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Capital Markets - November, 2022

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• Biden's Top FDIC Pick Draws GOP Ire Over Board Power Play
• CFTC Urges 2nd Circ. Redo Of Yen Libor-Rigging Suit
• Green Group Asks SEC To Assess P&G's Eco-Friendly Claims
• FTX Founder Ignores Legal Advice For Spotlight At NYT Event
• Apache Corp. Can't Dodge Investor Suit Over Dud Drilling Plan
• Binance Buys Japanese Crypto Exchange Service Provider
• SEC Extends Enforcement Deadline For Beefed-Up OTC Rules
• SEC Enforcement Numbers Show Shift To High-Impact Cases
• Swiss Fintech Hits NFT Co. With Contract Suit
• Brown Tells Treasury FTX Fall Shows Need For Crypto Laws
• $100M Crypto Scammer Sentenced To 51 Months In Jail
• Saul Ewing Corporate Pro Joins Akerman In Austin
• 4 Firms Guide Carbon Revolution's $270M SPAC Merger
• Reverse Mortgage REIT Blames Rate Hikes For $10B+ Ch. 11
• FTX Founder Facing Investigation By Texas Securities Board
• Celsius Ex-Partner Rebuffs 'Stolen' Crypto Claims
• Opendoor Faces Investor Suit Over 'IBuying' Real Estate Tech
• Senate Dem Grills Crypto Exchanges In Customer Safety Push
• DSW Insider Trader Won't Testify Against JPay Founder
• BlockFi Blames FTX Failure, Loan Defaults For Its Ch. 11
• Virtu Sues SEC Over 'Stonewalling' On Market Reform Agenda
• Herbert Smith Partner To Co-Lead Global Corporate Practice
• Republic Bank's Ex-CEO Sues Over 'Vindictive' Ousting
• Wife Of Bitcoin 'Inventor' Wants Discovery On DQ Motion
• Disbarred Fla. Atty Avoids Prison For $5M Crypto Scam
• High Times Buyer Drops Suit Alleging It Was Misled On Sale
• Eversheds Sutherland Adds Atty To DC Capital Markets Team
• Nestle To Buy Back $21B In Shares By 2024
• Credit Suisse Fights Investors' 'Hodgepodge' Forex Retrial Bid
• Crypto Co. Kraken Fined $360K For Iran Sanctions Lapses
• SEC Pays Whistleblower $20M For Help In 'Complex' Case
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• BlockFi Succumbs To FTX Exposure, Files For Ch. 11
• Law Schools Are Right To Steer Clear Of US News Rankings
• 4 Firms Build Deal For Yahoo To Buy Minority Stake In Taboola
• Morgan Lewis Adds Citibank, Davis Polk Attys As Partners
• How Firms Are Getting The Most Out Of Their Pro Bono Work
• The 2022 Law360 Pulse Social Impact Leaders
• NY Gov. Signs 2-Year Crypto Mining Moratorium
• FTX Pledges Better Books, Celsius Faulted For Asset Mingling
• The Rise And Fall Of FTX: Timeline Of The Collapse
• Underwriters Must Beware Small-Cap IPO Fraud
• TPLC Sues To Uphold Deal With Investors After Proxy Fight
• Feds Falsely Brand Tornado Cash A Security Risk, Suit Says
• Investors' Fannie, Freddie 'Net Worth Sweep' Suit Gets Tossed
• Meet The Attys Guiding Co.'s Move To Split Off Atlanta Braves
• Litigation Funders Seek Transparency In Disclosure Debate
• Miami-Dade Asks Bankruptcy Court To Allow End To FTX Deal
• Credit Suisse Shareholders Approve $4.2B Cash Call
• Glencore Agrees Australian Mine Sale To SPAC For $1.1B
• Coinbase Wants Hacker Theft Class Action Sent To Arbitration
• 3 Firms Steer $573M SPAC Merger For UK EV Startup Zapp
• TC Energy Balks At $3B Damages Bid In Pipeline Merger Suit
• Crypto Law Firm Sues SEC Over 'Confusing' Enforcement
• FTX Pledges Management Turnaround In First Ch. 11 Hearing
• Clark Hill, JP Galda Guide $170M Cybersecurity SPAC Merger
• XL Fleet Still Stuck In Muddy Waters In Del. SPAC Suit
• Trump-Linked SPAC Gets Approval To Extend Merger Deadline
• Paul Hastings, Kirkland Lead $600M Hyperloop Biz SPAC Deal
• Hacker Who Testified Against Uber Exec Cops To Slack Heist
