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Capital Markets - March, 2024

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• Hogan Lovells Vet's High Court Debut A Study In Contrasts
• Alleged 'Shadow Trader's Co-Worker Tells Jury Stocks Not Tied
• What's Next On Courts' Crypto Docket After Bankman-Fried
• HJ Sims Honoring Books And Records Settlement, Court Told
• Liberty Sues SEC Again Over Climate Disclosure Regs
• Innoviz's $1.4B SPAC Deal 'Abysmal,' Investor Tells Chancery
• Hedge Fund Beats Vaxart Investor's 'Short-Swing' Profits Suit
• A 5th Circ. Lesson On Preserving Indemnification Rights
• ShapeShift Fine Epitomizes SEC's Crypto Policy, And Its Flaws
• Up Next After Bankman-Fried Sentencing: FTX Cooperators
• 2nd Circ. Adviser Liability Ruling May Shape SEC Enforcement
• Cannabis Co. Consultant Barred From Penny Stock Trading
• Stay Interviews Are Key To Retaining Legal Talent
• Don't Miss It: Davis Polk, Simpson Lead Month's Hot Deals
• Morgan Stanley, Goldman Get Archegos Suits Tossed
• Judge Doubts NBA NFT Licensors Belong In Meta Privacy Suit
• 8th Circ. Won't Revive Fannie, Freddie Investors' FHFA Suit
• Wells Fargo Sued Over Role In Texas Atty's Carbon Tech Scam
• FTX Investors To Settle With Ex-Execs, Crypto Promoters
• Feds Say Ex-OneCoin Atty Should Serve 'Substantial' Time
• SEC Settles Suit For Docs Over Potential Crypto Conflicts
• PwC Fined $3M Over Auditor Controls, Australia Probe
• Chancery Tosses Mixmax Derivative Suit
• Conservative Org Takes Second Shot At PCAOB In Texas
• Auto Parts Mogul Must Face Lender's $127M Trust Fraud Suit
• Film Producer, 2 Cos. To Pay SEC $3.5M In ICO Scheme
• New Concerns, Same Tune At This Year's SIFMA Conference
• Commodities Trader Trafigura To Pay $126M For Brazil Bribes
• Chancery Dismisses Carvana Shareholders' Stock Offer Suit
• Bankman-Fried Gets 25 Years For 'Very Bad Bet' Of FTX Fraud
• No New Trial For Hedge Fund Boss In Forex Rigging Case
• 9th Circ. Revives Claims Against Apple In Crypto Theft Row
• Video Streamer Escapes Crypto Token Holder's Fraud Suit
• BlackRock's Non-ESG Funds Have Green Agenda, Miss. Says
• Energy Co. Origis Exits Investor Suit Over Devalued Shares
• Latham, Cooley Steer Oncology Firm's $100M IPO
• Binance Says Fla. Suspension Order Violates Due Process
• Backers Of Trump-Tied SPAC Sue To Confirm Manager Purge
• Coinbase Denied Early Victory Over SEC Enforcement Action
• COVID Prompted Equity Plan Edit, Raytheon Tells Chancery
• 3 Firms Vie To Lead Instacart Pre-IPO Action
• 8 Tips As GCs Prep For New SEC Climate Disclosure Rules
• Smith Gambrell Sued For Keeping $4.6M In Real Estate Row
• Everbridge Investor Seeks To Block $1.8B Thoma Bravo Deal
• Terraform Loses Mistrial Bid After Rakoff Query About 'Lying'
• Apple Escapes Antitrust Suit Over Crypto On Payment Apps
• Wells Fargo Unit Can Send $500M Fund Plunge Suit To NY
• SPAC 'Frenzy' Led To $1.6B Deal For Dog Treat Co., Suit Says
• Trailblazing SEC Commissioner Roberta Karmel Dies At 86
• Indicted Exec Wants Suit Tossed For Prosecutors' Misconduct
• FTX Says Millions In Ch. 11 Token Claims Should Be Zeroed
• AI Weapons Detector Faces Investor Suit After Gov't Probes
