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Asset Management - November, 2017

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• Justices May Hear Challenge To SEC Judges, But Not Go Far
• SEC Announces $16M In Whistleblower Awards, Wins Hit $1B
• SEC Ratifies ALJs To Conform With Appointments Clause
• Georgeson Agrees To Pay $4.5M To Resolve Bribe Charges
• Caesars Sells Harrah's Las Vegas To VICI REIT For $1.14B
• OECD Issues Specific Reporting Guidance For Multinationals
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Skadden Win In Radnor Ex-CEO's Suit
• Objectors Say $75M JPMorgan Deal Must At Least Double
• Ardian Aims To Pick Up French Plant-Based Chemical Co. DRT
• Real Estate Rumors: Square Mile, American Realty, Goldman
• 7 Best Practices For Wealth-Managing Fiduciaries
• The Billing Evolution: How Far Along Is Your Firm?
• 10 Tips For Effective Practice Before The 5th Circ.
• SEC Gives Up The Ghost On Lynn Tilton Enforcement Case
• SEC Tells High Court ALJs Are Officers, Not Employees
• 2nd Circ. Won't Undo Revival Of $64M RICO Suit
• Senator Quizzes SEC Nominees On Activism, Pay, Buybacks
• DLA Piper Urges 2nd Circ. To Affirm Malpractice Dismissal
• Winner Of 'Madoff' Defamation Case Fights For $38M
• Preparing Your Company Witnesses For The Gotcha Question
• SEC Defends Fraud Claims Against Ex-Nomura Trader​
• REIT New Residential Snags Mortgage Originator For $190M
• Judging A Book: Saris Reviews 'Locking Up Our Own'
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Centennial, Siren Studios
• When Activists Are At The Gate: Lessons From Chancery
• FCA Targets Asset Manager Quartet In 1st Competition Case
• Justices Push Back Against Wider Whistleblower Definition
• Justices Grapple With 'Gibberish' In State Securities Case
• SEC Chair Says He Is Bracing For MiFID II Impact
• Retirement Plans Seek Nod For $25M Merrill Overcharge Deal
• Del. Court Nixes Toss Of Suit Over Failed Oil Co. Venture
• Feds Point To Email Trove In Ex-Katten Atty Fraud Trial
• It's OK, Whistleblowers Will Always Have SOX
• Gaw Venture Pays $3B For Hong Kong Retail Portfolio
• SEC Seeks $10.3M From Defunct Utah Investment Co.
• How To Utilize Social Media In Proxy Contests
• Stikeman Elliott, Fogler Rubinoff Steer $156M Retail Deal
• Skadden Guides BlackRock Deal For $31B Citi Unit In Mexico
• DOL Officially Delays Obama-Era Fiduciary Rule
• Justices To Weigh Curbing State Securities Class Actions
• Shkreli Mentor And Investor Says He Lied To Feds
• SEC Looks To Keep $1.2M Athlete Investor Fraud Suit Alive
• Ropes & Gray Hires Investment Funds Counsel From Harvard
• Citigroup 401(k) Plan Participants Get Cert. In ERISA Suit
• UBS Whistleblower Claim Paused Ahead Of High Court Ruling
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Dismissal Of 'Top-Hat' Plan ERISA Suit
• Adviser Pleads Not Guilty To $5M Investment Fraud Scheme
• Whistleblower Case Could Widen Into A Chevron Challenge
• Deals Rumor Mill: Springer Nature, Ping An, Bezeq
• RI Union Officer Cops To Embezzling Over $250K In Funds
• Platinum Execs Charged In $1B Fraud Get 2018 Trial Date
• UK Real Estate Group Shelves IPO For Private Funding
• A Potential New Hurdle For Foreign Investments
• Whistleblower Protections Are At Risk At The High Court
• Financial Institutions Must Invest In FATCA Compliance
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Arent Fox Still Can't Get Access To Docs In Malpractice Suit
• Ropes & Gray Taps PE Leader As Chicago Office Head
• Shkreli Deal Legit, Investor Says Ex-Katten Atty Told Him
• SPACs Grabbing Bigger Share Of IPO Market
• CFTC Sees Steep Drop In Enforcement Actions In 2017
• Hunton Moves To Toss $34M Stanford Deal Objections
