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Capital Markets - July, 2025

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• DraftKings' $10M Deal With NFT Buyers Gets Final Green Light
• SEC's Atkins Launches 'Project Crypto' To Overhaul Policy
• Dems Press OCC Head On Regulating Trump's Crypto Biz
• Walnut Co. Says Firm Misled Court To Lead Super Micro Case
• Crypto Co., NBA Arm Strike $7M Deal Over NFT Privacy Claims
• Impending Quality Control Standards Pose Risks For Auditors
• NYSE Parent May Buy Enverus For $6B, Plus More Rumors
• Rising Star: Fenwick's Chelsea Anderson
• Ill. Jury Convicts Forex Trader In $230K Fraud Scheme
• 2nd Circ. Vacates OpenSea Crypto Insider Trading Conviction
• Playing Soccer Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Tornado Was A One-Stop Crypto Laundering Shop, Jury Told
• Fenwick, Latham Lead Web Software Giant Figma's $1.2B IPO
• White House Crypto Report Sets Blueprint For Coming Rules
• Honest Co.'s $27.5M Investor Deal Gets Final OK
• Iowa Slams Schwab's 'Amorphous' Antitrust Compliance Deal
• Ill. Forex Trader Spent Investors' Money On Himself, Jury Told
• Truist Triggered Employee Exodus, Not Ex-Execs, Court Told
• Celsius Administrator Gets OK To Continue Clawbacks
• Dechert Adds Tax Pro From PwC In DC
• The SEC Should Embrace Tokenized Equity, Not Strangle It
• Rising Star: Latham's Salvatore Vanchieri
• OCC Hires Top Skadden Banking Atty As New Chief Counsel
• BVI Co. Seeks OK Of $5.8M Cost Award In Telecoms Fight
• Compliance Changes On Deck For Banks Under Texas AI Law
• 4 Firms Steer Palo Alto Networks' $25B CyberArk Buy
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Learning From Failure
• Samourai Wallet Execs Cop To Money-Transmitting Charges
• AI, Crypto Securities Class Actions On The Rise, Report Says
• CFPB Plans 'Accelerated' Push To Revamp Open Banking Rule
• Tornado Founder Rests Case In $1B Crypto Laundering Trial
• Hedge Fund Nets $54M In S. Korea Samsung Merger Fight
• Oil Co. Misled Investors Prior To $295M Offering, Suit Says
• SEC Tosses Broker's NSCC Margin Rule Challenge
• SEC Greenlights 'In-Kind' Redemptions For Crypto ETPs
• Hawk Tuah Meme Coin Buyers Seek To Combine Their Suits
• Prime Core Ch. 11 Trust Seeks Return Of $2.1M In Transfers
• Crypto Mixer Execs To Change Plea In Samourai Wallet Case
• REIT Shareholders File 'Improper Lending' Suit Against Execs
• Bit Digital's AI Infrastructure Subsidiary Eyes $125M IPO
• Convicted Crypto CEO Tied To Abramoff Gets 7-Year Sentence
• Tips For Crypto AI Agent Developers Under SEC Watch
• SEC, Crypto Bank Veteran Joins DeFi Platform As GC
• Rising Star: Covington's Alicia Zhang
• NC Engineer Says Green Energy Co. Withheld Stock Options
• Only Franchisees Can Sue Franchisors, NJ Justices Say
• What To Watch As Deadline Looms For Jay Clayton At SDNY
• Federal Cuts Shake Up Clinical Research Funding Landscape
• Labaton Tapped To Lead Venture Global Investor Suit
• UpHealth Moves To Toss Glocal Ch. 11 Dispute
• Rocket Cos. Investor Ends Fraud Suit After Class Cert. Denial
• SEC Pushes $630K Penalty Against Atty In Stock Fraud Suit
• LuxUrban Investor Suit Over Post-IPO Business Trimmed
• Fed Committee Meetings Will Remain Closed, Judge Rules
• PE Firm Scores New Trial After Losing $1.1M Shareholder Suit
• Newly Public Crypto Platform Tron Files Plans To Raise $1B
• FINRA Fines TradeStation Over Crypto Ad Violation Claims
• Colorado Oil Co. Says It Was Cheated Out Of $4M In Profits
• Peloton Looks To Snuff Out Investors' Recall Suit Again
• Adapting To Private Practice: From ATF Director To BigLaw
• What To Know As SEC Looks To Expand Private Fund Access
• Rising Star: Paul Hastings' Alex Herman
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Space Tech Startup Firefly Launches Plans For $599M IPO
• Judge To Weigh If FTX Prosecutors Broke Plea Promise
• New DOJ Penalty Policy Could Spell Trouble For Cos.
