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Capital Markets - September, 2022

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• The 5 Biggest Cases This Supreme Court Term
• SEC Fines Cemtrex, CEO Over Founder's Undisclosed Trading
• SEC Says Duo Illegally Traded On Pilfered Press Releases
• SEC Fines Auditing Giant RSM Over Client's Cooked Books
• 2 Firms Lead $2.5B Consumer Internet SPAC Deal
• Russia Sanctions Reach Expands After Annexation
• How Crypto Miners Can Support A Cleaner Energy System
• Don't Miss It: Cravath, Fried Frank Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Law360's The Term: A New Normal For The Supreme Court?
• SPAC Cancels Merger Plans With Chinese Automaker Chijet
• Biz Groups Fear 'Penny Stock' Rule Could Upset Debt Markets
• No Signs Of Supreme Court's Conservatives Slowing Down
• NY Judge Rips In-Contempt Atty For Repeated Extension Bids
• How Well Do You Know Supreme Court History?
• SEC Fines Tupperware Brands $900K Over Accounting Flaws
• Celsius Seeking OK For Ch. 11 Asset Auction In November
• MVP: Cadwalader's Nick Shiren
• Affirm Escapes Investor Suit Over Deleted Tweet, For Now
• Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Takes Bench, Makes History
• SEC Says Fake Veteran Defrauded Millions From Investors
• Keys To A 9-0 High Court Win: Practicality Over Perfection
• 5 Firms Guide $834M Chinese Biopharma SPAC Merger
• Coinbase's Proprietary Crypto Trading Sank Stock, Suit Says
• Barclays To Pay $361M Over Unregistered Securities Sales
• Pot Co. Investors Get Judge's Green Light After Past Setbacks
• Judge Rules SEC's Suspension Of 2020 Proxy Rules Unlawful
• 6 Big Banks To Participate In Fed's Climate Scenario 'Pilot'
• What New Bar Exam Means For Law Students And Schools
• Nuix Knowingly Misled Investors, Australian Watchdog Says
• Gaming Co. Sky Mavis Taps Ex-Robinhood GC As Legal Chief
• Chancery Rebukes Bickering Attorneys For Time-Wasting
• Deals Rumor Mill: Cineplex, Citi, Apollo
• SEC Fines Deloitte China Unit $20M Over Audit Rule Violations
• SEC Says Crypto Firm Hired Trader To Pump Up Token Market
• VW Nabs Year's Largest IPO So Far With $9B Porsche Offering
• Celsius Can't Redact Creditor Names From Ch. 11 Docs
• 'Let's Go Brandon' Coin Investors Dodge Sanctions, For Now
• Apple's New Messaging Features Will Complicate E-Discovery
• Meme Stock Buyers Must Heed Bankruptcy Code Provisions
• Global Self-Storage Builder In Ga. Promotes Atty To GC
• Musk Asks 2nd Circ. To Lift SEC's Twitter 'Muzzle'
• Faraday Hit With 2nd Suit Alleging Merger Disclosure Failures
• Citi Previews Bid To Ax Loomis Sayles' 'Best Execution' Suit
• Muddy Waters Filched $14M SEC Tipster Award, Suit Says
• Investor Sues Venture Firm, Co. Board Over 'Unfair' $1.2B Deal
• Floyd Mayweather Seeks To KO Crypto Promo Claims
• COVID-Focused Biotech Firm Eyeing $675M SPAC Merger
• Law Firm Inclusion Efforts Often Overlook Business Staff
• JPMorgan Says Investor Suit Over $200M Fine Still Too Vague
• Ex-Platinum Exec Seeks Acquittal For Bond Fraud Conviction
• CFTC Credits Firm's Cooperation In Treasuries Spoofing Case
• SEC, CFTC Messaging Probes Net $1.8B In Big Bank Penalties
• Lawmakers Urge Executive Order On Outbound Investments
• Ex-Goldman Analyst Gets Stock Ban In SEC Settlement
• Celsius Network CEO Resigns In Midst Of Ch. 11 Case
• DLA Piper Wants Sanctions For $180M Malpractice Suit
• Citi Backs Spanish Payments Co. With €150M In Financing
• Voyager Ch. 11 Auction Nets $1.4B Winning Bid From FTX
• Feds Say Trio Used NJ Deli To Serve Up $100M Fraud Scheme
• Chamber Seeks Early Win Over SEC In Proxy Rules Dispute
• NY, Calif. Sue Crypto Platform Over Unregistered Sales
• SEC Rules Amplify Proxy Contest Threats For Cos.
