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Capital Markets - January, 2024

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• Banks Making 'Brazen' Bid To Block Basel, House Panel Told
• Davis Polk, Latham Lead Amer Sports' Below-Range $1.4B IPO
• FibroGen's $28.5M Deal With 30K Investors Nears Tentative OK
• Crypto Faded As A Shareholder Suit Target In '23, Study Finds
• GM Execs Hid Driverless Tech And Airbag Concerns, Suit Says
• NFT Co. NBA Top Shot Wants To Block User's Privacy Suit
• Carbonite Inks $27.5M Deal To End Stock-Drop Investor Suit
• Raymond James Can't Avoid Bankruptcy Trust's Bond Claims
• Cooley-Led Vaxcyte Prices $750M Public Offering
• FTX Intends To Pay Customers In Full Under New Ch. 11 Plan
• FTX Can Estimate Digital Claims In US Dollars, Judge Says
• Terraform Says Impending SEC Fine Proves It's In Distress
• Norton Rose-Led FibroBiologics Pulls Off Direct Listing
• BofA Escapes Investor Suit Over Pandemic-Era Market Losses
• As Promised, IRS Is Coming For Crypto Tax Evaders
• Ex-Chair Of 1 Global Gets 5 Years For $250M Ponzi Scheme
• 5 Reasons Associates Shouldn't Take A Job Just For Money
• SVB Cayman Unit Seeks FDIC Probe On Customer Deposits
• SEC Will Not Rethink 'Gag Rule' On Settlements
• SEC Tells 9th Circ. Crypto Law Firm Has No Claim To Bring
• Davis Wright Taps Ex-SEC Enforcer, DOJ Atty As NY Partner
• Husch Blackwell Adds Ex-Dentons Veteran Litigator In Florida
• Terraform Will Use Ch. 11 To Craft Appeal Of SEC Crypto Case
• Playing Competitive Tennis Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• SEC To Drop Debt Box Suit For Now, Amid Sanctions Threat
• US Chamber Sues Calif. Over Climate Disclosure Laws
• The Questions Around Prometheum's SEC-Compliant Strategy
• Renault Puts Brakes On EV Unit Ampere's IPO
• Justices Urged To OK 9th Circ.'s Coinbase Arbitration Ruling
• Feds Charge 3 In $1.9B HyperFund Crypto Pyramid Scheme
• EV Charging Co., Execs Largely Escape Investor Suit
• 2 Firms Steer Flutter's Bid For Additional US Listing
• Hearing Aid Co. Eargo Investors Ask 9th Circ. To Revive Suit
• CFTC Chair Says Bitcoin ETFs Make Crypto Oversight 'Critical'
• The Pop Culture Docket: Judge Djerassi On Super Bowl 52
• FTX Strikes $16M Deal To End Donations Clawback Suit
• 2 Biotech Firms Join IPO Fray With Plans To Raise $211M
• Reverse Merger Tips For Biotechs After SEC's Recent Actions
• Black-Led VC Fund Case Could Hinge On Nature Of Grants
• Ex-OpenSea Staffer Case May Clarify When Info Is Property
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Capital Markets Group Of The Year: Sullivan & Cromwell
• Sidley Austin Advises REIT In IPO To Pay Off $704M
• Davis Polk Not Liable In Black Atty's Retaliation Case
• Dentons-Led Airline Eyes $962M Market Cap With London IPO
• SEC's Plan To Expand Dealer Definition Set For Critical Vote
• TIAA Sues Ex-SVB Execs Over Losses From Bank's Failure
• Casino To End Del. SPAC Suit Despite Hedge Fund Butting In
• Instacart Downplayed Competition In Pre-IPO Docs, Suit Says
• SolarWinds Says SEC Aims To 'Revictimize' It With Cyber Suit
• Paxton Says Barclays Can't Participate In Texas Bond Market
• Takeaways From SEC's Aggressive Cybersecurity Moves
• Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2024 Editorial Boards
• Considerations For Lawyer Witnesses After FTX Trial
• UK Skiwear Co. Perfect Moment Downsizes IPO Plans
• Jury Mulls Alleged Davis Polk 'Scheme' To Fire Black Atty
• Capital Markets Group Of The Year: Simpson Thacher
