Asset Management Archive » January, 2025

Asset Management - January, 2025

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• Small Biz Attys Jump Into 4th Circ. Shell Co. Law Challenge
• January's IPO Market Was Active Despite Tepid Debuts
• Bank Wants Investment Co.'s $60M RICO Suit Tossed
• 6 Argument Sessions Benefits Attys Should Watch In Feb.
• Out-Of-State Broker Must Face Texas Suit Over $25M Scheme
• Supreme Court Eyes Its 'Next Frontier' In FCC Delegation Case
• Court Won't Block Tempur Sealy's $4B Mattress Firm Deal
• Litigation Funding Disclosure Debate: Strategy Considerations
• Off The Bench: NIL Deal Skeptics, Padres Feud, Rozier Probe
• Justices Likely To Stay In ERISA's Bounds On Pleadings
• Taxation With Representation: Cravath, Gibson Dunn, Milbank
• 4 Firms Guide Pair Of Biotech IPOs Raising $415M Combined
• Top Considerations For Insurance Companies In 2025
• Grocery Chain Investor Sues Over Systems Upgrade Claims
• Kirkland-Led Oil And Gas Producer Infinity Prices $265M IPO
• Loeb & Loeb Leads $150M Greek Shipping Execs' SPAC IPO
• Industrial Services PE Firm Lands $425M For Debut Fund
• YouTube's 'Nelk Boys' Sued Over 'Snake-Oil' NFTs
• DOJ Calls UnitedHealth Dismissal Bid A Discovery 'End Run'
• SEC Eyes Pretrial Win On $57M Fraud After Lindberg Plea Deal
• Adventure Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Wachtell Repping Penn Entertainment Amid Activist Pressure
• Cooley, Latham Steer Beta Bionics' Upsized $204M IPO
• Jones Day Told To Provide Ex-Attys Family Leave Memo
• Binary Options Fraudsters Must Pay $451.6M To CFTC
• German National Again Ordered To Pay $4.6M In Fraud
• 2 Blank Check Cos. Plan IPOs Totaling $325M
• Future Of Crypto-Asset Classification Is In 2nd Circ.'s Hands
• 5 Ways To Create Effective Mock Assignments For Associates
• Southwest's Plan Oversight Cost Workers Millions, Court Told
• Milbank Adds Ex-Skadden Financial Restructuring Pro In NY
• Judge OKs Refiling Of Suit Over $20M Austin Nightclub Deal
• Ex-SEC Enforcement Chief Says Staff Faced Uptick In Threats
• Cigna Can't Escape Fight Over Prosthetic Coverage In Maine
• Founder Can't Explain Hedge Fund's Filing Mismatch To Jury
• Citron Research Founder Slams DOJ's Fraud Suit
• Drugs Made In America SPAC Nets $200M To Buy Pharma Biz
• SEC Wells Meetings Likely Back On The Table, Official Says
• Union Worker Entitled To Higher Pension Benefits, Judge Says
• Assessing Gary Gensler's Legacy At The SEC
• Trader Joe's Accused Of Badly Stocked 401(k), High Fees
• Cement Maker Carve-Out Titan America Plans For $396M IPO
• Takeaways From DOJ Fraud Section's 2024 Year In Review
• Paul Hastings, Cravath Lead Smithfield's Reduced $522M IPO
• Chancery Bars More Disclosures In Sage-Biogen Fight
• Holland & Knight Adds Financial Services Partner In New York
• Virtu, Insiders Sued In Del. Over Stock Buybacks
• Fund Tells Jury No Need To Return $11M Short-Swing Profits
• Civil Liberties Org. Says FDIC's Court 'Eviscerates' Civil Rights
• Allstate Beats Plan Participants' $70M Poor-Performance Suit
• HSBC Bankers Fall Short Of Pay Class Cert., Judge Suggests
• Perella Weinberg Had $47M Motive To Ax Partners, Judge Told