• Microcap Co. Exec Settles SEC Fraud Suit After Guilty Plea
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Homebuilder Must Pay SEC $1.5M To End Insider Trading Case
• Newsom Vetoes Calif. Crypto Regulation Bill As 'Premature'
• An Associate's Guide To Rebounding After A Layoff
• 2 Firms Lead SPAC's $69M Merger With Workplace Apps Firm
• Jones Day Adds Former OCC Atty To Financial Markets Team
• Reduced Emissions Goal Of $1B SPAC, Energy Biz Merger
• Treasury Official Says US Digital Dollar 'Could Take Years'
• CFTC Says Poor Tech Installation Led To Broker's $500K Fine
• Lenders Tell 2nd Circ. Citibank's $500M Win Upends NY Law
• Crypto-Focused Bank Gets GOP Backing In Fight With Fed
• Republicans Say CFPB, SEC Must Reckon With EPA Ruling
• Coinbase Accused Of Infringing Patented Digital Trading Tech
• Del. Court Pauses Cell Tower Co. Sale After Investor Sues
• AML Regulation Of Lawyers Is Imminent And Controversial
• Overseas Cos. Are Well Within Reach Of SEC Enforcement
• Borsa Italiana Eases Listing Rules To Boost Competitiveness
• 2 Men Plead Guilty In Alleged $30M Forex Fraud Scheme
• 5 Firms To Drive Electric Battery Maker's Potential $1.5B IPO
• Don't Miss It: Cooley, Shearman Guide Week's Hot Deals
• 6 Key Reasons Why M&A Deals Are Falling Apart
• CFTC Fines Crypto Co. Over Trading, Also Sues Successor
• GOP Sens. Call On Bank CEOs To Buck 'Uber-Woke' Pressure
• NYC Comptroller Presses BlackRock On Climate Pledge
• PCAOB Chair Puts Year-End Deadline On Chinese Audits
• Life Sciences-Focused Blank-Check Firm DMB Pulls $75M IPO
• Voyager Claimant Calls Ch. 11 Plan Docs 'Placeholders'
• Biden Order's New Lens Puts Foreign Transactions In Focus
• 3 Firms Steer $350M Online Gambling Biz SPAC Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: FTX, Instacart, Truth Social
• SEC's 'Regulation By Enforcement' Vision Coming Into Focus
• Trump Threatens To Sue SEC Over 'Stalled' SPAC Deal Review
• Bitcoin 'Inventor' Wife Wants Roche Freedman's Docs, And DQ
• CFTC Wants Election-Betting Firm's Suit Moved To DC
• Bank CEOs Pushed On Capital, Climate And More In Hill Visit
• How SEC's Climate Proposal Could Affect Litigation Risk
• The Pros And Cons Of US-China Auditing Oversight Deal
• Tether, Bitfinex Must Hand Over Financial Docs In Buyer Suit
• Key Adaptations For Law Firms Amid Quiet Quitting Movement
• 2 Firms Steer Liquidity Provider's $3.5B SPAC Merger
• CEO Of Trump-Backed SPAC Can Force Fraud Arbitration
• Nasdaq Seeks Big Investors With Crypto Custody Service
• SEC's Proxy Voting Fine Draws Rebuke From GOP Members
• Dating App Clover Inks $157M SPAC Merger
• 2 Firms Steer Tech-Focused Blank-Check Firm's $80M IPO
• Biden Nominates 2 For FDIC's Board Of Directors
• 2 SPACs Will Shut Down After Failed Searches
• Creating A Hybrid Work Policy? Be Intentional And Inclusive
• SEC M&A Regulatory Expert To Join Latham
• Womble Bond Adds Wells Fargo Atty In Capital Markets Group
• Goldman Execs' $79.5M Deal Over Investors' 1MDB Suit OK'd
• Faraday Investors Sue For Board Change In Two Del. Suits
• CFTC Commish Wants To Bring The HEAT In Settlements
