Capital Markets Archive » January, 2023

Capital Markets - January, 2023

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• FDIC Pushes For 5th Circ. To Jettison Enforcement Challenge
• Warren, GOP Sens. Press Silvergate Bank On FTX Response
• SEC's Crenshaw Wants To Beef Up Private Market Disclosures
• CBD Co. Beats Some Claims By Ex-Stratton Oakmont Trader
• Ex-JPMorgan Trader Says 'Spoofing' Verdict Shouldn't Stick
• Global M&A Fell By More Than One-Third In 2022, Bain Says
• Lotus Technology Inks SPAC Deal At $5.4B Enterprise Value
• Crypto Promoter Gets 5 Years As Leniency Bid Backfires
• 'Age-Old' Fraud Scheme Gets Crypto Founder 8 Years
• Musk Says Suit Over Twitter Stock Buy Has 'No Legal Basis'
• Mark Cuban Wants Voyager Investor Suit Moved To Texas
• Grayscale Lied About ETF Conversion Hopes, BTC Fund Says
• KnowBe4 Investors Sue In Del. Over $4.6B Take-Private Deal
• 3 Firms Steer E-Cig And Cannabis Firm's $42M IPO Filing
• Celsius Examiner Details 'Ponzi-Like' Scheme At Crypto Co.
• Israeli Citizen Wants SEC Securities Fraud Suit Tossed
• Names Of Bankman-Fried's Bail Sureties To Be Made Public
• Alameda Seeks Return Of $446M From Voyager Digital
• Feds Say Bankman-Fried Contacted FTX CEO, GC After Arrest
• Tesla Loses Bid To Cut Stock Damage Study From Tweet Trial
• Exec Says Sullivan & Cromwell Sold Him Out For Allianz Deal
• SEC Floats Employee Ban On Financial Fund Investments
• SEC Alerts Brokers To Reg BI Compliance Failures
• Prepare Amended Suit, Judge Tells Microsoft 401(k) Plaintiffs
• 3 Firms Steering Chinese Auto Insurer's $841M SPAC Merger
• Cooley-Led Biotech Firm Launches Plans For $125M IPO
• What To Expect From Shareholder Activism This Year
• BlockFi Approved For Ch. 11 Mining Operation Sale Process
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• UBS, Brokers Seek Final Toss Of Swiss Libor Case
• Sullivan & Cromwell Partner Moves To Asia-Pacific Market
• Sullivan & Cromwell Wants 'Harassing' Subpoena Blocked
• Musk's Tesla Tweet Was Thought To Be 'A Hack,' Jury Told
• Feds Say SBF 'Witness Tampering' Concerns Merit Tighter Bail
• Counsel Fight Brews In Battle Over $143M Bitcoin Verdict
• Grand Jury Eyes StraightPath Execs In $410M Fraud Probe
• White House Discloses Plan To Fund Crypto Research
• HR Tech M&A Logs 2nd Straight $11B Year, Fueled By PE
• SEC Hit With FOIA Lawsuit Over Climate Change Rule
• Xerox Spinoff, Investors Get Early OK For $32M Deal
• BlockFi Cleared For $10M In Ch. 11 Retention Payments
• Edward Jones Says Ex-Employee Solicited 'Five-Star' Clients
• High Court Slack Case Not Likely To Broadly Affect Issuers
• PCAOB's Tough Enforcement Likely To Continue In 2023
• Don't Miss It: Skadden, Latham Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Direct Listings Expansion Creates Another Go-Public Option
• SEC Names New Enforcement Director Of Boston Office