• Terraform Backer Tells Jury His Firm Lost Big On $36M Stake
• GOP Lawmakers Push Gensler To Clarify SEC Stance On Ether
• SEC Says Ripple's 'Egregiousness' Warrants $2B Sanction
• Alibaba Offers $3.75B Logistics Biz Takeover Instead Of IPO
• Clyde & Co. Eyes Case Against Switzerland Over Credit Suisse
• 6 Firms Build $340M SPAC Merger For AI-Driven Medicine Biz
• Spray Painting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Crypto Co. KuCoin, Execs Charged With Enabling Laundering
• SEC Kicks Off 'Shadow Trading' Case Against Drug Exec
• Crypto Group, Apparel Co. Sue Over SEC Crypto Policy
• SolarWinds Makes Renewed Bid To Toss SEC Cyber Suit
• Truth Social To Start Trading With Performance Tied To Trump
• Ex-Lordstown CEO Settles SEC's 'Pre-Sale' Fraud Claims
• SEC Says Justices Should Skip Musk's Gag-Order Grievance
• FTX Reaches Deals For $884M In Ch. 11 AI Biz Stock Sales
• Atty Can Drop Alleged Schemer Who Didn't Pay For 2 Years
• Ripple's Legal Chief Says SEC Wants $2B In Remedies
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Trian, Blackwells Double Down On Disney Activist Campaigns
• MNC Capital Ups Vista Outdoor Takeover Bid To $3B
• FTX Clawbacks Unlikely To Help Bankman-Fried At Sentencing
• Expert's Sanctions Off Limits In SEC's 'Shadow Trading' Trial
• US Bank Ends $3.5B RMBS Trusts Suits Against BofA, Others
• Activists Press Full 5th Circ. To Nix Nasdaq Diversity Rule
• WisdomTree Nabs New York Trust Company Charter
• Telecom Shareholders Want Tribunal DQ'd Over 'Biased' Blog
• Trump Media SPAC CEO Accused Of Misleading Investors
• Reddit's Robust Debut Bodes Well For Tech IPOs
• Starboard Value Eyes Board Seats At Algonquin Power
• Feds Reach Deal To Seize, Sell FTX Executive Jets
• Minority Investor Seeks Docs As Truth Social Goes Public
• SEC Sanctions NY Atty For 'Improper Professional Conduct'
• DLA Piper Lands McMillan Hong Kong Office Leader
• 5 Things To Know As SEC Takes Terraform Fraud Case To Trial
• Galderma Starts Trading In Switzerland After Pricing IPO
• Trump Wins Investor Approval Of Truth Social SPAC Deal
• SEC's 'Shadow Trading' Trial To Test Insider Info Boundaries
• Silvergate Must Face Investor Suit Over FTX Ties, Judge Says
• Sen. Warren Wants SEC To Probe Musk Control Of Tesla Board
• UpHealth Claims $110M Win In Glocal Control Fight
• Unabomber Prosecutor To Probe FTX's Sullivan & Cromwell Ties
• Directors Of Public Cos. Back Trian CEO Amid Disney Proxy Fight
• CFPB Head Sees Flaws In Capital One-Discover Deal Rationale
• How New SEC Rule May Turn DeFi Participants Into 'Dealers'
• 8th Circ. Wins SEC Climate Rule Litigation Lottery
• Shumaker Hires Kass Shuler Atty In Tampa As Partner
• Deals Rumor Mill: Apollo-Paramount, Britannica IPO, KKR
• Activist Investor Rips 'Misguided' Strategy Of WisdomTree
• Ex-OneCoin Attorney Says 1 Year In Prison Is Enough
• Judicial Independence Is Imperative This Election Year
• FDIC To Target Deals Creating Cos. With $100B-Plus In Assets
• Insider Trading Charges Kept Intact In Trump Media Co. Suit
• Latham, Davis Polk Guide Reddit's Long-Awaited $748M IPO
• Trump SPAC Sues To Force Vote In Favor Of Deal
• 2nd Circ.'s Binance Locus Test Adds Risk For Blockchain Cos.
