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Capital Markets - May, 2025

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• SEC's Staking Guidance Ignores Court Rulings, Crenshaw Says
• Tornado Cash Judge Won't Order Review Of Feds' Evidence
• Crowdfunding, Reg A Deals Grow Slowly As SEC Weighs Ideas
• Fla. Trucking Co. Exec Gets 23 Years For Duping 1,600 People
• Ex-Wells Fargo Exec Sues To Enforce DOL Retaliation Order
• Convicted Crypto Investor's Wife Says Gov't Can't Seize Funds
• Del. Court Orders Some Doc Access In Sports Collectable Suit
• The BigLaw Settlements Are About Risk, Not Profit
• AI Not Slowing Down Despite Ethical Risks, Experts Say
• Strathcona Lobs $4.3B Offer For MEG, Snags PE Investment
• ZoomInfo Wants Out Of Investors' Accounting Fraud Claims
• House Introduces CFTC-Focused Crypto Market Structure Bill
• PCAOB Taps New Acting General Counsel
• 2nd Circ. Upholds KeyBank Adviser's $1.1M Defamation Win
• NASCAR Wins Defamation Claims Over LGBCoin Sponsorship
• SEC Drops Binance Suit In Latest Crypto Reversal
• Judge Tells FDIC 'Whistleblower' To Stop Texting Gov't Attys
• Digital Health Startup Omada Launches Plans For $150M IPO
• Japan's NTT Docomo Launches Offer Valuing Bank At $5.1B
• Ex-Goldman Partner, Star Witness In 1MDB Trial, Gets 2 Years
• Brazilian Jiujitsu Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Shein Eyes HK Listing After London Snag, Plus More Rumors
• Fintech Group Warns Remittance Tax Will Hurt Consumers
• Brookfield Wins Bid To Vacate Lima's Document Application
• Coinbase Users Sue Over Terraform Token Conversion Losses
• Del. Justices Won't Revive Raytheon Incentive Plan Suit
• SEC Says Florida Adviser Targeted Catholics In $17.3M Fraud
• French Duo Can't Escape SEC's $40M Real Estate Fraud Suit
• FINRA Fines Broker-Dealer $350K Over Influencer Promotions
• Share Control Key To Archegos Suits, 2nd Circ. Suggests
• High Court's Bid To Save Fed Independence May Backfire
• DOL Tells 5th Circ. It Will Craft New ESG Rule For 401(k) Plans
• Mallinckrodt Investors Get Initial OK For $5.5M Settlement
• Defense-Focused SPAC Leads Pair Of Listings Totaling $285M
• 4th Circ. Finds Towers Watson's Merger Deals Not Covered
• In Volatile World, PE Attys Guide Complex Take-Private Deals
• Opportunities And Challenges For The Texas Stock Exchange
• DOL Rescinds Warning Against Crypto In 401(k) Plans
• Crypto Industry Urges CFTC Action On Perpetual Contracts
• Citgo Auction Deadline Extended Amid Venezuela Debt Fight
• Next Meats Beats Investor Suit Over 'Short Swing' Profits
• CFTC Member Speaks On Agency Exits: 'Not A Great Situation'
• Bankrupt 23andMe To Delist Stock After Regeneron Deal
• Davis Polk-Led Stablecoin Giant Circle Eyes $600M IPO
• Trump's Media Co. To Raise $2.5B For Bitcoin Purchase
• Morgan Lewis Guides NYC's $5B Equity Sale To Blackstone
• Paris VC Firm Cathay Closes $1B AI Venture Capital Fund
• Review Risk Is Increasing For Foreign Real Estate Developers
• EV-Maker Polestar Faces Investor Suit Over Financial Reports
• Bank Groups Agree To Pause Of Fed Stress Test Suit
• 'I Need To Be Careful': Judge Wades Into Musk-Firm Conflict
• King & Spalding Recruits NY Kirkland Capital Markets Partner
• High Court Passes On Axed $563M BMO Harris Ponzi Verdict
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• NY Judge Axes $110M Mango Markets Trader's Fraud Verdict
• Cooley Beats Malpractice Claim In NJ Investor Suit, For Now
• SEC Cracks Door For Retail Entry Into Private Funds
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Novel Short-Swing Trading Theory
• Banking Groups Want SEC To Pull Cyber Disclosure Mandates
• Coinbase Investor Sues Over Hack Fallout, UK Fine
• 9th Circ. Judges Grapple With Funko Investors' Fraud Claims