• 5 Ways Attorneys Can Use Emotion In Client Pitches
• Couple Gets 2 Years in Prison In Fla. 'Unicorn' App Fraud Case
• Election Betting Co. Can Continue For Now, 5th Circ. Says
• Web Hosting Co. Ionos Targets $3.4B IPO In Germany
• Fed Rebuffs Custodia's Bids For Membership, Master Account
• 'Naive' Crypto Exec Asks For Leniency After Fraud Conviction
• Investors Say Cannabis REIT Should Have Known About Ponzi
• Latham, Baker Botts Steer Oil And Gas Producer's $100M IPO
• Attys Seek $4.5M Award In Yen-Libor Benchmark-Rigging Suit
• SEC Rejects Ark21Shares Bitcoin ETF Over Fraud Concerns
• Lordstown Says Chancery Opinion Puts 115M Shares In Doubt
• Crypto Investor Sues Argo Blockchain Over 'False' IPO Docs
• Celsius Can Return Institutional Loan Collateral In Ch. 11
• Gisele Bündchen, Tom Brady Tap Latham On FTX Promo Case
• Ex-Investment Company Director Can't Shake SEC Suit
• FTX Wants Ch. 11 Subpoenas For SBF, His Family And Execs
• New Compensation And Benefits Rules Demand Early Action
• SPAC Buys Longevity In $236.2M Deal Led By 2 Firms
• 5 Keys To A Productive Mediation
• Deals Rumor Mill: Twitter, Juul, Elliott Management
• FTX Says Examiner Would Be Unnecessary In Its Ch. 11
• Trader Blasts Deutsche Bank For 'Malicious' Libor Prosecution
• Ex-Tesla CFO Tells Jury Paperwork On Deals 'Not Elon's Style'
• Sen. Warren Praises SEC's Crypto Enforcement Efforts
• Crypto Biz Co-Founder Wins Del. Court Order For Deal Info
• North Atlantic SPAC To Dissolve After Failure To Merge
• Tenn. Woman Gets Almost 6 Years For $2.8M Ponzi Scheme
• Judge Recommends Trimming WSJ Article Thievery Suit
• Clawback Issue Should Delay BlockFi Return, Committee Says
• 7th Circ. Skeptical Of Ex-Exec's Bid For Whistleblower Award
• Wilson Sonsini-Led Chinese 'EdTech' Firm Prices $41M IPO
• Crypto Coverage After FTX Fall: D&O Liability
• SEC Takes Second Shot At Dodd-Frank Conflict Rule
• Why A Bankruptcy Court OK'd Rare Subpoena Via Twitter
• Musk Tells Jury 'Funding Secured' Tweet 'Right Thing' To Do
• Cred Trustees Ask Del. Court To Back Up Calif. Lockton Suit
• Coinbase Says Data Security Suit Belongs In Arbitration
• Investor Recoveries Rose In '22 Amid Case Slowdown: Report
• Danger's His Middle Name, $2.8M Ponzi His Game, SEC Says
• SEC Awards $28M To Joint Whistleblowers
• SEC Says Fla. Firm Used Bogus K&L Gates Letters For Scam
• Celsius Proposes Novel Ch. 11 Plans For Creditor Recovery
• Crypto Exec's 'Brazen' $7.6M Fraud Merits 13 Years, Feds Say
• Crypto Co. CEO Accused Of 'Sham' Deal To Hide $1.1B Loss
• SEC's Small Biz Office Wants Capital-Raising Rules Eased
• Investor Files Securities Suit Over $952M Albireo Merger
• Celsius Denied Permission For Late Claim In Voyager Ch. 11
• Greenberg Traurig Hires Ex-BNY Mellon Compliance Official
• Disney, KKR Execs Team Up To Buy Thrive Capital Stake
• Reed Smith Opens Orange County Office, Firm's 5th In Calif.
