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Asset Management - August, 2022

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• Robbins Geller To Rep Unilever Investors In Israel Stance Suit
• Katapult Investor Sues Over Stock Drop From De-SPAC Deal
• Credit Suisse Loses Bid To Decertify Class In Forex Case
• Laos Ditches Suit Over Failed Casino Venture, For Now
• DOL Board Backs Foreign Senior Analyst's Employment Cert.
• Sears Gets OK For $175M Deal With Ex-CEO
• Real Estate Rumors: Kriss Capital, Goldman, RXR
• 9th Circ. Backs Anti-SLAPP But Revives One CoreCivic Claim
• Expect Fundraising Market To Grow More Competitive
• DOJ Says FDIC Chair Can't Block Agency's Board Majority
• Bed Bath & Beyond Closing 150 Stores, Top Execs Depart
• ABA Stance On Role Of Nonlawyers Is Too Black And White
• SeatGeek Raises $238M Months After Nixing SPAC Merger
• 5th Circ. Ruling Highlights Split On Ch. 11 Exculpation
• Okla. Fund Manager Hit With SEC Suit After Losing $10M
• SEC Says NC Insurance Execs Stole $75M From Clients
• Twitter Says Musk's PayPal Buddy Skirting Subpoenas
• Telecom Shareholders Want Tribunal DQ'd In Fight For Control
• 3 SPAC Mergers Unveiled Despite Harsh Market Conditions
• Shareholder Proposals May Rise After SEC Proxy Changes
• NY Office Tower's Ch. 11 Approved With Trimmed Releases
• Hong Kong PE Firm PAG To Buy $721M Japanese Theme Park
• Real Estate Rumors: Thor Equities, Sunlight, IJW Whiskey
• Harnessing The Power Of Big Data In Litigation
• What CFPB, FTC Data Security Crackdown Means For Cos.
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Winston & Strawn Wealth Mgmt. Trio
• Kirkland Adds 2 Latham Investment Fund Experts In Chicago
• Twitter Blasts Musk's New Walkaway Claim As 'Invalid,' Wrong
• PE Consortium Expects Approvals In £1.6B Euromoney Deal
• Ex-Seyfarth Partner Drops ERISA Suit Over Unpaid Benefits
• How Law Firm Operations Can Adjust To New COVID Realities
• 5th Circ. Questions Challenge To Nasdaq Board Diversity Rule
• Kazakhstan Loses Suit Over $506M Oil Investor Award
• DaVita Says ERISA Suit 'Not Interested In The Truth'
• Zendesk Investor Decries $10.2B Sale, Says New CEO Needed
• Navy Federal Shouldn't Escape Zelle Fraud Suit, Member Says
• Goldman Sees Less Risk Of Delistings After US-China Deal
• Latham, Kirkland Steer E-Commerce Software Co.'s SPAC Deal
• Anti-ESG Bills Raise Questions For Public Retirement Plans
• Real Estate Rumors: Honda, Lendlease, Blackstone
• Boeing's $6.25M Settlement Over 737 Max Gets Initial OK
• Whistleblower Says Contractor Defamed Him Over SEC Award
• Feds Say Ex-Rep.'s Arrest Tripped Up Trump Ally's Scheme
• 5th Circ. To Scope SEC Agenda In Nasdaq Diversity Rule Fight
• Whistleblower Attorneys Cheer SEC's Tipster Rule Reboot
• 6 New ERISA Retirement Plan Suits To Watch
• 11th Circ. Revives Family's ID Theft Suit Against BB&T
• 5 Firms Steer Singapore AI Firm's $136M SPAC Merger
• ThedaCare Must Face Pared-Down Retirement Plan Fee Suit
• Credit Suisse Says Gender Bias Case No Help For Forex Class
• Law Of The Case Is More Nuanced Than You May Think
• Don't Miss It: Skadden, Kirkland Guide Week's Hot Deals
• 2 Firms Seek $4.2M For AMC Investor Suit Deal In Chancery
• Tech Co. Loses Millions In Unsupervised 401(k) Plan, Suit Says
• US, China Complete Audit Deal, But 'True Test' Lies Ahead
• Hedge Fund Founder Och Sues Over CEO's 'Escalating' Pay
