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Asset Management - May, 2025

258 articles

• Pharma Co. Hid Cancer Study Method Problems, Investor Claims
• Rocket Mortgage Class Asks Justices To Scope Decertification
• Crowdfunding, Reg A Deals Grow Slowly As SEC Weighs Ideas
• Banks, Class Action Admins Ran Kickback Scheme, Suit Says
• The BigLaw Settlements Are About Risk, Not Profit
• Wachtell, Akin Steer EOG On $5.6B Energy Deal
• RCP Advisors Nets $314M For Latest Private Equity Fund
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Cravath, Latham
• National Grid Completes $1.7B Sale Of Green Biz To Brookfield
• Judge Trims Most, But Not All, Of Grifols Suit Over Share Price
• Investment Firm Says It Was Duped Into $349M Dental Deal
• PCAOB Taps New Acting General Counsel
• Atty Urges 2nd Circ. To Resurrect Name Feud With Ex-Firm
• 7th Circ. Probes Hartford's Denial Of Benefits To Ex-PwC Exec
• $45M Settlement, $9.65M Fee OK'd In Del. Cornerstone Suit
• Buyer Beware Of Restrictive Covenants In Delaware
• 'Dr. Cash' Gets 3 Years For Bilking Elderly Fund Investors
• Lindberg Can't Skirt $122M Contempt Order, NC Panel Told
• High Court Pauses 5th Circ.'s Highland Ch. 11 Liability Ruling
• Digital Health Startup Omada Launches Plans For $150M IPO
• Foley & Lardner-Led Five Elms Lands $1.1B For 6th Fund
• Clifford Chance Hires Investment Funds Partner From Kirkland
• Japan's NTT Docomo Launches Offer Valuing Bank At $5.1B
• Fla. Panel Affirms Atty Conflict DQ In Construction Dispute
• Ex-Goldman Partner, Star Witness In 1MDB Trial, Gets 2 Years
• Brazilian Jiujitsu Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Shein Eyes HK Listing After London Snag, Plus More Rumors
• Senate Committee Sets June Hearing For Trump's EBSA Pick
• Brookfield Wins Bid To Vacate Lima's Document Application
• FBI Misled Court In Russia Sanctions Probe, Judge Rules
• Highland Wants High Court To Preserve Ch. 11 Liability Shield
• 1st Circ. Revives Hedge Fund Priest's SEC Fee Bid
• Sens. Urge Treasury To Rescind Ownership Reporting Rule
• DOL Tells 5th Circ. It Will Craft New ESG Rule For 401(k) Plans
• Ohio Exec Pleads Guilty In Ponzi Scheme Investigation
• Challenges For Fiduciaries Adding Crypto To 401(k) Plans
• Defense-Focused SPAC Leads Pair Of Listings Totaling $285M
• 4th Circ. Backs 5-Year Sentence In $9.3M Ponzi Scheme
• In Volatile World, PE Attys Guide Complex Take-Private Deals
• Opportunities And Challenges For The Texas Stock Exchange
• Fried Frank Adds KPMG International Tax Ace In NY
• DOL Rescinds Warning Against Crypto In 401(k) Plans
• Kirkland, Cravath Steer WiseTech's $2.1B Merger With E2open
• Unlicensed Adviser Charged With $4M Securities Fraud In NC
• Davis Polk-Led Stablecoin Giant Circle Eyes $600M IPO
• Trump's Media Co. To Raise $2.5B For Bitcoin Purchase
• Morgan Lewis Guides NYC's $5B Equity Sale To Blackstone
• Paris VC Firm Cathay Closes $1B AI Venture Capital Fund
• Review Risk Is Increasing For Foreign Real Estate Developers
• 6th Circ. Urged To Revive FedEx, Kellogg Pension Suits
• Energy Order Brings Risks For Lenders And Borrowers Alike
• High Court Passes On Axed $563M BMO Harris Ponzi Verdict
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Cooley Beats Malpractice Claim In NJ Investor Suit, For Now
• SEC Cracks Door For Retail Entry Into Private Funds
• Calif. Developer Duped Churchgoers In $46M Scam, Feds Say
• Banking Groups Want SEC To Pull Cyber Disclosure Mandates
• Alleged Forex Scammers Owe $18.5M In CFTC Default Win
• Texas Justices Answer 5th Circ. Query On State Usury Laws
• Power To The Paralegals: An Untapped Source For Biz Roles
• Prudential Urges 3rd Circ. To Back Win In 401(k) Suit
• Banking Veteran Betsy Cohen's Latest SPAC Targets Fintech
• 9th Circ. Urged To Force ERISA 401(k) Suit Arbitration
• Ex-Citadel Securities GC Returns To FINRA As Public Governor
• 2 Firms Tapped To Lead Visa Derivative Suits Over DOJ Claims
• Lindberg Urges NC Panel To Rebuff 'Ambush' Sanctions Bid
• Torys-Led Vermilion Sells Canadian Gas Assets For CA$415M
• Takeaways For Benefits Attys After Parity Enforcement Freeze
• SEC Drops Dealer Suits In 'Astonishing' Move, Crenshaw Says
• Proxy Proposal Omissions Rose Post-SEC Bulletin, Study Finds
• 7th Circ. Wary Of Crypto Fund Owner's Appeal Of $231M Fine
• Motorola Eyes $4.5B Wireless Radio Deal, And Other Rumors
• Oyster Enterprises II SPAC Prices $220M IPO
• Federal Gov't Backs States' BlackRock Coal Investments Suit
• Playing Poker Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 9th Circ. Says Ex-Intel Worker's ERISA Suit Short On Specifics
• Does R-Squared Have A Role In Event Study Analysis?