• Conducting M&A Transactions In A Challenging Market
• Musk Rips Saudi 'Backpedaling,' 'Ass-Covering' At Fraud Trial
• SEC's Peirce Reflects On Crypto's 'No Good, Very Bad Year'
• Genesis Says It's Nearing Ch. 11 Plan Deal With Creditors
• Akin Gump-Led OpenAI Gets Billions From Microsoft
• Feds Slam Nikola Founder's Bid For New Fraud Trial
• Justices Reject Ex-Deutsche Traders' Spoofing Appeal
• Feds Seek 15 Years For Ex-Mortgage Co. CEO's 'Brazen' Fraud
• NY Warns Crypto Cos. To Keep Customer Assets Segregated
• 2 Energy-Focused SPACs Withdraw IPOs Totaling $400M
• Evaluating The Legal Ethics Of A ChatGPT-Authored Motion
• Battle Over Voyager CEO Deposition In Crypto Suit Continues
• Ukrainian-Owned Biz Loses Bid To Overturn Arbitration Loss
• Litigation, Compliance And Enforcement In The 'Crypto Winter'
• Fugitive In $100M NJ Deli Fraud Scheme Arrested In Thailand
• Citgo Wants Special Master Kicked Off Auction Case
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Bloomberg Unit Pays $5M Over SEC's Bond Valuation Claims
• Pa. Attys Must Face Conspiracy Claims In $33M Bitcoin Suit
• Judge Confirms Award In Telecom Shareholder Fight
• SEC Latest To Slap Mango Markets Trader Over Crypto Theft
• Advisory Firm Must Pay SEC $1.9M For Disclosure Failures
• 4 Firms Guide Israeli Renewable Energy Firm's IPO Filing
• Creditor Asks 3rd. Circ. For Seat At The Table In Citgo Auction
• Voyager Can't Seal Celsius Agreement In Bankruptcy Case
• Ex-CEO Slams SEC's Claim That He Duped Investors
• Ill. Atty Sued Over Alleged $40M Ponzi Involvement
• What Investment Tensions With China Mean For US Issuers
• Dating App Clover's Go-Public SPAC Merger Canceled
• 7 Tips To Increase Your Law Firm's DEI Efforts In 2023
• Keys To A 9-0 High Court Win: Get Back To Home Base
• Sullivan & Cromwell Gets Green Light To Rep FTX In Ch. 11
• Don't Miss It: Mintz, Latham Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Genesis Global Hits Ch. 11 As 'Crypto Winter' Blankets Sector
• PCAOB Latest Regulator Sued Over In-House Proceedings
• Crypto Lender Nexo Inks $45M Settlement With SEC, States
• KB Home Sued For Board's Bylaw Changes
• ConocoPhillips Sued Over 401(k) Investments In Spinoff Co.
• Texas AG Blocks Citi Muni Bond Underwriting Over Gun Policy
• SEC Awards Roughly $18M To Trio Of Whistleblowers
• Telecom-Focused SPAC Hangs Up Plans For $300M IPO
• 3 NFT Issues Practitioners Should Consider In 2023
• Mattress Company 'Disappointed' In Hedge Fund Board Bid
• 2 Firms To Guide Australian Fintech's $90M SPAC Merger
• Deals Rumor Mill: Liberty Mutual, Commanders, Lottomatica
• CFTC Commissioner Says Crypto Attys Failed Customers
• Policyholder Lessons From 1st Circ. Duty To Defend Ruling
• Why SEC's Cannabis Stock Promotion Case Is One To Watch
• Robinhood Judge Won't Nix Fee Suit, Citing Her Lucid Order
• Celsius Slaps VC Investor With $6M Breach Of Contract Suit
• No Plaintiff Swap Yet In Mark Cuban Crypto Suit, Judge Says
• Grant & Eisenhofer To Rep Argo Investors In Underwriting Suit
• $415M In Crypto Hacked Since Ch. 11, FTX Tells Creditors
• The 7th Circ.'s Top 10 Civil Opinions Of 2022
• 3 SEC Enforcement Trends To Watch In 2023
• Control Dispute At Bitcoin Exchange Paxful Hits Chancery
• Reed Smith Amps Up Energy Team With Winston & Strawn Atty
• 3 Firms Lead Biotech Deal With Wilbur Ross-Backed SPAC
• How Copyright Is Leveraged To Protect NFTs In US And China
• Atty-Client Privilege Arguments Give Justices A Moving Target
• Court Won't Unfreeze $500K For Crypto Fraud Case Atty Fees
• Playboy Secures $25M Capital Commitment
• Mark Cuban Blasts Plaintiff Swap In Crypto Suit
• FTX, US Trustee Spar Over Sullivan's Bid To Be Ch. 11 Counsel
• OCC's Hsu Says 'Too-Big-To-Manage' Banks May Face Cleaver
• Ex-SEC Officials, Law Professors Challenge New Proxy Rules
• Five Legal Teams Compete To Rep Bitcoin Miner Investors
• 5 Gen X Characteristics That Can Boost Legal Leadership
• Latham, Skadden Drive Emissions Monitoring Co. SPAC Deal
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• SEC's Uyeda Wants To Let Public In On Private Offerings
• SEC Awards More Than $5M To Whistleblower
• Attorneys See Sober Outlook For Deals After JP Morgan Event
• SEC Taps Ex-Cleary Lawyer To Lead Corporation Finance Unit
• Grayscale Targets SEC Process In Bitcoin ETF Appeal
• Musk Says SEC Has 'Long History' Of Unconstitutional Deals
• Gemini, Winklevosses Sued Over Crypto Investments
• Bankman-Fried Blog 'Nightmarish' For His Attys, Experts Say
• Voyager Sells Digital Assets For $1B, FTX Finds $5B In Crypto
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Green Orgs Sue Over NY Power Plant's Sale To Crypto Co.