• Metaverse Game Investing Is High Risk With Little Regulation
• Crypto CEO Wants SEC Pump-And-Dump Suit Trimmed Again
• 5 Principles For Better Professional Development Programs
• FTX's Former CEO And Celebs Hit With More Investor Claims
• Senate Dems Call Out SoFi Over Its Retail Crypto Business
• Closer Look Urged For $500M Rocket Mortgage Stock Sale
• Colo. Justices Say Pension Can Sue Oil Co. In Securities Suit
• BMO Harris Bank Seeks Delay Of $563M Ponzi Scheme Verdict
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Suit Over $133M ESOP Deal
• FTX Creditors List Shows Top 10 Are Customers Owed $1.4B
• What To Pay Attention To In FTX Fraud Probe
• RBS Whistleblower's Award Fight Denied High Court Review
• Bitcoin Miners Allege 'Skimming' In Chancery Suit
• Glancy Prongay To Lead Lottery.com Investors' Lawsuit
• CFTC Election Betting Suit Referred To Magistrate Judge
• 1st Circ. Reverses Lionbridge Insurer's Coverage Win
• 2 Firms Guide Renewable Fuel Producer's $666M SPAC Merger
• Ch. 11 Examiner Says Celsius Didn't Track Customer Funds
• My Favorite Law Prof: How I Learned To Practice With Passion
• Investor Presses News Corp To Seek Fox Merger Alternatives
• Merck To Buy Bone Marrow Cancer Firm In $1.35B Deal
• Crypto Promoter Charged With Leading $10M Ponzi Scheme
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Would Rules Have Cured FTX's 'Internal Controls Wasteland'?
• Ex-Deutsche Bank Trader Says He Was Libor Probe 'Fall Guy'
• Sports Investing Platform Backs SEC In Ripple Dispute
• Calif. Atty Can't Shake SEC Suit Over Fake Peach-Picking Co.
• Tesla Cheers Musk's $56B Pay Deal As 'Home Run' For Co.
• Investor Slams Attempt To Kill RICO Immigration Fraud Suit
• SEC Looks To Block Crypto Org.'s Token Sales
• Last Call For 2022 As IPO Prospects Line Up To Go Public
• Coinbase Clients Rip 'Patently Unfair' Arbitration Agreement
• FTX Bankruptcy To Start With International Clash For Control
• FTX Chaos, Texas Utility Reorg OK'd, Student Debt Relieved
• Firms Set To Seek $6.75M Fee For MultiPlan SPAC Suit Deal
• House Subcommittee Demands Accounting From FTX
• Don't Miss It: Cooley, Kirkland Guide Week's Hot Deals
• M&A Attorney Rejoins V&E After 5 Years
• FTX's 'Worse Than Enron' Books Recall Energy Firm's Demise
• FINRA, Stock Exchanges Fear Rising Fraud In Small IPOs
• NY Regulator Plugs Tougher Crypto Approach Amid FTX Bust
• Liberty Media To Split Off Atlanta Braves And Its Real Estate
• A CFTC Commish Critiques $1.2M Insider Trading Settlement
• $56B Failed To Tie Musk To Tesla, Experts Say At Del. Trial
• SEC Official Says Attys Must 'Be Clear' With Crypto Clients
• Athletes Likely Off The Hook In FTX Mess, But No Guarantee
• FINRA Targets Brokers Hawking Crypto
• Deals Rumor Mill: Binance, SBF, Forbes Media
• Twitter Hit With ADA Suit Over Post-Takeover Work Demands
• New FTX CEO Stunned By 'Complete Failure' Of Controls
• EU Proposes Making Listings Easier As IPOs Fall 86%
• SEC Shouldn't Win 'Most Overbroad' Ripple Suit, Court Told
• Motley Fool Hacker Settles SEC Claims Following Plea Deal
• Treasury Wants Clear Rules For Bank-Fintech Relationships
• Voyager Class Seeks Cert. In Crypto 'Ponzi Scheme' Suit
• Esports Giant TSM Suspends $210M Partnership With FTX
• Fed's Barr 'Deeply Encouraged' By House Stablecoin Bill Work
• 3 Firms Steer Wireless Tech Firm's $276M SPAC Merger
• Investment Adviser Compliance Tips For 3rd-Party Marketing
• Finance Pro Hired By BitMEX Brass Avoids Jail In AML Case
• Chicago-Based Health Care Co. Secures $300M In Financing
• Could Cannabis Banking Reform Finally Pass In Lame Duck?
