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Capital Markets - November, 2020

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• AirBit Club Co-Founder Will Face Scam Charges In NY
• Wall Street Group Backs SEC's Audit Trail Security Proposal
• Cboe Investor 'Reluctance' Questioned In 7th Circ. VIX Fight
• DoorDash Preps $2.6B IPO As December Blitz Gets Underway
• Latham & Watkins Hires Tech Attys From Goodwin Procter
• Mayer Brown Boosts Capital Markets Team With Ex-SEC Atty
• Fed Extends Several COVID-19 Emergency Lending Facilities
• 7 Tips For Predeposition Meetings Under New Federal Rule
• How To Prepare For Congressional Investigations In 2021
• UK Trading Firm Says COVID-19 To Blame For Oil Price Crash
• Benchmark Body Pushes Ahead With Dollar Libor Phaseout
• Wachtell, Davis Polk Power S&P's $44B IHS Markit Buy
• The Firms That Dominated In 2020
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Real Estate Rumors: LibreMax, Mattos Family, Morgan Stanley
• Ex-Credit Suisse Regulatory Head Joins Libra Networks As GC
• Goodwin Steers Mass Spectrometry Biz Eyeing $75M IPO
• FINRA Fines Wells Fargo Over Time Stamp Issue
• Judge Won't Order Ch. 11 Freeze On Crypto Firm's Assets
• Media, Energy-Focused SPACs Raise $561M In Market Debuts
• The Ill-Fated Emergence Of The Bitcoin Balance Sheet
• Ethics Reminders As Employees Move To Or From Gov't
• Expect 2021 SEC To Turn Hawkish On Auditor Enforcement
• Yellen At Treasury Could Set Stage For More Active FSOC
• CFTC Seeks Default Judgment Of $3.9M Forex Scam
• Commissioner Blasts CFTC's 'Incomplete' Oil Crash Report
• 10 Firms Steer Pot SPAC's $1.2B Deal With Jay-Z
• Luckin Coffee, Banks Seek Nix Of Shareholder Securities Suit
• Debevoise Guides Russian E-Commerce Firm's Near-$1B IPO
• Coinbase Ending Margin Trading Based On CFTC Guidance
• US Hits China With Currency Duties, Breaking New Ground
• How Firms Can Prep For A More 'Aggressive' SEC
• SEC Proposes Easing Stock Sales Rules For 'Gig' Workers
• A Key To Helping Clients Make Better Decisions During Crisis
• Entra Rejects $3.34B Takeover Offer, Mulling Alternate Bid
• OCC Hits JPMorgan With $250M Fine Over Fiduciary Biz
• SPAC Links Up With 2 Cos. To Form $1.35B Telehealth Giant
• Publisher Says Fox Rothschild Violated Legal Ethics
• SEC Urges China-Based Issuers To Beef Up Risk Warnings
• Pot Co. Nabis Settles With Ex-Exec Amid Debt Reshuffle
• Indicted Ex-Goldman Banker Denies Role In 1MDB Scandal
• Forex Rigger Katz On Track For $400-Per-Hour Consult Gig
• Regal Cinemas' Owner Nabs $450M Loan To Outlast COVID-19
• Ex-Fed Chair Yellen Is Biden's Pick For Treasury Secretary
• Ashurst Guides Logistics REIT In $332M Green Bond Issuance
• 3 Firms Direct SPAC Deal Forming $2B Software Developer
• Ethics Considerations For Law Firms Implementing AI
• SEC Official Calls On Firms To Empower Compliance Chiefs
• Feds Knock Crypto Developer's Bid To Kill Sanctions Charge
• Pair Of Health-Focused Cos. Tap Market For $2.7B Via IPOs
• OCC Pitches Rule Requiring Banks To Provide 'Fair Access'
• SEC Fights Abramoff Ally's Bid To Nix Bitcoin Fraud Suit
• SEC's Clayton Leaves Behind Market-Friendly Legacy
• E-Commerce Biz Wish Eyes $1B Gunderson, Cooley-Led IPO
• Tech Cos. Could Face Stiffer SEC Enforcement Under Biden
• Picking The Right Location And Tools For Virtual Courtrooms
• Mintz, Ropes Guide SPAC Deal Forming $1.5B Ultrasound Co.
• US, EU, Others Put Export Credit Negotiations On Ice
• Skadden, Baker, Ropes Steer Media Co.'s $500M SPAC IPO
• Investors Claim 'Madoff Level' Fraud At Bankrupt Crypto Firm
• SEC Hires FINRA Vet, Promotes Another For NY Broker Exams
• LinkedIn, Zynga Founders' SPAC Leads 4 Raising $530M Total
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bumble, Deliveroo, Talkspace
• Impressed Judge Set To Approve $23.6M Forex-Rigging Deal
• SEC Chair Says Climate Disclosures Aren't One-Size-Fits-All
• Beware Atty Ethics Rules When Reporting COVID-19 Fraud
• Santander Consumer Sued In Del. Over Public Stock Buyback
• 3 Firms Forge Nasdaq's $2.75B Deal For Financial Crime Co.