• Power To The Paralegals: An Untapped Source For Biz Roles
• Banking Veteran Betsy Cohen's Latest SPAC Targets Fintech
• Ex-Citadel Securities GC Returns To FINRA As Public Governor
• The Legal Risks Of US Restrictions On Investments In China
• Using Federal Forum Provisions To Nix State Securities Cases
• SEC Drops Dealer Suits In 'Astonishing' Move, Crenshaw Says
• Lottery.com Execs Cop To Securities Fraud In SPAC Case
• EV Carmaker Lucid Gets Inflated Biz Suit Trimmed, Again
• Chegg Investors Get Final OK In $55M Student Cheating Deal
• Proxy Proposal Omissions Rose Post-SEC Bulletin, Study Finds
• Gov't Presses High Court To Hear Activist Investor Suit
• Motorola Eyes $4.5B Wireless Radio Deal, And Other Rumors
• Oyster Enterprises II SPAC Prices $220M IPO
• Federal Gov't Backs States' BlackRock Coal Investments Suit
• Playing Poker Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Silvergate Estate To Chip In For $37.5M Investor Settlement
• Does R-Squared Have A Role In Event Study Analysis?
• Why It's Time To Retire The Efficient Market Hypothesis
• Tech CEO Duped Investors, Faked Blockchain Deals, Feds Say
• Latham Leads Pair Of Venture-Backed IPOs Raising $624M
• CFTC Member Says Enforcement Needs More Transparency
• House Panel Advances Bills Easing Securities, Banking Regs
• Title Insurance Co. Fights Treasury All-Cash Resi Deals Rule
• AbbVie Gets Victory In Allergan Shareholder Suit Upheld
• Kirkland, Fenwick Lead CoreWeave's Upsized $2B Debt Offer
• Crypto Influencer's SPAC Leads 2 Offerings Totaling $420M
• Key Aspects Of FDIC's Resolution Planning FAQ
• SafeMoon CEO Convicted Of Looting Crypto Company
• CFTC Faces Leadership Void As 3rd Commissioner Plans Exit
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Becoming A Firmwide MVP
• Crypto Co. Genesis Sues Parent Co. Over $1.2B In Transfers
• Barclays Officials Beat Shareholder's Suit At NY High Court
• FDIC Nixes Biden-Era Merger Rules As House Passes OCC Bill
• Venezuelan Nationals' RICO Suit Asserting Defamation Tossed
• Crypto Co. Says Uniswap Uses Its Patented DeFi Tech
• SEC Chair Says Staff Exits Have Left Holes In Agency
• Nextdoor Beats Investor Suit Over Post-SPAC Profitability
• SafeMoon CEO's Crypto Talk 'Riddled With Lies,' Jury Told
• NJ Justices Take Up Bond Marketing Suit Against Big Banks
• Chinese EV Battery Giant Generates $4.6B IPO Amid Tensions
• Reed Smith Adds 2 Ex-A&O Shearman Corporate Finance Pros
• Hogan Lovells Taps White & Case Atty As Derivatives Leader
• Pot Company Can't Salvage 'Neobank' Fraud Suit, For Now
• Senate Advances Stablecoin Bill After Dem Backers Return
• SEC's 'Shadow Trading' Win Should Be Tossed, 9th Circ. Told
• Terror Claimants Get OK To Serve Ex-Binance CEO's Counsel
• Real Estate CEO Gets 87 Months For $63M Crowdfund Fraud
• Binance Calls FTX Ch. 11 Clawback Suit 'Legally Deficient'
• SEC's 'New Day' Could Cause Financial Crisis, Member Warns
• MicroStrategy Faces Investor Suit Over Bitcoin Strategy
• Binance Argues All Class Members Must Arbitrate Claims
• Minority Investors Claim Colo. Gas Co. Forced Unfair Buyout
• 'Tornado Cash' Founder Says Feds Withheld Key Evidence
• CFTC Should Pay $3M Atty Fees After Sanctions, Firm Says
• AI Startup CoreWeave Seeks $1.5B Debt After IPO Shortfall
• Ex-Bank GC Fights $7.4M Fraud Restitution Schedule
• What We Lost After SEC Eliminated Regional Director Role
• FINRA Fines BTG Pactual Unit Over Lax AML Compliance
• FINRA Faces Calls To Narrow Its Outside Biz Rule Revamp
• IPO Pipeline Restarts As Tariff-Related Volatility Eases
• CFTC May Be Hobbled As Another Member Announces Exit
• SEC X Account Hack Conspirator Gets 14 Months
• Coinbase Users Sue Over Bribery-Linked Data Breach
• Food Delivery App's $80M Investor Settlement Gets Final OK
