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Asset Management - April, 2018

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• Appleby Snags Norton Rose Partner In Cayman Islands
• Real Estate Rumors: Natixis, IMC, Blackstone
• 'Testing The Waters' Expansion Could Make IPOs Easier
• Corporate Advisers Argue Retrial Barred By Double Jeopardy
• MF Global Ch. 11 Litigation Trust Seeks 3-Year Extension
• 'Idol' Lenders Say Apollo Mismanaged Co. For Own Benefit
• Lowe's Chose Bad Fund For 401(K), ERISA Suit Says
• NYC Jury Mulls Complex Medicare Insider Trading Case
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Barclays Dark Pool Cert Appeal
• The Fastest Federal Civil Court For A Decade
• $6.1B Fuji, Xerox Deal Temporarily Blocked By NY Judge
• SEC's Clayton Hasn't Shut Door On IPO Arbitration Pacts
• Peeps Maker Must Make Delinquent Contributions To Pension
• Pension Fund Says Bankrupt Grocer Should Be Arbitral Ally
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Gibson, Baker
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• REIT Looks To Chuck Investor Suit Over $1.4B Merger
• Wells Fargo, Other Lenders Want 8th Circ. To Nix Ponzi Suit
• $57M SunEdison Deal May Be In Trouble After Funds Opt Out
• First Farmers Prez Gets 10 Years Over $179M Scheme
• Ex-Trader's Acquittal Shines Spotlight On Evidence Of Intent
• Investor Wants To Trade Claims While On Creditor Committee
• Colony NorthStar Hid $375M Write-Down, Investor Says
• AARP, AGs Fight Invalidation Of Fiduciary Rule At 5th Circ.
• Woodbridge Creditor Seeks Block On Shapiro Play For $133K
• Disbarred Mass. Atty Gets Nearly 5 Years For Investor Scams
• Wall Street Groups Urge Reforms To Reverse IPO Decline
• Puerto Rican Unions Sue To Void Restructuring Proceedings
• AXA Unveils Plans To Raise $3.5B In Largest IPO In Years
• Ex-American Airlines Workers Seek Class Cert. In ERISA Suit
• SEC May Expand 'Testing The Waters' Benefits To All Issuers
• Slater & Gordon UK, With New Owners, Brings In Biz Leaders
• Wachtell Guides QCP's $2B Welltower, ProMedica Deals
• Israeli Gov't Contractor Agrees To $3M Deal In Securities Suit
• Cozen O'Connor Snags 14-Atty Drinker Biddle Litigation Team
• Courts Must Soon Tackle Critical Questions About ICOs
• Duke Univ. Class Seeks Jury Trial In ERISA Plan Suit
• Northwestern U Employees Can't Get Jury Trial In ERISA Row
• AXA Seeks 2nd Circ. Rehearing In Annuities Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Chicago Tower, PGGM, Florida Bank
• Capitala Raises $1B In New Permanent Capital Vehicle
• Calibrating Structural And Decisional Independence For ALJs
• Wilmington Trust Loan Cover-Up Case Goes To Del. Jury
• GreenOak Raises $1.1B For Europe Property Purchases
• Paul Hastings Guides Sino-Ocean In $95M Chicago Hotel Buy
• Ex-UBS Trader Acquitted Of Spoofing Scheme
• Case Against Ex-UBS Trader In Spoofing Trial Heads To Jury
• FCA Investigator Disputes Boss' Statements In Libor Case
• 'Doubt' Fatal To Wilmington Trust Exec Case, Defense Says
• 3 Firms To Pay $800K More Amid Billable Hour Probe
• Puerto Rico Judge Must Rethink Sharing Of Fiscal Plan Docs
• UPenn Pensioners Fight Inclusion Of Outside Groups' Briefs
• CMS Wasn't 'Swiss Cheese,' Insider Trading Jury Told
• SEC Takes Closer Look At 5 NYSE Proposed Bitcoin ETFs
• Valeant Can Add NY Investor Fraud Suit To 27 Others In NJ
• Ex-Bank CEO Sues Money Manager Over Alleged $100M Fraud
• Singapore REIT Grows Logistics Biz With $72.4M Facility Buy
• Crypto Set To Drive Demand For Traditional Services: Part 2
• 9th Circ. Affirms Wedbush Sanctions For Reporting Violations
• Wilmington Trust Fraud Trial Not Complex, DOJ Tells Jury
• Longford Capital Adds Former Jenner & Block Atty To Team
• Emory Fights Class Cert. Bid In Retirement Plan Suit
• Zohar Reaches Deal To End Dismissal, Stay Fights In Ch. 11
• Nasdaq Seeks Rule Change To Stimulate Small-Cap Trading
• High Court Split On Accountability Issue In Lucia Arguments
• High Court Won't Review Sentinel's Clawback Attempt
• Del. Justices Affirm 57% Discount To Clearwire Appraisal
• 2nd Circ. Upholds DLA Piper Win In Malpractice Suit
• Docufilm Maker Denied Access To Theranos Depo Videos
• Have Your Cake, Eat It Too: Stocks Taxed As Assets In M&As
• Crypto Set To Drive Demand For Traditional Services: Part 1
• Undoing CFPB Guidance May Yield Unintended Effects
• Orphaned By Feds, SEC Judges Find Ally In O'Melveny Advocate
• If Lucia Wins On SEC Judges, What Comes Next?
