Banking Archive » June, 2014

Banking - June, 2014

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• BNY Mellon Hit With RMBS Suit Over Loan Docs
• 2nd Circ. Backs Deutsche Bank In Fight With Homeowners
• Goldman Can't Appeal Class Cert. In $2.4B Toxic Asset Suit
• Argentina Euro Bondholders Seek Exemption From US Courts
• DOJ-AmEx Antitrust Trial May Turn On Market Power Question
• Capital One Still On Hook For Most Of Credit Card Action
• High Court Rejects Appeal On Stanford Receiver's Powers
• Otterbourg Adds 2 Ex-Troutman Sanders Finance Attys
• Judge Nixes 'Squawk Box' Assistant's Sentence After 4 Years
• BNP Pleads Guilty In $9B Deal Over Sanctions Violations
• Trian Builds $1.05B Interest In Bank Of New York Mellon
• SEC Suspends KPMG Auditors After TierOne Bank's Failure
• High Court Denies BofA Appeal Over Private TISA Claim
• Judge Affirms Morrison's $4.2M Award For ResCap Fees
• Feds Ding US Bank $200M For FHA Lending Violations
• High Court Declines Arab Bank's Bid For Sanctions Appeal
• Justices To Weigh Quick Appeal Rights In Libor Case
• UK Consumer Credit Agenda Strikingly Similar To CFPB's
• High Court Rejects Madoff Trustee's Bid To Sue Big Banks
• High Court Snubs Ex-AIG CEO's Suit Over $100B Bailout
• CFPB May Be Moving To Regulate Mobile Financial Services
• Goldman Sachs Seeks To Have Google Delete Leaked Email
• RI Law Firm Strikes $4.4M Deal To Exit 38 Studios Row
• Credit Suisse Says Ex-Directors Took Client Info To JPMorgan
• NFLers' $53M Suit Still Falls Short Of End Zone, BB&T Says
• FINRA Arbitration Plan Stirs Concerns On Enforcement Agenda
• BNP Paribas To Pay $8.9B To Settle Sanctions Violations
• GAO Says CFPB Should Have Bigger Role On Virtual Currency
• PNC Asks High Court To Send Overdraft Case To Arbitration
• Barclays Hires WilmerHale In NY AG's Dark Pool Fraud Case
• RE Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Deutsche Bank, Property Markets
• RE Ponzi Scheme Suits Excluded From Policy, Insurer Says
• Top NY Court Will Hear $330M Deutsche Bank MBS Suit
• LBI Trustee Seeks Approval Of $3B Unsecured Creditors Fund
• Dems Float Bill To Curb Oil Speculation
• Deals Rumor Mill: Cavalli, Fosun, Airbus
• Argentina's $539M Bond Payment Voided By Judge
• 4 Things Every Law Firm Should Do Upon A Cyberbreach
• Key Complexities In High-Frequency Trading Litigation
• IBRC Blasts Developer's Bid To Review Fla. Mall Sale Plan
• Feds Extend Foreclosure Program Used By 1.3M Homeowners
• Barclays Dark Pool Suit Paves Way For Coming Crackdown
• BNY Mellon Inks Deal For New HQ At 225 Liberty St.