• Benefit Plan Users Urge 5th Circ. To Affirm Class In ERISA Suit
• SEC Suspends Accountants For Surprise Adviser Exam Flaws
• SEC Finalizes Exec Comp Disclosure Rule After 12-Year Wait
• Judge Won't Rethink Additional $22M Granted To Pension Plan
• Bancorp, SEC Cut $1.8M Deal Over Loan Disclosures Issues
• Barred Adviser Used Illicit Gains To Pay Legal Fees, SEC Says
• Engage Associates At Orientation With Thoughtful Activities
• Musk Ordered To Give Twitter His Experts' User Analyses
• SEC Warns Municipal Advisers About Disclosures Failures
• Tax Firm PKF O'Connor Names First Chief Legal Officer
• 2 Firms Steer Israeli Drone Technology Firm's $12M US IPO
• How Fla. Directed Trusts Allow For Greater Asset Control
• Kirkland, Latham Drive $885M SPAC Merger For Bitcoin Depot
• Senate Panel Sets Twitter Whistleblower Complaint Hearing
• Deals Rumor Mill: Amazon, Washington Nationals, CVC Capital
• HNA Group To Appeal $185M Park Ave. Skyscraper Award
• Fla. Gov. Bars ESG Investments By State Pension
• Cooley-Led Carbon Direct Closes $60M Series A Funding
• Celsius Says Trust Co. Won't Turn Over $17M In Assets
• Judge Trims Worker Data Claims From ADP Benefits Suit
• Nonprofit Fights Suit Over $3.5B Retirement Plans' Oversight
• Judge Grants Preliminary OK To $7.9M Textron Investor Deal
• Musk Seeks Fuller Twitter Traffic Data In $44B Buyout Fight
• Small IPOs Buck Trends In An Otherwise Cold Market
• Intel Says Fortress' 7th Circ. Cite 'Fundamentally Different'
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Alliant, Deutsche Bank
• Keppel Buys 80% Of Singapore Waste Management Co.
• HSBC Exec Claims She Faced Racial Bias And Retaliation
• Cash App, Block Face Proposed Data Breach Class Action
• Ex-SEC Chair Clayton Agrees To Advise Another Crypto Firm
• Investment Pro Wants WSJ Article Thievery Suit Thrown Out
• Consumer Financial Digital Marketing In CFPB's Crosshairs
• Voyager Pushes Back Ch. 11 Sale, Gets OK For Bonus Pay
• Wis. Health Care Group Still On Hook For Bulk Of 401(k) Suit
• The Cruciality Of Building Client Intimacy Ahead Of Recession
• DOL Proposes Transaction Waivers Tied To Allianz Losses
• Crypto Lender Gets Class Claims Cut In XRP Suspension Suit
• Whistleblower Claims Rattle Twitter's Bid To Force Musk Deal
• Investors Get Certified In Suit Over $3B Pa. Pipeline Project
• 5th Circ. Mostly Affirms Highland Capital Reorganization Plan
• How To Win Over Bench Trial Judges Post-COVID
• Ex-Cowen CCO Joins Sound Point In Top Compliance Post
• Robinhood's $20M Deal Over Data Breach Gets Initial OK
• 6 Firms Steer Medical Device Startup's $312M SPAC Merger
• NYU Workers Rebut Advisory Firm's Bid To Exit ERISA Suit
• These Firms Have The Most Women In Equity Partnerships
• Musk Pounces On Ex-Twitter Exec's Security Lapse Claims
• Ex-Merrill Lynch Traders' Market Fraud Convictions Stick
• 2 Firms Tapped To Lead YieldStreet Investor Suit
• CVR Refining To Settle Forced Buyback Suit For $78.5M
• Trump's Unpopularity Threatens Merger Plans, SPAC Warns
• Chancery Tosses Suit Over $875M BGC-Cantor Unit Merger
• Twitter Founder Drawn Into Del. Fight Over $44B Musk Deal
• 3 Firms Lead $1.6B Go-Private Sale Of Fintech CSI
• Takeaways For Broker-Dealers After SEC's Reg BI Action
• AME Church Pastors Add ERISA Claims To Retirement Suit
• A Cautionary Tale On Diversity Jurisdiction From The 6th Circ.
