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Capital Markets - March, 2022

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• Wall Street Giants Beat Treasury Auction Rigging MDL, Again
• Barnes & Thornburg Taps Ex-Apollo Global Private Funds Pro
• Despite New Name, Compliance Still Key To SEC Exams Unit
• Fed. Circ. Forecast: Cisco To Seek Recusal After $2.7B Loss
• SPACs Could Face More Litigation Risks Under SEC Proposal
• OCC Chief Sees 'Elevated' Bank Risks Amid Ukraine Invasion
• Crypto Bosses Deny Charges Of $40M Fraud And Obstruction
• SEC Staff Outline Disclosure Best Practices For Crypto Cos.
• Israeli Railway Safety Provider Prices $16M IPO At Low End
• Binance Wins Dismissal Of Crypto Token Class Action
• Deals Rumor Mill: Hasbro, Ascent Resources, NPD Group
• Gensler Says Climate Rule Part Of SEC's Disclosure Mandate
• Russia Sanctions Usher In New Age Of Economic Warfare
• 5 Mediation Mistakes That Create Obstacles To Settlement
• Skadden Led Defense Side In 3-Year Rise In Securities Filings
• Robinhood Gets Judge To Strike Down Mass. Investment Rule
• Crypto Biz Helium Raises $200M For Wireless Network
• SEC Warns Brokers To Act In Retail Investors' Best Interest
• 1MDB Testimony Is All But Over In Ex-Goldman Exec's Trial
• FDIC Floats Big-Bank 'Principles' For Managing Climate Risk
• The Problem With GOP Attack On Jackson Immigration Ruling
• SEC Warns Of 'Greenwashing' In 2022 Exam Priorities Report
• Blockchain Biz LayerZero Valued At $1B For Funding Round
• A Reminder On Retaining Records Of Staff's Communications
• Skadden Guides Crane Co.'s Split Into Two Companies
• SEC Proposes New Requirements To Rein In SPACs
• Icahn Says Southwest Gas Cheated With $400M Stock Offering
• K&L Gates Nabs Former Trilliant Counsel In Raleigh
• ATBCoin Investor Deal OK'd But Not 'Enforced,' Judge Says
• Feds Grill Ex-Goldman Exec's Wife At 1MDB Trial
• Ex-Compliance Chief Pleads Guilty In NY Ponzi Scheme Case
• Texas Woman Alleges $8M Romance Crypto Scam
• Trading Exec Squandered Millions On Luxuries, Court Finds
• Democrats' Digital-Cash Bill Emphasizes Financial Privacy
• CFTC Back In Full Force After Senate Confirms 4 Biden Picks
• Chinese Internet Of Things Biz Wuxin Files For $41M IPO
• Dentons Steers Cannabis Provider's Direct Listing Plans
• Last Of Biden's Fed Picks Advanced To Senate Floor
• House Oversight Committee Opens Credit Suisse Inquiry
• SEC Accuses Twilio Software Engineers Of Insider Trading
• Ex-Goldman Sachs Exec's 1MDB Defense Case Takes Shape
• SEC Seeks $2.1B, 400 New Staffers In 2023 Budget
• Democrats' Bill Would Require Treasury To Test Digital Cash
• White House Seeks $2.7B Budget Bump For US Treasury
• NY Banking Regulator Aims To Speed Up Crypto Licensing
• Akerman Adds Debt Finance Partners In New York, Atlanta
• SEC Proposal Would Expand Oversight Of Securities Dealers
• Exchanges Defeat Revived 'Flash Boys'-Inspired Suits
• Time May Not Solve Compliance Issues With NY Lending Law
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Citibank Says Tipster Fails On 'Barebones' Award Claim
• Firms To Seek Up To $6M For $31.5M Schwab Suit Deal In Del.