• Windups, Jury Charge Loom In Wilmington Trust Trial
• Disney Workers Urge 9th Circ. To Revive Valeant ERISA Suit
• 2nd Circ. Affirms SEC's $26M Win Over Ponzi Schemer
• Puerto Rico Sales Tax Bond Fight Sparks Muni Market Anxiety
• Real Estate Rumors: Brookfield, Acadia Realty Trust, Edens
• Investor Wants CenturyLink To Face 401(k) Benefits Suit
• Taxation With Representation: Freshfields, Thompson, Davis
• Investor Suit Over GFI Merger Gets Judge's Heave-Ho
• 3rd Circ. Revives Suit Over $2.5M Bond Investment
• Possible Trouble On Horizon For ALJs In High Court Case
• Litigation Funding Isn't Just For The Little Guy Anymore
• Investing In US Real Estate On A (Possibly) Tax-Free Basis
• Rule 23 Changes: Avoid Delays In Class Settlement Approval
• Latham Eyes Real Estate Expansion With New Group Co-Chair
• Puerto Rico Fed Board Approves Pension-Cutting Fiscal Plan
• Lehman Judge Fumes At RMBS Trusts' Distribution Moves
• MoMA Trustee Says Koons, Gagosian Delayed Art Deliveries
• Burning Questions Arise About SEC's Best Interest Standard
• 3 IPOs Tap Markets For $841M With Mixed Results
• Wells Fargo Asks 8th Circ. To Salvage Foreign Tax Credits
• Uber Investors Face Uphill Battle In 'Gloppy' Fraud Suit
• BlackRock, Royal Park Can't Toll RMBS Suits Against HSBC
• High Court's Whistleblower Ruling Kills Ex-UBS Exec's Claim
• NJ Hedge Fund Owner Can't Escape Convictions In $4M Fraud
• Mass. Official Says SEC Proposals Shortchange Investors
• Feds Want Graft Retrial Jury To Hear Of Platinum's Downfall
• CMT Divests Singapore Mall To Joint Venture For $189M
• Tax Reform Creates New Opportunities For REITs
• Most Confidential Info Can't Be Retained In Hilton ERISA Row
• Real Estate Rumors: Henley, Tommy Bahama, Atlas Capital
• How Companies Can Foster Internal Whistleblowing
• Mediation Progress Pushes Zohar Dismissal Trial One Week
• SEC Unveils Plans For 'Best Interest' Standard For Brokers
• Investment Fund Looks To Get $27M Golf Club Co. Award OK'd
• IPOs Reach Market More Quickly As SEC Comments Dwindle
• Jurisdiction Gives NY Judge Pause In Trust Atty Fee Suit
• Norton Rose Accused Of Client Betrayal In Energy Deal Talks
• Frustration Roils Hearing On Multiemployer Plans' Fate
• No Quick End To Relativity Co-Founder Fraud Claims: Judge
• UK's Tritax Big Box REIT Eyes £156M Share Sale
• Del. Justices Asked To Nix 57% Clearwire Appraisal Plunge
• EY Downplayed Sex Assault And Harassment, Partner Alleges
• Best Practices For Building A Better Meeting
• Real Estate Rumors: Tishman, Venture X, Acore
• SEC Commish Warns Of Overreliance On New Market Rules
• Starwood Closes $7.6B Real Estate Fund, Its Largest Ever
• 2nd Circ. Cool On Saving Funds' Suit Against DLA Piper
• Investment Funds Hit Ocwen With Stock-Drop Suit
• Defense Wraps Wilmington Trust Exec Fraud Case In A Day
• Gannett Looks To Spike ERISA Suit Over 401(k)'s Tegna Stock
• Real Estate Rumors: CW Realty, KSL Capital, Zom Living
