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Banking - July, 2014

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• OPINION: Lawyers Should Think In Terms Of Big Data
• BofA Can't Bill Bankrupt Firm Owners For $60M Award: Judge
• Argentina Blames US For Debt Talks Failure, Denies Default
• CFTC Seeks $139M Penalty In RBC Wash Trading Case
• AmEx CEO Says Antitrust Case Could Doom Company
• Revolving-Door Roundup: Sidley, Bingham, Greenberg
• AIG, GE Capital Will Remain SIFIs, US Regulators Say
• Volksbank Ditches More Assets Under EU Scrutiny
• UK Fraud Office To Pay Added $2.5M To Settle Botched Sting
• Tardiness Does Not Warrant Equitable Subordination
• GrayRobinson Adds Experienced Real Estate Atty In Miami
• Barclays Can't Dodge BayernLB's $274M Toxic RMBS Suit
• EU Finalizes Latest Russian Sanctions As Moscow Cries Foul
• CFPB Finds Banks Making Hefty Income From Overdraft Fees
• South Korea Eases Foreign Exchange Transaction Regs
• GAO Says Big Bank 'Subsidy' Could Return In A Crisis
• Dealmakers Q&A: Mayer Brown's Jen Carlson
• Credit Suisse Latest To Disclose Dark Pool Probes
• What Bitcoin Can Learn From International Arbitration
• Forex Investors Say Record Justifies Big-Bank Cartel Suits
• CFPB Chief Admits Employee Review Issues, Defends Agency
• DC Judge Asked To Nix CFTC Cross-Border Swaps Rules
• Treasury Floats Beefed-Up Bank Transparency Rules
• 'Too Big To Fail' Study Unlikely To Spur New Reforms
• FTC Says Credit Card Middlemen Enabled $26M IWorks Fraud
• Citi, Wells Fargo Back $350M NYC Affordable Housing Fund
• BofA Says Its Ch. 11 Plan For Real Estate Group Is Best
• Lehman Trustee OK'd For 1st Unsecured Creditors Refund
• Deals Rumor Mill: Snapchat, TRW Automotive, UniCredit
• Argentina Headed To Default After Debt Talks Collapse
• Republicans Question Validity Of CFPB Actions Under Cordray
• CUNA Mutual Drops RBS Securities Claims To Work On Appeal
• Standard Chartered Ups Africa Power Investment To $5B
• Suit Over Anglo Irish Bank Overcharges Won't Be Heard in NY
• SHI Must Pay $243M To Deutsche Bank Or Forfeit Appeal
• Rakoff Orders BofA To Pay $1.3B In Mortgage Fraud Case
• EU Court To Consider Question Of Bitcoin Trading Taxes
• UK Regulators Wary Of Paying Whistleblowers For Tips
• US, EU Ramp Up Sanctions On Russia
• UK Bankers Face Bonus Clawbacks Under Proposed Rules
• Dealmakers Q&A: Moses & Singer's James Alterbaum
• Dealmakers Q&A: Nixon Peabody's Phil Taub
• CFPB Enforcement Action Casts Shadow On Debt Collectors
• Death Rattle For Unfinished Business Claims?
• S&P Slams NCUA Over Discovery In DOJ's $5B MBS Fraud Suit
• New Protections For Part-Time Workers Floated In SF
• Bondholders Make 11th-Hour Bid To Stop Argentine Default
• Retail Groups Back Tokenization To Protect Payment Cards
• Bankrupt Ship Co. CEO Casts $100M IP Suit Over Vessel Sale
• St. Paul Mercury's Win Upheld In Claim For Lawsuit Coverage
• Lehman Trustee Erases Ex-Broker's $5.5M Arbitration Claim
• Barclays Dark Pool Scrutiny Prompts Investor Class Action
• Big Banks Shed Loans Under Regulatory, Business Pressure
• $150B Forfeiture Claims May Delay Madoff Aides' Sentencing
• Huntsman Investor Aims To Sue Over $7B Hexion Merger
• Out-Of-Staters Could Be Blindsided By NY Biz Court Overhaul
• Mo. High Court Axes Circuit City, Dillard's Tax Refund Claims
• Deutsche Bank, BofA Must Face Pa. Foreclosure Class Action
• CFTC To Hammer Out Deal With RBC Over Wash Trading
• NY's Aging Fraud Case Against Ex-AIG CEO Headed For Trial
• Deutsche Bank, Barclays Face Monitors In NY Forex Probe
• 11th Circ. OKs $67M TD Bank Verdict Over Rothstein Fraud
• EU Imposes Arms Embargo, Tougher Sanctions On Moscow
• Chase Beats Rocker Rundgren's Mortgage Suit In 9th Circ.
