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Capital Markets - July, 2020

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• NY Gets Reinforcements In 2nd Circ. Fintech Charter Fight
• Online Ed Tools Co. Leads 4 Market Debuts Raising $602M
• DOJ Clears LSE's $27B Refinitiv Deal Without Conditions
• 3 Firms Shape SPAC Merger Valuing Porch At $523M
• Cloud With Me Investors Win Cert. In ICO Fraud Suit
• BNP Fined $650K For Alleged Risk Management Failures
• Changes To Del. Law May Boost Public Benefit Corp. Appeal
• Market Rebound May Curb Securities Class Actions, Damages
• COVID-19 Puts Ex-Traders' Trial Rights 'In Conflict,' Feds Say
• Health Hires: McDermott, Goodwin, Gordon Rees
• ABA Must Seize Opportunity To Respond To Bar Exam Chaos
• Varo Granted National Bank Charter, A First For Fintechs
• 5 Ways PE Firms Are Adapting To The Pandemic-Hit World
• Paul Weiss-Led Churchill Capital SPAC No. 4 Prices $1.8B IPO
• Investor Can't Prove XRP Statements Were False, Ripple Says
• Credit Suisse Merges Compliance, Risk Units In Restructuring
• Venezuelan Law Expert's Name In Bond Case Will Stay Secret
• Skadden-Led Electric SUV Maker Leads 2 IPOs Totaling $1.3B
• Pfizer Biopharma JV To Go Public In $780M SPAC Union
• Longfin Investors Secure $223M Judgment In NY Fraud Case
• What NJ Justices Got Right In Lost Promissory Notes Ruling
• How Pandemic Is Affecting The Pace Of Judicial Opinions
• FinCEN Tells Firms To Be Leery Of Crypto In COVID-19 Scams
• CohnReznick Can't Escape Suit By Platinum Investors
• Medicare Provider Leads 2 IPO Launches Worth $350M
• Major Developments In Fintech Regulation: Midyear Report
• Rising Star: White & Case's Jim Fogarty
• Latham, Skadden Steer Tax Software Firm Vertex's $402M IPO
• Binary Options Trading Fraudster Looking At $12M Judgment
• FINRA Fines Texas Firm For Alleged AML Compliance Failures
• 6 Steps For Law Firms Looking To Improve Their Culture
• Battle Over SEC's Proxy Regs May Not Be Finished
• Co-Conspirator In Co-Working Ponzi Scheme Gets 4 Years
• SEC's Whistleblower Chief Reflects After $500M Milestone
• CFTC Pays $9M In One Of Its Top Whistleblower Payouts Yet
• SEC Launches New Exam Unit To Thwart Emerging Risks
• Virtual Courts Amplify Lawyers' Corporate Spokesperson Role
• Fried Frank Co-Steers 1st Sports-Focused SPAC In $500M IPO
• Paul Weiss-Led Mortgage Lender Rocket Launches $3.2B IPO
• KPMG Wants Investor's Suit Over Miller Energy Audit Tossed
• Rising Star: Sidley's Banks Bruce
• FINRA Says Calif. Firm Failed To Follow Its Own AML Policies
• 6 Firms Steer Blank-Check Co.'s $255M Deal With Pot Grower
• Canadian Crypto Trio Conned Investors Out Of $8M, Feds Say
• Biotech Firm Hit With Chancery Suit Over Stock Transactions
• Don't Expect Banks To Shoulder Embezzlement Liability
• SEC Signals To Under Armour Its Sales Are Under Scrutiny
• Cloud Biz Rackspace Targets $754M In Paul Weiss-Led IPO
• Law Firms Must Note Pandemic's Outsize Impact On Women
• Rising Star: Mayer Brown's Amanda Baker
• 4 Firms Steer Blank Check Co.'s Bet On $1.78B Gambling Biz
• EU Tweaks Financial Rules Adopted To Aid Recovery
• Bridgewater Sued By Former Co-CEO Over Gender Bias Row
• BofA, Others Escape European Gov't Bond-Rigging Suit
• 2 Firms Guide Coronavirus Vaccine Contender's US IPO Plans
• Buyers Denied Cert. In Aluminum Antitrust MDL
• Weil Adds Ex-Eversheds Partner To Global Tax Practice
• NY Asks 2nd Circ. To Affirm Block On Fintech Charter
• DC Court Rules Alleged Crypto Launderer Dealt In 'Money'
• Skadden, Davis Polk Steer Chinese Real Estate Site's $1B IPO
• 7 Firms Steer 4 Upsized Biotech IPOs Raising $773M Total
• The 'Rocket Docket' Show Goes On Despite Setbacks
• Rising Star: Dechert's Christopher Duerden
• Investors Tell SourceHOV To Pay Up On Flawed $2.8B Deal
• Pulling Up Stakes: Hogan Lovells, White & Case, Debevoise
