Asset Management Archive » December, 2017

Asset Management - December, 2017

192 articles

• Ex-Katten Attorney Convicted Of Aiding Shkreli Fraud
• Ex-Katten Atty's Trial Heads To Jury For The Holidays
• Self-Made IP No Longer Deemed Capital Asset In New Tax Law
• Trump Signs $1.5T Tax Cut Legislation
• 5 Most-Read Legal Industry Articles Of 2017
• Attys Say Fees Still Owed In $12B Student Loan Trust Fight
• Ex-Katten Atty Cites 'Walls' Of Doubt As Trial Nears End
• Longtime SEC Enforcer Will Join Private Practice
• Walter Investment's Automatic Stay Extended To Nondebtors
• SEC Calls For Receiver In Del. Ch. 11, Citing Ponzi Claim
• Spoliation Scrutiny: Disparate Standards For Distinct Mediums
• Simpson, Goodwin Steer $1.8B Blackstone-Cabot Deal
• Citing Ponzi Guilty Plea, SEC Strikes $363K Deal With Broker
• Hispania Paying UK Private Equity Firm $196M For 7 Hotels
• SEC Charges Calif. Businessman In $1.2B Ponzi Scheme
• Puerto Rico Pension Fund To Resume Bond Interest Payments
• CFTC Settles With Metals Co. Accused Of Hyping Shady Deals
• Greebel 'Greased Wheels' For Shkreli, Feds Say At Closing
• Morgan Stanley Sues Former Adviser For Taking Client Info
• Ex-LeClairRyan Atty Stays As Ch. 11 Trustee Despite Conflict
• Goldman Adds Ex-Sullivan & Cromwell Partner As Co-GC
• Cos. In $306M JV Enforcement Row Win Freezing Order
• Cobalt, Angolan Oil Co. Reach $500M Deal For Drilling Blocks
• Supermarket Income REIT Paying $67M For Scotland Tesco
• XL Group Narrows Claims In Trading Coverage Fight
• Tilton Asks To Send Del. Suit To NY, But Funds Seek Remand
• Wash. Investment Adviser Raided His 3 Funds, SEC Says
• SEC's F-Squared Trial Win Offers A Cautionary Tale
• House Sends $1.5T Tax Cut Bill To Trump's Desk
• Hearing The Need For More Women's Voices In The Courtroom
• GOP Tax Cut Bill Nears Finish Line After Senate Passage
• With Another Flap, Greebel Fraud Trial Heads To Closings
• Shareholders Say Buyer Controlled Deal In $2.8B Rouse Sale
• Charney May Owe Standard General $19.5M, Judge Says
• Adviser Accused Of Conning Pro Athlete Can't Slip SEC's Suit
• Probe Initiated After $6B Puerto Rico Gov't Stash Revealed
• Real Estate Rumors: Park Ave. Apartments, TA Realty, Duke
• Va. Pastor, Wife Convicted Of $2M Investment Scam
• NY SEC Boss Joins Finn Dixon, To Be Replaced By Ropes Atty
• GIC Paying $553M For Minority Stake In Tokyo Tower
• Russia Targeted In $500M Claim Over Siberian Coal Mine
• 2nd Circ. Revives 'Flash Boys'-Inspired Suits
• Trustee Ready To Distribute $584M To Madoff Customers
• Judge Pivot On Time Limits Hands Win To Accounting Firm
• SEC Nominees Push Forward After Senator Lifts Hold
• SunEdison Yieldco Settles Investor MDL For $57M
• Cominar REIT Selling 97 Properties For $886M
• The Landscape Of Financial Exploitation Rules: Part 2
• 40 Years Of FCPA
• How 2 Devices And 1 Domain Changed My Practice In 2017
• ERISA Litigation Trends In 2017
• Tilton Says Zohar Funds Tried To Preempt Her Claims
• Broker With Criminal Past Fights Detention On Ponzi Charges
• $75M Alliance HealthCare Merger Elicits Appraisal Suit
