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Capital Markets - May, 2021

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• Law360 Names 2021's Top Attorneys Under 40
• SEC Sues Crypto 'Promoters' Over $2B BitConnect Offering
• Trader Owes $23M In FINRA 'Short Squeeze' Arbitration Case
• Bondholders Ask Del. Judge To Toss Crystallex's Citgo Claims
• IRS Summons Ruling Isn't A Total Loss For Investors
• Goodwin Steers Biotech Holding Firm's Upsized $330M IPO
• 'A Sober Look At SPACs' Finds They Shortchange Investors
• Ex-CMS Capital Markets Vet Joins FisherBroyles In London
• 5 Tips To Help Your 2021 Summer Associates Succeed
• EU Renews €6.5M Fine On ICAP Over Yen Derivatives Cartels
• Robinhood Can't Halt Mass. Securities Regulator's New Rule
• Report Warns Of Growing Crypto Threats, Regulatory Scrutiny
• Defunct Hedge Fund Accused Of Mishandling $1B In Assets
• Overdraft Fees Reenter Spotlight At 2nd Bank CEO Hearing
• Mall REIT Hammerson Issues $853M Worth Of Bonds
• Latham-Led Health Apparel Co. Leads 3 IPOs Totaling $964M
• Weighing Ability To Pay Criminal Fines Amid FCPA Crackdown
• Deals Rumor Mill: Lamborghini, Paytm, Eurowag
• Firms Should Use Surveys To Make Smart Legal Tech Choices
• NEX Gets TP ICAP Suit Over £1.3B Deal Disclosures Trimmed
• Fintech Startup Valued At $2.2B In SPAC Deal Led By 3 Firms
• Sens. Spar Over 'Woke-ism' In Wall Street Oversight Hearing
• SEC Could Boost Oversight Of Private Markets, SPACs
• 2 Fintech Startups Rally After IPOs Raise $461M Combined
• Fenwick, Latham Steer Ziprecruiter's Direct Listing
• Haynes And Boone Nets Ex-Greenberg Traurig Corporate Atty
• Ontario Regulator Says Crypto Firm Broke Securities Laws
• Nasdaq Asks SEC To Scrap Direct Listing Price Limits
• Robinhood Urges Judge To Halt Mass. Regulator's 'Overreach'
• ESG Trend Fuels Climate Activists' Victory At Exxon Meeting
• 9th Circ. Case Could Gut Section 11 Shareholder Protections
• PDVSA Says There's No Need To Rush $1.9B Bond Case
• FINRA Says Wolverine Failed To Disclose Order Flow Rebates
• GreenSky Investors Strike $27.5M Deal Over IPO Disclosures
• Lordstown Execs Hit With Derivative Suit Over Preorders
• Real Estate Rumors: Mill Creek, Boston Properties, MMG
• Warren To Fed's Quarles: Financial System 'Safer' Without You
• Don't Forget Due Diligence In Race For Lateral Associate Hires
• SEC Eyes Feds' Bid To Force Ex-Nomura Trader To Pay $1.2M
• Debevoise, Skadden Rep Real Estate Tech. SPAC's $250M IPO
• Sidley Adds Cooley Corporate Partner In San Francisco
• New Circuit Split Complicates Domestic Securities Test
• Venture Firm 1confirmation Raises $125M For Crypto Bets
• 5 Firms Lead Valens To $1.16B Valuation Via SPAC Merger
• Feds Want Multi-Year Sentences For Ex-Deutsche Traders
• SEC's Lee Rebukes 'Myths' Related To ESG Disclosures
• Fed's Brainard Says Digital Dollar Could Yield Safety Benefits
• Treasury Eyes Crypto Reporting To Narrow The Tax Gap
• Regs Shouldn't Favor SPACs, Committee Told
• Ex-JPM Trader Tells 2nd Circ. Courts Decide Antitrust Rule
• SEC Approval Of Nasdaq Plan Expands IPO Alternatives
• Ex-SEC Whistleblower Chief Joins Arnold & Porter
• SEC Pushes For Ripple's Legal Advice On Token's Status
• Bondholders Tell 2nd Circ. That Citgo Value Is Falling
• Once Sizzling IPO Market Starts To Show Cracks
• White & Case, Ellenoff Grossman Rep $150M Blank-Check IPO
• Anti-Money Laundering Risks Amid Rising NFT Popularity
• Ex-Facebook Novi, Circle Compliance Chief Talks Crypto Regs
• Lessons In Civility From The Alex Oh Sanctions Controversy
• European 'Neobroker' Raises $900M For Investment Platform
• Sen. Brown Urges OCC To Rethink Crypto Bank Charters
• Biden Instructs Agencies To Evaluate, Mitigate Climate Risks
• Citi Takes $500M Revlon Transfer Freeze Bid To 2nd Circ.
• SEC Hits Broker-Dealer With 'Naked' Shorting Suit
• Robinhood To Give Retail Investors Access To IPO Bets
• 3 Firms Rep Jam City's Rocking $1.2B Go-Public Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Robinhood, NerdWallet, CAF
• Biz Record Admissibility Rule Must Adapt To An ESI World
• What US-French Securities Oversight Efforts Mean For Cos.
• FINRA Chair Suggests Tying Exec Pay To Diversity Efforts
• Latham, Weil Serve Up Vegan Giant Oatly's $1.4B IPO
• Cooley-Led Construction Software Firm Prices $634M IPO
• EU Fines 3 Banks €371M For Operating Bond Trading Cartel
• OCC's Hsu Sees Climate, Fintech, Bank Risk Among Priorities
• BofA Atty Says Outside Biz Activities No. 1 Remote Work Risk
• FINRA To Seek Public Input On 'Gamification' Of Stock Market
• Investor Faces Uphill Battle To Revive ICO Case Against T.I.
• PetroSaudi Slams 'Overbroad' Bid For Piece Of $330M Award
• Squarespace Shares Dip Following Direct Listing
• Union Calls For Antitrust Scrutiny Of AT&T's Spinoff
• 8 Firms Guide $525M In Blank-Check IPOs
• Panasonic Whistleblower's SEC Award Exceeds $28M
• Lessons From COVID Securities Rulings On Dismissal Bids
• Fenwick Guides Trading Platform Pipe To $2B Valuation
• Nike Asks SEC To OK Plans To Block Investor Diversity Bid
• BakerHostetler Hit With Malpractice Suit Over Stock Sale
• Diverse Team To Lead MDL Against Robinhood, Other Brokers
• House Vote Sends Explicit Ban On Insider Trading To Senate
• Ex-Compliance Chief At Santander, RBS Joins Consultancy K2
• 2 Fintech Startups Prep IPOs That Could Net $400M Combined
• Inside The 5 Largest M&A Deals AT&T Has Ever Completed
• Justices Must Weigh Class Cert. Denial Stats In Goldman Case
• Judging A Book: Rodriguez Reviews 'When Machines Can Be Judge'
• Kodak Says NY Has Threatened To File Insider Trading Suit
• Jay-Z's Pot Co. Invests $50M In Marijuana-Focused SPAC
• JD Logistics Gets Ready To Deliver $3.4B Hong Kong IPO
• Dropbox Investors Seek Initial OK For $1.38M Settlement
• 2nd Circ. Told $1.9B In Debt Valid Despite Venezuelan Actions
• Crypto Startup Coinbase Primes $1.25B Convertible Bond Sale
• Investor Attempts To Hold Cos. Accountable Are Working
• Ebix Execs Face Shareholder Suit Alleging Mishandled Audit
• S&P Dow Jones To Pay SEC $9M Over Inverse VIX Crash
• OneCoin, 'CryptoQueen,' Financier In Default In $4B Fraud Suit
• 3 Firms Rep Giga Energy's Go-Public Deal Worth Up To $7.3B
• 4 Firms Rep $43B AT&T, Discovery Reverse Morris Trust Deal
• Crowell & Moring Partner Seeks Sanctions On Hedge Fund
• SEC Commish Says Data Key To GameStop, Other Top Issues
• CFTC Enforcement Predictions After Biden's First 100 Days
• M&A Is Back With A Vengeance, But The Market Has Evolved
• Cooley-Led Biotech Prices IPO Low As More Companies Delay
• Bibox Fights Token Buyer's Bid To Revive State Law Claims
• 5 Steps For Law Firms Rethinking Flexible Work Post-COVID
• 'Public Benefit' Corporate Model Is Making Inroads
• SEC Data Push A 'Game Changer' For 2021 Enforcement
• Gensler Says Climate Disclosure Rules Among 'Top Priorities'
• Judge Doubts DOJ Can Keep Trump-Era EB-5 Rule Change
• BlackRock Taps Ex-SEC Division Head To Run External Affairs
• Grayscale Pushes To Register $630M Crypto Fund With SEC
• Kirkland, Ellenoff Guide Biotech SPAC's $200M IPO
• Deals Rumor Mill: Full Truck Alliance, A-Rod, Vice Media
• Mortgage Insurer Pauses $496M IPO, Citing 'Trading Volatility'
• Pa. Attys Accused Of $33M Bitcoin Sale Fraud
• Assessing SPAC Risk After SEC Pumps Brakes On Market
• Facebook-Backed Diem Pulls Swiss Stablecoin Application
• Bitcoin 'Inventor' Sues For Access To $5.6B In Cryptocurrency
• Figure Gets Nod For Blockchain-Based Securities Trading
• PureCycle Allegedly Misled Investors Ahead Of SPAC Tie-Up
• Citi Denied $500M Freeze Extension In Revlon Transfer Fight
• Buyback Padded Founders' Pockets, Travel Co. Workers Say
• Cross-Border E-Commerce Firm Leads 3 IPOs Totaling $568M
• DC Judge Sanctions Paul Weiss, Alex Oh In Exxon Case
• Affirm Looks In-House For Its Next Chief Legal Officer
• Latham, V&E Steer SPAC Deal For $2.3B Electric Scooter Co.
