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Capital Markets - January, 2025

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• $577M In Virus Fraud Cases At Risk Unless Congress Acts: IG
• January's IPO Market Was Active Despite Tepid Debuts
• Bank Wants Investment Co.'s $60M RICO Suit Tossed
• Red States Back Trump Against 'Distracting' Truth Social Suit
• Supreme Court Eyes Its 'Next Frontier' In FCC Delegation Case
• Litigation Funding Disclosure Debate: Strategy Considerations
• Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2025 Editorial Boards
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Can't Escape OneCoin Conviction At 2nd Circ.
• Understanding Risks Of Celebrities 'Hawking' Crypto Tokens
• Capital Markets Group Of The Year: Skadden
• 4 Firms Guide Pair Of Biotech IPOs Raising $415M Combined
• Top Considerations For Insurance Companies In 2025
• Grocery Chain Investor Sues Over Systems Upgrade Claims
• PayPal Beats Investor Suit Over Inflated User Metrics Claims
• Pump.Fun Faces Suit Over Unregistered Memecoin Sales
• Kirkland-Led Oil And Gas Producer Infinity Prices $265M IPO
• Loeb & Loeb Leads $150M Greek Shipping Execs' SPAC IPO
• Suit Says $250M Chicago Bally's Casino IPO Is Discriminatory
• Investors Push To Consolidate Suits On Cash Sweep Programs
• Chancery Tosses Last Of Deutsche Bank, Vik Debt Suit
• Adventure Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Capital Markets Group Of The Year: Goodwin Procter
• Rumors Fly As Trump Seeks Deal To Keep TikTok Alive
• Wachtell Repping Penn Entertainment Amid Activist Pressure
• Cooley, Latham Steer Beta Bionics' Upsized $204M IPO
• Binary Options Fraudsters Must Pay $451.6M To CFTC
• SEC Says PE Firm Defrauded Investors In $1B Fund
• Sports Co., Ex-CEO Must Pay $1.8M In SEC Fraud Suit
• Roomba Maker Escapes Suit Over Scuttled Amazon Merger
• 2 Blank Check Cos. Plan IPOs Totaling $325M
• Future Of Crypto-Asset Classification Is In 2nd Circ.'s Hands
• 5 Ways To Create Effective Mock Assignments For Associates
• Jurors Find Fund Can Keep $11M From Short-Swing Trades
• Capital Markets Group of the Year: Latham
• Sen. Warren Has 'Serious Concern' Over Lutnick's Tether Ties
• GigaCloud Partially Escapes Suit Over Revenue, Tech Claims
• Ex-SEC Enforcement Chief Says Staff Faced Uptick In Threats
• Founder Can't Explain Hedge Fund's Filing Mismatch To Jury
• Citron Research Founder Slams DOJ's Fraud Suit
• DC Judge Doubts Lawfulness Of USCIS EB-5 Guidance
• Drugs Made In America SPAC Nets $200M To Buy Pharma Biz
• Dolce & Gabbana Wants 'Worthless' NFT Outfit Suit Tossed
• SEC Wells Meetings Likely Back On The Table, Official Says
• Silk Road Pardon Sparks Hope For More Crypto Clemency
• Assessing Gary Gensler's Legacy At The SEC
• Calif. Cannabis Decision Deepens Commerce Clause Divide
• Cement Maker Carve-Out Titan America Plans For $396M IPO
• Capital Markets Group Of The Year: Debevoise
• Takeaways From DOJ Fraud Section's 2024 Year In Review
• Paul Hastings, Cravath Lead Smithfield's Reduced $522M IPO
• Radiology Co.'s Ex-Workers Win Class Cert. In ESOP Suit
• Lummis Tells 2nd Circ. SEC 'Flouts' Congress In Crypto Cases
• Crypto Exchange KuCoin Pleads Out, Agrees To Pay $297M
• Fund Tells Jury No Need To Return $11M Short-Swing Profits
• Archegos CFO Gets 8 Years For $100M Stock Fraud Ploy