• Greenberg Traurig Nabs Ex-Holland & Knight Securities Atty
• Financing Green: The Rise Of The Green Bond
• Flagstar Dodges Reinsurance Kickback Scheme Class Action
• CFPB Emerges Unscathed From Recess Appointment Fight
• Freedom Mortgage Underwriters Win Cert. In FLSA Action
• QBE Argues Bank-Kickback Suits Covered By AIG Policies
• High Court Environmental Ruling Could Clear Air For Banks
• Argentina Must Pay Debtholders Amid Deal Talks, Judge Says
• What's New With Basel III
• Russia OKs Bill Letting Banks Disclose FATCA Info To US
• What To Do When Opposing Counsel Is A Jerk
• Supreme Court Creates New Framework For ESOP Claims
• Takeaways From GE Capital's $225M Credit Card Settlement
• Ex-Im Has Administration's Support In Face Of GOP Attack
• FHFA May Sue Insurers For Fannie, Freddie Overpayments
• Lawyers Weigh In On High Court's ERISA Ruling
• Regions Hit With $51M Fine Over Poor Accounting Controls
• High Court's ERISA Shift Leaves Defense Bar Unshaken
• SEC Clears Overseas Swaps Rules Amid Loophole Concerns
• OCC Says Banks Taking On Lending Risks Again
• Deals Rumor Mill: Del Taco, China Post Group, Aetna
• Fed Will Take Stress-Test Lessons To Routine Bank Exams
• Low Rates Drive Risky PIK Financing To Pre-Crisis Levels
• NY AG Sues Barclays Over Dark Pool Fraud
• TelexFree Investors Target Banks, Attys Over $300M Losses
• Sen. Wants Bankruptcy Option For Some Student Borrowers
• Senate Panel Approves HUD Chief Nominee
• UN Agency Blasts US Justices' Rulings In Argentina Bond Row
• CorpBanca Wants Activist's Suit Over $3.7B Merger Axed
• Travelers Unit Escapes Coverage Of Madoff Suits In NY Court
• 2nd Circ. Backs Merrill In Dismissal Of ARS Fraud Suit
• High Court Nixes Stock-Drop Presumption Of Prudence
• Goodwin Procter Adds Capital Markets Expert To NY Office
• Insurers On Hook For $30M Of PNC Overdraft Deals: Judge
• IRS Tightens FATCA Bank Agreement Before Rollout
• Jones Day Snags Cadwalader Securities Vet In NY
• Hedge Funds Blast Argentina's Bid For Stay In $1.5B Debt Row
• Lew, Dems Duke It Out With GOP On Proposed FSOC Revamp
• Ex-Credit Suisse Exec Dodges Prison In $100M MBS Scam
• Fed Extends Capital Plan Deadline For 4 Big Banks
• Regulators Should Give Banks Room To Tackle Cyberthreats
• Former TARP Watchdog Rumored As Monitor For Credit Suisse
• Axed Student Loan Bill Signals Bleak Future For Tax Plan
• DOJ Loses Bid To Block AmEx Evidence In Antitrust Fight
• Capital One Again Fails To Ditch Overdraft Fee Class Action
• CFTC Reauthorization Bill OK'd Over White House Opposition
• Deals Rumor Mill: Ten Network, Loral, Scripps
• Senate Leaders Want Say In Ex-Im Bank Renewal
• HSBC To Unload $12.5B Swiss Private Banking Portfolio
• Rough Waters Ahead For Defendants Under TCPA
• Much More Pressure On Banks Under DOJ's 'Choke Point'
• CFTC Appoints Longtime Staffer For Chief Counsel Role
• FINRA Pulls Proposed Rule On Broker Recruitment Disclosure
• Goldman Can't Escape Class Action Over $1B Abacus Losses
• Ex-Im Bank Ousts Four Amid Kickbacks Investigation
• Investors Can Add Eurodollar Claims To Libor Rigging Suit
• High Court Hana Case May Reach Past Trademark 'Tacking'
• Asset Firms Face Flood Of Regulations, Industry Exec Warns
• MBIA Says Credit Suisse Withheld 'Key' Docs In MBS Suit
• Opt-Outs May Get Shot To Rejoin $6B Swipe Fee Deal
• JPMorgan Brass Hit With Another Derivative Suit Over RMBS
• High Court's Broad View Of Bank Fraud Law Still Has Limits
• Payday Lending Crackdown Will Continue, Holder Says
• Argentina Wants Breather On Bond Orders To Start Deal Talks
• KKR's Latest Bet On First Data Leaves PE Firm Exposed
• Carlyle Rakes In $1B For 2nd Fund Targeting Financial Cos.
