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Capital Markets - March, 2020

223 articles

• Judge Won't Block Robinhood's Communications With Users
• Feds Ask 2nd Circ. To Nix Ex-SocGen Exec's Fugitive Appeal
• 3 Keys To Ensure Virtual Shareholder Meetings Go Smoothly
• Law Firm Pay Cuts, Layoffs Will Likely Multiply
• Pot Co. CannTrust To Restructure Amid Investor Suits
• AT&T Looks To Nix Some Of Crypto Investor's Hacking Suit
• Skadden Steers E-Commerce Biz's $1.1B Share Placement
• Tower Research Dodges Most Claims In Futures Spoofing Suit
• Evoqua Must Face Some Investor Claims Over $500M IPO
• 3 Steps To Building Effective Teams While On Lockdown
• Chancery OKs $22M Deal To End $1.4B Fintech Merger Suit
• SEC Slams Telegram's Bid To Relitigate Coin Offering Order
• Coalition Says Bitcoin Cash 'Hijack' Claims Again Fall Short
• Companies Forced To Get Creative As Public Markets Stall
• Private Infrastructure Investment And The COVID-19 Pandemic
• Latham Steers Cancer Therapy Biz In $130M IPO Filing
• Adapting Executive Pay Decisions To COVID-19 Impact
• Law Firm Mergers Dry Up Due To Coronavirus Pandemic
• Client Advocacy Tips For Remote Hearings During COVID-19
• How To Conduct Depositions Remotely
• Kirkland, Skadden Steer SMBC And Ares' $384M Alliance
• The Attys And Legal Logic Behind Stay-At-Home Orders
• Bank Regulators Unveil 2-Year Delay For CECL Adopters
• User Says Robinhood Is Trying To 'Wipe Out' Class Claims
• Holland & Knight Nabs Ex-Kirkland Financing Atty
• COVID-19 Crisis Exposes Libor Replacement's Weaknesses
• Oil Price War Makes New Debt Modification Strategies Key
• Citing COVID-19, SEC Eases More Filing Requirements
• A Guide To Zealously Representing Clients During COVID-19
• Startups Face Uncharted Waters As Funding Dries Up
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Judge Axes Investors' Libor Rigging Suit As 'Wishful Thinking'
• Ex-Merrill Lynch Trader Wants Spoofing Scheme Charge Axed
• Investors Allege Ripple CEO Dumped XRP While Touting It
• COVID-19 Relief Could Be Catalyst For A Digital Dollar
• SEC Staff Offers Road Map For COVID-19 Risk Disclosures
• Trial For ICO Fraud Defendants Off Until September At Least
• AT&T Can't Shake Bitcoin Investor's Suit Over 'SIM Swaps'
• Pandemic Poses Distressed Debt Opportunities, CFIUS Risks
• 7 Ways Attys Can Create The Right Home Office Environment
• SEC Cuts 'ZOOM' Stock Boom Short, Fearing Name Confusion
• Probes Of Senators' Trading May Reach Uncharted Waters
• US Banks Escape Bond Price-Fix Suit
• SEC Broadens Relief Efforts For Virus-Affected Cos., Funds
• Global IPO Slowdown Could Last Until Third Quarter Of 2020
• 10 E-Discovery Challenges Caused By COVID-19
• Cash Management For REITs And Funds In Uncertain Times
• 4 Firms Vie To Lead Investor Suit Against Web Browser Co.
