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Capital Markets - August, 2025

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• DC Judge Says Fed. Reserve Gov. Can't Get TRO Just Yet
• Federal Judge Blocks New Texas ESG Disclosure Law
• SEC Says Crypto Project Mango Can't 'Undo' $700K Settlement
• Dems Urge FHFA Director To Focus On Housing Costs
• SEC Enters New Enforcement Era With Unlikely Leader
• Split 9th Circ. Revives Suit Over $2.1B Robinhood IPO
• RICO, Fraud Claims Tossed In LA Real Estate Investment Suit
• Vanguard To Pay $19.5M Over Adviser Conflict Disclosures
• Banks Ignored Pig Butchering Scheme's Red Flags, Suit Says
• 3 Rulings Show Hurdles To Proving Market Manipulation Fraud
• Advice For 1st-Gen Lawyers Entering The Legal Profession
• SEC, Musk File Competing Bids To End Twitter Buy-Up Suit
• 4 Firms Advise As PepsiCo Adds $585M Celsius Stake
• Strathcona Upping MEG Stake, Against $5.7B Cenovus Deal
• Taxation With Representation: White & Case, Paul Weiss
• Connexa Sports, JuCoin Launch $500M Digital Asset Platform
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Hedge Fund Win In $87M Short-Swing Suit
• CFTC Clears Registration Path For Offshore Crypto Cos.
• Unicoin Says SEC's $100M Fraud Suit 'Twists' Its Disclosures
• Guardian Capital Goes Private In $1.67B Deal With Desjardins
• Justices Asked To Limit Private Investment Fund Suits
• Judge Rejects Reed Smith's Sanctions Bid In Doc Feud
• Truist, Ex-Execs Clash In Bids To End Poaching Dispute
• ATM Network Investment Was $700M Ponzi Scheme, Suit Says
• What FDIC's Asset Threshold Raise Would Mean For Banking
• 'Bitcoin Infrastructure' SPAC Files Plans To Raise $200M
• ByteDance Buyback To Bring $330B Value, And More Rumors
• Proskauer Adds Another Structured Credit Atty From Dechert
• Patterns And Trends In Publicly Filed Insider Trading Policies
• Coaching Cheerleading Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook Sues Trump To Block Firing
• Crypto Firm Can't Block Gov't Contract For Seized Assets
• $75K In Atty Fees Awarded After $1M Ask In Trump Media Case
• Crypto Orgs. Won't Back Bill Without Developer Protections
• Bitcoin Miner Says Energy Co. Owes $2.6M After Contract Exit
• Crypto Scammers' Travel Booker Cops To RICO Conspiracy
• Investors Accuse Suns Owner Of Undermining Minority Stakes
• Crypto SPACs Raise $500M Amid Renewed Industry Optimism
• Unpacking The BIS Guidance On Chinese AI Chip Use
• SEC Nets $46M Default Judgment In Crypto Fraud Case
• Ga. Law Firm's Fee Fight With Broker-Dealer Moved To Mich.
