Asset Management Archive » January, 2026

Asset Management - January, 2026

269 articles

• Pilgrim's Pride Plan Fiduciaries Accused Of ERISA Breach
• Sentara Health Can't Escape Suit Over Stable Value Fund
• UP, Norfolk Southern Rip Rival BNSF's Merger Docs Demands
• Wash. Plaintiffs Fight NY Transfer Request In REIT Merger Suit
• Labor Dept. Recovered $1.4B For Benefit Plans In Fiscal '25
• Chicago Sky's Owner Stiffing Minority Partners, Suit Claims
• Lindberg Takes $122M Contempt Order To NC Top Court
• 4 Quick Emotional Resets For Lawyers With Conflict Fatigue
• Mining SPAC's $270M IPO Starts Trading As 3 Firms Advise
• Taxation With Representation: Clifford Chance, Ropes & Gray
• NC Bar Urges Panel To OK Atty Discipline For Account Misuse
• 4 Firms Build Sale Of $622M Energy Assets To GeoPark
• Warsh Clinches Trump's Nomination For Fed Chair
• Ex-Morgan Stanley Adviser Conned NBA Players, Jury Hears
• DOL Proposes Pharmacy Benefit Manager Fee Disclosure Rule
• FINRA Fines Compliance Chief, Firm For Reg BI Failures
• Zuora Investor Sues Over $1.7B Silver Lake Take-Private Deal
• 2nd Circ. Backs Rental Assistance, Medicaid Fraud Conviction
• Playing Tennis Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Wachtell-Led International Paper To Split Into 2 Public Cos.
• 3 Companies Begin Trading After Raising $1.3B In IPOs
• SpaceX Eyes IPO At $1.5 Trillion Value, Plus More Rumors
• Northern Trust VP Stole Millions From Elderly Client, Suits Say
• Ropes Leads Kraken-Linked SPAC's Upsized $300M Listing
• SEC Urged To Adopt Insider Trading Rules For Foreign Firms
• BlackRock, Eclipse Lead Cellares' $257M Funding Round
• What To Expect From Justices' 401(k) Ruling, DOL Rulemaking
• PBGC Reports Rosy Outlook For Single, Multiemployer Plans
• Judges On AI: How Judicial Use Informs Guardrails
• Ropes-Led EAM Clinches 2nd Fund With $575M In Tow
• 3rd Circ. Appears Skeptical Of Quest's Early Win In 401(k) Suit
• Self-Driving Car Biz Waabi Secures $750M In New Funding
• US Bancorp Shells Out $250K To End Workers' 401(k) Suit
• Iowa Can't Block Schwab's Antitrust Deal, 5th Circ. Told
• SEC Settles 3 Insider Trading Cases for $1M
• Investor Group Battles PG&E's $100M Wildfire Suit Deal
• Investors Say Teva Can't Get Early Win In Price-Fixing Suit
• AI Robotics Biz Raises $110M In New Funding
• Full 11th Circ. Will Rehear Seafood Co. Workers' ESOP Suit
• Ex-Wells Fargo Director Urges 4th Circ. To Keep $22M Verdict
• Mountain Lake's Second SPAC Raises Upsized $313M Offering
• 11th Circ. Scrutinizes Royal Caribbean's Defeat Of 401(k) Suit
• Kirkland-Led Leonard Green Gets $3.6B For Single-Asset Fund
• Willkie Adds Private Equity Pro From Sidley Austin In LA
• EU Advances Brookfield, GIC's Australian Storage REIT Buy
• 3 Firms Guide GigCapital's Latest SPAC, Raising $220M
• SEC Tells Judge Chat Records Bolster Its Short-Selling Claims
• Whole Foods $2M ERISA Deal OK'd, Class Counsel Get $666K