• Finance Group Slams Proposed $12B CFPB Student Loan Deal
• ChinaCast Reaches Deal To Advance Ch. 11 Plan Confirmation
• SEC Whistleblower Program Ain't Broke — So Don't 'Fix' It
• SEC Sues Long Island Town, Ex-Official For Securities Fraud
• Texas Man Gets 4 Years For $6.4M Diamond Fraud Scheme
• Ex-Galleon Trader Says He Didn't Report Shkreli To Feds
• Puerto Rico Board Says Bond Insurer Can't Fight Fiscal Plan
• DreamWorks HQ Trades Hands In $290M Deal
• 6D Global Settles Suit Over PE CEO's Stock Scheming
• Subpoenas 'Out The Door' In National Events Ponzi Probes
• AIG Unit Needn't Cover $17M Ponzi Loss, 5th Circ. Affirms
• 21st Century Fox Pens $90M Investor Deal Over Scandals
• Ex-Galleon Trader Details Shkreli Vendetta At Ex-Katten Atty Trial
• RMBS Trustees Open Court Fight For $11.4B Lehman Claim
• Ex-Fund Manager Must Pay SEC Disgorgement: Judge
• Tritax Big Box REIT Acquires 3 UK Properties For $116M
• Blank Check Co. Highland Acquisition Pulls $250M IPO
• SEC Judge Refuses To Bar Shkreli Without Tie To Adviser
• Don't Waste This Planning Cycle: Year-End Strategies
• 4th Circ. Bypasses Review Standards In Top-Hat Plan Suit
• 10 Years After Crisis, What We Still Need To Do
• 3 Banks Mount New Effort To Slip 15-Year-Old Enron Suit
• LaSalle Investment Management Closes $1B Real Estate Fund
• Yahoo Tells 9th Circ. SEC Order Blocks Derivative Suit
• CFTC Gets $4.5M Default Judgment In Investor Fraud Case
• Tax Bill's Ambiguity Increases Investors' Litigation Risk
• SEC Says F-Squared Founder Owes $13M
• Del. Court Nails Down $12B Student Loan Trust Control
• Trader Wants SEC Attys DQ'd Over Alleged Privilege Breach
• From Snaps To Tweets: The Craft Of Social Media Discovery
• Taxation With Representation: Andrews, Mayer, Jones, Delaby
• Big Banks Face Wider Treasury Auction-Fixing Suit
• Broker-Dealer Can't Shake Bulk Of 'Hamilton' Resale Suit
• DOL, First Bankers Strike $16M Deal Settling 3 ERISA Suits
• Shkreli Auditor Says Investor Settlements Seemed Legit
• ChinaCast Ch. 11 Confirmation Delayed Over Filing Issues
• PBGC Blasts Pilots' Fiduciary Breach Claims At DC Circ.
• $120M Barclays Deal Attys Reduce Fee Request By $8M
• UK Trust Spends £32M On New Maldron Hotel In Newcastle
• Prosecutors, SEC Say Investor Conned $1.4M From Retiree
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive RICO Claims Over Allied Bankruptcy
• Deals Rumor Mill: Qualcomm, Time, Barnes & Noble
• 1Sharpe Capital Collects $500M From Investors
• Mistrial For Labor Boss, Hedge Funder In Union Graft Case
• An Interview With Former DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson
• Hurdles To Consider When Securing A Personnel File
• SEC's Clayton Tightens Leash On Further Audit Trail Delays
• Chicago Adviser Bilked Clients, In-Laws Out Of $5M, DOJ Says
• Puerto Rico Creditors Denied Bid For Separate Debt Probe
• Barclays Beats Employee's Sex, Race Bias Suit
• Zohar Funds Lose Bid To Block Patriarch Co. Disbursement
• HSBC Notches Quick Wins On Ponzi Scheme Victims' Claims
• Ex-WL Ross Execs Want Answers On $48M Fund-Related Fees
• Bass Gets Fed. Circ. Win On Drug Patent From Sidelines
• SandRidge Energy Inks $746M Deal For Bonanza Creek
• Associate Settles For $2.7M In SEC Oil And Gas Fraud Suit
• Ex-Katten Atty Wanted Shkreli Loan Disclosed, Jury Hears
• Real Estate Rumors: Dwight Capital, Capital One, Levi's
• House Committee Presses Acosta On OT, Fiduciary Rules
• New Vote Tally Shows Nelson Peltz Landed P&G Board Seat
• REIT Investors Defend Suit Over Board Probe Of Loan Loss
• Allianz Buys Stake In $1.95B Manhattan Tower From SL Green
• Judging A Book: Gilstrap Reviews 'Alexander Hamilton'
• Lenders In $25B EFH Loan Row Dispute Priority At 3rd Circ.
• 'Rainbow' Charity Bilked Investors Out Of Millions, SEC Says
• Puerto Rico Gov. Touts Sovereignty In $95B Aid Request
• SEC Enforcement Activity Plunged With Dawn Of Trump Era
• Chilean Asks 2nd Circ. To Rethink Revival Of $64M RICO Suit
• Glenhill Capital Analyst Concedes Misstep In Del. Trial
• Feds Extend Immunity To Ex-Retrophin Exec Over Hacking Claim
• Real Estate Rumors: Trepp, Invesco, Magic Johnson
• Fidelity Whistleblower Loses Suit Years After High Court Win
• Fraud At KIT 'The Elephant In The Room,' Ex-CFO Tells Jury
• Jury In NYC Union Graft Trial Says It's Deadlocked
• Deals Rumor Mill: Glencore, KKR, Lufthansa
• The Case For Creating A Mediation Department At Your Firm
• Judge Reverses Confirmation Of €128M Award Against Spain
• Pennsylvania REIT Delays $527M IPO, Citing Market Concerns
• Investment Firm Says Records Sought By IRS Irrelevant
• REIT ShopOne Centers Scores New $325M Credit Facility
• $8.1B Deal Completes Marathon Petroleum MLP Drop-Downs
• Ex-Katten Atty Trial Rocked By Claims Of Witness' Cybercrime
• Puerto Rico Gov't Wins Autonomy Fight Over Electric Co.
• Swaps Overhaul Should Boost Market Vibrancy: CFTC Chair
• SEC Claims Philly Lender Raised $4.5M In Illegal Offering
• Fidelity Whistleblower Asks Jury For $4.9M For Retaliation
• Forex Trader To Pay $2.3M To Settle CFTC's Fraud Claims
• REIT Launches $34M 'Mini-IPO' To Acquire Resort
• 3 Firms Guide $1.2B Vodafone-Idea Sale To American Tower
• PE-Backed Danish Furniture Co. TCM Seeks Up To $115M IPO
• Weil-Guided Brookfield Offers $14.8B For Rest Of REIT
• Dodd-Frank And Deregulation: Some Lessons From History
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Baker Botts
• Being There: Defending Depositions
• Ex-SEC Chair Warns Of Adviser Exam Shortfall 'Disaster'
• Toshiba Investors Tell 9th Circ. Morrison Backs Fraud Suit
• Retrophin CEO Says He Was Suspicious Of Ex-Katten Atty
• Madoff Victims Get $773M In Largest Payout For DOJ Program
• Watchdog Sues DOJ For Russian Lawyer's Immigration Docs
• SEC Can't Score Default Win In $5M 'Prime Bank' Case
• Witness In Banker's Insider-Trading Trial Gets Probation
• Simpson Thacher Steers BlackRock's $600M Oil Pipeline Buy
• Merrill Lynch Wants $107M In Investor Suits In Court
• A Look At NYC Bar Association's Task Force On Puerto Rico
• 4th Circ. Affirms IT Co.'s Win Over Benefit Plan Change
• PRO REIT Paying $41M For Canadian Property Portfolio
• SunEdison Judge Says Creditor Seems Bitter Over Equity Deal
• The Legal Fallout For Harvey Weinstein's Hired Hands
• American Realty Ex-CFO Gets 18 Months For Securities Fraud
• Feds Fight Ex-Katten Atty's Effort To Savage Accountant
• NY Pension Fund Official Pleads Guilty To Bribery Scheme
• SEC Chair Wants Mom And Pop Investors To Have More Say
• Judge's Slap At JPMorgan Jury Doesn't Sit Well With Experts
• Russian Court Order Throws Wrench Into Ch. 15 Raiding Suit
• DOJ Criminal Unit's Acting Asst. AG Takes FinCEN Gig
• McDermott Nabs Fintech Trio, Including Blockchain Pro
• Jury Persuasion In An 'Alt-Fact' World
• Smart Cities Tech Biz Snags $150M From Investors
• The New Breed Of Regulated Funds
• Investment Fund Focuses On Real Estate In $200M Debut
• Investors Spar Over Damages In Valeant, Pershing Rows
• Defense In Union Bribe Case Says Payoff Was For Cooperator
• Investor Says No Sham Deal Talks With Ex-Shkreli Atty
• 'Hedge Fund' Founder Gets 2.5 Years For Fraud Conspiracy
• Puerto Rico Bondholders Fight For Separate Debt Probe
• Millennium Lab Trustee Seeks $35M Ch. 11 Bank Clawback
• Nossaman Adds Ex-K&L Gates Public Pension Partner
• Oklahoma Warns Of CFPB Overreach In Tribe Loan Suit
• Ackman's ADP Loss Puts Universal Proxies Back In Spotlight
• UK REIT Aviva Investors Eyes £200M IPO
• CFPB Names Donoghue New Enforcement Director
• NJOY Asset Buyers Must Turn Over Docs To Ch. 7 Trustee
• KBS REIT Lands Record $1B Financing Package
• Treasury Rules-Rewrite Chief Says Tweaks Are Coming
• Landmark Dishonesty Ruling Tips Scales Toward Prosecutors
• Judge Rips 'Prejudiced' Jury After Verdict Against JPMorgan
• Applying The Investors' Playbook To Legal Career Planning
• Ackman Loses Proxy Fight For 3 ADP Board Seats
• Justices To Hear From SG On Securities, Whistleblower Cases
• Shkreli Investors Recount Few Dealings With Ex-Katten Atty
• US Gov't To Defend Puerto Rico Restructuring Law In Court
• CFTC Dings Cargill $10M Over Swaps Reporting
• Russian Atty Who Met With Trump Jr. Denied Speedy Visa
• Ex-JPMorgan Banker Makes Case For Damages As Trial Wraps
• The Law Firms Spinning The White House Turnstile
• UK REIT Sells German Retail Portfolio For €205M
• Who's Repping Whom? Law360's Guide To The Mueller Probe
• What Trump's War On Regulations Means For Lawyers
• Has Trump Been Good For BigLaw?
