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Capital Markets - February, 2020

194 articles

• SEC's Latest Bitcoin ETF Rejection Draws Dissent, Frustration
• Coronavirus Abounds In Risk Disclosures As Disease Spreads
• Merrill Lynch Again Beats Securities Suit Over Reserve
• Latin American Crime Groups Using Crypto To Launder Money
• Welcome Libor Transition News For Market Participants
• Aussie Banks Say They Should Exit Rate-Rigging Suit Too
• Fenwick Guides Passage Bio In Upsized, $216M Debut
• SFO Pursuit Of Barclays Execs 'Lies In Tatters' After Acquittals
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Legal Industry Should Pursue AI Prediction Progress
• Ex-Barclays Execs Acquitted In Qatar Fraud Case
• Roche Cyrulnik Takes Lead In $1.4T Bitcoin Manipulation Suit
• Ill. Judge Says Trader's Partner Was 'Transparently Bogus'
• FINRA-Banned Broker Cites Kokesh In Return To DC Circ.
• Deutsche Bank Settles Preferred Securities Suit For $18.5M
• DoorDash Confidentially Files Plans For Public Debut
• Deals Rumor Mill: Big Hit Entertainment, Dyal Capital, Shell
• Canadian Regulators Seek Input On New Crowdfunding Rules
• Simpson Thacher-Led ZoomInfo Files $500M IPO
• Bitcoin Fraud Class Action Shows Crypto Litigation Hurdles
• Steven Seagal Settles With SEC Over Crypto Promotion
• Fintech's 2020 M&A Boom Shifts To Consumer-Facing Targets
• Investor Settlements Remain High As Defendant Sizes Grow
• Ripple ICO Suit Mostly Survives Motion To Dismiss
• Securities Suit In NY Court Survives Post-Cyan Dismissal Bid
• PTAB Axes Nasdaq Trading Patent Under Alice In CBM
• Coronavirus Causing 'Renewed Uncertainty' In HK Markets
• What Companies Should Know About Direct Listings
• SC Utility Must Face Suit Over Failed Nuclear Reactor Project
• Solutions To 4 Common Law Firm Diversity Challenges
• Ex-Deutsche, Merrill Traders Claim DOJ Misconduct
• Qatar Fraud Trial Against Ex-Barclays Bankers Goes To Jury
• Bank Of England To Penalize Cos. Still Using Libor In Oct.
• Banks Blast La.'s 'Serial Amendments' To Bond-Rigging Suit
• Oil Co. Salesman Must Give SEC $5M For Role In Scam
• Coronavirus Fears Cast Cloud Over Dealmaking
• Canadian Waste Hauler Renews IPO Plans With $1.5B Filing
• When Coronavirus May Trigger SEC Disclosure Requirements
• Oversight Board Asks 1st Circ. To Protect PR Fiscal Reform
• WilmerHale Snags Capital Markets Partner From Gibson Dunn
• Bitcoin Miner CEO Gets $27M Pump-And-Dump Suit Trimmed
• AT&T Can't Skirt All Of Crypto Investor's $24M Hacking Suit
• Discrimination Cases Are Too Complex For AI Fee Prediction
• Crypto-Focused Bank Looks To Wyoming Charter To Launch
• Ex-Chainalysis Counsel To Oversee FinCEN Digital Innovation
• Justices Turn Down Forex Market Maker's Defamation Suit
• High Court Passes On Quartet Of Employment Cases
• Courts May Clash With Litigants Over Document Review Tech
• Considering Human Capital Management In Proxy Disclosures
• G20 Wants Countries To Implement Strict Crypto Rules
• Investors Seek Cert. In Action Over GreenSky IPO
• 7th Circ. Rejects Kraft's Bid To Decertify Wheat Suit Class
• Shopify Joins Facebook-Led Libra Association
• RMBS Investors Challenge US Bank's Early-Win Effort
• More Companies Likely To 'Test The Waters' Ahead Of IPOs
• Cboe Investors Push For Appeal In VIX Manipulation Case
• Winston & Strawn Steers Blank Check Co. Through $200M IPO
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• AI Can't Accurately Predict Case Length And Cost — Yet
• Paxos Starts Blockchain Settlement Service For US Equities
• Jones Day Helps Guide French Game Co.'s $95M IPO
• CFTC Proposes Longer Deadlines For Swap Trading Reporting
• PE Investors Should Reject Life Tenure For General Partners
• Boardroom Hot Topics: ESG, Purpose And Stakeholders