• Archegos CFO Gets 8 Years For $100M Stock Fraud Ploy
• Obesity-Focused Metsera Leads Biotech Firms Eyeing IPOs
• Recent SEC Actions Highlight Importance Of Filing Form D
• Ga. Accountant Must Face Fintech Co.'s Share Price Suit
• Drone Co., Media Biz And Tire-Maker Announce SPAC Mergers
• Recent Suits Show Antitrust Agencies' Focus On HSR Review
• Jimmie Johnson Takes Majority Stake In NASCAR Cup Team
• The 7th Circ.'s Top 10 Civil Opinions Of 2024
• Widow Says Century Homebuilders' Atty Conspired To Move Assets
• High Court Skips Golf Course Investors' Class Cert. Bid
• Justices Decline $400M Argentina Bond Default Case
• EEOC Disability Bias Suit Tossed Following Nixed Evidence
• SEC Names New Top Enforcer, GC And Other Temp Leaders
• Wells Fargo Gets Another Win In Lifetrade Investor Suit
• 10th Circ. Unsure Exec's Missed Argument Dooms Firing Suit
• Conn. Oil Trader Says Timing Of Money Moves Sinks Verdict
• 10 AGs Target Major Banks Over DEI, ESG Initiatives
• Lutnick Settles Chancery Suit Ahead Of Commerce Hearing
• What's Next For Accounting Enforcement After SEC's Big 2024
• Mentorship Resolutions For The New Year
• 'Secret Plot' Drove Perella Weinberg Split, Judge Hears
• Insights For Finance Firms, Regulators From House AI Report
• Venture-Backed IPO Recovery Could Be Muted, Report Says
• Wells Fargo Workers Score Class Cert. In Stock Option Suit
• Davis Polk, Skadden Steer LNG Exporter's $1.8B IPO
• Conn. High Court Snapshot: Atty's Bonus, Burn Verdict
• Fla. Court Urged To OK $2.75M For Moving Co. Fraud Victims
• 4th Circ. Unwinds Rocket Mortgage Borrowers' Class Cert.
• AI Chatbot Co. CEO, Atty Spouse Indicted On $60M Fraud
• Chinese Ride Co. Ordered To Produce Regulator Testimonies
• 7th Circ. Says Ex-Manager's Noncompete Allowed Clawback
• SEC Cooled On New Crypto Cases During Gensler's Final Year
• Chancery Tosses Suit Challenging $10.2B Zendesk Sale
• AT&T, Fidelity Beat Retiree's Suit Over Mistaken Benefits
• Robocall Schemer's Estate Agrees To Pay $4.3M In Payroll Tax
• Spotless Brands' Sale Could Make Splash, And More Rumors
• Kirkland-Led Francisco Partners Wraps Credit Fund At $3.3B
• Bain Matches CC Capital's Rival Bid For Insignia Financial
• Coaching Little League Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Securities Defense Bar Notched More Dismissals In '24
• Dubai-Based Exchange Fined $9.2M To End Bank Fraud Probe
• Space Explorer Voyager Technologies Confidentially Files IPO
• 7 Employment Contracts Issues Facing DOL Scrutiny
• Exxon Says Investors Shared Confidential Info With Ex-Worker
• Ga. Hedge Fund Manager Gets 7 Years For $10M Fraud
• Justices Seem Willing To Reopen Cornell Workers' ERISA Suit
• 5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2025
• Connell Foley Fights DQ Bid In Investment Firm's Bias Suit
• Cooley-Led Insulin Device Maker Preps $113M IPO
• Mounting Pressure For PE Exits To Drive IPO Volume In 2025
• For Accounting Integrity, Start With The Rank-And-File
• Novacap Lands Over $1B For Digital Infrastructure Fund
• Saudi Wealth Fund Selling Biz Service Firm In $907M Deal
• SEC Sues Ex-Investment Firm Reps, GC Over 'Sham' Energy Co.
• Block Hit With Shareholder Suit Over Cash App AML Protocols
• Asset Type Immaterial To Crypto Fraud Claims, SEC Says
• Cornell Case May Be Bellwether For ERISA Transaction Claims
• Bacon Giant Smithfields Leads 3 IPOs Primed To Exceed $1B
• Crypto Firm To Plead Guilty In Market Manipulation Case
• Payment Co. Says Okla. Tribe Lacks Jurisdiction In Fraud Suit
• The Blueprint For A National Bitcoin Reserve
• New SEC Task Force Eyes 'Sensible' Crypto Regulations
• Weil Adds SEC's Asset Management Co-Chief To NY Group
• Thoma Bravo Clinches $3.6B Credit Fund III
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Law360 Names Firms Of The Year
• DOL Says It Recovered $1.4B For Plans, People In Fiscal '24
• SEC Fines Transamerica $2.9M Over Retirement Biz Conflicts
• Tennessee, BlackRock Settle Suit Over ESG Goals
• Up Next At High Court: Forum Shopping & TCPA Definitions
• SEC Says Food Tech Startup Overstated Revenue By $550M
• Sidley-Led Hennessy Capital's 7th SPAC Raises $175M
• LPL Fined $18M Over Lax Anti-Money Laundering Compliance
• Wells Fargo, BofA Units Pay SEC $60M Over Cash Sweeps
• Rethinking Litigation Risk And What It Really Means To Win
• Takeaways From SEC's Registered Investment Cos. Risk Alert
• Crown Labs Tops Rival Bid In Quest To Buy Biotech Revance
• SEC Fines Unregistered Broker $3M Over Pre-IPO Work
• Taxation With Representation: Simpson Thacher, Covington
• Issues To Watch In 2025's ERISA Litigation Landscape
• 5 Firms Build 180 Degree Capital, Mount Logan Merger
• Vanguard To Pay SEC, States $106M Over Surprise Tax Bills
• SEC's General Counsel Barbero To Exit As Trump Takes Office
• NY Court Won't Revive Leon Black Sex Assault Suit
• FDIC Case Belongs In Fed. Court After Jarkesy, 5th Circ. Told
• Texas Justices Question If Courts Can Rethink TCPA Motions
• AmEx Inks $230M Deal Over DOJ, Fed Small Biz Sales Claims
• Justices Could Stitch Up ERISA Circuit Split With Cornell Case
• Cleveland-Cliffs Sets Sights On US Steel, And More Rumors
• Paxton-Tied Developer Pleads Guilty In Bank Fraud Case
• DOL Proposes Rule On Valuing Stock For Purchase By ESOPs
• Playing Rugby Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Ardian Lands $30B For Historic Secondaries Investment Fund
• GE Investors' $362.5M Settlement Gets Initial Greenlight
• SEC Fines Advisers For Link To Alleged $410M IPO Fraud
• Tenn. Judge Says PCAOB Authority Challenge Belongs In DC
• Sidley-Led Flowco Raises $427M In Year's First Major IPO
• 9th Circ. Eyes Undoing Trans Patients' Win In ACA Bias Suit
• Plum Acquisition's Latest SPAC Leads 2 IPOs Raising $200M
• Fla. Credit Union Sued Over DACA Loan Denial
• 9th Circ. Open To Reviving Robinhood Suit Over $2.1B IPO
• What Broker-Dealers Must Know Before Selling Bitcoin ETPs
• Cyber Disclosure Is A Mainstay In 2025 SEC Exam Priorities
• Booz Allen Must Pay For Harm Of Tax Info Leaks, Court Told
• SEC Announces Departure Of Top Economist And Accountant
• Judge Warns DOJ: Settle Burger Forfeiture Suit Or Pay Up
• No, Litigation Funders Are Not 'Fleeing' The District Of Del.
• Origis Energy Lands $1B-Plus Infusion From Brookfield, Antin
• Canada Greenlights $18B Viterra-Bunge Grain Deal
• Wells Fargo Fights To Drop Officers From Investors' Bias Suit
• Navy Capital Fund Firm Settles SEC's AML Allegations
• Latham Grabs Top Spot For 2024 IPOs By Large Margin
• Mastercard Agrees To $26M Deal In Hiring Bias Suit
• Crypto Co.'s Lax Compliance Enabled Hackers, Suit Says
• 4th Circ. Tosses Constitutional Case Against FINRA
• Retroactive Foreclosure Rule Bars Suit, Mich. County Says
• 5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2025 And Beyond
• Best Practices To Find Del. Earnout Provisions That Hold Up
• DOL Finalizes ERISA Voluntary Correction Program Changes
• NYDFS Launches Staff Exchange With Bank Of England
• Texas Judge Urged To Halt CFPB Medical Debt Reporting Rule
• Fund Managers To Pay SEC $2M For Overcharging Expenses
• Investment Firm Seeks Coverage For Hertz Buyback Suits
• CFPB Can't Get $43M Fine From Telemarketing Debt Co. Yet
• Hotel Asset Manager Ashford Settles SEC Cyber Report Suit
• SEC To Collect $63M In Latest Recordkeeping Sweep
• Tax-Lien Biz Atty Accused Of Duping Bank Can't Touch Money
• Natural Gas Exporter Venture Global Gears Up For $2.2B IPO
• 5 Evolving Concerns For Family Offices In 2025
• Latham-Led StepStone Tops $1B For Infrastructure Fund
• Justices Won't Review Reversal Of Firm's Tax Penalty Win
• 3 Firms Build Clearwater's $1.5B Buy Of Enfusion
• Bechtel Escapes 401(k) Suit Alleging Shoddy Default Fund
• BMO Unit To Pay SEC $40M Over Bond Desk Supervision
• Justices Won't Hear Auto Parts Co.'s ERISA Arbitration Push
• X Fights Finding Severance Row Contract Claims Can Survive
• Health Co. Wants To Quit Nicotine Surcharge Suit
• 4 Trends That Will Shape Venture Capital Funding In 2025
• SEC's $93M Win Not Backed By Proof, Adviser Tells 1st Circ.
• American Airlines Faulted For ESG Focus In 401(k) Plan
• SafeMoon CEO Wants 'Misleading' Reddit Post Explained
• 2024 Was A Banner Year For Shareholder Activism
• Cruise Contractors Drop $2.8M Union Fund Debt Row
• KKR, PSP Buy $2.8B Stake In American Electric Power Units
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Davis Polk, Wachtell
• Law Firm's Fee Suit Can't Proceed In Ga., Investment Co. Says
• 7 Ways 2nd Trump Administration May Affect Partner Hiring
• SEC Sues To Enforce $3M Cannabis Investment Fraud Deal
• FINRA Fines Fidelity Unit $600K Over Ex-Employee's Theft
• Lutnick, Cantor Seek Toss Of BGC Reorganization Suit In Del.
• Sentara Health Workers Say Retirement Fund Is Mismanaged
• 5 Things Executive Pay Attys Should Keep An Eye On In 2025
• E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Custodian Selection
• AI Startup Anthropic Seeks $60B Valuation, Plus More Rumors
• Impact Of Successful Challenges To SEC's Rulemaking Ability
• Musk Could Dodge Some Claims In X Severance Suit
• Group Alleges $10M 'Sham' In Fla. Plant-Based Co. Stock Deal
• Convicted Ex-Nomura Trader To Settle SEC's RMBS Action
• Quantitative Trader Accused Of Stealing Firm's Source Code
• Edward Jones Fined $17M Over Customer Transition Fees
• Oppenheimer Fights Claims Over Ex-Worker's Ponzi Scheme
• UnitedHealth Wants $3.3B Amedisys Deal Challenge Tossed
• CFPB Hit With Industry Suit Over Medical Debt Reporting Rule
• 3 Firms Steer Galapagos' Plan To Spin Off New Drug Company
• A Look At PCAOB's Record-Breaking Enforcement In 2024
• Shoppers Say Kroger Merger Suit Still Alive After Nixed Deal
• US Declares Genocide In Sudan, Sanctions Military Leader
• Fried Frank-Led Bonaccord Clinches $1.6 Billion Fund II
• Criminal Case Against Terraform Founder Said To Exceed SEC's
• Auto Financing Co. Vroom's Equity Swap Ch. 11 Plan Gets OK
• Mortgage Cos. Fined $20M Over Cybersecurity Breach
• SeaWorld Strikes $1.25M Deal In 401(k) Mismanagement Suit
• Exercising On My Peloton Bike Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Oilfield Services Firm Flowco Set to Drill Down On $392M IPO
• NFT Buyers Can't Sue Over Market Fluctuations, Gallery Says
• Carlyle Beats Chancery Challenge To $77.5M Authentix Sale
• AT&T, Biz Groups Urge Justices To Back Cornell's ERISA Win
• 'Unflattering' Story Not Defamatory, Gannett Says
• Canada Needs Catalysts To Heat Up Cold IPO Market
• 5 Argument Sessions Benefits Attys Should Check Out In Jan.
• Grayscale Rival Insists Connecticut Law Allows $2M Suit
• Treasury Dept. Provides Sanctions Relief To Syria
• Bass Pro To Pay $5M To End Worker's Tobacco Penalty Suit
• Davis Polk, Kirkland Guide Paychex's $4.1B Paycor Buy
• Nasdaq Gets SPAC Investor's Racial Bias Claims Tossed
• Law School Grad Gets 2 Years For JPMorgan Insider Trading
• Terraform Victims May Exceed 1M, Feds Say In Notice Request
• Biden OKs Social Security Fix In Move Cheered By Unions
• Investment Adviser Says Attys' Mistakes Cost Him His Career
• Teoxane Outbids Crown With New Revance Therapeutics Bid
• Outpatient Surgery Co. Strikes $1.5M Deal To End 401(k) Suit
• Predicting What's Next For SEC By Looking At Past Dissents
• FTC Blasts Tempur Sealy's New Floor-Space Promise
• Exploring Venue Strategy For Trump-Era Regulatory Litigation
• Paul Hastings, Cravath Steer Pork Giant Smithfield's IPO Filing
• US Wants More Time To Counter Altria's $106M Tax Refund Bid
• What 2024's Noncompete Turmoil Means For Banks In 2025
• Fed's Barr To Step Down As Supervision Head Next Month
• Chinese Billionaire's Deputy Gets 10 Years For $1.4B Fraud
• DOJ Wants Oct. Amedisys Trial, UnitedHealth Wants Aug.
• Student Loan Servicer Gets CFPB Deal Paused Amid Appeal
• Fund Manager Says Broker-Dealer's Retaliation Led To Losses
• Cancer Drug Co. Revives Bid To Go Public Via Direct Listing
• Ga. Law Firm Says Investment Co. Dodging $182K Bill
• Missed Deadline Bars Startup Investors' Conspiracy Claims
• New Year, New Risks: 8 Top Cyber Issues For Finance In 2025
• DE Shaw Rips Air Products' CEO Succession Plan Failure
• A-Rod's SPAC Deal Seeks Extra Innings, Plus More IPOs Filed
• Interactive Brokers Fined $2.2M Over 'Free-Riding' Monitoring
• Amazon Used Forfeited 401(k) Cash For Self Gain, Suit Says
• Tempur Sealy Ups Floor Space Promise In FTC Merger Case
• 8 Trends And Predictions Following PE's Late 2024 Surge
• Playing Esports Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Del. Courts Gavel Out 2024 With Fox, Opioid Case Rulings
• US Sanctions Russia, Iran Over Attempted Election Interference
• Terraform Founder Arraigned In NY, Denies $40B Crypto Fraud
• Five Massachusetts Cases To Watch In 2025
• How Wall Street Regulators May Adapt To Trump's Return
• An Associate's Guide To Career Development In 2025
• The Securities Litigation Trends That Will Matter Most In 2025
• 5 Big Questions For White Collar Enforcement In 2025
• 5 Energy Transactional Trends To Watch In 2025
• 3 Areas Where SEC Enforcement May Change Under Trump
• Delaware Courts Face Complex, 'Exciting' Litigation In 2025
• D&O, Cyber Issues Top Specialty Line Cases To Watch In 2025
• IPO Outlook Brightens As More Companies Eye 2025 Listings
• What To Watch For In The 2025 Benefits Landscape
• 5 Cases Benefits Attorneys Should Keep An Eye On In 2025
• Trials To Watch In 2025
• 5 Policy Changes Benefits Attys Should Watch For In 2025
• Trump's Regulatory Agenda Looms Over Compliance In 2025