• Banks Fight OTC Class Cert. In Libor-Rigging MDL
• UAE-Backed Oil Giant Launches $3B International Bond
• JPMorgan Inks $75M Settlement Over Fund Performance
• Fiduciary Rule Can't Block Thrivent Arbitrations, Judge Says
• Real Estate Rumors: NJ Casino Agency, Peterson, HCP
• NY Fed Chief Dudley Announces Plans To Step Down
• The Retirement Savings Tax Battle May Not Be Over
• How IT And Procurement Pros Can Inform Law Firm Budgeting
• FHLB Boston Rekindles $5.7B MBS Row Against Moody's
• KIT Trial Defense Says DOJ Official Helped Fraud Suspect
• Puerto Rico Gov't Fights Appointment Of Utility Manager
• Men's Wearhouse Short-Swing Suit Merits Redo, 2nd Circ. Told
• House Bills Could Make IPOs And Private Offerings Easier
• Northrop Grumman Pension Investors Get Cert. In ERISA Suit
• REIT Says Del. Suit Should Take Backseat To Texas Actions
• Momentive Creditors Ask For Rethink On Make-Whole Outlay
• Feds Seek To Deny Entry To Russian Atty Who Met Trump Jr.
• The Republican Tax Plan Is Out, But Can They Pass It?
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Davis, Kirkland
• What 2nd Circ. Did And Didn't Tell Us About RICO's Reach
• Getting Real About Artificial Intelligence At Law Firms
• Tax Cuts Expected To Be A Hard Sell For Republicans
• Witness Left Firm Of Ex-Katten Atty's Relative, Jury Hears
• Odebrecht Units Say No Harm Shown In Bond Fraud Motion
• Hercules Capital Inks $125M Deal For Venture Loan Portfolio
• Seyfarth Shaw Says RICO Suit Can't Prove Tax Shelter Plot
• Petrobras, Underwriters Take Class Cert. Row To High Court
• VC-Backed Email Tech Co. SendGrid Launches $112M IPO
• SEC Chicago Office Head Announces Departure
• SEC Sues 235 Cos. Allegedly Tied To Real Estate Co.
• Proportionality, Not Perfection, Is What Matters
• GOP Tax Bill Sets 20% Top Corporate Rate
• Investor Denies Contact With Ex-Katten Atty Before Deal
• Puerto Rico Blasts Request For Restructuring Litigation Stay
• Ex-Apache Corp. Engineer Settles SEC Claims For $436K
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Ex-Broker's Suit Against FINRA
• Prevezon, Feds To Square Off In Settlement Payment Dispute
• Hong Kong's CK Asset Selling Office Tower For $5.2B
• Investors Say Perrigo Overpromised To Dodge Mylan Takeover
• JPMorgan Client Says Atty Should Be Charged With Contempt
• Late NFL Player's Ex-Wife Can't Get Added Benefits
• Ex-Merrill Lynch Broker To Pay $5M For Overcharging Clients
• Feds Want Less Time For Key Witness In Insider Trading Case
• FXCM Could Have Warned Investors, Stock-Drop Suit Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, BofA, Triple Star Realty
• Texas-Based Crestline Collects $1.34B From Investors
• 2nd Circ. Significantly Weakens Cramdown Threat
• Senate Panel Unanimously Approves Trump SEC Noms
• Make Way For The 'Unicorns'