• ResCap Judge Tells Ally Mortgage Claimants To Back Off
• Deals Rumor Mill: Shire, Monsanto, Lululemon
• Taxpayers Lose Appeal Of Chicago's $1.2B Parking Deal
• District Courts Now Have Broad Discovery Discretion
• Carlson Drops At Least $360M For JPMorgan's Stake In CWT
• High Court To Decide Who Determines Trademark 'Tacking'
• Pom V. Coke Will Impact Financial Services Too
• High Court Upholds Use Of Bank Fraud Law For Petty Crime
• Abu Dhabi Takes $7.5B Citigroup Deal Dispute To High Court
• Royal Park Targets Deutsche Bank Over $3.1B RMBS Loss
• Astoria Stockholder Denied Atty Fees For Presuit Probe
• RBC Can't Force Testimony In Wash Trading Suit, CFTC Says
• Ex-Goldman Worker's Arrest In IP Row Was Illegal, Judge Says
• Mexico Seeks To Arrest 3 Banamex Workers In $400M Probe
• First Citizens Sued Over 'Only In NC' Forum Choice Bylaw
• $2.6B Credit Suisse, DOJ Deal Ushers Shift In Tax Probes
• Proposed Bill Would Undermine CFTC, Obama Says
• RE Rumor Mill: London Pub Record, Indiabulls, AFI Europe
• Bank Regs Led To Tax Woes For Weed Dispensary, Court Told
• Orrick Scores $1M For Calif. Home Loan Scam Victims
• SEC Head Unveils Plan To Better Bond Market Transparency
• Michaels' Customers Say Data Protection Was Subpar
• Pastore & Dailey Snags Ex-NewOak General Counsel In NY
• Credit Unions Beware: TARP Watchdog Is Ready To Pounce
• Calif. Court Shifts Course On Arbitrator Delegation Clauses
• RBS To Pay $100M To Settle FHFA's MBS Loan Suit
• BofA Loses Bid To Dismiss $850M Fraud Case
• Whistleblower Says Citi Continues Reckless Mortgage Lending
• UK Agency Unveils New 'Enhanced Supervision' For All Firms
• Attys Face Headaches With IRS Offshore Penalty Update
• Warburg Pincus Group Pays $664M For Santander Unit Stake
• Cadwalader Can't Slip $17M Malpractice Ruling In Six Flags Suit
• KKR's Debt-Laden First Data Corp. Raises $3.5B
• 11th Circ. Punts Legal Service Query To Ala. High Court
• Lehman Brothers Cleared To Fully Refund Secured Creditors
• MF Global Judge Keeps $20M J.C. Flowers Suit Alive
• USTR Says Basic Framework Set For Services Trade Deal
• Citigroup Beats Investor Claims That Libor Scheme Cost $96M
• Deals Rumor Mill: Lloyds, Meritech, EFG Hermes
• GE Capital To Pay $229M In CFPB, DOJ Credit Card Settlement
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Williams Mullen's McCarroll
• Equity Begets Flexibility For 1st Circ. Secured Creditors
• Rakoff Reversal Reflects Pragmatic Approach To Settlements
• Smartphone Forensics: Tips From The E-Discovery Trenches
• BlackRock Sues Deutsche Bank, Others Over MBS Losses
• Argentina Ruling Doesn't Address Non-FSIA Discovery Limits
• UK-Based LLP Partners Now Enjoy More Protections
• A Bad Check Deposits Potentially Dangerous Federal Power
• Takeaways From Lawsky V. Capital Condor
• JPMorgan's Claims Pared In Commonwealth CDO Row
• MF Global Trustee Says Most Customer Claims Are Complete
• CFPB Unit Had 'Plantation Mentality,' Ex-Employee Says
• NY Judge Slams Argentina's Efforts To Avoid Paying $1.4B
