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Capital Markets - September, 2025

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• Merrill Lynch Denied Bid To Block Rival Firm's Launch
• Morgan Stanley Gets Fed Capital Buffer Break After Review
• New Petition Asks SEC To Nix Quarterly Reporting Rule
• LGBCoin Founder Says NASCAR Backtrack Cost $76M
• Wu-Tang Trade Secret Ruling Hints At New Way To Protect Art
• US Oil Fund Beats Investor Suit Over COVID-Era Disclosures
• Credit Suisse Aided Looting Of Tech Exec's Stock, Suit Says
• Spirit Airlines Brass Face Investor Suit Over Pre-Ch. 11 Claims
• Money Damages Off Table In American Airlines ESG Battle
• UBS Beats Investors' Swiss Franc Rate Rigging Suit For Good
• SEC Gives Stamp Of Approval To Texas Stock Exchange
• 2 Rulings Highlight IRS' Uncertain Civil Fraud Penalty Powers
• SEC Approves Cost Cuts For Consolidated Audit Trail
• Bain Capital-Backed SPAC Leads 3 Offerings Totaling $670M
• Pharma Co. Asks Judge To Toss 'Vague' Investor Class Action
• Proskauer Adds Ex-Gibson Dunn Atty To Capital Markets Team
• Junior Attys Must Beware Of 5 Common Legal Brief Mistakes
• AI Chipmaker's Valuation Soars To $8.1B After Funding Round
• SEC, CFTC Eye Collaboration To Cut Redundant Rules, Cases
• Lithium Co. Beats Investor Suit Over Extraction Rate Claims
• Russian Businessman Fights Docs Order In Trump Media Suit
• CFTC Illegally Blocking Fantasy Site's Application, Court Told
• Crypto Promoter Fined For Skipping Deposition In Fraud Case
• Expect DOJ To Repeat 4 Themes From 2024's FCPA Trials
• PE-Backed Alliance Laundry Launches Plans For $700M IPO
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• NY's Top Financial Services Regulator Is Stepping Down
• 4 Firms Advise On Genmab's $8B Merus Acquisition Plan
• Duane Morris, DLA Piper Steer $1.2B Hadron SPAC Deal
• AstraZeneca Revamps NYSE Listing To Woo US Investors
• Trump Says Cook Can't Rely On 'Mantra' Of Fed Independence
• Atty Facing Crypto Fraud Charge Can't Block Evidence At Trial
• Zillow Loses 9th Circ. Bid To Undo Investor Class Cert.
• Wu-Tang Album May Be Trade Secret In Shkreli Suit, Judge Says
• SEC To Weigh Waivers Alongside Enforcement Settlements
• Swizz Beatz Can't Avoid $7.3M 1MDB Fraud Case
• SEC Eyes Tweaking RMBS Rules To Revive Dormant Market
• Illumina And Grail Nix Investor Suit Over Failed Deal, For Now
• Kalshi, Robinhood Fight Tribes' Bid To Block Sports Contracts
• Digital Asset Report Opens Doors For Banks, But Risks Linger
• Trump Media Seeks End To Merger Fee Fight After Arbitration
• Freshfields, Simpson Thacher Guide Oracle's $18B Bond Offer
• 'American Exceptionalism' SPAC Leads 2 IPOs Totaling $550M
• Operator Of NBA's Suns Says Doc Suit Is For Buyout Leverage
• Calif. Fights Biz Groups' Bid To Halt Climate Disclosure Rules
• 4th Circ. Says NC Man's Abuse Of Trust Justifies Sentence
• Taxation With Representation: De Brauw, Hengeler Mueller
• Power To The Paralegals: How And Why Training Must Evolve
• Fed's Cook Warns Justices Of Fed Independence 'Death Knell'
• Big Banks Beat Yearslong Libor-Rigging Claims In NY
• 'Blessings Thru Crypto' Couple Must Pay $6.8M In CFTC Case
• Judge Affirms Fla. Studio Didn't Register Movie Securities
• Atkins Hints At Flexible Reporting Deadlines For Public Cos.