• Coffee Co. Says Tech Firm Brewed Trademark Conflict
• Pullman & Comley Didn't Flag 'Falsified' $16M Loan, Suit Says
• Kalshi Tells 3rd Circ. Fed Law Bars NJ From Restricting Its Biz
• Sports & Betting Cases To Watch In The Second Half Of 2025
• Venezuela Urges Del. Judge To Reject $7B Citgo Sale
• 11th Circ. Overturns Funding Model For SEC Database
• 3 Firms Guide Canadian REIT's $410M IPO
• Chancery Tosses UpHealth Affiliate's Suit For SPAC Damages
• 4th Circ. Favors Plain Meaning In Bump-Up D&O Ruling
• Latham-Led Strategy Raises $2.5B To Acquire More Bitcoin
• Switzerland Faces $5B Claim After Credit Suisse Collapse
• A Look At Key 5th Circ. White Collar Rulings So Far This Year
• Balancing The Promises And Perils Of Tokenizing Securities
• Health Data Co. Investor Fraud Suit Headed To Mediation
• What To Watch As Attys Brace For 401(k) Private Equity Order
• A-Rod's $800M SPAC Merger With Lynk Global Is Scrapped
• Taxation With Representation: Weil, Freshfields, Linklaters
• Shoulder Innovations Primes $100M IPO Amid Medtech Surge
• Crypto Group Appoints Ex-Legal Chief, Willkie Alum As CEO
• Feds Rest Crypto Laundering Case Against Tornado Founder
• Glass Lewis Sues Texas Over Proxy Advisory Restrictions Law
• Logan Paul's Bid In CryptoZoo Suit Not Yet Ripe, Judge Says
• Lincoln National Beats Investor Suit Over $2.6B Loss, For Now
• Trump Ally's Fund Firm Sues Powell Over Meeting Secrecy
• Intel Secures Final Toss Of Investor Suit Over Chip Struggles
• SEC Escapes Atty Fee Bid After Rare In-House Loss
• Fintech Orgs. Urge Trump Admin To Back Open Banking Rule
• SEC, FINRA Obligations In Changing AI Regulatory Landscape
• CapVest Seeks $11.7B Stake In Stada, Plus More Rumors
• Alston & Bird Expands West Coast Reach With LA Funds Atty
• Accelerant, McGraw Hill IPOs Raise Over $1.1B Combined
• Judge Says UiPath Investors Disappointed, Not Deceived
• Playing Baseball Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• MIT Grads Can't Escape $25M Crypto Heist Charges
• 9th Circ. Clarifies Bored Ape NFTs Are Trademarkable Goods
• Meme Coin Buyers Say Pump.Fun Offered 'Illegal Gambling'
• Vietnamese Investors Seek Funds Back From EB-5 Project
• Ex-Cannabis Co. CFO OK'd To Argue Good Faith In SEC Case
• Adviser Drops FINRA 5th Amendment Challenge
• SEC Asks 8th Circ. To Rule On Abandoned Climate Regs
• Ex-Real Estate Finance Pro Tapped For OCC Chief Of Staff
• CFTC Settles With Puerto Rico-Based Gas Futures Trader
• NY Finance Atty Joins Proskauer From A&O Shearman
• Rocket Maker IRocket To Go Public Via $400M SPAC Merger
• Katten Welcomes Ex-Gibson Dunn Tax Pro In New York
• Career Cooley Corporate Lawyer Joins DLA Piper In Va.