• 2 KPMG Units Dodge Madoff Investor Suits
• CFPB Should Boost Civil Penalty Fund Transparency: GAO
• House Votes To Clarify Financial Industry Data Protections
• Suit Over Deutsche Bank Takeover Bid To Get A Closer Look
• FDIC Should Develop More Enforcement Tools, IG Report Says
• UBS, Deutsche Bank Latest Targets In Dark Pool Inquiries
• Soldiers' Consumer Debt Cleared In Rome Finance Shutdown
• CFTC Hits JPMorgan Unit Over 'Large Trader' Violations
• Dealmakers Q&A: Morris Manning's David Calhoun
• Dealmakers Q&A: Troutman Sanders' Larry Cerutti
• A Novel Suit: Cities Try On The FHA For Size
• No Breach Of Fiduciary Duty, No Atty Fees
• Kodak Joins Aluminum Price-Fixing Suits Against Banks
• Lehman Can't Subordinate CMBS Fraud Claims In Ch. 11
• US, EU Poised To Hit Russia With Fresh Round Of Sanctions
• Argentina Gets OK For Bond Payments On Technicality
• Developer Goes After Attys For Bungled Foreclosure Defense
• House Passes Bills Upping DHS Cybersecurity Efforts
• Fontainebleau Lenders Say D&O Deal Will Harm BofA Suit
• Ex-Credit Suisse Trader Seeks Leniency For Mortgage Fraud
• Goldman Says Proposed Gender Bias Class Action Falls Short
• Banking Cases To Watch As 2014 Rolls On
• PE Shops Nab Australian, Romanian Bank Loan Portfolios
• 3 GE Units Settle Claims They Rigged W.Va. Muni Bond Bids
• Kirkland, Davis Polk Advise On $1.3B JPMorgan Debt Deal
• Baker & McKenzie, Garrigues Aid BBVA's €1.2B Catalunya Buy
• SD Bankers Urge High Court To Limit Tribal Jurisdiction
• Police Seize $140M In Nomura Assets Over Derivatives Deals
• Watch Out For The 'Man In The Email'
• FDIC Withdraws 'High Risk' Business List Amid Furor
• Goldman Sachs In Talks To Settle FHFA Suit Over MBS Losses
• Deals Rumor Mill: CVC, Fox, Danone
• Ex-Citi Deputy GC Signs On With Paul Weiss
• US Seeks 5 Years For Ex-Evercore Banker's Insider Trades
• Affiliated Vendors Are Popular Targets For Regulators
• What's Next For US Financial Regulation
• Lloyds To Pay $370M In US, UK Libor-Rigging Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: CNN, Zillow, IBM
• EU Gets Closer To Heftier Sanctions On Russian Cos.