• How New Texas Law Targets ESG Proxy Advice
• Law School's Missed Lessons: How To Make A Deal
• Skadden, Sidley Advise On Sompo's $3.5B Aspen Acquisition
• Vesttoo Venture Capital Feud Goes To Arbitration In Israel
• Feds Appeal No-Jail Sentences In $577M Crypto Fraud Case
• Five Below Beats Some Investor Claims On Growth Potential
• Fed Pushes To Dismiss Trump Ally's Suit Over Meeting Access
• FINRA Fines US Bank Unit $500K Over Missed AML Reports
• Annual Report Shows CFIUS Extending Its Reach In 2024
• 5th Circ. Says Fed. Law Explicitly Bars Ex-CEO's NCUA Suit
• 11th Circ. Ruling Shows Federal Question Jurisdiction Limits
• From Clerkship To Law Firm: 5 Transition Tips For Associates
• CFTC's Last Dem Member Departing Agency
• Legal Funding Firm Cartiga To Go Public Via $540M SPAC Deal
• Fed's Lisa Cook Preps Lawsuit Over Trump Firing
• Trump Media, SPAC And Crypto.com Create $6.42B Crypto Biz
• Buchalter Adds Ex-Carlton Fields Attys To LA Office
• Ørsted Stands Firm On Plan To Raise $9.4B Despite US Order
• Battery Co. Must Face Suit Over Revoked $200M DOE Grant
• Medical Device Co. Eyes $400M Raise For Solana Treasury
• Trump Fires Fed's Lisa Cook Over Mortgage Fraud Allegation
• Texas Stock Exchange Wants In On Proxy Advisory Lawsuit
• 5th Circ. Nixes SEC's Biden-Era Short-Selling Rules
• Crypto Gaming Co. Says Musk's AI Startup Used Its Marks
• Associates Can Earn Credibility By Investing In Relationships
• Alleged Crypto Thieves Fight Use Of Google Search History
• 3 Firms Advise On Crescent's $3.1B Vital Energy Acquisition
• Traditional Venue Theories May Not Encompass Crypto Fraud
• 3 Firms Steer $18.4B Keurig Dr Pepper, JDE Peet's Coffee Deal
• Intel Says US Will Take 10% Stake In Business
• Kroll Catches Class Suit Over Crypto Bankruptcy Data Breach
• JPMorgan Agrees To Pay $330M To Resolve 1MDB Allegations
• Eletson Looks To Nix $102M Award Over Reed Smith 'Fiction'
• NYC Mall Lenders, Developer Ax Foreign Investor Suit
• CFTC Seeks Industry Input On White House Crypto Recs
• CFPB Inks Synapse Deal That Opens Door To Consumer Relief
• $16M Loan Docs Looked Legit To Pullman & Comley, Letter Says
• Under Trump, White Collar Crypto Defense Gets New Playbook
• Filing Clarifies FTC, DOJ's Passive Investment Stance
• Lessons From 7th Circ.'s Deleted Chat Sanctions Ruling
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Weil, Fried Frank
• PE Industry Primed To Capitalize On Trump 401(k) Order
• Food And Beverage-Focused SPAC Eyes $100M IPO
• Nikola SPAC, Related Settlements Reach $33.75M In Del.
• Tribe Sues Kalshi, Robinhood To Block 'Gaming Racket'
• BlockFi Judge Urged To OK $13M Deal As Objector Withdraws
• Fintech Co. Ryvyl's $1M Investor Settlement Gets Initial OK
• Snap Inc. Hit With Investor Suit Over Ad Platform Glitch
• Genius Act Sets Stablecoin Standards — Without Regulation E
• KKR Leads Bidding War For Nissan HQ, Plus More Rumors
• SEC Taps Military Judge To Head Enforcement Efforts
• OCC Ends Action Over Anchorage Digital's AML Program
• NY Tax Talk: ALJ Vacancy, Online Sales, Budget
• Cantor Equity Partners IV Begins Trading After $400M IPO
• Quilting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• GOP Sens. See Path To Crypto Market Structure Law This Year
• Masimo's 'Empty Voting' Suit Against Founder Gets Green Light
• Argent To Shell Out $4.5M To Exit Workers' ESOP Suit
• 7th Circ. Backs JPMorgan Traders' Fraud, Spoofing Convictions
• Talphera Beats Investors' Bid To Save Slogan Suit At 9th Circ.