• Managing Risks As State AGs Seek To Fill Enforcement Gap
• A Deep Dive Into 14 Nixed Gensler-Era SEC Rule Proposals
• PE-Backed Consumer Data Giant NIQ Prices $1.1B IPO
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Skillful Persuasion
• SEC Says Ariz. Man Traded On Pal's Divulged Merger Info
• Investor Sanctioned For Ignoring Telecom Arbitration Award
• Basel Exit Could Hurt US Influence, Experts Warn At Fed Event
• GOP Senators Float Crypto Market Structure Discussion Draft
• Convicted Crypto Hacker Used Tornado Cash To Aid Coverup
• CFTC Denied Early Win In $185M Metals Fraud Suit
• CME E-Trading Was Open Before Data Center, Jury Hears
• Bitcoin ATM Co. Enables Crypto Scams, Class Action Says
• Brandy Melville Hits Temu For 'Bait-And-Switch' Copycat Garb
• Ex-Informant Gentile Should Pay SEC $15.5M, Judge Says
• Charter Shareholder Drops Suit Over $37.9B Cox Deal
• Samourai Wallet Execs Could Explore Plea Deals, Judge Says
• How Real Estate Funds Can Leverage Del. Statutory Trusts
• Litigation Inspiration: How To Respond After A Loss
• McCarter & English Taps Capital Markets Duo For NY Team
• Tax Software Co. Avalara, Universal Music Submit IPO Plans
• Longtime Sidley Global Finance Atty Jumps To Paul Hastings
• Forescout To Pay $45M To Settle Merger Disclosure Suit
• Stablecoin Treasury Co. To Go Public In $360M SPAC Deal
• House GOP Would Cut SEC Funds, Curb Cyber Breach Rule
• Traders' Floor Rights Were 'Essential' In CME Shift, Jury Hears
• BitGo, Bullish Join Crypto IPO Wave With Filings
• FinCEN Gives Investment Advisers Reprieve On AML Rule
• Crypto-Based Polymarket Sets US Return With Exchange Deal
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• DOJ Crypto Enforcement Is Shifting To Target Willfulness
• CME Group, NYMEX Dodge Carbon Futures Suit
• DOL Rescinds ERISA Guidance On Citi Racial Equity Program
• Reed Smith's Doc Block Motion 'Hyperbolic,' 2nd Circ. Told
• Why SEC Abandoned Microcap Convertible Debt Crackdown
• Web Design Giant Figma Launches Plans For $979M IPO
• The Metamorphosis Of The Major Questions Doctrine
• The Ether Machine Goes Public With $1.5B Via SPAC Merger
• Law360 Names 2025's Top Attorneys Under 40
• As Trump Signs Stablecoin Bill, Attorneys Talk Compliance
• CME Exec Defends Traders' Membership Values On The Stand
• What 9th Circ. Ruling Shows About Rebutting SEC Comments
• Crypto Firms' OCC Charter Bids Draw Bank Industry Scrutiny
• 2 Firms Score $35.5M Atty Fees In $71M Rate-Swaps Deal
• 9th Circ. Turns Away Wells Fargo's 'Sham' Hiring Appeal
• Gibson Dunn Ends SEC Suit Over 'Dealer' Theory
• Venture-Backed Medical Tech Biz Heartflow Plans $100M IPO
• Seward & Kissel Adds VC Partner To Investment Mgmt. Group
• Bitcoin Treasury Firm To Go Public Via $1.5B SPAC Deal
• 2nd Circ. Overturns Ex-HSBC Exec's 2017 Fraud Conviction
• Thrivent Challenges SEC Over FINRA Arbitration Rules
• Circle's Bank Plans Include Regulatory Vets At Helm
• Accolade Faces $4.8M Suit Over Pre-Merger Profit Claims
• 3 Crypto Bills Pass House, With Stablecoins Headed To Trump
• SEC Atty Exits After Hiding Revoked License, OIG Says
• Fla. Judge Tosses Suits Over Errors In AI-Generated Filings
• GENIUS Act Creates 'Commodity' Uncertainty For Stablecoins
• Musk, SEC Seek More Time For Response In Twitter Case
• Feds' Shift On Reputational Risk Raises Questions For Banks
• Defense Lessons From Freshworks' Win In Post-IPO Case
• Google Lands $2.4B Windsurf Tech Deal, And More Rumors
• CFTC Restructures Enforcement Division Amid Layoffs
• 'Loss' Policy Definition Is Key For Noncash Settlements