• Bain-Controlled Bob's Discount Furniture Eyes $350M IPO
• Anthem Seeks Dismissal Of 'Ghost Network' Class Action
• Bankrupt Biz Can't Avoid Pension Obligations, 4th Circ. Says
• Cybersecurity Must Remain Financial Sector's Focus In 2026
• Pool Equipment Co. Reaches $20M Deal To End Investor Suit
• DOL Asks 3rd Circ. To Back Siemens' 401(k) Forfeiture Suit Exit
• Paul Weiss, Foley & Lardner Steer IonQ's $1.8B SkyWater Deal
• Davis Polk, Ropes & Gray Steer $2.4B PE-Backed Entrust Deal
• Adapting To Private Practice: 5 Tips From Ex-SEC Unit Chief
• Gold Mining Businesses Merge In $372M Deal
• Coinbase Moves To End Suit Over SEC, 'Bankruptcy' Warnings
• Intel Case Sets Up Justices To Tackle 401(k) Benchmarks
• Navigating The New Wave Of Voluntary Benefit ERISA Suits
• Law School's Missed Lessons: How To Start A Law Firm
• 5 Compliance Takeaways From FINRA's Oversight Report
• How SEC Civil Penalties Became Arbitrary: 3 Potential Fixes
• Taxation With Representation: Vinge, A&O Shearman, Cassels
• Wealth Management Biz To Go Public Via $300M SPAC Merger
• Latham, Davis Polk Guide Construction Gear Co.'s $747M IPO
• TikTok Seals Joint Venture Deal For US Operations
• Mango Labs' 'Buyer's Remorse' Can't Undo SEC Settlement
• 6th Circ. Revives Law Firm Worker's Anthem Coverage Fight
• Ford, GM Industrial Bank Bids Get FDIC Approval
• Panel Pushes Ex-Texans CEO's Son On Probate Jurisdiction
• SEC Approves Cuts To PCAOB Budget, Board Member Salaries
• Ga. Financial Firm CEO Cops To $380M Ponzi Scheme
• How Payments Law Landscape Will Evolve In 2026
• PE-Backed Strickland Brothers Secures $360M Investment
• 3 Firms Guide BitGo's Upsized $212M IPO
• Marketers Who Sold Fraudulent StraightPath Funds Plead Out
• How SEC Civil Penalties Became Arbitrary: The Data
• Hosting Exchange Students Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• General Fusion To Go Public In $1B Nasdaq Deal
• Holmes Seeks Trump Clemency For Theranos Fraud Sentence
• Ex-TD Bank Worker Cops To Taking Money Laundering Bribes
• Schwab Nixed From DOL Enforcement Suit Against Other Firm
• SEC Accuses Unregistered NJ Adviser Of $1.6M Client Fraud
• Cloover Raises $1.22B Via Series A, Debt Facility
• FINRA Says Firm Broke Reg BI By Not Spotting Risky Trading
• Feds Oppose Bail For Conn. Oil Trader During FCPA Appeal
• UPS Strikes Deal In Class Action Over Pay For Military Leave
• How SEC Civil Penalties Became Arbitrary: The Framework
• Blueprint Closes Oversubscribed $333M Tech-Focused Fund
• Jefferies Steered Feds To $200M Water Ponzi Case, Judge Told
• How A 1947 Tugboat Ruling May Shape Work Product In AI Era
• Trump Order On Wall Street Landlords Floats Antitrust Review
• FINRA Says Firms Ignored Red Flags About Overseas Biz
• Adviser Can't Freeze Funds From $2.1B Plymouth REIT Buy
• Trump Media Investor Says Insider Trading Trial Was Flawed
• Firms Clash Over Starbucks Derivative Suit Leadership