• Goldman Sachs Strikes $3.9B Deal With Malaysia Over 1MDB
• Judge Won't Nix Venezuelan Ambassador's Args In Bond Case
• NCUA Gets Some RMBS Claims Past US Bank's Dismissal Bid
• CFTC Scales Back Oversight of Cross-Border Swaps Trading
• FDIC Head Says Banks Facing 'Marathon' With Pandemic
• Intercontinental Fights To Remain In Chicago Merc's TM Suit
• Gibson Dunn, Wilson Sonsini Lead Enviro Firm's $150M IPO
• Immunizing Banks From Libor Liability Could Hurt Consumers
• AMC Fights Investor Cert. Bid In Securities Class Action
• Pandemic Lays Bare The Inequities Inherent In The Bar Exam
• Goldman Sachs Compliance Pro Joins US Olympics As CCO
• Ackman's Record-Smashing Deal Raises Profile For SPACs
• Robinhood Class Counsel Given OK After Diversity Push
• Divided SEC Tightens Regulations On Proxy Advisory Firms
• Crypto Exchange, Execs Pay $1.7M In Wash Trading Scandal
• Understanding The 5 Stages Of Mediation In A Virtual World
• In-Kind Returns Alone Shouldn't Qualify Tokens As Securities
• Pipeline Co. Warns Del. Justices Of Flaw In Chancery Ruling
• Jamf's Shares Soar After Upsized, $468M Kirkland-Led IPO
• Managing DOL Fiduciary Rule's Overlap With SEC, Mass. Regs
• OCC Says Banks Can Offer Crypto Custody Services
• Cadwalader Boosts EU Capital Markets Team With Partner
• Cadwalader Guides Ackman-Backed SPAC's Record $4B IPO
• Senate Dems Question Peirce's Record At SEC Nom Hearing
• Pivotal Software Escapes Investors' Stock-Drop Suit
• YouTube Says It Can't Be Held Liable For Crypto Scam Vids
• Dodd Says Namesake Bill Saved Economy From Coronavirus
• SEC's Peirce Blasts Telegram Settlement As 'Unsatisfying'
• Swap Regs Still A Work In Progress As Dodd-Frank Turns 10
• Del. Stock Swap Ruling Signals Shift On Biz Judgment Review
• Senate Banking Panel Advances Trump's Latest Fed Nominees
• Longfin Consultant's Bid To Change $24M SEC Deal Denied
• Nuveen Faces New Antitrust Suit Over Alleged Preston Hollow Boycott
• Pandemic May Change The Way We Design Our Courthouses
• OCC Proposes Rule To Settle 'True Lender' Question
• FDIC Eyes Partnership Program To Ease Fintech Collaboration
• UBS To Pay SEC $10M Over Muni Bond 'Flipping' Scheme
• Schulte Roth Adds Pair For Structured And Specialty Finance
• Tax Software Co. Vertex Leads 5 IPO Launches Totaling $843M
• 10 Years Of Dodd-Frank: Looking Back, And Ahead
• SEC's Proxy Advice Reform Would Benefit Economy, Country
• Mediator Confidentiality Promises Carry Serious Risks
• $12.6M Deal In Forex Rigging Suit Gets Initial OK
• 3rd Centra Tech Co-Founder Admits To $25M Crypto Scheme
• Top Payment Cos. Embrace Innovation With Fintech Buys
• FINRA Fines Citadel Securities $700K For Trading Violations
• Venezuela Points To New Leadership In $1.2B Award Fight
• Six Firms Steer Four Health-Focused IPOs Totaling $549M
• 4 Considerations For CMBS Loans As Default Rates Soar
• Justices' SEC Disgorgement Ruling Vexes Net Profits Math
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Freshfields, Vinson
• Dreamers Bring Important Perspective To Legal Industry
• PPP Data Could Lead To Trouble For Loan Recipients
• White & Case Steers Health-Focused SPAC's $125M IPO
• Ballard Spahr Nabs DLA Piper M&A Partner For Philly Office
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Robinhood Users Tweak Counsel Bid To Add Female Attys
• 2nd Circ. Halts Goldman Class Action For High Court Appeal
• CFTC Says Fla. Precious Metals Co. Ran Ponzi Scheme
• Trading Software Co. Calls Rival's Antitrust Claims 'Shaky'
• 3rd-Party Crypto Reporting Regs In Pipeline, Gov't Attys Say
• Helping Clients Overcome Financial Hurdles Mid-Litigation
• SEC Says Adviser Invested $666M For Unqualified Buyers
• Rising Star: Wachtell's Emily D. Johnson
• Cancer-Focused Biotech Co. Leads 2 IPOs Netting $561M Total
• Deals Rumor Mill: EBay, New York Mets, Coinbase