• Paul Weiss Nabs Simpson Thacher International Tax Pro
• Coronavirus Could Complicate Libor Transition, FCA Warns
• 7th Circ. Upholds Chicago Exchanges' Antitrust Win
• Feds Fight Ex-Atty's Bid To Nix Crypto Money Laundering Rap
• Fed Will Scale Back Bank Exams Amid COVID-19 Crisis
• COVID-19 Will Fray Energy Industry's Financial Lifelines
• Bitcoin 'Inventor' Battles Order To Release 'Privileged' Docs
• SEC Wins Bid To Halt Telegram $1.7B Coin Offering
• SEC Grants Investment Funds Relief Amid Pandemic
• Virus-Related Turmoil Threatens Prudential Unit's IPO Plans
• Public Interest Groups Call For Federal Rulemaking Freeze
• Argentine Financial Crisis Can Inform COVID-19 Response
• BigLaw Leaders Must Prepare For COVID-19 Economic Fallout
• NYC Developer Did Not Illegally Transfer Development Rights
• Kik Seeks Summary Judgment In SEC's $100M ICO Suit
• SIFMA Urges Governors To Deem Financial Firms 'Essential'
• SEC Relaxes Rules For Transfer Agents Impacted By Virus
• The New Obstacles Chilling China-Led Deals In The US
• Law360's 2020 Capital Markets Editorial Advisory Board
• 3 Ways Leaders Can Improve Remote Work For Lawyers
• Tips For Online Mediation In The Age Of Social Distancing
• 4 Cases Show Growing Reach Of Federal Fraud Statutes
• Tezos Seeks To Settle Coin Offering Suit For $25M
• Snap Agrees To Pay $155M In IPO Class Action Settlement
• SoftBank Readies $41B Asset Sale, $18B Stock Buyback Plan
• Pandemic Deemed 'Perfect Storm' For Fraud In The Markets
• SEC Seeks Quick Win In Kik $100M Unregistered ICO Suit
• Alki David & Co. Will Pay $122K, Ending SEC Fraud Claims
• Market Turmoil Begins To Strain Even Blank-Check Deals
• Lead Plaintiff Asks To Leave IPO Suit Against Switch Inc.
• 3 Firms Steer Chinese Pharma Co.'s $288M Hong Kong IPO
• Updating Publicly Traded Company Disclosures For COVID-19
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• State Groups Ask Trump For Rulemaking Halt Amid Outbreak
• Pulling Up Stakes: Husch Blackwell, Thompson Hine
• FINRA Hires Schwab Exec To New Financial Crimes Post
• Kraft, Mondelez Say CFTC Ducking Contempt Order Too Soon
• Fintech Could See Adoption Bump After Outbreak Eases
• Beyond Meat Execs Face Another Investor Suit
• Pa. Panel Junks $2M Award In Bank Stock Buyback Dispute
• Rethinking Flood Insurance In The Age Of Climate Change
• COVID-19 Risks For Over-The-Counter Derivatives Markets
• Dealing With D&O Liability Caused By COVID-19 Pandemic
• The Rising COVID-19 Bankruptcy Risks
• Global Tax Enforcement Is Coming For Crypto Exchanges
• Chinese Mobile Device Co. Files $22M US IPO In Slow Market
• Deals Rumor Mill: Marathon Petroleum, WeWork, Tegna
• US Bank Beats Crisis-Era RMBS Suit With 'Champerty' Arg
• Square Gets FDIC's Approval To Launch A Bank In 2021
• Virus Prompts SEC To Ease Deadlines For Delayed Audit Trail
• Brothers Get 2 Years For Robbing Crypto Retirement Fund
• A Work-From-Home Tech Checklist For Law Firms
• Chancery Urged To OK $22M Deal To End Fintech Merger Suit
• Treasury Dept. Details $1T COVID-19 Relief Proposal
• Financial Agencies Urged To Halt All Non-COVID Rulemakings
• Amid Virus, SEC Vows Public-Comment Deadline Flexibility
• HSBC Money-Laundering Deal Relevant To Forex, Court Told
• Judge Slashes 80% Of Atty Fees Owed By Bitcoin 'Inventor'
• Board Discussions In The Era Of Down-Round Financings
• Venture-Backed Biotech Firm Files $86M IPO In Stalled Market
• 7 Keys To Keeping Your Firm Inclusive In The Coronavirus Era
• Pandemic May Disrupt Discovery In Credit Suisse Forex Case
• 3 Firms Steer BioPharma's Go-Public With Blank Check Co.
• EU Regulators Extend Short Selling Bans To Slow Slump
• YogaWorks Investors Urge Court To Keep IPO Suit Alive
• Libor Transition Plans Could Take Hit From COVID-19 Turmoil
• Fatburger Parent Co. Investors Denied Class Cert. In IPO Suit
• SEC, NYSE Urge Open Markets As COVID-19 Spurs Telework
• Mt. Gox Accuser Switching Theories Midcase, Ex-CEO Says
• Nvidia Stock-Drop Suit Over Crypto Sales Trimmed Down
• Crypto Trading Platform Bakkt Nets $300M In Latest Round
• Akin Gump Snags Ex-Haynes And Boone Duo In Dallas
• Cboe Looks To Stymie Judgment In VIX Manipulation Case
• 10 Ways To Continue Biz Development During Coronavirus
• SEC Relaxes Rules For In-Person Activity Amid Coronavirus
• Ballard Spahr, Mandel Fight Crypto Investors' Sanctions Bid
• Wash. County's New Power Rate For Crypto Miners OK'd
• SEC's Renewed Scrutiny Of Fund Names May Target 'ESG'
• Borrowers Seek $14.5M Deal OK In CashCall Usury Suit
• Virtu Scores Win Over Ex-Worker Who Copied 'Secret Sauce'
• 7 Ethics Considerations For Lawyers Using Lead Generators
• Cloud With Me Investors Seek Class Cert. In ICO Fraud Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• More European Central Banks Relax Capital Rules
• Coronavirus: The Latest Court Closures And Restrictions
• China Housed 28% Of Foreign Cos. Sued By Investors In 2019
• SEC Relaxes Audit Verification Rules On Smaller Companies
• Bernstein Litowitz, Robbins Geller Led Investor Deals In 2019
• Mitigating Crypto UDAAP Risk After Ripple ICO Ruling
• Deals Rumor Mill: Magic Leap, Tegna, WeDoctor
• RBS Sees Some Claims Cut From Colonial RMBS Sale Suit
• WilmerHale Steers Rare-Disease Biotech Through $75M IPO
• Fugitive Barclays Trader Can't Appeal Rate-Rigging Conviction
• ECB Softens Bank Rules As Coronavirus Grips EU Economy
• SEC Eases Disclosures For Certain Variable Products
• Oil Price Drop May Deliver Knockout To Shaky Energy Cos.
• UK's Prudential Preps Partial IPO Of US-Based Insurance Arm
• Chase Bank To Settle Crypto Credit Card Purchases Suit
• New Pipelines Are Needed To Close Law School Diversity Gap
• End Of Libor Presents Litigation Risks For Dealmakers
• Ex-Deutsche Trader's 'Outsourcing' Claim Brushed Aside
• Cooley Adds Ex-Covington Pro To NY Capital Markets Team
• Winston & Strawn Guides Health-Focused SPAC's $200M IPO
• BoE Cuts Rates, Frees Bank Capital To Counter Virus Impact
• SEC Wins Emergency Block On Suspected Securities Scam
• Fla. Men Settle SEC Pump-And-Dump Claims For $3.5M
• SEC's Roisman Eyes More Changes To Proxy Voting Rules
• FINRA Disciplinary Actions Underscore AML Focus
• Avoiding Inadvertent Sanctions Violations In Latin America
• Onshore CLOs May Make Sense For Insurer Investors
• Ill. Futures Trader Gets 32 Months In Jail For Fraud Scheme
• Hemp Co. Wants Suit Over Misleading Biz Plans Nixed
• How To Search For A Transformational Law Firm COO
• SEC Asks Staff To Work From Home After Virus Scare At HQ
• No Fast Answer For Hausfeld, Scott+Scott's Rival Forex Suits
• 4 Ethics Tips For Lawyers As Coronavirus Spreads
• Market Turbulence Throws IPO Pipeline Into Question
• Chinese Used-Car Platform Can't Steer Clear Of IPO Suit
• Bitcoin 'Inventor' Must Hand Over More Docs In $10B Suit
• Activism, ESG And Coronavirus Are Hot Topics For M&A Attys
• Telegram Notes Calif. Order As It Awaits Decision On Grams
• Kraft Pulls Bid To Sanction CFTC Over Press Release Feud
• Judge Says No 'Rubber Stamp' To End BNY Mellon RMBS Suit
• Ocwen, Wells Fargo Aim To Sink ERISA Suit Over 2008 Crisis
• Albertsons Goes Back To IPO Market 2 Years After Pulling Out
• SEC Plan To Expand Private Offerings Draws Mixed Response
• Venezuela Oil Co. Unit Fights $132M Bondholder Ruling
• Winston & Strawn, Loeb & Loeb Steer 2 IPOs Worth $660M
• China Eases Venture Capital Exits As Virus Batters Economy
• A Possible Limit On High Court 2005 Agency Deference Ruling
• It Can Be Risky For Litigators To Advise On Litigation Funding
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Pharma Investor Says $11M Public Offering Breached Contract
• Hogan Lovells Adds Finance Partner From Milbank In NYC
• Baker McKenzie Hires 3 For New Financial Regulatory Group
• Robinhood's System Outage Spurs Class Action Filed In Fla.
