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Asset Management - July, 2018

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• Global Brokerage Shareholder Can't Use Ch. 11 To See Docs
• Ex-Apollo Partner Can't Sink SEC Client Billing Abuse Suit
• Former CEO Sues Heartland, Global In Del. For Legal Fees
• Puerto Rico Utility, Bondholders Reach Tentative Debt Deal
• Gannett Fights Employees' Cert. Bid In 401(k) Row
• Morocco Hotel Owner Says Investors Must Pay $60M Award
• Attys In $480M Wells Fargo Deal Seek Up To $96M In Fees
• Canadian Investment Cos. Launch $1B US Real Estate JV
• Fugitive Lawyer Faces Charges For $20M Fraud In Fla.
• 5 Firms Guide $6.8B Brookfield, Forest City Tie-Up
• SS&C Inks $1.4B All-Cash Deal For Investment Tech Co. Eze
• Accused EB-5 Scammers Slapped With $1.8M Default
• Osprey Shareholder Sues To Stop $400M Blackstone Deal
• Praised For Cooperation, Ex-State St. Manager Avoids Jail
• Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Seema Shah
• NY Tax Minutes: July
• OCC Will Accept Fintech Charter Applications
• Ex-Merrill Lynch Traders Say They're Not Guilty Of 'Spoofing'
• NYU Becomes Latest School To Beat ERISA Class Action
• LegalZoom Lands $500M In Deal Led By Cooley, Paul Hastings
• Chancery Adopts Deal Price In $6.5B Solera Appraisal Row
• Puerto Rico Board Constitutional Challenges Certified To AG
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Barclays Dark Pool Suit
• 3 Insurers Must Cover TIAA's Defense, Del. Justices Say
• Judge Urged To Keep Case Against Ex-Nomura Traders Alive
• Pump-And-Dump Scheme Participants Must Pay $9M
• Auburn Coach Blasts Feds' Theory In NCAA Bribery Scheme
• 3 Firms Steer Grit Real Estate Income's $132M Raise
• Granite REIT Selling 2 US Properties For $207M
• Rising Star: King & Spalding's James Stull
• EU Approves Total Produce's Dole Deal, Sans Salad Co.
• NJ's Budget Immediately Affects High Earners, Businesses
• Feds Give Up On Litvak, Drop Charge In Lieu Of 3rd Trial
• A Rare Statute-Of-Limitations Victory Against The SEC
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• NY Commercial Division Backs Technology-Assisted Review
• 401(k) Participants Need A New Class Rep, Colo. Judge Says
• Facebook Hit With Shareholder Bid For More Cambridge Docs
• Deutsche Wants Privilege Log Order Paused In RMBS Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• SEC Says Analyst Plied NY Pension Director For Business
• McCarter & English Adds Banking And Finance Atty In Philly
• JMP Group Scores $408M In Firm's Latest CLO
• Real Estate Rumors: PGGM, Avid Asset, National Debt Relief
• AbbVie Investors Sue Over 1-Day $100M Stock Drop
• Are California's Economic Sourcing Rules The Next Wayfair?
• The SEC's Evolving Asset Management Agenda
• SEC Again Says No To Winklevoss Twins' Bitcoin ETF
• Warren, Sanders Introduce Bill To Ax Puerto Rico Debts
• E-Commerce Co. Pinduoduo Leads 7 IPOs Totaling $2.7B
• Quinn Emanuel, Kessler Topaz Top List To Lead VIX MDL
• Shkreli Atty Deserves At Least 5 Years In Prison, Feds Say
• Unum Shareholders Sue Over Underestimated Losses
• Feds Notch 1st Plea Deal In Beaufort Fraud Investigation
• NY Court OKs Ex-Auburn Coach's Bid To Move To Georgia
• Invesco Says Plan Participant Got Facts Wrong In 401(k) Suit
• Skadden, Jones Day Guide UNFI's $2.9B Grocery Chain Deal
• The Future Of Authenticating Audio And Video Evidence
• Deutsche Traders Charged With Metals Market 'Spoofing'
• US Bank Settles With UBS For $850M In Put-Back Suit
• Market Volatility Pushes Surge Of First-Half Class Actions
• 9th Circ. Likely Won't Have Last Word On ERISA Arbitration
• Puerto Rico Gov't Battles Over Fed. Board Budgeting Powers
• Ex-Trader Settles SEC's $1.1M Insider Trading Suit
• Novo Nordisk Says Execs Didn't Hide Insulin Sales Woes
• Calif. Atty, Firm Accused Again Of EB-5 Scam In $2.3M Suit
• Gaw Capital Buys Half Of $146M Spanish Hotel Brand Hospes
• From Billable Hours To Bedtime Stories: Lawyering With Children
• 1st Circ. Denies Labaton Bid To DQ Judge In $75M Fee Fight
• SEC Wins $10M Judgment Over Cemetery Securities Scheme
• Philly Real Estate Lender To Pay $3.8M To End SEC Suit
• Deutsche Bank Faces Privilege Waiver Over Log In RMBS Suit
• Feds Say Evidence Easily Ties Ex-State Street Exec To Fraud
• SEC's $15B In Penalties Were Illegal, Skeptical Judge Hears
• DOL Says Constellis ESOP's $30M ERISA Win Was Correct
• Lehman, Credit Suisse Get OK To Settle $1.2B Claims Fight
• Real Estate Rumors: Acuris, Equity LifeStyle, Knotel
• Sidley Steers REIT's $169M NY Multifamily Property Loan
• Chau Says SEC Penalties Should Fall After Lucia Decision
• Celeb Chef's Group Wants Investor Suit In Bankruptcy Court
• SEC Pick Wants To Dispel Notion Wall Street Is Rigged
• How Mammoth Student Loans Are Dogging Today's Lawyers
• SocGen Wants Film Producer's Negligence Claims Nixed
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive $40M Wells Fargo Debt Sale Suit
• 9th Circ. Won't Let USC Kick ERISA Case To Arbitration
• Law360's Global 20 Doesn't Acknowledge Global Networks
• 3 Firms Guide $2.9B Synovus, Florida Community Bank Tie-Up
• Ex-Citigroup Worker Appeals 'Boys Club' Suit To 2nd Circ.