• Deutsche Bank, DZ Bank Must Hand Over Docs In Foreign Suit
• NY Man Charged With Running $4.5M Crypto Scheme
• ERISA Remedies Could Increase Under Liu V. SEC Ruling
• US Extends Protections On Citgo In Venezuelan Bond Case
• IRS Sued For Illegally Obtaining Info From Crypto Exchanges
• Kraft Wants Name Out Of Wheat Market Suit's URL
• Trio Of Blank-Check Cos. Tap Market For $1B
• Inclusivity Considerations For Law Firms Reopening Offices
• Sidley, Weil Rep On Mining Co.'s $1.5B SPAC Merger
• What To Know About Reporting Employee Criminal Activity
• Latham, Sidley Steer GoHealth's Upsized $914M IPO
• Rising Star: Sullivan & Cromwell's John Horsfield-Bradbury
• Trump Moves To Strip Hong Kong Of Special Trading Status
• Feds Charge Texan With Funneling PPP Funds To Buy Crypto
• All-Male Robinhood Class Counsel Won't Fly For Calif. Judge
• Congress Told Companies' Human Capital Disclosures Lag
• 10 Years On, Dodd-Frank's Compliance Overhaul Here To Stay
• Global Payments Need Updates And Cooperation, G-20 Told
• In Their Words: Why Diversity At The Bar Is Still A Problem
• The Year's Top High Court Moments From Law360's The Term
• Abramoff Pleads Guilty To Lobbying Violation, Crypto Fraud
• Surprising Alliances Shape The Supreme Court Term
• 3 Ways High Court's Liu V. SEC Ruling Curtails FTC Authority
• Add-On Acquisitions As An M&A Strategy During COVID-19
• Sidley-Led Banking Software Co. Soars After $250M IPO
• Biopharmaceutical Co. Raises $250M From RTW Investments
• Kirkland, Davis Polk Steer Apple Tech Co. Jamf's $288M IPO
• Why Can't Female Lawyers Make Headway At The High Court?
• Rising Star: Latham's Basil Al-Jafari
• NY High Court Case Could Upend Litigation Finance Industry
• Law360's Supreme Court Pop Quiz
• Louisiana Can Amend GSE Bond-Rigging Suit Over Objections
• Billionaire Ackman's Blank-Check Co. Lifts Record IPO To $4B
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• Crypto App Pays SEC, CFTC $300K For Unregistered Swaps
• Pot Co. IAnthus Aims To Trim $169M Debt Amid Investor Suits
• Securities Litigation To Watch In 2020: Midyear Report
• Fisker To Go Public In $2.9B Deal With Apollo-Backed SPAC
• Six Firms Steer Five IPO Launches That Could Raise $501M
• Associates Can Prioritize Biz Development Despite Pandemic
• Alleged ICO Fraud Highlights Compliance Considerations
• VW Tells 9th Circ. That Bondholder Can't Flout Fraud Standard
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term
• The Chattiest Justice Of The Term Is ...
• Rising Star: Fenwick's Ran Ben-Tzur
• Deutsche's Fine Over Epstein Lapses Spotlights Due Diligence
• Tech Co. Domo Wants Out Of Securities Suit Over $202M IPO
• Switch Suit Axed Over The Meaning of 'Value'
• The Majority Of One: How Roberts Is Shaping The Court
• TD Ameritrade Faces Class Action Over Crude Oil Prices
• Lyft Slams Investors' 'Rhetoric' In IPO Disclosures Fight
• Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• Paul Weiss Steers Cloud Biz Rackspace's IPO Plans
• 6 Firms Steer Trio Of Biotech IPOs Totaling $584M
• 5 Emerging Trends In Growth Equity Deals
• Let's Create An Ethical Obligation For Attys To Fight Racism
• 3 Firms Guide Chinese Gig-Worker Platform's $33M US IPO
• Rising Star: Cravath's Michael E. Mariani
• Chicago Trading Firm Latest To File JPMorgan Spoofing Suit
• Taxation With Representation: Simpson, Wachtell, Debevoise
• Deals On Blistering Pace In 2020 Even As Virus Fears Linger
• G-20 Report Calls For Quicker Progress On Move From Libor
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• One Bad Clearinghouse Won't Spoil Equivalence, ESMA Says
• No 'Binding Precedent' In Suit Over Kik's $100M Crypto Sale
• Don't Trim Ripple Suit, Investors Urge Calif. Judge
• CFPB Settlement Would Reduce $3.8M Sanction To Just $22K
• Fintech SoFi Applies For National Bank Charter With OCC