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Exxon's Shareholder Suit Seen As An SEC Proxy Fight
• Apex's Failed SPAC Inks $1.5M SEC Deal Over IPO Filings
• Bored Ape NFT Copycats Owe Yuga Labs $7M In Atty Fees
• Petition Watch: Patent Obviousness, ADA Trials, Spoofing
• Big Banks Can Halt CDS Suit To Avoid 'Tangled' Discovery
• PE-Backed BrightSpring Prices $693M IPO Below Range
• Robinhood Beats Investor Suit Over $2.1B IPO For Good
• CFTC Wants Feedback On Using AI In Regulated Markets
• Norton Rose-Led FibroBiologics Plans Direct Listing Over IPO
• 'Smart City' Tech Developer's SPAC Merger Scrapped
• SEC Chair Urges Europe To Shorten Stock Settlement Times
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Gets 10 Years For Laundering OneCoin Cash
• How Merck Settlement Can Inform Cyberinsurance Approach
• FTC Launches Probe Of Big Tech Investments In AI
• Shareholder Ends Del. Suit Over $1B Penske Stock Buyback
• Value Of SPAC Deal For Florida Solar Co. Lowered By $85M
• Davis Polk Partner Cut From Fired Atty's Retaliation Case
• Advisory Firm Asks 6th Circ. To Ax Insurer's Win In SEC Case
• Capital Markets Group Of The Year: Morrison Foerster
• Employee Experience Strategy Can Boost Law Firm Success
• SEC's Crypto Enforcement Reaches New High, Report Says
• Latham, Cooley Steer CG Oncology's Upsized $380M IPO
• Ex-Adviser Agrees To Stop Stealing JPMorgan Clients
• Dogecoin Fans Urge Justices To Let Court Hear Coinbase Row
• Leaner SPAC Market Expected In Wake Of Tougher SEC Rules
• Woman Says Mortgage Co. Made Her Contact Abusive Ex
• Ex-Execs Can't Bring $300M Fraud Suit For Metal Co., Judge Told
• Fired Davis Polk Atty Asked To Explain Negative Job Reviews
• Competing In Triathlons Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Stricter SEC Rules Raise The Bar For SPAC Offerings
• Capital Markets Group Of The Year: Cravath
• Texas Regulator Settles With Crypto Lender Abra
• Crypto Exchanger Admits To Unlicensed Money Transmitter
• SEC Fines Consultant For Insider Trading On SPAC Deal
• Crypto VC Lenders Want Conn. Securities Suit Kept Alive
• AI Biz Fusemachines Going Public Via $200M SPAC Deal
• FINRA Finds Potential Rule Violations In Crypto Asset Sweep
• Bitcoin Miner Rhodium Seeks Toss Of Chancery Rollup Suit
• Where Justices Stand On Chevron Doctrine Post-Argument
• Upsized CG Oncology IPO Could Raise As Much As $306M
• Haynes Boone Adds Buchalter M&A Pro In Orange County
• Capital Markets Group Of The Year: Cooley LLP
• DOL Finalizes ERISA Prohibited Transaction Exemptions Rule
• 6 Practice Pointers For Pro Bono Immigration Practice
• Binance Judge Grills Exchange Over Its Bid To Exit SEC Case
• Fed Reserve OIG Clears 2 Ex-Bank Heads Over Trades
• SEC Says X Account Hacker Hijacked Staffer Phone Number
• JPMorgan Unit Says Ex-Adviser Stole Clients Worth $40M
• Alibaba Urges Against Class Cert. In Suit Over Antitrust Probe
• Electric Car SPAC Suit Still Has Charge, Chancery Says
• 'Well-Pled Web' Of Carlyle Links Keeps Del. $344M Suit Alive
• Ex-Davis Polk Atty Tells Jury He Wasn't 'Cavalier' At Work
• Vietnamese Technology Biz Scraps US IPO Plans
• Cancer-Focused Arrivent Biopharma Eyes $150M IPO
• Davis Polk-Led Amer Takes Swing At Potential $1.7B IPO
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Lessons From Country Singer's Personal Service Saga
• Exxon Skirts SEC To Sue Shareholders Over Climate Proposal
• Crypto Software Developer Terraform Files For Ch. 11
• High Court Won't Review Tribal Bond Scam Case
• Law360 Names Firms Of The Year