• Investment Firm Can't Resume Del. Hostile Takeover Suit
• Skyrocketing Team Values Attracting Sophisticated Investors
• Arcapita Creditors Seek $30M Clawbacks In Ch. 11 Pretrial Bid
• Zohar, Tilton Go Back To Mediation Over Del. Ch. 11 Cash
• SEC Fines Mizuho $1.25M Over Customer Info Disclosures
• Donville Kent Can't Dodge Mass. Investors' Fraud Suit
• Bitfunder Boss Admits To Lying About Theft Of 6K Bitcoins
• Brazilian Exec's Brother Slams $50K Fee Award In Fraud Suit
• Is The Grass Greener On The Solo Side?
• Investment Manager Wants Out Of SunTrust 401(k) Suit
• The Least-Stressed Attorneys In A Stressed-Out Profession
• Law360's Satisfaction Survey: By The Numbers
• State Street Snaps Up Software Co. For $2.6B In Cash
• 11 Firms To Steer IPOs Topping $3B In Busy Summer Stretch
• Gramercy Says Peru Won't Resolve Bond Row, Now At $1.8B
• Houthoff, Loyens & Loeff Guide €94M Dutch Property Deal
• 3 Plan Guilty Pleas In $5M BofA Insider Trading Case
• Deutsche Bank Units Will Pay $75M To Resolve SEC Claims
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Freshfields, Kirkland
• Suddenly, ALJs Become Political Appointees
• Cape Cod Financial Adviser Stole $3.3M From Clients: SEC
• Benefits Legislation Lawyers Should Keep An Eye On
• Real Estate Rumors: WeWork, Fla. Mall, United Refining
• MFS Must Face ERISA Suit Alleging Self-Serving Investments
• Cooley-Led Cannabis Co. Leads 5 IPOs Raising $446M
• Energy Cos. Seek To Enforce €128M Award Against Spain
• Medtronic Strikes $43M Deal To End Stock-Drop Suit
• Toys R Us Inks $180M Creditor Deal To Ease Wind-Down
• Woodbridge Noteholders' Elder Abuse Claim Could Top $2B
• Supermarket Income REIT Drops £52M On UK Store
• $16M Fee Bid In LendingClub Deal 'Unbelievable,' Judge Says
• King & Spalding Snags Skadden Atty For NY Corporate Group
• BakerHostetler Closing On $1B Fee Mark For Madoff Case
• House Passes 'Jobs Act 3.0' To Spur Capital Formation
• WP Carey Inks $178M Deal For 36-Property Portfolio
• Real Estate Rumors: Univ. Of Miami, Slate, Morgenstern
• Biz Groups Ask 10th Circ. To Keep 401(k) Row Dead
• 2 Ex-Merrill Lynch Traders Indicted On Spoofing Charges
• Merrill Lynch Escapes Suit Over Use Of Customer Cash
• SEC Accuses Investment Adviser, Firm Of Kickback Scheme
• Jury Convicts Accountant Of Aiding Biotech VC In $18M Fraud
• Dark Pools Must Disclose More Info Under New SEC Rules
• US Bank Can't Dodge Most Claims In Sham Tribal Bonds Suit
• A Chat With Gibson Dunn Diversity Chief Salim-Williams
• Latham, Hogan Lovells Steer $6.3B Phillips Edison REIT Deal
• What Kavanaugh's Writing Tells Us About His Personality
• Lorenzo V. SEC: Will High Court Further Curtail Rule 10b-5?
