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Capital Markets - January, 2017

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• Gorsuch Likely To Restore Scalia-Era High Court Balance
• Gorsuch's Credentials Could Prove Troubling To Opposition
• 3 Gorsuch Opinions You Need To Read Right Now
• Hedge Fund Blasts Lehman's 'Zombie Position' In $265M Suit
• Trump Nominates Judge Gorsuch For High Court Seat
• Directors Financial, Banks Drop Libor Rate-Rigging Row
• Simpson Thacher Guides Microsoft's $17B Jumbo Bond
• UBS, Credit Suisse Can Argue They Did Enough In RMBS Suit
• Ubiquiti Networks Hit With New Complaint Over 2011 IPO
• 2 More Directors Leave The SEC, Making 3 In Week
• 'Unicorn' Exits Rose As IPOs Picked Up In 2016, Report Says
• GOP Set To Halt SEC's Extraction Payment Disclosure Rule
• PE-Backed Foundation Building Materials Sets $230M IPO
• Fed Eases Stress Test Reviews For Midsize Banks
• Dems Boycott Vote On Trump's HHS, Treasury Noms
• Puerto Rico Passes Bill To Pay Part Of $70B Debt
• Lehman Begins $265M Court Fight With Hedge Fund Mgr.
• Snap's Expected No-Vote Shares Likely To Remain An Outlier
• PE-Backed Retailer Aritzia Closes $291M Secondary Offering
• HSBC Balks At NCUA Bid For Atty Docs In $2B MBS Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Snapchat, Allianz, WS Atkins
• Senate Dems Win Delay In Mnuchin Committee Vote
• US Equity Capital Markets Deals Skyrocketing Above 2016
• PE-Backed Packaging Co. Sets Terms On $265M IPO
• Love And Law In The Age Of Trump
• Trump Signs 'One In, Two Out' Order On Rulemaking
• The State Of The Litigation Finance Industry In 2017
• Coin.mx Trader's Father Gets Probation For 'Real' Remorse
• PE-Backed Door Maker Sets Sights On $575M IPO
• Taxation With Representation: Cravath, Vinson, Wachtell
• SEC's First Chief Operating Officer Leaving Commission
• Indian Regulators Set Listing Rules For Exchanges
• GOP Says SEC Inaction Doesn't Block Pay-To-Play Review
• Miami Budget Director Denied $38M Bond Rating Fraud Retrial
• 6 Firms To Steer IPOs Totaling $2.7B Led By Giant REIT
• Nyca Partners Closes $125M Fintech Fund
• Ex-Jefferies Trader Beats All But 1 Charge In Fraud Retrial
• 2nd Circ. Drills DOJ On Use Of Compelled Libor Testimony
• 2 Life Sciences Cos. Price IPOs Totaling $172M
• Nielsen To Raise $500M Debt To Pay For Gracenote
• Deals Rumor Mill: Verizon, Lionsgate, Temasek
• CFTC's General Counsel To Step Down
• Blackstone Will Trim Stake In Michaels With 18M-Share Sale
• Trump, GOP Allies Aim To Kill Dodd-Frank By Year's End
• B&M European Value Retail Prices $315M Notes Offering
• Citigroup Pays $18 Million SEC Fine For Overbilling Clients
• CORRECTED: Michael Piwowar Named SEC Acting Head, Agency Awaits Nominee
• 6 Ways To Get More From A Limited Budget For Trial Graphics
• Deals Rumor Mill: Siemens, SK Capital Partners, Kate Spade
• Cisco's Bold AppDynamics Buyout Signals IPO Challenges
• Kimbell Royalty Partners Sets Terms On $100M IPO
• SentinelOne Raises $70 Million In Series C Round
• Libor MDL Dismissals Should Not Be Rehashed, Banks Say
• Fidelity Unit Fined $65M By The Fed, FDIC And OCC
• Hong Kong Urges Public Companies To Improve Disclosures
• BigLaw Push Into Mexico Slows Amid Uncertain Climate
• 2nd Circ. Asked To Restore JPMorgan Silver Futures Suits
• SEC Says EB-5 Fraud Defense Doesn't Pass 'Red Face Test'
• Deals Rumor Mill: DexKo, Aramco, Court Square Capital
• SEC Enforcement Chief Heads Back To Debevoise