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Seeks 5 Years In OneCoin Case, Feds Urge 17
• Kenvue Execs, J&J Face 2nd Investor Action Over FDA Probe
• SEC Cautions ETF Sponsors On Foreign Currency Disclosures
• Crypto Trader Gets 2 Years In Prison In 'Cherry-Picking' Scheme
• Convertible Bonds Gain Momentum Amid Elevated Rates
• Crypto Platform Founder Charged In $150M Scheme
• Synchrony Buying Ally Financing Biz With $2.2B Loan Book
• Secure 2.0 Spurs Feds To Seek Input On Retirement Reporting
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• SVB Cayman Unit Files Ch. 15 To Obtain Info About Deposits
• 3rd Circ. Sides With US Trustee In Battle For FTX Examiner
• Debevoise Leads Kazakh Fintech Firm's $1B US Market Debut
• UK Gov't Urged To Promote Stocks To Halt Listings Exodus
• Drumbeat Against Basel Capital Plan Reaches Crescendo
• SEC Sues Marcum CPA In Its In-House Court
• GOP Foreshadows Courtroom Battle Over SEC Climate Plan
• Republic Bank Gets Trademark Suit Trimmed
• Playtika Controller Must Face Del. Suit Over $600M Buyback
• CG Oncology Aims To Raise Up To $212M As It Sets IPO Terms
• Genesis Says Gemini's $800M Collateral Claim Not Secured
• CFTC Sues Crypto Site Over $2.3M 'Pig Butchering' Scam
• 2nd Circ. Urged To Overturn Landmark 'Scam Token' Loss
• Davis Polk Partner Fires Back At Ex-Associate Suing Firm
• Ga. Judge Unsure If Optical Co.'s 'Omissions' Make For Fraud
• Unpacking PCAOB's Sanctions Against China-Based Auditors
• Brokerage CEO Tells 7th Circ. CFTC's Fraud Case Lacks Intent
• Deals Rumor Mill: PAI Partners-Nestle, ESPN, Shein IPO
• 6 Firms Guide Merger Of Indian Air Taxi Company, SPAC
• OCC's Hsu Floats Liquidity Rule To Address SVB-Style Runs
• Robinhood To Pay $7.5M To Exit Mass. Regulator Probe
• MoFo Says 2024 Rate Cuts Will Boost PE's M&A Appetite
• Meta Investors Say They Fixed Suit Over Apple Ad Changes
• Ex-HSBC Exec Tells Judge Ciminelli Voids Fraud Conviction
• Judge Voices 'Fear' Of Fallout From SEC's Coinbase Case
• Binance Users Hope To Serve Ronaldo $1B Suit On X Platform
• Boston's Ratio Therapeutics Raises $50M Series B For R&D
• FTX, IRS Clash Over Burden Of Proof In Tax Fight
• Trump-Tied SPAC Pursues $50M Offering After Canceling PIPE
• Gensler Warns AI 'Monoculture' May Weaken Financial System
• CFTC Wants Spoofing Suit Against Energy Trader Kept Alive
• PE-Backed Healthcare Provider BrightSpring Eyes $880M IPO
• Baking Bread Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Terraform Trial Pushed To March Amid Founder's Extradition
• Archegos Boss Gets Little Redress For Feds' Discovery Foul
• Crypto Project Debt Box Says SEC 'Lies' Deserve Sanctions
• Kazakh Fintech Giant Launches Plans For $873M US IPO
• Crypto Group Says It Has 'No Obligation' To Answer Warren
• Embattled Burger Chain Not Paying Property Taxes, Suit Says
• 2nd Circ. Wary Of Nixing Award In Telecom Shareholder Fight
• SBF's Parents Blast FTX's 'Threadbare' Adversary Proceeding
• Biotech Startup Alto Neuroscience Files To Go Public
• Halliburton Investors Say Board Infringed Their Voting Rights
• Federal Courts And AI Standing Orders: Safety Or Overkill?
• SEC Hits JPMorgan Unit With $18M Whistleblower Rule Fine
• 2 Ex-Davis Polk Partners Deny Ex-Atty's Retaliation Claims
• Paul Weiss Boosts Capital Markets Team With Ex-Kirkland Atty
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Bank Groups Slam Capital Hike Plan In Potential Suit Preview
• SEC Says Unauthorized X User Did Not Access Other Systems
• After Bitcoin ETFs, What's Next For SEC Crypto Policy?
