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Capital Markets - August, 2024

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• CFTC Grants Clearing Status To Courtroom Foe Kalshi
• Republic Bank Tells IP Lawsuit Judge It's Bankrupt
• Gaming Co. Exec Gets 6 Years For Fake IPO Claims, Theft
• After Chevron: SEC Climate And ESG Rules Likely Doomed
• Assessing Whether Jarkesy May Limit FINRA Prosecutions
• FINRA Dings Raymond James $2M Over Customer Complaints
• Off The Bench: NFL Lets PE In, Ex-NBA Pro Denies Agent Deal
• Fla. Judge Won't Block Sale Of 18M Truth Social Co. Shares
• Being An Opera Singer Made Me A Better Lawyer
• FTX Exec Drops Bid To Undo Plea Amid Partner's Indictment
• Cancer Detection Co. Valued At $375M In SPAC Merger
• Fall IPO Pickup Could Be A Prelude For 2025 Recovery
• Tesla, Elon Musk Beat Dogecoin Buyers' Fraud Suit, For Good
• Texas' Anti-ESG Law Is Unconstitutional, Green Biz Org Says
• Starbucks Overpromised On 'Reinvention' Plan, Investor Says
• SEC Slams Crypto Co.'s Bid To Curb Its Enforcement Powers
• Ex-SPAC Agrees To Face 'Springing Penalty' In SEC Case
• DLA Piper Steers Tech-Focused SPAC GigCapital's Latest IPO
• Schwab's 'Cash Sweep' Paid For TD Ameritrade Buy, Suit Says
• Nigerian Fintech Ex-CEO Hit With $32M Fine In SEC Fraud Suit
• JPMorgan Says Ex-Adviser Poached Clients Worth $13M
• Amid SEC Rule Limbo, US Cos. Subject To ESG Regs In EU
• Feds Say Ex-BigLaw Atty Can't Shake OneCoin Conviction
• How Law Firms Can Avoid 'Collaboration Drag'
• Deals Rumor Mill: Ackman IPO, Covestro Takeover, Trinitech
• 4 Firms Guide VivoPower Subsidiary's $904M SPAC Merger
• Nasdaq To Pay $22M CFTC Fine Over Incentive Program
• Raymond James Hit With Suit Over 'Cash Sweep' Programs
• BofA Units Fined $3M Over Trade Surveillance Compliance
• Capital One Says Merger's Pending Approval Tanks Challenge
• NFT Platform OpenSea Says SEC May Bring Registration Suit
• Businessman Can't Force $1B Gramercy Suit Into Arbitration
• BofA Hit With Suit Alleging 'Exploitative' Trust Insurance Costs
• Billionaire Vik Says Deutsche Bank's 'Harassment' Must End
• Conn. Investment Firm Withheld Pay, Commissions, Suit Says
• SEC Omits 'Swing Pricing' Plan From Fund Disclosure Rules
• 6 Considerations To Determine If A Cyber Incident Is Material
• Farella Braun Can Pursue Unpaid SVB Fees From FDIC
• Greenberg Traurig Builds PE Team With Kirkland Hires
• Litigation Funding Disclosure Key To Open, Impartial Process
• Latham Leads Entertainment-Focused SPAC's $150M Offering
• Wells Fargo Says 'Good Faith' Efforts Ax Investors' Bias Suit
• Exec To Pay SEC $190K Over Macquarie Insider Trading Claim
• Electric Jet Co. Grounds Investor Suit Over SPAC Disclosures
• CFTC Fines TOTSA $48M Over Market Manipulation Attempts
• SEC Cites Amazon's FTC Loss In Coinbase Document Dispute
• Self-Driving Truck Co. Inks $189M Deal To End Investor Suit
• Deutsche Bank, Rabo Beat Antitrust Suit Over Euro Bonds
• Del. Court Nixes Trump Media Contempt Bid In Share Suit
• NFL Union Sues DraftKings Over Broken NFT Licensing Deal
• Carbon Offset Case A Win For CFTC Enviro Fraud Task Force
• New Jersey Man Gets 3 Years In Prison For Forex Fraud
• Treasury Asked To Scrap Stock Buyback Tax's Funding Rule
• Nasdaq Seeks SEC's Green Light To Launch Bitcoin Options
• Whistleblowers Must Note 5 Key Differences Of DOJ Program
• 3 Firms Build $314M Events.com SPAC Merger
• Duane Morris Hires Ex-Dickinson Wright Fintech Expert
• What NFL Draft Picks Have In Common With Lateral Law Hires
• SEC Inks $946K Settlement In Unregistered Broker Case
• SEC Fines Sound Point $1.8M Over Nonpublic Info Oversight
• Zillow Investors Gain Class Cert. In Suit Over Home-Flipping
• 'Jarkesy 2.0': SEC Sees New Attack On In-House Courts
• BNY To Pay $5M CFTC Fine Over Swap Reporting Issues
• US Trustee Raises Release Concerns With FTX Ch. 11 Plan
• Crypto Lender Abra Settles SEC's Unregistered Securities Suit
• Semiconductor Co. Overstated Recovery, Investors Say
• Shkreli Must Give Up Copies Of Unique Wu-Tang Clan Album
• Foreign Threat Actors Pose Novel Risks To US Tech Cos.
