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Asset Management - June, 2022

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• Ex-Hedge Fund Star Awarded $52M In Defamation Arbitration
• Grayscale Sues SEC After It Rejects Another Bitcoin ETF
• Fla. Payday Lender To Pay $39M In SEC Investment Fraud Suit
• DOJ Charges 3 Fla. Men With Running $100M Crypto Scheme
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Hedge Fund Fintech Co.'s Comp Suit
• FINRA Fines Barclays $2.8M Over Disclosure Issues
• 3 Firms Help Blueprint Medicine Get $1.25B Investment
• CFPB, NY Drop NFL Player Claims From Legal Funder Suit
• 5 Tips For Meeting DOJ's New CCO Certification Requirements
• 2nd Circ. Says Goldman's ERISA Class Challenge Is Premature
• Deals Rumor Mill: FTX, Musk, BC Partners
• Ethics Considerations For Attorneys Joining Nonprofit Boards
• Abu Dhabi, GIP To Pay €7B For Stake In German Railcar Firm
• Judge Won't Pause Laos' Suit Over Failed Casino Venture
• Spanish Renewable Energy Biz Eyes $209M IPO In Soft Market
• Sears Lease Fight Hits High Court, Gulf Coast Plan Approved
• UBS Strikes $25M Deal With SEC Over Alleged Trading Fraud
• Crypto Hedge Fund To Liquidate After $660M Default
• Real Estate Rumors: Dependable Equities, Thor, Lennar
• Arch Finalizes $3B Fund To Spur Revolutionary Technology
• Evolent Health To Pay Up To $462M For Surgical Tools Biz IPG
• Gov't Agencies Face Diverse Fallout From 5th Circ. SEC Case
• CFPB Warns Debt Collectors About 'Pay-To-Pay' Fees
• Switch Omitted Financial Info On $11B Merger, Investors Say
• Lowenstein Sandler Finds No Impropriety In FINRA Arbitration
• Investment Adviser ESG Lessons From BNY Mellon Case
• SL Green Wants Assets Pinned Down In $185M Award Fight
• CFPB Urged To Scrap Anti-Bias Revamp Of Exam Manual
• Real Estate Co. Can't Get $12M Virus Coverage Under Policy
• 4 Firms Steer Canadian Miner's $169M Dual-Listed IPO
• Frustrated Court Says Lender Must Face Ponzi Scheme Suit
• CFPB Says States Can Write Stricter Credit Reporting Laws
• Clean Energy Co. Intersect Gets $750M Boost From 3 Firms
• Feds Ask For Vigilance On Russian Export Sanctions
• Benefits Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2022
• Earthstone Pays $627M For New Mexico Oil And Gas Assets
• Compensation Info Biz Pave Lands $1.6B Series C Valuation
• Ex-Trump Official, Philadelphia Atty Must Face Fraud Claims
• Stanford International Chairman Seeks Ax Of SEC Ponzi Suit
• Crypto Exchange Unizen Secures $200M To Spur Growth
• Sustainability Group Sees 'Clear' US Progress On Climate Risk
• 5th Circ. Ruling Signals Judicial Shift On SEC Admin Process
• DOL Seeks To Toss 'Downright Bizarre' ERISA Guidance Suit
• Fed Bans Golden Pacific Bancorp Affiliate From Bank Industry
• Gibson Dunn, K&L Gates Lead $470M Utility Contractor Merger
• Nomad Health Raises $105M To Grow Traveling Jobs Program
• Grand Jury Probes Trump Platform's SPAC Merger
• Goodwin Hires Partner For Growing ERISA Practice
• RL Polk Investors Gain Partial Cert. In Buyback Suit
• Bank Groups Worry ESG Proposals Are 'Anything But Neutral'
• Stronger Rules Needed After 'Meme Stock' Frenzy, Dems Say
• NJ Developer Wants To Claw Back Cash From Ex-Executives
• EB-5 Venture Founder Ordered To Pay $2.4M To His Company
• Real Estate Rumors: Santander, Moinian, Physicians Realty
• Cornerstone Shareholder Seeks Docs For CD&R's $5.8B Buy
• OCC's Veteran Examiner And Ex-Acting Chief To Retire
• 2 Firms Guide ESG-Focused Blank-Check Firm's $200M IPO