• Imprisoned Pearl Token Founder Hit With Default In SEC Suit
• SEC's $1.2M Deal In EB-5 Fraud Case Gets Judge's OK
• Oracle, Meta Mull $20B AI Deal, As Tech Rumors Abound
• Accounting Firm Drops Case Over PCAOB's In-House Courts
• First Merchants, First Savings Merge In $241M All-Stock Deal
• Playing Softball Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• How Securities Test Nuances Affect State-Level Enforcement
• Akin Grows Capital Solutions Platform With DLA Piper Atty
• Trump SPAC Ex-CEO Wins $1.5M Legal Fee Advance In Del.
• Second 'Drugs Made In America' SPAC Raises $500M In IPO
• Freshfields, Fried Frank-Led Petershill To Exit London Listing
• Milbank Advises AI Biz Nscale On $1.1B Series B Funding
• AML Software Sues Athena Bitcoin Over Source Code Theft
• UnitedHealth Fights Investor Suit Over DOJ's Merger Probe
• Binance Founder Not Properly Served In Terror Case: Judge
• Equity Trader Gets 2 Months For Insider Trading
• FINRA To Nix Minimum Equity Requirement For Day Traders
• Judge Denies Tron Founder's Bid To Block Bloomberg Report
• Coinbase Wants Out Of Terraform Token Conversion Loss Suit
• Defunct Tech Co.'s CEO Bilked Investors Of $120M, Feds Say
• Comcast Loses Challenge To Labor Dept. ALJs' Authority
• Merrill Lynch Accuses Ex-Staff, Schwab, Investor Of IP Theft
• Rick Perry's Data Center REIT Launches Plans For $550M IPO
• SEC Taps Longtime FINRA Exec As Trading & Markets Deputy
• Loeb & Loeb, Kirkland Guide SPAC Lafayette's $250M IPO
• IPO Suit Reinforces Strict Section 11 Tracing Requirement
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Mastering Time Management
• PE-Focused Debt Finance Pro Boosts Cooley's Boston Office
• Experian Beats Credit Investigation Suit, For Now
• Banks Urge SEC To Hold Crypto Custody To Same Standards
• RadioShack Reboot Plan Morphed Into $112M Scam, SEC Says
• CFTC Seeks Feedback On The Use Of Crypto Collateral
• SEC Accuses Russian Man Of Hacking Pump & Dump Scheme
• Hedge Funds Call For CFTC To End Dual Registration
• Chair Of Puerto Rican Bank Pleads Guilty To $13.6M Fraud
• LPL Financial Nabs Ex-AUSA, Eversheds Investigations Head
• FTX Trust Seeks $1B From Crypto Miner Genesis Digital
• Climate Transition-Focused SPAC Plans For $150M IPO
• How Hyperlinks Are Changing E-Discovery Responsibilities
• Morningstar Nabs Market Data Provider CRSP In $375M Deal
• Ex-Joseph Gunnar Broker Cops To $1M Insider Trading Scheme
• Davis Polk, Goodwin Guide $675M Bitcoin Treasury Merger
• UK, US To Collaborate On Capital Markets, Crypto Policy
• Fifth Third Can Keep $30M In Escrow Fight, Judge Rules
• Toy Company Eyes UBS Records Amid FINRA Arbitration
• Atlas Holdings Buying Office Depot Owner In $1B Deal
• Crime-Fraud Exemption Applies To Eletson Docs, Judge Says
• Wachtell, Paul Weiss Advise On Pfizer's $7.3B Obesity Path
• Dentons Adds Capital Markets Pro From Morgan Stanley In NY
• PE-Backed Flood Insurance Provider Neptune Eyes $350M IPO
• 2 Firms Advise Compass' $1.6B Buy Of Broker Anywhere
• Goodwin, Latham Steer E-Commerce Co. Pattern's $300M IPO
• SEC Dem Fears 'High-Speed Collision' In Private Markets