• Arnold & Porter Nabs Ex-Kilpatrick Townsend Banking Partner
• JPMorgan, Goldman Face 2nd Antitrust Suit Over Zinc Prices
• Debtor Can 'Strip Off' Mortgages In Ch. 20, 11th Circ. Says
• 11th Circ. Nixes Arbitration Order In KeyBank Overdraft Row
• CME Throws Weight Behind CFTC Swap Data Rule
• Bingham Expands In Beijing With Finance, M&A Expert
• Fed Chair Won't Give Timeline For Wholesale Funding Rules
• Retail Group Blasts Push To Expand Data Breach Liability
• CFPB Chief Grilled Over Data-Collection Practices
• House Panel Wants $341M Cut For 'Inefficient' IRS In 2015
• Deals Rumor Mill: Oracle, T-Mobile, GE
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bush Seyferth's Cheryl Bush
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Davis Wright's Kelli Sager
• Argentina Taking Steps To Circumvent $1.4B Bond Ruling
• Pols Oppose Suit Over CFTC's Cross-Border Swaps Rule
• Merrill Must Face Trusts' RMBS Buyback Suit, Court Says
• NY Court Keeps Tribe Leadership Row Out Of $250M Bond Suit
• CFTC Chair Taps Ex-Covington Atty, Hill Aides For Key Roles
• Mt. Gox's Chapter 15 Bid Wins Texas Judge's Approval
• Merchants, AmEx Urge 2nd Circ. To Scrap $7B Swipe-Fee Deal
• Citigroup Shells Out $700M For Hong Kong Office Tower
• 2nd Circ. Asks Del. High Court To Rule On Doc Authorization
• Wells Fargo Can't Say Docs Are Privileged In $164M IRS Row
• Ocwen To Pay $3.7M In Mortgage Settlement With Mass. AG
• SEC Administrative Case Rules Likely Out Of Date, GC Says
• SunTrust To Pay Nearly $1B To Settle Mortgage Fraud Claims
• Industry Group Seeks Tweaks To FINRA BrokerCheck Rule
• Sen. Introduces Draft Of Cybersecurity Data Sharing Bill
• Ex-Madoff Accountant To Plead Guilty, Prosecutor Says
• Heller Ruling May Be Knockout Punch Against Jewel Claims
• Hong Kong Firm Denies US Link in Aluminum Antitrust MDL
• Day Pitney Adds Former UN Fraud Investigator In New York
• Deals Rumor Mill: Alstom, Medtronic, BP
• 2nd Circ. Upholds SEC's $13.9M Judgment Against Gupta
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Levine Sullivan's Gayle Sproul
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Proskauer's Monica Shilling
• 11th Circ. TCPA Ruling Not As Bad As Defendants May Think
• Morgan Stanley Escapes BNY Mellon's $81M Buyback Suit
• Argentina's Creditors Still Face Tough Battles In Bond Row
• Steptoe Bankruptcy, Finance Crew Leaves For Trial Boutique
• Cleary, Argentina May Face Blowback If Country Defaults
• BofA Will Use NY Data To Spot, Flag Illegal Payday Lenders
• US Bank Borrowers Get Cert. In Force-Placed Flood Policy Suit
• Diplomacy Given Short Shrift In Argentina Discovery Ruling
• BlackRock Hammers Stricter Rules On Asset Managers
• High Court Loan Officer Suit May Curb Agency Flip-Flopping
• Miami Claims JPMorgan Used Discriminatory Lending Tactics
• Texas, La. Counties Urge High Court To Hear MERS Fraud Row
• Firms Balk At FINRA's Proposed BrokerCheck Hyperlink Rule
• Regulators Zero In On New Rules For Asset Managers
• Citing CTS Corp., Justices Remand RMBS Suit To 10th Circ.
