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Capital Markets - February, 2022

231 articles

• Fla. Court Denies Bid For New Trial Against Bitcoin 'Inventor'
• Privilege Doesn't Apply To Bigamist's Docs, 1MDB Judge Told
• SEC, Ameritas Agree To $4.6M Deal Over Disclosure Issues
• The Battle To Confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson
• Meta Investor Accuses Zuckerberg Of $2.5B In Insider Trading
• Activist Disclosure Proposal Runs Counter To SEC Mission
• Ex-PE Pro Who Aided Galanis Gets Year In Tribal Bond Scam
• 2 More SPACs Pull IPOs Totaling $400M As Withdrawals Mount
• Fried Frank Adds 5 Partners On Heels Of Tax Atty Departure
• Citi Is Latest To Face SEC Probe Over Unapproved Messaging
• Russia Bans Foreign Securities Sales To Stem Capital Flight
• Winston & Strawn Snags NY Real Estate Partner
• Party Leaders Vow Open Minds For New High Court Pick
• BitConnect Founder Indicted In $2B Ponzi Scheme, Feds Say
• Clerk Says Judge Shouldn't Have Heard BofA Spoofing Case
• How Judge Jackson Beat Out Competition For High Court Nod
• Why Ketanji Brown Jackson Honored This Historic Judge
• SEC Proposes Rule To Bolster Short-Seller Disclosures
• 1st Circ. Judge Selya Says Jackson Will Be 'Balanced'
• 3 Issues To Watch As SEC Revisits Activist Disclosures
• Biden's Supreme Court Pick Was Star Debater In Miami
• SEC Rejects Nasdaq's Bid To Scrap Direct Listing Price Limits
• The Key To Turning Solid Briefs Into Winning Briefs
• Coinbase Faces Wide-Ranging Compliance Probe In NY
• SEC Slams DeFi Firm's Bid To Stay Subpoenas
• How CCO Framework Could Have Altered FINRA Charges
• Chemical Co. To Settle With Investors Over La. Plant Costs
• SEC Probing Goldman's Biz Chats On Unapproved Channels
• Latham, Loeb & Loeb Steer Tech SPAC's Upsized $275M IPO
• 6 Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Opinions To Read Now
• Biden Nominates Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson To High Court
• One Year After The GameStop Saga, Has Anything Changed?
• Morgan Stanley Says SEC Is Investigating Its Block Trading
• Feds Say 'Total Institutional Failure' Led To 1MDB Docs Foul
• Robinhood Outage Fight Splashes Toward Expert 'Hot Tub'
• HP Investors Tell 9th Circ. SEC Probe Supports Reviving Case
• Russia Sanctions Bring Compliance Headaches For US Banks
• Proskauer Adds Private Funds Partner From Kirkland
• Ballard Spahr M&A Leader Sees Bright Future For Deal-Making
• UK Residential REIT Delays IPO After Ukraine Attacks
• Structured Finance Group Of The Year: Sidley
• Proskauer, Baker Botts Shape Enviro SPAC's $200M IPO
• DeFi Firm Asks Judge To Pause SEC Subpoena Order
• HSBC Says CFTC Probing Biz Chats On Unapproved Services
• DraftKings Says No Proof It Duped Investors About Merger
• Latham-Led Tech SPAC Upsizes IPO Target To $275M
• Schiff Hardin, Loeb & Loeb Rep $140M Nukkleus Deal
• 1MDB Trial At Risk After Feds Admit 'Inexcusable' Doc Error
• Structured Finance Group Of The Year: Mayer Brown
• Mallinckrodt Wins Approval Of $66M Securities Deal
• Ex-Goldman Execs Skirted Compliance, 1MDB Jury Hears
• Robinhood Beats Suit Over Payment For Order Flow, For Now
• Robinhood Says Investors' Antitrust 'Meme Stock' Claims Fail
• Ex-Binance.US, Robinhood Compliance Pro Joins Coinme
• Volkswagen Moves Closer To Floating Porsche IPO
• Structured Finance Group Of The Year: Dentons
• LSEG To Buy Wilson Sonsini-Guided TORA For $325M
• Cred's Ch. 11 Trust Sues To Reclaim $21M Crypto Payout
• BlackRock Pens Tribute To CRO, And Other People Moves
• FINRA Taps Lowenstein Sandler For 2019 Arbitration Probe
• Infinity Q Investors Sue After Founder's $1B Fraud Indictment
• Walter Dellinger's Little-Known, Outsize Impact On Legal Aid
• Fed Bans Officials From Trading Stock, Bonds, Crypto
• Deloitte Accused Of Helping Southern Co. Deceive Investors
• Investors Say SafeMoon Artificially Inflated Crypto Token
• SEC's Fund Disclosure Proposal Could Spark Pushback
• Video Game-Focused Blank-Check Co. Raises $250M In IPO
• Structured Finance Group Of The Year: Cadwalader
• Virtu, Axis End $11M Hacking Coverage Fight
• Short Seller's Allegations Slammed In MultiPlan SPAC Suit
• FBI To Create Crypto Team Focused On Illicit Fund Seizures
• Traders Nab Class Cert. In Louis Dreyfus Cotton Futures Row
• CBD Co. Mostly Escapes Claims By Ex-Stratton Oakmont Rep
• NY Brokerage's Lax Oversight Cost Investors $2.3M, Suit Says
• Sequoia Launches $500M Liquid Token, Digital Asset Fund
• Why I'll Miss Arguing Before Justice Breyer
• How Investors Can Navigate A Vibrant Digital Health Market
• Apache Fights Investor Suit Over Failed Drilling Project
• Binance.US Taps Ex-SocGen Compliance Pro As New CCO
• Veteran Cyber Prosecutor To Lead DOJ's New Crypto Team
• Castlight Investor Sues In Del. To Probe $370M Vera Deal
• Practical Implications Of SEC's Enforcement Policy Shift
• Healthy Living SPAC Takes 2nd Deal Deadline Extension
• Deals Rumor Mill: Splunk, Allied Universal, Worldline
• Circle's Value Doubles To $9B In New Deal With Same SPAC
• Nasdaq Wants SEC To Level Playing Field With Dark Markets
• Ex-Goldman Honcho Tells Jury Of Brazen 1MDB Corruption
• US Banks Seek Flexibility In OCC Climate Risk Proposal
• Crypto Giants Form Group To Address Money Laundering
• Did The SEC Get GameStop Wrong? Some Academics Say Yes
• Ag-Focused SPAC's Offering Leads 2 IPOs Totaling $250M
• De-SPACs Still Popular But Becoming Harder To Close
• Lee Enterprises Beats Alden In Chancery Suit On Board Vote
• 5 Steps For Private Funds As SEC Ramps Up Oversight
• Recent Rulings Show Lawyer Criticism Of Judges Is Perilous
• Olympic Skater Beats Investor Suit Over Hybrid Token Sales
• Draft Bill Would Make OCC A Top Stablecoin Regulator
• Longfin Investors Can't Revive Claims Against Underwriter
• Miller Shah, Robbins Geller Get $7.3M For AMC Investor Suit
• Takeaways From DOJ Fraud Section's 2021 Year In Review
• Terminally Ill Ex-NYSE Broker Avoids Prison For Crypto Scam
• SEC Fines A Dozen Firms For Reg BI Violations
• Genesis Unicorn SPAC Leads 2 IPOs That Raise $135M Total
• 2 Firms To Lead Chancery Suit Over $500M Rocket Stock Sale
• Biden's Fed Nominees Held Up As GOP Sens. Sit Out Vote
• Breyer's Role In Courthouse Design Sets A Judicial Template