• Creditor Committee OK'd In Lear Capital Subchapter V Case
• New Troutman CPA-Atty Partner A 'Major Plus' For Tax Group
• Now's The Time To Address Archaic Law School Curricula
• Pebblebrook Inks $174M Deal For Rhode Island Resort
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade
• 4 Firms Steer Zendesk's $10.2B Buyout By Investor Group
• NY Financial Adviser Gets 6 Years For $8M Client Fraud
• Big Banks Get Good Marks In Fed's Latest Stress Tests
• Pension Fund Fights Paint Co.'s Request To Delay Payments
• Ex-Crypto Exec Denied Wire Fraud Retrial
• Gold Standard Gets OK For Quick Ch. 11 Auction Hearing
• 2nd Circ. Says Argentina Bond Recovery Claims Are Too Late
• Real Estate Rumors: Shvo, Midloch, Housing Trust
• SEC Upholds FINRA Decision To Bar Broker For Alleged Fraud
• Deals Rumor Mill: Tianqi, Toshiba, Kohl's
• Gibson Dunn, Foley Rep $500M Investment In Solar Power Biz
• Determining Interest Rate Floors With Transition To SOFR
• Traders' 4th Bite At 'Meme Stock' Apple Still Rotten, Apex Says
• SEGRO Inks $237M Debt Deal After Recent London Buys
• Alliance Entertainment To Go Public With $480M SPAC Deal
• Creditors Seek Involuntary Ch. 11 For Mexico Payday Lender
• Anaplan Investor Sues Over $10.4B Purchase By Thoma Bravo
• FINRA, Fla. Firm Strike $9M Deal Over Manipulation Claims
• Lessons From Lawyer Fee-Sharing Agreements Gone Wrong
• Trump Ally Can't Escape Illegal Lobbying Charges
• Whistleblowing Citibank Analyst Denied Share Of $400M Fine
• Navy Federal Wants Zelle Scam Suit Kept In Federal Court
• Bank Groups Urge FDIC To Revive Supervisory Appeals Office
• Ontario Bans Crypto Exchange KuCoin And Fines Bybit
• SEC's Regulatory Priorities Draw Rebuke From Peirce
• Crypto Firm FalconX Lands $8B Valuation After Series D
• Wrigley Heir, Cannabis Co. Want Investor Fraud Suit Nixed
• SEC's Proposed SPAC Crackdown Meets Industry Resistance
• Ch. 11 Cheat Sheet: Gold Standard Baking
• Tilton, Zohar Both Tell Chancery They Control Stila Styles
• BlackRock Asks SEC To Rethink Climate Risk Reporting Plan
• LeClairRyan Bankruptcy Highlights Pass-Through Tax Issue
• DOJ Official Confirms CCO Certs. Are New Settlement Staple
• Firms Say $6M Fee Bid For Schwab Suit Deal Is 'Reasonable'
• NFT Marketplace Magic Eden Taps Ex-Fenwick Atty For GC
• SEC Crypto Unit Expansion Is A Warning To Industry
• Brookfield Raises $15B For Inaugural Energy Transition Fund
• Stephenson Harwood Hires Disputes Pro From Latham
• CFPB Eyes Rulemaking To Restrain Credit Card Late Fees
• GAO Warns US Gov't About 'Catastrophic' Cyber Risk
• Kirkland Guides PE Firm's £650M Acquisition Of Lab Tech Co.
• Gold Standard Baking Files Ch. 11 With Plans For Sale
• NFT Marketplace Magic Eden Closes $130M Series B Round
• NJ Developer Gets Cautious OK For Ch. 11 Property Sales
• Zohar Clears Del. Ch. 11 Confirmation Over Tilton Objections
• Real Estate Rumors: Coco Plum, CenterPoint, Two Trees
• 8 Steps To Creating A Legal Ops Technology Road Map
• 2 Years Since Liu, Disgorgement Case Law Is Favoring SEC
• PROREIT, Crestpoint Enter $177M Real Estate JV
• Mass General Says 401(k) Fee Suit At Odds With High Court
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• SEC Fines Ratings Agency, CEO $2M Over Alleged Conflicts
• Twitter Board Unanimously Backs Musk's $44B Purchase Bid
• High Court Won't Hear Challenge To SEC 'Gag Orders'
• War, Economic Jitters Cloud UK Hopes For IPO Recovery
• The Law360 400: Tracking The Largest US Law Firms
• Will BigLaw Regret Its Hiring Spree As The Economy Softens?