• Ch. 15 Case Highlights Reach Of Transnational Insolvency
• House Committee Pledges To Press FTX CEO About Collapse
• Surf Air Aviation Biz And SPAC Cancel $1.42B Merger
• Musk Testifies That He Wants Someone Else To Run Twitter
• FTX Leader, Sports Stars Hit With Investor Suit Over Collapse
• Questions To Ask Before Making A Lateral Move As Partner
• FTX's Bahamas Liquidators Challenge Validity Of US Ch. 11
• FTX GC Steers Sinking Crypto Ship Through Legal Tsunami
• Celsius Says It Fears $35M Crypto Theft From Ex-Biz Partner
• Activist Investor Says Google Parent Needs To Cut Costs
• GOP Senator Chides Bank Regulators' Crypto 'Ambivalence'
• I Feel Good (I Own James Brown's Songs), Financier Says
• Top SEC Enforcer Urges Speedy Crypto Investigations
• NY Fed, Banks Will Test Digital Dollar In Pilot Project
• Bitcoin Miner Faces Investor Suit Over SPAC Disclosures
• 2 Firms Steer Tobacco Co.'s $57M Charlotte's Web Investment
• SPAC G&P Won't Merge, Redeems Public Shares
• Akin Gump Adds Former Treasury Policy Leader In DC
• FTX, Leaders To Engage With Regulators After Ch. 11 Filing
• Faegre Drinker Welcomes Back Tax Pro In Philadelphia
• Cooley-Led Oncology Firm Prices $94M IPO Below Range
• Ch. 11 Isn't Twitter Creditors' Only Hope Of Getting Paid
• Voyager Says It's Talking To Other Buyers After FTX Collapse
• Credit Suisse To Sell Securitized Products Group To PE Biz
• CFTC Dropped Ball On FTX Regulation, Watchdog Group Says
• 5 Firms Assist Two Energy-Focused Cos.' SPAC Plans
• Biden Will Tap Gruenberg For Permanent FDIC Chair
• FTX Faces Growing Regulatory, Criminal Scrutiny Amid Fallout
• Credit Suisse Should Face Retrial In Forex Case, Investors Say
• Custodia's Suit Over Fed Account Access Clears Key Hurdle
• Voyager's Ch. 11 Complicated By FTX Case, $220M Complaint
• P3's Cautionary Tale On LLC Liability In Del. Chancery
• Bed Bath & Beyond Issuing Shares To Pay Down Debt Load
• Pot Biz Org. Asks NYSE, Nasdaq To List 'Plant-Touching' Cos.