• Judge's Rebuke Of Mass. AG Has Lessons For All Attorneys
• Latham-Led Vegan Co. Oatly Launches Plans For $1.4B IPO
• BitMEX Anti-Money Laundering Trial Set For March
• Arent Fox Adds Ex-Cooley Atty To Partnership In DC
• Gibson Dunn, Davis Polk Steer Amazon's $18.5B Debt Sale
• FDIC Wants Crypto Info From Banks Amid Global Digital Push
• Block.one Preps New Crypto Exchange With $10B Backing
• 3 Firms Steer Mortgage Tech Co.'s $7.7B SPAC Deal
• Font Considerations To Give Your Legal Briefs An Edge
• Ginkgo Bioworks Valued At $15B In SPAC Deal Led By 3 Firms
• 1st Circ. Affirms UBS Win In $70M Puerto Rico Arbitration Row
• Blue Apron Investor Deal Lands Plaintiff Attys $3.3M
• SEC Hands Out $22M Award, Settling Whistleblower Spat
• Cohen Milstein Rips Paul Weiss, Alex Oh's 'Half Apologies'
• Industry Groups Back Citi In 2nd Circ. Revlon Transfer Fight
• Canopy Didn't Mean To Mislead Investors, Judge Says
• Cooley-Led Construction Software, Biotech Firms Prep IPOs
• 4 Firms Lead Self-Driving Tech Co.'s $3.3B Go-Public Deal
• Make Profitability Management Part Of Your Law Firm Culture
• Kirkland, Winston Lead $1.35B SPAC Deal For Food Tech Biz
• Outsourcing Proxy Voting Is Still A Concern After SEC Rule
• Congressional Scrutiny Adds Momentum For SPAC Oversight
• KPMG To Face Investor Class Action Over Miller Energy Audit
• VanEck Files For Exchange-Traded Fund Focused On Ether
• Alex Oh Says She Rues 'Breakdown Of Civility' In Exxon Case
• SEC Approves 1st Security-Based Swap Data Repository
• Cell Therapy, Cannabinoid Biotechs Go Public For $171M
• Kirkland, Wilson Rep Energy Storage Co.'s $1.1B SPAC Deal
• China-Based Taco Bell Operator Blasts SEC Audit Proposal
• Feds Can't DQ Ex-CFTC Adviser From Spoofing Case
• Robinhood Data Breach Suit Trimmed, But Still In Play
• NY AG Moves To Halt Crypto Firm After New Investor Claims
• Robinhood Fight Will Test Mass. Securities Chief's Authority
• Skadden, Davis Polk Lead Chinese Insurance Co.'s $360M IPO
• SEC Scrutiny Spooked The SPAC Market, But Won't Stifle It
• Fed's Hsu Officially Lined Up As Acting OCC Chief
• 5 Takeaways From Gensler's Debut In Congress As SEC Chair
• Hedge Fund Targets DC Partner For Docs In $29M Award Row
• Alex Oh Lawyers Up In Exxon Case After Brief SEC Stint
• Crypto Trader Can't Nix SEC Subpoena On Privacy Grounds
• UK Urged To Introduce IPO-Friendly Listing Rules To Rival US
• 4 Firms Steer French COVID-19 Vaccine Maker's $94M US IPO
• Deals Rumor Mill: IHH Healthcare, Tricor, Reebok
• 4 Trends In Discoverability Of Litigation Funding Documents
• Fed Eyes Account Access Rubric As 'Novel Institutions' Knock
• Sens. Urge FinCEN To 'Promptly' Roll Out Corporate Database
• Gensler Says SEC Is Mulling Rules On Gamelike Trading Apps
• Cooley Leads Jessica Alba-Founded Startup's $413M IPO
• Bitso Says Fresh $250M Makes It LatAm's Top Crypto Biz
• SEC Should Drop Litigation Over Ripple's XRP Token
• Baker Botts Snags Paul Hastings Ex-Houston Corporate Chair
• 6 Firms Build $1.2B Merger Of Digital Financial Services Firms
• 2 Firms Edge Out Peers As IPO Market Endures SPAC Slump
• Yellowstone Capital To Pay $9.8M To End FTC Claims
• Kirkland Hires ESG Partner From Latham & Watkins
• 3 Firms Guide Mortgage Insurer's $496M IPO
• Investment Firm Faces $3M Fraud Suit Alleging Risky Moves
• DOJ Antitrust Division Probing Taboola's Hiring Practices
• Enabling Nonsecurity Fractional Ownership Of NFTs
• 7 Lessons For Young Lawyers Starting Their Careers
• Lawmakers Urge Yellen To Stiffen Reporting For Hedge Funds
• Under Armour To Pay $9M To Resolve SEC Disclosures Probe
• Feds Stand By 1MDB Link In $330M PetroSaudi Forfeiture Suit
• INX Raises $85M In First IPO Of Registered Security Token
• Jury Got Ex-JPM Trader's Conviction Right, Feds Tell 2nd Circ.
• Global E-Commerce Firm Leads Quartet Of IPO Launches
• Archegos Fallout Is A Wake-Up Call For Banks
• Drug Developer Roivant Hits $7.3B Valuation In SPAC Merger
• SEC's Peirce On Crypto Ambitions, GameStop's Lessons