• 2 Firms Lead Stratospheric Exploration Co.'s Go-Public SPAC
• 6 Questions For Boutique Firms Considering Mergers
• KB Home Stockholder Sues Over Invalid Meeting Dates
• Chancery Ruling Reiterates Its Skepticism Of De-SPAC Deals
• Ex-Sidley Finance Atty Moves To Alston & Bird In LA
• Feds Deny Archegos Exec's 'Inflammatory' Misconduct Claim
• DLA Piper, Latham Guide Specialty Insurer's $134M IPO
• Michael Best Adds Capital Markets Partner In Denver
• Don't Miss It: Gibson Dunn, Skadden Guide Week's Hot Deals
• SEC Sues Crypto Cos. Genesis, Gemini Over Lending Program
• 5 Things To Know About The SEC's Covington Breach Probe
• Crypto Co. Can't Use China Privacy Law To Withhold Docs
• Central Bank Org. Urges Action To Contain Crypto Contagion
• Expect More SEC Enforcement Against Auditors This Year
• Delaware Ruling Increases Scrutiny Of SPAC Economic Costs
• Crypto Bankruptcies Highlight Customers' Clawback Risks
• Atty Considerations Amid Rise Of Tech-Enabled Investigations
• Deals Rumor Mill: Microsoft, Subway, Goldman Sachs Layoffs
• Bankman-Fried Outlines Defense, Jabs At Sullivan & Cromwell
• Lucid Defeats Investor Suit Over $11B SPAC Merger, For Now
• Firms Vie To Lead Investor Suit Against Voyager Brass
• Miami-Dade Gets Court OK To Purge FTX From Arena Name
• Venezuela Can't Attend Meeting With Feds Over Citgo
• Bitcoin Miner Quietly Withdraws $50M IPO
• Senators' Sullivan & Cromwell Qualms Won't Sway FTX Judge
• Uphold Seeks Toss Of 'Incoherent' $783M Cred Crypto Suit
• Calif. Man To Pay $10M In SEC Tribal Bonds Fraud Suit
• Coinbase Sued In Calif. Over 'Bank-Level' Security Claims
• Cadwalader Adds Former Cravath Atty To NY Tax Group
• Feds Must Face Investor's Suit Over Green Card Delay
• Disbarred Atty Secretly Operating Law Firm, Suit Says
• FTX Says $5B In Assets Located Since Ch. 11 Filing
• Sullivan & Cromwell Faces Congressional Heat Over FTX Work
• Voyager's $1B Binance Sale Approved After FTX Deal Failed
• FINRA To Ramp Up Focus On Financial Crimes
• Crypto Investor Drops Class Action Over Terraform Stablecoin
• SEC Taps Ex-AARP Lobbyist To Lead Investor Advocate Office
• 'Threadbare' Pleadings Doom DraftKings Investor Lawsuit
• Powell Says Fed 'Will Not Be A Climate Policymaker'
• Del. Justices' Reversal Of Boardwalk Award May Apply Widely
• Securities Class Actions May Spur IPO Investigations In 2023
• White & Case, Skadden Lead Vehicle Data Co.'s SPAC Merger
• Broker-Dealer Must Face SEC's 'Short Tender Rule' Suit
• Apex Meme Stock Suit Loses On 4th And Final Try
• Disbarred Atty Found In Contempt For Hiding Crypto Assets
• Crypto Insider Trader Gets 10 Mos. In Landmark Case
• 5 Tips For Adding Value To Legal Clients' Experience In 2023
• Feds Say Platinum Partners Exec's Conviction Should Stand
• CFTC Joins DOJ In Taking Mango Markets Trader To Task
• Mark Cuban To Be Deposed In Crypto 'Ponzi Scheme' Suit
• Justices Bat Down Fannie, Freddie Investor 'Sweep' Appeals
• Coinbase Wins Bid To Arbitrate Claims In Volatility Suit
• SEC, NJ Trader Set For Trial In $6M Market Manipulation Case
• FTX Defends Plans To Market Business Units In Ch. 11
• Lewis Brisbois, Weil Guide $335M Cancer Biotech SPAC Deal
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• NJ Judge Says He Is First Stop For BlockFi-FTX Stock Dispute
• Feds Want 2 Years For Each Convicted Merrill Lynch Fraudster