• Winklevoss-Owned NFT Co. Gets Suit Sent To Arbitration
• UK Pension Fraud Fund To Pay Out £416M To Victims By 2026
• French Lab Testing Biz Announces €200M Share Buyback
• Health And Safety Top Risk For Directors, Global Survey Says
• Bank of Cyprus Eyes €137M Investor Return After ECB Nod
• Riding My Peloton Bike Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Dubai Won't Be Top Investor In Nasdaq After $1.6B Share Sale
• Law360 Announces The Members Of Its 2024 Editorial Boards
• 5th Circ. Ducks 'Pandora's Box' In Tossing SEC Gag Rule Row
• Goodwin, Simpson Thacher Steer Astera's Upsized $713M IPO
• Top Bank Lobbyist To Biden: Stop The Regulatory 'Tsunami'
• CFTC Decries Forex Firm's 'Strong-Arm' Sanctions Bid
• Casino Game Co. Escapes Investor Suit Over System Changes
• Former Exec Set For Fall Trial In WeWork Stock Fraud Case
• Reddit Reveals Patent Complaint From Nokia As IPO Nears
• SEC's Naked Short-Selling Suit Against NJ Firm To Continue
• The Challenges SEC's Climate Disclosure Rule May Face
• SEC Gambles Climate Rule Fate On Circuit Court Lottery
• Leech Tishman Tells 6th Circ. Time Ran Out On Fraud Suit
• 2 Issues For Venture-Backed Climate Tech Startups To Avoid
• 3rd Circ. Says CFPB Can Go After Student Loan Trusts
• Unilever To Spin Off Ice Cream Biz, Including Ben & Jerry's
• US Bank, Oppenheimer To Pay CFTC $7M In Text Probe Cases
• Bankman-Fried's Fraud Left FTX Users Reeling, Letters Say
• 4 Things To Watch In Reddit's Coming IPO
• Investment Advisers Should Prep For Money Laundering Regs
• Spartan Arbitration Tactics Against Well-Funded Opponents
• Brokerage Owner Hid Compliance Woes Before Sale, Suit Says
• HSBC Securities Can't Exit Ex-Rep's Whistleblower Suit
• SEC Fines Supervisor $47K Over Revenue Inflation Claims
• Petrillo Klein Nabs NY Consumer Protection Chief As Partner
• SEC's Grewal Defends 'Shadow Trading' Case Ahead Of Trial
• Genesis Gets OK For $21M Deal To End SEC Crypto Loan Suit
• SEC Sanctioned Over 'Bad Faith Conduct' In Crypto Case
• Genesis Defends Crypto Payments At Ch. 11 Plan Hearing
• Energy Co. Exec Cops To $5.5M Commodity Kickback Scheme
• Voyager Investors Suing Mark Cuban Seek Class Cert.
• FINRA Fines Firm Over Social Media Influencers' Posts
• How Private Funds Can Navigate New FinCEN Reporting Rules
• 2 Investment Firms To Pay SEC $400K For 'AI Washing'
• Nuvei's Stock Soars On Disclosure Of Potential PE Buyout
• NYSE Moves To Boot Wilbur Ross-Backed SPAC
• Ex-Holland & Knight Atty To Lead Hilgers Graben Gov't Team
• AI-Focused Astera Labs Boosts IPO's Projected Size To $653M
• Akin Adds Former Paul Hastings Group Leader In NY
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Ex-CEO Sues Trump-Tied SPAC For Litigation, Probe Fees
• Swiss Solar Energy Biz To Raise $226M For US Expansion
• Pfizer To Reduce Stake In Haleon To 24% Through Share Sale
• 5th Circ. Blocks SEC Climate Reporting Regulations, For Now
• FTC Probing Reddit's AI Licensing Ahead Of IPO
• Bitcoin 'Founder' Held In Contempt For Disclosure Delay
• Didi Can't Shake Investor Class Over Regulatory Disclosures
• PE Has Heightened Appetite For Deals Versus Corporates
• How AI May Be Used In Fintech Fraud — And Fraud Detection
• Morgan Lewis Adds 3 Perkins Coie Attys To Investment Team
• Marathon Digital Pays $87.3M For Bitcoin-Mining Data Center
• Feds Say Bankman-Fried Deserves 40 To 50 Years In Prison
• Atty Joins Kirkland's Investment Practice From Fried Frank
• What Recent Study Shows About AI's Promise For Legal Tasks
• 17 Added To SEC's $300M Suit Alleging Crypto Ponzi Scheme
• Texas Judge Boots PCAOB Constitutional Challenge To DC
• Lehman Brothers Can't Undo Trial Loss Over Crisis-Era CDS
• CFTC Awards $1.3M To Whistleblower With Compliance Duties
• Icahn Enterprises Rips Investors' 'Grab Bag' Of A Suit
• Barclays Hit With Short-Seller's Suit Over $17B Overissuance
• Tupperware Pans Investor Suit Over 'Small' Accounting Errors
• Ex-Real Estate Exec Accused Of $77M WeWork Stock Fraud
• Innodata Suit Highlights 'AI Washing' Liability Risk For Cos.