• Gupta Attys Assail SEC's $14M Insider Trading Fine
• 11th Circ. Dismisses JPMorgan Foreclosure Doc Fraud Suit
• High Court To Review DOL Shift On Loan Officer OT Status
• Capital One To Tweak Credit Screening Methods, NY AG Says
• $2.2M Tax Verdict Offers Important Gov't Insight
• RE Rumor Mill: Samsung, UBS, TPG Capital
• UK Agency Fines Credit Suisse For Overpromoting Investment
• FINRA Fines Merrill Lynch $8M, Orders $24M In Restitution
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Steptoe & Johnson's Flanery
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Nexsen Pruet's Marguerite Willis
• Supreme Court Denies Argentina's Appeal In $1.4B Bond Row
• High Court Allows Broad Discovery In Argentina Bond Fight
• Debate Swirls As Deadline Approaches For Ex-Im Bank
• Andrews Kurth Settles $51M Suit Over Client's Stanford Deal
• Apollo, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Sued Over Failed Merger
• 9th Circ. Doesn't Buy $50M Offshore Loss As Tax Deduction
• Credit Unions Want Retailers More Liable For Cybersecurity
• Goldman Wins Toss of $450M Mortgage Investor Suit
• Goldman Tries Again To Nix Investors' Abacus Dispute
• High Court Asked To Revive Negligence Claim Against Broker
• Fannie, Freddie Off The Hook For Okla. Transfer Tax
• Lehman Must Pay $10M In Fight Over Miami Hotel Contract
• NetBank Asks High Court To Review FDIC Tax Refund Dispute
• US Eyes Suit Against Citi If $4B Offer Not Raised: Reports
• CFTC Rebuked For US Bank Discovery Delay In Peregrine Row
• Lehman Sues Merrill Lynch Over $21M Swaps Transfers
• Goldman Sachs Appeals EU Power Cable Cartel Fine
• Property Tax Fight Between BB&T, Developer To Go To Trial
• Schneiderman Pushes New NY Rules For Payroll Cards
• Texas High Court OKs Broad Waiver For Foreclosure Offset
• CorpBanca Blasts Activist Investor's Suit Over $3.7B Merger
• Sen. Blasts SEC For Letting Banks Skirt Misconduct Penalties
• With Goldman, Bain Out, PE Players Pressured To Cut Deals
• OCC Sets Out Volcker Rule Exam Procedures
• Deals Rumor Mill: Siemens, Alibaba, American Securities
• Bank Regulators Finalize Stricter Tax Refund Guidance
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ogletree Deakins' Melissa Bailey
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sterne Kessler's Eldora Ellison
• Privacy Vs. Disclosure — The Regulation AB Debate
• Chase, CVS Say All Worker Duties Should Factor Into Seating
• UK To Jack Up Market Abuse Sanctions Amid Libor Scandal
• Cassidy Turley, NJ Attys Sued Over Botched Lease Deal
• FBOP Can't Grab $265M Bank Tax Refunds, FDIC Says
• Bain, Goldman Settlements A Cautionary Tale For PE Firms
• Fed Proposes Deadline Shift For Capital Plan Reports
• Refco Suit Over $8M Stake In Cantor Unit Gets Trimmed
• Fried Frank Impersonation Scam Leads To $1M Forfeiture
• Fannie, Freddie Pledge Transparency In Any Stuy Town Buy
• Hensarling Won't Seek House Majority Leader Role
• Deals Rumor Mill: Siemens, Imperial Tobacco, Amaya
• IRS Says Lehman Bankruptcy Plan Risks $400M Tax Claim
• RE Rumor Mill: Zelig Weiss, Tokyo Office, Flushing Financial
• Activist Adds Itau As Defendant In $3.7B Merger Suit
• Treasury Urged To Shine Light On Terrorism Insurance Market
• Senate Appoints Vice Chair, Confirms 2 Other Fed Nominees
• House Issues More Subpoenas In CFPB Discrimination Probe
• Adopt Value Or Be Left In The Ash Heap Of History
• Top BNP Exec Retires As Sanctions Violation Penalty Looms
• Thompson Hine Nabs Ex-Goodwin Corporate Finance Pro
• REBUTTAL: The Power Of The Penny (Of Equity)
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bryan Cave's Chris Cesare
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gordon & Rees' Leslie Benitez
• A More Relaxed Defamation Standard For Online Comments?