• Terraform Labs Sued Over Multibillion-Dollar Crypto Collapse
• Wells Fargo To Pay $3.75M In Ponzi Scheme Class Settlement
• SEC Climate Plan Debate Rages On As Comment Period Ends
• CFPB To Give Credit Card, Mortgage Rules 'Fresh Look'
• The Biggest Benefits Rulings From The 1st Half Of 2022
• Fed Says Recent Turbulence Highlights Stablecoin 'Fragility'
• Latest SPAC Trends Point To Risk Of Negative Outcomes
• Miner Hopes To Strike IPO Gold With $174M Dual Listing
• Arbitration Rulings Suggest Courts Need More Info On ERISA
• An Early Step Toward Regulation Of Carbon Offset Market
• Haynes And Boone Expands Investment Management Practice
• Sofina Leads €220M In Fundraising For European E-Grocer
• 6 Firms Guide UK Biotech Startup's $215M SPAC Merger
• Tesla Can't Get Speedy Appeal Over Musk Take-Private Tweets
• Senate Confirms Biden's 2 Nominees To Fill Out SEC
• Icahn-Related Funds Say Servicer Hid $62M Trust Losses
• SPAC Feutune Light Begins Trading After $85M IPO
• The Importance Of Data And Data Analysis In Litigation
• Trading Firm Loses 2nd Circ. Appeal To Dodge $7.5M SEC Fine
• Senate Bill Could Be A Sea Change For Crypto Regulation
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Bank's Win Over Fish Farm's Claims
• SEC Takes First 'Reg BI' Action Against Calif. Broker-Dealer
• Dogecoin Buyer Accuses Musk Of Fraud In $258B Suit
• Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Linda Tieh
• Real Estate Rumors: Wellington Polo, Columbia, Southport
• Dems Want TD Bank Deal Put On Ice Over 'Abusive Practices'
• BlockFi Can't Move Crypto Loan Suit Out Of Calif., Panel Says
• Unilever Faces Investor Suit Over Ben & Jerry's Israel Stance
• TPG's Rise Fund Injects $300M Into Little Leaf Farms
• Corp Group Banking Gets Nod On Ch. 11 Plan With Releases
• Shipping Payments Biz Lands $130M Blackstone Investment
• Musk Appeals Judge's Decision To Keep SEC Tweet Deal Alive
• FinCEN No-Action Plan May Spur Crypto Innovation, In Theory
• SEC's Tighter Rules For SPACs Panned At Conference
• Biotech Farming SPAC Merger Creates $504M Public Co.
• DuPont Strikes Deal To Wrap Up Early Retirement Battle
• Rising Star: Sidley's Joseph Schwartz
• SEC Says Rochester, NY, Misled Investors In $119M Bond
• Bank Must Face Insurer's $1.5M Fund Sweeping Suit
• DOL Says Alight Can't Keep Fed. Agencies From Sharing Info
• Ex-Robinhood Crypto Compliance Chief Joins NJ Fintech Firm
• SEC Fines PE Firm $1M Over Undisclosed Expenses To Fund
• Feds Seek Early Win In Cherokee Suit Seeking Audit Of Trust
• AG Sticks Up For NY Rate Cut Law In Credit Unions' Suit
• V&E-Led Billionaire Lobs $4.3B Bid At Continental Resources
• Tilton, Zohar Squabble Over Appointing Stila Styles Manager
• Asset Manager To Pay Nearly $6.9M Over Short Sale Violations
• Turnover Provision Ruling Is Warning For Junior Creditors
• CFTC Commish Says Agency Wouldn't Go Easy On Crypto
• Latham Steers Silver Lake's $500M Soundstage Investment
• Senate Panel Advances Bipartisan Retirement Legislation
• Steps Companies Can Take To Mitigate Privilege Labeling Risk
• Rising Star: Paul Weiss' Vicky Forrester
• Alston & Bird Adds Hodgson Russ, McGuireWoods Attys
• Tales From The Crypto Bill 2: From Fees To State Licensees
• Investor Attys Net $22.6M In Dental Supply Antitrust Deal
• Former Georgeson Adviser Strikes Deal In Tix-For-Votes Case
• SEC Seeks GPB Capital Receiver In Effort To Thwart Ex-CEO
• Bain Capital, JC Flowers Invest $100M In Insigneo Group
• DOL Pushes 2nd Circ. To Keep ERISA Suit Out Of Arbitration
• Smartsheet Challenges Chubb's Bid To Limit D&O Coverage
• Blade Therapeutics' $353M SPAC Go-Public Deal Called Off
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Centra Tech Investors Nab $33M Default Win In ICO Suit
• SEC Expands Inquiry Into Trump's Social Media SPAC
• Choice Buys Radisson Hotel Group Americas In $675M Deal
• Rising Star: Kirkland's Brett Saltzman
