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Capital Markets - August, 2018

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• Nutter Adds 3rd Hinckley Allen Partner To Boston Team
• $3.5B Forex Deal Was Legit, Ex-HSBC Exec Tells 2nd Circ.
• Dealmakers Expect 'Crowded' IPO Calendar After Labor Day
• Snap Investors Suing Over IPO Statements Seek Cert.
• New Pass-Through Deduction Will Pass Over Many Lawyers
• CFTC Tells 9th Circ. Judge Botched Fraud Case Dismissal
• SEC Fines Mass. Investment Co. $1.9M For Ad Misstatements
• Deals Rumor Mill: Meituan-Dianping, Lyft, Qualtrics
• How Reckless Judicial Impeachments Threaten Rule Of Law
• Firm Can Get Fees Despite Receivership, Judge Says
• Judging A Book: Fogel Reviews 'Good Judgment'
• SEC's Post-Lucia Case Rehearings Largely For Show
• Judge Denies Redo Motions By Convicted Wilmington Execs
• Fed, FDIC Give 5 Firms More Time To Submit 'Living Wills'
• 3 Things You Need To Know About NY's Latest Cyber Regs
• Skadden Steers Moody's $278M Buy Of Real Estate Data Co.
• Gay Dating App Grindr's Chinese Parent Co. Plans IPO
• Private Equity Co. Commits $50M To Blockchain Businesses
• Clayton's SEC Looks To Streamline Private Offering Rules
• 10 Ways To Prevent E-Discovery Woes
• Tesla Hit With Stock-Drop Suit Over Privatization Tweets
• Insurer Cites Banks' Axed Forex Suit In Bid To Nix ERISA Row
• Singapore, Dubai Regulators Forge Pact To Support Fintech
• BNP Paribas Fined $90M Over Alleged ISDAfix Rigging
• Cloud-Based Storage Firm Cloudian Nabs $94M In Funding
• WilmerHale Partner, Industry Vet Bring CFTC To Full Capacity
• 'World Computer' Project Raises $102M In VC Funding
• SEC Sues Gambling Co. Exec For Fake IPO Claims, Theft
• Big Banks Get Agency Bond-Fixing Suit Tossed
• Aston Martin Revs Up For IPO Valuing It At $6.5B
• Rising Star: Davis Polk's Byron Rooney
• OCC Seeks Input On Lending Regs For Underserved Areas
• Talks Ordered On $8.5M Fee In ETE Row After 'Ugly' Acts
• Investors Seek $63M Atty Fees In Deutsche, HSBC Libor Deals
• 'Securities Fraudster' Money Can't Pay Law Firm, SEC Says
• Chinese Electric Carmaker Nio Launches $1.16B IPO
• Moody's Agrees To Pay $16.3M To Settle SEC Ratings Probes
• Deals Rumor Mill: Yum China, Coronado Coal, Saudi Aramco
• Hogan Lovells, Skadden Steer Brixmor's $250M Notes Offering
• 4 Key Components To New Firm Partnership Agreements
• Rising Star: Latham's Benjamin Cohen
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rehear Martoma Insider Trading Case
• Chancery Trims $161M Spanish Broadcaster Investor Suit
• CFPB Student Loan Ombudsman Resigns, Blasts Mulvaney
• Puerto Rico Board Opposes Construction Wage Increase
• Harbour BioMed Lands $85M In Series B Funding
• Lithium-Ion Battery Maker Powers Up Growing IPO Pipeline
• SEC, Aegon Units Strike $97M Deal Over Investment Models
• Deals Rumor Mill: Total, Arco, Farallon
• SAT Prep Co.'s Stock-Drop Suit Dismissed With Prejudice
• On Harvey Anniversary, Voters OK $2.5B Flood Bond Package
• Goodwin Procter Adds Ex-DLA Piper Life Sciences Pro
• Open The Federal Courthouses
• Rising Star: Cravath's D. Scott Bennett
• Chicago Financial Adviser Cops To $2M Trade Loss Fraud
• SEC To Reconsider Staff's Rejection Of 9 Bitcoin ETFs
• Blank-Check Co. Megalith Prices $150M IPO For Fintech Buy
• Deals Rumor Mill: Papa John's, ABB, Oi
• 5 Keys To A Successful IPO Roadshow
• Investors Need New Leader For Biotech IPO Suit, Judge Says
• Financial Advisers Sued By Victims Of $100M Loan Scheme
• VC-Backed Bay Area Biotech Files Plans For $80M IPO
• Ex-Goldman Trader In UK Can Be Deposed For Forex Case
• Deals Rumor Mill: Hutchison, Vertiv, PDC Brands
• CFTC Prevails In Cryptocurrency Fraud Enforcement Action