• RBS Urges 10th Circ. To Nix NY Judge's Discovery Powers
• Employees' Claims Against BOK Time-Barred, Judge Says
• UK Fraud Office To Pay RE Mogul $5M Over Iceland Bank Sting
• Issa Demands Citi, JPMorgan Settlement Files From DOJ
• Latvian Virus Programmer Can Be Extradited to US, Court Says
• The Biggest Banking Cases Of 2014: Midyear Report
• Ex-BofA Employee Spared Prison In Bid-Rigging Scheme
• Iran Wants Rehearing Of $1.75B Payout To Beirut Families
• Lloyds Confirms 'Late-Stage' Libor-Rigging Settlement Talks
• Citi's LavaFlow Pays $5M To Settle SEC Data Leak Charges
• Fed Approves Zions' Revised Capital Plan
• Dealmakers Q&A: Paul Hastings' Rick Kirkbride
• The Florida Condominium Termination Trap
• Litigator's Perspective: 5 Tips On Arbitration Provisions
• BNP Paribas Reaches $80M Deal In Federal Credit FCA Suit
• Visa Tackled AmEx To Keep 'Bread and Butter,' Ex-Exec Says
• Fed Can't Escape ADA Suit Over Ex-Worker's PTSD
• BofA Customers Lose Bid To Revive Insurance Fee Suit
• RBS Securities Can't Duck CUNA Mutual's MBS Suit
• CFPB's Mortgage Data Reboot Poses Risks For Lenders
• Dodd-Frank Architect Says Law Can Adapt To The Times
• SIFMA Asks High Court To Limit American Pipe Tolling Rule
• Former BES Chief Arrested As 3rd Espirito Co. Hits Bankruptcy
• Judge Upholds Madoff Aides' Convictions But Slams Feds
• Brazil Antitrust Agency Fines Payment Processor $3.4M
• European Central Bank Database Hacked, Personal Data Stolen
• Professional Liability Pro Rejoins Kaufman Dolowich In NJ
• ResCap Borrower's Bad-Foreclosure Claim Pared In Ch. 11
• Mt. Gox Parent Blocked From Auctioning Bitcoins.com Domain
• 3 Takeaways From BofA's $16.5M Settlement With OFAC
• Orrick's Credit Suisse MBS Analysis Is Fair Game, Judge Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: BSkyB, SodaStream, Islandsbanki
• New Loan Accounting Rules For Non-US Banks Unveiled
• Barclays Fires Back At NY AG's Dark Pool Claims
• Morgan Stanley Pays SEC $275M To Settle RMBS Claims
• Dealmakers Q&A: Gardere's Quan Vu
• BofA To Pay $16.5M To Settle Alleged Sanctions Violations
• Rakoff's Foreign Fund Clawback Ruling Has Limitations
• JPMorgan Ducks Suit Claiming Leaders Knew Of Madoff Fraud
• UBS Asked To Put Up €1.1B Bail In Money Laundering Probe
• Madoff Judge Denies Fake Motion To Disqualify US Atty
• S&P May Face SEC Enforcement Action Over MBS Ratings
• SEC Wins Few Friends With Money Market Fund Rules
• Banks Say Justices' CTS Ruling Dooms FHFA's RMBS Suits
• SEC Says Stanford's Criminal Conduct Charges 'Slanderous'
• O'Malia's Move To ISDA Stokes Revolving-Door Debate
• RE Rumor Mill: Madison Realty, Bank Of China, Hibernia REIT
• AmEx Won't Work With Cos. Who 'Prefer' Rivals, Exec Says
• Miami's Roig Lawyers Adds Partner In Real Estate, Banking
• 4 Years After Dodd-Frank, Insurance Regulation Still In Flux
• Quinn Emanuel, Berger & Montague To Helm Gold Fix Cases
• Grant & Eisenhofer Best To Lead Class, Zinc Buyers Say
• Chase Can't Ditch Credit Reporting Suit Over Canceled Debts
• NY Fed Slams Deutsche Bank Regulatory Reporting Process
• Deals Rumor Mill: JPMorgan, Fox, Fullscreen
• Fake Fried Frank Atty's Hubby Can't Retract Guilty Plea
• 8th Circ. Rules For BNY Mellon In Ark. Foreclosure Case
• Dodd-Frank Namesake Defends Law But Says Tweaks Needed
• CFPB Sues 3 Law Firms In National Foreclosure Fraud Sweep
• CFTC's O'Malia To Leave Agency For Wall Street Group
• SEC Approves Money Market Fund Reforms
• Dealmakers Q&A: Goodwin Procter's John Haggerty
• High Court Will End Circuit Split With Libor MDL Case
• Trial-Ready In 180 Days: Prepare For SDNY's Rocket Docket
• OPINION: CFPB Should Not Weaponize Consumer Complaints
• Club Owner Sues Deutsche For $1M Over Broken Loan Pact
• 4 Years In, Debate Rages Over Dodd-Frank's Systemic Risk Tag
• Regulators Want Real Transactions Used In Libor Math
• 'We Don't Compete On Price,' AmEx Exec Testifies
• Hedge Fund Facing IRS Probe Says It Acted Legally
• Judge Pleads With Argentina, Funds To Settle Bond Dispute
• Citigroup Safe From FINRA Arbitration After $590M Settlement
• Lehman's Swiss Arm Demands $71M Under Citi Trading Pacts
• Nomura Still On Hook Over $764M Of RMBS
• WTO Dispute Roundup: Russia-EU Feuds Advance, GPX Intact
• Wells Fargo Loses Round In $164M IRS Refund Suit
• $2M Deal OK'd Between JPMorgan Unit And NJ Borrowers
• Ex-CFTC Commish Joins High-Frequency Trading Firm's Board
• Ballard Spahr Snags Ally Financial Auto Finance Pro In NY
• Wachtell Reps CIT Group In $3.4B OneWest Bank Buy
• Goldman Asks For 2nd Circ. Review Of Abacus Class Action
• IP Exchange Opens For Trading With JPMorgan Patents
• Former JPMorgan Exec Settles UK Insider Dealing Case
• Dealmakers Q&A: Katten Muchin's Victoria Shusterman
• How To Respond To CFPB Civil Investigative Demands
• Protections Remain In Place For Ga. Officers, Directors
• 5 Takeaways From Latest US Sanctions Against Russian Cos.
• Argentina Appeals Foreign Bond Payment Ban Order
• Republican CFTC Member Scott O'Malia Steps Down
• AmEx Steers Clear Of Top Rates, Exec Testifies
• IBRC Gets OK For Tampa Mall Sale After Pact Ends Opposition
• Ex-Qualcomm Exec Pleads Guilty To Insider Trading
• MBIA Loses Bid For 'Key' Docs In Credit Suisse RMBS Suit
• Lease Purchase Row Belongs In Arbitration, Ally Says
• SEC's Dodd-Frank Duties Fade As Other Reforms Take Focus
• Starr Denied Goldman Docs In $55B Suit Over AIG Bailout
• Ex-Taylor Bean Chair's 30-Year Fraud Sentence Upheld
• Ex-Evercore Banker Seeks Leniency For Insider Trades
• Picard Can't Appeal 'Good Faith' Madoff Clawback Ruling
• Deutsche, Barclays Helped Funds Dodge Taxes, Panel Says
• Norton Rose Fulbright Nabs 3 Ex-Cadwalader Regulatory Pros
• Lehman Estate Settles Lingering Credit Swap Dispute
• Australian Regulator Says RBS Manipulated Swap Rate
• Baker Botts Hires Ex-Locke Lord Corporate Atty In Houston
• Wall Street Lobbyists Defend Suit Over CFTC Swap Rules
• House GOP Says Dodd-Frank 'Enshrines' Taxpayer Bailouts
• MetroCorp Settles Shareholder Suit Over $273M Merger
• UK Watchdog Launches Criminal Forex-Rigging Probe
• Dealmakers Q&A: Hunton & Williams' Carl Schwartz
• Separate Classification Gone Too Far
• Beyond Citigroup: A Look At Corporate Settlements
• Fried Frank Impersonator's Hubby Wants To Ax His Guilty Plea
• Lehman's Bond Fight With Nonprofit Kept In Bankruptcy Court
• Dodd-Frank Still A Boost To Law Firm Billables 4 Years In
• Senior Momentive Lenders Sue For Creditor Deal Breaches
• Bank Levies Best For Hedging Banking Risk, EU Says
• Wal-Mart, Others Can Sue Visa, Mastercard Over Fees
• BofA Can't Escape Mortgage Notice Class Action In NY
• Fla. Bank Says Cyberattack Exposed Customer Names, SSNs
• MF Global Workers Get Class Cert. On Vacation Pay Claims
• UK Banks Face Antitrust Probe Into Biz Loans, Checking
• Ex-Santander Exec To Pay $1.9M To Settle Insider Charges
• FDIC Needs To Ramp Up Security On Financial Data, GAO Says
• Bancorp Hit With Investor Suit Alleging False SEC Filings
• 11th Circ. Refuses Lancer Group Swindler's Bid For New Trial
• Tofasco Settles Alleged Iran-WMD Sanction Violation
• Powerful Tools For Discovery And Litigation Strategy
• Constangy Snags Labor Relations Pro From Seyfarth Shaw
• SEC Loses Bid To Make SIPC Repay Stanford Victims
• Madoff Foreign Entanglement Ruling Unsurprising
• New Russia Sanctions Signal Beginning Of US Clampdown
• IBRC Says Developer Is Gaming Tampa Mall Lease Sale
• Deals Rumor Mill: Siemens, Shire, Murphy Oil
• NY Bitcoin Rules Put Virtual Currency On Path To Legitimacy
• House Panel Probing Ex-Im Over Kickback, Bid-Rigging Claims
• PRISM Scatters Attorney-Client Privilege
• SEC Chair White Trumpets Agency's Dodd-Frank Record
• JPMorgan Backs Sterling Bay On Chicago RE Projects
• Mild Financial Fallout From Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Act
• Orrick Ropes In Cadwalader Vet Who Reps BofA, Barclays
• Deutsche Bank Again Dodges PE Firm's Suit Over $1B CLO
• FINRA Appoints New Securities Arbitration Task Force
• Senate Easily Passes Bill To Extend TRIA For 7 Years
• Blackstone Nabs $8.7B Mortgage Portfolio After Record Q2
• Ex-Im Fraudster Can't Appeal 10-Year Sentence: 5th Circ.