• Banking Orgs Decry CFPB's 'Unfair' Customer Service Query
• SEC's Former Denver Office Leader Joins Haynes And Boone
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Benmark, Longpoint
• 2 Firms Push To Lead Block.one Suit After $27.5M Deal Denial
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• 'Conflicted' NY Judge Delays Forex Exec's Fraud Sentencing
• DOL Asks Court To Kill Industry Group's ERISA Guidance Suit
• US Fintech Co. Gets FCA Nod To Buy UK Money Payment Biz
• A Deep Dive Into The Glass Ceiling Report: Women In Law
• Ex-TPG Compliance Chief, GC Joins Remote Law Firm Scale
• Wells Fargo Botched Contract With Oil Giant, Judge Says
• ADP Seeks Sanctions, Says Ex-Manager Deleted iPad Data
• Apollo Helps GI Alliance Doctors In Buyout Of $2.2B Practice
• MatlinPatterson Seeks OK For $42M Deal With Brazilian Airline
• Robinhood Seeks To Nix Investor Suit Over Its $2.1B IPO
• Stockholder Sues Pharma Co. For Docs On $149M Merger
• FDIC Warns Banks About Risks Tied To Bounced Check Fees
• Goodwin-Guided Kymera Raises $150M With Share Sale
• Ex-US Atty Joins FTI Consulting's Cybersecurity Practice
• Bank Says It Had No Duty To Police Customer In Ponzi Case
• Hedge Fund Adviser Rejoins Akin Gump In San Francisco
• Wilmington Trust Seeks $3.5M Award After Del. Trial Win
• Del. To Build Public Retirement Fund For Uninvested Workers
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Pension Plan Climate Reporting Hindered By Lack Of Data
• DOJ Says Examiner Can 'Neutralize' Distrust In Celsius Ch. 11
• Pretrial Battles Widen In $44B Musk-Twitter Deal Bust Suit
• Men's Grooming Co. And SPAC Ax Their Go-Public Merger
• Westco Gets Early Win In 'Secret' Pension Plan Suit
• Simpson Thacher, Davis Polk Steer $547M Fintech SPAC Deal
• Calif. Man Gets 10 Yrs. For Conning Vets, Elderly Out Of $310M
• Real Estate Rumors: Essential Growth, Blackstone, Barings
• Fortress Says 7th Circ. Ruling Hurts Intel's Bid To Revive Suit
• Jackson Lands Another Lincoln Financial Atty For Legal Team
• Entain Sued For £6M Over Sale Of Troubled Brokerage Unit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Manchester United, Meituan, Cardinal Health
• Chancery Court Fast-Tracks Lottery.com's $16.5M Suit
• Hedge Fund Demands $5M Back From Copper Mine Funding
• Holding Co. Mismanaged $1B Retirement Fund, Suit Says
• SEC Asked To Ease Up On 'Costly' ESG Plan For Funds
• Keeping Capital Finders In Step With SEC Broker Regulations
• Real Estate Rumors: IMC Equity, Gemic, Christian Slater
• FDIC Grilled On Claims Of Anti-Crypto Pressure On Banks
• MassMutual Unit Fined $250K Over Adviser's Alleged Fraud
• Real Estate SPAC Claims Acquisition Target Breached Merger
• Apollo Acquires $400M Stake In UAE's Aldar Properties
• Musk's Twitter Doc Fight Target Had Key User Traffic Role
• Cooley, Willkie Rep As VidMob Raises $110M Series D
• SEC's New Hedge Fund Proposal Leaves Some Wary Of Hacks
• 'Uber Files' Leaked To The Guardian Prompt Investor Suit
• FTC Gets Backing In High Court Constitutionality Case
• Del. Court Reverses Goldman Sachs Pay Suit Settlement
• Fed Says Banks Should Notify It Before Dipping Into Crypto
• Asset Manager Exits $227M Stock Buy Class Action
• Celsius Gets OK For Sales From Crypto Mining Operation
• Video Game Class Action's Implications For IP Rights
• Coinbase Slapped With Suit Over Inadequate Account Security
• What FinCEN Elder Abuse Advisory Means For Finance Cos.