• SEC Asks 5th Circ. To Hold Off On Climate Reg Ruling
• Ex-AutoZone CEO Sued Over $1M In 'Short-Swing' Profits
• Food Delivery App Can't Beat Investor Suit Over SPAC Deal
• PE-Backed Latin American Healthcare Firm Prices $420M IPO
• FINRA Ordered Less Restitution, More In Fines In 2023
• Deals Rumor Mill: Trump-Musk, Icahn-Illumina, Paramount
• Bankman-Fried Taps New Firm For SEC, CFTC Defense
• Katten Adds Ex-Paul Hastings Securities Litigation Co-Chair
• JPMorgan Fined Nearly $350M Over Trade Surveillance
• Sierra Club Joins Fray With SEC Climate Rule Suit
• Ex-SEC Economists Urge 5th Circ. To Fix Short-Selling Rules
• Robinhood Says Investors Shouldn't Get Discovery Extension
• SEC Admits Errors In Marcum CPA's Administrative Case
• Pharma Co. CEO Partly Beats Investor Suit Over Kidney Drug
• Genesis, Gemini Can't Ax SEC Suit Over Crypto Loan Program
• Juul Investor Tells Chancery: 'We Were Trying To Help'
• 4 Firms Steer PE-Backed Galderma's Plans For $2.3B IPO
• Tips For CCOs Submitting Annual Compliance Reports
• Womble Bond Adds Parker Hudson Corporate Pros In Atlanta
• Fintech 'Prenups': Planning For A Card Program Breakup
• 40-Nation Noncompete Must Be Nixed, Conn. Trader Says
• Split 2nd Circ. Frees Ex-Apollo Exec From SEC Fraud Fine
• EB-5 Suit Says Hotel Project Tricked Non-English Speakers
• King & Spalding Hires Paul Hastings Finance Pro
• Crypto Bank Anchorage Brings On Ex-SEC Atty As Legal Chief
• Pilates Giant Xponential Hid Studio Closures, Investor Says
• Wells Fargo Shortchanges Its Fake-Account Victims, Suit Says
• GigNet Sued In Del. For Books On Related Party Deals
• OCC's Hsu Says 'Operational Resilience' Regs May Be Coming
• Crypto Mixer Operator Found Guilty Of Money Laundering
• SEC Says Ex-Tallgrass Director Tipped Pals To $3.5B Takeover
• SEC's Final Climate Disclosure Rules: What Cos. Must Know
• UnitedHealth Can't Get Early Win In Workers' ERISA Suit
• Clean Fuels Provider XCF To Go Public Via $1.84B SPAC Deal
• Forex Firm Wants CFTC Sanctioned For 'Bad Faith' Behavior
• 4 Things To Know About SEC Climate Reporting Compliance
• Coinbase Asks 3rd Circ. To Force SEC To Set Rules For Crypto
• FDIC's Crypto Caution Has 'Significant Downsides,' Hill Says
• Bitcoin Miner's Vendor Accused Of Taking $6.4M Computers
• Alteryx Shareholder Sues In Del. For Info On $4.4B PE Buyout
• SEC Can't Rely On 'Flawed' Ruling To Avoid Retrial, Atty Says
• 2nd Circ.'s Nine West Ruling Clarifies Safe Harbor Confusion
• DLA Piper Adds Cooley Atty To Co-Lead Capital Markets Team
• Reddit Unveils Long-Anticipated IPO That Could Raise $715M
• European Union Criticisms Of The FCPA Are Misguided
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• What Fed's Credit-Linked Note FAQ Means For Capital Relief
• Trump's Truth Social Defuses Chancery Go-Public Fight
• Judge Keeps Novel Insider Trading Indictment Alive
• SEC's Climate Regs Face Multipronged Courtroom Attack
• WaPo Scores Exit In Trump Media's $3.8B Defamation Suit
• AI-Focused Chip Provider Astera Labs Tees Up $507M IPO
• SEC Crypto Target Can't Send Securities Query To 11th Circ.