• Dealmakers Q&A: Jenner & Block's Tom Stromberg
• Dealmakers Q&A: Squire Patton Boggs' Dan Berick
• NY Regulator Proposes 1st-Ever Bitcoin License
• First MCDC Settlement Leaves Much To Be Desired
• OPINION: Let's Financially Reward Law Firm Diversity
• NJ Municipal Groups Ask 3rd Circ. To Nix Tax Lien Ruling
• Goldman Sachs Gets MBS Class Action Pared
• SEC's Piwowar Stokes Long-Simmering FSOC Turf Battle
• US Steps Up Sanctions Against Russian Cos. Amid Conflict
• Picard Pushes To Appeal Order Threatening Clawbacks
• Target, Class Attys Fight Banks' Bid To Sever Breach Suit
• S&P Might Settle With DOJ Over Mortgage Bond Inflation
• Deals Rumor Mill: Microsoft, Blackstone, Sanofi
• Latham & Watkins Lures Ex-Vinson & Elkins Corporate Atty
• 9th Circ. Revives Truth-In-Lending Suit Against Countrywide
• Narratives Could Lend Heft To CFPB Complaint Database
• Wilmington Trust To Pay $3M To Settle ERISA Suit
• Nixon Peabody Lands DarrowEverett White Collar Partner
• DOJ Antitrust Ace, Dechert Tech Partner To Join Latham
• House Passes $21B Spending Bill, Ignoring Veto Threat
• BofA, JPMorgan Escape Mortgage Insurance Qui Tam Suit
• Broad & Cassel Adds International Pro To Corporate Group
• Alston & Bird Adds Ex-K&L Gates Finance Ace To DC Office
• BofA Puts Up $13B To Settle DOJ Mortgage Probe
• Yellen Says GOP Bill Would Eliminate Fed Flexibility
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive €20B Deutsche Bank RMBS Suit
• RE Rumor Mill: Amazon, Guttman, Bank Of Tokyo
• Crucial Predictive Coding Case Law: Progressive V. Delaney
• BofA To Pay $650M To AIG In Global RMBS Deal
• Dealmakers Q&A: Rutan & Tucker's Gregg Amber
• Takeaways From 6th Circ.'s AmFin Tax Refund Ruling
• Treasury Chief Wants More Cybersecurity At Financial Firms
• Calif. Bank Settles Lawmakers' Suit Over Ex-Aide's Theft
• Judge Approves Chapter 15 Protection For Brazilian Bank
• Reps. Back Bill Reforming Ch. 11 For Failed Global Banks
• Lloyds May Be Near Settlement To End Libor Probe
• IBRC Seeks Nod To Sell Tampa Mall Lease To Lightning Owner
• Jenner & Block Partner To Monitor $7B Citi Settlement
• Four Years After Dodd-Frank, Ex-Senator Wary Of Law Tweaks
• PwC Can't Duck FDIC Negligence Claims Over $899M Fraud
• SEC Commissioner Slams Fed For Stepping On Agency's Turf
• 'Myriad Errors' Underlie JPMorgan SOX Win, 2nd Circ. Told
• OPINION: Advance Conflict Waivers Send Wrong Message
• FDIC Targets Banks' Deposit Insurance Premium Formula
• Ex-UBS Exec Seeks Court Help To Procure Trial Witnesses
• Bank Fraudster Wants Scottsdale Held Liable For Legal Fees
• Sidley Boosts Banking Practice With Ex-Treasury GC
• Real-Time Reporting Lowers Muni Bond Spreads, Report Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Rioforte, Portugal Telecom, ONGC
• FDIC Sues To Collect On Georgia Bank's $2M D&O Policy
• BofA Beats Royal Park Investments' Claims In $1.6B MBS Suit
• The Frustratingly Elusive Nature Of Relatedness
• Fed Chair Refuses To Call Banks' Living Wills Credible