• Mattress Maker Purple Gets $226M Hedge Fund Buyout Bid
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• SEC, Ripple Spar In Bids To Win Landmark Enforcement Case
• Roche Freedman Asks 11th Circ. To Nix DQ Bid In Crypto Suit
• Porsche IPO Could Raise $9.4B, With Offering Set For Sept. 29
• A Law Firm's Guide To Humane Layoffs As Recession Looms
• New CFIUS Order Will Prompt Broader Investment Scrutiny
• Hologram Co. Investor Penalized For 'Harassment' Filings
• BitGo Says Galaxy's SEC Scrutiny Sank $1.2B Crypto Deal
• SEC Won't Expedite Case Over Crypto Org's 'Misguided' Plans
• Treasury Calls For Bold Enforcement, Clearer Rules On Crypto
• DOJ Wants Funds, Tougher Laws To Fight Digital Asset Crime
• Celsius Seeks Court OK To Fund Ch. 11 With Stablecoin Sales
• White House Crypto Framework Should Inform SEC Approach
• Latham Helps NASA Moon Contractor Land $1B SPAC Deal
• Don't Miss It: Proskauer, Freshfields Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Golden Nugget Investors Sue Fertitta Over DraftKings Merger
• Puerto Rico Tries To Claw Back Bond Payments To Banks
• Reverse Mergers Get Another Look As SPACs Decline
• Ex-Broker Gets 3½ Years for Sports Cryptocurrency Fraud
• CFTC Head Calls Crypto Bill First Piece In A Regulatory Puzzle
• SEC's Gensler Suggests Crypto Rules Could Be Years Away
• Cooley, Davis Polk Lead Agriculture Co.'s $1.2B SPAC Deal
• Pattern Element Is Still Crucial To Defending RICO Cases
• Deals Rumor Mill: Flow, Tencent, Metro Pacfic
• Forex Exec Gets 1 Year For Defrauding NY Korean Community
• MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Kay Ian Ng
• Fla. Atty May Skirt Prison For $5M Crypto Scam Due To Health
• Ex-Bracewell Finance Pro Joins Locke Lord In Dallas
• Hogan Lovells Adds DLA Piper Finance Atty In London
• Biden Beefs Up Nat'l Security Evals For Foreign Investments
• 3 Questions Holding Up SEC Registration Of Crypto Firms
• Debevoise-Led AIG Spinoff Hits $1.68B In 2022's Biggest IPO
• Loews Defends Baker Botts' Boardwalk Pipeline Opinion
• Pro-Crypto Group Asks To Weigh In On SEC's Ripple Suit
• New Exchange Seeks SEC's Nod To Serve 'Green' Investors
• Celsius Ch. 11 Examiner Appointed With Targeted Scope
• Vedder Price-Backed Bitcoin Futures ETF Gets SEC Listing OK
• SEC Fines Firm For Failing To Register As Municipal Adviser
• White & Case-Led Apollomics To Go Public Via SPAC Merger
• SEC Pushes Stronger Clearing Rules For US Treasuries
• 2 Firms Seek To Lead Litigation In Del. Over Busted SPAC Deal
• Expect Greater Regulatory Scrutiny Of Crypto-Asset Activities
• 8th Circ. Shuts Down Ponzi Scheme Suit Against JPMorgan
• Learning From Trump And Bannon Discovery Strategies
• MVP: Skadden's Ryan Dzierniejko
• Ex-FINRA, DOJ Tax Attorney Joins Carlton Fields In Miami
• Credit Suisse Investor Denied Lead Of Russian Oligarch Suit
• SEC Hits 4 Firms In First-Ever Muni Bond Disclosure Cases
• Big Banks Slam Class Cert. Nod In Stock Loan Antitrust Suit
• Twitter Shareholders Vote To Approve Musk's $44B Takeover
• What SEC's Final Exec Comp Disclosure Rule Means For Cos.