• Fed Sharpens Threat Safeguard Rules For Payment Utilities
• League Of Legends Maker Facing $1B Suit Over FTX Promos
• Kwok Judge Lets Gov't Keep $302M In Crypto For Restitution
• New Headache For Binance As 2nd Circ. Revives Investor Suit
• Longtime Cannabis Atty From Bressler Joins Fox Rothschild
• Litigation Inspiration: A Source Of Untapped Fulfillment
• Ginnie Mae Says Texas Bank Can't Use Oral Promises In Suit
• Energy Cos. Still Have Work To Do In Final SEC Climate Rule
• Chancery Clears Way For March 22 Trump Media SPAC Vote
• Ex-SVB Counsel Farella Braun Seeks $49K In Unpaid Fees
• Under The Hood Of The SEC Securitization Conflict Rule
• Towers Watson Insurers Off Hook For $90M Merger Coverage
• Deals Rumor Mill: Reddit, Cisco, LeBron James-PGA Tour
• DLA Piper Wins Sanctions Bid In NY Malpractice Suit
• Robinhood Teams With Rich Paul, Klutch To Expand To Sports
• An M&A Rebound? Nowhere In Sight, Tulane Panelists Say
• Fed Working To Beef Up Supervision 'Rulebook,' Powell Says
• Skiing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Activist Caligan Sets Sights On Anika Therapeutics Again
• Can A DAO Be Sued? SDNY Case May Hold The Answer
• Nvidia Wants High Court Review Of $1B Crypto Sales Suit
• DOJ Says Docs Exempt From Release In Ex-JPM Trader Case
• X Gets Investors' 'Puzzling' Cybersecurity Suit Axed For Good
• Feb. 2025 Trial Set In $1B Ronaldo Binance Promo Suit
• SEC Beefs Up Disclosure Rules For Stock Order Executions
• NYCB Gets $1B Infusion, Names Ex-OCC Chief As CEO
• Genesis Parent Co. Says NY Fraud Suit Is 'Baseless Innuendo'
• ​​​​​​​'Joker' Producer Accused Of Funding Films Via Ponzi Scheme
• Startup Investors' Attys Want $1.5M In Fees On Disclosure Suit
• Gemini Scores Arbitration Bid In 'Earn' Crypto Investment Suit
• Fed's Powell Expects 'Material Changes' For Capital Hike Plan
• Divided SEC Adopts Scaled-Back Climate Reporting Regs
• PCAOB Sued Over 'Pseudo-Judicial' In-House Proceedings
• Chegg Must Face Claims It Benefitted From Student Cheating
• Coinbase Asks Judge To Ignore SEC Win Over 'Empty Chair'
• Rochester, NY, Denied Early Win In SEC's $119M Bond Suit
• Wash. Appeals Judges Balk At Pot Investor's 2nd Fraud Suit
• Judges Unsure On Atty Sanctions In Robinhood Spam Suit
• 5th Circ. Judge Slams SEC's 'Loosey-Goosey' Proxy Rules
• FTC Chair Decries PE's Healthcare Impacts As Probe Starts
• UK Whistleblowers Flock To The US For Good Reason
• Think Like A Lawyer: Forget Everything You Know About IRAC
• Splunk Investors Get Final OK For $30M Deal, $7.5M Atty Fees
• Underwriters Freed From Suit Against Fintech Co. Ryvyl
• Credit Suisse Can't Undo Class Cert. In XIV Notes Crash Suit
• 3 Ways The SEC Might Scale Back Climate Disclosures
• SEC Fines Adviser $950K Over Ryder Buyout Disclosures
• Carvana, Execs Beat 'Puzzle Pleading' Investor Suit, For Now
• DOJ Worried Binance Founder's Travel May 'Become An Issue'
• How Advance Notice Bylaws Are Faring In Del. Courts
• Employers, Prep For Shorter Stock Awards Settlement Cycle
• $22M Deal Proposed In Golden Nugget-DraftKings Merger Suit
• Activist Investors Up Macy's Takeover Offer To Roughly $6.6B
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Justices Won't Review Ex-Merrill Lynch Traders' Fraud Case
• Vista Outdoor Rejects $2B Takeover Bid From MNC Capital
• Perfume Retailer Douglas Group Plans €1.1B Frankfurt Float
• 3rd Circ. Preview: Exxon Whistleblower Case Fuels March
• Gatos Silver's $21M Deal To End Investor Suit Gets Early OK
• EV Maker Rivian Rips Investors' Class Cert. Bid In Fraud Suit
• Avalara Beats Investors' $8.4B PE Buyout Challenge For Good
• ​​​​​​​Amazon Shareholder Seeks Prime Info In Del. Chancery
• Network Co. Directors Sue In Chancery To Stop Power Grab
• State AGs Say SEC's Kraken Case Treads On State Authority
• How Firms Can Ensure Associate Gender Parity Lasts
• Oil Trader Gunvor To Pay $665M For Ecuadorian Bribe Scheme
• SPAC New Energy One To Wind Up Amid UK Deal Drought
• Taxation With Representation: Pillsbury, Cleary Gottlieb