• SEC's Hinman Offers Parting Words On Corporate Disclosures
• SEC Enforcement Against Public Cos. Hits 6-Year Low In 2020
• Looking For Judicial Activists? Check The Footnotes
• Ex-Merrill Lynch Trader Denies Guilt In Slimmed Spoof Suit
• Best Practices For Legal Technology Adoption
• Valuation Uncertainty Could Prompt Increased Litigation
• Hemp-Backed Blank-Check Firm To Seek $100M In IPO
• 3 Associates Of Rapper TI To Pay SEC $103K In ICO Scheme
• 3 Firms Steer SPAC Deal Forming $5.4B Electric Vehicle Maker
• SEC Chair Praised And Rebuked In Last Senate Appearance
• Trump Taps Acting Comptroller To Lead OCC For 5-Year Term
• Deutsche Boerse Values ISS At $2.3B As It Buys 80% Stake
• Trump's Fed Pick Falters In Push For Senate Confirmation
• Airbnb Says US Sanctions Cop Is Probing Its Cuba Operations
• Blank-Check Trio Tap Public Markets For $640M Combined
• What The Biden-Harris Win Means For Securities Regulation
• Clifford Chance, S&R Guide Embassy REIT's $1.3B Purchase
• The Pandemic's Long-Term Impact On Law Firm Operations
• Treasury Stance On Ransomware Payment Could Hurt Targets
• How Biden Might Dismantle Trump-Era Regulations
• Latham, Simpson Thacher Steer Airbnb's $1B IPO Filing
• SEC Whistleblower Tips Eclipse Records Amid COVID-19
• High Court Won't Review Puerto Rico Pension Bond Suit
• 14 Firms To Steer 10 IPOs In Pre-Thanksgiving Rush
• V&E Builds Investment Funds Practice With Oaktree Alum
• Loeb, Jones Day Steer SPAC Tie-Up For $1.2B Recycling Co.
• Jenner & Block, McMillan Steer $172.5M Pot Stock Offering
• Lack Of Access To Remote Court Proceedings Is Inexcusable
• Qudian, Investors Strike $8.5M IPO Suit Settlement Deal
• Ex-Deutsche Traders Say Gov't Didn't Prove Spoofing Fraud
• Feds Sharpen Spoofing Claim Against Ex-Merrill Lynch Trader
• SEC Chairman Jay Clayton To Step Down At End Of Year
• Alibaba Hit With Investor Suit Over Ant Group's Frozen IPO
• SEC Imposes First Fines In Exchange-Traded Product Probe
• Attys Ask To Drop Ex-NFL Team Investor Over Fee Dispute
• Trio Of Blank-Check Cos. Tap Market For $600M Via IPOs
• Why Attacks On Trump's Election Lawyers Are Problematic
• Hydroponics Biz Files For $100M IPO On Pot Boom Hopes
• Kraft Heinz Investors Fight Bid To Nix $15.4B Impairment Suit
• Wilson Sonsini, Goodwin Steer DoorDash's IPO Filing
• Key Takeaways From SEC's Fixed Income Trading Proposal
• Trump Bars Investments In Cos. That Aid Chinese Military
• Uber Execs Hit With Derivative Suit Over Scandal-Scarred IPO
• DC Circ. Unlikely To Revive Cato's SEC Gag Rule Challenge
• Kodak Says Ex-Execs Made $5.1M On Forfeited Stock Options
• No Bail For Ex-JPMorgan Trader's Forex-Rigging Appeal
• Kik Ruling Is A Step Toward Securities Law Clarity For Crypto
• Latham, Allen & Overy Guide Lottery Biz's $72M IPO Plans
• Avoiding 6 Common E-Discovery Production Pitfalls
• Cleary Steers PE-Backed Sotera Health's $1B IPO Launch
• Deals Rumor Mill: Saudi Aramco, KPN, Boston Dynamics
• 3 Firms Lead $4.4B Health Care Co.'s Go-Public Deal
• Biden Taps Obama-Era CFTC Head For Financial Reg Review
• GOP Senator Urges End To Fed's COVID-19 Lending Facilities
• Crypto Firm Cred Inc. Opens Ch. 11 With Creditor Notice Issue
• 5 Firms Guide 2 Blank-Check Cos.' $390M Offerings
• Citi Fined $475K By FINRA But Scores Cooperation Points
• SEC Unit Finds Compliance Flaws At Advisers' Branch Offices
• Pot Industry Primed For M&A Activity After Ballot Wins
• SEC Actions Likely To Spur Further Private Markets Growth
• Law Firm Biz Development Tips For The Pandemic Era
• Markets Emerge From Tumultuous Election On Solid Ground
• OCC Says Banks Holding Up Amid Crisis But Face Key Risks
• Simpson Thacher Steers CBRE-Linked SPAC's $400M IPO