• John Roberts Welcomes John Roberts To Supreme Court
• FINRA Fines Cetera $1.1M For Supervision Failures
• Law360 Names Firms Of The Year
• SEC Picks Kirkland Partner For Corp. Finance Deputy Director
• Justices Icy To Time Limits For Multiemployer Plan Actuaries
• FTX Trust Hit With Sanctions After Ch. 11 Donation Fight Loss
• What's New In ISS' Benchmark Voting Policy Updates For 2026
• Navigating Privilege Law Patchwork In Dual-Purpose Comms
• CFTC Chair Calls Up Ex-BigLaw Atty For Adviser Role
• Clifford Chance US Funds Leaders Leap To Sidley
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• 2 Financial Companies Unveil Plans For Total $600M IPOs
• Heitman Clinches $2B Real Estate Fund
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Up Next At High Court: Fed Firing & Gun 'Vampire Rules'
• 5th Circ. OKs Self-Employment Tax Break For Limited Partners
• 1st Circ. Revives Some Of Baseball Legend's Sons' TM Claims
• SEC Fines Adviser Over Black Rifle Coffee SPAC Deal Conflict
• OCC's Gould Takes Aim At Resolution Planning 'Industry'
• Amazon Beats Suit Claiming Misuse Of Forfeited 401(k) Funds
• SIFMA Presses SEC To Reverse Nasdaq Fee Hike
• House Dems Press STB On $85B Railway Mega-Merger
• Pension Withdrawal Liability Math Gets High Court Spotlight
• Infinite Eagle SPAC Raises $300M In Latest IPO
• Taxation With Representation: Stibbe, A&O Shearman, Latham
• Banking Regulation Themes To Anticipate In 2026
• Chipmaker SEEQC Merges With Blank Check Co. In $1B Deal
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive Investment Cos.' VIX-Fix Claims
• High Court Takes Up Intel Workers' Bid To Revive 401(k) Suit
• Conservation Easement Was $2.7M 'Swindle,' Investors Say
• Bioness $110M Sale Suit Heads to $8.9M Deal
• Aerospace Biz TransDigm Gets 2 PE-Backed Cos. In $2.2B Deal
• Getty Loses 2nd Circ. Bid Over $88M Stock Sale Breach Order
• Ex-CEO Of COVID Vax Maker Accused Of Insider Trading
• Simpson Thacher Guides New Mountain's $1.2B Fund Close
• 2 OFAC Sanctions Actions Highlight PE Compliance Risk
• $332M Colgate-Palmolive Pension Deal Nabs Final Nod
• Trucking Brokers Ordered To Pay $1.5M Over Ponzi Scheme
• DOL's Benefits Arm Describes New Enforcement Focus
• Playlist, EGYM Merging To Create $7.5B Wellness Platform
• Easing Equity Research Firewall Shows SEC Open To Updates
• HIG Capital Clinches €1.6B European-Focused PE Fund
• SEC Taps Ex-BlackRock, GSA Atty To Be General Counsel
• 7th Circ. Backs $22M Restitution For Convicted Fraudster
• Fly-Fishing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 3 Firms Steer Talen's $3.45B Natural Gas Assets Buy
• Digital Infrastructure Biz Nets $240M For Data Center Expansion
• 4 Ways GCs Can Manage Growing Service Of Process Volume
• House OKs Restricting ESG Investment In 401(k) Plans
• Judge Asks If Execs 'Blindsided' Truist With Mass Exodus
• NY Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q4
