBS Trustee Claims After 'Champerty' Ruling
• 1st Circ. Backs Sanctions Against Lieff Cabraser In Fee Tiff
• Insurers Say Jarden Can't Justify $38M Appraisal Suit Remand
• SEC Plans To Reduce Stock Trade Settlement Times By 2024
• FINRA Eyes Meme Stock Fallout In Latest Exam Findings
• FINRA Report Rips Firms For 'Reg BI' Lapses
• Investors Seek Class Cert. In Bank-Aided Ponzi Scheme Case
• 7 Firms Rep As Trio Of Blank Check Cos. Raise $325M
• ESG Risk Mitigation And Compliance Boosts Company Value
• Goodwin-Led Starburst Data Valued At $3.35B After Series D
• CFTC Chair Asks Lawmakers For More Crypto Authority
• FDIC Promotes New GC, Others After McWilliams' Departure
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Shareholders To LA Corporate Group
• Real Estate Rumors: Terra, Bison, WeWork
• NY Fund To Sell $238M Of Securities In 21 Shale Gas Cos.
• SEC Proposal Would Require Greater Private-Fund Disclosure
• BigLaw Must Nix All-Or-Nothing Work Model To Retain Talent
• Ex-Cantor Broker Tells Jury He Had OK To Split Commissions
• Delaware Defers To Kentucky In Pension Hedge Fund Dispute
• Expect More Robust PCAOB Enforcement This Year
• Securities Group Sues DOL Over ERISA Fiduciary Guidance
• Ally Of Convicted Ex-Atty Aims To Duck Prison Over OneCoin
• Debevoise Adding SEC Vet As White Collar Partner In SF
• Gibson, Morgan Lewis Rep On $1.7B Deal For Logistics Biz
• FinCEN Is Asked For Clarity, Exemptions From Shell Co. Rule
• Whistleblower Attys Launch Firm For SEC, CFTC, IRS Tipsters
• Compliance Hires Of '22 Reflect US Cyber, Corruption Focus
• 2 More Tech-Focused SPACs Pull IPOs Amid Market Crunch
• Oil, Gas Co. Launches With $180M Investment
• Fintech Startup GoCardless Valued At $2.1B In Series G
• Biden's Supreme Court Nominee Should Have 5 Key Qualities
• High-Living Fla. Private Equity Boss Cops To $140M Fraud
• Real Estate Rumors: Ocean Bank, Chetrit, PGIM
• 1st Circ. Spots 'Gap' In Cancer-Drug Suit Against Karyopharm
• Activist Says Peloton's New Plan Is Too Little, Too Late
• Troutman Pepper Nabs Ballard Spahr Consumer Finance Attys
• Anti-Tax Group Slams Calif. Auto-IRA Defense In ERISA Row
• Investors Late Over AbbVie's Failed Shire Deal, Court Says
• SEC Is Pushing Boundaries In Insider Trading Enforcement
• Sullivan & Cromwell Leads Fiserv's $650M Finxact Acquisition
• FINRA, Wells Fargo Say 2019 Arbitration Wasn't Rigged
• Asia-Focused SPAC Raises $200M To Pursue Tech Acquisition
• Hogan Lovells Lands Ex-Reed Smith PE Partner For NY Team
• Real Estate Co. Fights Zurich Virus Exclusion In COVID Suit
• Logistics Biz Flexport Valued At Over $8B For Series E Round
• Employer's Agenda: Honeywell Counsel Talks ESG
• Convicted Spoofers Say Libor Reversals Support Their Appeal
• Venezuela Oil Co. Creditor Fights Stay Of $246M In Judgments
• Commodity Pool Operator Cops To Obstructing CFTC Probe
• Real Estate Rumors: Ventas, Guardian Life, Courchene
• Investors Fight Bids To Toss IAnthus, Gotham Green Pot Suits
• Intel Tells 9th Circ. Fortress Complaint Was 'Plausible'
• 3 Firms Guide Cannabis-Focused Silver Spike For $85M IPO
• Southwest Gas Hits Back At Icahn's Bid For Documents
• Chancery Rules Out 'Blank Check' Mergers For Some Cos.
• Opportunity Zone Inquiry Puts Spotlight On Jobs, Community
• Taxation With Representation: Cleary, Gibson Dunn
• New Developments Pave Way For PE In Retirement Investment
• Kohl's Says $9B Takeover Bid Is Too Low, Adopts Poison Pill
• FDIC's McWilliams Flags Polarization, Urges Crypto Progress
• Ex-CFTC Special Counsel Joins Jones Day's DC Office
• Miami Payday Lender Can't Dodge SEC Investment Fraud Suit
• 2nd Circ. Revives Nigeria's Doc Bid In $10B Award Feud
• UnitedHealth Workers Win Class Cert. In ERISA Suit
• Texas Suit Seeks To Invalidate DOL Fiduciary Rule Rewrite
• Key Biden Fed Pick Pushes Back On GOP Climate Concerns
• Real Estate Rumors: Grandview, Bay Ridge Center, Fifield
• Law Firms Seek $3.5M For $15M HomeFed Buyout Suit Deal
• Sichenzia Steers Real Estate SPAC's Downsized $115M IPO
• Paxos Hires Former Block Atty As Global General Counsel
• 4th Circ. Affirms Ex-Coal Mining Co. VP's 3-Year Tax Sentence
• Shareholders Clear $17.5B Sydney Airport Sale For Takeoff
• 2022 Brings ESG Disclosure Challenges For Asset Managers
• New Playtech Suitor Emerges After Collapse Of £2.1B Sale
• Fed Nominee Raskin Aims To Cool GOP Heat At Confirmation
• Shareholder Wins $1.4M Extra In HFF Merger Appraisal Suit
• SEC's Onerous Form PF Proposal Puts PE Firms On Notice
• Workers Want Class Status For Estée Lauder 401(k) Fee Suit
• Toshiba Urges 9th Circ. Not To Save Investors' Class Action
• How To Navigate Equity Rollovers In A Tight M&A Market
• Real Estate Rumors: Mattamy Homes, Petco, Bermello Ajamil
• 3 Firms Guide Digital Ad Startup's Merger With SPAC
• The Flaws In The Traditional Approach To Hiring A Law Firm
• Kennedy Wilson-Goldman JV Drops $107M On Seattle Tower
• Applying The Latest Guidance On CCO Liability
• IStar To Pass Net Lease Biz To Carlyle In $3B Deal
• Credit Suisse Can't Beat Forex Price-Fixing Suit Before Trial
• Law Firms Weathered Frosty January As IPO Activity Slowed
• SEC, CFTC, States Claim Metals Co. Defrauded Retirees
• Chancery Settlement Sought In $15B Student Loan Trust Fight
• Oil Venture Investor Claims Money Was Funneled To Pot Farm
• FDIC Needs A State Banking Regulator On Board, Sens. Told
• NYDIG Helps Cos. Offer Bitcoin As Part Of Paycheck
• Axos Financial Strikes $900K Deal To End Investor Suit
• Subscription Management Biz Chargebee Hits $3.5B Valuation
• Adler Pollock Beats Former Client's Malpractice Claims
• Real Estate Rumors: Triarch, Empire State Realty, Bridge
• Canadian Fintech KOHO Bags $165M In Eldridge-Led Series D
• Real Estate-Focused SPAC Alset Grabs $75M In IPO
• Simpson-Led Oaktree Wraps Up $3B Real Estate Debt Fund