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Capital Markets - May, 2020

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• Latest Push For Digital Dollar Led By Former CFTC Chair
• Latham, Meitar Lead Fiverr's $120M Follow-On Deal
• U.S. Bank Fights Commerzbank's Redo Bid In RMBS Suit
• Int'l Securities Org Says Virus Shouldn't Stop 'Fair' Filings
• PPP By The Numbers: Visualizing Pandemic Biz Relief Funds
• Corporate Bond Rush Brings A Big Wave Of Firsts
• SEC Says Volkswagen, Ex-CEO Can't Escape Emissions Suit
• Avoiding Inadvertent Privilege Waivers In E-Communications
• PE Minority Investments Offer Alternative Capital During Crisis
• 5 Tips For Drafting Effective Legal Billing Guidelines
• Can Cannabis Survive The Virus? The Cash Crunch Intensifies
• Allen & Overy-Led Peet's Coffee Owner Prices €2.25B IPO
• Kirkland, Sidley Steer Starwood's $325M Lifeline To TPG Unit
• Investors' Forex-Rigging Claims Against Banks Narrowed
• Ky. Man Pilfered $10M In Futures Trade Scheme, CFTC Says
• 3 Firms Steer Oncology Biotech's $350M Spinoff, IPO Plans
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ripple Securities Suits Consolidated In Calif. Federal Court
• Blockchain Co. To Return $25.5M After Unregistered ICO
• Anonymous Bitcoin Investor Calls Purported Inventor A 'Liar'
• Damages Analysis Tossed From BNY Mellon RBMS Action
• Don't Cancel Your Summer Associate Programs
• FINRA Hits Stifel For $3.6M In Year's Top Suitability Settlement
• Retail Investors Hit By Oil Price Drop May Turn To The Courts
• Early Securities Litigation Trends Stemming From Recent IPOs
• Bondholder Seeks To Force Venezuelan Oil Co. To Pay $132M
• O'Melveny-Repped Yeti Prices $198M Secondary Offering
• Canadian Pot Co. Says Investors Knew Of Contamination Risk
• Gibson Dunn Guides Gene Test Co.'s IPO Amid COVID Slump
• SEC Confronts Fraud Amid 'Spike' In COVID-19 Tips
• 5 Ways To Reduce Post-Pandemic Legal Malpractice Exposure
• Sanofi To Raise $11.1B In Sale Of Regeneron Stake
• Leaving The Tort System Behind Via Corporate Risk Transfer
• Weil-Led Co. Prices Year's Second-Largest Blank-Check IPO
• Ex-JPMorgan Trader Wants Separate Trial In Spoofing Case
• Chase Customers Try To Seal $2.5M Crypto Fee Settlement
• Simpson Thacher Guides ZoomInfo's $757M IPO Plans
• HSBC Launches Equity Product Powered By AI And Big Data
• Bank Sued Over $900M Securitization Deal Disrupted By Virus
• Health-Focused Firms Flood IPO Market With Fresh Filings
• Justices' SEC Disgorgement Ruling May Shape FCPA Matters
• Latest Deals In Libor Suit Boost Lenders' Recovery To $35M
• Warner Music Group Plans IPO To The Tune Of $1.7B
• Credibility Concerns About Virtual Arbitration Are Unfounded
• 2 New Accounting Fraud Cases Offer Lessons For Boards
• Facebook Rebrands Unlaunched Libra Wallet
• CFTC Seeks Win Against Currency Trader Accused Of Fraud
• Goodwin, MoFo Guide Fibrosis Biotech's $90M IPO Plans
• Investors Seek To Wrap $95M Deal On Bond Price-Fix Claims
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Goldman Class Cert. Ruling Has COVID-19 Implications: Amici
• SEC Actions Point To 'Hyperfocus' On Disclosure Issues
• A Tax Primer For PE Investment In Distressed Real Estate Debt
• How CFTC's Agricultural Enforcement May Evolve Amid Crisis
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• SEC Backs Fine For Compliance Chief Who Missed Red Flags
• Latham-Led Medical Device Maker Prices Upsized $156M IPO
• A Lawyer's Guide To Client Service Continuity Planning
• Is The Future Of The Annual Shareholder Meeting Online?