• BGC Financial Pays $1.25M To End SEC Record-Keeping Fight
• Tippee Cops To Trading On Ex-BofA Consultant's Insider Info
• 9th Circ. Revives Securities Suit Over Toshiba Accounting
• Ex-Katten Atty Says Prison Unnecessary For Shkreli Fraud
• Pa. Ex-Atty Asks 3rd Circ. To Reinstate Him As Trust Controller
• New York Ritz-Carlton Project Scores $315M In Financing
• Late Mistrial Bars Retrial, Former Corporate Advisers Argue
• Deals Rumor Mill: Abraaj, Dyal, Didi
• Envision Shareholder Moves To Block $9.9B Sale To KKR
• Asset Manager Bilked 'Hedge Fund' Fraud Victims, Feds Say
• Law Firm, Investors Ink $18.5M Deal Over Ponzi Scheme
• Goldman Investor Defends Compensation Suit Settlement
• 3 Pros, 3 Cons Of Litigation Finance
• Investors Get Cert. In Twitter Stock-Drop Suit
• Seabrook Bribe Case Pared, But Gov't Gets Win On Evidence
• 1st Circ. Gives Bankrupt Developer New Shot At Ch. 7 Suit
• REIT Coima Lands $82M In Financing For 2 Milan Properties
• Advertising, Pay-To-Play Lessons From New SEC Settlements
• 5th Circ. Upholds Sentence In Scheme To Swindle NBA Player
• Accountant Blames $18M Fraud On VC's Ego As Trial Wraps
• Pension Agency Eyes Changes To Reporting For Dead Plans
• Puerto Rico Pension Investors Can Sue US Gov't, Judge Rules
• Clifford Chance Steers Legal & General's $66M Property Buy
• Investors Knock Advisory Firm's Request To End Fee Suit
• Executive Order Boosts Fears Of Politically Influenced ALJs
• Investor Loses Bid To Block $981M Capital Co. Asset Sale Vote
• Gannett 401(k) Participants Seek Cert. In Benefits Suit
• Wealth Manager Leads 4 IPO Launches Surpassing $1.1B
• Modern Communication Brings E-Discovery Challenges
• Foreign Banks Want Out Of Canadian Rate-Rigging Suit
• Recent Trends In Structuring CRE-CLOs
• 15 Minutes With Blackstone Group's General Counsel
• Insulin Device Maker Settles Shareholder Derivative Suit
• Puerto Rico Fed. Oversight Board Picks Ruled Constitutional
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Proskauer, Simpson
• Mayer Brown Adds Ex-Jones Day Atty In Finance Expansion
• Atom REIT Picks Up 3 Hotels In Spain For €73.4M
• Mortgage Lender Settles Stock Inflation Row For $2.95M
• It's Not All About The Benjamins, Baby (Lawyer)
• Marketer Wants Out Of CFTC's $16M 'Binary Options' Suit
• Shearman Works On $203M Alexandria-Pfizer Sale-Leaseback
• Mintz Levin Nabs 2 Greenberg Traurig Financial Services Attys
• ERISA Counsel Go After $3.4M In $75M State St. Fee Row
• Claims Trading Lessons From Delaware Bankruptcy Court
• Judging A Book: Hood Reviews 'Lawyering From The Inside Out'
• SEC's Och-Ziff Bribery Suit Gets Axed As Untimely
• Ex-NY Pension Fund Official Gets Prison For Broker Bribes
• NJ Hedge Fund Owner Gets 6 Years For 'Brazen' $4M Fraud
• Twice-Charged Ex-Broker Gets Sentence He Bargained For
• Cash Advance Co. Dodges 401(k) Fiduciary Breach Claims
• Convertible Bonds Surge To Highest Clip Since 2008
• The Biggest Securities Decisions Of 2018: Midyear Report
• FATCA Complexity Leading To Lackluster Results
• Segal Roitman Can't Get Attys' Fees For Setting Precedent
• Yahoo Investors Can't Rouse Alibaba Stock Suit In 9th Circ.
• Adviser Accused In $102M Ponzi Case Can Use Some Funds
• Destination Ireland — Issues To Consider Before Relocating
• Real Estate Rumors: Tishman, Canyon, Crescent
• Challenging SEC Authority To Enforce The Bank Secrecy Act
• Labaton Asks 1st Circ. To Remove Judge In $75M Fee Fight
• Kavanaugh Splurged On Baseball Tix, Reports Say
• Brown U. Gets Employees' ERISA Suit Trimmed
• 4 Kavanaugh Arguments You Gotta Hear
• PREPA Chief Resigns Amid Restructuring, Privatization Push
• VIX MDL Lead Should Have Young, Diverse Attys, Judge Says
• Hibernia REIT Sells Dublin Building To Credit Suisse For $76M
• Kennedy's Legacy Remains Alive In Kavanaugh's Nomination
• Real Estate Rumors: Morgan Stanley, Ullico, ReBuild America
• BlackRock Snags $1.5B For Latest Energy, Power Fund
• Senate Panel Gearing Up For Kavanaugh Vetting Fight
• What Civil Rights Rulings Could Look Like Under Kavanaugh
• Deutsche Opts To Settle ERISA Suit Amid Looming Trial
• Investor, Ex-NFL Player Owe $8M In SEC's Ponzi Suit
• Colony Buys 1.1M-Square-Foot Industrial Portfolio
• EB-5 Investors Fight Fund Transfer To Risky NYC Project
• 3 Top E-Discovery Case Law Lessons Of 2018 (So Far)
• Former Deutsche Bank Exec Heads To White & Case
• Kirkland To Open New Dallas Office With 6 M&A Attorneys
• 'Not A Complicated Case': Kavanaugh's Straightforward Style
• