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Capital Markets - December, 2023

228 articles

• Bankman-Fried Inks Pact With FTX Debtors Over Embed Deal
• SEC Fines Energy Co. $5M For Faking Inflated Revenue
• SEC Doles Out More Than $28M To 7 Whistleblowers
• SEC Reaches $1.7M Deal With Purported DAO Over Crypto Bonds
• The Most-Read Legal Industry Law360 Guest Articles Of 2023
• IRS Launches Prefiling Tool For Monetizing Energy Credits
• SEC Says Sanctions Not Warranted After Judge's Threat
• SEC Faces Renewed Petition Over 'Gag Orders'
• HSBC Urges Court To Ax First Citizens' $1B SVB Secrets Suit
• ABA Tax Tells IRS To Narrow Digital Asset Reg Definitions
• FINRA Gives Prometheum Final OK For Crypto Trades
• SEC Rebounds From Rare Trial Loss With $240K Fine
• Texas Judge Trims Bitcoin Miner Investor Suit
• Whistleblower Suit Barred By Ch. 11 Plan, Investor Says
• Software Co. Visma Hits $21B Valuation With New Investment
• Deutsche Bank Must Face Trader's Malicious Prosecution Suit
• What The 2023 Bank Failures Taught Us, And What's To Come
• NY Atty Freed After Deal To Hand Over Docs In $5.2M Suit
• SEC's Accredited-Investor Report Could Signal Tighter Rules
• How SEC And NY Cyber Reporting Rules Affect Key Industries
• Barnes & Thornburg Adds Exec Compensation Partner In DC
• Synchrony Financial Shareholder Attys Ask For $885K Fee
• Deals Rumor Mill: Warner Bros, Blue Origin, Chuck E. Cheese
• McDermott's Energy Project Finance Team Gains Milbank Atty
• Attorneys' Busiest Times Can Be Business Opportunities
• Exxon, Chevron Top 2023's 10 Largest M&A Deals
• Top Connecticut Cases Of 2023
• How M&A Lawyers Coped With The 2023 UK Deal Drought
• NC Man Admits To Role In New Jersey Deli Fraud Scheme
• 5th Circ. May Not Be Done Axing SEC Rules
• 6th Circ. OKs $7.5M Award Against Ex-Merrill Lynch Broker
• Judge Quickly Rejects SBF's Bid To Delay Sentencing Hearing
• 9th Circ. Urged To Revisit Its Coinbase Arbitration Ruling
• Golden Heaven Sued Over Its Amusement Park 'Hellscapes'
• Vesttoo Creditors Get OK To Collect Votes On Ch. 11 Plan
• The Top Bankruptcy Cases And Issues Of 2023
• A Difficult Year For CRE, But Future May Be Brighter
• In The World Of Legal Ethics, 10 Trends To Note From 2023
• Del. Courts Saw APE Wars, Fox Fury And A Barr Fight In 2023
• Kirkland, Cole Schotz Get $21M In BlockFi Legal Fees OK'd
• More SPAC Woes As One Vehicle Shutters, Another Deal Nixed
• More Changes Needed To Attract UK Listings, Experts Say
• Choppy Conditions Tripped Up Capital Markets Again In 2023
• Pharma Co. Impel Hits Ch. 11 With $127M Debt And Sale Plans
• E-Bike Rental Co. Bird Hits Ch. 11 With Sale Plans
• 5th Circ. Axes SEC's Stock Buyback Rules
• Indicted Stimwave CEO Hit With $41M Civil Suit From SEC
• Purported VC Exec Gets 8 Years For $6M Pre-IPO Share Scam
• Regulators Urged To Monitor DeFi Like Traditional Finance
• Insurance Co. Investor Seeks $3.5M Fee For Chancery Deal
• SEC Urges 5th Circ. To Deny Appeal In Nasdaq Diversity Case
• 14 States File Amicus In Puerto Rico Utility's Bond Fight
• Justices Urged To Weigh If Syndicated Loans Are Securities
• Crypto Custodian Prime Core Gets Final OK For Ch. 11 Plan
• Realty Income's $9.3B REIT Buy Challenged By Shareholder