• DOJ Official Says 'Choke Point' Targets Specific Activity
• Dealmakers Q&A: Chadbourne & Parke's Talbert Navia
• Dealmakers Q&A: Skadden's Todd Freed
• 2nd Circ. Won't Toss Gupta's Insider Trading Conviction
• Feds Deploy Potent Bank Fraud Law In $7B Citi Pact
• Lehman Trustee Settles $405M In Claims By Hong Kong Units
• BofA Strikes $10.3M Deal In Taylor Bean Adversary Case
• European Banks To Divest €584B In RE Assets, Report Says
• UBS Wins Dismissal Of Sealink's $158M RMBS Suit
• Rothstein Victims Call For Sanctions Against TD Bank
• 5 Takeaways From Citi's $7B Mortgage Deal
• Masraf Al Rayan Sells Real Estate Firm Stake to Qatar Fund
• Ill. AG Targets Alleged Student Debt Forgiveness Scams
• Skadden Guides BTG's $2B Purchase Of BSI From Generali
• Espirito Santo Financial Drops Bank Shares To Repay Loan
• Deals Rumor Mill: Elementia, VistaJet, Hony Capital
• Sullivan & Worcester Adds Ex-Winston Partner To NY Office
• NJ Tax Lien Ruling Good For Municipalities, Bad For Banks
• Citigroup, DOJ Reach $7B Mortgage Settlement
• DOJ, SEC Continue Aggressive FCPA Enforcement: Report
• CORRECTED: Fontainebleau Judge Skeptical About Settlement Bar Order
• British Banks To Pony Up $2B Over Interest Hedging Sales
• FHFA Capital Rules Will Squeeze Older Mortgage Insurers
• IBRC Urges Court To Nix Late Bid For Tampa Mall
• US-China Investment Pact Talks May Spur Market Reform
• Hacker Admits To ATM Theft Using Citi, BofA Customer Data
• Itau Unibanco Calls Suit Against CorpBanca Merger 'A Waste'
• JPMorgan Beats Calif. Mortgage Interest Rate Class Action
• How Junior Creditors Can Protect Themselves In Downturn
• A Year After Tiara, How Much Has Changed?
• BofA Customers Ask 9th Circ. To Revive Insurance Fee Suit
• AmEx Rules Block Price Competition, Discover Head Testifies
• SEC Official Doubts Chicago Fed's High-Frequency Trade Ideas
• 4th Circ. Backs Wells Fargo In Mortgage Lender Fee Fight
• Bank Told To Take Suit Over Fee From $55M Deal To Mexico
• DOJ Scores $2B In FCA Settlements For 1st Half Of 2014
• What M&A Litigators Are Watching In The 2nd Half Of 2014
• British Tycoon Drops Shearman In UK Fraud Office Suit
• FHFA Fights To Save Goldman Suit Despite High Court Ruling
• House Dems Bring Forward New Housing Finance Fix
• Standard Bank Sues To Reclaim Aluminum At Chinese Port
• Most Banks Ready For Fed's Liquidity Rules, Report Says
• 6th Circ. Says Fannie, Freddie Exempt From Transfer Taxes
• Standard Chartered PE Arm Leads $124M China Property Deal
• CFPB Reaches $10M Settlement With Texas Payday Lender
• Facing Life In Prison, Ex-Madoff Aide Requests 8-10 Years
• Ballard Spahr Nabs Nixon Peabody RE, Energy Tax Credit Pro
• US, China Poised To Enter New Phase Of Investment Pact Talks
• How Firms Score When They Take On The SEC Or FINRA
• Dealmakers Q&A: Dechert's Daniel O'Donnell
• BNP Paribas OFAC Settlement — Another Warning To Banks
• Legal Forms And IP Rights: Yours, Mine, Ours Or Theirs?