• Demystifying OFAC And BIS Civil Settlement Negotiations
• Hunton Adds M&A Partner To Houston Office From DLA Piper
• MVP: Latham's Marc Jaffe
• UK Service-By-NFT Ruling Opens Doors For Fraud Victims
• SEC Claims Cannabis Co. Hid 'Executive-Like' Felon's Role
• VMware Inks $8M Deal To End SEC Claim It Misled Investors
• SEC Fines VC Advisers Over Undisclosed Interfund Loans
• OCC Hires Ex-NY Regulator As New Chief Climate Risk Officer
• Twitter Looks To Sink Investor Suit To Force Musk Buyout
• SEC Wrong To Reject Bitcoin ETF Bids, Advocacy Group Says
• Third Point Walks Back Request For Disney To Spin Off ESPN
• Nelson Mullins, Sullivan & Cromwell Guide $572M SPAC Deal
• Fintech-Focused SPAC To Take 2 Firms Public Via Merger
• 4th Circ. Ruling Expands Wire Fraud Law's Geographic Scope
• MVP: Kirkland's Christian O. Nagler
• GE Eyes Early 2023 Health Care Spinoff, Unveils New Board
• Ex-Coinbase Worker's Brother Cops To Crypto Insider Trading
• The Risks In Lateral Hiring, And How To Avoid Them
• Wells Fargo To Pay $145M After DOL Retirement Plan Probe
• Dems Press Zuckerberg On Meta Effort To Halt Crypto Scams
• Don't Miss It: Sidley, Kirkland Guide Week's Hot Deals
• GOP SEC Commish Uyeda Calls For Crypto Rulemaking
• AIG Spinoff's $1.8B Offering Kicks Off September IPO Lineup
• High Court 'Shadow Docket' Still A Long Shot For Companies
• Ex-TIAA Bank Counsel Joins Balch & Bingham In Fla.
• MVP: Fenwick's Ran Ben-Tzur
• FTX Ventures To Take 30% Stake In Scaramucci's SkyBridge
• Judges Who Use Social Media Must Know Their Ethical Limits
• Archegos Execs Headed For 2023 RICO, Stock Fraud Trial
• SPAC Again Seeks More Time To Acquire Trump's Truth Social
• Robinhood's $9.9M Deal To End Suit Over Outages Flickers
• SEC To Open New Office Scrutinizing Crypto Filings
• ABA Is Defending Profession's Values From Monied Influences
• Credit Suisse To Take Full Ownership Of China Securities Biz
• How Growth Equity Investors Can Adapt To Tougher Times
• Ex-Nomura Trader Tells 2nd Circ. Lying Isn't A Crime
• Deals Rumor Mill: Aurora, Deutsche Bahn, Greek Airport
• 2nd Circ. Gives Citi Win In $500M Revlon Wire Transfer Fight
• SEC's Gensler Considers Divvying Up Crypto Platforms
• CFTC Fines Natixis $2.8M Over Lax Swaps Desk Supervision
• Slack Asks Justices To Review 9th Circ.'s Direct Listing Ruling
• OCC's Hsu Urges Reddit Reality Check As Banks Eye Crypto
• 7th Circ. Backs Trucking Exec's Accounting Fraud Conviction
• Ambac Rips Countrywide RMBS 'Factory' As $2.7B Trial Starts
• 11th Circ. Asked To DQ Atty Caught Calling Jurors 'Idiots'
• Texas Businessman Looks To Exit Mexico Man's RICO Suit
• Making Sense Of SEC's Crypto Enforcement Summer
• 7th Circ. Eyes Revival Of Central States Pension Dispute
• Credit Suisse Can't Keep Prosecutions From Forex Trial
• How In-House Counsel Can Better Manage Litigation Exposure