• Obesity-Focused Metsera Leads Biotech Firms Eyeing IPOs
• SEC OKs Nasdaq Pulling Diversity Rules After 5th Circ. Loss
• NFL Union, DraftKings Reach Settlement In NFT Licensing Suit
• Ga. Accountant Must Face Fintech Co.'s Share Price Suit
• Drone Co., Media Biz And Tire-Maker Announce SPAC Mergers
• Novo Nordisk's Obesity Drug Study Allegedly Duped Investors
• Recent Suits Show Antitrust Agencies' Focus On HSR Review
• Deutsche Bank Can't Add Norway Rulings To Asset Sale Fight
• The 7th Circ.'s Top 10 Civil Opinions Of 2024
• Skadden Grows In Houston With V&E's Global M&A Co-Leader
• Luxury Goods Shipper Ferrari Announces Amsterdam IPO
• Trader Faces US Extradition Over $10M Securities Fraud
• SEC Gets Kraken's Major Questions Doctrine Defense Axed
• Musk Can't Yet Appeal Twitter Investors' Cert., 9th Circ. Says
• Trump Media Says Presidential Shield Deflects Investors' Suit
• EEOC Disability Bias Suit Tossed Following Nixed Evidence
• SEC Names New Top Enforcer, GC And Other Temp Leaders
• Ex-Staffing Co. Execs Get Prison After Copping To $75M Fraud
• Capital One Named In Action Over Early-Year Service Outage
• Coding Boot Camp Seeks Coverage For Tuition Financing Row
• Conn. Oil Trader Says Timing Of Money Moves Sinks Verdict
• What's Next For Accounting Enforcement After SEC's Big 2024
• Mentorship Resolutions For The New Year
• Insights For Finance Firms, Regulators From House AI Report
• Venture-Backed IPO Recovery Could Be Muted, Report Says
• Dems Cite 'Unprecedented Concerns' With Trump Memecoins
• Davis Polk, Skadden Steer LNG Exporter's $1.8B IPO
• Conn. High Court Snapshot: Atty's Bonus, Burn Verdict
• Jump Trading Says Ex-Worker Stole IP For Blockchain Startup
• Fla. Court Urged To OK $2.75M For Moving Co. Fraud Victims
• Trump Forms Crypto Working Group To Create Fed. Framework
• AI Chatbot Co. CEO, Atty Spouse Indicted On $60M Fraud
• SEC Rescinds Controversial Crypto Accounting Guidance
• Chinese Ride Co. Ordered To Produce Regulator Testimonies
• PayPal To Pay $2M To NY Regulator In Cybersecurity Deal
• SEC Cooled On New Crypto Cases During Gensler's Final Year
• Spotless Brands' Sale Could Make Splash, And More Rumors
• UPS Penalty Demonstrates Goodwill Impairment Red Flags
• Coaching Little League Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Securities Class Actions To Watch In 2025
• Reed Smith Rips Claim Firm Is 'Causing Chaos' In $102M Suit
• Software Co. UiPath Wants Investors' Fraud Claims Nixed
• Google Presses For Dismissal Of Artists' AI Copyright Lawsuit
• Securities Defense Bar Notched More Dismissals In '24
• Dubai-Based Exchange Fined $9.2M To End Bank Fraud Probe
• Space Explorer Voyager Technologies Confidentially Files IPO
• Paul Weiss Repping Aptiv On Plans To Split Into 2 Companies
• 5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2025
• Cooley-Led Insulin Device Maker Preps $113M IPO
• Mounting Pressure For PE Exits To Drive IPO Volume In 2025
• Paul Hastings Adds Davis Polk Capital Markets Pro In NY
• 10th Circ. Looks For Limits In Custodia's Master Account Suit
• SEC Says 'Hotspot' Crypto Miners Broke Registration Laws
• SEC Sues Ex-Investment Firm Reps, GC Over 'Sham' Energy Co.
• SEC Says Engineering Prof To Pay $785K For Insider Trading
• Coinbase Asks 2nd Circ. To Settle Crypto Securities Question
• KeyBank Fights Adviser's $1.1M Defamation Win In 2nd Circ.