• Why It's Time To Retire The Efficient Market Hypothesis
• Latham Leads Pair Of Venture-Backed IPOs Raising $624M
• 6th Circ. Revives Yacht Co.'s ERISA Health Fee Claims
• Kirkland, Fenwick Lead CoreWeave's Upsized $2B Debt Offer
• NY Firm To Repay $1M, Avoids Fine Over Illiquid Investments
• Crypto Influencer's SPAC Leads 2 Offerings Totaling $420M
• Payday Lender's Ex-CEO Pleads Guilty In $66M Ponzi Scheme
• As Tariffs Hit The Radar, PE Counsel Should Review Strategies
• Atty Has Bail Revoked For Continuing Embezzlement After Arrest
• Crestline Investors Closes $1.7B NAV Financing Fund
• Simpson Thacher, Hogan Lovells Guide $1.75B Shipping Deal
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Becoming A Firmwide MVP
• Mass. Atty Admits Stealing From Relatives With Special Needs
• Chancery Orders EB-5 Co. Head To Pay Ousted Member $6.9M
• J&J Workers Reassert Drug Costs Resulted In Concrete Harm
• Ex-Worker Accuses TIAA Of Mismanaging 401(k) Plans
• Awardco Nabs $1B Valuation After $165M Equity Infusion
• Beach Point Nabs Nearly $1.3B For Private Credit, Real Estate
• Chinese EV Battery Giant Generates $4.6B IPO Amid Tensions
• Vanguard $40M Deal Rejected In Investors' Tax Fight
• Diamond Dealer Sentenced In $13M Fla. Fraud Case
• Binance Calls FTX Ch. 11 Clawback Suit 'Legally Deficient'
• SEC's 'New Day' Could Cause Financial Crisis, Member Warns
• Ex-Workers Want Mercer Global's Info Theft Suit Tossed
• Electric, Nuclear Valve Co. Escape Pension Dispute
• Investment Adviser Seeks Cadwalader Notes In Fraud Case
• AI Startup CoreWeave Seeks $1.5B Debt After IPO Shortfall
• Kirkland-Led Eagle Merchant Wraps Second Fund At $415M
• What We Lost After SEC Eliminated Regional Director Role
• Aircraft Parts Co. TransDigm Nabs Servotronics In $110M Deal
• FINRA Fines BTG Pactual Unit Over Lax AML Compliance
• Name Mix-Up Costs Lender Property Claim, 5th Circ. Says
• Florida Wrongly Took Unclaimed Funds, 11th Circ. Rules
• FINRA Faces Calls To Narrow Its Outside Biz Rule Revamp
• IPO Pipeline Restarts As Tariff-Related Volatility Eases
• Armory Sues Wayzata, Others Over 'Black Box' Funding Deals
• Intuit Strikes $2M Deal To Wrap Up 401(k) Forfeiture Suit
• Florida Ex-Financial Adviser Admits To $8.4M Elder Fraud
• Feds Say Con Man Galanis Can't Recoup $2M Despite Clemency
• Taxation With Representation: Blakes, Davies, Goodmans
• Cooley, Goodwin Build BioMarin's $270M Inozyme Buy
• 1MDB Prosecutors Seek Leniency For Ex-Goldman Banker
• $38M Law Firm Settlement Highlights 'Unworthy Client' Perils
• DC Circ. Questions Exchanges' Challenge To SEC Fee Caps
• SEC, FINRA Staff Retract 2019 Statement On Crypto Custody
• Investor Makes Deal With PE Fund In Fla. Suit Alleging Fraud
• Wells Fargo Opposes Atty Fee Bid After $22M ADA Verdict
• SEC Focused On 'Rooting Out' AI Abuse, Agency Atty Says
• SEC Says RI Investment Firm Ran $2.5M Ponzi-Like Scheme
• Teaching Business Law Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• SEC's Crypto Statement Offers Clarity On Disclosures
• Cummings & Lockwood Adds Whitman Breed Attys In Conn.
• AI Startup Perplexity Seeks $14B Valuation, And More Rumors
• TensorWave Wraps $100M Series A Funding Round
• Covington Atty To Help With Squarespace Appraisal Discovery
• Entrata Hits $4.3B Valuation After $200M Blackstone Plug
• Abbott Signs Bill Codifying Immunity For Corporate Execs
• Ex-Citi Exec Klein's Latest SPAC Raises Upsized $360M IPO
• BofA, Fla. Woman End Suit Over Imposter's $2M Grab
• Holding Co. Beats Suit Over 401(k) Investment Roster
• Trump's Unorthodox US Atty Picks May Face Learning Curve
• Venture-Backed Tech IPOs Forge Ahead As Momentum Builds
• SEC To Have 'Sympathetic Ear' On Penalty Talks, Official Says
• SaaS-Focused PE Firm Raises $390M For Second Fund
• Skadden-Led Crypto Platform EToro Prices Upsized $620M IPO
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Mastering Discovery
• Kirkland-Led Northleaf Clinches $2.6B Infrastructure Fund
• Wells Fargo Asks 9th Circ. To Undo 'Sham' Hiring Class Cert.
• Latham-Led Physical Therapy Startup Primes $410M IPO
• SEC's Uyeda Encourages Opening 401(k)s To Private Assets
• Kirkland-Led Denali Growth Partners Raises $400M Fund
• 11th Circ. Eyes Restarting Seafood Workers' ESOP Suit
• Proposals Against Phillips 66 Threaten Corporate Law
• Insurer Calls To Ax Mogul's Receivership Appeal As Sanction
• Latham-Led VMG Nets $1B For 6th Consumer Fund
• Eric Trump-Backed Crypto Miner Merges With Gryphon Digital
• Chancery Nixes Paramount-Skydance Books Suit Intervention
• Leon Black's Subpoena Suits Unsealed In Apollo Founder Row
• Latham, Davis Polk Lead Digital Health Startup's IPO Filing
• SIFMA Calls On SEC To Develop 'Clear' Crypto Framework
• Hedge Fund Group Urges Delay On New AML Rules
• CFTC Memos Clarify When 'Sorry' Still Gets You Subpoenaed
• Agencies Win Stay Of Mental Health Parity Rule Suit
• Parsing The SEC's New Increased Co-Investment Flexibility
• Adams Street Clinches €270M European Venture Fund
• Hub International Reaches $29B Valuation After $1.6B Plug
• Calif. Investment Firm Executive To Admit Ponzi Scheme
• Private Fundraising Takes Hit Amid Volatile Backdrop
• Terraform Labs Backer Can't Ship Fraud Suit To Arbitration
• Wells Fargo Execs Sued In Del. Over 'Sham' Diversity Efforts
• Energy Group Backs States' BlackRock Coal Investments Suit
• Funds Fight GM Push For 2nd Look At Bid To Toss Cruise Suit
• Webull Fined $1.6M Over Lax Influencer Ad Oversight
• 3 Firms Build Take-Private Deal Of Outsourcing Biz TaskUs
• Renewable Energy SPAC Taps Surging Market For $150M
• 6th Circ. Ruling Shows Toughening On ERISA Fiduciary Suits
• Souter's Clerks Remember Him As Humble, Kind And Caring
• Off The Bench: Latest NIL Deal Fix, More WWE Court Troubles
• Hiker And 'Raconteur': Atty Recalls 50-Year Bond With Souter
• Chancery Rejects Shareholder Challenge To Fidelity Spinoff
• A Look At David Souter's Most Significant Opinions
• Justice Souter Was An Unexpected Force Of Moderation
• Taxation With Representation: Paul Weiss, Weil, V&E, Torys
• Ex-Goldman Banker Leissner Urges Lenient 1MDB Sentence
• SeaWorld's $1.25M Deal To End 401(k) Suit Gets Initial Nod
• Activist Ends Battle With Lyft By Withdrawing Director Noms
• Playing Guitar Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• NC Finance Co. Says Ex-Director Kept Client Contact Info
• Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter Dies At 85
• Celsius Founder Gets 12 Years For Massive Crypto Fraud
• PSP Investments, BCE To Form New Fiber Biz With $1.5B Plug
• Oppenheimer Slips Suits Over Fraudster's $110M Ponzi Scheme
• 11th Circ. Revives Citigroup Cash Advance Fraud Suit Again
• Financial Co. Says Ex-Reps Poached Clients For New Venture
• SEC's Peirce Outlines Path To Exempt Tokenized Securities
• 6th Circ. Eyes Reviving Kellogg, FedEx Mortality Table Suits