• Bain, Goldman Sachs Agree To Pay $121M In Collusion Row
• Andrews Kurth Should Have Told Stanford No, Jurors Told
• 2nd Circ. Antitrust Ruling Dooms Forex Claims, BofA Says
• First Citizens Bank Of NC Drops Up To $677M For SC Cousin
• The Hidden Costs Of Spreadsheets In Risk Management
• Legal Risks Of Mobile Apps: Rules, Standards And Gaps
• What Credit Suisse Plea Means For Cos. In The Crosshairs
• MSC Cruise Agrees To Settle $2M Credit Card Fee Action
• SIPC Pushes For Review Of Madoff Clawback Claims Ruling
• 2nd Circ. Says Citi Investor Stuck In $590M Settlement
• Supreme Court Rejects Gupta's Plea To Delay Prison
• ATM Servicer Can't Derail Class Cert. In ATM Fee Action
• Deals Rumor Mill: Siemens, Etihad, IBM
• Cerberus Unit Drops $304M On Spanish Real Estate Biz
• Latham & Watkins Adds Quinn Emanuel Trial Atty To LA Office
• CFPB Opens Inquiry Into Mobile Banking
• Fed. Claims Against UBS Trimmed In RMBS Suit
• Top NY Court Cuts Brokerage Out Of UBS Asset Transfer
• GOP Sens. Reject 'Stunt' Student Loan Refinancing Bill
• Commerzbank Sells $7B In Europe, Japan Loan Portfolios
• High Court Frees JPMorgan From Madoff Trustee's Petition
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gardere's Kim Yelkin
• ResCap Objects To $1M In 'Unnecessary' Morrison Cohen Fees
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Proskauer's Margaret Dale
• Bingham Sanctions Case Exposes Dangers Of Privilege Tactics
• CMBS, Mezzanine Funds Flowing Fast In Hotel Sector
• SunTrust Bank Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit
• Banks Back Bid Against Cert In Madoff Trustee Suit
• SBA To Coax Banks To Make More Small Business Loans
• UK Finalizes Post-Lehman, MF Global Client Asset Rule Fixes
• Morgan Stanley Can't Nix Fraud Claims Over $694M In RMBS
• NY Swap Contract Ruling Means Defenses Hinge On 'S-Word'
• Rabobank Trader Cops To Yen Libor Manipulation
• CFTC Seeks Toss Of DTCC Suit On Swaps-Data Reporting
• NFL Players Hone Allegations In $53M Suit Against BB&T
• RE Rumor Mill: Cajamar, Primark, Jade Enterprises
• Gupta Asks Supreme Court To OK Delay Of 2-Year Sentence
• EU Says Broker ICAP May Have Helped Rig Yen Libor
• Senate Advances Fed Nominees, Fischer For Vice Chair
• Ex-Andrews Kurth Client Targets RE Deal As $51M Trial Opens
• CFTC Taps Zuckerman Spaeder Partner As Enforcement Chief
• Calif. Gives Businesses Guidance On Virtual Currency
• Orrick Adds Ex-DOJ Deputy Chief As White Collar Partner
• Grocer Schnuck Presses For Return Of Data Leak Funds
• Deals Rumor Mill: SIG, B&M, Bouygues
• No-Action Clause Can't Halt Suit Against Credit Swaps Co.
• CFPB Isn't Advising DOJ On 'Choke Point,' Cordray Says
• JPMorgan Spends $125M For Hoboken Apartments
• Wells Fargo Can't Evade Mortgage Fraud Suit, DC Circ. Says
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Thacker Martinsek's Martinsek
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Rutan & Tucker's Kathy Jenson
• Rescission Of Mortgage Loans Must Be Reasonable
• Early Regulatory Authority On Virtual Currencies
• Ex-BDO Execs Get Prison Time For Tax Shelter Scheme
• Bingham Delayed Partner Pay In Hopes Of Better 2014
• Andrews Kurth Ex-Client Facing High Bar As $51M Trial Begins
• Citigroup Can't Escape LA's Suit Over Predatory Loans
• New CFTC Heads Face Lean Times, Steep Fights Ahead
• Credit Suisse Escapes Suit Over $340M Note Loss
• Fannie, Freddie Look Unstoppable In Transfer Tax Fight
• CoinLab Backs Mt. Gox's Ch. 15 Bid, With Conditions
• House Expands Dodd-Frank 'Qualified Mortgage' Definition
• Owner Of Fla. Debt Collection Co. Charged In $76M Scheme