• Deals Rumor Mill: Speedway, ThyssenKrupp, Univision
• Blank-Check Co. East Stone's Upsized IPO Raises $120M
• Feds Target Investment Adviser Who 'Lost' $200K
• Brexit Spurs On EU Capital Markets Union Plans
• Davis Polk, Skadden Guide $13B Morgan Stanley-E-Trade Deal
• Telegram's $1.7B Grams Offering Remains On Pause
• Investor Settlements Saw Lull In '19 But Big Deals Are In Sight
• US Bank Says RMBS Claims Resolved By Nix Of Similar Suit
• Pulling Up Stakes: Latham, Dechert, Fenwick & West
• SEC Urges Firms To Factor Coronavirus Risks In Disclosures
• Morgan Lewis, Squire Patton Rep NextEra In $2.5B Equity Sale
• Blockchain Startup Settles SEC Claims Over $45M ICO
• Venator Says It Didn't Lie About Fire Damage At Plant
• Securitizations Group Of The Year: Weil Gotshal
• Telegram, SEC Lock Horns In Court Over $1.7B Token Offering
• VW Rips Bondholder's Cert. Bid In Emissions Fraud Row
• Hagens, Pomerantz, Rosen To Lead Canopy Stock-Drop Suit
• NCLA Backs Adviser's 11th Circ. Challenge Of SEC Judges
• 3 Cos. Join IPO Pipeline With Filings Totaling $286M
• Junk Bond Mogul Among Latest Round Of Trump Pardons
• Lawyers Can Build Trust Through The Spoken Word
• Fenwick-Led Passage Bio Launches $126M IPO
• Securitizations Group Of The Year: Ropes & Gray
• Barclays Execs Are An 'Unlikely Band Of Villains,' Jury Told
• EU Weighs Change To MiFID, MiFIR Investor Protections
• Judge Sets Roadmap In $4.5B JPMorgan RMBS Deal Split
• Tesla Prices $2B Stock Offering Amid Regulator Scrutiny
• CFTC Says Colo. Woman Ran Digital Asset Ponzi Scheme
• 'Dissembling, Combative' Trader Must Pay $22M, Judge Says
• Telegram Allies Rip SEC Expert's Opinion In $1.7B Case
• Drillers Feel Squeeze From Wary Bondholders In Debt Deals
• Public-Private Gulf Puts Startup Valuations In The Spotlight
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Skadden, Wachtell
• Crypto Bill Offers Basic Definitions The Industry Needs
• FINRA's Changes To New-Issue Sales, Distribution Practices
• Aussie Rate-Rigging Suit Cut To 1 Plaintiff, 9 Banks In NY
• Legal Prediction Is Demanding But Not Impossible
• Paul Weiss-Led Churchill Capital Prices $1B Blank-Check IPO
• Securitizations Group Of The Year: Mayer Brown
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Mass Arbitrations Are Here, But Jury's Out On Practicality
• Mass. Judge Says Investment Firm's Fraud Is 'Undisputed'
• SEC Probes Tesla Over Financing Arrangements
• Deals Rumor Mill: SoftBank, Goldman Sachs, Centerbridge
• Trends In Recent FCPA And Cartel Cases Against Execs
• Cancer Biotech's Upsized $238M IPO Leads Three Deals
• CFTC Orders Fla. Trader To Pay Back $1M From Scam
• Trump's Fed Pick Vows Independence But Hits Turbulence
• Investors Call Crypto Firm's Defense 'Vexatious Bad Faith'
• Calif. Developer Settles SEC's EB-5 Fraud Claims For $4.1M
• 5 Executive Compensation Considerations For Proxy Season
• SFO's Barclays Case Nothing But Saucy Comments, Atty Says
• Energy Execs Pin Ponzi Scheme On Texas Driller In SEC Suit
• Regulators Need To Keep A Close Eye On AI In Finance
• SEC Looks To Give Companies More Leeway With Disclosures
• 'Bitcoin Inventor' Claims He Can't Share Hidden Docs
• Bondholder Loses Round In $132M Venezuelan Debt Fight
• IOSCO Recommends Crypto Traders Be Vetted
• SEC Exam Priorities Highlight Flexible, Holistic Compliance
• Effective AML, Anti-Bribery Programs Hinge On Collaboration
• 3 Firms Steer Chinese Insurance Marketplace's $55M IPO
• Blockvest CEO Asks Court To Reject 'Draconian' Sanctions
• UK 'Optimistic' Over Post-Brexit Euro Derivatives Trading
• Puerto Rico Proposes Plan To Slash Debt Load By $24B
• Fed Chair Throws Cold Water On Libor Legislation Idea
• Skadden Atty Says He Shouldn't Be DQ'd In Spoofing Case