• Ouraring Maker Looks To Nix $16M Stymied Stock Option Suit
• Investors Pan FirstEnergy's 'Unprecedented' Discovery Appeal
• Twitter Shareholders Say Musk Can't Hide Behind Attys
• Crypto Groups Resist Banks' Stablecoin 'Loophole' Claims
• How Tariffs Can Affect Event Studies In Securities Litigation
• Boeing Eyes Exit From Retooled 737 Max Securities Fraud Suit
• Authentic Brands, Guess Founders Take Biz Private For $1.4B
• Sotera Urges 6th Circ. To Toss Investors' Toxic Gas Suit
• SEC Probes GenAI Media Co. For Offering Fraud
• 9th Circ. Backs Approval Of LoanDepot Investor Settlement
• Wyoming Launches First State-Issued Stablecoin
• Detroit Fund Owner Gets 100 Months For $39M Investor Fraud
• CFTC Wins $228M Restitution Order Against Ponzi Schemer
• What To Expect From 401(k) Plan Alternative Assets Order
• Libra Promoters' Assets Unfrozen As Judge Vacates June TRO
• Fla. Judge Tosses Suit Against Deel Over Money Transfers
• How AI Is Easing Digital Asset Recovery In Fraud Cases
• What 2 Profs Noticed As Transactional Law Students Used AI
• Despite SEC Reset, Private Crypto Securities Cases Continue
• MoFo-Led Industrial REIT Receives $1B PE Takeover Offer
• Linqto Says Ch. 11 Plan Will Have In-Kind Customer Payment
• Black Hills, NorthWestern Merge In $15.4B All-Stock Deal
• State AGs Are Turning Up The Antitrust Heat On ESG Actions
• Battle Brews Over Fed's Plan For Big Bank Ratings Revamp
• SDNY Judges OK Trump's Selection Of Jay Clayton As US Atty
• Musk Seeks Early Win In Twitter Investor Fraud Case
• Crypto Game Co. Accuses Jump Trading Of Pump-And-Dump
• Deutsche Bank, NCUA Net Partial Wins In Crisis-Era RMBS Suit
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• GrafTech Investors' Plant Contamination Suit Gets Tossed
• Ex-Lovesac Execs Stuck With Bulk Of SEC Fraud Suit
• Crypto Custody Guidelines Buoy Both Banks And Funds
• Investors Can't Yet Tie Logan Paul To CryptoZoo Claims
• Navigating Executive Perk Enforcement Under Trump Admin
• Litigation Funder Burford Eyes Investments In US Law Firms
• Treasury Seeks Input On Tech To Combat Crypto Crimes
• 5 Firms Guide Soho House $2.7B Take-Private Deal With MCR
• BigLaw Settlements Should Not Spur Ethics Deregulation
• Weil Lands Kirkland Executive Compensation Pro In LA
• Argentina Can Stay YPF Stake Turnover, 2nd Circ. Says
• Feds Say $2.8M In Seized Crypto Linked To Ransomware Ploy
• Schwab Defends Antitrust Settlement From Iowa AG Objection
• Defense Attys Predict Rise In Shareholder Suits, Report Says
• Federal Reserve To End Crypto-Focused Supervisory Program
• Firm Avoids FINRA Fine For Cooperation In Mutual Fund Case
• Investors' Suit Claims Fla. Tower Developer Stole $3M
• Chancery Says Failed FTX Claim Buy Is Outside Its Jurisdiction
• What FinCEN's AML Rule Delay Means For Advisers
• Liquidity Rule Compliance Still Vital Even After SEC Dismissal
• DLA Piper Welcomes Longtime Goodwin Corporate Lawyer
• 5 Ways Lawyers Can Earn Back The Public's Trust
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Cooley, Sullivan
• Rising Star: Sullivan & Cromwell's R. Courtland Morrice
• Genesis Parent Says It Met $1.1B Duty, Seeks 'Overpayments'
• Zillow Brings Goldman Fight To Skeptical 9th Circ.