• EU Lawmakers Push For Tax Data Hub To Combat Evasion
• Couche-Tard Pulls $47B Takeover Bid For 7-Eleven Parent
• Pyrophyte's 2nd SPAC Raises $175M To Target Energy Biz
• Real Estate Finance Pro Returns To ArentFox Schiff In NY
• Playing Mah-Jongg Makes Me A Better Mediator
• CME Trading Center Access Didn't Need Approval, Jury Hears
• NFT Fraudster Says He Used Tornado To Hide $1.1M Rug Pull
• Fed IG To Probe $2.5B HQ Renovation Amid Trump Criticism
• Disbarred Atty Urges 9th Circ. To Nix $243M Loan Scam Order
• House Crypto Bills Clear Procedural Hurdle After Late Stall
• Odebrecht Investors Score Early Wins In Bribe-Scheme Suit
• 2nd Circ. Backs Argentina In Bondholders' $360M Debt Suit
• Linqto Investor Says Ch. 11 Case Is Forum-Shopped 'Scheme'
• Crypto Treasuries Gain Traction, But Regulatory Risk Remains
• 2 Firms Tapped To Lead Meme Coin Pump-And-Dump Suit
• Ex-NFL Player Can't Undo Legal Fees In 'Shark Tank' Dispute
• Business Court Bill Furthers Texas' Pro-Corporate Strategy
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Navigating Client Trauma
• What To Expect As UK, US Gov'ts Develop Stablecoin Policies
• Tornado Founder Wasn't In On Crypto Laundering, Jury Told
• PCAOB Chief Erica Williams Has Resigned, SEC Chair Says
• FDIC Says Farella Braun Can't Get Fees In First Republic Suit
• Gould Sworn In As Comptroller Of Currency
• Deep Sea Mining Co. Gets Suit Over 'Green' Investments Axed
• FDIC Floats Rule 'Indexing' Plan In Deregulatory Blitz
• Betting Site Polymarket Says Feds Have Dropped Probe
• Weedmaps, SPAC Officers Want Out Of Investor SEC Fine Suit
• Court Reporters Defend Suit Saying Group Coerces Dues
• 4 Former Justices Would Likely Frown On Litigation Funding
• Holland & Knight Adds LGBTQ-Led Startup Pro To VC Team
• Reed Smith Says Docs Slipped Through Stay In Eletson Row
• Quantifying Trading-Based Damages Using Price Impact
• Congress Crypto Movement Could Bring CFTC 'Clarity' At Last
• LA Deputies Admit Using Positions To Aid Crypto 'Godfather'
• Regulators Outline Crypto 'Safekeeping' Guidelines For Banks
• NBA Deal Investor Suit Doesn't Hold Up, Warner Bros. Says
• Nev. Says Crypto.com Twisted Fed Law For Sports Betting Biz
• Willkie-Led McGraw Hill Launches $500M IPO
• BlockFi, DOJ End Ch. 11 Suit Over $35M In Scammed Crypto
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Biotech Founder's Win In Trading Suit
• Practical Implications Of SEC's New Crypto Staking Guidance
• CFTC Must Pay $3M In Atty Fees As Sanctions In Forex Case
• PE-Backed NIQ Global Intelligence Plans $1.1B IPO On NYSE
• 2 Ex-Binance Employees Seek To Escape FTX Clawback Suit
• Stablecoin Bills Present Opportunities, Challenges For Banks
• How Attys Can Use AI To Surface Narratives In E-Discovery
• Wachtell Guides Huntington Bancshares On $1.9B Veritex Buy
• Grayscale Tells SEC 'End-Run' Shouldn't Delay Crypto ETP
• Slack Investor Wants 2nd Shot Before High Court
• Courts Face Early Push To Expand Justices' Injunction Ruling
• US Arm Of Dolce & Gabbana Freed From NFT Outfit Suit
• Leveraging Diligence Findings For Better Life Sciences Deals
• FTX Trust Says Blockchain Co. Hasn't Delivered $1.3M Coins
• Better Therapeutics Settles SPAC Suit In Del. For $1M
• Cancer-Focused BridgeBio's $949M SPAC Deal Gets SEC Nod
• SEC Quietly Drops First-Ever Liquidity Rule Suit
• Hess Faces Investor Suit Over $53B Chevron Deal
• Charter's Cox Acquisition Vote Should Be Blocked, Suit Says
• Drugmaker Fights Claims Over 'Misleading' IPO Statements
• Glaser Weil Brings On Ervin Cohen M&A Ace In LA
• VC Giant Andreessen Rips Del. Courts, Plans Move To Nev.