• Venture-Backed Ticketing Website Eventbrite Files $200M IPO
• Energy Minister Says Saudi Aramco's Huge IPO Not Canceled
• Puerto Rico Creditors Move To Halt Gov't Bank Restructuring
• Philippine Conglomerate Preps $2.7B Follow-On Offering
• The Year Of The Crypto Investigation
• Goodwin-Led Lead Edge Capital Closes Fund With $520M
• SEC Rejects 9 Proposed Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds
• Software Exec Must Face Spoofing Charges For Use Of Tech
• Momentive Interest Trial Opens With Quizzing Of Rate Expert
• Deals Rumor Mill: Aramco, VW, Apple
• Ex-Barclays Forex Chief Can't Dodge HP Fraud Charges
• Fed Officials See Danger In Rising Trade Tensions
• Investors Reach $10M Deal With Citigroup Over Forex Rigging
• Winner's Playbook: Behind The Scenes Of China Ag V. Resh
• CME Readies Libor Benchmark Substitute For October Launch
• Puerto Rico Board Blames Short-Sighted Fixes For Debt Crisis
• Troutman Sanders Adds Hogan Lovells Finance Specialist
• Microcap Issuer, 2 Men To Pay SEC $8M Over Offering Fraud
• Global Net Lease Lands $296M Loan For UK Portfolio
• Auto Parts Reseller Seeks Redo On IPO Suit Dismissal Bid
• ADR Holders Seek Initial OK On $15M Deal With Citigroup
• Harvey Bond Vote Could Send $2.5B To Flood Control Projects
• DLA Piper Lands Corporate Law Pro In Mexico City
• 'High Availability' — A Key Term In Law Firm IT Strategy
• GOP Sens. Press Fed To Pare Regs For Less Risky Banks
• Calif. Fund Adviser Overcharged Clients By $7M, SEC Says
• SEC Secures TRO, Receiver In Alleged $135M Ponzi Scheme
• Navillus Strikes Deal With Unions That Bankrupted It
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive La Quinta Stock-Drop Suit
• Ex-KPMG Auditors Lose Bid For SEC Evidence
• UK Online Fashion Retailer Joins Wave Of IPO Filings
• Tech-Focused SPAC Churchill Capital Primes $400M IPO
• Merrill Lynch Pays SEC $8.9M Over Conflict Of Interest Claims
• Sun Capital Pushes Del. Court To Throw Out RICO Suit
• FINRA Fines Interactive Brokers $5.5 Million For Violations
• The 'Post-Fact' Jury In The 'Fake News' Era
• Stock Exchange Immunity Erodes As Biz Models Evolve
• Cooley Adds Ex-Boies Schiller Trial Partner In NY
• US Takes Ex-HSBC Trader's Extradition Win To Top UK Court
• Trump Call For SEC To Study Reporting Rules Sparks Debate
• CashCall Ruling Creates Legal Uncertainty For Calif. Lenders
• Class Counsel In $2B Forex Deal Awarded $22M In Expenses
• King & Wood Mallesons Nabs Ex-Cahill Gordon Tax Expert
• PG&E Fire Liability Has Calif. Considering Ch. 11 Alternative
• Scottrade To Face Mass. Securities Watchdog In State Court
• Investment Co., Irked Clients Clash On Securities Law's Reach
• Judging A Book: Lipez Reviews 'Last Great Colonial Lawyer'
• The Curious Case Of Ripple's Removal
• Kessler Topaz, Quinn Emanuel To Lead Volatility Index MDL
• Will Law Schools Start Counting 'Generation ADA'?
• Ambac Sues Deutsche Bank Over $900M RMBS Trust Losses
• TKK Symphony Prices $220M IPO To Pursue China Deal
• Chancery Points To Contract In $167M Amur Finance Default
• SEC Returns Clearing Firm Disciplinary Case To CBOE
• Ex-BP Economist Gets Prison In Bitcoin Extortion Plot
• 2nd Circ. Judge Has Blunt Take On La Quinta Stock-Drop Case
• Deals Rumor Mill: Babytree, Amazon, Midstates
• Real Estate Investment Co. A $135M Ponzi Scheme, SEC Says
• Citigroup To Pay SEC $10M Over Faulty Loans, Trader Woes
• Senate Dems Blast CFPB Plan To Halt Military Lending Exams
• Buchalter Adds 2 Attys To Corp., Litigation Groups In LA
• A Chat With Ogletree Knowledge Chief Patrick DiDomenico
• Crypto Co. Hit With Default Judgment For Bilking Investors
• BofA Seeks High Court Review Of 9th Circ. Preemption Ruling
• Blackstone Pours $400M Into Chinese Pharma Co.