• Understanding PE Employee Co-Investment Credit Facilities
• SEC Faces Several Hurdles In Telegram ICO Case
• Blank Check IPOs Targeting Pot, Clean Energy Raise $390M
• Malpractice Landscape Is Becoming Riskier For BigLaw
• Latham Reps Cancer Biotech's Upsized $231M IPO
• Fatburger Parent Co. Slams Shareholders' Class Cert. Bid
• Greek Investors Can Proceed With €300M Cyprus Claim
• White House Sets Sights On Crypto Threats In 2021 Budget
• Trump Budget Looks To Fold Audit Watchdog Into SEC
• Roche Cyrulnik, Kirby, Robbins Geller Vie To Lead Bitcoin Suit
• Venezuela's Creditors Don't Want To Wait On $390M Bill
• PE-Backed Azek Joins IPO Pipeline With $100M Filing
• Judging A Book: Humetewa Reviews 'Guilty People'
• Urban Logistics REIT Seeking $138M In Upcoming Share Sale
• Investor Urges Nixing Cert. In Crypto 'Miners' Ponzi Case
• HSBC Gets Time To Disclose Trader Chats In Forex Suit
• Crypto Safe Harbor Applauded, But Long Road Lies Ahead
• SEC's Shareholder Voting Proposals Endure Heavy Criticism
• Simpson Thacher Reps Meter Co. Calisen In £328M IPO
• CFTC Asked To Weigh In On SEC's Telegram Securities Suit
• Real Estate Finance Firm Leads 3 IPOs Raising $208M Total
• The Optimistic Outlook For M&A In The UK
• Taxation With Representation: Cleary, Ropes, Wilson, Sullivan
• Del. M&A Ruling Shows High Bar For Determining Controllers
• FinCEN Warns Social Media Crypto Projects To Mind Its Rules
• Windy City Shuffle: McDonald Hopkins, Clark Hill, Steptoe
• SEC's Peirce Proposes 3-Year Crypto Safe Harbor
• American Realty-Tied REIT Ends Investor Suit In $15M Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Atotech, Swissport, SoftBank
• More Biotech Firms Going Public Through Blank-Check IPOs
• Takeaways From DOJ Fraud Section's Enforcement Uptick
• Amended CFTC Rules Provide Clarity For Asset Managers
• Casper And 2 Life Sci Cos. Raise Combined $482M In IPOs
• Mark Cuban Among SEC Critics Siding With Lucia In ALJ Fight
• PPD Raises Hefty $1.6B In Simpson Thacher-Led IPO
• Brainard Bullish On FedNow, Fed-Backed Crypto Needs Time
• 'Kryp+0 K!ng' Targeted MLB Families In $7.5M Ponzi Scam
• CFTC's Plan To End Position Limits Saga Faces Big Test
• New SEC Committee Shows More Interest In Biz Than Regs
• InsurTech Firm Boost Insurance Lands $14M From Investors
• Casper Sleep Cuts IPO Price While Beam Lifts Target
• Why SFO Closed Its Libor Manipulation Investigation
• Gibson Dunn Reps Merck & Co. In Spinoff Of $6.5B In Assets
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Seeks To Ditch Crypto Money Laundering Rap
• Fla. Judge Tosses Bitcoin Cash Network Hijack Suit
• Compliance Chiefs Face Undue Personal Risk, NYC Bar Says
• Ex-Crypto Firm Must Pay Damages It Said Were 'Nonsensical'
• 1 Firm Grabs Spotlight In January Bolstered By Reynolds IPO
• HK Eases Public Co. Disclosures Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
• Fed Bans Another Goldman Sachs Exec Over 1MDB Scandal
• SEC Private Equity Enforcement: A Look Ahead
• Australian Trader Gets Time Served For Spoofing Merc Market
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Following A Serendipitous Path
• Ex-Barclays Finance Chief Key To Qatar Scheme, SFO Says
• US Will Target Undervalued Currency In Duty Probes
• $10B Suit Accuses Bitcoin 'Founder' Of Hiding 11,000 Docs
• Real Estate Rumors: Deutsche, BVK, First Republic Bank
• Advisers Face AML Pressure From SEC Despite Lack Of Regs
• Singapore-Based IStox Emerges From Regulatory Sandbox
• Fenwick-Backed Life Sciences Co. Files For $125M IPO
• 7 Ethics Questions To Ask Before Marketing Your Law Firm
• Latham, Davis Polk Guide Cancer Biotech's $150M IPO Launch
• Discover Growth Wants $4M Arbitral Award Confirmed
• Developers In A Holding Pattern As Congress Debates EB-5