• Lowenstein Sandler Guides Alpaca's $150M Series D
• SDNY Atty Signals Return To Private Fund Valuation Scrutiny
• Czech Co. Seeks $873M IPO On Defense Spending Wave
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Forming Measurable Ties
• NY Man Gets 3 Years For Posing As Exec To Cash Tax Refund
• MoFo Taps Ex-FTX GC, Associate Counsel As Fintech Partners
• $9.6M Deal Over Capital One 401(k) Forfeitures Gets 1st OK
• Sixth Street Closes European Fund With €3.75B In Tow
• Alternative Asset 401(k) Investing Rule Sent To OMB
• Crypto Network Cofounder Sued In Del. Over Looting Claims
• Simpson Thacher-Led Coller Capital Wraps $17B Fund
• CoreWeave Hid Data Center Delays, Investors Say
• Spencer Fane Atty's Advice Challenged In $5M Poaching Suit
• 2 Firms Advise On US Bancorp's Up To $1B BTIG Deal
• OFAC Sanctions Will Intensify Amid Global Tensions In 2026
• State Street Owes NC Investor $650K In Crypto Refund Suit
• Wis. Sanctions Order May Shake Up Securities Class Actions
• AI Infrastructure Firm Exascale To Go Public Via $500M Deal
• Voice AI Co. Valued At $1.3B After $130M Series C Round
• 5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2026 And Beyond
• Where States Jumped In When SEC Stepped Back In 2025
• Dechert Adds Former SEC Counsel In DC
• J&J Wins Partial Reversal Of $1B Merger Milestone Loss
• Gibson Dunn Hires Thrive Capital's Top Lawyer As DC Partner
• Sen. Warren Questions SEC On Crypto In 401(k) Plans
• 2 Firms Guide IPO Valuing Construction Rental Co. At $6.4B
• Ares Wraps Inaugural Credit Secondaries Fund At $4B
• 4 Ways DOJ Probe Into Powell Could Be Risky For Trump
• Crypto Custody Startup Bitgo Launches Plans For $189M IPO
• Rivals Say UP, Norfolk Southern Hiding Key Merger Details
• Prime Capital Says Ex-Adviser Bungled His Exit In Poach Suit
• Adviser Claims REIT Stiffed It Over $2.1B Take-Private Deal
• SEC Virtu Deal Previews Risks Of Nonpublic Info In AI Models
• SEC Draws From BigLaw To Appoint Enforcement Deputies
• Judges On AI: How Courts Can Boost Access To Justice
• Supreme Court Won't Disturb 9th Circ. Severance Suit Revival
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• European PE Firm Apheon Secures €1.3B For 6th Fund
• Medicine Biz Mirador Wraps $250M Funding Round
• High Court Won't Hear Citigroup Appeal Of Fraud Suit
• NextEra Energy Settles Fight Over 401(k) Forfeitures, Fees
• AI Can Help Advisers With Proxy Voting, SEC Official Says
• Ready Capital, Broadmark Want Securities Suit Moved To NY
• DOL Praises Resolution Of Home Depot 401(k) Battle
• Pa. Justices Urged To Apply Jarkesy To State Proceedings
• FINRA Fines Wells Fargo Unit $1.25M For Close-Out Failures
• Fintech Co. Ends Botched-Valuation Suit Against Ga. Firm
• Vanguard Investors Win Final OK For $25M Tax Suit Deal
• Fintech-Focused Lafayette Digital SPAC Prices $250M Offering
• 4 Argument Sessions That Benefits Attys Should Watch In Jan.