• Feds Say Con Man Galanis Can't Recoup $2M Despite Clemency
• 4th Circ. Latest To Curb Short-Seller Usage In Securities Suits
• Taxation With Representation: Blakes, Davies, Goodmans
• 1MDB Prosecutors Seek Leniency For Ex-Goldman Banker
• $38M Law Firm Settlement Highlights 'Unworthy Client' Perils
• US Auto Parts Maker Eyes London Listing After £1.2B UK Deal
• Coinbase Confirms SEC Probe, Discloses User Data Breach
• DC Circ. Questions Exchanges' Challenge To SEC Fee Caps
• Coinbase May Avoid BiT Global's $1B Antitrust Suit, For Now
• SEC, FINRA Staff Retract 2019 Statement On Crypto Custody
• Investor Makes Deal With PE Fund In Fla. Suit Alleging Fraud
• SEC Focused On 'Rooting Out' AI Abuse, Agency Atty Says
• SEC-Ripple Deal Hits Speed Bump With NY Judge
• Teaching Business Law Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• SEC's Crypto Statement Offers Clarity On Disclosures
• Senior Living Co. Pleads For Proxy Fight Win After CEO Exit
• AI Startup Perplexity Seeks $14B Valuation, And More Rumors
• Nevada Resorts Want In On Kalshi Sports Betting Brawl
• 'Tornado Cash' Indictment Largely Intact After Crypto Memo
• NY Judge Skeptical Of Huawei's Pretrial Bid To Nix Charges
• 6th Circ. Won't Send Bitcoin Latinum Suit To Arbitration
• Integra Brass Face Investor Suit Over FDA Compliance Lapses
• 5th Circ. Declines To Rehear SEC's Kroger Proxy Decision
• Feds Say Ex-BigLaw Atty Must Start Prison In OneCoin Case
• 10th Circ. Chilly To Biotech's SEC Asset Freeze Challenge
• Abbott Signs Bill Codifying Immunity For Corporate Execs
• CFTC Forex Case Dismissed Over Sanctioned Conduct
• Ex-Citi Exec Klein's Latest SPAC Raises Upsized $360M IPO
• Trump's Unorthodox US Atty Picks May Face Learning Curve
• Venture-Backed Tech IPOs Forge Ahead As Momentum Builds
• SEC To Have 'Sympathetic Ear' On Penalty Talks, Official Says
• Deregulation Memo Presents Risks, Opportunities For Cos.
• CFTC's Mersinger Will Depart Agency To Lead Crypto Lobby
• Skadden-Led Crypto Platform EToro Prices Upsized $620M IPO
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Mastering Discovery
• DOJ Signals Major Shift In White Collar Enforcement Priorities
• Crypto Platform's Ex-Brass Plead Guilty To $150M Fraud
• FINRA Fines Goldman $1.4M Over Faulty CAT Data Reports
• Feds Say Crypto Developer's Money Transmitter Suit Isn't Ripe
• Pot Payment Co. Wants Court To Enforce $1.3M Deal
• Intel Schemed To Duck $1B In Mobileye Losses, Investors Say
• SEC Says Ex-Pot Co. CFO Can't Cite Atty Advice As Shield
• Latham-Led Physical Therapy Startup Primes $410M IPO
• Investment Firm Drops 2 Counts From $70M Client Poach Suit
• SEC's Uyeda Encourages Opening 401(k)s To Private Assets
• CFTC Faces Sanctions For 'Bad Faith' Actions In Forex Case
• SEC X Account Hack Conspirator Deserves 2 Years, Feds Say
• Proposals Against Phillips 66 Threaten Corporate Law
• 4 Firms Build Robinhood's $178.9M Canadian Crypto Buy
• DOJ Criminal Division Head Dangles Self-Disclosure 'Carrot'
• Morgan Lewis Adds Ex-Dechert Registered Funds Pro In NY
• Bitcoin Miner Investor Sues Over Flawed Financial Reports
• Coinbase Inks $2.25M Deal In Dogecoin Sweepstakes Suit
• Eric Trump-Backed Crypto Miner Merges With Gryphon Digital
• Instacart Beats Investor Suit Over Pre-IPO Business
• Chancery Nixes Paramount-Skydance Books Suit Intervention
• SEC's Atkins Outlines Crypto Policy Plans At Roundtable
• Latham, Davis Polk Lead Digital Health Startup's IPO Filing
• SIFMA Calls On SEC To Develop 'Clear' Crypto Framework
• 3 Firms Steer $2.1B Pan American's Canadian Silver Co. Buy
• Hedge Fund Group Urges Delay On New AML Rules
• Caitlyn Jenner Beats Crypto Investors' Suit, For Now
• CFTC Memos Clarify When 'Sorry' Still Gets You Subpoenaed
• Will Justices Finally Rein In Universal Injunctions?