• Ex-Goldman Banker Looted Millions From 1MDB, Jury Hears
• 2nd Circ. Says Swapped Libor Plaintiff Lacks Standing
• Video Game-Focused Blank Check Co. Targets $250M In IPO
• Federal Probe Signals Scrutiny Of Crypto's Enviro Impacts
• Crypto Miners Likely Free From Reporting Rules, Official Says
• Paul Hastings Snags Covington's Former Securities Co-Chair
• Apollo Investing $1.4B In UAE Developer Aldar
• Cannabis Services Biz Valued At $327M In Go-Public Deal
• HotelPlanner, Reservations.com Latest To Cancel SPAC Deal
• K&L Gates Recruits SEC Atty For Asset Management Practice
• BlockFi To Pay SEC, States $100M Over Crypto Lending
• Credit Suisse To Pay $81M To Exit Stock Loan Antitrust Suit
• Credit Suisse Investors Ink $25M 'Icebreaker' Rate Swaps Deal
• Think Finance Inks $44.5M Deal To End Class's Usury Claims
• FINRA Fines Ex-Interactive Brokers CCO Over AML Lapses
• SEC Could Tighten Eligibility For Private Market Investors
• UK's ThinkMarkets Raises $30M To Grow Trading Platform
• FirstEnergy Agrees To Reforms To Settle Shareholder Suits
• 9 Firms Rep For $500M Haul In Blank Check IPOs
• Ex-Goldman Exec Says Feds Hid Evidence In 1MDB Case
• Syniverse Still Has $750M Partnership After Failed SPAC Deal
• Disbarred Fla. Atty Pleads Guilty To $5M Crypto Fraud
• Feds Want Up To 8 Years For Ex-NYSE Broker In Crypto Scam
• 2nd Circ. Libor-Rigging Reversal Is A Boon For Defendants
• Essentium's $947M SPAC Deal Nixed Over Market Conditions
• Hinshaw Hires Former Parker Ibrahim Litigation Partner
• Bank Group Tells DOJ: Merger Policy Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It
• SEC Wants Big Investors To Disclose Positions Faster
• Banks Dodge Naked Shorting Claims But Not Spoofing Suit
• SEC Says Firm's Shariah-Compliant Pledge Misled Clients
• Rail Bidder Seeks Chancery Injunction For 'Corrupt' Process
• Glancy Prongay Tapped To Lead Alibaba Investor Class Action
• Ex-OCC Senior Official Joins Bitfury As Top Lawyer
• 3 Firms Guide Binance's $200M Forbes Investment
• SEC Seeks To Kill Rules That Could Limit Tipster Award Sizes
• Digital Asset Regulatory Vacuum Is A Threat To Investors
• Coinbase Asks To Halt Users' Suit For Arbitration Denial Fight
• Life Sciences SPAC Pulls Plans For $200M IPO
• Time To Nix Antitrust Policies That Fueled Blocked Nvidia Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Vodafone, Saur, Zendesk
• Capital Markets Group Of The Year: Wilson Sonsini
• Activist Blasts Kohl's For Poison Pill, Rejection Of $9B Offer
• Deutsche Zaps RMBS Trustee Claims After 'Champerty' Ruling
• Kaplan Fox To Lead 'Smart' Glassmaker Investor Suit
• SEC Plans To Reduce Stock Trade Settlement Times By 2024
• FINRA Eyes Meme Stock Fallout In Latest Exam Findings
• FINRA Report Rips Firms For 'Reg BI' Lapses
• Bitcoin Co. Says Ex-Exec Tried To Poach El Salvador As Client
• 7 Firms Rep As Trio Of Blank Check Cos. Raise $325M
• Stablecoins Are A National Security Asset In The Digital Age
• Commerzbank Settles RMBS Suit Against US Bank
• CFTC Chair Asks Lawmakers For More Crypto Authority
• NY Fund To Sell $238M Of Securities In 21 Shale Gas Cos.