• Mnuchin Says Bank Size Should Not Determine Gov't Scrutiny
• Deutsche Must Pay $110M In Swaps Suit, NY Court Affirms
• Investor RMBS Claims Against Deutsche Bank Escape The Ax
• Bombay Stock Exchange Opens IPO, Aiming To Raise $182M
• Asset Freeze Imposed On Atty Accused In $9.6M EB-5 Suit
• Morgan Stanley, Citigroup Pay SEC Fines Over Forex Platform
• Cisco Scores 'Unicorn' AppDynamics In $3.7B Deal
• Philippines Sells $2B In Bonds In Duterte's First Big Deal
• Banks Look To Escape Indirect Purchasers' Forex Suit
• First Hawaiian Unveils Secondary Offering, Led By Sullivan
• Near-$1B Deal Shows New Rules 'Will Not Chill' CMBS Market
• SEC, Nursing Home Owner Resolve Bond-Pilfering Claims
• Quest Loses IP Suit Over Real-Time Mobile Stock Updates
• 2 Energy Cos. Prime IPOs Totaling $431M As Pipeline Builds
• REIT Faces Another Suit Over $41M Hotel Loan Write-Down
• Blackstone REIT Invitation Homes Launches $1.5B IPO
• Deals Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Jose Cuervo, Cynosure
• Tilton Tasks Justices With Constitutional Review Of SEC Court
• 6 Reasons Why A Wholesale Dodd-Frank Repeal Is Unlikely
• Telecom Giant Avaya Drops $1B IPO After Bankruptcy Filing
• SEC Unlikely To Escape Partisan Chokehold Under Trump
• CFTC Names Giancarlo As Acting Chairman
• Morgan Stanley Aims To Trim Calif.'s Great Recession Suit
• Mnuchin's Testimony Leaves Many Regulatory Questions
• 8 Firms To Steer IPOs Totaling $1.9B As 2017 Gets Cranking
• Deals Rumor Mill: ING Life, Fairfax, Cushman & Wakefield
• Societe Generale Owes $50M For Lying About $780M In RMBS
• Investors, Banks Trade Shots In Libor Case
• PE-Backed Keane Group Raises $508M In Upsized IPO
• SEC Claims Assisted-Living Owners Mixed Bond Accounts
• Morgan Stanley, UBS Must Provide ISDAfix Gov't Probe Docs
• Coin.mx Trial Date Slips After 'Disappointing' Gov't Tactic
• Hong Kong Warns Against Rule-Breaking In Growth Market
• FinTech Blank Check Co. Prices $100M IPO
• SEC Inks Cooperation Deal With Hong Kong Regulators
• How Litigation Funding Is Bringing Champerty Back To Life
• In The Polarized Era Of Trump, BigLaw Searches For Balance
• The Lawyer Who Will Shape Trump's Presidency
• Rolling Back Regulation In The Age Of Trump
• Most Influential Judges On Trump's Supreme Court Short List
• Bear Fund Liquidators Again Target S&P, Others Over RMBS
• CFTC's Enforcement Head To Leave Agency
• 5 Takeaways From Mnuchin's Treasury Confirmation Hearing
• Fitbit Still Can't Shake Shareholder Suit
• PE-Backed AdvancePierre Inks $338M Secondary Offering
• Deals Rumor Mill: Aon, Evry, Louis Vuitton
• Global Equity Markets Off To A Rousing Start In 2017
• Italian Equity Capital Markets Jump To Fastest Start Ever
• Canadian Regulators Adopt Derivatives Clearing Reforms
• Attracting And Retaining The Millennial Lawyer
• CFTC Fines Citigroup $25M For Spoofing
• Expect Continued Aggressive Enforcement Under Bharara
• EB-5 Update Could Pump The Brakes On Investor Numbers
• Private Education Giant, Biotech Launch IPOs Totaling $687M
• Swaps Trading Is On New CFTC Chair's Radar
• 2nd Circ. Revives $140M FDIC Mortgage Securities Suit
• Israel Issues Its Largest-Ever Euro Bond On London Exchange
• Willkie Farr Adds Energy Partners From Cadwalader
• Deals Rumor Mill: Chuck E. Cheese, Cosco, OneBeacon
• Credit Suisse Finalizes $5.28B MBS Settlement
• Blockchain Could Lower Investment Bank Costs 30%: Report
• Coinbase Gets NY BitLicense, Clearance For Its Operations