• SEC Whistleblower Is Broke, Unrepresented With $2.75M Tab
• Goodwin Procter Guides Biopharma Co.'s $50M IPO Plans
• Rulings Show Limits Of Federal Agency Vacancy Law
• Insider Fraud Claims Send Crypto Investor Cred Inc. To Ch. 11
• 5 Predictions For Banking Regulation In A Biden Presidency
• What Biden's Win Means For SEC Enforcement, Leadership
• Biden Win May Lead To First Black Female Justice
• High Court Expansion Unlikely After Tight Election
• Biden's Win Means Big Business For BigLaw
• Biden Beats Trump At The Polls As Court Battles Continue
• DC Circ. Keeps Broker's Lifetime FINRA Ban Intact
• Ellenoff Grossman Guides Blank-Check Co.'s $220M IPO
• Madoff Client Seeks To Nix Trustee's Ch. 11 Clawback Appeal
• SEC Commish Says Climate Change A 'Grave' Systemic Risk
• Investors Defend $1.4T Crypto Price-Rigging Conspiracy Suit
• Taxation With Representation: Simpson, Cleary, Ropes & Gray
• Feds Won't Pressure Banks To Use Leading Libor Alternative
• UK Software Co. Plans $3.7B Share Sale To Fund OSIsoft Buy
• V&E, Clifford Chance Guide Aspire's $300M IPO
• Cannabis Cos. May Want To Consider Redemption Provisions
• Wilson Sonsini-Led AI Fintech Files $100M IPO
• SEC Sues Ex-Pharma Co. CFO For Insider Trading
• NYSE Owner Prices $900M Offering As Part Of Ellie Mae Buy
• BigLaw Must Drop The Billable Hour To Improve Diversity
• FINRA Fines Wells Fargo $300K On Tip From Senior Citizen
• Deals Rumor Mill: TikTok, 7-Eleven, Airbnb
• Real Estate Rumors: Finsight, Casa USA, True North
• Mitchell Silberberg Nabs Fox Entertainment's Top Labor Atty
• Uncertain Election Leaves Capital Markets In Flux
• Trump Unleashes Barrage Of Lawsuits In Battleground States
• SEC Slams Atty's Sanctions Bid In $48M Fraud Suit
• Acquitted Ex-Forex Traders Press DOJ Ahead Of Civil Trials
• Ellenoff Grossman Guides Downsized $220M Blank-Check IPO
• Cannabis Biz EMMAC's Blank-Check Deal Falls Through
• SEC's Final Accredited Investor Rule Vs. Public Suggestions
• Trader And Co. Must Pay $900K In CFTC Ponzi Scheme Suit
• Senate Majority Still In Doubt As Races Tighten
• Biden Campaign Plays Down Trump High Court Threat
• Trump Vows To Contest Uncounted Ballots At High Court
• The BigLaw Attorneys Battling Over An Undecided Election
• Don't Look To Bush v. Gore For 2020 Blueprint
• Senate — And Pandemic Relief — Still Hanging In The Balance
• 9th Circ. Says FOIA Info Can Count As Corrective Disclosure
• JPMorgan Expects Fine For 'Deficiencies' In Internal Controls
• Block.one Seeks Out Of Proposed Securities Suit
• China Freezes Fintech Giant Ant's Record-Smashing IPO
• Texas Man Pleads Guilty To $13M Securities Fraud
• Class Attys Seek $18.5M In Fees For Libor Deals With 7 Banks
• Elenoff, Loeb To Guide Tech-Focused SPAC's $100M IPO
• Securities Litigation Implications Of COVID-19 Impairments
• SEC On Fast Track For Record Whistleblower Awards In FY 21
• 8 Tips For Effective Oral Advocacy In Virtual Court Hearings
• Latham, Stephenson Harwood Steer Waterfall's $826M ACI Bet
• From The Front Lines: The Attorneys Protecting This Election
• SEC's Record 2020 Enforcement Haul Soars On Disgorgement
• Divided SEC Eases Limits And Rules On Private Offerings
• Greenberg Traurig, Latham Lead SPAC's $2.1B Aeva Bet
• Blue Apron Cooks Up $13M Deal With Investors In IPO Suit
• Stakeholder Capitalism Needs Gov't Oversight To Work
• Canadian Greenhouse Co. Takes Over Pot Venture For $60M
• Bitcoin Exchange Customers Seek Class Cert. In Fraud Suit
• Justices Decline To Review HSBC Banker's Fraud Conviction
• Big Banks Can't Shake Philly, Baltimore Rate-Rigging Suits
• A GC's Blueprint For Improving Legal Industry Diversity
• Nielsen Sells Analytics Unit In $2.7B Deal Driven By 6 Firms