• Icahn, Deason Seek Xerox Board Shakeup Over $6B Fuji Deal
• Wells Fargo Fights Inside Trading Row Over Account Scandal
• 5 Ways Law Firms Are Becoming More Like Hotels
• Ill. Adviser Gets 12.5 Years For $5M Investment Scheme
• Platinum Partners Fraud Case To Be Split Into 2 Trials
• Goldman Investors Seek Cert. Again After 2nd Circ. Reversal
• Great Rock Capital Receives $200M Equity Commitment
• Tippee Wants Separate Trial In $5M Insider Trading Case
• A Setback For FCPA-Based Securities Class Actions
• Why BigLaw's Partnerships Are Shrinking
• Dropping Ranks: Andrews Kurth's Pre-Merger Dip
• Dropping Ranks: Lathrop's Rough Patch
• Dropping Ranks: Stroock's 'Shrink To Grow' Strategy
• Some Tips And Tricks For Building Financial Fraud Cases
• Ex-UBS Trader's Alleged Spoofing Was Fraud, Jury Hears
• Citing Duke Case, Emory Workers Want Class Cert.
• SEC Wants ALJ Case Sent Back, Seeks Removal Power
• Wilmington Trust Execs Say Crime Unproven, Seek Case Toss
• 6 Questions As SEC Eyes New Standards For Broker Conduct
• Land Sale Subject To Stay, Stillwater Tells 2nd Circ.
• NYU, Employees Square Off In $358M Retirement Plan Trial
• Confidentially Marketed Public Offerings Carve Bigger Niche
• DOJ Wants More Info On $4.9B WestRock-KapStone Deal
• Trump Taps WilmerHale Partner For CFTC Post
• NJ Man Must Pay $750K Over Woodbridge-Linked Securities
• Gorsuch's 1st Year Shows He Is A Conservative Activist
• Investment-Row Fee Spat Should Go To Tribunal, Bank Says
• 3 Firms Work On Pebblebrook's $4.3B Offer For LaSalle
• Icahn Unit Tropicana Inks $1.85B Sale For Casino Assets
• How 5 Firms Grew Without Merging
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• The Law360 400
• Megafirms Find New Heights In Grounded Market
• Ex-Katten Atty Pushes To Deep-Six Fraud Verdict
• SEC In-House Judges' Powers Unconstitutional, Justices Told
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Goldman Fights Investors' Cert. After 2nd Circ. Reversal
• Ex-Investment Adviser Gets Nearly 5 Yrs. For Stealing $3M
• Duke Univ. Class Certified As ERISA Plan Suits Advance
• Zohar Ch. 11 Dismissal Hearing Procedures Set By Court
• Real Estate Rumors: Edge, EY, Turnberry
• Funds Fight Bids To Toss $80B Valeant Price-Gouging Suit
• A Chat With Baker Botts CMO Gillian Ward
• Brit Extradited To NYC For Alleged $37M Bitcoin Scam
• Federated Investors To Pay £246M For 60% Stake In Hermes
• Manulife Pays $387M For Office Towers In DC, Atlanta
• Ed Groups Urge 3rd Circ. To Leave Penn ERISA Suit Dead
• Volcker Rule Changes Pass In House
• There Is Middle Ground For US Lawyers On AML Regimes
• The Right To Experts In PCAOB Hearings
• Workers Reach $10M Deal In ERISA Suit Over Pension Ripoff
• Va. Man Duped Investors Out Of $1.2M, CFTC Says
• SIBOR-Rigging Suit Axed At Hearing, But Plaintiffs Get Redo
• Ex-Alaska Telecom Boss Accused Of $250M Investment Fraud
• CFTC Says NY Co., Execs Committed Commodity Pool Fraud