• It's Time To Change The Law Firm Business Model
• Thesys Selected To Run Consolidated Audit Trail System
• Puerto Rico Reaches Deal On Pension Bond Payments
• Ex-Cravath Atty, Hedge Fund Runner Get 2nd CFTC Seat Try
• Samson Resources Cleared For $60M Ch. 11 Rights Offering
• 7 Companies Launch IPOs Totaling $1.7B As 2017 Heats Up
• Claire's Latest Retailer To Feel The Heat, Scraps IPO Plans
• Deutsche Bank Finalizes $7.2B MBS Settlement
• Mary Jo White Says SEC Must Remain An Independent Agency
• Real Estate Rumors: Leser, Bed Bath & Beyond, HA Langer
• CFTC Says HK Co. To Pay $150K For Reporting Violations
• PE-Backed Rev Group Primes $250M IPO
• Amended Rule 37(e): 1 Year Later
• Supreme Court Rejects Banks' Appeal In Libor Rigging Suit
• British Gov't Seeks Clean Break From EU Single Market
• Moody's To Pay $864M To US, States Over Crisis-Era Conduct
• Fund Manager Pleads Guilty To $23M Commodities Fraud
• Cost-Benefit Bill Frees Industry By Tying SEC Down
• Deal Makers Buoyed After JPMorgan Forum Despite Clouds
• High Court To Hear CalPERS' Argument Over American Pipe
• High Court Libor Appeal Tests Bedrock Of Rate-Fixing Suits
• Weil Steers PE-Backed Blank Check Co. In $375M IPO
• Avoiding The Hidden Costs Of Bargain-Priced E-Discovery
• Investors Say Forex Ruling Leaves Banks Luckless On Libor
• FINRA's Most Significant 2016 Enforcement Actions
• Citadel To Pay $23M To Settle SEC's Order Routing Claims
• HSBC Inks $45M Deal To Settle Euribor Investor Claims
• Ex-Citigroup Currency Trader Cops To Forex Manipulation
• House Passes Bills Aimed At SEC, CFTC Rulemakings
• SEC To Focus On 'Robo-Advisers,' Senior Abuse In 2017
• Funds To Get Hearing Over Puerto Rico Pension System Debt
• SEC's Universal Proxy Proposal Draws Wide-Ranging Critique
• Expect More Companies To Disclose Trump In Risk Factors
• Davis Wright Guides $83M CMBS Refi On Silicon Valley Hotel
• AppDynamics Launches $132M IPO, First 2017 Tech Offering
• Ex-Pillsbury Partner, 2 Others Form Corporate Boutique
• Carson Can't Guarantee HUD Funds Won't Go To Trump
• Investment-Grade Bonds Rush To Fastest Start Since 2014
• ITG Pays $24M To SEC Over Handling Of Foreign Shares
• Saving Lawyers 1 Breath At A Time: Mindfulness In The Law
• Possible Settlement Reached In $136M EB-5 Fraud Suit
• CFTC Hits JPMorgan With $900K Penalty Over Clearing Fees
• Morgan Stanley, Others Say $2B RMBS Fight Lacks Standing
• Deals Rumor Mill: Praxair, Warburg Pincus, Garena
• Funds Get OK On $4.2M Northern Trust Negligence Settlement
• SEC Cost-Benefit Review Bill Advances In House
• REIT Hospitality Properties Prices $600M In Bonds
• Performance Food Group Unveils $229M Secondary Offering
• CFTC Gets Default Judgment Against 'Flash Crash' Firm
• House Again Passes Angel Investors Bill To Help Startups
• Understanding How Blockchain Could Impact Legal Industry
• Venture Funding Falls In 4th Quarter To Cap Softer '16
• Chinese Beauty Retailer Ditches Securities Class Action
• NY High Court Says Oral Contract OK For Securities Trades
• 3 More Ex-Currency Traders Charged With Forex Rate Rigging
• Massad Says 'Discontent' Shouldn't Mean Dodd-Frank Repeal
• Forex Fraudsters Shell Out Nearly $12M In CFTC Case
• DTCC Embraces Bitcoin Technology For Credit Default Swaps
• Canadian Regulators Seek Input On Banning Embedded Fees
• Holland & Knight Adds Respected Corporate Partner In Miami
• The Incoming SEC Chairman As I Know Him
• Port Authority Misled Investors On Project Risks, SEC Finds