• Exec Hit With $25M Judgment In FTC Credit Card Scam Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Allergan, Credit Suisse, Alitalia
• The Purpose Of Proposed Rule 37(e)
• Ex-Patton Boggs Atty Cries Foul Over AmEx Fee Settlement
• Wells Fargo Swap Deal With Hotel Stands, 5th Circ. Says
• ING Loses Bid To Move Fund Fee Fight To Arizona
• Memo Shows Limits Of FinCEN Counterterrorism Data Sharing
• High Court Won't Hear Wells Fargo's $82M Tax Refund Claim
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Michael Best's Kerryann Minton
• Female Powerbrokers: WhatleyKallas' Edith Kallas
• Don't Let Barko Bite Atty-Client, Work-Product Privileges
• Lerner Represents Welcome Trend In Derivative Litigation
• MF Global Wants To Cap Claims By Corzine, Other Ex-Execs
• Colo. Gov. Signs World-First Marijuana Co-Op Law
• RE Rumor Mill: Fifth Ave., Ben Carter, Steen & Strom
• UK Said To Seek Fines From Ex-Deutsche Trader Over Euribor
• 8th Circ. Says Fannie, Freddie Exempt From Transfer Tax
• Bingham May Be Sanctioned For Hiding Docs: Mass. Court
• Bank Of The West To Pay $3.3M To Settle TCPA Action
• AmEx Surcharge Fee Deal Draws Retailer Objections
• Indian Regulator Eyes Credit Suisse In Insider Trading Case
• Swiss Gov't OKs FATCA Implementation Act
• Indicted Chicago Real Estate Developer A No-Show In Court
• CFPB Opens Door To Gramm-Leach-Bliley Regulatory Relief
• DOJ Sued For Details On Countrywide CEO Investigation
• DOJ Stresses Penalties In Swiss Bank Nonprosecution Deal
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Waller's Katie Stenberg
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Husch Blackwell's Hanaway
• BofA Mortgage Probe Deal Rumored To Reach $12B
• Willkie Farr Tapped By Citigroup Board To Aid In $400M Probe
• Foreign Swap Dealers Get CFTC Rule Compliance Extension
• US, Aussie Regulators Strike Deal To Oversee Clearing Orgs
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sprint, Twitter, Siemens
• Brazil's Banco Cruzeiro Seeks Ch. 15 Relief In Miami
• SEC Setting Unrealistic Agenda For Trading Reform
• 8th Circ. Revives Retaliation Suit Over Stock Buyback
• RE Rumor Mill: Kennedy Wilson, Primonial REIM, Lloyds
• New York To Streamline Mortgage Licensing
• 21 McKenna Long Toxic Tort Attys Defect To Polsinelli
• Payday Lenders' Suit Aims To Halt Operation Choke Point
• $54B Transportation, Housing Bill Advances To Senate Floor
• Solicitor General Is Wrong On 2 Big FCA Issues In KBR Case
• What Rakoff Reversal Means For 'Neither Admit Nor Deny'
• The Harsh Result Of High Court Refusal To Hear BofA Case
• Comerica Wins Bid To Fast-Track Suit Over Card Processing JV
• 11th Circ. Defines 'Called Party' In Wells Fargo TCPA Suit
• Roig Tutan Adds Trio Of Concepcion Martinez Attys In Miami
• 8th Circ. Affirms Sam's Club FACTA Violation Not Willful
• Keys To Successful Legal Outsourcing
• LA Asset Manager Enters Commercial Finance With Keltic Buy
• First Challenge For Fed Insurance Adviser Is Being Heard
• Putting The CFTC's 'Swap' Definition Into Context
• Obama Says He'll Stay Out Of BNP Paribas Settlement Talks
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Brown Rudnick's Louise Verrill
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Duval & Stachenfeld's Terri Adler
• No Market Power Needed In 2nd Circ. Vertical Restraint Cases
• Rakoff Likely To Seal Citigroup Deal After 2nd Circ. Rebuff
• Rakoff Jokes 2nd Circ. Thinks He's 'Full Of It'
• Rakoff Reversal Won't Defang Judicial Review Of SEC Deals
• Nixed Rakoff Ruling Won't Foil SEC Plan To Make Cos. Fess Up
• Capital One Says Overdraft Fee Claims Are Preempted
• Justices Urged To Mull Quick Appeal Question In Libor MDL
