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Capital Markets - December, 2022

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• The Most-Read Legal Industry Law360 Guest Articles Of 2022
• Don't Miss It: Latham, Wachtell Guide Week's Hot Deals
• SEC Urges 2nd Circ. To Uphold 2018 Deal With Elon Musk
• SEC, CFTC Peel Back FTX Layers In Ex-Execs' Fraud Cases
• Bankman-Fried Insiders Tap BigLaw Firepower For Defense
• SEC Fines PNC Unit Over Muni Bond Disclosure Lapses
• Crypto Exchange Bullish Pulls Plug On $9B SPAC Merger
• Insurers Slam Scouts Plan; FTX To Start Clawback Actions
• Energy Cos. Labored To Make Deals In 2022
• Scoreboard Co. Daktronics Faces Investor's Fraud Claims
• Key Developments From State Attorneys General In 2022
• Home Furnishings Co. Keter Group Is Latest IPO Withdrawal
• Core Scientific Gets OK To Tap Ch. 11 Financing
• Cleary, TCF Law Steer $200M Rainwater Tech Co. SPAC Merger
• High Court Ruling On Direct Listing Appeal Could Be Pivotal
• Lessons From Pandemic-Era Aviation Co. Restructurings
• App Developer Sues Twitter In Del. Chancery Over Shares
• Bankman-Fried Gets $250M Bail Deal In 1st SDNY Appearance
• SEC Promoting Ex-WilmerHale Atty To Be New GC
• What 3 Legal Industry Trends From 2022 Mean For Next Year
• NY Says Climate No Excuse For Less Low-Income Lending
• CFTC Beats Back Crypto Heavyweights In Ooki DAO Case
• 2 Bankman-Fried Allies Plead Guilty, To Aid Feds In FTX Case
• Pension Funds Seek Lead In Suit Over 'IBuying' Property Tech
• Calif. Regulator Moves To Revoke BlockFi's Lending License
• The Largest Securities Settlements Announced In 2022
• Learning From This Year's Legal Industry Discrimination Suits
• Greenidge Inks Deal With Lender, But Warns Of Bankruptcy
• FTX Probe Does Not Justify US Law Enforcement Imperialism
• Monex Metals Leaders Will Pay $38M To End CFTC Fraud Suit
• Why Crypto Developers Must Beware Of Legitimacy Scrutiny
• Altria Investors Request $17.5M Atty Fees After $117M Deal
• Schulte Roth-Led Investor Urges Six Flags To Cash In On Land
• Crypto Mining Co. Core Scientific Hits Ch. 11 With $989M Debt
• SEC Gets $210M Boost In Spending Bill For Hiring, Offices
• Forex Execs Ask 11th Circ. To Toss Dinar Fraud Convictions
• Ex-Cantor Fitzgerald Exec Inks $3.5M Deal In Crypto Ponzi Suit
• Blackwells Hid JV From Investors, Real Estate Trusts Say
• SEC Fines IT Co. Over SPAC-Linked Accounting Shortfalls
• SPAC Investors Defend Suit Over Satellite Co.'s Value Plunge
• 2 Firms Lead Asia-Focused SPAC AlphaVest's $60M IPO
• FTX Threatens Clawbacks If Contributions Aren't Returned
• SPAC Investor Sues In Del. For $20M Crypto Deal Breakup Fee
• Celsius Says It Will Have Sale Or Reorg Plan By Mid-January
• The Future Of Legal Ops: AI Has Important Role To Play
• Top Trends And Challenges For Health Care Financing In 2022
• 4 Proactive Strategies For 'Rocket Docket' Discovery In SDNY
• Proposed SEC Rule On Order Competition Should Be Dropped
• 10 Pre-Deal Considerations In Cross-Border M&A Transactions
• Del. Justices Undo $690M Award In Boardwalk Pipeline Case
• Whistleblower Nabs $37M From SEC, Spurred Multiple Probes
• Mining Co. Vale Wants Out Of SEC Dam Collapse Suit
• Senate Confirms Biden's FDIC Board Member Nominees
• FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried To Waive Extradition
• Navient Gets $22M Education Dept. Order Tossed
• Video Game Co. Seeks To Drop FTX As Tournament Sponsor
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Grayscale Floats ETF Contingency Plan Should SEC Case Fail
• China, Hong Kong Expand Cross-Border Trading Program
• FTX Bankruptcy's Ramifications Will Be Far-Reaching
• Freight Forwarding Co. To Go Public Via SPAC Merger
• Binance Wins Bid For Voyager's $1B Crypto Portfolio
• NY Judge Jails Atty For Repeated Delays In Crypto Case
• Citi, Revlon Lenders Ink Deals Ending $500M Transfer Battle
• Investor Org. Wants LBRY Tokens To Be Usable After SEC Win
• 9th Circ. Backs Arbitration Denial In Coinbase Contest Suit
• 3 Execs Quit Trump-Tied SPAC In Latest Shakeup
• Don't Miss It: Kirkland, Simpson Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Fed Lines Up Libor Contract Safety Net As End Date Looms
• Trean Insurance Valued At $316M In Takeover By Altaris
• Using Data To Arm Against Future Crypto Market Turbulence
• NYSE Suspends Trading In, Plans To Delist Pennsylvania REIT
• FTX Liquidators Have Not Yet Resolved Info-Sharing Issue
• Right-Hand Man To 'CryptoQueen' Cops To Role In $4B Fraud
• Increasing Law Firm Polarization Will Degrade Rule Of Law
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Davis Polk, Cravath
• Capital Markets Activity Plunged To Earth In 2022
• Promised SEC Reforms Could Upend App-Based Trading
• 8th Circuit Says Debit Card Fee Rule Fight Came Too Late
• Regulators' Strategies Toward FTX Reveal Crypto Law Gaps
• PCAOB Wraps First-Ever Exams Of China-Based Co. Audits
• Southwest Gas Sells Pipeline Holding Co. In $1.5B Deal
• 5 Firms Build $950M Greenfire Resources SPAC Merger
• Leaders Of 2 Crypto Cos. Charged For Alleged Ponzi Scams
• 5 Things To Note In Charges Against FTX's Bankman-Fried
• Nikola Founder Says Juror Confusion Led To Fraud Verdict
• Deals Rumor Mill: Phoenix Suns, Carlyle Group, Twitter
• FTX's Co-CEO Raised Concerns With Bahamian Regulators
• Sens. Float Bill To Boost AML Rules For Crypto, Ban 'Mixers'
• SEC Proposes Sweeping Stock Market Reforms
• Gramercy Awarded $100M Of $1.8B Peru Land Bond Claim
• TIAA Trader Accused Of $47M Front-Running Racket
• Insider Trading Suspect Developed Own AI To Fight Case
• FTX Founder's Arrest May Help, But Won't Speed Ch. 11 Probe
• When Should Crypto Assets Be Considered Securities?
• Demands For More Crypto Oversight Prevail At Senate Panel
• Merck's $1.35B Merger With Biotech Faces Investor Suits
• 11th Circ. Unsure Of Wrongdoing Standard In Securities Case
• SPAC Investors Sue In Del. After Talkspace Value Plunge
• FTX Balks At Sharing Ch. 11 Info With Bahamian Liquidators
• SEC Approves New Restrictions On Insider Trading By Execs
• How To Deal With Difficult Clients, Practically And Ethically
• 3 Firms Power $1.5B SPAC Deal For Clean Energy Tech Co.