• Parsing The SEC's New Increased Co-Investment Flexibility
• AI Powers Next Wave Of Telehealth M&A After 2024 Uptick
• Chancery Delays $30M Deal In SPAC Suit For Review Of Class
• Capital Group Inks $18.7M Deal With Conn. Housing Authority
• Ex-Meinl Bank CEO Extradited To US On $170M Odebrecht Rap
• Feds Rebut Disclosure Delay Claims In Crypto Mixer Case
• BDO Urges Justices To Hear 'Crucial' Auditor Fraud Case
• Investor Claims PE Firm Filed False Financial Statements
• Private Fundraising Takes Hit Amid Volatile Backdrop
• NY Developer Denied More Time To Pay SEC $229M Settlement
• SEC's Crypto Retreat Warrants Court Scrutiny, Crenshaw Says
• Terraform Labs Backer Can't Ship Fraud Suit To Arbitration
• Wells Fargo Execs Sued In Del. Over 'Sham' Diversity Efforts
• Energy Group Backs States' BlackRock Coal Investments Suit
• Coinbase Accused Of Charging Hidden Crypto Trading Fees
• 3 Firms Build Take-Private Deal Of Outsourcing Biz TaskUs
• Renewable Energy SPAC Taps Surging Market For $150M
• Souter's Clerks Remember Him As Humble, Kind And Caring
• Off The Bench: Latest NIL Deal Fix, More WWE Court Troubles
• Hiker And 'Raconteur': Atty Recalls 50-Year Bond With Souter
• A Look At David Souter's Most Significant Opinions
• McKernan Out As Trump's CFPB Pick, In For Treasury Role
• Justice Souter Was An Unexpected Force Of Moderation
• Ex-Goldman Banker Leissner Urges Lenient 1MDB Sentence
• Playing Guitar Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter Dies At 85
• Celsius Founder Gets 12 Years For Massive Crypto Fraud
• OCC Axes Biden-Era Bank Merger Rule In Latest Reversal
• Senate Stablecoin Bill Stalls As Dems Pull Support
• Ex-Binance CEO Says He's Asked Trump Admin For A Pardon
• Oppenheimer Slips Suits Over Fraudster's $110M Ponzi Scheme
• Nevada Can't Escape Sports Contract Suit, Kalshi Says
• Honest Co. IPO Investors Get Initial OK For $27.5M Settlement
• SEC's Peirce Outlines Path To Exempt Tokenized Securities
• Crisis Management Lessons From The Parenting Playbook
• SafeMoon Fraud Turned Me Into A 'Monster,' Key Witness Says
• Nestle Eyes Potential $5B Water Unit Sale, And Other Reports
• McDermott Recruits Ex-Kirkland Transactions Ace
• Katten Adds CMBS Pro From Cadwalader
• Wife Of Former FTX Exec Says Charges Are Built On Deception
• Rising Tide Of Trump Pardons Not Lifting All Boats, Attys Say
• Celebs And YouTubers Nix Most FTX Investor Claims, For Now
• Senate Backs Bid To Scrap Biden-Era OCC Bank Merger Rule
• Judge Certifies Class In Wheat Futures Manipulation Case
• Sidley-Led Insurer Aspen Leads 2 IPOs Raising $508M Total
• OCC Affirms Banks' Crypto Custody, Execution Capabilities
• Del. Justices Deny Bid To Revive Carvana Insider Trading Suit
• Walgreens Wants 'Far-Fetched' Shareholder Suit Tossed
• FSOC Rethink Of SIFI Labeling 'Is On Agenda,' Bessent Says
• AI-Focused SPAC Raises $125M As Blank-Check Filings Surge
• The Potential Efficiencies, Risks Of Folding PCAOB Into SEC