• Latham Brings On Private Equity Pro From DLA Piper In NY
• Gibson Dunn Expands Into Abu Dhabi Global Market
• How Arbitration May Need To Adapt To Blockchain Disputes
• Ex-Citibank Exec Says Employment Fight Can't Be Arbitrated
• No Charges For Burr After SEC Closes Insider Trading Probe
• FTX-Affiliated Moonstone Bank Sees Top Lawyer Depart
• Treasury Guidance Eases But Doesn't End SPAC Tax Worries
• Unpacking The Interim Guidance On New Stock Buyback Tax
• Don't Miss It: Paul Hastings, Cravath Guide Week's Hot Deals
• FTX Strikes Cooperation Deal With Bahamian Liquidators
• Man Cops To Taking Crypto From Brother's Laundering Case
• Health Software Firm To Go Public Via $98M SPAC Merger
• Bankman-Fried, BlockFi Say FTX Can't Freeze Stock Claims
• Criminal Vs. Civil Liability Amid Growing Crypto Enforcement
• Binance Investor Fights To Keep Terra Suit Out Of Arbitration
• 3 Arrows Liquidators Serve Crypto Fund's Founders Via Tweet
• Feds Want Crypto Insider Trader To Serve Up To 16 Months
• Venezuela Debt Cases Face New Complication
• Home Health Care Provider Cancels $681M SPAC Merger
• FTX Customers Say They Need More Info On Asset Auction
• Chancery Court Greenlights SPAC Share Redemption Suit
• Horizon Therapeutics Investor Sues To Halt $28B Amgen Deal
• SPAC Seeks To Delay $425M Merger With Chile Fruit Exporter
• The Securities Litigation Issues That Matter Most For 2023
• Morgan Lewis Hires SEC Trial Atty In DC
• Deals Rumor Mill: SpaceX, Fanatics, Tokyo Gas
• NY Sues Ex-Celsius CEO Over 'Risky' Crypto Investments
• SEC Lays Out Next Phase Of Rulemaking Agenda
• FTX Closing In On Ch. 11 Deal With Bahamian Liquidators
• Celsius Owns Crypto Deposits, May Sell $18M, Judge Says
• Avaya Lied About 'Deteriorating' Finances, Investors Say
• Ex-PNC Chief Counsel Joins McGuireWoods In Pittsburgh
• Mayer Brown Adds 2 Longtime Corporate & Securities Pros
• DLA-Led Specialty Insurer Launches Plans For $127M IPO
• Coinbase To Pay $100M Over AML Compliance Failures
• Ooki DAO Ruling Bolsters Suit Against Crypto Cos., User Says
• SPAC Exec Admits Taking $5M For Meme Stock, Crypto Trades
• Schwab Avoids Suit Over Short-Selling Trading Glitch
• Nomura To Pay Ambac $140M To End RMBS Dispute
• The Biggest Bankruptcy Actions From Over The Holidays
• SEC, Sports Stock Market Disagree On Damages In Fraud Suit
• Brown Rudnick To Lobby For Bahamas On FTX Collapse
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• A Tumultuous 2022 For CRE And What Comes Next
• Ace Global's 2nd Blank-Check Co. Cancels IPO
• Bankman-Fried Denies Fraud Charges, Gets October Trial Date
• Assessing Contractual Litigation Risk Amid Market Volatility
• Crypto Bankruptcies Highlight Need For Better Due Diligence
• Mintz To Open Miami Office Led By Ex-Milbank Atty
• 6 Ways To Avoid Compounding Errors When Practicing Law
• 4 Firms Lead Med Tech, Clean Energy SPAC Deals
• IPOs Could Be Headed For A Rocky Road In 2023
• Bankruptcy Cases And Trends To Watch In 2023
• SEC Enforcement Outlook For 2023
• What Banking Attorneys Are Watching In The Courts In 2023
• Florida Cases To Watch In 2023
• Fintech Policy & Regulation To Watch In 2023
• Fintech Litigation To Watch In 2023
• 5 Inflation Reduction Act Questions For The Energy Industry
• What Will Keep Legal Talent Professionals Up At Night In 2023
• Securities Litigation To Watch In 2023