• Trump Names Interim Top Prosecutors In Manhattan, Brooklyn
• Bacon Giant Smithfields Leads 3 IPOs Primed To Exceed $1B
• Crypto Firm To Plead Guilty In Market Manipulation Case
• The Blueprint For A National Bitcoin Reserve
• New SEC Task Force Eyes 'Sensible' Crypto Regulations
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Law360 Names Firms Of The Year
• FDIC Missed Some Crypto 'Pause' Letters, Coinbase Ally Says
• DC Circ. Unsure On Restoring CFTC's Election Betting Ban
• Video Game Maker To Pay $20M For Child Privacy Violations
• Venezuela Says $2B In Bonds Can't Be Enforced
• Crypto Coder Sues Feds To Block 'Money Transmitter' Label
• Michigan Justices Won't Answer Securities Test Issue
• SEC Says Food Tech Startup Overstated Revenue By $550M
• Sidley-Led Hennessy Capital's 7th SPAC Raises $175M
• Nasdaq Pulls Board Diversity Rules After 5th Circ. Loss
• Drink Maker Celsius Settles SEC's Accounting Claims For $3M
• NYC Mall Lenders, Developer Want Foreign Investor Suit Nixed
• Rethinking Litigation Risk And What It Really Means To Win
• SEC Fines Crypto Giant DCG, Ex-Genesis CEO $38.5M
• FDIC Sues Ex-SVB Top Brass For 'Egregious Mismanagement'
• SEC Fines Unregistered Broker $3M Over Pre-IPO Work
• PE-Backed M&A Values, Megadeals Surged In 2024
• 5 Firms Build 180 Degree Capital, Mount Logan Merger
• Two Sigma Fined $90M Over Investment, Whistleblower Issues
• SEC's General Counsel Barbero To Exit As Trump Takes Office
• Crypto Firm DRW Wants Out Of SEC's 'Scorched Earth' Suit
• SEC Hit With Atty Fee Request Over Rare In-House Loss
• 5 Notable Information Security Events In 2024
• Cleveland-Cliffs Sets Sights On US Steel, And More Rumors
• Morrison Foerster Adds Tax Group Co-Chair From Jones Day
• Paxton-Tied Developer Pleads Guilty In Bank Fraud Case
• DOL Proposes Rule On Valuing Stock For Purchase By ESOPs
• Playing Rugby Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• DeFi Upstart Brings On Seasoned Crypto Legal Chief
• Wells Fargo Unit Sued Over Ex-Rep's EB-5 Investment Scheme
• SEC's Last-Minute Musk Suit Could Be Scuttled Under Trump
• SEC Says Restaurant Tech Co. Misled Investors On AI Product
• SEC Fines Advisers For Link To Alleged $410M IPO Fraud
• SEC Dings Pharma Co., Ex-CFO Over Prescription Scheme
• Tenn. Judge Says PCAOB Authority Challenge Belongs In DC
• Crypto Co. Kraken's Legal Chief Says He's Stepping Down
• Silvergate's Ex-CFO Fires Back At SEC Accounting Claims
• Sidley-Led Flowco Raises $427M In Year's First Major IPO
• Del. Court Nixes Bid For Truth Social Share Attachment
• Block Pays Regulators $80M Over Cash App AML Compliance
• Buyers In Cheese Co. Deal Fight To Keep Claims In Fla.
• Plum Acquisition's Latest SPAC Leads 2 IPOs Raising $200M
• 9th Circ. Open To Reviving Robinhood Suit Over $2.1B IPO
• Broker, Traders Charged With $1M Insider Trading Scheme
• What Broker-Dealers Must Know Before Selling Bitcoin ETPs
• Cyber Disclosure Is A Mainstay In 2025 SEC Exam Priorities
• SEC Announces Departure Of Top Economist And Accountant
• Judge Warns DOJ: Settle Burger Forfeiture Suit Or Pay Up
• No, Litigation Funders Are Not 'Fleeing' The District Of Del.
