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Capital Markets - June, 2022

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• Grayscale Sues SEC After It Rejects Another Bitcoin ETF
• DOJ Charges 3 Fla. Men With Running $100M Crypto Scheme
• FINRA Fines Barclays $2.8M Over Disclosure Issues
• Triller Makes Confidential SEC Filing In Preparing To Go Public
• Deutsche, NatWest Eye Deals Worth $34M In Swiss Libor Case
• Del. Class Action Over Carvana Stock Offer Can Move Ahead
• 5 Tips For Meeting DOJ's New CCO Certification Requirements
• Deals Rumor Mill: FTX, Musk, BC Partners
• Ethics Considerations For Attorneys Joining Nonprofit Boards
• Rising Star: Latham's Alison Haggerty
• Spirit Deal Up In The Air After Shareholder Meeting Delayed
• Spanish Renewable Energy Biz Eyes $209M IPO In Soft Market
• UBS Strikes $25M Deal With SEC Over Alleged Trading Fraud
• Crypto Hedge Fund To Liquidate After $660M Default
• Penguins Ownership Fight Must Be Arbitrated, Chancery Says
• Gov't Agencies Face Diverse Fallout From 5th Circ. SEC Case
• Rising Star: Goodwin Procter's Julia White
• Lowenstein Sandler Finds No Impropriety In FINRA Arbitration
• Investment Adviser ESG Lessons From BNY Mellon Case
• Davis Polk Brings On Ex-Cooley Capital Markets Partner
• 4 Firms Steer Canadian Miner's $169M Dual-Listed IPO
• Rising Star: Fenwick's Jennifer Hitchcock
• Feds Ask For Vigilance On Russian Export Sanctions
• Investor Sues Auto Insurer Over Customer Recruitment Costs
• Crypto Litigation May Grow In Absence Of Regulatory Scheme
• Ernst & Young Fined $100M For Cheating On CPA Exams
• Gold Price-Fixing Deal Could Imperil Other Claims, Court Told
• Chancery Nixes Aerojet CEO's Bid For Neutral Counsel
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Crypto Exchange Unizen Secures $200M To Spur Growth
• Sustainability Group Sees 'Clear' US Progress On Climate Risk
• 5th Circ. Ruling Signals Judicial Shift On SEC Admin Process
• DOL Seeks To Toss 'Downright Bizarre' ERISA Guidance Suit
• Fed Bans Golden Pacific Bancorp Affiliate From Bank Industry
• Car Rental Co. Sued Over Blocked Insurance Payments
• Blank Rome Welcomes DLA Piper Corporate Atty In LA
• Grand Jury Probes Trump Platform's SPAC Merger
• Frontier Urges Spirit Investors To Approve $6.6B Merger
• Rising Star: Davis Polk's Pedro Bermeo
• RL Polk Investors Gain Partial Cert. In Buyback Suit
• Bank Groups Worry ESG Proposals Are 'Anything But Neutral'
• Stronger Rules Needed After 'Meme Stock' Frenzy, Dems Say
• Delaware Chancery Orders UpHealth To Delay Annual Meeting
• OCC's Veteran Examiner And Ex-Acting Chief To Retire
• 2 Firms Guide ESG-Focused Blank-Check Firm's $200M IPO
• Don't Miss It: Skadden, Weil Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Now's The Time To Address Archaic Law School Curricula
• Snell & Wilmer Adds Rutan & Tucker Partner In Calif.