• Crypto Co. Slams Canadian Consultant's Unpaid Wages Claims
• Bob's Discount Furniture Could Go Public, And Other Rumors
• US Targets Russia-Linked Crypto Exchanges Over Illicit Flows
• Purported Cartier Family Scion Denies Laundering Charges
• A Look At Justices' Rare Decision Not To Limit Agency Powers
• Rising Star: Cahill Gordon's Javier Ortiz
• Aerospace Tech Biz Valued At $800M Following SPAC Merger
• DiDi Investors Get Partial Cert. In Ride-Hailing App IPO Suit
• Hiking Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Andreessen Horowitz Urges SEC To Craft DeFi Safe Harbor
• 9th Circ. Greenlights Expansive Use Of Discovery Statute
• 2 Estonians Get Time Served For $577M Crypto Ponzi Scheme
• White House Report Strikes An Optimistic Note On Crypto
• SPAC Behind EV Maker Nikola, Shareholders Strike Settlement
• KinderCare Faces Investor Suit Over Pre-IPO Abuse Claims
• Rising Star: Kirkland's Thomas Prommer
• Pa. Attorney Sues To Thaw $1.5M In Frozen Crypto Assets
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Negotiation Skills
• Andreessen Horowitz's Take On Delaware Is Misguided
• Crypto Casino CEO Charged With $4M Fraud Amid Plea Talks
• Crypto Co. Bullish Makes Public Debut After Upsized $1B IPO
• Bank Groups Call For Closing Stablecoin Law's 'Loopholes'
• Terraform Founder Cops To $40B Crypto Fraud Scheme
• Airbnb Wants Conservative Shareholder Proposal Suit Tossed
• 3rd Circ. Spurns Perrigo Investor's Bid To Avoid $97M Deal
• No New Foreign Bribery Trial For Ex-Connecticut Oil Trader
• DOL Yanks 2021 Guidance On Private Equity 401(k) Risks
• ESG-Focused Activism Persists Despite Proxy Curbs
• Rising Star: Dechert's Melissa Wollis
• Crypto-Focused SPAC Apex Treasury Unveils $250M IPO Plans
• Bar Exam Reform Must Expand Beyond A Single Updated Test
• Ex-Cognizant, Chevron Exec Joining Galaxy Digital As CLO
• Calif. Trader To Pay SEC $358K Over Spoofing Allegations
• 4 Takeaways From Trump's Order To Expand 401(k) Assets
• FINRA Fines Goldman Over IPO Conflicts Of Interest
• Financiers Want Soccer CEO's SPAC Fraud Suit In England
• Paxos Is Latest Crypto Firm To Seek OCC Bank Charter
• Judge To Order Bond, Sanctions In Crypto Miner's Ch. 11
• EY Says SPAC Investors' Fraud Suit Is 'Blame-Shifting'
• Proxy Proposals Shift Away From Politics Under Trump
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Rising Star: Latham's David Siegel
• A Simple Way Courts Can Help Attys Avoid AI Hallucinations
• Crypto Co. Kraken's Litigation Lead Departs After 6 Years
• SEC Should Restore Its 2020 Proxy Adviser Rule
• Terraform Founder Set To Plead Out Of $40B Fraud Case
• Photographer Says Media Co. Misued His Bitcoin Photo
• Goodwin, Kirkland Steer $2B MeridianLink Take-Private Deal
• Ørsted To Raise $9.4B After Delays To US Wind Farm Sale
• Ripple Exits SEC Case With An Injunction Still Over Its Head
• Tornado Cash Case Far From Over With Jury's Mixed Verdict
• BofA Must Face Trust Property Suit, Ga. Judge Says
• Trump Planning Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Stock Sale This Year
• What's At Stake In High Court Review Of Funds' Right To Sue
• GOP Sens. Call For Overhaul Of Bank Supervisory Warnings
• Allbirds Faces New Del. Derivative Suit In Chancery
• PE Firm Peppertree Gets $300M Award In Telecoms Fight OK'd
• The Road Ahead For Digital Assets Looks Promising
• How Securities Defendants Might Use New Wire Fraud Ruling
• Medical Tech Startup Heartflow's Upsized IPO Raises $317M
• New Jersey Litigation Highlights For The 1st Half Of 2025
• Latham Steers Silver Lake On $400M Data Center Project Fund
• Crypto Buyers Win Class Cert. Against Kardashian, Celebs