• Treasury Launches Stablecoin Rule Push With Call For Input
• AmTrust Investors Seek Class Cert. After 2nd Circ. Revival
• Texas AG Appeals Ruling That Blocked ESG Proxy Law
• Dems Want Answers On Delayed FinCEN Adviser Rule
• FTX Trust Says Bankruptcy Laws Apply To Binance Founder
• Shareholders Urge Sanctions Over Telecom Tower Seizures
• SEC Fines Bloomberg Unit $5M Over False Market Data Claims
• Key Points From DOJ's New DeFi Enforcement Outline
• Off The Bench: Briefings On Trans Ban, New Kalshi Conflicts
• Ellenoff-Led SPAC Among 3 IPOs Seeking Total $450M
• SEC Wins 'Scalping' Trial Against Penny Stock Trader
• Atkins-Led SEC Continues Focus On Private Funds
• Ex-FBI Informant Gentile Owes SEC Over $15.5M, Judge Rules
• ​​​​​​​BofA Unit To Pay $5.6M To End DOJ Market Manipulation Case
• SEC Eases Path For Crypto ETPs With New Listing Rules
• Arbitration Clauses Won't Protect IPOs From Investor Suits
• Dems Demand DOJ Explain Binance Plea Deal Compliance
• Crypto Promoter Gets Prison For $14M Forcount Fraud
• SafeMoon Ch. 7 Trustee Pitches $12M Settlement
• Jury Mulls Claims Man Duped Penny Stock Traders On Twitter
• Firms Look To Drop Shareholder Client Sapien In Linqto Ch. 11
• Trading Adviser, Convicted Owner Hit With $2.8M CFTC Fine
• Sports Group Brera Raises $300M To Launch Solana Treasury
• Group Of US Investors To Buy TikTok, Plus More Rumors
• 9th Circ. Ruling Leaves SEC Gag Rule Open To Future Attacks
• Trump Asks High Court To Let Him Remove Fed's Cook
• Writing Musicals Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Bonds Valid Under Venezuelan Law, Judge Rules In $2B Case
• Trump Could Swing Fed With This 1 Weird Trick: Ex-Fed Gov.
• Crypto Exec Cops To $200M Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme
• Credit Investment Firm Sues UBS Over Naked Juice Loan Deal
• Crypto Exchange Bullish Gets BitLicense From NY Regulator
• VC-Backed Cybersecurity Biz Netskope Prices $908M IPO
• FINRA Fines Okla. Investment Firm For Mishandling Funds
• Chancery Mulls Limited Discovery In $8.7B Cerevel Sale Suit
• Noteholders Say $219M Mexico Claim Can Proceed
• Chancery Approves $30M Match.com Spinoff Suit Settlement
• 2nd Circ. Won't Block Eletson Doc Transfer In Shipping Row
• SEC Policy Shift Could Foreclose Some Investor Class Actions
• A Reminder Of The Limits Of The SEC's Crypto Thaw
• Nelson Mullins Hires Freddie Mac Alumnus For RE Practice
• Atty Gets $4.3M Judgment Against Crypto Investment Cos.
• WaterBridge Reaches $634M IPO Pricing, Guided By 2 Firms
• Genius Act Poses Strategic Hurdles For Community Banks
• Sky-High AI Valuations Are Reshaping Dealmaking Playbook
• NY Regulator Pushes Blockchain Analytics For Compliance
• Adapting To Private Practice: From Va. AUSA To Mid-Law
• Brexit Factors Blamed For UK's Sluggish IPO Flows
• Latham, Vinge Advise Verisure's €3.1B Stockholm Float
• Feds Seek 12 Years For Frank Founder; She Wants No Prison
• Texas AG Probes Glass Lewis, ISS On ESG Advice
• Coinbase Asks DOJ To Push For Preemption In Crypto Bills
• Goldman, Morgan Stanley Beat Archegos Suit At 2nd Circ.