• Hospitality Company Guesty Raises $170M In Series E
• What Litigators Can Really Learn From Rambo
• Kirkland-Guided Thompson Street Closes $1.5B Fund
• Are Securities Laws Appropriate To Protect Crypto Markets?
• Shoe Retailer, Ex-Workers Settle Suit Over 401(k) Costs
• Ex-CFTC Commish Joins Crypto Risk Firm Solidus
• NY Judge Rejects $27.5M Block.one Deal Over Class Rep
• Health Care Co., Worker Want $1.5M ERISA Deal OK'd
• Citi Wants To Be Revlon Creditor Over $500M Wire Mistake
• Wall Street Giants Deny Insider Trading In Archegos Blowup
• BitGo Threatens Lawsuit As Galaxy Digital Ends $1.2B Merger
• Kirkland Leads Arsenal In Clinching 2 Funds Totaling $5.4B
• Inovalon Sued In Del. Over Insider Gains On $7.3B Co. Sale
• 2nd Circ. Vacates $1.5B Order In Family's Case Against Iran
• Sweeping AutoZone 401(k) Class Gets Tentative Green Light
• Wyden Probes Blackstone Sub's Tax-Free Insurance Policy
• Alight Must Produce Documents In DOL Probe, 7th Circ. Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Wolford, SoulCycle, Apple
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Attorneys Should Note Judges' Financial Conflicts Of Interest
• Activist Investor Pushes Disney To Cut Costs, Separate ESPN
• Chancery OKs Just 1 More Twitter Record-Keeper For Musk
• Simon Property Bids For Early Win In Utilities Fraud Row
• United Says 'Gerrymandered' Class Fails In Military Leave Suit
• CFTC Adopts Swaps Clearing Changes In Prep For Libor's End
• Subpoena Blizzard Sets Stage For Musk-Twitter Trial In Del.
• Crypto Promoter's $12M Scam Fueled 'Lavish' Life, CFTC Says
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Ex-Alstom Exec's FCPA Acquittal
• Retirement Fund Group Wants Data Breach Suit Tossed
• NY Pension Plan To Scope Energy Giants' Climate Risk Plans
• Workers Seek OK For ERISA Class Over $244M Stock Buy
• 3 Issues To Watch In DOL's Transaction Waiver Proposal
• A Law Firm's Guide To Avoiding Client Conflicts
• Former Victoria's Secret Parent Strikes $2.8M 401(k) Suit Deal
• Voyager Looks To Pause Canadian Class Action Amid Ch. 11
• Real Estate Rumors: Shop Fresh, Navarro, Hivemind
• 5 State-Owned Chinese Cos. To Delist From NYSE
• Ex-Platinum Exec Convicted In Bond Fraud Trial
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• NY Adviser And Firm Avoid Full $1.9M Fine In SEC Case
• Twitter Asks Del. Court To Nix Musk's Bid For More Discovery
• Ex-Wells Fargo Risk Exec Joins Texas Capital Bank
• Petrobras Defrauded Drilling Venture Investors, Court Rules
• Real Estate Biz Investor Sues Over Exec's $50M Bonus
• 5 Shareholders Drop Suits Over $11B Switch Merger
• CFPB Says Firms With Lax Data Security Could Face Its Wrath
• Paul Weiss-Led Apollo Closes $2.35B Direct Lending Fund
• Real Estate Rumors: CoreVest, Hartz Mountain, Dwight
• Understanding DC Circ.'s Agency Rule Withdrawal Debate
• Deals Rumor Mill: CVS, PAI Partners, London Heathrow Airport
• Platinum Exec Rips 'Evil' Case, Feds Say He's Key Player
• Ill. Lender Says CFPB Redlining Suit Violates 1st Amendment
• CFPB Puts Big Tech On Notice Over Digital Marketing
• SEC Fines Firm, Ex-Rep Over Alleged 'Cherry-Picking' Scheme
• Warren Leads Dem Call For OCC To Yank Its Crypto Guidance
• A Look At 2 Frameworks For Decarbonizing Heavy Industry
• Endo Teeters On The Edge, Revlon Equity Committee Sought
• Redbox Shareholder Sues In Del. To Probe Chicken Soup Deal
• Considerations For Associates As Lateral Hiring Cools Down
• Sidley Austin Adds Private Equity, M&A Partner To NY Office
• Nelson Mullins Boosts Real Estate Group With Ex-MetLife Atty
• Firm Misled Investors In $90M Home Loan Package, SEC Says
• CFPB Fines Fintech $2.7M Over 'Faulty' Savings Algorithm
• Books Boom, SPAC Stall, Breach Battles Top Del. M&A Fights
• SEC Proposes Beefing Up Hedge Fund Reporting Rules
• Sears Says It's Reached $175M Deal In Suit Against Ex-CEO
• CFPB Says Justices' EPA Ruling No Help To Chicago Lender
• Celsius Ch. 11 Committee Probing CEO's 'Empty Promises'
• Platinum Exec Says Feds Failed To Link Him To Bond Fraud
• Justices Told SEC, FTC Challenges 'Waste' Courts' Resources
• Kirkland-Led Devon Energy Pays $1.8B For PE-Backed Peer
• Multiemployer Fund Can't Toss DOL's Embezzlement Suit
• SEC's $16.3M Tipster Award Shows How Timeliness Pays Off
• State Bank Regulators Guide On Cyber Exams Of Nonbanks
• Nikola Founder's SEC Suit Paused As Criminal Trial Looms
• Texas Energy Co. Sues Terminal Co-Owner In Del. Court
• Taft Stettinius Adds DOJ Prosecutor To White Collar Practice
• Cravath Reps Martin Marietta's $350M Calif. Cement Plant Sale
• Fraud Defendant's Attys Can't Get Fees From Frozen Funds
• NJ Developer, Investors Agree To Manager Switch In Ch. 11
• Justices' EPA Ruling Didn't Move Needle On Chevron Doctrine
• Wrigley Heir Can't Wriggle Out Of Fraud Suit, Investors Say
• Platinum Bond Fraud Trial Nears End As Both Sides Rest
• Class Attys Get Reduced Fees In $60M Morgan Stanley Deal
• Citigroup Hit With $70M Suit Over Shopify, Colgate Trades
• SEC Targets Conflicts Of Interest Among Clearing Agencies
• Insurers Must Face Smartsheet's Securities Coverage Bid
• AGs Say BlackRock's Social Conscience May Cost Pensions
• Implications Of SEC Coinbase Case For Token Offerings
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Legal Services Co. Moves To Toss Securities Fraud Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Santander, AIA, MEAG
• Vista Equity Will Take Tax Software Biz Private In $8.4B Deal
• Fund Exec Upbraided After Describing Black Elk Bond Losses
• 1st Circ. Won't Revive Karyopharm Investors' Stock-Drop Suit
• MoneyGram Says 'Forum Shopping' CFPB Should Take A Hike
• Scouts' Plan Mostly Approved, Jones Hit With $50M Verdicts
• Texas Regulators Call Celsius' Plans For Its Crypto Too Risky
• Ethics Lessons From The Alex Jones Discovery Debacle
• Boeing's Win Gives Cos. Blueprint For Beating ESOP Suits
• Senators Probe US Bank After CFPB Accounts-Scandal Deal
• Tilton Cleared Of Fraud Claim In Bank's $45M Trial
• Ropes-Led Siguler Guff Nabs $1.97B For Small Buyout Fund
• Rosen, Levi & Korsinsky To Co-Lead Crypto Miner Stock Suit
• Priest's Prayer For New Stock Fraud Trial Goes Unanswered
• How DOL Can Improve Proposed ESG Investment Rule
• Platinum Trial Judge Casts Doubt On Exec's Criminal Intent
• Voyager Cleared To Let Customers Withdraw Cash
• PureCycle Shareholder Suit Too Vague To Continue, For Now
• NY Jury Set To Mull Bank's $45M Fraud Case Against Tilton