• Crypto Exec Fights NY Suit, Cites Due Process Violation
• Brookfield Accuses Lima Of Smear Tactics In Contract Feud
• SEC's Peirce Says Tokenized Security Issuers Must Heed Law
• States Fine Payment Co. Wise $4.2M Over Compliance Lapses
• Ex-Bank CEO Depo Blocked On 5th Amendment Concerns
• 11th Circ. Tosses Satellite Co.'s $829K Finder's Fee Suit
• Capital One Deal Approval Lights Up Path For Bank M&A
• Senate Confirms Gould As OCC Head
• Trump Says 50% Copper Tariff Will Begin Aug. 1
• Gauging The Risky Business Of Business Risk Disclosures
• Playing The Violin Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• SpaceX Seeks Record $400B Valuation, Plus More Rumors
• Florida Court Nixes $5.8M Ruling, Says Loans Not Securities
• Senators Weigh Principles To Guide Crypto Market Rules
• Give Investors Partial Class Cert In DiDi Suit, Judge Suggests
• Linqto Users Say Founder Flouted Securities Laws
• 2nd Circ. Pressed For Second Look At Novel Trading Dispute
• Venture-Backed MedTech Firm Shoulder Innovations Files IPO
• Judge Says Founder Should Escape Logan Paul Crypto Suit
• Thunderstone SPAC Eyes $50M IPO Targeting Growth Firms
• SEC Proposal Could Hurt Foreign Issuers' US Market Access
• Globa Terra SPAC Raises $152M To Target Agribusiness Deals
• Ferguson Braswell Adds Pair Of Corporate Attys In Austin
• DOJ's 1st M&A Declination Shows Value Of Self-Disclosures
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Self-Care
• Puerto Rico Bond Suit Doesn't Belong In Conn., Insurers Say
• Americor Need Not Respond To Arbitral Order; Texas Judge
• Trump Declares 50% Copper Tariff, Floats 200% Pharma Tariff
• Crypto Firm ReserveOne To Go Public Via $1B SPAC Merger
• Trump Media Files Plans To Launch 'Blue Chip' Crypto ETF
• Nev. Steps Up Efforts To Attract Incorporations With New Law
• Latin America-Focused Miner Aura Minerals Eyes $210M US IPO
• PE Attorneys Remain Optimistic Despite First-Half Slump
• NY Developer Accuses Atty, Others Of $3M Investment Fraud
• Masimo Criticizes Bid To DQ Quinn Emanuel In Payout Suit
• 'Tornado Cash' Trial Judge Curbs Talk Of North Korea WMDs
• ABA Opinion Makes It A Bit Easier To Drop A 'Hot Potato'
• Texas Stock Exchange Taps Former SEC Markets Executive
• Jones Day Adds Ex-FDIC, Treasury Leaders To Financial Team
• Soccer Portfolio CEO Claims Fraud Over Failed SPAC Merger
• Linqto Hits Ch. 11 Amid SEC Probe, Compliance Concerns
• Credit Suisse Can't Ditch Bondholder's UBS Merger Suit
• Citron Founder Seeks Dismissal Of 'Absurd' DOJ Fraud Case
• 11th Circ. Backs UBS' $6.5M Arbitration Win
• Crypto Group, Treasury Drop 11th Circ. Tornado Cash Case
• Strategy Eyes $4.2B Offering To Bolster Bitcoin-Buying Spree
• SEC Reopens Discussion On Small Biz 'Finder' Exemption
• 3rd-Party Audit Tactics To Improve Export Control Compliance
• PE Dealmakers Best-Suited To Cut Through M&A Challenges