• Wells Fargo Brass Reach Settlement In 'Sham' Hiring Suit
• Bitcoin Fog Operator Fights Conviction Over Venue, Evidence
• Latham, Cooley Lead Ticket Sales Giant StubHub's $800M IPO
• Biz Groups Ask 9th Circ. To Block Calif. Climate Rules
• Avalara Investors' Claims Pass Muster After 9th Circ. Revival
• Casino Giant Urges Fla. Court To Toss Bahamas Fraud Suit
• BlackRock Blames Coal Production Cuts On Falling Demand
• Twitter Stock Maven Tells Jury He Was 'Addicted' To Trading
• AI Startup Boost Run To Go Public Via $614M SPAC Merger
• SEC Blasts Thrivent's Attempt To 'Upend' FINRA Oversight
• Rebutting Price Impact In Securities Class Actions
• 7 Document Review Concepts New Attorneys Need To Know
• Rent The Runway Gets Investor Suit Trimmed On 2nd Look
• Ex-Voyager CEO To Pay $750K To Resolve CFTC Action
• Ex-Coinbase CLO, OCC Acting Chief Joins BitGo's Board
• Investor Says $16M Ouraring Fight Shouldn't Go To Finland
• Sports Betting Co. Accuses CFTC Of Blocking Its Registration
• Senate Confirms Top Trump Economist To Federal Reserve
• Trump Once More Floats The End Of The Quarterly Report
• Shoe Brand Vans' Turnaround Turmoil Sparks Investor Suit
• DC Circ. Says Fed's Cook Can Keep Job For Now
• SEC, Gemini Strike Deal Over Unregistered Crypto Trading
• Bank CEO's Wife Says She Never Joined $7M Fraud
• Energy Trader Tries To Sink CFTC Spoofing Case
• Sears Investors Ink $9M Deal In Fiduciary Breach Case
• Senate Bill Could Overhaul Digital Asset Market Structure
• ING Atty To Lead Cahill Gordon's New Derivatives Practice
• Congress Must Resolve PSLRA Issue For Section 11 Litigants
• Stablecoin Committee Promotes Uniformity But May Fall Short
• Penny Stock Twitter Promos Not 'Scalping,' Trader Tells Jury
• Cooley Welcomes New York SEC Enforcement Leader Home
• V&E, Sullivan & Cromwell Build $6B Energy Industry Merger
• 2 Firms Guide Ørsted's $9.4B Fundraising After US Setback
• Fed's Cook Defends Reinstatement As Trump Pushes For Stay
• 8th Circ. Pauses Challenges To Abandoned Climate Regs
• French Court Rejects Russian Businesswoman's $100M Claim
• UBS Can't Slip Blockchain Company's Spoofing Claims
• SEC Seeks $160K From Ex-NFL Player For Insider Trading
• Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 Beats Some Merger Disclosure Suit Claims
• Coinbase Suggests SEC Sanctions Over Lost Gensler Texts
• Mass. AG Says KalshiEX Running Betting Platform In Disguise
• SEC Employee Traded Prohibited Crypto Stock, IG Says
• Microsoft, OpenAI Ink Tentative Deal On Nonprofit Restructure
• 4 Companies Led By 5 Firms Ride IPO Wave, Raising $1.9B
• McGinn Smith Cos. To Pay $44M To End Obama-Era SEC Suit
• Digital Infrastructure SPAC Starts Trading After $200M IPO
• Broker Wants DC Circ. View Of FINRA Constitutionality Claim
• Agentic AI Puts A New Twist On Attorney Ethics Obligations
• Taxation With Representation: Felesky Flynn, Gibson, Kirkland
• Firm Says Lender In 'Falsified' Loan Suit Wasn't A Client
• Title Group Says FinCEN Erred In Rule On All-Cash Resi Deals
• Calif. Court Refuses To Block Climate Reporting Rules, Again
• Parsing Trump Admin's First 6 Months Of SEC Enforcement
• Trump's CFTC Nominee Publicly Feuds With Winklevoss Twins
• Trump Wants Fed Gov. Cook Out Before Next Rate Meeting
• Capital One Sues FDIC Over $149M SVB Bailout Charge
• Ex-Nikola CEO Seeks To Undo Investor Class In Fraud Case
• SEC Fights Musk's Bid To Send Twitter Case To Texas
• SEC Drops Suit Against Nikola Founder After Trump's Pardon
• CFTC Withdraws Biden-Era Voluntary Carbon Credit Guidance
• Weedmaps Shouldn't Get To Exit Fraud Suit, Investor Says
• DLA Piper Adds Leveraged Finance Partner In LA
• Texas Justices Wary Of Letting Developers Out Of $75M Bond
• AI, Tech and More Sectors Drive $4B-$7B Deal Rumors
• Capital One Unit Can't Nix OT Misclassification Case
• Cooley-Led LB Pharmaceuticals Raises Upsized $285M IPO
• Being A Professional Wrestler Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Media, Sports-Focused SPAC's $240M IPO Guided By 3 Firms
• BlackRock, Pictet Back Swiss Marketplace's $1.3B IPO
• Chinese Real Estate Co. Inks $5M Deal To End Investor Suit
• Latham-Led Stablecoin Firm Figure Prices Upsized $788M IPO
• SEC Says Adviser Startup Broke Investor Data Privacy Rule
• Coupang Escapes Securities Suit Over IPO Disclosures
• Ex-NYPD Officer Gets 3 Years For Forex Fraud Scheme
• Fla. Judge Chides Attys Over Discovery In High-Rise Ch. 11
• Airbnb Presses Bid To Toss Conservative Shareholders' Suit
• 3rd Circ. Questions NJ's Bid To Block Kalshi's Sports Bets
• FINRA Fines Jefferies $1M Over Inaccurate Reserve Math
• Trump To Take Fed Gov. Cook's Removal Case To DC Circ.
• Trump's Pick For Fed Board Seat Moves Ahead To Full Senate
• DOJ Must Hand Over Documents To Ex-JPMorgan Trader
• How FDIC Appeals Plan Squares With Fed, OCC Processes
• AI Infrastructure Startup Nebius Seeks $3B To Fuel Expansion
• SEC Rulemaking Radar: The Debut Of Atkins' 'New Day'
• SEC Taps Gibson Atty To Head Corporation Finance Division
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Adapting To The Age Of AI
• Molson Coors Kept Subpar Fund In $2B 401(k) Plan, Suit Says
• Ch. 11 Ruling Voiding $2M Litigation Funding Sends A Warning
• Kirkland Adds Fintech Regulatory Partner From McDermott
• Fed Reserve Gov. Cook Wins Removal Reprieve For Now
• Davis Polk Leads Klarna's Above-Range $1.4B IPO
• Ex-SEC Trading And Markets Special Counsel Joins Skadden
• McKinsey Expects $106T Global Infrastructure Spend By 2040
• SEC Sued To Lift Private Market Investment Cap
• CFTC Fines Colo. Trader Over Futures Market Spoofing Claim
• Coinbase Vendor Called 'Major' Cog In 'Insider Bribery' MDL
• Fund Managers, Firms Owe SEC $27.6M After Jury Trial Loss
• Why SEC, CFTC Crypto Rules 'Sprint' Could Be A Marathon
• What To Expect As Trump's 401(k) Order Materializes
• 4 Firms Build Horizon Quantum's $503M SPAC Merger
• Demystifying The Civil Procedure Rules Amendment Process
• Texas Data Center Campus Developer Files For IPO
• CoinShares, Infleqtion To Hit Public Markets Via SPAC Mergers
• Las Vegas Man Gets 7 Years For $1.4M Fraud Scheme
• Nasdaq Seeks SEC Nod To Trade Tokenized Securities
• Securities Class Actions Had A Late Summer Appellate Bloom
• Swedish Video Game Co. Beats Suit Over Compliance Issues
• 2 Firms Steer $540M IPO For Oilfield Water Infrastructure Co.