• Winklevosses' NFT Co. Sold Unregistered Securities, Suit Says
• SBF's Arrest Shows Feds Focused On Case, Not Congress
• New FTX CEO Tells Reps Indicted Founder Lent Himself $1B
• 7 Firms Lead Metals, Pharma And Wellness Co. SPAC Deals
• Feds Back FTX Founder Into Corner As Charges Mount
• Celsius Bonus Plan Gets OK Over US Trustee Objection
• FDIC's Gruenberg, Other Biden Nominees Advance In Senate
• 2022 Blockchain Co. Bankruptcies Raise Regulation Questions
• No Response From Forex Fraudster Leads To CFTC Penalties
• CFTC Must Serve Ooki DAO Founders After Chat Box Uproar
• Supreme Court To Hear Slack Direct Listing Appeal
• FTX Founder Ran Historic Fraud, Feds Charge
• SEC Wants DC Circ. To Deny Grayscale Bitcoin ETF Challenge
• Fed Spared Default Loss In Custodia Master Account Suit
• Kessler Topaz To Lead Coinbase Proprietary Trading Suit
• US Trustee Slams FTX's Ch. 11 Bid To Shield Customer Names
• New FTX Head Tells House Of 'Inexperienced' Past Leadership
• FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested In The Bahamas
• Infinite Reality Inks $1.85B SPAC Deal Shaped By 3 Firms
• Key Republican Says Gensler's SEC Will Answer To Congress
• 2 Firms Steer PE Group's $8B Take-Private Buyout Of Coupa
• Voyager Says FTX Deal Officially Dead, $5M Deposit Held
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• 3 Firms Fire Up $3.7B Go-Private Deal For Weber
• Federal Courts Should Adopt Supreme Court's Amicus Stance
• Goldman Investor Attys Seek $19.8M In Fees In 1MDB Suit
• 1st Circ. Told No Harm, No Foul In Jury Poll Denial
• The 2022 Law360 Pulse Leaderboard
• Top Firms Make Growth A Priority For 2023
• Covington Adds Financial Services Atty From Kaplan Hecker
• Microsoft To Buy 4% Stake In London Stock Exchange
• Warren, Toomey Bill Seeks To Open Blinds On Fed Reserve
• Celsius To Hold Customer Crypto, Alex Jones' Personal Ch. 11
• Paris Hilton, Fallon Among Celebs Sued Over Crypto Promos
• Reform Group Lobs Ethics Complaint At CFTC's Pham
• The Biggest Environmental Insurance Stories In 2022
• Suit Blasts Biz Model Of Gym Co. Promoted By Mark Wahlberg
• SBF 'Willing' To Go Before House Panel With Current FTX CEO
• Novavax Brass Sued In Del. For Touting Failed COVID Vaccine
• Justices Could Settle Decadeslong Split On Arbitration Stays
• How Will The FTX Collapse Affect Other Companies?
• Zendesk Investors Seek Appraisal In Del. After $10.2B Buy
• 2 Firms Guide $122.2M Craft Distillery SPAC Merger
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Simpson Thacher, Latham
• Don't Miss It: Cooley, Wachtell Guide Week's Hot Deals
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• After FTX, SEC Advises Cos. To Disclose Crypto Risks
• Bankrupt Reverse Mortgage Servicer Gets $34.5M Loan
• Bankman-Fried Hit With Campaign Finance Complaint
• 2 Firms Guide Marketing Tech Co.'s $380M SPAC Merger
• HSBC Tells 2nd Circ. To Uphold Win In RMBS Trustee Suit
• Celsius Ch. 11 Sale Of Israeli Assets Delayed For More Info
• OCC Report Urges Bank Caution Amid Economic Uncertainty
• Ex-CEO's Claims Of Distracted Counsel Fail To Nix Conviction
• 3 Firms Build SPAC Merger For UK Construction Tech Co.
• Deals Rumor Mill: LedgerX, Unilever, Global Switch
• Sens. Prod Regulators On Crypto's Banking Ties After FTX
• Crypto-Developers Insist No Duty Owed To Bitcoin 'Inventor'
• Kardashian, Mayweather, Others Beat Crypto Investors' Suit
• SEC To Unveil Plan For Major Stock Market Overhaul
• SEC's Peirce Tells Panel That Climate Plan Is A Distraction
• Robbins Geller Named Lead Attys For Combined Palantir Suits
• Blockparty Co-Founder Charged With $1M Cash, Crypto Fraud
• Health Co. Inks $4M Deal To End Suit Over Hemp Co. Buyout
• Celsius Customers Must Wait For Return Of Funds In Ch. 11
• Short-Seller Says Health Care REIT Welltower Masks Losses
• SPAC Sues TradeStation, Monex In Del. For Deal 'Betrayal'