• Open Questions 3 Years After 2nd Circ.'s Fugitive Ruling
• JPMorgan Cash Sweep 'Shortchanged' Customers, Suit Says
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Replacing The Stigma Of Menopause With Law Firm Support
• Kraken Must Face SEC's Crypto Case Over Platform Sales
• Justices Urged To Tackle Arbitral 'Manifest Disregard' Split
• SEC Awards Nearly $100M To 2 Whistleblowers
• Crypto Founder Says SEC 'Twists' Claims To Make Suit Stick
• Ex-Exec Can't Reverse Medtronic Insider Trading Conviction
• Hong Kong Relaxes Listing Rules For Tech Startups, SPACs
• Split 9th Circ. Says Ponzi Schemes Don't Need Proof Of Intent
• Conn. Adviser Wants FINRA Complaint Records Deleted
• CFTC Says Gemini's Appeal Bid Wouldn't Nix Need For Trial
• Cantor, Lutnick OK $12M Deal To End View Inc. Suit In Del.
• Canada Mining Biz Seeks US Listing Via $589M SPAC Merger
• SPAC Investors Ask Full 9th Circ. To Rethink Lucid Merger
• Crypto Regs Could See A Reset Under The Next President
• Wachtell Reps As MLB's Braves Announce Executive Shakeup
• Planning Law Firm Content Calendars: What, When, Where
• Key Concerns To Confront In FDIC Brokered Deposit Proposal
• Polsinelli Brings On Ex-MoFo Venture Capital Atty In Denver
• 2 Biotech Firms File Plans To Go Public As IPO Pipeline Grows
• New SEC Rule Provides Break To Smaller Venture Funds
• 4 Steps To Address New Sanctions Time Bar Extension
• Ex-Avaya Execs Snag Early Exit From Investor Suits In NC
• Feds Ask For $395M Forfeiture In Bitcoin Fog Case
• Ameriprise Benefits Most From Cash Sweeps, Customer Says
• Israeli Tech Co. Cancels SPAC Deal Amid Market Rout
• Deals Rumor Mill: Saudi Fund, Disney-Reliance, Repligen
• Playing Golf Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Mining Firm USA Rare Earth Inks $870M SPAC Merger
• Crypto Lobbyist Hit With FTX Campaign Finance Charges
• FTX's Salame Says Feds Broke Deal Not To Probe Girlfriend
• Ga. Justices Look Ready To Kill $20M Garnished Judgment
• Ex-Vitol Oil Trader Pleads Out To Texas FCPA Case In NY
• TD Bank Designates $2.6B For Anti-Money Laundering Fines
• Student Loan Trusts Rip 'Aggressive' CFPB In High Court Bid
• Kurdish Telecom Co. Investor Says $490M Judgment Is Valid
• Fla. Real Estate Co.'s Assets Frozen After $56M Ponzi Claims
• High Court Told Nvidia Case Could Damage Crypto Industry
• Prometheum Plans To Support Two More Crypto 'Securities'
• Binance Users Settle With Miami Heat Star, Crypto Influencer
• Western Asset Exec Takes Leave Of Absence Amid SEC Probe
• Law Firms Should Move From Reactive To Proactive Marketing
• Willkie Adds 5 Partners In Chicago From Mayer Brown
• Alleged WeWork Fraudster Fires Dickinson Wright Before Trial
• 3 Ways To Limit Risks Of Black-Box AI In Financial Services
• Latest Weil Tax Partner Jumps To Paul Hastings
• Mango Markets Crypto Platform Voting On SEC Settlement
• SEC Fines Equiniti Trust After Cyberattacks Stole $6.6M
• Ex-SEC Senior Counsel, AUSA Joins Tech Co. As CCO
• PleasrDAO Wants Shkreli To Hand Over Wu-Tang Clan Album
• Split SEC Adopts PCAOB Rules On Auditor Liability
• Local Chamber Can't Keep CFPB Case In Texas, Agency Says