• Coronavirus Q&A: Dechert Real Estate Leader
• 3 Ways The Pandemic Has Changed How IPOs Are Done
• Renren Investor Suit Persists As NY Judge OKs Jurisdiction
• SEC Urged To Establish ESG Disclosure Policies
• UK Hospitality Co. Wants £1B To Beef Up Finances Amid Virus
• SEC Eases Disclosure Rules Related To Acquisitions
• Virtual Meetings Could Be Fertile Ground For Legal Discovery
• Merrill Lynch Traders Can't Avoid Spoofing, Fraud Charges
• Deals Rumor Mill: SoftBank, NBA, Nasdaq
• Funding Considerations Amid COVID-19 Liquidity Crunch
• Wachtell Reps SelectQuote Insurer For Upsized $570M IPO
• OCC's Otting To Depart As Ex-Coinbase Lawyer Steps Up
• 1st Circ. Affirms Ex-State Street Exec's Fraud Convictions
• Senate Passes Bill To Boot Chinese Cos. From US Exchanges
• Canadian Pot Co. Sundial Escapes NY Securities Suit
• New CFTC Policy Offers 'Road Map' On Enforcement Penalties
• B. Riley's Second Blank Check Co. Raises $175M In IPO
• The Role Of Remote Mediation After The Crisis Is Over
• What COVID-19 Means For The M&A Insurance Market
• Sponsor-Backed PIPEs Can Aid In The Race For Liquidity
• Cboe Investors To Take VIX Manipulation Loss To 7th Circ.
• Skadden, Sullivan Steer REIT's $600M Private Investment Deal
• Wachtell-Led Swiss Pharma Co. Raises $340M In Offering
• 7 Steps To Romancing The Virtual Classroom
• BitMEX Racketeering And Manipulation 'Staggering,' Suit Says
• Powell, Mnuchin Open To Eligibility Tweaks For Fed Programs
• FINRA Execs Battle Market Manipulation, Fraud Amid Virus
• Global Economic Recovery Calls For Trade Policy Overhaul
• Peet's Coffee Owner To Raise €2B In IPO, Secondary Offering
• Great Recession Holds Mortgage Crisis Lessons For Today
• Main Street Lending Adjustments Mean Help For More Cos.
• Perceptive Advisors' Blank Check Co. Targets $125M IPO
• Real Estate Rumors: Kushner, Zaragon, JP Morgan
• Key Return-To-Work Considerations For Law Firms
• What Investors May Now Want Public Companies To Disclose
• British Catering Co. Seeks £2B In COVID-19 Holdover Cash
• Financial Worries Besiege Vroom's Market Debut
• Libra Taps Ex-FinCEN, OFAC Director As General Counsel
• Investors Sue Block.one Over Unregistered $4B ICO
• Companies Face Fraught Choice On PPP Return Deadline
• Latham-Led Medical Device Maker Inari Launches $110M IPO
• Hong Kong Index To Permit Cos. With Unequal Voting Shares
• SEC Financial Accounting And Disclosure In COVID-19's Wake
• Macau Casino Fund Gets OK For $856M Debt Swap
• Banks Fight To Nix Exchange's Boycott Conspiracy Suit
• A Creative Solution For Teaching Local Practice In Law School
• New Banking Rule Could Free Up $55B Amid Pandemic
• Open Lending Valued At $1.08B In Slashed Go-Public Deal
• Pandemic-Bruised IPO Market Shows Signs Of Healing
• Telegram Saga: A Road Map For Future ICOs?
• GOP Sens. Urge Regulatory Cuts To Curb Virus Relief Costs
• Cancer-Focused Biotech's Shares Soar After Upsized IPO
• Lyft Argues IPO Docs Are Airtight In Seeking To Squash Suit
• Big Banks Seek Exit From Suit Over Third-Party Investments
• Proof-Of-Stake Group Shares Regulatory Recommendations
• Making Law Firm Panels Work For The Cost-Conscious GC
• Coffee Chain Fraud Spotlights Governance Issues Amid Crisis
• US Bank Says Rehashed 'Champerty' Stance Won't Save Suit
• Distressed Debt Tax Opportunities For Foreign Investors
• PE-Backed SelectQuote Primed To Raise Up To $475M In IPO
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Morningstar Analysts Helped With Marketing, SEC Says
• Burford Loses Bid For LSE Trader Info In Short-Selling Attack
• Nvidia Understated Over $1B In Crypto Mining Sales, Suit Says
• Investor Class Wins Cert. In Longfin Securities Suit
• NYSE Seeks More Relief From Shareholder Approval Rules
• Liability Management Transactions Accelerate Amid Pandemic
• Insider Trading Windows Bring New Risks During Crisis
• Pandemic Presents Teamwork Test For Law Firms
• Crowell & Moring Guides Blank Check Co.'s $200M IPO
• How To Fight 'Relief Defendant' Status In SEC Actions
• Father Of CMBS Says Virus Could Destroy Sector
• Goldman Wants Full 2nd Circ. Review Of Split Panel's Ruling
• Overstock.com Seeks Ax Of Crypto Dividends Suit
• Focus On Crypto As FinCEN Chief Warns Of Financial Crime
• Flurry Of SEC Activity Shows Interest In ESG Terminology
• SEC Proposal May Foretell Valuation Enforcement Focus
• 8 Tips For Retaining An Expert During COVID-19 And Beyond
• Tribe Says Virus Crippled Ability To Fight Casino Loan Suit
• Uber Eyeing $750M Offering As Virus Dents Business
• Crypto Co. Says It Can't Afford Recently Inked $250K Deal
• Royal Caribbean Floats $3.3B Offering As COVID Losses Swell
• What It's Like To Move From Army JAG To BigLaw
• Ag Fund's Ex-CEO Loses Most Of Document Bid In Chancery
• Wachtell, Ballard Spahr Steer Gambling Co.'s $600M Offerings
• Lewis Brisbois-Repped Cancer Biotech Plans $25M IPO
• Startup Exchange Gains BlackRock Backing In $65M Round
• Telegram Scraps $1.7B Crypto Project, Citing US Order
• PIPE Deals Are A Plus During Pandemic But Can Have Pitfalls
• No Proof Of Conspiracy In Bitcoin Cash Suit, Coalition Says
• Kik Says Order In Telegram Crypto Case 'Has No Bearing'
• Goodwin-Led Biotech Pliant Therapeutics Files $86M IPO
• How Biz Development Cos. Can Mitigate Regulatory Risks
• How Law Firms Can Maximize COVID-19 Insurance Coverage
• 4 Firms Steer Cancer-Focused Biotech's $125M IPO Launch 
• China's UP Fintech Seeks to Shed IPO Class Action
• OCC's New Bank Exam Chief On Prepping For Next Downturn
• Bitcoin 'Inventor' Pushes For Early Win In $10B IP Theft Suit
• House Panel Pushes Public Cos. To Return Small-Biz Loans
• Investors Say Canadian Hemp Co.'s Lies Caused Stock Drop
• Fed Shelves 'Non-Critical' Bank Exams Amid COVID-19 Focus
• SEC Small Biz Panel Wants Limits Eased On Private Offerings
• Virtual Caucuses Can Improve The Mediation Process
• Telegram Crypto Ruling Casts Shadow Over Kik Case
• FINRA Wants To Serve Docs By Email Amid Crisis Challenges
• How To Assess Accounting Materiality Amid Economic Crisis
• Davis Polk Guides Chinese Cloud Services Co. To $510M IPO
• Business Divorce In The Time Of COVID-19
• CFTC Says Investment Co., Boss Should Lose Registrations
• OCC's New Bank Exam Chief Talks COVID-19 And Beyond
• Don't Alter Audit Trail Pact Over 'Hypothetical' Hack, SEC Told
• Ropes & Gray Guides Vapotherm's $87M Offering
• Real Estate Rumors: Sidewalk Labs, Allakos, CalPERS