• Ex-NFL Investor Denies Charges In New Crypto Indictment
• OPEC Pulls Back As Coronavirus Fears Deepen Oil Malaise
• Chicago Merc, Intercontinental Split Quick Wins In TM Fight
• 2 Firms Edge Ahead Of Peers In Quiet February For IPOs
• Justices Seem Amenable To Equitable SEC Disgorgement
• SEC's M&A Chief Says Proxy Firm Rules Will Be Ready In 2020
• Onex Holds $556M Secondary Sale Of SIG Combibloc Shares
• Stop Asking Bar Applicants About Mental Illness
• Justices Likely Aiming To Fix SEC Disgorgement, Not Ditch It
• SEC Offers Filing Relief To Companies Hit By Coronavirus
• Pols Told Of Blockchain Small Biz Uses, But Barriers Remain
• SEC Considers Easing Limits On Private Offerings
• Block & Leviton Scores Lead In Lyft Investors' Stock-Drop Suit
• High Court Must Reject Unconstitutional La. Abortion Law
• Morgan Lewis-Repped English Learning Biz Pulls IPO Plan
• What The Coronavirus Means For Arbitration And Mediation
• Justices Prioritize Victim Payments In SEC Disgorgement Args
• Puerto Rico Pension Needs Trustee, Bondholders Tell 1st Circ.
• Greenberg, Pillsbury Steer $3.3B Electric Truck Co. Merger
• Venture-Backed Imara Primes $76M IPO Amid Volatile Market
• Paul Hastings Snags Capital Markets, Fintech Pro From Orrick
• Royal Park Ends 6-Year RMBS Fight With BNY Mellon
• Broker Says NY Boutique Lied About FINRA Dealings, Filings
• What Congress Misses About Universal Injunctions
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Lessons From 'Italian Summer Camp'
• SEC Should Rethink Investor Protection In Digital Asset Space
• 2 Firms Steer Canada Waste Co.'s $2.2B IPO, Equity Offering
• 4 Charged In JPMorgan Spoofing Case Want Indictments Axed
• SEC's Disgorgement Power Faces Possible High Court Muzzle
• Rapper TI Exits Suit Alleging Endorsement Of FLiK ICO
• Investors Can Seek UK Trader's Testimony In Forex Suit
• SEC Seeks Input On How To Wipe Out Misleading Fund Names
• Prepare Your Law Firm Tech For Coronavirus Impact
• Key FERC Record-Keeping Rules For Gas Trading Cos.
• Chinese Solar Co. Seeks Exit From Backdoor Listing Suit
• Atty Tips To Avoid 'Scope Creep' And Malpractice Claims
• Cannabis Blank Check Co. Among 2 IPOs Filed Totaling $350M
• Trump Plan To Nix Audit Watchdog Would Hurt Markets
• Now Is The Time To Explore A Business Succession Plan