• 2nd Circ. Backs Madoff Trustee's $19M Clawback Award
• Funko Says Its Inventory Comments Did Not Defraud Investors
• FCA Commits To Relaxing Listing Rules Amid IPO Drought
• Volume-Based Transaction Pricing Proposal Raises Questions
• FTX Inks Deal With Bahamas Liquidators On Customer Claims
• Paul Weiss, Kirkland Steer $179M Buy Of Bitcoin Mining Sites
• What WeWork's Ch. 11 Filing Means For Landlords
• SEC, NY Cybersecurity Rules Create Complexity For Insurers
• How Attorneys Can Be More Efficient This Holiday Season
• Top 10 Whistleblowing And Retaliation Events Of 2023
• MDL Judge Refuses To Certify Class In Rate-Swaps Suit
• CFTC Wins OK For $2.7B Binance Deal, $150M Zhao Payout
• SEC Sues To Stop 'Staggering' Nigerian Fintech Fraud
• Crypto Co. DCG Wants $1.1B Subsidiary Bankruptcy Suit Axed
• Mango Markets Trader Must Face Fraud Case, Judge Rules
• Investors Say Carvana Special Committee 'Took A Back Seat'
• Latham-Led Gas Producer Enters US Market Via Direct Listing
• FTX Ch. 11 Plan Proposes To Pay Customers Cash, Not Crypto
• Nikola Founder Gets 4 Years After Proclaiming Innocence
• Understanding Advance Notice Bylaws Is Key For All Parties
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Kirkland, Goodwin Steer $800M Deal Involving A-Rod's SPAC
• Software Co. Ebix Hits Ch. 11 With Bid For Insurance Biz
• Children's Book Writing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• IPOs In 2024 Will Be Invite-Only, Life Sciences Insiders Say
• Energy Co. Investors Get Final OK For $8.2M Deal In IPO Suit
• FTX's $24B Tax Bill Could Wipe Out Any Creditor Recovery
• 7 Biggest Massachusetts Top Court Rulings Of 2023
• Skadden-Led Chinese Procurement Platform Inks $62M IPO
• Bannon Ally Wants 'Fatally Deficient' Fraud Charges Tossed
• A Review Of 2023's Most Notable Securities Litigation
• Greenberg Traurig Hires Banking Head From Seward & Kissel
• Dykema Brings On Corporate Pro From Real Estate Boutique
• Rosen Law Firm To Lead CS Disco Inc. IPO Class Action
• SEC Turns Away Coinbase's Bid For Crypto Rulemaking
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Freshfields, Debevoise
• Crypto Firm SafeMoon Files Ch. 7 After Exec Indictments
• Arrow Financial Execs Accused Of Hiding Weak Controls
• Match.com Case Could Test Del.'s Vaunted MFW Standard
• Trump-Tied SPAC Loses Millions More In PIPE Financing
• CoinList To Pay $1.2M To Settle OFAC Sanctions Claims
• Commodities Firm Pays $106M To Settle Brazil Bribery Claims
• Athena Tech SPAC, Air Water Ventures Terminate $300M Deal
• Judge Says SEC Annuity Suit Doesn't Supersede State Law
• Ex-Amazon Coder Pleads Guilty In $12M Crypto Hacking Case
• Musk's Challenge To SEC Twitter Probe Faces Skeptical Judge
• ESG Investing Caught In Culture War Crosshairs In 2023
• 4 Key Ways CFIUS Affected Private Equity In 2023
• Deals Rumor Mill: Macy's, KKR, General Atlantic
• Celsius Founders Can't Shed FTC Crypto Fraud Claims
• Credit Suisse To Pay SEC $10M Over Barred Advisory Work
• SEC Tackles Treasury Market Risk With New Clearing Mandate
• US Trustee Asks Court To Reject Prime Core Releases
• EU States, Parliament Agree To Set Up New AML Body
• Dexia, Banca Intesa Win €55M Venice Swaps Appeal
• How Clients May Use AI To Monitor Attorneys
• Fla. Judge Won't DQ Duane Morris In Suit Over $35M Scheme
• SEC's Short-Selling Rules Targeted In New 5th Circ. Challenge
• GOP Reps Seek IG Probe Of SEC Market Surveillance Tool
• Feds Want 11 Years For Nikola Founder's Stock Fraud
• Battery Developer Says 'Vague' Statements Aren't Fraud
• 8 Ways To Negotiate Improved Disgorgement Outcomes
• FTX Says It Doesn't Have To Pay $24B Tax Bill To IRS
• Foley & Lardner Adds Fund Pros From Choate In Boston
• How The NY AG Leads Investigations In Civil Securities Fraud
• Apex Fintech Revives IPO Plans After Canceled SPAC Merger
• Philly Mall Owner Gets $30M Of $60M Bankruptcy Loan
• Crypto Platform KuCoin To Pay $22M, Exit NY To End Suit
• SiriusXM Agrees To Merge With Liberty Media Tracking Stock
• Elon Musk Must Face Trimmed Investor Suit Over Buyout
• Rocket Mortgage Says Reddit 'Frenzy' Dooms Class Cert. Bid
• Healthcare-Focused SPAC Gardiner Acquisition Calls It Quits
• BlockFi Bankruptcy Attys Request Roughly $40M In Fees
• Justices Urged To Toss 2nd Circ. BofA Preemption Decision
• Quinn Emanuel DQ, Dogecoin Sanctions Nixed In Musk Suit
• GM Misled Investors On Safety Of Driverless Tech, Suit Says
• Chinese Procurement Biz Orders Up Plans For $66M IPO
• The Pop Culture Docket: Judge D'Emic On Moby Grape
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• $1.1B Debt Sends Mall REIT Back Into Ch. 11
• Cigna Opts For $10B Buyback As Humana Deal Rumors Fizzle
• EU Policymakers Clear Way For Passing Of Landmark AI Act
• Calif. Privacy Board Wary Of Overbroad AI Regulations
• Venezuela Says Immediate Appeal Needed In Citgo Cases
• Nasdaq Pays $4M To Settle Alleged Iran Sanctions Breaches
• McKinsey Rival Wants Out Of Exec's Defamation Countersuit
• Binance Investors Want To Depose Ex-CEO 'Before He Flees'
• Nikola Investors Fight Call For Del. SPAC Fraud Suit Toss
• SEC Taps New Attys To Respond To Judge's Sanctions Threat
• Fla. Judge Says Banyan Cay DIP Lenders Are Still Owed $1.5M
• Ex-JPM Traders' Appeal Can't Stop Spoofing Suit, CFTC Says
• US Chamber Looks To Kill SEC Buyback Rules At 5th Circ.
• What Banks Should Know About FDIC Assessment Rule
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Performing Music Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• No Shortage Of Action For Energy Deal-Makers In 2023
• CFTC Wins $61M Order Against Fla. Forex Trading Firm CEO
• Binance Founder Must Remain In US Until Sentencing
• Musk Asks Justices To Let Him Nix SEC Deal Over Tesla Tweets
• OCC Flags AI As 'Emerging' Risk In Banking System
• Chinese Tutoring Co. Escapes Investor Suit Over Reg Reforms
• EV Co.'s SPAC Suit Gets Initial OK For $1.9M Settlement
• SEC Sues 4 Cos. Linked To Alleged $89M Pre-IPO Fraud
• Online Trader's Go-Public Plans Fail As SPAC Merger Fizzles
• Athletes, YouTubers, Banks Want Out Of FTX Litigation
• Kwok Investors Want Feds To Release $302M In Seized Crypto
• Binance Seeks To Arbitrate Fraud Oversight Investor Suit
• EU Fines Ethanol Producer €47M For Benchmark Manipulation
• Democratic AGs Say National Banks Bucking Investigations
• The SEC's Cooled Down But Still Spicy Private Fund Rules
• Deals Rumor Mill: Panera Bread, Neiman Marcus, Hahn & Co.