• AMC Shareholder Wants Opt-Out Fight In US High Court
• Tips For Revamping Patent Portfolio Strategy In AI Deal Era
• A Deep Dive Into Law360 Pulse's 2024 Women In Law Report
• These Firms Have The Most Women In Equity Partnerships
• The Big Issues A BigLaw Associates' Union Could Address
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Deutsche Bank Moved Money For ISIS, Victims' Families Say
• Chancery Resets Del. Hearing In Masimo-Politan Proxy Battle
• Crypto Owners Sue Binance Over Allegedly Lax Theft Controls
• AI Platform AMC Corp. To Go Public Via $175M SPAC Merger
• It's Time For A BigLaw Associates' Union
• Crypto Co. Consensys Says Texas Is Right For SEC Fight
• Atty Faces Contempt Bid In Fla. Forex Trading Firm Case
• A&O Shearman Hires Ex-Morgan Stanley Exec In New York
• Icahn Settles With SEC Over Company-Betting Loan Claims
• Simpson Thacher Atty Is Paul Hastings' Latest Finance Hire
• Deutsche, Ex-Trader End 2nd Libor Malicious Prosecution Suit
• Crypto Promoter Gets OK To Appeal Securities Ruling At 5th Circ.
• SEC Climate Rules Backed By Wave Of Amici At 8th Circ.
• Customer Says AAA Must Improve Oversight Of Arbitrators
• Feds To Appeal Platinum Win Over Zero Loss, Count Toss
• Nikola, Romeo Power Targeted In Del. Derivative Complaint
• Shaq Must Face Trimmed Suit Over Astrals Project NFTs
• Challenge To SEC Database Not Too Late, Investors Argue
• SEC Gets Default Entry Against Crypto Ponzi Scheme Aides
• How Justices Upended The Administrative Procedure Act
• How Corner Post Affects Enviro Laws' Statutes Of Limitations
• Trump Media Sued In Del. After New Fla. Share-Sale Challenge
• Ex-Matterport Worker Sues In Del. Over 'Invalid' Trade Block
• Convicted Crypto Mixer Says Feds' 30-Year Ask Too High
• PE Firm's SpaceX Suit Belongs In Delaware, HK Co. Says
• Connecticut Litigation Highlights Of 2024: A Midyear Report
• SEC Nabs $5.75M Judgment Against Unregistered Broker
• Zymergen Investors Can't Beat Suit Over Pre-IPO Statements
• Judge Gives Plaintiffs' Attys $1M In Fees For Derivative Row
• 'What Is An NFT?': 9th Circ. Mulls Novel Bored Ape TM Fight
• Jarkesy May Thwart Consumer Agencies' Civil Penalty Power
• Gemini Suit Raises Novel Question On Crypto Law, Court Told
• Lessons From Recent SEC Cyber Enforcement Actions
• A&O Shearman Promotes 3 Attys As Latin America Co-Heads
• Rising Star: Quinn Emanuel's Blair Adams
• Rising Star: Cooley's Milson Yu
• SEC, CFTC To Collect $474M In Latest Texting Probe Fines
• New York Sues Lease-To-Own Fintech For 'Cheating' Users
• FINRA Fines Morgan Stanley $400K Over Transaction Records
• Top Stories From Real Estate's Latest Quarterly Updates
• Class Split Disrupts Hearing On $8.7M Sears Suit Settlement
• CFTC Hits Vitol With First-Of-Its-Kind Position Limits Fine
• EU OKs Siemens' $3.8B Sale Of Innomotics To PE Firm KPS
• Judge Blocks Missouri's Anti-ESG Rules, Handing SIFMA Win
• Rising Star: Latham's Brittany Ruiz
• Ex-Binance GC Joins Crypto Co. Bitget As Legal Chief
• 2nd Circ. Ruling Reaffirms Short-Swing Claims Have Standing
• Inside OCC's Retail Nondeposit Investment Products Refresh
• Mirror, Mirror On The Wall, Is My Counterclaim Bound To Fall?