• Calif. Investment Adviser Gets 3½ Years For Bilking Clients
• Gunster, Stroock Steer $90M Fla. Apartment Complex Deal
• Funds' Swaps Suit Against Vereit, Schorsch Largely Survives
• A Chat With Orrick COO Laura Saklad
• Alternative Fees: My Experience At Bartlit Beck
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Cravath, Shearman
• Jurors Should Have An Active Role In Trials
• SEC's Reversal On ALJs Could Affect Its Forum Choices
• The Landscape Of Financial Exploitation Rules: Part 1
• DOL Fiduciary Rule — Still Very Much Alive
• Ex-Radnor CEO Wants 3rd Circ. To Rethink Skadden Win
• JPMorgan Dodges Suit Alleging Aid To $3.7B Ponzi Scheme
• Gov't Misconduct Claims Blocked From Ex-Katten Atty Trial
• State AGs Sue Over Corinthian Debt Relief Delays
• Ex-Houston Tech Co. CEO Charged With $30M Investor Fraud
• Cobalt Hits Ch. 11, Seeks To Stall Securities Litigation
• McGuireWoods Grows DC Office With Ex-FINRA Exec
• Ex-Deutsche Traders' Libor Trial Delayed By Taint Inquiry
• Singapore REIT Drops $178M On Property Stake
• Russia-Linked Cos. Accuse Feds, Dutch Of Undermining Deal
• 40 Years Of FCPA: An Update From The DOJ
• Why Information Governance Is More Important Than Ever
• BigLaw Is Behind The Automation Curve
• Judge Won't Take Tilton's Taxes Off Table In $45M Bank Fight
• SEC Filed $17M Stock Scheme Suit Too Late, NJ Judge Says
• Lucia Case Best Opportunity To Rule On ALJs, Attys Say
• Ex-Katten Atty Trial Halted Over 'Career-Ending' Claims
• Ex-Deutsche Bank Trader's Libor Case Tainted, Judge Told
• Chinese Investor Sues Over Alleged $50M EB-5 Visa Scam
• Singapore REIT, Trust Snag $727M In New Loans
• The Future Of Bitcoin Futures
• Real Estate Rumors: CubeSmart, Visual Arts School, US Bank
• 40 Years Of FCPA: Compliance, Past And Future
• SEC Knocks Trader's DQ Bid Over Alleged Privilege Breach
• JG Wentworth Files Ch. 11 Seeking $450M Debt-Equity Swap
• FXCM Owner Files Ch. 11 Prepack To Restructure Notes
• Judge Won't Help Out Convicted Analyst's Firm On Legal Fees
• Onetime Fund Manager Stole $10M From Investors, Feds Say
• Ardian Sells €1B Infrastructure Portfolio To APG, AXA
• Ex-E&Y Partner Urges DC Circ. To Toss 'Tainted' Penalties
• Unibail Pays $15.7B For Shopping Center Giant Westfield
• 40 Years Of FCPA: Cross-Border Efforts And Growing Risk
• International ICOs May Not Be Safe From The SEC
• Kramer Levin, Sidley Steer VICI Properties' $100M IPO Filing
• Judging A Book: Cooke Reviews 'Constance Baker Motley'
• Keeping Your Law Library Relevant In The Age Of Google
• 2017's Hottest Shareholder Activism Moments
• 6 Things You Need To Know About Millennial Jurors
• Why Investors Are Taking The Leap To 3rd-Party Funding
• What Your Colleagues Think Of Litigation Finance
• Has Litigation Finance Shed Its Stigma?
• Ex-Katten Atty's Expert Defends No-Work Consulting Deals
• SEC Chair Urges Main Street To Tread Cautiously With ICOs
• Bitcoin Futures Bring Digital Currencies To Wider Market
• SEC Sues Conn. Firm And CEO Over 'Mark-Ups,' Fees
• Ameriprise, 2 Others To Pay $10M In SEC F-Squared Sanctions
• Litvak's Appeal Argument Met With Skepticism In 2nd Circ.