• Hausfeld, Susman Awarded $58.4M In Libor MDL Fees, Costs
• Davis Polk, Cooley Steer ViewRay's $150M Follow-On Offering
• AT&T Faces $224M Privacy Suit Over Cryptocurrency Theft
• Alternative Trading Systems Face New Regulatory Burdens
• Judges Can Demand Diversity In Rule 23(g) Applications
• SEC Strikes Deals In Municipal Bond 'Flipping' Scheme
• How One Firm Moved The Needle On Disability Inclusion
• Deals Rumor Mill: Carlyle, CIE Automotive, Sinochem
• Skadden-Led Chinese Electric Carmaker Files $1.8B IPO
• PE-Backed First Data Prices $1.5B Secondary Offering
• Momentive, Noteholders Gear Up For Interest Revision Trial
• SEC Bans Oil Exec Accused Of ICO Fraud From Penny Stocks
• RMBS Investors Can't Get Orders Tossed In Wells Fargo Suits
• RBS Finalizes $4.9B Financial Crisis Settlement With DOJ
• Exchange-Traded Fund Pioneer Faces $2.5M Fraud Suit
• Euronext Hits Back At Wrongful Termination Lawsuit
• Tesla's Latham-Guided Panel To Study Take-Private Scenarios
• Interview Essentials For Attorneys On The Move
• David Boies On How Dyslexia Shaped His Practice
• BigLaw's Mental Health Stigma Shows Signs Of Fading
• SEC Hits 2 Aegis Oil Agents Over $42M In Unregistered Sales
• Microcap Co. Exec Settles SEC's Claims Of $11M Fraud
• Rakoff Hits Ailing Cocoa Trader With 3 Years In $350M Fraud
• Deutsche Bank Gets Stay Of RMBS Indemnification Suit
• SEC Gets Judgment Against Convicted Fitbit Stock Fraudster
• Thales Extends $5B Data Encryption Offer Amid Probes
• Elon Musk Says Saudis Expected To Fund Tesla Buyout
• Davis Polk Guides Sands China In $5.5B Note Offering
• Ex-State Street Exec's Post-Verdict Acquittal Bid Denied
• FXCM Nixes Investor Class Action Over Swiss Franc Losses
• Crypto Investor's Suit Must Stay In Federal Court
• Clerking For Ginsburg
• How The Legal Industry Lets Down Lawyers With Disabilities
• Gaining Access: Disabled Lawyers Share Their Stories
• Schwab Pushes Back On Banks' Latest Bid To Ax Libor Claims
• Insurers Ask 1st Circ. To Affirm UBS' $20M Coverage Loss
• Deals Rumor Mill: Frontier-Suzhou, VF Corp., SIG Combibloc
• Calif. Bank Prices $47.7M IPO On Low End Of Range
• Canadian ICO Promoter Can't Escape SEC Fraud Suit
• McKinsey Critic Bolsters Call To Reopen ANR Ch. 11 Case
• Feds Fight Ex-Barclays FX Trader's Bid To Toss HP Case
• Skadden Steers Amadeus' $1.5B Deal For TravelClick
• Mt. Gox Traders Seek Default Win After Ex-CEO Doesn't Show
• Apollo-Backed Blank-Check Co. Prices Upsized $480M IPO
• Fox Rothschild Nabs Montgomery McCracken Litigator
• Investors Want Affiliate-Bank Claims To Stay In Libor MDL
• 2nd Circ. Adds To Authority On Securities Law Preclusion
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Cleary, Weil
• The SEC Thinks Most Tokens Are Securities, For Now
• Clerking For Ginsburg: 3 Surprises
• Special Master To Reopen $4M State Street Fee Probe
• Martoma Asks Full 2nd Circ. To Fix Insider Trading Rift
• Mesa Air Group Leads 3 IPOs Raising $260M Combined
• How Taxpayers Are Taking To Tax Reform So Far
• PE-Backed GrafTech Prices $460M Secondary Offering
• 1st Circ. Hands Win To Puerto Rico In Bond Lien Dispute
• Snap Can't Get 2nd Shot At Nixing Investor Suit Over IPO
• ITG Will Pay $18M To End Suit Over 'Dark Pool' Trading
• Clerking For Ginsburg: A Superhero Supreme
• 1st Circ. Opens Path For PREPA Bondholders' Receiver Bid
• Deutsche Bank RMBS Suit Should Not Get Cert., Judge Says
• Skadden Leads Chinese Biotech Firm's $903M Hong Kong IPO
• SEC Told Proposed Broker Standards Fall Short
• 4 Firms Steer KKR REIT's $100M Share Sale
• Nine West Creditors Seek Lenders' Info On 2014 Takeover
• Seattle-Based Tech Co. Impinj Hit With Stock-Drop Suit
• O'Melveny Guides Skyworks' $405M Avnera Acquisition
• 2 Strikes And You're Out: The Litvak Saga Comes To An End
• SEC Delays Action On Cboe Proposal To List Bitcoin ETF
• DOJ Seeks More Info On $4.9B WestRock, KapStone Merger
• Foley Hoag Adds Ex-Ropes & Gray Finance Practice Head
• Clerking For Ginsburg: 4 RBG Lessons On Having It All
• 3 Firms Steer Starwood's $2.6B GE Energy Finance Biz Deal
• JP Morgan Can't Duck FINRA Arbitration, 3rd Circ. Says
• US Bank Backs Sampling Ban In Royal Park RMBS Suit
• Sidley Nabs New Blockchain, Fintech Head From McDermott
• Fed Oversight Board Wins Power Fight With Puerto Rico Gov.
• WellCare Eyes Stock And Debt To Fund $2.5B Meridian Buy
• King & Spalding Rehires Former Kirkland Securities Partner
• Paul Weiss Steers KPS' $690M Equipment Biz Sale
• KKR-Backed Clinical Trials Co. Prices $660M Stock Offering
• Jobs Act 3.0 May End Dodd-Frank Repeal Efforts
• Clerking For Ginsburg: How To Play The Long Game
• FCA Collaborates With Regulators On Global Fintech Network
• Proskauer Lands Ex-Dechert Corporate Partner In DC
• HSBC Gets Stay Of RMBS Indemnification Suit
• Oil Co. Investors Should Get Cert. In Stock Suit, Judge Says
• Bernstein Litowitz, Robbins Geller Tapped In Facebook Suit
• Groups Challenge SEC Paperless Reporting Rule At DC Circ.
• Biopharma Co. Aridis Launches $28M IPO For Clinical Trials
• Blue Apron Hit With Another Stock-Drop Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Mattress Firm, SoftBank, Sprint
• Inside The Latest Congressional Hearing On Crypto
• Clerking For Ginsburg: In Pursuit Of Precision
• HSBC To Pay US Regulators $765M To Settle Loans Probe
• DC Circ. Slams DOJ's 'Blanket Refusals' In Atty's FOIA Row
• Forex Traders Want Pleas, Spoofing Claims Kept Out Of Trial
• Netgear Spinoff Raises $163M After IPO Prices Below Range
• EB-5 Investors Bilked Of $21M In Fla. Hotel Scam, SEC Says
• Uber Nabs Covington Securities Atty For Corp. Transactions
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Morgan Lewis Nabs Finance Pro For New York Office
• Judges Shouldn't Force Attorneys On Absent Class Members
• How Kavanaugh's Nomination Affects Financial Institutions
• Clerking For Ginsburg: My RBG Guide To Judging
• Labaton Bid To DQ Judge In $75M Fee Fight A Risky Move
• 2nd Circ. Backs Toss Of RMBS Suit Against US Bank, BofA
• Barclays, Citi $250M Libor MDL Deal With Investors OK'd
• CFTC Awards Three Whistleblowers A Combined $45M
• KPMG Can't Escape Investors' Suit Over Miller Energy Audit
• Real Estate Brokerage Leads 2 IPOs Exceeding $973M
• Attys In $35M Facebook Deal Seek $14M In Fees, Costs
• How New SEC Rule Will Affect ETF Ecosystem
• Clerking For Ginsburg: 4 Things I Learned
• LSE Starts Plans For 'No-Deal' Brexit To Secure EU Access
• Devil Is In Details On OCC Fintech Charter, Attys Say
• Fraud Trial For KPMG Staff, Regulators Delayed 4 Months
• Atty Fees Chopped By $1.6M In Energy Newsletter IP Suit
• JPML Won't Centralize Credit Suisse Inverse VIX Suits In NY
• BT Group Ducks Investor Suit Over Italian Subsidiary Scandal
• 9th Circ. May Hear Crypto Investor's Remand Bid, Judge Says
• Wells Fargo To Pay $2B Over RMBS Failures
• Clerking For Ginsburg: The Equality Lessons