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Ethics Principles Call For Justice Thomas Recusal On Election
• FDIC Ready To Push Forward On Bank Merger Policy Review
• McGonigle Nabs Ex-CFTC Attorney For Chicago Office
• Judge Snubs FirstEnergy Deal With Call For Depositions
• SEC's SF Chief Latest To Exit In String Of Departures
• Fed Rate Hikes Add Twists To Uncertain Debt Markets
• Mixmax Investor Sues Over CEO's 'Invalid' Salary Increases
• 5th Circ. Says Oil Dealers Due $4.5M For Cleanup Fees
• NY's Top Bank Cop Vows To Target 'Kitchen Table' Concerns
• Commerzbank Can't Reopen RMBS Suit
• Blockchain Platform Avalanche Unveils $100M NFT Fund
• FinCEN Head Says AML Compliance Is Key Amid Ukraine War
• The Trouble With Decentralized Autonomous Organizations
• Spencer Fane Names Three New Practice Group Leaders
• Emerging Economic Effects From Russia-Ukraine War
• Cooley, Davis Polk Rep Lung Disease Biopharma's $69M IPO
• 3D Lauds Shareholder Rejection Of Toshiba's Separation Plan
• 5 Ways Law Firm Leaders Can Prioritize Strategic Thinking
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Paul Hastings
• Bitcoin Developers Don't Owe Duty To Users, Court Rules
• Ex-Goldman Exec Says FCPA Charge Misapplied In 1MDB Trial
• Investors Settled More Cases Last Year, But Deal Values Sank
• SEC's Acting Exam Chief Leaving Agency After 2 Decades
• $140M USAA Deal Shows How A Bank Got Too Big, Too Fast
• FINRA Boots Alpine Over 'Deplorable' Treatment Of Clients
• Tracking The Expansion Of CFTC's Manipulation Rule
• Regulators Get Ready To Propose New SPAC Rules
• Rep. Waters Seeks Info On Finance Firms' Russia Divestments
• Olam's Food Ingredients Unit Delays UK IPO Over Ukraine War
• Hemp-Based Cigarette Maker Files For $17M IPO
• Deals Rumor Mill: Prologis, Telecom Italia, Kohl's
• How Law Schools Can Navigate Toward Equity And Inclusion
• Moscow Stock Exchange Reopens With Short-Selling Ban
• Chancery Orders Partial Unredaction Of Penguins Deal Terms
• Energy Cos. Will Bear Brunt Of SEC's Climate Disclosure Rule
• Wells Fargo Beats Claims It Aided Bitcoin Fraud Scheme
• Stroock Tax And Corporate Group Adds Partner
• NAIC's Climate Survey Proposals Draw Insurer Concerns
• Where Judge Jackson Stands On Key Civil Procedure Issues
• Swedish Developer's IPO Soars In Otherwise Chilly Market
• Ropes & Gray Adds New Co-Lead For Securitization Practice
• Raytheon Says COVID, Not DOJ Probe, Led To Stock Price Dip
• Crypto Co. Acala Unveils $250M Venture-Backed Fund
• China's First Carbon Futures ETF Debuts In Hong Kong
• 4 Firms Lead SPAC Deal For $1.28B Israeli Cybersecurity Co.
• FirstEnergy's Ex-CEO Bribed Ohio Officials, Investors Say
• Schulte Roth & Zabel Nabs Financial Atty From Dentons
• Feds Trace $35M 1MDB Kickback Trail To Ex-Goldman Exec
• IAnthus, Gotham Green Again Seek Toss Of Investor Suits
• SEC Climate Plan Would Unleash Flood Of Demands On Cos.
• Judge Demands Names Of FirstEnergy Execs Who Paid Bribes
• A16Z Vet Launches Haun Ventures With $1.5B For Crypto Bets
• Ropes & Gray Taps SEC Trial Atty For New LA Office
• Capitolis Raises $110M To Bolster Its Capital Markets Platform
• FinCEN Alerts On Sanctions Evasion Signal Shifting Approach
• Del. Justices Asked To Affirm $690M Award Due To 'Bad Faith'
• Former Jones Day Atty Joins Winston & Strawn In Dallas
• Conn. Atty Enriched Self With Sham Stock Sales, Jury Hears
• 7 Firms Build $1.25B SPAC Deal For Japanese Crypto Biz 
• Skadden Lands Ex-SEC Enforcer Who Led 1st SPAC Action
• Uncertainty, Activism And SPACs Top Of Mind For M&A Attys
• 3 Firms Rep $1.1B Purchase Of Wealth Management Tools
• Cooley-Led Biopharm Startup Plans For $60M IPO
• TD Ameritrade OKs $2.3M Deal Over Scottrade Clients' Tax Hit