• Rising Star: Dechert's Matthew Fischer
• Musk Can't Ax Fraud Suit Over Twitter Buy, Investors Say
• Nvidia Urges High Court To Rein In 'Abusive' Investor Suits
• Coinbase Says Scope Of Discovery Was Set By SEC Suit
• FINRA Flags Potential Pitfalls As Members Wade Into Crypto
• Tar Sands Firm Strikes SPAC Merger With Integrated Rail
• Loper Fuels Debate Over Merchant Cash Advances As Credit
• Bank M&A Continues To Lag Amid Regulatory Ambiguity
• Rising Star: Skadden's Laura Salvati
• Baker Botts-Led Drilling Firm Joins September's IPO Pipeline
• Why The SEC Is Targeting Short-And-Distort Schemes
• Ex-Tilray Exec Can Collect $4M Arbitration Award
• Rising Star: Paul Weiss' Christodoulos Kaoutzanis
• Playing Dungeons & Dragons Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 3AC Hedge Fund Files $1.3B Claim In TerraForm Bankruptcy
• Nasdaq Isn't Immune From Racial Bias Claims, Investor Says
• 9th Circ. Reboots Manipulation Suit Against Binance.US
• SEC Fines OTC Link For Suspicious Activity Reports Failures
• DeFi Org Inks Deal To Get Crypto Patent Suits Dropped
• Navy Federal, Recording Software Co. Want Privacy Suit Nixed
• Deutsche Bank Fights Del. TRO Lift In $380M Vik Asset Fight
• Celsius Sues Tether For Over $2B In Ch. 11 Clawbacks
• A Look At The Regulatory Scrutiny Facing Liquid Restaking
• SEC Accuses Crypto Co., Execs, Promoters Of $650M Fraud
• Asian Streaming Platform Plans US Listing Via SPAC Merger
• Akin Continues Private Capital Growth With Kirkland Atty
• King & Spalding Adds Freshfields M&A Ace In Silicon Valley
• Rising Star: WilmerHale's Caroline Dotolo
• Ex-Twitter Board Member Says X Owes Him $23M From Stock
• Ripple Claims Victory In SEC Suit But Paid A Price
• Gemini Seeks Quick 2nd Circ. Appeal In CFTC Fight
• Biotech Firms Mull Acquisition Offers Amid Shaky IPO Climate
• 6th Circ. Partially Revives Crypto IRS Reporting Challenge
• Healthcare-Focused SPAC Voyager Nets $220M IPO
• Lucid Narrows Securities Suit Over EV Production Targets
• Virtu Financial Can't Cut Down SEC's Information Security Suit
• CFTC's Proposed Election Trading Ban Garners Mixed Feedback
• 5 Insights Into FDIC's Final Rule On Big-Bank Resolution Plans
• Frat House Ponzi Schemer Must Pay $65K In SEC Suit
• Fla. Forex Trader Gets 24 Years For $57M Ponzi Scheme
• Investor Can't Drop Fraud Suit Against Crowdfunding CEO
• 3 Leadership Practices For A More Supportive Firm Culture
• Rising Star: Wilson Sonsini's Lang Liu
• Investors, Banks Pitch Next Steps In Saved Bond-Rigging Suit
• SPAC Investors Can't Sue Lucid Over Merger, 9th Circ. Says
• Uber's $200M Deal To End Investors' 'Train Wreck' IPO Suit OK'd
• Video Game Co. Can't Beat All Of Investors' Fraud Claims
• Fed Hits Customers Bank With Crypto-Related Consent Order
• Mass. Atty, 2 Others Settle SEC Insider Trading Claims
• Fla. Judge Won't Pause E-Scooter Co.'s Ch. 11 Plan
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rethink Decision On 'Short-Swing' Profits
• Nasdaq Seeks To Step Up Delistings For Cheap, Risky Stocks
• VC, PE Firm Says Chinese Co. Cost $150M SpaceX Investment
• After Chevron: Don't Let Loper Lead To Bank Compliance Lull
• Deals Rumor Mill: Roche, Thoma Bravo, Klarna
• E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Hyperlinked Documents
• FTX, Alameda Agree To Pay $12.7B To Resolve CFTC's Action
• Exec Unlikely To Get New Trial In SEC's 'Shadow Trading' Suit
• Blackstone Buys Majority Stake In Renewable-Focused Firm
• Lender Says Mogul's Privacy Concerns Stymying Trial Prep