• PwC Can't Escape $1B MF Global Malpractice Suit
• UK Watchdog Fires Up Financial Markets Competition Study
• BNP Pleads Guilty To Sanctions Violations In $9B Deal
• Judge Keeps Most BNY Mellon Counterclaims In Forex Suits
• AmEx Exec Says Antitrust Trial Threatens Customer Loyalty
• Judge Expands Coverage For FDIC's $176M D&O Claims
• 2nd Circ. Backs $1.75B Payout To Beirut Bombing Families
• BofA Escapes Miami's Mortgage Discrimination Suit
• SEC Demands Judgment Against Execs In $126M Fraud
• Community Banks Battered By Reporting Requirements: Report
• Credit Suisse Wants Sentencing Delay To Handle Pensions
• Nissan Dealership Denied Quick Toss Of Refinance Fraud Row
• Fed Bank Merger Rule Needs Fiduciary Exception, SIFMA Says
• RE Trust Sues Natixis Real Estate Over $400M In RMBS Losses
• Enel Green Power Nabs $400M Funding For 2 US Wind Farms
• Deals Rumor Mill: Quiron, Televisa, Green Street Advisors
• State Street Forks Over $70M To Settle 3 MBS Actions
• Citi, DOJ Near Multibillion-Dollar Deal Over MBS Claims
• Senate Confirms Castro To Take Over As HUD Chief
• Reed Smith Nabs Ex-Pinsent RE Finance Pro In London
• OCC To Charge Biggest Banks More For Supervision
• Dealmakers Q&A: Mayer Brown's Jon Van Gorp
• NY High Court Puts Spotlight On No-Action Clauses
• Wells Fargo Hit With $1B Whistleblower Suit Over HAMP
• Ameriprise Hit With Sanctions In $20M 401(k) Plan Suit
• Senate Committee Advances Cybersecurity Data Sharing Bill
• Ikea Can't Negotiate Lower Rates With AmEx, Witness Says
• Argentina Says High Court Ruling Isn't Win for NML Capital
• Insurer's Damages Curbed In Credit Suisse RMBS Rows
• BofA Trustee Booted From Texas Wastewater Well Battle
• Group Says Court Must Decide $13B JPMorgan Deal's Fairness
• Deals Rumor Mill: Barclays, North Star Realty, SSP
• Issa Says Operation Choke Point Harming Lawful Businesses
• McGraw Hill Taps Former Davis Polk Partner As GC
• 5 Insights From Home Depot GC Teresa Roseborough
• Dechert Hooks Two Partners For London, Luxembourg Offices
• 6th Circ. Rescinds AmFin Estate's $170M Tax Refund
• US Targets Commerzbank In Latest Sanctions Probe
• How To Account For Earnouts In Financing Agreements
• A Step Toward Alleviating Growing Discovery Problems
• Madoff Ruling Blocks Risky Expansion Of US Bankruptcy Law
• AIG, Pru's Living Wills Won't Cure All In Case Of Collapse
• AmEx Merchant Rules Thwart Competition, DOJ Says
• MF Global UK Unit OK'd To Pay Clients After Key Settlement
• CORRECTED: Investor Suit Over $4B CorpBanca Merger Loses 9 Defendants
• McGuireWoods Snags Corporate Partner From McDermott
• Exchanges, Asset Managers Ask For Limited Market Regs
• Prudential Sues BofA, Merrill Over $119M In 'Garbage' MBS
• Banks Warm Up To EB-5 Projects, But Risks Remain
• EU Council Can't Hide US Bank-Data Sharing Talks: Top Court
• Ex-NJ Lawyer Pleads Guilty In $41M Mortgage Fraud Scheme
• 2nd Circ. Urged To Keep Block On Credit Card Surcharge Ban
• FINRA Wants OTC Investors To Have The 411 On Form 211
• Citi Says High Court Ruling Dooms $388M MBS Suit
• Morgan Stanley's Asian PE Unit Raises $1.7B For New Fund
• Sen. Levin Urges SEC To Fix Swap Reporting, Records Plan