• Cellphone Co. To Settle Investor's Revived Suit
• BofA CEO Shrugs Off Mortgage Fears In CFPB Funding Case
• Feds Charge NJ Man With $89M Pre-IPO Investment Fraud
• Feds Say No Reliable Proof For FTX's $0 Tax Estimate
• SEC's Climate Proposal Leads Rules Lined Up For 2024 Votes
• FTX Says Ch. 11 Plan Coming Before Year's End
• FINRA Fines SoFi, 3 Others Over Securities Lending Claims
• SEC Wins $26M From Crypto 'Mining' Firm
• Bitzlato Exec Pleads Out To $700M Dirty Crypto Exchange Rap
• Del. Justices Urged To Reverse $1.2B Galaxy-BitGo Deal Spike
• Core Scientific Securities Litigant Can't File Ch. 11 Class Claim
• Prime Core Wants $10M Loan To Fund Ch. 11 Wind-Down
• Breaking Down High Court's New Code Of Conduct
• UK-Based Gold Miner Eyes US Listing Via $115M SPAC Merger
• High Court's Chevron Review May Be A Crypto Game-Changer
• Financial-Services Focused SPAC Blue Room Files $200M IPO
• Winston & Strawn Closing Hong Kong Office Next Year
• SEC Chair Warns Businesses Against AI Washing: 'Don't Do It'
• Big Bank CEOs Bemoan Basel III Ahead Of Senate Grilling
• 9th Circ. Says Coinbase Can Arbitrate Fraud Transfer Action
• SEC, Terraform Clash Over Jury's Role At Upcoming Trial
• LinkedIn, Zoom May Be Enforcers' Next Recordkeeping Target
• Floor & Decor Insider Trading Case Moves Ahead In Del.
• Virtu Attacks SEC's 'Hypothetical' Information Security Suit
• Trump, SBF Trials Spotlight Nonverbal Signaling, Prof Says
• Export-Import Bank Slammed As Major Fossil Fuel Financier
• Another Khosla-Backed SPAC To Fold As Merger Search Fails
• Legal Profession Gender Parity Requires Equal Parental Leave
• 'Paper Tiger' Finds Its Fangs: Repeat Offenders And The CFPB
• Justices Weigh Limits Of Possible Ruling Against SEC Courts
• Sidley Austin's Woodbridge Work Not Free Speech, Panel Told
• SEC Head Accountant Flags Cash Flow Statement Concerns
• GenesisCare Lender Objects To DIP Refinancing Move
• Binance's Compliance Chief Is Optimistic About Monitorship
• AMC Stockholder Appeals Chancery 'APE' Stock Split Deal
• Rivian Investors Seek Class Cert. In Suit Against EV Maker
• Blank-Check Co. Aimei Health Technology Prices $60M IPO
• Gensler Says Coordination Possible With EU On Climate Regs
• Activist Short-Sellers Are The Dark Knights Of Wall Street
• Chinese Co. Investors Ink $4.5M Deal In IPO Disclosures Suit
• Core Scientific Seeks Court Nod On $77M Bitcoin Mine Buy
• 5 Firms Build Chinese Battery Biz's $450M SPAC Merger
• SEC Tells 5th Circ. Buyback Rules Not Fixed Before Deadline
• Wachtell Steers $1 Billion Infusion Into NJ Consultancy
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Justices Call O'Connor 'American Hero,' 'Perfect Trailblazer'
• SIFMA Slams States' Bid To Rewrite Broker Conduct Rules
• Former Clerks Say Justice O'Connor Still Worth Emulating
• Therapy Co. SPAC Investors Fight Del. Stock-Drop Suit Toss
• K&L Gates Adds ETF Firm GC To Asset Management Practice
• Crypto Site Blockas Hit With User Suit Over $2.5M Account
• UiPath Brass Puffed Up Co. To Enrich Themselves, Suit Says
• New Regs Will Strengthen Voluntary Carbon Offset Market
• Judge Threatens SEC With Sanctions In Crypto Case
• 4 Decisions For Which Justice O'Connor Will Be Remembered
• How FinCEN's Proposed Rule Stirs The Pot On Crypto Mixing
• Off The Bench: NBA Sales, More Crypto Woes, Favre Appeal
• Justice O'Connor Shattered Barriers, Built Bridges
• NJ Panel Says Public Contractor Law Applies To Joint Venture
• SPAC Eyeing AirAsia Parent Merger Risks Nasdaq Delisting
• Sandra Day O'Connor, First Woman On Supreme Court, Dies
• Writing Thriller Novels Makes Me A Better Lawyer