• The Compliance Trends And Imperatives On Tap In 2025
• Banks Must Face Pension Funds' Mexican Bond-Rigging Suit
• BitMEX Fined $100M For 5 Years Of Flouting US Banking Law
• Clifford Chance, Wachtell Help Pfizer To Cut Haleon Stake
• Wells Fargo Fights To Drop Officers From Investors' Bias Suit
• Latham Grabs Top Spot For 2024 IPOs By Large Margin
• CFTC To Review Crypto Co.'s Sports Event Contracts
• SEC Sues Elon Musk Over Late Twitter Buy-Up Disclosure
• Fla. Judge Won't Toss CFTC Suit Over $283M Trading Scheme
• DXC Says Investor Suit Shows Integration Problems, Not Fraud
• 5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2025 And Beyond
• Luxembourg Investor Sells Dunhill Parent Shares For £1.2B
• Quinn Emanuel Scoops Up SDNY Securities Fraud Chief
• Robinhood Users Oppose Arbitration Of 'Meme Stock' Claims
• SEC Fines Robinhood $45M For Recordkeeping, Cyber Woes
• Binance Can't Get High Court To Review Class Cert. Decision
• Colo. Justices Reject Co.'s Challenge To Storm Gas Bill
• Shift4 To Pay SEC $750K For Undisclosed Family Payments
• Investment Firm Seeks Coverage For Hertz Buyback Suits
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Crypto Exec Doesn't Belong On Mining IP
• Truth Social SPAC Ex-CEO Seeks Del. Suit Toss Or Freeze
• UBS Ruling Shows SDNY's Pro-Award Confirmation Stance
• SEC To Collect $63M In Latest Recordkeeping Sweep
• Natural Gas Exporter Venture Global Gears Up For $2.2B IPO
• SEC Must Explain Coinbase Crypto Rule Denial, 3rd Circ. Says
• How Decline Of Deference Will Affect Trump Policymaking
• 5 Evolving Concerns For Family Offices In 2025
• BMO Unit To Pay SEC $40M Over Bond Desk Supervision
• FDIC's Hill Calls For 'New Direction' In Preview Of Agenda
• 4 Trends That Will Shape Venture Capital Funding In 2025
• 9th Circ. Affirms Hearing Aid Co.'s Win Over Investor Suit
• SEC Fines Cannabis Co. Acreage Over Accounting Violations
• SafeMoon CEO Wants 'Misleading' Reddit Post Explained
• Liquidnet To Pay SEC $5M Over Market Access Rule Issues
• Feds Say Russians Behind North Korea-Linked Crypto Mixers
• Law Firm's Fee Suit Can't Proceed In Ga., Investment Co. Says
• Crypto Buyers Say They Were Duped Out Of Millions
• 7 Ways 2nd Trump Administration May Affect Partner Hiring
• CFPB Bars Ex-Agency Attys From Revived Innovation Policies
• Target Brass Face Derivative Suit Over DEI Fallout
• Zillow Brings 'Goldman' Debate Over Class Cert. To 9th Circ.
• Sentara Health Workers Say Retirement Fund Is Mismanaged
• Susman Godfrey Vies To Help Lead Crypto DAO Suit
• FTX Squabbles With Crypto Startup Over EU Distributions
• 5 Things Executive Pay Attys Should Keep An Eye On In 2025
• E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Custodian Selection
• AI Startup Anthropic Seeks $60B Valuation, Plus More Rumors
• Impact Of Successful Challenges To SEC's Rulemaking Ability
• Moore & Van Allen Nabs Baker McKenzie Finance Pro
• Convicted Ex-Nomura Trader To Settle SEC's RMBS Action
• Quantitative Trader Accused Of Stealing Firm's Source Code
• Edward Jones Fined $17M Over Customer Transition Fees
• Oppenheimer Fights Claims Over Ex-Worker's Ponzi Scheme
• Shkreli Wants Wu-Tang To Weigh In On Crypto Album Fight
• Reed Smith Accused Of 'Causing Chaos' In $102M Award Fight
• Biotech Co.'s Facility Failures Lost Investors Money, Suit Says
• Musk Appeals $56B Pay Package Rejection To Del. High Court
• 3 Firms Steer Galapagos' Plan To Spin Off New Drug Company
• A Look At PCAOB's Record-Breaking Enforcement In 2024
• Exiting CFTC Chair Warns Crypto Without Rules 'Ends Badly'
• Criminal Case Against Terraform Founder Said To Exceed SEC's
• Chancery Awards $176M Atty Fee In Tesla Board Pay Suit
• Exercising On My Peloton Bike Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Gig Worker Co. Handy To Refund $3M In FTC, NYAG Settlement
• Energy Co. Inks $126 Million Deal To End SPAC Merger Suit
• Oilfield Services Firm Flowco Set to Drill Down On $392M IPO
• 2nd Circ. Denies BDO Second Shot At AmTrust Appeal
• Coinbase Judge Sends Crypto's Howey Question To 2nd Circ.