• Walton Global Enters $300M Housing JV With Rockpoint
• Schwab To Pay $187M In SEC Deal Over Robo-Adviser Conflict
• Goodwin, Herzog Rep Israeli Secondary Shop For $312M Fund
• 3 Firms Guide Prologis' $26B Acquisition Of Duke Realty
• Investment Pro Accused Of WSJ, Barron's Article Thievery
• Amazon Brass Face Investor Suit Over Data, Antitrust Risks
• Tales From The Crypto Bill: From Cyber Risks To Sandboxes
• SPAC Acri Capital Hits Market With $75M Public Offering
• What Litigation Funding Disclosure In Delaware May Look Like
• Zymeworks Takes Poison Pill To Block Hostile Bid
• Treasury Voices Discontent Over Foreign Currency Moves
• SEC Taps Longtime O'Melveny Partner As Associate GC
• Perkins Coie Guides Boise Cascade's $512M Acquisition
• Cleary Revives NYC Hotel's Prospects In $121M Property Fight
• Rising Star: Debevoise's Alisa Waxman
• FINRA Fraud Claim 'Flailing Around The Edges,' Court Told
• Charles Schwab Robo-Adviser Class Action Dismissed
• NJ Developer To Seek Ch. 11 Approval To Run Property Sales
• Revisions Needed For $7M T. Rowe Price ERISA Settlement
• NY Decision Does Not Mean The End Of RMBS Litigation
• What 5th Circ.'s SEC Ruling Means For HHS Programs
• Deals Rumor Mill: Ant Group, SpaceX, Goldman
• Willkie Guides Fund's $650M Hydrogen Platform Investment
• 3 Firms Guide Fintech Backbase's PE Raise Of €120M
• Gibson Dunn M&A Co-Chair Joins Paul Hastings In NY
• Loeb & Loeb Lands McDermott Trusts And Estate Partner
• Navy Federal Seeks Ax Of Consumers' Zelle Scam Risk Claims
• Crown Resorts Gets Regulatory Approvals In $6.3B PE Buyout
• Ex-Hollywood Exec's BlackRock Con Merits 9 Years, Feds Say
• Real Estate Rumors: Elion, NexPhase, Brittany Kaplan
• NY Tackles Reserves, Redemption In Stablecoin Guidance
• Ch. 11 Cheat Sheet: National Realty Investment Advisors LLC
• SEC's Gensler Previews Potential Equity Market Shakeups
• Senators Advance Biden's Fed Supervision, SEC Nominees
• Fortress Tells 9th Circ. Nothing Plausible About Intel Suit
• Branch Insurance Becomes Unicorn With $147M Capital Raise
• CohnReznick Pays $2M To End SEC's Flawed Audits Charges
• 6th Circ. Skeptical Of Reviving CommonSpirit 401(k) Fight
• SEC Constitutionality Ruling May Embolden FTC Targets
• Ropes & Gray Adds Ex-DOJ Compliance Pro To Analytics Unit
• CFTC Chief Says Crypto Bill Gets Regulatory Balance Right
• How 2 High Court Cases Could Affect Gov't Admin Actions
• 4 Firms Rep On Financing Valuing UK Software Co. At £9.2B
• Real Estate Rumors: Vornado, Jorge Orbay, McKissack
• Euronext Announces Initiative To Boost Europe's Tech Market
• NJ Developer National Realty Hits Ch. 11 With $500M+ In Debt
• NFL's Denver Broncos Sold To Group Featuring Walmart Heirs
• Better.com Duped Investors To Keep SPAC Deal, Ex-Exec Says
• Senate Crypto Bill Eyes Bigger Role For CFTC
• 11th Circ. Sends PNC Bank Negligence Case To Arbitration
• DOJ Taps Hewlett Packard Compliance Chief For Fraud Unit
• Telecom Owners Say Fight Over Counsel Belongs In Fla. Court
• VC Firm Flatiron Sues Cannabis Cos. In Del. Over Unpaid Debt
• Vanguard Loses Bid To Keep Clients From Ex-Adviser's Grasp
• Ropes Reps Bain Capital On $2B Asia-Pacific Fund
• Senators Propose Long-Awaited Crypto Regulatory Overhaul
• $17.4M Deal Proposed In Chancery For AMC Investor Suit
• MD Helicopter Says Stalking Horse Is Only Offer In Ch. 11 Sale
• Jones Day, Dechert Rep In Payments Co.'s $100M Divestment
• IRA Biz Blames Winklevoss-Run Gemini In $36M Crypto Theft
• Icahn's CVR Deal Exploited Unaware Investors, Chancery Told
• CDOs Fight US Bank's Bid To Dismiss $100M Suit
• SEC's ESG Fund Plan Called 'Very Weird,' Too Prescriptive
• Businessman Asks Idaho Court To Pause Laos Casino Fight
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• JP Morgan Nabs $2.4B For 2nd Distressed Private Credit Fund
• McDermott, Kirkland Steer $250M Investment In Sous Vide Co.