• The Firms That Dominated In 2016
• Deals Rumor Mill: China Orient, ETP, American Apparel
• Ex-Gambling Co. Founder Says Pa. Court Can't Hear Tax Row
• Hong Kong Derivatives Trading Sets Record High In 2016
• SEC, Timbervest Disagree Over Due Process, Industry Bars
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• PE-Backed Retailer Neiman Marcus Pulls Plug On IPO
• Fintech Firms Worry Trump Tax Plan Will Leave Them Behind
• Keane Launches $300M IPO As Energy Deals Heat Up
• Remaining Antitrust Claims Fail In Libor MDL, Banks Say
• Del. Judge Urged To Reverse Course For Conoco Fraud Row
• Invitation Homes Files IPO, Led By Simpson Thacher
• Axiom Asia Brings In $1B For Fourth Fund Of Funds
• Curbing The Power Of Pari Passu Clauses
• Ex-Coin.mx Operator Cops To Bitcoin-Fueled Conspiracy
• CFTC Settles For Small But Personal Fine In Corzine Deal
• 3 Questions Shaping 2017 JPMorgan Health Care Conference
• SEC Pushes For Quick Win In $21M EB-5 Fraud Case
• BlackRock, Others Seek Nod For Sampling In HSBC Suit
• Puda Coal, Ex-Chair Should Pay $228M For Fraud, Judge Says
• Fintech Startup, Covington To Launch Blockchain Council
• US Chamber Protests Posed Commodities Rules For Banks
• 5 Insights From General Electric's Alex Dimitrief
• Ex-Jefferies Trader Abused Trust, Gov't Says In Fraud Retrial
• White Urges SEC Head To Work On Accounting Standards
• Fenwick Guides Cancer Biotech Loxo's $120M Follow-On
• Currency Trading Firm Drops IPO Plans Amid Crackdown
• Snapchat Lying To Investors To Boost IPO, Ex-Worker Says
• OTC Exemption Lets More Cos. Join Venture Market, For Now
• Feds Slam Bitcoin Exchange Operators' Bid To Ax Indictment
• Corzine To Pay CFTC $5M Over MF Global Meltdown
• Trump's Wall Street Ally Pick Signals Enforcement-Light SEC
• NY Appeals Court OKs Dismissal Of GreenPoint RMBS Claim
• Bill To 'Audit the Fed' Relaunched As Trump Admin. Nears
• Ex-Barclays Currency Trader Cops To Forex Conspiracy
• Ex-Miami Official Seeks New Trial In SEC Fraud Case
• South Korean Capital Markets Volume Hits 6-Year High
• AlphaCap Demands Attys' Fees In Gust Patent Suit
• China IPOs Expected To Jump This Year After Wobbly 2016
• MF Global Says Farmers Co-Op Owes $1.7M For Trades
• Hong Kong To Roll Out 1st Renminbi-Based Currency Options
• Deals Rumor Mill: Qualcomm, Ardian, Sogou
• Ex-Trader To Start 2nd Trial Over $2.26M RMBS Fraud
• Investors Ask Judge To Revisit Dismissals In Libor MDL
• Trump Picks Sullivan & Cromwell Partner To Head SEC
• Trump Treasury Pick's Bank Fingered In Leaked Calif. AG Doc
• Circuits Split Widely On SEC Judges' Constitutionality
• CFTC Head To Step Down In Coming Weeks
• Venable, Investor Quit Fight Over $11M Facebook IPO Fraud
• Be Prepared For Law Firm Data Breach Litigation
• Libor Submissions Not Conspiracy, Banks Tell High Court
• Hong Kong Set To Launch Derivatives Volatility Controls
• 'Unicorn' AppDynamics Leads 5 IPOs Filed In Year-End Blitz
• Dechert Gains Ex-Cadwalader Partner For Hong Kong Office
• Standard Chartered Unit Fined Over HK Fund Managers
• Aluminum Purchasers Appeal Antitrust Case To 2nd Circ.
• Braeburn Pharmaceuticals Files For $150M IPO
• Atty Swiped $9.6M From EB-5 Investors, SEC Says
• LSE Sells French Clearing Unit In Bid To Win Merger Approval
• 7 Legal Industry Predictions For 2017
• Ex-Freshfields Finance Partner Joins Kirkland's London Office
• Banking Legislation And Regulation To Watch In 2017
• 4 Capital Markets Developments To Watch In 2017