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Former Slack GC Joins Sullivan & Cromwell In Palo Alto
• Developers Partner On $28M Florida Waterfront Project
• DLA Piper, Latham Assist TX Insurer's Proposed IPO
• My Favorite Law Prof: How I Learned To Argue Open-Mindedly
• Judge Won't Revisit Conflict Issue In 'Odd Lots' Case
• FCA Offers UK Investors In FTX Little Hope For Recovery
• FTX Investigates Potential $500M Theft After Hitting Ch. 11
• Voyager Brass Sued By Investors Amid Murky Future For Sale
• FTX's Collapse Amplifies Calls For Tougher Crypto Oversight
• 'Stop Tweeting': Attys Groan At FTX Head's Online Mea Culpa
• SEC Warns Firms Of Lax Payment For Order Flow Disclosures
• FTX Bankruptcy Could Spark Blizzard In Crypto Winter
• Fintech Qenta To List At $622M Value In SPAC Merger
• SEC Sues, Settles With Infinity Q Over Securities Fraud Claims
• Deals Rumor Mill: Twitter, Toshiba, CVC Capital
• All Eyes On Ripple After SEC Win Against Crypto Firm LBRY
• Ex-Skadden Atty, Credit Suisse Accused Of Pushing Bid Boost
• 6 Tips For Completing A SPAC Merger In A Harsh Environment
• Pot Pill Co. Ordered To Pay $5M In SEC Fraud Suit
• SEC Chief Of Staff To Exit Role At End Of 2022
• ABA's No-Contact Rule Advice Raises Questions For Lawyers
• Amyris Investors Reach $13.5M Deal In Inflated Royalties Suit
• PE Giants Say SEC Probing Them Over WhatsApp Use
• Ambac Says US Bank On The Hook In RMBS Suit
• What The Justices Are Thinking About In FTC And SEC Cases
• Crypto Miner Alleges Fraud Against Ohio Computer Maker
• SEC Chair Presses Crypto Registration As FTX Crisis Deepens
• Binance Walks Away From FTX Buyout Amid Turmoil
• 4 Key Skills For An Effective Attorney Coaching Conversation
• JPMorgan RICO Case Should Inspire Proactive Compliance
• Pinsent Masons-Led Energy Firm Launches £2.5B IPO
• Control Of Congress Too Close To Call
• Fluor Investors Reach $33M Settlement In Bidding Fraud Suit
• BMO Harris Bank Hit With $563M Verdict In Ponzi Scheme Trial
• Biopharma Co. Hit With Investor Action Over COVID Treatment
• $1.75M Libor Deal With Credit Suisse, Others Gets Initial OK
• Gap Sells Chinese Biz To Baozun In Deal Worth Up To $50M
• CFPB Urges 3rd Circ. To Preserve Its Student Loan Trusts Suit
• ESG Shareholder Votes Fell Flat Even After SEC Eased Access
• King & Spalding Adds Tax Partner In Paris
• Ex-Investment Co. Director Wants SEC Suit Tossed
• How Civilian Attorneys Can Help Veterans
• From Courts To Polls: BigLaw Turns Out To Protect The Vote
• Ex-Mayer Brown Transactions Partner Joins Winston & Strawn
• Binance To Buy Rival FTX Amid Sudden Liquidity Issues
• Hypothetical Performance Under SEC's New Marketing Rule
• Warren Rips Powell Amid Latest Ethics Flareup At Fed
• Musk's $56B Tesla Pay Trial May Spur More Exec Comp Fights
• Shareholder Says Avalara Lowballed Value To Push $8.4B Deal
• US Chamber Supports Tossing 401(k) Suit Against Microsoft
• Crypto Trading Firm Waives Atty Fees After $1.56M Judgment
• Energy Transfer Gets Suit Over FERC Fine Moved To Texas
• Palantir Execs Misled Investors About Growth, Suit Says
• Chinese Hotel Chain, Workspace Firm Target $96M in IPOs
• SEC Wants Early Win In $6M Market Manipulation Case