• CFTC's 'Actual Delivery' Test For Digital Assets Misses Mark
• Main Street Lending Program Offers Liquidity With Limits
• Deals Rumor Mill: Lord & Taylor, Walgreens, Warburg Pincus
• What All Attorneys Can Learn From Female Rainmakers
• Greenberg Traurig Grows Philly Real Estate Practice
• King & Spalding Represents GM In $4B Notes Offering
• SEC Spars With Blockvest Over Sanctions Recommendation
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• NY Hedge Fund Manager Fined Over 'Wash' Trades
• Far Point Board Rescinds Support For €2.3B Global Blue Deal
• 4 Firms Steer $1.4B Equity Injection For CenterPoint Energy
• Hotel Operators End CMBS Trustee Suits Over Relief Loans
• CFTC Says Israeli Co. Fibbed About 'No Risk' Trading Scheme
• Uber Aims To Kill Suit Over Post-IPO Stock Price Slide
• Kirkland-Led Norwegian Cruise Line Nabs $2.2B In Financing
• SEC Fines Bloomberg Tradebook $5M Over Order Routing
• SEC Orders Exchanges To Revamp Market Data Policies
• Fed Liquidity Rule Aims To Free Up Cash For Virus Relief
• British Transport Co. Raises £235M Amid COVID-19 Downturn
• Institutional Pullback Presents Family Office Opportunities
• PPP Loan Scrutiny Requires Immediate Borrower Attention
• Promoting Lawyer Well-Being Is More Essential Than Ever
• Nasdaq Issues Shareholder Approval Relief Due To Virus
• Kirkland & Ellis Poaches Wachtell M&A Partner In NY
• Livent Stock-Drop Suit Driven By Hindsight, Pa. Judge Told
• Loeb & Loeb Boosts NY Office With Benefits Ace From Willkie
• Norwegian Seeks $2B, Has 'Substantial Doubt' About Future
• Should Companies Return Their PPP Loans?
• Slack Case May Incite Securities Liability For Direct Listings
• Robinhood Taps WilmerHale Atty, Ex-SEC Commish As CLO
• REIT LondonMetric Raises $149M In Upsized Share Sale
• Greenberg Traurig Friendships Lead Judge To Exit SEC Case
• Exchange Insists Bank Conspiracy Suit Can Survive Changes
• Remote Depositions Bring Ethics Considerations For Lawyers
• Wall Street Giants Get Green Light To Launch New Exchange
• Sheppard Mullin Reps UK Gambling Tech Co. For $54M IPO
• WeWork's Neumann Sues SoftBank For Nixed $3B Share Buy
• COVID-19 Raises Financial Crime Risks, Report Says
• Crypto 'Miners' Ponzi Suit To Focus On Liability First At Trial
• Former Investment Exec Cops To $18M Pre-IPO Fraud Scheme
• SEC Relaxes Filing Requirements For Crowdfunded Offerings
• SEC Proposals To Simplify Exempt Offerings Are Just In Time
• As Investor Suits Tick Up, Loss Causation May Be A Hard Sell
• JPMorgan Chase Spoofing Treasury Futures Market, Suit Says
• Davis Polk-Led Cloud Services Co. Launches $425M IPO
• Dave & Buster's Plans $100M Offering, Can't Rule Out Ch. 11
• Latham Guides Israeli Biopharma Targeting $50M In US IPO
• Early Pandemic-Related Shifts We're Seeing In Legal Finance
• COVID-19 Gives Congress Greater Incentive To Pass SAFE Act
• The Death Of The LSAT
• Crypto Investment Co. Aims To Compel NY Atty To Return $5M
• MUFG, RBC Escape Opt-Outs' Forex-Rigging Suit
• Taxation With Representation: Weil, White, Kirkland
• Corporate COVID-19 Response Must Look Beyond Poison Pills
• Ex-Broker Accused Of Sports Crypto Scam Eyes Guilty Plea
• Kirkland-Led Boeing Soars With $25B Bond Issuance
• Examining Startup Investors' Thoughts On Big Tech's Power
• Sheppard Mullin-Led Gambling Tech Biz Bets On Bigger IPO
• Graubard Miller Guides CBD-Experienced SPAC To $150M IPO
• Switch Investors Can't Switch Out Class Leads
• Latham Steers As Biotech Firm's $56M IPO Tops Range
• Companies Tap Convertible Debt In Droves Amid Pandemic
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Schein Settles Pair Of Investor Suits Over Price-Fixing Claims