• Senate Confirms BofA Exec As Trade Undersecretary
• Lawyers Weigh In On 2nd Circ.'s SEC-Citigroup Ruling
• North Texas Bancshares Wins Ch. 11 Confirmation
• Federal Banking Regulators Seek Advice On Flawed Rules
• Banks No Longer Have Free Passes To New York Courts
• How Bitcoin Will Bring About A Legal Practice Revolution
• Reed Smith Guides National Penn In $138M Bank Buy
• Stifel Scoops Up Legg Mason Investment Advisory Unit
• Sam's Club Leads Charge To Bring Chip Tech To Store Cards
• Class Of Quicken Borrowers Decertified In FCRA Row
• Wells Fargo Loans £220M For Refi Of 139 UK Assets
• Goldman Says Fannie, Freddie Knew $11B In MBS Were Toxic
• FINRA Hits Barclays, Goldman, Merrill With $1M Fines
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hanson Bridgett's Linda Klamm
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Akerman's Mary Carroll
• Reported $10B Settlement Threatens BNP's Credit Rating
• 2nd Circ. Vacates Rakoff Decision Nixing SEC-Citigroup Pact
• Feds Get OK To Harvest Data In Malware Response
• Vinson & Elkins Snags Back Freshfields Bruckhaus Partner
• Michaels Seeks Quick End To Data Breach Class Actions
• US Bank Tells 9th Circ. English Deal Binds Spanish-Speaker
• Data 'Revolution' Giving FINRA Added Muscle, Exec Says
• States Win Bid To Fight S&P MBS Ratings Suits On Home Turf
• CME Exec, Others Defend High-Speed Trading At CFTC
• Buchanan Ingersoll Adds Finance Pro To Philly, NY Offices
• Massad Confirmed As CFTC Chief By Senate
• Chevy Dealership Urges 9th Circ. To Overturn RICO Dismissal
• BofA Says Insurer's RMBS Fraud Suit Still Lacking
• Buchanan Ingersoll Opens Denver Office With Finance Pros
• Kilpatrick Builds Energy Group With DOE, JPMorgan Vet
• Bitcoin Entrepreneur Settles SEC Row Over Share Sales
• Push For Chip And PIN Technology In Calif. Dies In Senate
• Goldman Cleared To Contact Class In $2.4B Toxic Asset Suit
• How To Control Your Law Firm's Real Estate Costs
• FHFA Official To Face Grand Jury Over Alleged Death Threat
• London Metal Exchange Fights To Exit Aluminum Antitrust MDL
• Comerica Sues To Dissolve JV With Global Payments Direct
• Deutsche Bank Says 2nd Circ. MBS Appeal Falls Flat
• Laster Reflects On Del Monte, Would Rule 'Same Way Again'
• Horgan Rosen Aids CU Bancorp In $103M 1st Enterprise Deal
• Barclays Fails To Escape Shareholders' MBS Action
• Senate Banking Panel Sends TRIA Extension Bill To Floor
• 5 Insights From Nationwide Chief Legal Officer Pat Hatler
• Do's And Don'ts Of D&O Coverage According To The FDIC
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Fross Zelnick's Barbara Solomon
• Andrews Kurth To Face $51M Trial Over Client's Stanford Deal
• High Court Won't Review Right To Sue Under HAMP
• Fed Taps Former CT Official To Lead Insurance Oversight
• Wilson Sonsini Adds Structured Finance Partner In NY
• 77,000 Foreign Banks To Comply With FATCA
• Retailers To Appeal Swipe Fee Loss To High Court
• Simplexity Says Fifth Third Bid To Force Ch. 7 Falls Short
• Creative Collaborations: Law Firms And Corporations
• Fannie, Freddie Block Buyback Programs, Mass AG Says
• Smaller Auto Lenders May End Up Under CFPB's Watchful Eye
• DOJ Disrupts 'Sophisticated' Banking Virus, Charges Admin
• ARC Hotel Arm Pays $2B For Goldman-Backed Hotel Portfolio
• Holland & Knight Adds Patton Boggs Financial Services Team
• Moore Capital Sues Lehman Over $20M Swap Dispute
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sugarman Rogers' Chris Netski
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Benesch's Megan Mehalko
• Aim For Strict FATCA Compliance Despite Transition Period