• Crisis Management Lessons From The Parenting Playbook
• Mercer Advisors Nabs Tufton Capital, Adding $3B In Assets
• Simpson Thacher-Led Corsair Closes $600M Fund
• Rising Tide Of Trump Pardons Not Lifting All Boats, Attys Say
• Sidley-Led Insurer Aspen Leads 2 IPOs Raising $508M Total
• FSOC Rethink Of SIFI Labeling 'Is On Agenda,' Bessent Says
• McMahon's Misconduct Docs Sought In WWE Merger Suit
• AI-Focused SPAC Raises $125M As Blank-Check Filings Surge
• Performance Equity Clinches 5th Fund With $383M Committed
• Geely Lobs Offer To Take Chinese EV Maker Zeekr Private
• Kirkland-Led Mainsail Wraps $1.53B Software-Focused Fund
• Adapting To Private Practice: From NY Fed To BigLaw
• PennyMac Wins Quick 9th Circ. Appeal Of Libor-Rate Ruling
• DC Circ. Sides With BofA In COVID Market Loss 'Uphill Battle'
• Judge Scolds US Over 'Vague' Bid To Stay $380M Award Row
• Golf Gear Co. Sued In Del. Over Controller Share Sales
• SEC Panel Says Easier Trading Would Rev Up 'Reg A'
• B. Riley Escapes Investor Suit Over National Holdings Buyout
• SEC Asks High Court To Skip $22.7M Disgorgement Case
• Morgan Stanley Says SEC Has Closed Cash Sweep Probe
• Kirkland Guides Rotunda Capital On $735M Fund Close
• Reviewing Trump Admin's Rapid Pro-Crypto Regulatory Pivot
• Top 3 Litigation Finance Deal-Killers, And How To Avoid Them
• Skadden-Led Crypto Platform EToro Eyes $480M IPO
• Crypto Miner Objects To Celsius Sanctions Try In Ch. 11 Case
• Clifford Chance Adds Paul Weiss Exec Compensation Atty In NY
• Skechers Inks $9.4B Take-Private Deal Guided By 3 Firms
• 5 Firms Pilot Pershing Square's $900M Howard Hughes Deal
• How Attys Can Use A Therapy Model To Help Triggered Clients
• A Tale Of Two Admins: Parsing 1st Half Of SEC's FY 2025
• Retirement Co. Settles 401(k) Fee Suit After $38.8M Verdict
• Hotel Management Co. Exits Pension Fund Withdrawal Battle
• How Banks Can Manage Risk As AI Adoption Expands
• Head Of 'Mother Teresa' Ponzi Scheme Owes SEC $4.1M
• Gores Group's Latest SPAC Leads 3 IPOs Totaling $792M
• Texas-Led AGs Defend BlackRock Coal Investments Suit
• FinCEN Wants Banks To Monitor For Cartel Oil Smuggling
• Trade War Spurs Companies To Freshen Disclosure Playbooks
• 3 Argument Sessions Benefits Attys Should Watch In May
• Debevoise Guides Ara Partners On $800M Low-Carbon Fund
• DC Circ. Seems Unconvinced That Proxy Firms 'Solicit'
• Off The Bench: DC Stadium, BetMGM Victory, Transfer Rules
• What Bank Regulator Consolidation Would Mean For Industry
• Taxation With Representation: Goodwin, Haynes Boone
• 3 Steps For In-House Counsel To Assess Litigation Claims
• FTC, Nevada Accuse Trading Training Biz Of $1.2B Scam
• Claims Against Attys In $2.6B Casino Merger Row Get Tossed
• Death Bond Fund Manager Inflated Asset Values, Suit Says
• 2 Firms To Co-Lead Block Investor Suit Over Cash App
• FINRA Fines Interactive Brokers Over Complaint Reporting
• Apollo Raises $8.5B For Credit Strategy, Including $4.8B Fund
• FinCEN Targets Cambodian Firm As Crypto Money Launderer
• CFPB, Lenders Float Deal To Vacate Medical Debt Rule
• Crypto Influencer Launches SPAC As 2 Acquirers Tap Market
• PetroSaudi Insists Pause Not Warranted In $380M Award Suit
• Ex-Exec's Claims Against Dechert Still No Good, 2nd Circ. Told
• CVC Plugs Funds Into Mobile Game Maker Dream Games
• Despite SEC Climate Pause, Cos. Must Still Heed State Regs
• AT&T Win Is FDIC's Loss On In-House Cases, 5th Circ. Told
• PE-Backed Hometown Food Nabs Chef Boyardee For $600M
• 4th Circ. Affirms Ex-Crypto COO's Fraud Conviction
• A Primer On The Trading And Clearing Of Perpetual Contracts
• Paul Weiss-Led Apollo Wraps $5.4B Secondary Fund
• Sony Eyes $49B Semiconductor Unit Sale, Plus More Rumors
• Teaching College Students Makes Me A Better Lawyer