• Rising Star: Cahill Gordon's Meghan McDermott
• Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade
• Crypto Platform Exits Venezuela Over US Sanctions Risks
• Big Banks Get Good Marks In Fed's Latest Stress Tests
• Trecora Investor Sues In Del. To Probe $247M Balmoral Merger
• Ex-Crypto Exec Denied Wire Fraud Retrial
• OCC Warns Of Bank Compliance Staffing Woes In Risk Report
• SEC Upholds FINRA Decision To Bar Broker For Alleged Fraud
• Deals Rumor Mill: Tianqi, Toshiba, Kohl's
• Determining Interest Rate Floors With Transition To SOFR
• Traders' 4th Bite At 'Meme Stock' Apple Still Rotten, Apex Says
• SEGRO Inks $237M Debt Deal After Recent London Buys
• Rising Star: Mayer Brown's Darius Horton
• Alliance Entertainment To Go Public With $480M SPAC Deal
• FINRA, Fla. Firm Strike $9M Deal Over Manipulation Claims
• Lessons From Lawyer Fee-Sharing Agreements Gone Wrong
• Whistleblowing Citibank Analyst Denied Share Of $400M Fine
• Ontario Bans Crypto Exchange KuCoin And Fines Bybit
• SEC's Regulatory Priorities Draw Rebuke From Peirce
• Wrigley Heir, Cannabis Co. Want Investor Fraud Suit Nixed
• SEC's Proposed SPAC Crackdown Meets Industry Resistance
• BlackRock Asks SEC To Rethink Climate Risk Reporting Plan
• LeClairRyan Bankruptcy Highlights Pass-Through Tax Issue
• SPAC's Pivot From Cannabis Burned Investors, Suit Says
• DOJ Official Confirms CCO Certs. Are New Settlement Staple
• Firms Say $6M Fee Bid For Schwab Suit Deal Is 'Reasonable'
• SEC Crypto Unit Expansion Is A Warning To Industry
• Rising Star: DLA Piper's Orestis Omran
• GAO Warns US Gov't About 'Catastrophic' Cyber Risk
• Holland & Knight Adds MoFo Atty To Corporate Team In Miami
• Dickinson Wright Asks To Drop Client Accused Of $22M Scam
• Brazilian Meat Co. Shareholder Defends Probe Into 'Illicit' Acts
• FTC Probing NYSE Owner's $16B Deal For Black Knight
• Revlon Case Opens, And LATAM Lands Its Ch. 11 Plan
• BlockFi Nabs $250M Credit Facility Amid Crypto Turmoil
• Kellogg To Split Into 3 Businesses In Kirkland-Led Spinoff
• Wilson Sonsini Brings On Ex-SEC Crypto, Fintech Expert
• 8 Steps To Creating A Legal Ops Technology Road Map
• 2 Years Since Liu, Disgorgement Case Law Is Favoring SEC
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• SEC Fines Ratings Agency, CEO $2M Over Alleged Conflicts
• Rising Star: Dechert's Kenneth D. Hackman
• Twitter Board Unanimously Backs Musk's $44B Purchase Bid
• High Court Won't Hear Challenge To SEC 'Gag Orders'
• War, Economic Jitters Cloud UK Hopes For IPO Recovery
• Will BigLaw Regret Its Hiring Spree As The Economy Softens?
• The Law360 400: Tracking The Largest US Law Firms
• Terraform Labs Sued Over Multibillion-Dollar Crypto Collapse
• Wells Fargo To Pay $3.75M In Ponzi Scheme Class Settlement
• SEC Climate Plan Debate Rages On As Comment Period Ends
• Space Co. Investor Sues In Del. For SPAC Merger Records
• Fed Says Recent Turbulence Highlights Stablecoin 'Fragility'
• Latest SPAC Trends Point To Risk Of Negative Outcomes
• Miner Hopes To Strike IPO Gold With $174M Dual Listing
• Silicon Motion Investor Says $8B MaxLinear Deal Lacks Info
• An Early Step Toward Regulation Of Carbon Offset Market
• Don't Miss It: V&E, Fried Frank Guide Week's Hot Deals
• 6 Firms Guide UK Biotech Startup's $215M SPAC Merger
• Rising Star: Akin Gump's Sara Mischner
• Aerojet Chair Largely Wins Chancery Suit In CEO Proxy Battle
• Lyft Inks $25M Deal To End Investor Suit Over Post-IPO Drop
• Senate Confirms Biden's 2 Nominees To Fill Out SEC
• SPAC Feutune Light Begins Trading After $85M IPO
• The Importance Of Data And Data Analysis In Litigation
• Senate Bill Could Be A Sea Change For Crypto Regulation
• $60M Catalyst Sale Gutted Company, Del. Investor Suit Says
• SEC Takes First 'Reg BI' Action Against Calif. Broker-Dealer
• Oscar-Winning VFX Company Cancels $1.7B SPAC Merger
• Dems Want TD Bank Deal Put On Ice Over 'Abusive Practices'
• BlockFi Can't Move Crypto Loan Suit Out Of Calif., Panel Says
• Musk Appeals Judge's Decision To Keep SEC Tweet Deal Alive
• FinCEN No-Action Plan May Spur Crypto Innovation, In Theory
• Greenberg Team Set To Attack Feds' NFT Insider Trading Case
• SEC's Tighter Rules For SPACs Panned At Conference
• Biotech Farming SPAC Merger Creates $504M Public Co.