• The Case For Emulating, Not Dividing, The Ninth Circuit
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Prudential's Win In 401(k) Suit
• Couple Fights To Send Annuity Fraud Case To State Court
• Biotech AirNexis Wraps Funding Round With $200M Raised
• NC Biz Court Bulletin: Trade Secrets Row, A Patient Data Deal
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 11th Circ. Asked To Undo 'Deeply Flawed' Securities Ruling
• 4 Firms Steer Coincheck's $111M Acquisition Of Crypto Firm
• SEC Floats Plan To Set Small Fund Definition At $10B
• Wolfspeed Securities Class Action Sent To NC Federal Court
• ERISA Litigation Trends To Watch With 2025 In The Rearview
• SEC Defeats Post-Jarkesy Challenge To Industry Bans
• AI And Data Security Biz Valued At $9B After Funding Round
• Chancery Lifts Stay In Ukraine's PrivatBank Bogus Loan Suit
• Trader Gets Win On Subpoena Ahead Of Quant Secrets Trial
• 4 Executive Pay Trends Attorneys Will Be Watching In 2026
• Cooley-Led Eir Partners Wraps $1B Health Tech Fund
• Benefit Street Partners Closes $10B Multifamily-Focused Fund
• Kirkland-Led Guidepost Wraps 4th Fund With $521M In Tow
• Paul Hastings Hires Shenkman Capital CLO As NY Partner
• Muay Thai Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Prime Capital CEO 'Baffled' His Co. Was Sued For $5M
• JPMorgan Unit To Use AI Tool Over Proxy Advisory Firms
• ISS Asks Judge Not To Stall Ruling On Texas ESG Law
• Ex-TD Bank Employee Cops To Aiding Money Laundering
• Home Depot 401(k) Fight Wraps Before High Court Gets A Say
• NC Judge Warns Of 'Pandora's Box' In Shareholder Row
• Block Inc., Dorsey Must Face Suits Over Compliance Claims
• Workers Pitch 100K Class In Aerospace Co. Forfeiture Suit
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Intentional Career-Building
• Trump Says He Wants To Ban Wall Street From Buying Houses
• Healthpeak Tees Up IPO Plans For Senior Housing REIT
• Convicted Oil Trader Agrees To $1.7M Forfeiture For Bribes
• Kirkland-Led Warburg Pincus Clinches $3B Financial Fund
• 3 Firms Guide Apollo's $3.5B Data Center Financing
• Simpson Thacher Advises As Data Center Biz Gets $1.9B
• Paul Weiss-Led D-Wave To Buy Quantum Circuits For $550M
• Fed Circ. Skeptical Of Ex-Wells Fargo Rep's Whistleblower Suit
• Vectra Bank Claims Lending Co. Owes $4.5M
• Ex-CFTC Chair, Robinhood's Top Atty Join FINRA Board
• Envestnet Trade Secrets Suit Cleared For Trial
• Crypto Exec Says SEC Can't Silence Jurisdictional Defense
• Financial Firm Seeks $5M From Rival That Lured Adviser
• 5th Circ. Mulls If ERISA Claims Are Subject To Arbitration Clause
• Ropes-Advised Buyout Firm BV Beats Target With $2.5B Raise
• Ameritas Says Prior Deal Ends Couple's Annuity Fraud Suit
• 'Jersey Boys' Producer Slips $1M Pension Tab At 9th Circ.
• Live Nation Settles Workers' Claims Of Excessive 401(k) Fees
• German Waived Challenge To $4.6M SEC Tab, 1st Circ. Hints
• Willkie Adds DC, NY Funds Attys From K&L Gates, Sidley
• Latham-Led Howden To Buy US Broker Atlantic Group
• Paul Hastings Adds Ex-Cravath Tax Pro To Growing M&A Team
• PG&E Inks $100M Deal To Settle Investors' Wildfire Suit
• Cancer Biotech Co. Eyes $182M IPO
• Ex-Kellogg Worker Takes Tossed ERISA Suit To 6th Circ.
• Call Center Co. ESOP Managers Ink $8.75M Settlement Deal
• DOL Names Acting Benefits Official For EBSA Operations
• How Bank M&A Prospects Brightened In 2025
• Ind. House Bill Floats Transfer Tax On Real Estate Investment
• CoinFund Co-Founder Alleges Secret Plot To Strip 25% Stake
• 5 Policy Areas Benefits Attys Should Keep Tabs On In 2026
• SEC Expected To Tackle Exec Comp, Private Investing In 2026
• 4 Compliance Trends To Watch In 2026
• Megadeals, Tariff Reset Put M&A On Firmer Footing For 2026
• 3 Securities Litigation Trends To Watch In 2026
• 4 Developments That Defined The 2025 Ethics Landscape
• Benefits Attys Lock In On High Court As 2026 Gets Underway
• Blue Slip Fight Looms Over Trump's 2026 Judicial Outlook
• 4 High Court Cases To Watch This Spring
• BigLaw Leaders Tackle Growth, AI, Remote Work In New Year