• Puma Biotech Investor Class Certified In Stock Drop Case
• Elliott Calls Qualcomm's $37.7B NXP Bid 'Opportunistic'
• 40 Years Of FCPA: A View From The Monitorship Trenches
• Another Page In The Issuer-Bondholder Playbook
• Key Tax Considerations For High Net Worth Family Offices
• The Trump Administration's Move Against SEC Judges
• The Law Firms Of The 2017 MVPs
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 78 Firms
• Innoviva Investor Wins Board Seats In Chancery Proxy Suit
• Katten Atty Says He Never Saw Greebel Break The Law
• House OKs Bill Loosening Small Firm M&A Disclosure Rules
• Mass. Man Detained On Investment Fraud Charges
• US Says It Needn't Show Deutsche Traders Duped Libor Body
• Real Estate Rumors: LeBron James, Fla. Lots, Hubb NYC
• 40 Years Of FCPA: The Untold Story Of The Resource Guide
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bayer, Toshiba, Alexion Pharmaceuticals
• Feds, SEC Say Broker Raised $2M In 25-Year Ponzi Scheme
• Trump Tweet Raises Concern Over Regulators' Independence
• Following The IRS Guideline On Missing Plan Participants
• Fujitsu Agrees To $14M Deal Over Excessive Investment Fees
• Wall Street Giants Urge SEC To Take On Exchange Fees
• Ex-Katten Atty Was Corporate Ace At Firm, Jury Hears
• Real Estate Rumors: WeWork, Allegro, ShopOne
• US, Hedge Funds Spar Over Puerto Rico Oversight Law
• Trusts Assert Control In $22M CFPB Student Loan Suit
• 40 Years Of FCPA: A Journey From Conviction To Dismissal
• Investors Blast BNY Mellon Bid To Sever Claims In RMBS Suit
• Slater And Gordon Dodges Insolvency After Shareholder Vote
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rethink Men's Wearhouse Short-Swing Ruling
• SEC Wants Bankrupt Woodbridge Sanctioned Over Emails
• Ex-NFLer Gets 40 Years For Investment Fraud
• Prosecution In Greebel Case Rests After Hearing Last Witness
• SEC Fines Hedge Fund Chief, Hubby Over Alleged Tip Sharing
• SEC Judge Delays Shkreli Hearing In Light Of 'Lucia' Move
• Will The Supreme Court Review SEC's In-House Judges?
• Bankrupt Real Estate Firm Gets SEC Suit Halted
• SEC Says Excessive Trading By 2 NY Brokers Hurt Clients
• Tax Plans, Tariffs Cast Late Pall On Energy Finance In 2017
• Broker, SEC Settle Suit Over Unregistered PE Fund
• DeVry Ducks False Advertising Suit Over Job Placement Rates
• Atty Says SEC Probe Can't Link Him To $30M Ponzi Scheme
• ChinaCast Settles With Creditors, Ch. 11 Plan OK'd
• Melcor Developments Sells Portfolio To Its REIT For $63M
• Takeaways From The Capita Financial Managers Sanction
• UK Launches Brexit-Proof Asset Management Plan
• 40 Years Of FCPA: The Siemens Lesson — Tillerson Is Right
• Investors Say AmTrust's Reported Metrics Weren't Opinions
• SEC Atty Joins Perkins Coie In Calif. As Partner
• Overseas Tipster Nets $4.1M SEC Whistleblower Award
• Real Estate Rumors: SL Green, Randy Rissman, Florida Power
• SEC Approves NYSE Plan To Delay End-Of-Day Material News
• 40 Years Of FCPA: The Rise In International Enforcement
• BNY Mellon Says Royal Park's Proposed Class Still Lacking
• Summit REIT Unveils $92M Offering Meant To Fund Deals
• Navigating Whistleblower Protections Across The Atlantic
• Real Estate Rumors: Feil, Denihan Hospitality, Omnicom
• Level Global Exec Fights Insider-Trading Raid At 2nd Circ.
• SEC Adds Defendant To Hexing Adviser's $20M Ponzi Suit
• NYSE Seeks To Lower Required No. Of Investors For SPACs
• Court To Consider Expert In $6.5B Solera Appraisal Fight
• LPL Asks Calif. Judge To Nix Stock-Drop Suit For Good
• Walter Investment Gets OK To Tap $1.9B DIP Loan
• Judge Vetoes Virtus Mutual Fund Investors' 2nd Jab At Cert
• FBI Pressured Witness With Surprise Visit, Greebel Atty Says
• SEC Settles With Convicted 'Fund Manager,' Associate
• Hartford Sells Life Insurance Business For $2.05B
• Top 10 Whistleblowing And Retaliation Events Of 2017
• 40 Years Of FCPA: Highlights From The 1st Corporate Trial
• SEC Enforcement: Past, Present And Future
• Tax Bill's Swift Passage May Create Legal Quandaries
• Senate Passes $1.4 Trillion Tax Cut Legislation
• Citibank Reaches Deal To Exit Lehman's $1B Clawback Fight
• Walter Investment To Cut Debt By $800M With Ch. 11 Prepack
• Insurance Co. Sues To Not Cover Investment Co.'s SEC Probe
• Wells Fargo Fires Back At Fund Advisers In RMBS Suit
• Nutmeg Group Says SEC Disgorgement Demand Is A Penalty
• 40 Years Of FCPA: The Strange Case That Started It All
• EDMC Seeks End To Marblegate's New Suit Over $15M Debt
• HFF Advises $144.5M Sale Of Boston Apartment Complex
• Feds Want Shkreli To Forfeit $7.3M, Wu-Tang Clan Album
• The Derivative Risks Of Sexual Misconduct Allegations