• SEC Nabs $573K Judgment In Snap Insider Trading Case
• Cleary Notes Off-Limits In Ex-Citi Trader's Forex Probe Suit
• Wilson Sonsini Adds Cooley Lateral In New Boulder Office
• Electric Car Co. Investor Sues In Del. Over Disclosure Failures
• Consumers Seek $8M In Atty Fees In Payday Lending Case
• SEC Says Rochester, NY, Misled Investors In $119M Bond
• Ex-Robinhood Crypto Compliance Chief Joins NJ Fintech Firm
• Engineer Accused Of Insider Trading On $2B Betting App Deal
• Asset Manager To Pay Nearly $6.9M Over Short Sale Violations
• Ozy Media YouTube Exec Impersonation Suit Axed, For Now
• CFTC Commish Says Agency Wouldn't Go Easy On Crypto
• TrillerVerz, SeaChange Walk Away From $5B Merger Deal
• Calif. Atty Wants SEC Suit Tossed Over Fruit Co. Work
• Steps Companies Can Take To Mitigate Privilege Labeling Risk
• Spirit Enters Talks With JetBlue, But Frontier Deal Still On
• Tales From The Crypto Bill 2: From Fees To State Licensees
• Binance Hit With Investor Suit Over Terra Stablecoin Collapse
• Ex-Engine Maker Execs Settle SEC's Fraud Claims
• FirstEnergy, Investors Say $180M Deal Resolves Bribe Suit
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Centra Tech Investors Nab $33M Default Win In ICO Suit
• What Stablecoins Are And Aren't: Lessons For Crypto Industry
• SEC Expands Inquiry Into Trump's Social Media SPAC
• McGuireWoods Adds Ex-Squire Patton Atty In Public Finance
• Electric Vehicle Biz Plans Ch. 7 Filing After SEC Probe
• Schwab To Pay $187M In SEC Deal Over Robo-Adviser Conflict
• Investment Pro Accused Of WSJ, Barron's Article Thievery
• GoodRx Investors' Claims Over IPO Get Axed For Good
• NY Judge Signs Off On $300M Deal In Renren Derivative Suit
• Tales From The Crypto Bill: From Cyber Risks To Sandboxes
• Critics Of SEC Data Breach Rules Question 4-Day Deadline
• SPAC Acri Capital Hits Market With $75M Public Offering
• Icelandic Fishing Co. Nabs $112M Slice In Salmon Farming Biz
• What Litigation Funding Disclosure In Delaware May Look Like
• Zymeworks Takes Poison Pill To Block Hostile Bid
• Treasury Voices Discontent Over Foreign Currency Moves
• SEC Taps Longtime O'Melveny Partner As Associate GC
• Key Privacy Issues To Consider Before Launching An NFT
• Don't Miss It: Kirkland, Cooley Guide Week's Hot Deals
• FINRA Fraud Claim 'Flailing Around The Edges,' Court Told
• Deadline Questions Hang Over PDVSA In $38M Debt Case
• Chinese Social Networking App Soulgate Pulls $185M IPO
• NY Decision Does Not Mean The End Of RMBS Litigation
• Deals Rumor Mill: Ant Group, SpaceX, Goldman
• Gibson Dunn M&A Co-Chair Joins Paul Hastings In NY
• Scott + Scott To Lead Consolidated Crypto Inflation Action
• Committee Delays Decision On Russian Debt Payment Failure
• Goodwin Boosts Santa Monica Tech Team With 3 Latham Attys
• NY Tackles Reserves, Redemption In Stablecoin Guidance
• DeFi Firm Terra Must Face SEC Subpoenas, 2nd Circ. Affirms
• SEC's Gensler Previews Potential Equity Market Shakeups
• Senators Advance Biden's Fed Supervision, SEC Nominees
• CohnReznick Pays $2M To End SEC's Flawed Audits Charges
• 6th Circ. Skeptical Of Reviving CommonSpirit 401(k) Fight
• Ropes & Gray Adds Ex-DOJ Compliance Pro To Analytics Unit
• Judge's Stock Conflict Didn't Hurt Investors, Banks Tell Court
• CFTC Chief Says Crypto Bill Gets Regulatory Balance Right
• How 2 High Court Cases Could Affect Gov't Admin Actions
• Cannabis Biz Lender Inks $5M Loan To Mass. Pot Cultivator