• Proskauer Adds Ex-Investment Management Group EVP
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Gibson Dunn Adds Ex-Simpson Thacher Invest Funds Atty
• My Favorite Law Prof: How I Learned That Culture Shapes Law
• Celsius, Customers Spar On Crypto Account Custody
• SEC Lands Crypto Win As Judge Calls LBRY Token A Security
• Don't Miss It: Wachtell, Davis Polk Guide Week's Hot Deals
• CFTC Strikes Deal In Monex Metals Fraud Suit Ahead Of Trial
• SEC Seeks Early Win Over Biz Groups' Proxy Rule Challenge
• MoviePass Execs Inflated Stock With False Claims, Feds Say
• Crypto Org Says SEC Enforcement Has Harmed Token Holders
• FINRA Dings Wedbush Over Faulty Bond Statements
• Cox Says T-Mobile Claims 'Flout' Del. Supreme Court Remand
• Binary Options Boss Loses 4th Circ. Appeal Over $145M Fraud
• Celsius Data Release Highlights Need For Federal Privacy Law
• SEC Says Crypto 'Club' Was $295M Ponzi Scheme
• 5 Firms Lead Giant Biogene's Downsized $70M HK IPO
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• SEC Fines Impostor CEO Of Bogus Crypto Trading Firm
• Traders, Scotiabank Ink $6.6M Deal Over Spoofing Scheme
• Latham, Morrison Lead $450M SPAC, African Farm Biz Merger
• Trump-Tied SPAC Again Fails To Win Merger Extension
• GOP Sen. Says Firms 'Stonewalling' ESG Ratings Probe
• Stockholder Challenges Single-Family Rental Co.'s SPAC Deal
• 3 Firms Guide Bakkt's Up To $200M Deal For Apex Crypto
• Deals Rumor Mill: Twitter, Adobe, Zucker
• 9 Legal Ethics Considerations In Natural Disaster Preparation
• Insider Trading Enforcement Against Lawmakers Is Growing
• Ex-Deutsche Trader Denied Bail Amid High Court Appeal
• Compliance Considerations After OCC Ups Fintech Scrutiny
• Ad Industry Notes From Kardashian's SEC Crypto Case
• Software Co. Hit With Class Action Over Misleading IPO Docs
• Crypto Cos. Want User's $8M 'Black Thursday' Suit Nixed
• SEC Chair Gensler Warns Of Further WhatsApp Sweeps
• GOP Reps. Smell Whiff Of Hypocrisy In SEC's Texting Fines
• Slack Investor Urges Justices To Skip 'Direct Listing' Petition
• SEC Seeks $60M Default Over Fake Media Co.'s Defiance
• HK-Based Health Care SPAC Pulls Plans For $175M IPO
• Zoox Chancery Case Mired In Row Over Discovery Conduct
• SEC Requires Fund Managers Disclose More About Votes
• SF-Based Shartsis Friese Names New Managing Partner
• SEC Settles With Collaborator In Fake Veteran Stock Fraud
• Andreessen Horowitz Joins Pile-On Of CFTC's Ooki DAO Suit
• OCC, Fed See No 'Deluge' Of Crypto Plans From Banks
• Crypto VC Firm Asks CFTC For New Rules After Ooki DAO Suit
• PDVSA Creditor Owed $166M Sets Sights On Citgo
• US Bank Tells 2nd Circ. To Uphold RMBS Suit Win
• Judge Widens Celsius Examiner Role, Rejects Bonus Pay
• SEC Actions Offer Lessons For Exempt VC Reporting Advisers
• ESG-Focused SPAC Cancels $459M Merger With MedTech Co.
• What SEC Bonus Clawback Rule Means For Public Cos.
• 4 Firms Guide Ammo Maker's $1.2B SPAC Merger
• 2 Firms Will Lead Suit Over Golden Nugget-DraftKings Merger
• 401(k) Co. Says DOL Vowed Not To Sue Over Crypto Guidance
• Finnish Auto Tech Biz Calls Off IPO Amid Economic Woes
• 6 Firms Guide $10.9B Deal To Take Atlas Corp. Private