• Fed Defends 2013 Foreclosure Deal As Banks Pay $3.6B
• Wells Fargo Avoids Escrow Mismanagement Class Action
• Argentina Says Judge Went Too Far Voiding Bond Payment
• Rakoff Shields Foreign Banks From Madoff Trustee Suits
• Co-Location Takeaways From The NYSE Settlement
• Dealmakers Q&A: Goodwin Procter's Andrew Weidhaas
• Lawyers And Email: Ethical And Security Considerations
• Google Wipes BBC, Guardian Articles From EU Search Results
• BNP Gets SEC Adviser Waiver Over Commissioner's Dissent
• 4 Employment Cases To Watch In The Next High Court Term
• Atty, Reputed Lucchese Pals Convicted Of Fraud, Racketeering
• 3rd Circ. Nixes BNY's Ch. 11 Release From Hospital Creditors
• Wal-Mart Moves To Save $7B Visa, MasterCard Deal Opt-Outs
• Insurers Denied Win On US Bank's $55M Overdraft Deal
• Questionable Advice To BNP On Sanctions Won't Haunt Cleary
• BlackRock Fined For Error In Disclosure On UniCredit Stake
• SunTrust Reaches $320M Deal To Resolve Mortgage Probe
• Ingenico Enters Talks For $1.12B GlobalCollect Buy
• Ex-Jefferies Trader Denied New Trial After Fraud Conviction
• Lenders Blast Trustee Deal In Vegas Fontainebleau Row
• Data Collection Presents Banks' First Volcker Hurdle
• Santander Says Pa. Developers Defaulted On $29M Loan
• Quicken Loans Says Judge Must Disconnect TCPA Suit
• Investor Payback Plan OK'd In $500M Founding Partners Row
• BofA Must Submit To DOL Discrimination Probe
• CWCapital, Wachovia Hit With Suit Over Stuy Town Title Deal
• How Not To Get Shammed In California
• A Powerful Tool For Challenging Business Method Patents
• Everybody Out Of The (Public Arbitrator) Pool
• AIG, Prudential, Other Top Finance Firms File 'Living Wills'
• Fla. Court Revives Ecuador's $200M Suit Against Bankers
• NJ Court Revives Condo Owners' Control Suit Against Bank
• 6th Circ. Affirms $2.3M Verdict Against First American
• Deals Rumor Mill: Samsung, Shutterfly, BMW
• UBS, BofA Unit Freed From Insurers' RMBS Suits
• Israel Signs FATCA Agreement With US
• FINRA's Risk Data Plan Stokes Privacy Concerns
• Goldman, Morgan Stanley Named Top Dealmakers In 1st Half
• Yellen Says Regs Best Tool To Maintain Financial Stability
• SEC Ends Insider Trading Probe Of Ex-Goldman Banker
• 7 Banks Challenge Mass. Cities' Anti-Foreclosure Laws
• Chinese Economic Reforms Foreign Cos. Should Know About
• The RESPA Respite Is Over
• Ex-Goldman Workers Call For Class Cert In Gender Bias Suit
• Ex-TD Bank VP Can't Duck Suit Over Role In Rothstein Scheme
• CFTC Gives Swap Dealers Reprieve From Reporting Rule
• Nonbank Servicers Pose Risk to Fannie and Freddie, IG Says
• High Court Libor Case May Mean Headaches For Defense Bar
• Feds Likely Still Wary Of Criminal Charges Against US Banks
• Morgan Stanley Brokers Win Appeal Over $5M FINRA Award
• Deals Rumor Mill: ConvaTec, United Biscuits, ING
• Chicago Bank Fined $4.1M Over Student Account Practices
• EIB Loans $205M To Santander Chile For Clean Energy
• FINRA Fines Goldman Sachs Over Dark Pools
• Regulators Warn Banks On Maturing HELOCs
• HSBC Pays $10M To Settle US Claims Over Foreclosure Fees
• JPMorgan, Fortress, Cerberus Back New LightSquared Plan
• Calif. Court Clarifies Lender Liability For Appraisals