• SEC Proposal Would Require Greater Private-Fund Disclosure
• BigLaw Must Nix All-Or-Nothing Work Model To Retain Talent
• Capital Markets Group Of The Year: Ropes & Gray
• Expect More Robust PCAOB Enforcement This Year
• Securities Group Sues DOL Over ERISA Fiduciary Guidance
• Market Turbulence Kills Planned $2.85B Syniverse SPAC Deal
• Feds Fight Alford Plea For Ex-Prof Accused Of Insider Trading
• FinCEN Is Asked For Clarity, Exemptions From Shell Co. Rule
• Whistleblower Attys Launch Firm For SEC, CFTC, IRS Tipsters
• Compliance Hires Of '22 Reflect US Cyber, Corruption Focus
• 2 More Tech-Focused SPACs Pull IPOs Amid Market Crunch
• Biden's Supreme Court Nominee Should Have 5 Key Qualities
• Rosen Law Firm Nabs Lead In Biotech Investor's Drug Row
• 4 Firms Rep Quantum Computing Biz's $1.6B Go-Public Deal
• Rocket Holdings, CEO Sued In Del. Over Stock Sale Claims
• Capital Markets Group Of The Year: Latham
• Nvidia, SoftBank Nix $40B Arm Deal Over Regulatory Hurdles
• FDIC Head Says Community Lending Rules A Top Priority
• Cleary, Davis Polk Steer Adtech Startup Aleph's IPO Filing
• Investors Late Over AbbVie's Failed Shire Deal, Court Says
• SEC Is Pushing Boundaries In Insider Trading Enforcement
• Blockchain Biz Polygon Lands $450M In Funding Round
• Venezuelan Oil Co. Loses Bid To Stay $246M In Judgments
• FINRA, Wells Fargo Say 2019 Arbitration Wasn't Rigged
• Asia-Focused SPAC Raises $200M To Pursue Tech Acquisition
• Hogan Lovells Lands Ex-Reed Smith PE Partner For NY Team
• Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2022 Editorial Boards
• Capital Markets Group Of The Year: Fenwick
• Tesla Faces SEC Probe Over Musk Twitter Settlement
• Paul Weiss Lands Veteran Executive Comp., Benefits Partner
• Convicted Spoofers Say Libor Reversals Support Their Appeal
• Venezuela Oil Co. Creditor Fights Stay Of $246M In Judgments
• PDVSA Says It's Not Venezuela's Alter Ego In $118M Debt Case
• 4 Firms Guide €200M Tech-Focused Blank Check IPO
• Commodity Pool Operator Cops To Obstructing CFTC Probe
• Wilson Sonsini-Led Biotech Firm Rallies After $124M IPO
• Investors Fight Bids To Toss IAnthus, Gotham Green Pot Suits
• 3 Firms Guide Cannabis-Focused Silver Spike For $85M IPO
• Pashman Stein Adds Ex-SEC Atty To Lead Regulatory Group
• Chancery Rules Out 'Blank Check' Mergers For Some Cos.
• Litigation-Ready Caveats For Stock And Asset Purchase Deals
• The Drawbacks Of The SEC's Stealth Digital Assets Regulation
• Capital Markets Group Of The Year: Davis Polk
• Taxation With Representation: Cleary, Gibson Dunn
• Kohl's Says $9B Takeover Bid Is Too Low, Adopts Poison Pill
• FDIC's McWilliams Flags Polarization, Urges Crypto Progress
• Ex-CFTC Special Counsel Joins Jones Day's DC Office
• Ex-UChicago Prof Seeks Alford Plea Over Insider Trades
• Key Biden Fed Pick Pushes Back On GOP Climate Concerns
• Sichenzia Steers Real Estate SPAC's Downsized $115M IPO
• Paxos Hires Former Block Atty As Global General Counsel
• Wag Labs To Hit Public Markets Via $350M SPAC Merger
• Deals Rumor Mill: Novartis, Cedar Fair, IVI-RMA
• Bressler Amery Adds Winstead Shareholder In Texas
• Hemp Real Estate Co. Settles SEC Crowdfunding Case
• Fed Nominee Raskin Aims To Cool GOP Heat At Confirmation
• Investor Actions Plunged In '21 Though A SPAC Boom Looms
• Sotheby's Had No Right To Sell $1.5M NFT, Suit Says
• How To Navigate Equity Rollovers In A Tight M&A Market
• 2 World Travel Inc. Founders Let Out Of Stock Buyback Suit
• Bamboo-Based Bedding Maker Cariloha Primes $30M IPO
• 3 Firms Guide Digital Ad Startup's Merger With SPAC
• The Flaws In The Traditional Approach To Hiring A Law Firm
• Applying The Latest Guidance On CCO Liability
• Libor Reversal Draws Fine Line Between 'Wrong' And Fraud
• Credit Suisse Can't Beat Forex Price-Fixing Suit Before Trial
• Law Firms Weathered Frosty January As IPO Activity Slowed
• SEC, CFTC, States Claim Metals Co. Defrauded Retirees
• Oil Venture Investor Claims Money Was Funneled To Pot Farm
• NYDIG Helps Cos. Offer Bitcoin As Part Of Paycheck
• Fla. Man Admits Orchestrating DSW Insider Trading Scheme
• Real Estate-Focused SPAC Alset Grabs $75M In IPO