• Carlyle Group Sued In Chancery Over $344M Exchange Deal
• Ga. Biz Court Considers Tossing Atlanta Movie Studio Fight
• Citi Says Its Government Securities Trading Is Under Scrutiny
• FinCEN's No-Action Letter Plan May Have Limited Impact
• Deals Rumor Mill: Unity Software, SES, UnitedHealth
• Real Estate Rumors: Capital One, Spring Health, Grand Peaks
• Morgan Stanley Issued 11K Reports With Bad Info, FINRA Says
• Goldman Sachs Says CFPB Probing Its Credit Card Business
• White & Case, Latham Lead $480M SPAC Deal For Plastiq
• Rulings Limiting Federal Agencies May Lead Congress To Act
• Combating Implicit Bias In Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Ga. Appeals Court Revives Wells Fargo's FINRA Arbitral Award
• PayPal Hit With Del. Derivative Suit Over Compliance Issues
• Judge Holds Atty Facing $5.2M Judgment In Contempt
• Tilton Denied Most Curbs On Stila Styles Pending Appeal
• Simpson Thacher-Led JC Flowers Closes $1.1B Fund
• SEC Fines Fund Adviser Who Called College Clients 'Fools'
• How The Metaverse Will Affect Business And Legal Processes
• Microsoft Invested Workers' 401(k)s In Inferior Fund, Suit Says
• CFPB Says Mortgage Firm Can't Shake Court Penalties
• SEC Warns Brokers About Conflicts Tied To Compensation
• Gold Standard Baking Gets Court OK For $20M Sale
• PwC Strikes Deal To End Sweeping Benefits Class Action
• UK Tribunal Nixes Cayman Co.'s Interest Deduction Appeal
• This Week's Regulatory Hires Span Finance, Gaming, Health
• Crypto Buyer Says He Was Tricked Into Buying Securities
• Bank Groups Want CFPB To Supervise Data Aggregators
• Biotech Co. Sironax Raises $200M In Series B Funding
• Texas Regulators Say Voyager Digital Ch. 11 Moving Too Fast
• Cyber Suits Highlight 401(k) ​Record-Keeper Best Practices​
• Real Estate Rumors: Goldman, Related, Julia Koch
• SEC Scores Win In $14M Investor Aviation Scheme Suit
• Cooley Reps VC Firm On $122M Cancer Medicine Co. Funding
• Citibank Tipster Again Loses Bid For Cut Of $400M Fine
• MetLife Can't Evade ERISA Suit Over $7.3B 401(k) Plan
• 3 Firms Vie To Lead Dentsply Revenue Reporting Investor Suit
• TD Bank Group Buys Cowen In $1.3B Deal Guided By 3 Firms
• Argent Says Arbitration Pacts Sink Suit Over $99M ESOP Sale
• NY Hits Robinhood Crypto With $30M Fine
• Bond Fraud Trial Begins For Yet Another Ex-Platinum Exec
• Crypto, Corruption, Compliance: White Collar Trends To Watch
• Ex-FinCEN Enforcement Head Joins Skadden In DC
• Tilton Tells Jury Zohar Investor Was Clear On Strategy
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Investor Suit Against Med Tech Co.
• Deutsche Bank Strikes $5M Deal To End Libor Suit
• Rush Medical Center Inks $2.95M Deal To End ERISA Suit
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Tilton Co.'s $4M Fee From Zohar Ch. 11 Sale
• Real Estate Rumors: Natixis, Amber Heard, Brookfield
• NY's AG Seeks Whistleblowers Amid 'Concerning' Crypto Drop
• Navigating Arbitral Subpoenas In A Post-COVID Landscape
• Coinbase Insider Trading Case Raises Crypto Policing Issues
• Coinbase Uses Lax Measures To Protect Accounts, Suit Says
• WilmerHale, Simpson Drive $2.45B Deal For PerkinElmer Units
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Skadden, Ropes & Gray Lead $1.25B W3bcloud SPAC Merger