• SEC Must Improve Enforcement Quality With 3 Key Factors
• SEC Seeks Input On Tax Effects Of Stock Buyback Plan
• Turkish Cargo Airline To Go Public Via $676M SPAC Merger
• Bitcoin 'Inventor' Fights For Developer Duty Of Care In Appeal
• Adviser And CEO To Pay SEC $100K In Compliance Settlement
• Grayscale, Affiliate Sued In Del. As Bitcoin Fallout Widens
• Sens. Press Silvergate Bank On Oversight Of FTX Transfers
• Cred Trustee Sues Insiders Over Allegedly Pilfered IP
• Ex-FTX CEO Taps Cohen & Gresser Amid Probes Into Collapse
• Jump Trading Wants Out Of Terraform Stablecoin RICO Suit
• Ga. Judge Hints Investor Suit Against Deloitte Misses Mark
• ArentFox Schiff, Latham & Watkins Guide $100M SPAC Deal
• 5 Firms Steer 2 Energy-Related SPAC Mergers Totaling $2.6B
• Citi, Revlon Lenders Nearing End To $500M Transfer Fight
• DSW Stock Tip Case Dropped After Witness Gets Cold Feet
• Oil Biz To Raise Up To £10.6M In UK, Canadian Placings
• Deutsche, Rabobank Rigged Bond Trades For 11 Years, EU Says
• Judge Hears Crypto Ownership Arguments In Celsius Ch. 11
• DC Circ. Clashes On Who Can Challenge Rule Withdrawal
• SEC, Ripple Issue Final Salvos As Crypto Decision Nears
• Reverse Mortgage REIT Can Draw $13M For Ch. 11
• Crypto Firm Plots US Exit After Hitting Regulatory 'Dead End'
• Custodia Wants Default Win In Fed Master Account Suit
• FTX's Auditors Face Class Action Over Crypto Co.'s Collapse
• Transpo Insurer Atlas Reaches $5M Deal To End Investor Suit
• Archegos Founder Says Feds Hid Intent To Indict Him
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• E-Commerce Co. Rokt Hits $2.4B Valuation With Eye On IPO
• Deal For Crypto Biz Circle Among 2 SPAC Mergers Falls Apart
• Flexi Group Goes Public In $205M SPAC Deal Led By 4 Firms
• Parsing SEC's Rule Extension For Fixed-Income Issuers
• Judge Axes Challenge To SEC's Pared-Back Proxy Rules
• 3 Pricing Trends In Law Firm Use Of Litigation Funding
• The 2022 Law360 Pulse Prestige Leaders
• In Law Firm Race For Revenue, Top Dogs Stand Alone
• AT&T To Pay $6.25M To End SEC Suit Alleging Selective Leaks
• Fed Is Latest To Pitch Climate Risk Guidance For Big Banks
• CFTC Warns Overseas Swap Dealers To Heed Reporting Rules
• Attys' $39M Fee Bid Granted In Interest Rate Case
• 3 Firms Steer Galaxy Digital's Buyout Of Celsius' GK8 Unit
• Pakistan Pay Startup Investor Sues In Del. To Remove Director
• CFPB Won't Back Down On Crypto Lender Investigation
• U.S. Trustee Says Celsius Bonus Motion Still Missing Info
• Crypto Bank Silvergate Hit With Investor Suit Over FTX Ties
• CORRECTED: Cannabis REIT Wants Out Of Risky Investment Claims
• Don't Miss It: Sidley, Kirkland Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Xerox Spinoff Reaches $32M Deal In Securities Class Suit
• SPAC Sues Monex, TradeStation In Del. After $1.43B Deal Dies
• Interest Rates Doom Lender, Crypto Winter Persists
• Exchanges Fine BofA $2.75M For Erroneous Order Codes
• 5 Takeaways From The SEC's Annual Whistleblower Report
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Safeguarding Attorneys' Greatest Asset: Our Mental Health
• Three Arrows Liquidators Want To Serve Founders On Twitter
• FTX 'Free Fall' Demands Special Examiner, US Trustee Says
• Self-Driving Truck Co. Brass Hit With Derivative Suit Over IPO
• Dingdong Investor Denied Bid To Lead Class Action Over IPO
• Masimo Clarifies Some Proxy Notice Rules Hit In Del. Suit
• 'Humble' Barr Hints At Potential For Tougher Fed Capital Rules
• NY Financial Cop Wants Crypto Firms To Pay Up For Oversight
• CFTC Head Wants Power From Congress To Police Crypto
• Celsius Ch. 11 Creditors Hit With Crypto Phishing Attacks
• Voyager Wants To Tap $24M Reserve After Loss Of FTX Bid
• Deals Rumor Mill: CoinDesk, News Corp., Liverpool FC
• FTX Bankruptcy Provides A Road Map For Crypto Regulation