• Int'l Securities Watchdog Mulls Stronger Investor Protections
• K&L Gates Adds Derivatives And Finance-Focused Atty In DC
• Kohl's Draws Attention From Several Potential Suitors
• What High Court Vaccine Ruling Could Mean For Crypto Regs
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• SEC Unveils Long-Awaited Climate Disclosure Proposal
• How To Avoid Prematurely Publicizing A Case Outcome
• Cozen O'Connor Brings On 3 More Miller Thomson Attys
• Ex-SEC Assistant Chief Litigator Joins Arnold & Porter
• NY High Court Backs Credit Suisse Unit In RMBS Appeal
• New Chief Investor Advocate Wants A Crackdown On Conflicts
• Russian Banks Expand Digital Services To Counter Sanctions
• SEC's Cybersecurity Proposal Leaves Cos. Less Wiggle Room
• 3 Firms Steer Debut Of Hong Kong's First Blank-Check Firm
• Patent Drafting Best Practices For Cryptocurrency Innovations
• CFTC Tipster Gets $10M, Providing Original Info With 'Color'
• SEC's Ripple Case Shows Limits Of Outdated Securities Test
• SEC Taps Norton Rose Atty To Top Municipal Securities Post
• New York Jury Finds Ex-Crypto Exec Guilty Of Wire Fraud
• Ex-SEC Official Warns That Global M&A Could Be In Trouble
• NY Nurses' $140M Pension Plan Arbitration Award Wins OK
• PDVSA Tells 2nd Circ. Seeking Info In Venezuela Is Dangerous
• FinCEN Puts $5M Bounty On Assets 'Stolen' By Russian Elites
• Senate Dems Move To Bulk Up Crypto Sanctions Power
• Jointly, A Pot Ratings App, Raises $5M In Seed Funding
• Latham-Led Triumvira Immunologics Clinches $100M Series A
• Ex-Carfax Co. Investors Seek To Certify Del. Buyback Suit
• Loeb & Loeb, Ellenoff Steer Goldenstone Acquisition's IPO
• FINRA Notice Aims To Clarify Compliance Chief Liability
• Regulating Crypto Shouldn't Hinge On Securities Status
• PDVSA Looks To Slash Investment Firm's $3.3M Fee Bid
• It's Time To Hold DC Judges Accountable For Misconduct
• Metals SPAC Inks $1.1B Deal For Aussie Copper Mine
• Senate Banking Panel Backs Powell, Other Biden Fed Picks
• Raging Bull To Pay $2.4M Over Stock Earnings Claims
• Ex-Crypto Exec Charged With Fraud Spars With Feds At Trial
• Consumer Services-Focused SPAC Backs Out Of $250M IPO
• Executive Order Is First Step In Supporting Digital Assets
• CFTC Chair Warns Of 'Unknowns' As Ukraine Crisis Continues
• Ex-Coinbase, Uber Atty Joins UK Crypto Firm As Top Lawyer
• Investors Fight Blackstone-Tied Cos.' $1.9B Merger Vote
• Latest Compliance Hires Reflect Surging ESG Pressures
• Cerner Corp. Sued Again In Del. For Oracle Deal Info
• Mid-Trial Report: An Ex-Goldman Exec And 1MDB
• Payment Co. Asks To Exit 'Bare-Bones' $75M Forex Fraud Suit
• CFTC Fines UK Firm $3.25M Over Swaps Biz Reporting
• Latham & Watkins Hires Paul Hastings' Securities Co-Chair
• Honest Co. Wants Investor Suit Over Diaper Sales Trashed
• PDVSA Says Del. Suit Over $246M Debt Must Be Nixed
• British Cannabis Producer Akanda Raises $16M IPO
• Ethereum Biz Tops $7B Valuation In S&C-Guided Round
• London Exchange Eyes Streamlined Path Into Private Markets
• Linklaters Nabs V&E Finance Trio In London
• Firms Seek Fees For Mooted Nextdoor SPAC Deal Suit In Del.
• Raskin Withdraws As Biden's Pick For Fed Supervision Chief
• What Tighter Sanctions Against Russia Mean For Companies
• KPMG, Investors Reach $35M Deal Over Miller Energy Audit
• 4 Ways To Preserve Confidentiality Of Litigation Funding Docs
• SEC Commissioner Lee Plans To Step Down As Term Expires
• Fugitive 1MDB Financier Made Off With $1.42B, Feds Say
• Mortgage Co. Hit With Shareholder Suit Over Lackluster IPO
• Judge Orders Expert 'Hot Tub' In Robinhood Outage Suit
• RM Sotheby's Sued In Del. For Pilfering Ex-Worker's Clients
• Bank Of China Unit Sues To Reclaim Plane From Russian Biz.