• Canada Needs Catalysts To Heat Up Cold IPO Market
• PCAOB Drops Probe That Led To Constitutional Challenge
• MoviePass Parent Co. Ex-CEO Cops To Investor Fraud
• Takeaways From SEC's Mixed Results In '24 Crypto Litigation
• Grayscale Rival Insists Connecticut Law Allows $2M Suit
• Didi Investor Wants To Be New Leader Of Regulatory Suit
• In The CFPB Playbook: A Sprint To The Finish Line
• Ford Tells NJ Justices Car Group Can't Rely On Franchise Law
• Warner Bros., CEO Face 2nd Investor Suit Over Lost NBA Deal
• CFTC Chair Behnam To Step Down When Trump Takes Office
• Nikola Investors Win Class Cert. In Securities Fraud Litigation
• Fla. Investment Adviser To Change Plea In $4M Fraud Case
• Tether, Bitfinex Tap New GC After Longtime Lawyer Retires
• Nasdaq Gets SPAC Investor's Racial Bias Claims Tossed
• Terraform Victims May Exceed 1M, Feds Say In Notice Request
• Predicting What's Next For SEC By Looking At Past Dissents
• KKR Pushes Fuji Soft To Pursue Legal Action Against Bain
• National Court Reporters Association Hit With Antitrust Suit
• Exploring Venue Strategy For Trump-Era Regulatory Litigation
• Paul Hastings, Cravath Steer Pork Giant Smithfield's IPO Filing
• US Wants More Time To Counter Altria's $106M Tax Refund Bid
• What 2024's Noncompete Turmoil Means For Banks In 2025
• Gemini To Pay CFTC $5M For Bitcoin Contract Statements
• Olshan Frome, Ellenoff Grossman Guide Gun Biz SPAC Deal
• Ex-Sidley Corporate Partner Rejoins O'Melveny In NY
• Fed's Barr To Step Down As Supervision Head Next Month
• FDIC 'Pause' Letters Focused On Banks' Crypto Activity
• Cancer Drug Co. Revives Bid To Go Public Via Direct Listing
• Food Delivery App Inks $80M Deal To End SPAC Merger Suit
• Ga. Law Firm Says Investment Co. Dodging $182K Bill
• New Year, New Risks: 8 Top Cyber Issues For Finance In 2025
• Akin Forms Capital Solutions Team Under Private Credit Head
• DE Shaw Rips Air Products' CEO Succession Plan Failure
• 5th Circ.'s Nasdaq Ruling Another Piece In DEI Policy Puzzle
• Vinco Ventures Chair Charged In Securities Fraud Conspiracy
• Barclays To Pay $1M Fine Over Net Capital Rules Violations
• Tesla Investors Appeal Chancery Rulings In Musk Pay Suit
• A-Rod's SPAC Deal Seeks Extra Innings, Plus More IPOs Filed
• Citi Unit Fined Over Analysts Who Didn't Take FINRA Exam
• Interactive Brokers Fined $2.2M Over 'Free-Riding' Monitoring
• Celsius To Challenge $445M Claim Denial In FTX Bankruptcy
• Crypto Groups Challenge Decentralized Finance Broker Rule
• Playing Esports Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Republicans Want Yellen To Answer For Chinese Cyberattack
• The 6 Most Significant FCRA Litigation Developments Of 2024
• Solar Panel Tech Co. Faces Investor Suit Over Project Delays
• Crypto Scam Victim Says Fraudsters' Banks Ignore Red Flags
• UBS To Pay $1.1M FINRA Fine Over Trade Confirmation Flubs
• Terraform Founder Arraigned In NY, Denies $40B Crypto Fraud
• Ad Agency Sells Unit For £17.4M, Begins £1.5M Buyback
• An Associate's Guide To Career Development In 2025
• The Securities Litigation Trends That Will Matter Most In 2025
• How Wall Street Regulators May Adapt To Trump's Return
• 5 Big Questions For White Collar Enforcement In 2025
• Bankruptcy Issues To Watch In 2025
• What Banking Attorneys Are Watching In The Courts In 2025
• Crypto Heads Into 2025 Hoping Regulatory Clouds Will Clear
• 'Profound Shift' Forecast For Crypto Enforcement In 2025
• 3 Areas Where SEC Enforcement May Change Under Trump
• D&O, Cyber Issues Top Specialty Line Cases To Watch In 2025
• 5 Banking Regulation Issues To Watch In 2025
• Trump 2.0 Signals Shift Toward Capital Markets Deregulation
• IPO Outlook Brightens As More Companies Eye 2025 Listings
• Trump's Regulatory Agenda Looms Over Compliance In 2025