• SEC Warns Companies Switching Auditors Not To Skirt Rules
• SIFMA Hires Ex-NYSE Atty To Replace Longtime GC
• Spain's Repsol Sells 25% Stake In Oil & Gas Unit For $4.8B
• OCC Deputy Stresses Banks' Compliance Role In Partnerships
• Co-Counsel Want Roche Freedman Axed From Tether Suit
• McGuireWoods Adds 2 Capital Markets Partners From Hunton
• Ex-Invisalign VP Scored $349K Via Insider Trading, SEC Says
• SEC Fines NY Adviser $1.5M Over Alleged SPAC Conflicts
• Roche Freedman Doubles Down On Leading Terraform Suit
• SPAC Delays Vote On Extension To Buy Trump's Truth Social
• DLA Piper Freed From $180M Malpractice Suit, For Now
• Retail Investors Need More Info About Complex Products
• A Path To Take Tech-Transfer Assets To Secondary Markets
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Practical E-Discovery Lessons From The Alex Jones Case
• Bernstein Litowitz To Lead Consolidated SelectQuote Suit
• What The Inflation Reduction Act Has To Do With Crypto
• Bernstein Litowitz To Lead Suit Over Musk's Stake In Twitter
• 4 Takeaways From NY DFS' First Crypto Enforcement Action
• Volkswagen Gears Up For Porsche Float On Frankfurt Index
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To 188 Attys From 78 Firms
• Big Banks Say Forex-Rigging Suit Fails Over Lack Of Harm
• Howard Jonas Imperiled $3B Straight Path Sale, Director Says
• Roche Freedman Fights Disqualification Bid In Tether Suit
• Don't Miss It: Ropes & Gray, Skadden Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Broker Loses Bid To Toss SEC Suit Citing Bahamian Law
• SEC Strikes $850K Deal With Calif. VC Firm Over Excess Fees
• The Ethical Risks For Lawyers Accepting Payments In Crypto
• Crypto Mining CEO Asks 11th Circ. To Lift SEC Asset Freeze
• Harsh Market Limits IPO Prospects For Autumn Listings
• Tornado Cash Sanctions May Signal Enforcement Shift
• MoFo Guides Nikon's €622M Purchase Of Germany's SLM
• Diller And Match Group Beat Del. Suit Contesting $30B Spinoff
• Howard Jonas' Insults Recalled In Del. Straight Path Trial
• Davis Polk, Goodwin Steer $1.1B Novo Nordisk Acquisition
• SEC Evaluates 24-Hour Exchange Amid Nasdaq, NYSE Doubts
• Calif. Corporate Climate Reporting Bill Fails In State Assembly
• 4 Key Takeaways From Del. Corporation Law Changes
• Trader Gets 5-Year Penny Stock Ban For Twitter Hype Scheme
• UK Hedge Fund Exec Charged With $20M Forex Scheme
• Envisioning Metaverse-Based Litigation In The Real World
• Tether Wants Roche Freedman Cut Over 'Secret Pact' Report
• SEC Seeks Early Win In FOIA Fight Over Crypto Conflict Docs
• Investor Pushes $1.25M Fee Bid In Nextdoor SPAC Deal Suit
• Celsius Seeks OK To Return $56M In Crypto To Customers
• Brown Rudnick Nabs Anderson Kill Crypto, E-Commerce Team
• Deals Rumor Mill: Porsche, Truth Social, Calb
• SEC Signals Audit Crackdown As Firms Seek PE Partners