• Stablecoin Legal Risks To Consider In Light Of Terra Collapse
• Euronext Announces Initiative To Boost Europe's Tech Market
• Better.com Duped Investors To Keep SPAC Deal, Ex-Exec Says
• Senate Crypto Bill Eyes Bigger Role For CFTC
• Crypto Bank Sues Fed Over 'Kafkaesque' Account Delay
• DOJ Taps Hewlett Packard Compliance Chief For Fraud Unit
• Tivity Investors Win Cert. In Suit Over $1.3B Nutrisystem Deal
• Telecom Owners Say Fight Over Counsel Belongs In Fla. Court
• Twitter Sued In Del. Over User Miscount Claims And Musk Deal
• Tech Industry Letter To Congress Must Guide Crypto Counsel
• DOJ Urges Int'l Coordination To Combat Crypto Crime
• Senators Propose Long-Awaited Crypto Regulatory Overhaul
• Spirit Shareholder Sues In Del. Over $6.6B Frontier Deal
• Debt Committee Rules Russia Failed To Pay On Bond
• IRA Biz Blames Winklevoss-Run Gemini In $36M Crypto Theft
• Chancery Pushes Deadlocked Aerojet To Parse Resource Split
• Brazilian Meat Tycoons Fight Minority Shareholder's Doc Bid
• SEC's ESG Fund Plan Called 'Very Weird,' Too Prescriptive
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Key Legal And Regulatory Trends In Oil And Gas Transactions
• What To Expect From CFPB's Entry Into Cryptocurrency Arena
• Conn. Judge Grants Retrial Over Cryptomining Ponzi Scheme
• Energy Transfer Faces Investor Suit Over Proposed FERC Fine
• How In-House Legal Leaders Can Drive Corporate Growth
• Cravath To Open DC Office With Former FDIC, SEC Heads
• Simpson Thacher Adds Goodwin Securities Pro In Palo Alto
• Musk Steps Up Threats To Cancel Twitter Acquisition
• Judge OKs Aluminum Antitrust Deal With JPMorgan, Goldman
• CFTC Commish Warns Of 'Mission Creep' In Climate Query
• Chancery Tosses Remainder Of Suit Against Vaccine Firm
• US Warns Against Paying Cybercrime Gang That Sought $13M
• SEC To Require That More Documents Be Filed Electronically
• Don't Miss It: Linklaters, Paul Weiss Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Twitter-Musk Deal Clears US Antitrust Hurdle
• Attorneys Should Tread Carefully On Job Counteroffers
• Alston & Bird Scoops Up McGuireWoods Real Estate Partner
• IPOs Remain Muted As Lawyers Watch For Signs Of Activity
• Merrill Dodges FINRA Fine But Must Repay Customers $15M
• Ga. Telecom Co., Investment Banker Agree To End $2M Suit
• Courtship Of Toshiba Continues With 10 Offers On The Table
• The Future Of Legal Ops: Time To Get Serious About Data
• SEC Reporting Guidance Poses Challenges For Crypto-Assets
• FINRA Fines SunTrust Unit $1.25M Over Trade Volume Hype
• CFTC Sues Winklevoss Crypto Co. Over Bitcoin-Tied Product
• Deals Rumor Mill: Glencore, Goldman, FTX, Saudi Aramco
• Conn. Atty Wins New SEC Trial After Judge's Jury Poll Gaffe
• CFPB Should Stay In Own Lane On Mergers, Bank Groups Say
• Archegos Boss Assails Feds' Market Manipulation Theory
• Binance Labs Raises $500M To Back Blockchain Startups
• Bus Platform Drives Toward Public Listing Via SPAC Merger
• Calif. Agency Wants Input On Potential Crypto Regulation
• Del. Chancery Pauses Nikola Corp. Class Action
• Conn. Atty Can't Flip Fraud Verdict Over Jury Instructions
• Pot Co. Aphria Urges Judge To Deny Investors' Class Cert. Bid
• Judge Ships Lottery.com Fraud Suit To Arbitration
• Calif. Order May Change Crypto Activity Registration
• Forbes, SeatGeek Cancel SPAC Mergers Amid Market Woes
• Feds Charge Ex-OpenSea Worker With Insider Trading Of NFTs