• Loper Bright Limits Federal Agencies' Ability To Alter Course
• How 3 Recent High Court Rulings Could Shape Fintech Policy
• Kirkland-Led SPAC Raises $350M To Pursue Energy Targets
• Ripple Ordered To Pay $125M Penalty In SEC Case
• 2nd Circ. Case Reinforces Need For Advance Notice Bylaws
• Dentons Hires Former CFTC Commissioner As Partner In DC
• Mortgage Banker Says Experian Can't Tie Him To 'Sham' Suits
• 3 Firms Guide AI-Focused Semiconductor Maker's SPAC Deal
• Convicted Mango Markets Crypto Trader Wants Acquittal
• 2nd Circ. Says Citi Whistleblower Can't Get Cut Of $400M Fine
• Baby Sock Co. Can't Beat Investor Suit, But SPAC Brass Can
• Iraqi Kurdish Gov't Looks To Nix $490M Debt Suit
• Piper Sandler Says It Will Pay $16M In Recordkeeping Fines
• 6 Firms Lead Chinese AI Chipmaker's $133M Hong Kong IPO
• Fifth Third Bank Faces MDL Bid Over Allegedly Hidden Costs
• Investment Adviser Must Face Union Fund's $30M ERISA Suit
• Pharma Co. Founder Beats Suit Over Short-Swing Trading
• Feds Seek $3.5M Premerger Penalty From Sporting Events Biz
• SEC Decries Coinbase's 'Sweeping' Discovery Demand
• SEC Defends Climate Disclosure Rules At 8th Circ.
• 39 Law Firms Call On 6th Circ. To Reverse FirstEnergy Ruling
• Teaching Scuba Diving Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• AI Security Biz Sets Sights On IPO After $5.1B Valuation
• Aztec Fund Files For Ch. 11 With $100M In Liabilities
• Ex-Barnes & Thornburg, Apollo Atty Joins Perkins Coie
• DC Circ. Urged To Revive Investor's Pandemic-Era Losses Suit
• SolarWinds Ruling Offers Cyber Incident Response Takeaways
• Elon Musk Can't Beat Twitter Investors' Suit Over Bot Claim
• Coinbase Broke Campaign Finance Laws, Crypto Critics Say
• Wis. Bank Settles Tribal Group's Bias Suit Over Peyote Use
• Morgan Stanley Says SEC Eyeing Its Cash Sweep Policies
• Indivior Accused Of Overstating Prospects Of 3 Opioid Drugs
• EarnIn's Fees, Tips Are Usurious, Ga. Consumers Say
• SEC, Other Regulators Propose Joint Data Standards
• DXC Investor's Suit Says Execs Overhyped Integration Efforts
• Lawyers Can Take Action To Honor The Voting Rights Act
• Evolving Regulatory Oversight For AI And Asset Management
• Centessa Beats Shareholder Suit Over Kidney Drug
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Dems Urge CFTC To Finalize Elections Trading Ban
• Health Tech Co. Beats Investor Data Platform Fraud Claim
• BigLaw Insurer Calls FirstEnergy Ruling Threat To Privilege
• Unnamed Auditor Suing PCAOB Ordered To Disclose Identity
• Judge Won't Enforce $330M In Defaulted Venezuelan Bonds
• Industry Backs Commonwealth's Appeal Of SEC's $93M Win
• Feds Want 30 Years For Bitcoin Fog Crypto Mixer Operator
• Ex-Dropbox Exec Says JPMorgan Can't Block Arbitration
• SDNY Brass Looks To Future After String Of Courthouse Wins
• Ebix Opt-Out Releases Illegal In Ch. 11 Plan, Judge Rules
• SEC Narrows Its Rulemaking Focus As Election Looms
• A Day In The In-House Life: Block CLO Talks Problem-Solving
• More 'Equitable' Banking? This Ex-Biden Official Has A Plan
• CORRECTED: Delay Sought In Citgo Auction
• Montenegro Court Affirms Kwon's Extradition To South Korea
• Grayscale Wants Rival's $2M Conn. Trade Practices Suit Nixed
• Crypto-Forex Co. Defaults In Fla. Civil Fraud Lawsuits
• Latham, Ellenoff Rank Among Top Firms For July IPOs
• AI-Focused Chipmaker Cerebras Confidentially Files IPO Plans
• Manhattan DA Charges Crypto Recovery Biz Owner With Fraud
• Deals Rumor Mill: BNP Paribas, Blackstone, Honeywell
• Mass. Could Be New Front In The Battle Over Jury Trial Right