• IPO Pipeline Starts To Unclog As New Filings Gain Steam
• Gatos Silver Brass Sued Over Lowering Of Mining Estimates
• 7 E-Discovery Predictions For 2024 And Beyond
• NY Fines Crypto Trader $8M For Data Security, Other Failings
• CoinShares Buying Valkyrie After SEC's Approval Of ETFs
• Texas Bank Can't Sue Over Lender's Bailout, HUD Says
• Securities Class Actions Show No Signs of Slowing In 2024
• Key Healthcare PE Opps In 2024 Include AI, Pharma, IT
• Finsight Calls For Q4 Shareholders To Block Go-Private Deal
• Kilpatrick Adds Dechert Tax Pro To Its Ranks In NYC
• Dentons, White & Case Propel Air Astana's $120M London IPO
• How Corp. Transparency Act Can Unmask Crypto Owners
• London IPO Proceeds Fell 40% In '23 As New Listings Plunged
• Morgan Stanley To Pay $249M In Block Trading Probe
• Skadden, Fried Frank Guide BlackRock On $12.5B GIP Buy
• Gowling-Led £123M WWII Tunnel Tourist Biz Plots LSE Float
• How A Davis Polk Atty Helped A Bitcoin ETF Across The Line
• Asset Manager Says PDVSA Can't Escape Fraud Suit
• Justices To Weigh In On Costs Of Corporate Silence
• Stephenson Harwood Adds 2 Partners In Hong Kong Office
• SEC Flags Swap-Dealer Records, Exchange Act Concerns
• First Citizens Gets 2nd Shot At 'Confusing' SVB Secrets Suit
• Singapore SPAC To Close Shop After Failing To Land Merger
• Adjusting Deals To Reflect Shifts In The CRE Market
• Deals Rumor Mill: Ripple Labs, Match, Novartis
• Stablecoin Firm Circle Confidentially Files Plans To Go Public
• ESG Concerns Can No Longer Be Ignored In 2024
• NY Court Mulls How To Define Validity In Sovereign Debt Case
• FSOC Must 'Tread Carefully' On Crypto, GOP Lawmakers Say
• FBI Probes SEC X Account Hack As Lawmakers Seek Answers
• Latham-Led Homebuilder Raises $162M In Year's First Big IPO
• CNS Startup Myrobalan Therapeutics Raises $24M Series A
• Celsius Insurers Seek OK To Pay Execs' Defense Costs
• Conflicts Abound When Activist Short-Sellers Publish Reports
• In Landmark Decision, SEC Approves 11 ETFs Holding Bitcoin
• 5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2024
• Md. Real Estate Co. Sued For $10M Over $2.5M Loan
• Ex-Platinum Exec Avoids Prison For Bond Fraud Conviction
• SBF Brings Aboard Marc Mukasey Ahead Of Likely Appeal
• DOJ Can't 'Salvage' Novel Insider Trading Case, Exec Says
• 5th Circ. Says CFTC's Lack Of Guidance Dooms Trial Win
• Crypto Group Denies Warren's 'Revolving Door' Allegations
• Qihoo 360, Investors Agree To End $9.3B Merger Suit
• Yuga Investors Fight Celeb Bids To End Crypto Promo Suit
• FINRA Report Urges Firms To Do Their Crypto Due Diligence
• 5 Securities Litigation Issues To Watch In 2024
• SEC Says 'Compromised' X Account Made Bitcoin ETF Post
• A Look At Consumer Reporting In 2023, And What's To Come
• MoFo Boosts NY Finance Practice With Ex-Paul Hastings Atty
• Archegos Prosecutors Accused Of Late Discovery Misconduct
• PE-Backed Latin American Hospital Operator Files $100M IPO
• Ex-Morgan Stanley Broker Pays $1.2M In Client Fraud Case
• Bipartisan US House Group Urges DOL To Drop Fiduciary Rule
• CFTC Urged To Address DeFi Risks In New Report
• LoanDepot's $3.5M Deal Nears OK Despite Claim It's 'Paltry'
• Ex-Petroecuador Exec Tells Jury Of Push For $300M Oil Deal
• Outsourcing Co. TaskUs Gets Investor Suit Trimmed
• FDA Advice Prompts Shareholder Suit Against J&J, Execs
• Tesla Investors Say 'Superhuman' Autopilot Claim Was False
• Celsius' Pro Se Creditors Say They Deserve Expense Awards
• JPMorgan Spoofers Want 7th Circ. To Toss Convictions
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Hong Kong SPAC Eyes $50M Offering To Pursue Merger Target
• Netflix Beats Investor Suit Over Account-Sharing Disclosures
• Ex-Vitol Oil Trader Tells Jury He Wasn't In On Bribe Scheme
• Missouri Must Face SIFMA Challenge To Anti-ESG Rules
• SEC Says Ex-FTX Auditor Shouldn't Dodge Independence Suit
• Judge Affirms Sanctions Bid In $143M Bitcoin Dispute
• Pharma Co. Snags $100M To Advance Psychedelic Treatment