• SEC Urged To Toughen Scrutiny Of US-Listed Chinese Firms
• Court Upholds NY's Investigation Power In Bitfinex Appeal
• JPMorgan Gets Ill. Futures Spoofing Suits Shipped To NY
• CFIUS Real Estate Transaction Review Fees Demand Caution
• Skadden-Led Insurer Trean Seeks To Raise $150M In IPO
• Deals Rumor Mill: Ant Financial, Washington Football, CVC
• Primary Health REIT Seeks To Raise $151M Via Share Sale
• 6 Considerations When Shopping For Legal Tech Software
• Berman Ouster May Not Be The End Of SDNY Drama This Year
• High Court Takes Up FHFA Constitutionality Case
• SEC Official Says Policy And Personal ESG Views Don't Mix
• CohnReznick Claims Platinum Investor Suit Is Lacking
• Milberg's $12M Fee Suit Tossed For Jurisdiction Flaws
• Blank Check Co.'s Goodwin-Led $118M IPO Employs Odd Tact
• Dorsey & Whitney, Locke Lord Steer $30M Pot Co. Loan
• Crypto CEO Pleads Not Guilty To Abramoff-Linked Fraud
• CFTC's 1st Civil Suit Tied To COVID-19 Targets 'Master Trader'
• Crypto Co. Boss Accused Of $7M Fraud Eyes Deal With Feds
• RYB Education Exits Investor Suit Over Abusive Teachers
• Law Firm Strategies For Publicizing Laterals Amid Lockdowns
• EU Gives Thumbs Up To Germany's €500B COVID-19 Aid Plan
• Paul Weiss Steers As Mortgage Lender Rocket Files IPO Plans
• Fiduciary Rule Begins To Take Effect As Opposition Gears Up
• Private Prison Co. Investors Sue For Virus-Linked Stock Drop
• SEC Passes Rule To Speed Up Reviews Of Certain Funds
• Venezuela Says Holders Of $1.68B Oil Co. Bonds Knew Risks
• Resideo Brass Accused Of Misrepresenting Honeywell Spinoff
• Sidley, Ropes & Gray Steer Fintech Co.'s Planned $175M IPO
• CFPB Finalizes Repeal Of Payday Lender Underwriting Rules
• Are Your Slack Communications Primed For E-Discovery?
• Data Giant Palantir Files Confidential Go-Public Plans
• Ex-JPMorgan Trader Can't Ditch Forex-Rigging Conviction
• ESG Reporting Considerations Amid Murky Standards
• Receiver Accused Of Holding Up SEC Deal In Ponzi Suit
• The CFPB Survived The High Court, But Will All Of Its Rules?
• Gov't Releases Borrower Details For PPP Loans Over $150K
• Broker, Firm Ordered To Pay CFTC $1.1M For Fake Trades
• NY Judge Leaves McKinsey Critic Stuck In Dismissal 'Trap'
• Cooley Steers 2 Biotechs Planning Combined $252M In IPOs
• Franklin Templeton Pays $325K SEC Fine Over ETF Losses
• MoFo Guides First SEC-Approved Fund Issuing Digital Tokens
• Digital Education Provider Joins July's Growing IPO Pipeline
• Loeb & Loeb, Davis Polk Guide $769M SPAC Merger
• Top Dems Demand More Time For Input On Fiduciary Rule
• 5 Biz Tax Reforms To Aid Long-Term Pandemic Recovery
• Crisis May Trigger Collateralized Loan Obligation Litigation
• 6 Dispute Prevention Steps As Lawsuits Rise Amid Pandemic
• Wachtell, Latham Guide Uber's $2.65B Postmates Purchase
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• Platinum Receiver Settles With Insurers For $14M
• Will Libra's Compliance Efforts Be Enough To Sway Critics?
• Latham-Led AI Insurance Site Prices Upsized $319M IPO
• Deals Rumor Mill: Uber, JBIC, XingSheng
• Singapore Watchdog To Probe LSE's $27B Refinitiv Deal
• Biotech Firms Drive IPO Rebound While 'Unicorns' Gear Up
• Time To Consider Percentage Rental Agreements For Lawyers
• High Court To Review Nestlé, Cargill Child Slavery Suits
• DOJ Seeks Warhol, Monet Artwork In $96M 1MDB Clawback
• Cybersecurity Co. Accused Of Misleading Investors In IPO
• Roche Cyrulnik, Selendy & Gay To Co-Lead TRON ICO Suit
• Freshfields Debuts In Silicon Valley With 5 Local Hires
• Skadden-Led SPAC Prices $125M IPO To Fund Biotech Buy
• Weil, Latham Guide Analytics Co. D&B's $1.7B Upsized IPO
• 'Settle And Sue' Malpractice Cases Have New Clarity In Calif.
• Block & Leviton Tapped To Lead Biopharma Stock-Drop Suit
• The Litigation Risks In Main Street Lending Program