• Bank Group Urges Supervision Reform Amid Regulatory Shift
• A Foreign Currency Breach Won't Always Sink EB-5 Cases
• Penny Stock Trader Denies SEC Claims At Trial Despite Plea
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• 'Solicit' Ruling Offers Proxy Advisers Compliance Relief
• 4 Firms Build EchoStar's $17B Spectrum Sale To SpaceX
• Orrick To Open In Charlotte As Cadwalader Partners Join Firm
• SEC Lost Year's Worth Of Gary Gensler Texts, Watchdog Says
• Near Ch. 11 Litigation Trustee Sues MobileFuse In Del.
• SEC, CFTC Set Sights On Crypto In Regulatory Collab
• Fla. Judge Trims Trump Media SPAC Exec Hacking Suit
• Calif. Tribes Seek Ban On Kalshi's Alleged Sports Gambling
• Vein Tech Maker Wants Suit Over DOJ Kickback Probe Tossed
• SEC Launches Task Force To Fight Cross-Border Fraud
• Evaluating The SEC's Rising Whistleblower Denial Rate
• State Crypto Regs Diverge As Federal Framework Dawns
• Paris-Based SPAC Joins US Pipeline Targeting $100M Listing
• GigaCloud Investors Seek Final OK For $2.75M Deal In AI Suit
• IPO Market Gears Up For Late-Year Surge In New Listings
• Parenting Skills That Can Help Lawyers Thrive Professionally
• Hedge Fund Shareholders Push To Dismiss $300M Asset Suit
• Trump Says 'Century-Old' Precedent Backs Fed Gov.'s Firing
• Asset Manager Seeks OK Of $53M Mexican Bank Award
• Trader With Middle Name 'Danger' Owes $3.8M In SEC Claims
• SEC, CFPB Rulemaking Agendas Show Deregulatory Push
• Ropes & Gray Leads Carlyle Unit's $20B Secondary Raise
• 7th Circ. Doubts Investor's Priority To $2.5M In Fraud Funds
• Coinbase Fights Password Co.'s IP Claims Over Login Method
• Returning SPAC Teams Kick Off Fresh IPOs Totaling $400M
• Teaching Trial Advocacy Makes Us Better Lawyers
• MIT Bros.' Crypto Charges Provide Fraud Test Case For Gov't
• Gov't Backs Funds Against Activist Investor Before High Court
• Cube Highways Trust Mulls $600M IPO, Plus More Rumors
• Democrats Press Trump's Fed Pick On His Independence
• British SPAC Ends Talks To Buy Australian Mining Co.
• Feds, SEC Say ATM Investment Network Was $770M Ponzi
• Fintechs Urge Judge To Let CFPB Set Open Banking Deadline
• FINRA Targets Ex-Synapse Officers Over Supervisory Failures
• CFTC Member Expresses 'Discontent' As She Exits Agency
• Conn. Fund Manager Sentenced For $3.4M Fraud Scheme
• Silvergate's $37.5M Investor Settlement Gets Final OK
• Musk Atty Spiro's Latest Gig: Cleaning Fluid Co.'s Crypto Pivot
• Transit Tech Startup Via Ignites Plans For $450M IPO
• Archegos Witness Avoids Prison After 'Extensive' Cooperation
• Fed Gov. Cook Doubles Down On Removal TRO Bid
• Wall Street Banks Beat Revived Bond-Rigging Antitrust Claims
• Crypto Cos. Figure, Gemini Eye Over $800M Total IPO Hauls
• SEC, CFTC Say Firms Can List Certain Spot Crypto Products
• Financial Firm Can't Pierce Atty-Client Privilege, Judge Rules
• Ex-Crypto Platform Cred Execs Sentenced For $150M Scheme
• Del. Court Tosses Trump Media Suit, Avoids Immunity Fight
• Dow Faces Investor Suit Over Tariff-Related Disclosures
• 9th Circ. Finding That NFTs Are Goods Will Change TM Law
• Plains Takes Majority Stake In EPIC Crude In $1.57B Deal
• Adapting To Private Practice: From Texas AUSA To BigLaw
• Davis Polk-Led Klarna Seeks $1.3B In Revived IPO Plans