• FDIC Official Warns Of Asset Managers' ESG Sway Over Banks
• USPTO To Review Blockchain IP Used To 'Troll' Crypto Firms
• Attys Hopeful For Deals Pickup As JPMorgan Event Kicks Off
• Jump Trading Beats Claims Stablecoin Wasn't Stable, For Now
• Securing Financial Transparency In Chapter 11 Reporting
• 4 Legal Ethics Considerations For The New Year
• PE-Backed Oil And Gas Products Maker Innovex Files For IPO
• FTX Seeks OK To Sell Off $222M In Bahamas Real Estate
• SEC Case May Expand Scope Of Insider Trading Liability
• White & Case Hires Capital Markets Pro From Allen & Overy
• SEC Invokes Terraform Win In Binance, Coinbase Cases
• Banks Want Tweaks To CFPB Open Banking Plan
• Logan Paul Sues 'Con Artist' Co-Defendants In NFT Fraud Suit
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rethink Revival Of Nine West Fraud Claims
• House Panel To Hold Hearing On New DOL Fiduciary Rule
• Life Sciences Investment Firm TCG Crossover Closes $1B Fund
• Securities Question Stands After Contradicting Crypto Rulings
• Wilson Tennis Racket, Louisville Slugger Owner Plots IPO
• Binance.US Adds Compliance Chief Amid Enforcement Tumult
• Merck And Insurers Settle $1.4B Cyberattack Coverage Case
• Helium Producer To Go Public Via $90M SPAC Merger
• Deals Rumor Mill: Cigna, Bain Capital, Amazon
• What The Law Firm Of The Future Will Look Like
• CS Disco, Investors Agree To Move Securities Case To Texas
• Celsius Owes $8M For Contract Breach, Crypto Co. Says
• Cannabis Co. Says Investor Should Not Get Fresh Shot At Suit
• Celsius Fights Borrower Group's $1M Atty Fee Bid
• Apple Can't Duck Investor Vote On Human Rights Proposals
• NY Gov. To Propose Licensure For 'Buy Now, Pay Later' Firms
• The Year Ahead In Foreign Investment And National Security
• BioXcel Execs Face Investor Suit Over Alzheimer's Drug Probe
• 4 PR Pointers When Your Case Is In The News
• Compliance Risk After SEC Warning Against 'AI Washing'
• Software Engineer Gets 18 Months In Lumentum Insider Case
• Penske Auto Sued In Del. Over $1B Stock Buyback
• Latham, Davis Polk Guide Homebuilder's Plans For $150M IPO
• Willkie Adds Energy Leader From Shearman In Houston
• Feds Plan To Drop 2nd Trial Against Bankman-Fried
• Myovant, Sumitomo Beat Investor Suit Over Skadden Advice
• Health Service Co., Oncology Firm Kick-Start 2024 IPO Filings
• Cullen And Dykman Adds Ch. 7-Focused Bankruptcy Partner
• Pot Real Estate Crowdfunders Ran $2M Fraud, Suit Says
• SafeMoon CEO Appears In NY, Denies Crypto Fraud Charges
• Regulators Approve NYSE Plan To Ease Rules On Equity Sales
• CSG Law Taps Ex-FINRA Enforcers To Lead Securities Group
• Businessman Who Bid On Soccer Team Charged With Fraud
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Sale-Leasebacks May Provide A Safe Financing Alternative
• 5 Recent Developments Family Offices Are Watching In 2024
• Judge Says 'Valueless' MetaBirkins NFTs Can't Be Collateral
• Kramer Levin Adds Ex-Kirkland Atty To Its Corporate Practice
• How State AGs Process And Prioritize Consumer Complaints
• Latham, Cooley Guide Hot Deals Announced Over Holidays
• 6 Firms Steer Israeli Tech Firm Pomvom's $125M SPAC Merger
• 5 Supreme Court Cases To Watch This Spring
• Charting The Course For Digital Assets In 2024
• Law Firm Strategies For Successfully Navigating 2024 Trends
• 10 Sports And Betting Cases To Watch In 2024
• The 3 Biggest White-Collar Enforcement Buzzwords Of 2023
• Securities Regulations To Watch In 2024
• Private Securities Litigation To Watch In 2024
• Banking Regulation To Watch In 2024
• Crypto White Collar Cases To Watch In 2024
• SEC Enforcement Cases To Watch In 2024
• Compliance Priorities In 2024 Include Climate And AI
• 4 High Court Cases For Banks To Watch In 2024
• The Legal Battles Over ESG And DEI To Watch In 2024
• Deal Reforms To Set In As Markets Begin Reopening In 2024
• 'Pent Up' Demand For IPOs Could End Drought In 2024
• M&A Attorneys Anticipate 2024 Rebound Despite Challenges