• Trump Taps Economic Adviser Miran For Fed Board Vacancy
• Novartis Faces $291M Trade Secrets Suit From Hedge Fund
• Binance Partner To Pay $48.5M For Compliance Failure Claims
• Crypto Biz Ripple Snags VC-Backed Rail In $200M Deal
• Trump Greenlights Private Equity, Crypto 401(k) Investing
• Ex-Data Co. Execs Charged With $25M 'Round Tripping' Scam
• Space Tech-Focused Firefly's Upsized $868M IPO Takes Off
• OpenAI Climbs To $300B Valuation, Plus More Rumors
• Haynes Boone Grows NY Office With Ex-Winston Strawn Atty
• M&A Ruling Reinforces High Bar For Aiding, Abetting Claims
• Creating Botanical Art Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Masimo Drops Founder Joe Kiani From 'Empty Voting' Suit
• Pomerantz Tapped To Lead MicroStrategy Securities Suit
• Indivior Beats Investor Suit Over Opioid Drug Sales Forecasts
• Crypto.com Seeks Win Over Nev. Regulators In Betting Brawl
• DOJ Wants Crypto Fraudsters To Get 10 Years For $577M Case
• 9th Circ. Backs SEC's No-Denials Settlements Rule
• Presidio Petroleum Inks $660M SPAC Merger Deal
• Tornado Founder Gets Partial Mistrial, Convicted On 1 Count
• Glencore Shelves US Listing Plans In Favor Of London
• Tornado Cash Jury Still Out, SEC Leader Backs Privacy Tech
• Voyager Digital's Former Bank Escapes Fraud Suit, For Now 
• Coinbase Users' Hidden Fees Suit Kicked To Arbitration
• SEC Deems 'Liquid Staking' Outside Its Crypto Purview
• SEC Fines Platform Founder $10M Over Crypto-Backed Scam
• Trump-Tied SPAC Exec Rips SEC Suit After Deal Talks Fizzle
• The Legal Education Status Quo Is No Longer Tenable
• Binance Founder Seeks Exit From FTX $1.76B Clawback Suit
• Lottery.com SPAC Exec Wants Info From California Fraud Case
• Housing Builder Boxabl Goes Public Via $3.5B SPAC Deal
• Vestis Shareholder Drops Suit Over Growth Plan Statements
• Trump's Sons Back 'New America' SPAC's $300M IPO Filing
• 4 Firms Build $558M Crypto Treasury With Telegram Token
• Kalshi Incurs 1st Loss In Quest To Avoid State Scrutiny
• Rocket Cos. Investor Drops Mich. Derivative Suit
• Chancery Spreading Workload, Automating Case Assignments
• Coinbase Moves To End Oregon's Post-SEC Enforcement Suit
• Hair Care Brand Olaplex Settles IPO Investors' Suit For $47.5M
• Crypto Exchange Bullish Launches Plans For $599M IPO
• Plaintiff Bar Urges FINRA To Reject Industry's Arbitration Recs
• 'Pig Butchering' Seizure Is A Milestone In Crypto Crime Fight
• Investors Say Novo Nordisk Misled Them Over Drug Demand
• McGuireWoods Adds Private Equity Pro From Paul Weiss
• Simpson Thacher-Led Carlyle Snags $9B For Real Estate Fund
• 2 Firms Guide Elme Communities' $1.6B Portfolio Sale
• Cold Storage Co. Duped Investors Before 2024 IPO, Suit Says
• Proskauer Welcomes Structured Credit Pro From Dechert
• The Pros, Cons Of A Single Commissioner Leading The CFTC
• Healthcare Investor Clinches $1.86B For 5th Credit Fund
• E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Relevance Redactions
• PE Investor Can't Move Suit to Del., NC Judge Says
• Kalshi Gets Ex-Lawmakers' Backing In 3rd Circ. Betting Row
• Investors Fight Sanctions Over Telecom Arbitration Dispute
• SEC To Explore Internal Use Of AI With New Task Force
• Texas Judge Says States Can Pursue BlackRock Coal Suit
• 2 SPAC Deals Will Take Uranium Miner, Italian E-Grocer Public
• Section 1983 Has Promise After End Of Nationwide Injunctions
• 'Reverse Acquihires' Multiply Inside Regulatory Gray Zone
• Rising Star: Cleary's Chrishan Raja
• Ex-Bank GC Must Pay $2.5M Fraud Restitution By Oct. 1
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Wachtell, Latham
• Why Bank Regulators' Proposed Leverage Tweak Matters