• Vanguard Faces Investor Class Action Over 'Massive' Tax Bills
• 5 Legal Tips For SPACs Facing Looming Acquisition Deadlines
• How The DOJ Is Building Its Crypto AML Playbook
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Cooley Snags O'Melveny Partner To Open 2nd LA Office
• Peruvian Produce Exporter Pulls $450M IPO As Listings Cool
• New Judge Assigned In Foreign Gov't Bond-Rigging Case
• Remote Hearings Are Ill-Suited Default For Litigation Realities
• Fintech's $2.5B Deal Latest De-SPAC Axed Over Foggy Market
• SEC Pays $14M To Tipster Who Beat Initial Claim Denial
• JPMorgan Hit With Investor Suit Over $200M Records Fine
• Investors Accuse Wrigley Heir Of Fraud Over Cannabis SPAC
• Funds Say Boeing's 737 Max Cover-Ups Caused Stock Losses
• ABA's New Anti-Bias Curriculum Rule Is Insufficient
• SEC Denies ETF Applications By NYDIG And Global X
• Former Linklaters Attys Join Cleary Offices In NY, Brussels
• Gett's $1B SPAC Deal Quashed Over Market Uncertainty
• Ex-SEC Official Urges Regulators To Counter SPAC 'Myths'
• How FinCEN Shell Co. Rules Differ From Past BSA Standards
• Another Toshiba Investor Says Spinoff Plan Is No Good
• 1MDB Financier Raised Red Flags At Goldman, Jury Hears
• 2nd Circ. Urged To Revive Suit After Judge's Stock Conflict
• Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs Archegos-Tied Suits Merged
• IP Forecast: Cox To Take Another Swing At $1B Verdict
• SEC Schedules Vote On Climate Change Disclosure Plan
• Venture Firms To Deploy $165M To Drive Bitcoin Adoption
• Dechert Hires Ex-Goldman Fintech Pro From Morgan Lewis
• Credit Suisse Swept Into SEC's Employee Messaging Probe
• Davis Polk Steers Latin America SPAC's $200M IPO
• Snap Execs Minimized Apple Privacy Changes, Investor Says
• McDermott Adds 4 Transactions Partners In NY, Dallas
• US Judge Finds Conn. Atty Liable For Illegal Stock Sales
• 4 Takeaways For Asset Managers From SEC's Cyber Rule Plan
• Libor Transition Measure Makes Way Into $1.5T Spending Bill
• GGP-Brookfield Dividend Issue Drives Del. Justices In Circles
• Biden Order Grapples With Crypto's Rise
• SEC Under Fire Over Shorter Rule Proposal Comment Periods
• Tester Says GOP's Fed Nominee Boycott Is 'A Mistake'
• SEC Wants Companies To Beef Up Cybersecurity Disclosures
• Meta Painted Rosy Ad Effect Of Apple Changes, Investors Say
• Warren, Porter Slam FINRA Reply To Arbitration Bias Claims
• Tim Hortons China's Go-Public Deal Revised Down To $1.4B
• DOJ's Crypto Team Signals New Era Of Enforcement
• Personal Finance App Acorns Lands Nearly $2B Valuation
• Remote Hearings Should Be The Default In Civil Litigation
• Latham-Led Early Childhood Ed. Provider Rekindles IPO Plans
• 2nd Circ. Will Hear Goldman's 3rd Bite In Class Cert. Battle
• Fla. Judge Adds $43M In Interest To $100M Bitcoin Verdict
• Biden Orders Wide-Ranging Studies Of Cryptocurrency Risks
• 1MDB: Ex-Goldman Exec Posed As Wife To Fool Future Wife
• 6 Firms Vie To Lead Investor Suit Over Insurer COVID Costs
• Chancery Denies Stay In Lordstown Motors-SPAC Merger Suit
• SEC Says Adviser Overcharged Teachers In Million-Dollar Deal
• Crypto Execs Charged With Stealing $40M, Obstructing Probe
• Electric Car Maker Rivian Accused Of Misleading Investors
• SEC Developing More Rules Aimed At Shareholder Proposals
• BitMEX BSA Case Raises Key Crypto Questions
• Bain Capital Launches $560M Crypto-Focused Fund
• Attorneys Today Need To Depose Like There's No Tomorrow
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Corporate Attorney To Philly Office
• Crypto Whiz Asks For 2 Years Over N. Korea Sanctions Charge