• How In-House Legal Leaders Can Drive Corporate Growth
• American Homes 4 Rent, Värde Ink $500M Facility Deal
• Trump Ally's Underling Wants Separate Lobbying Trial
• Real Estate Rumors: Claudio Mekler, LFB, Blackstone
• Cravath To Open DC Office With Former FDIC, SEC Heads
• Musk Steps Up Threats To Cancel Twitter Acquisition
• O'Melveny Cleared To Rep Trump Ally In Lobbying Trial
• CFTC Commish Warns Of 'Mission Creep' In Climate Query
• 3rd Circ. Ruling Hints At Limits To Employers' High Court Win
• SEC To Require That More Documents Be Filed Electronically
• Carlyle Must Face Chancery Suit Over Authentix Sale
• Crypto Giants Blast SEC Proposal To Expand Dealer Definition
• Twitter-Musk Deal Clears US Antitrust Hurdle
• Ex-GPB Exec Gets Docs After Infighting In $1.8B Fraud Case
• Attorneys Should Tread Carefully On Job Counteroffers
• 2nd Circ. Denies Rehearing In Benefits Rule Change Suit
• Dentsply Hit With Investor Suit Over Revenue Reporting
• Tilton Wants Chancery To Delay Ouster From Stila Styles
• IPOs Remain Muted As Lawyers Watch For Signs Of Activity
• Northwestern Workers Urge 7th Circ. To Preserve ERISA Suit
• Kirkland, Skadden Rep North Hudson's $402M Energy Co. Buy
• Merrill Dodges FINRA Fine But Must Repay Customers $15M
• Walton Global Finances $100M High-Growth Market Facility
• Courtship Of Toshiba Continues With 10 Offers On The Table
• The Future Of Legal Ops: Time To Get Serious About Data
• Justices Combine Briefs For Suits Over SEC, FTC Legitimacy
• Retirement Plan Provider Sues To Kill DOL Crypto Guidance
• FINRA Fines SunTrust Unit $1.25M Over Trade Volume Hype
• EPR Properties Bets $142M On Resort, Waterpark
• Deals Rumor Mill: Glencore, Goldman, FTX, Saudi Aramco
• CFPB Should Stay In Own Lane On Mergers, Bank Groups Say
• Archegos Boss Assails Feds' Market Manipulation Theory
• Teamsters Fund Urges High Court To Take Up Pension Dispute
• Bus Platform Drives Toward Public Listing Via SPAC Merger
• SEC Accuses Cannabis Co. CEO Of Self-Dealing, Fraud
• Illinois Financial Adviser Gets 4½ Years For $3M Fraud
• Chancery Nixes Amazon Shareholder 'Fishing Expedition'
• BlackBerry Reconsidering $600M IP Deal After Finance Delay
• Lessons From Recent FINRA Actions Against Funding Portals
• CitiMortgage Urges 9th Circ. To Undo Revival Of FCRA Suit
• 3rd Circ. Backs Massive Class In Universal Health 401(k) Suit
• Wells Fargo, BlockFi Hit With Suit Over Identity Theft Scam
• Gibson Dunn, Davis Polk Guide RedBird's €1.2B AC Milan Buy
• Willkie Adds Ex-Natixis Atty As Finance Partner In NY
• Forbes, SeatGeek Cancel SPAC Mergers Amid Market Woes
• Park Hotels Sells 25% Stake In San Diego Hotel For $102M
• Feds Charge Ex-OpenSea Worker With Insider Trading Of NFTs