• NY Traders Charged With $1.1M Forex Fraud Scheme
• Visium Took Medicare Tips With 'Grain Of Salt,' Jury Hears
• Home Depot Faces $140M Suit Over 401(k) Mismanagement
• Securities Settlements In 2018 Exceed Value For All Of 2017
• Adviser Who Ran $5M Fraud To Turn Over Assets, Profits
• Finance-Savvy Millennials Are Shifting Business Of Law
• 7th Circ. Backs Northern Trust's Pension Plan Change
• Real Estate Rumors: Apollo, Borsa, Zeller
• SEC Looks To Spur Trading Of Smaller Companies
• Government Rests Case In Wilmington Trust Loan Fraud Trial
• $6M Investment Fraud Trial Set To Begin After Health Delays
• SL Green Scores $700M From 3 NY Real Estate Sales
• 5 Tips For Plan Administrators Navigating A Chaotic Market
• Macquarie, KKR $100M Auction-Rigging Claims Advance
• Attorney-Client Privilege Is Alive And Well
• Dissolving Practice
• Bondholders Ratchet Up Puerto Rico Sales Tax Revenues Spat
• NY Judge Iffy On Credit Suisse's Bid To Kill $1B RMBS Suit
• Shkreli Must Repay Investor $388K Over Property Deal Woes
• KPMG Cites Wariness Over Wilmington Trust Internal Audits
• Franklin Templeton Must Face Expanded 401(k) Suit
• TD Ameritrade Sued Over Futures Contracts Liquidations
• 2nd Circ. Says AXA's Annuity Deception Didn't Trigger SLUSA
• Zohar Funds Manager Denied Docs From Other Court Cases
• DOJ Assists Ex-State Street Exec Chasing Foreign Evidence
• ERISA Stock-Drop Suits Take A Back Seat As Market Roars
• DOJ Seeks UK Banking Group Testimony In Libor-Rigging Suit
• Congress' Spoofing Law Not Vague, DOJ Tells High Court
• Dissolving Practice: How To Fix A Dysfunctional Law Firm
• Fried Frank, Sullivan Steer $1.8B Blackstone-Tishman Loan
• Ex-Commish Wants Records From Ice Cube's Hoops League
• BofI Seeks Dismissal, Sanctions For 'Copy-Cat' Investor Suit
• California Attorney Denied New Stock Fraud Trial
• Fired UBS 'Whistleblower' Says 2 Ex-Colleagues Defamed Him
• SEC Accuses Pair Of Raising $3.8M In Ponzi, Drilling Schemes
• Defense Pushes KPMG Auditor On Wilmington Trust Waivers
• Leucadia Sells Auto Group, Stake In National Beef For $1.3B
• Split Platinum Trials Back On The Table In $1B Fraud Case
• Medical Device Maker Partially Shakes Investor Fraud Suit
• Proskauer Nabs Ex-SEC Enforcer For Securities Team
• SandRidge Willing To Mull Icahn Nominees, Buyout Offer
• Legal & General Drops $258M On UK Industrial Property
• Dissolving Practice: Partner Agreement Clauses That Can Help
• Medicare Trial Witness Has Beef With Hedge Fund, Jury Told
• SEC Seeks Default Judgment Against No-Show Resort Co.
• 3 Investment Adviser Firms To Settle SEC Claims For $15M
• Uber, Fund Spar Over Docs In Illicit Biz Practices Suit
• Health Hires: Dentons, Greenberg Traurig, Morgan Lewis
• Dissolving Practice: The Unfinished Business Doctrine
• Taxation With Representation: Gibson, Fried Frank, Schulte
• 1 Law Firm Guided 2 Largest Q1 Hotel Deals
• Should We Trust The Fiduciary Rule Is Gone?
• SEC Launches Deliberations On New Plan For Bitcoin ETFs
• BlackRock, Others To Share Mutual Fund Metrics, NY AG Says
• More Claims Advance In RCS Creditor Trust's Schorsch Suit
• Blackstone Offers €1.9B For Spain Hotel REIT Hispania
• Genworth, Investors Reach Deal To End Suit Over $2.7B Sale
• Mining Investors Threaten Och-Ziff's $413M FCPA Deal
• Panama Sharing Foreign Account Tax Data With 28 Countries
• Longtime DOJ Prosecutor To Head SEC's Chicago Office
• Windstream, Investors Float $10.5M REIT Suit Settlement
• Real Estate Rumors: HCP, Puma, Related
• Woodbridge Creditor Seeks To Halt Ponzi Class Actions
• MGM REIT To Pay $1B For Hard Rock's Ohio Rocksino
• SEC Says $15B Disgorgement Suit Misinterprets Kokesh
• Stradley Ronon Adds 2 Ex-SEC Investment Management Attys
• MidCap Financial Gives Alt Lender $150M Credit Line
• How Florida Affirmed Fiduciaries' Lawyer-Client Privilege
• Antiquated FINRA Rules Stifle Small Co. Capital Formation
• Onus Is On Celebrity ICO Pitchmen For Greater Due Diligence
• Bogus Trades, Lies Drove $300M Stock Fraud, Jury Hears
• NY Fed's Next President Offers Continuity For Top Bank
• Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley Settle RMBS Suit
• Zohar Funds To Mediate Ch. 11 Issues Ahead Of Hearing
• Merrill Lynch Beats Securities Suit After Supreme Court Run
• Brookfield-Backed GrafTech Launches $850M IPO
• Steak 'N Shake Owner Fights Investor's Reorg Injunction Bid
• Broker, Radio Host Duped Elderly, Mass. Regulator Says
• New SEC Case Bucks The Valuation Trend
• Goldilocks And The 3 Stable Value Fund Lawsuits
• 'Acrimony' Warrants Ch. 11 Trustee For Zohar, UST Says
• SAC Capital, Founder Beat $8B Stock Scheme Suit In NJ
• Trust Attorneys' Fee Fight Decision Deferred To NY Court
• NY Fed Selects SF Fed President For Top Slot
• Justices Punt Tribune Co. Clawback Row After Merit Ruling
• 1st Circ. Affirms NH Court's Defamation Suit Dismissal
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Peter Wood, Wells Fargo
• Sidley Must Face Some Of Linkwell Investor's Merger Suit
• SEC Slams Ex-Apollo Exec's Bid To Toss False Billing Suit
• SunEdison Preferred Investors Want $57M Deal Clarified
• REIT Directors Duck Investor Suit Over $41M Loan Write-Down
• The Bipartisan Budget Act's Impact On Retirement Plans
• Wilmington Trust Wary Of Loan Rechecks, Ex-Manager Says
• Puerto Rico Gov. Rejects Oversight Board's New Budget Cuts
• Embraer Wins Dismissal In FCPA-Related Class Action Case
• Real Estate Rumors: Matt Lauer, Welltower, Ian Read
• Adviser Accused Of Conning Pro Athlete To Mediate With SEC
• Energy Cos. To Tell Pension Fund About Paris Accord Risks
• Singapore REIT Drops $103M On Germany Data Center
• Pension Fund Asset Managers Sue To Block Hostile Takeover
• Failed Developer Asks 1st Circ. To Undo Bankruptcy Judgment
• Broker Fails To Beat SEC Suit Over Sloppy Activity Reports
• No Secrets Means No Medicare Insider Trading, Jury Hears
• Yale Workers' Excessive Investment Fees Suit Gets Trimmed
• Stillwater Loses Appeal Over Transfer Claims For 11 Funds
• NextEra Scores $582.3M From Canadian Renewables Sale
• Is Excessive Fee Litigation Headed For Its Dudenhoeffer?
• BakerHostetler Shuts Down Hermitage's DQ Sanction Bid
• Muni Bond Verdict Can't Sway SEC's Suit, Ex-NY Official Says
• Biotech Startup Seres Beats Suit Over Stock Drop
• A Notable Footnote In High Court Merit Management Decision
• The SEC Cyber Unit's First 6 Months, And What's Ahead