• Wilson Sonsini Adds Corporate Partner In San Francisco
• Covington, White & Case Rep Carbon Capture Biz's $2.2B Deal
• FINRA Fines Deutsche Bank $2M Over Order Routing Issues
• 5th Circ. Punts On Fannie, Freddie Investors' FHFA Suit
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• SPAC CEO Awarded Some Defense Fees For Suits, SEC Probe
• Investor Suit Says AI Co. Concealed 'Struggling' Partnership
• FinCEN Urges Firms To Help Thwart Russia Sanctions Evasion
• What To Look For As Musk's Twitter Battle With SEC Plays Out
• 9F Seeks Quick Dismissal Of IPO Fraud Suit
• Judge Denies Trading Firm Exec's Request To Toss Receiver
• Cozen O'Connor Moves Vancouver Office, Adds 5 Lawyers
• Coinbase Blocks 25,000 Russia-Tied Crypto Addresses
• Market Fog Dooms Weather Tech Co.'s $1.2B SPAC Deal
• Getty Trust Says Allianz Cost It $71M As COVID Shook Markets
• NYC Lender Sues Billionaire Bros. In $2.5B LA Hotel Project
• S&P Accused Of Monopolizing Use Of Securities ID Numbers
• Judge's Bank Stock Prompts Call To Revive Rigging Claims
• SEC's Lee Wants Regulators To Step Up Scrutiny Of Lawyers
• Citigroup Seeks New CCO Amid Fed-Mandated Risk Reorg
• Robinson & Cole Grows In NY With 3-Atty SPAC Team
• Colorado Pharma Co. Investor Sues Over Stock Split, Grant
• Ericsson Hit With Class Action After Report On ISIS Bribes
• 2 SPACs Led By Same Team Withdraw IPOs Totaling $600M
• SEC Strikes $5.5M Deal With VC Firm, CEO Over Fund Fees
• Anticipating SEC's Final Exec Compensation Disclosure Rule
• How Crypto Cos. Might Move Forward After BlockFi Settlement
• Ex-Goldman Exec Says Boss Faked Relationships For Gain
• Bottling Co. Says It Was Swindled By Bogus $55.3M Loan
• Del. Justices Reverse Ruling On Cox-Verizon Wireless Deal
• PDVSA Says Creditor's Targeting Of Citgo Shares Is Illegal
• Powell Calls For 'Strong' Crypto Regs Amid Sanctions Worries
• Class Seeks Bond-Rigging Suit Redo After Judge's Recusal
• Florida Men To Pay Over $1.6M For Precious Metals Fraud
• Deals Rumor Mill: Fanatics, Life Insurance Corp., Amazon
• Beauty Tech Developer Perfect Corp Inks $1B SPAC Merger
• SEC, NY Adviser Strike $30M Deal Over Fee Disclosure Issues
• FCA Takes Aim At Crypto-Fraudsters As Scam Checks Soar
• CFTC Nominees Sail Through Senate Confirmation Hearing
• SEC Accuses Calif. Atty Of Bogus Fruit Co. IPO Scam
• Treasury Urges Crypto Exchanges To Get In Line With BSA
• 8 Firms Guide Blank-Check Co. Trio For $525M In IPOs
• NY Seeks Blockchain Analytics To Combat Sanctions Evasion
• Sens. Urge US Treasury To Monitor Russia's Crypto Use
• Fintech Co. Affirm Hit With Investor Suit Over 'Reckless' Tweet
• Powell Says Fed Is On 'High Alert' For Cyberattacks
• What Rejected Renren Settlement Means For Investor Suits
• Judge Allows Citgo Sales Process To Go Forward
• BlockFi Account Holders File Suit In Wake Of $100M SEC Deal
• Major Crypto Exchanges Won't Ban All Russian Transactions
• Clover Health Must Face Shareholders' Suit Over DOJ Probe
• IPO Market Appears Stalled For The Near Future
• Ex-Goldman Exec Says Pal Urged Kushner To Nix 1MDB Probe
• SEC Asks For Default Win In Goldman Insider Trading Suit
• 3 Firms Rep $200M Life Sciences, Sustainable Tech SPAC IPO
• Ex-Hong Kong Securities Regulator To Join Kirkland In August
• Tesla Blasts JPMorgan's Bid For Early Win In $162M Suit
• Retailers' Resilience During COVID Bodes Well For The Future
• DeFi Firm Must Face Subpoenas From SEC, NY Judge Rules
• Timing Of Trump Adviser Indictment Not Political, Feds Say
• FINRA Says Broker Earned 'Secret' Comp On $10M Fundraise
• How Attorneys Can Ethically Terminate A Client Relationship