• Winston & Strawn M&A Partner Joins King & Spalding In NY
• Geely Lobs Offer To Take Chinese EV Maker Zeekr Private
• Adapting To Private Practice: From NY Fed To BigLaw
• Dems Exit Hearing After Calling For Crypto Conflict Limits
• PennyMac Wins Quick 9th Circ. Appeal Of Libor-Rate Ruling
• VIX Note Investors Can't Revise Revived Suit, Judge Finds
• DC Circ. Sides With BofA In COVID Market Loss 'Uphill Battle'
• Reed Smith Must Turn Over Docs In $102M Fraud Fight
• SEC Panel Says Easier Trading Would Rev Up 'Reg A'
• SEC Asks High Court To Skip $22.7M Disgorgement Case
• Morgan Stanley Says SEC Has Closed Cash Sweep Probe
• Treasury Bans Burmese Militia Group From US Business Deals
• SafeMoon CEO Tells Jury Founder To Blame For Investor Fib
• Top 3 Litigation Finance Deal-Killers, And How To Avoid Them
• A 2-Step System For Choosing A Digital Asset Reporting Path
• Sidley Adds WilmerHale's Ex-Corp. Chair As Partner In Boston
• Senate Panel Advances Bowman For Fed Supervision Chief
• CFTC Drops DC Circ. Appeal Over Kalshi's Election Contracts
• House GOP Eyes Expanded CFTC Oversight Of Crypto
• Skadden-Led Crypto Platform EToro Eyes $480M IPO
• Crypto Exec Says Feds Failed To Disclose Key Evidence
• Celsius Exec Decries 'Venom-Laced' Gov't Sentencing Memo
• Crypto Miner Objects To Celsius Sanctions Try In Ch. 11 Case
• Proskauer Adds 2 Finance Partners From A&O Shearman
• 5 Firms Pilot Pershing Square's $900M Howard Hughes Deal
• How Attys Can Use A Therapy Model To Help Triggered Clients
• A Tale Of Two Admins: Parsing 1st Half Of SEC's FY 2025
• Gores Group's Latest SPAC Leads 3 IPOs Totaling $792M
• 11th Circ. Urged To Revive Fla. Suit Over Car Co. Buybacks
• Dick's Sporting Goods Execs Sued Over Post-COVID Issues
• Texas-Led AGs Defend BlackRock Coal Investments Suit
• Judge Tosses Claims Uphold Misled Users Of Crypto Product
• Venezuela Investors Win 'Unusual' Bid To Nix $1.4B Judgment
• 'Smart' Glass Maker Settles SPAC Merger Suit For $11M
• More Crypto Easing For Banks Is 'Critical,' Trade Groups Say
• Money Laundering, Tax Charges Nixed Vs. Crypto Operator
• Trade War Spurs Companies To Freshen Disclosure Playbooks
• DC Circ. Seems Unconvinced That Proxy Firms 'Solicit'
• What Bank Regulator Consolidation Would Mean For Industry
• Getting Ahead Of The SEC's Continued Focus On Cyber, AI
• 3 Steps For In-House Counsel To Assess Litigation Claims
• NY Judge Says He May Nix $110M Mango Markets Fraud Verdict
• Claims Against Attys In $2.6B Casino Merger Row Get Tossed
• SEC Drops Case Against Crypto Promoter Ian Balina
• FINRA Fines Interactive Brokers Over Complaint Reporting
• Fla. Panel Reverses Default Judgment In Prized Horses Suit
• Crypto Influencer Launches SPAC As 2 Acquirers Tap Market
• Despite SEC Climate Pause, Cos. Must Still Heed State Regs
• A Primer On The Trading And Clearing Of Perpetual Contracts
• Sony Eyes $49B Semiconductor Unit Sale, Plus More Rumors
• Teaching College Students Makes Me A Better Lawyer