• Canadian Tungsten Producer Plans $86 Million US IPO
• Asset Manager's Suit Against Lowenstein Sandler Tossed
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• 2 SPACs Seek To Raise $210M Combined Amid Rebound
• SEC Signals Openness To Novel Crypto ETPs
• CEO Seeks Exit From Crypto Investors' Fraud Suit
• Circuit-By-Circuit Recap: Justices Send Message To Outliers
• How Trump's Trade Policies Are Shaping Foreign Investment
• The Moments That Shaped The Universal Injunction Case
• How Trump Admin Treasury Policies Are Reaching Banks
• My Opera And Baseball Careers Make Me A Better Lawyer
• A Look At DOJ's Dropped Case Against Early Crypto Operator
• Gold Reserve Unit To Bid $7.4B In Venezuelan Debt Case
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review
• Cooley Leads AI-Focused Chipmaker Ambiq's $75M IPO Filing
• Citgo, Castrol Field Billion-Dollar Bids, And More Deal Rumors
• Capital Markets Upturn Sets Stage For Second-Half Rebound
• Mid-Year M&A Deal Flow Suffers Amid Global Instability
• Feds Charge Four North Koreans With Crypto Theft Scheme
• EQV Ventures' Upsized IPO Tops 4 Listings Totaling $830M
• High Court Case Tops List of Securities Appeals To Watch
• SEC Staff Shares Disclosure Guidance For Crypto ETPs
• CoastalSouth Bank Raises $44M In Downsized IPO At Low End
• Justices Won't Hear Crypto Firms' Venue Statute Case
• Bermuda Firm Wants US Co. To Honor Arbitration Summons
• 8 Ways Lawyers Can Protect The Rule Of Law In Their Work
• Atkins Says SEC Is Taking A Fresh Look At SPAC Regulations
• SEC Says Ex-Calif. Atty, Execs Facilitated $112M Stock Fraud
• SpaceX Investor Wins $1 After Suing Over $50M Deal Scratch
• Assessing New Changes To Texas Officer Exculpation Law
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term
• Brainlab Delays Frankfurt IPO Amid Market Uncertainty
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• Crypto Developer Fights To Keep Money Transmitter Suit Alive
• Deutsche Faces Investor Bid To Renew UK Bond-Rigging Case
• Judge Advances Shaq And FTX Investors' $1.8M Deal
• Fenwick, Latham Lead Web-Design Giant Figma's IPO Filing
• Banking Veteran's Latest SPAC Leads 3 IPOs Raising $420M
• Banking Groups Call For Indexing Of Regulatory Thresholds
• Justices Face Busy Summer After Nixing Universal Injunctions
• Virtu, SEC Move To Settle Information Security Suit
• FTX Bahamas, Celsius Settle Clawback Claims
• Oppenheimer Drops Suit Over Ex-Adviser's Ponzi Scheme
• Axing Lit Funding Tax Bid Relieves Industry But Fears Remain
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Communicating With Clients
• NY AG Urges Lawmakers To Strengthen Stablecoin Legislation
• Proxy Firms Don't 'Solicit' Investor Votes, DC Circ. Rules
• Willkie Lands Former Orrick Energy Leader In Houston
• Linklaters Continues US Growth With NY Capital Markets Atty
• SIX Finalizes Aquis Deal, Boosts European Market Reach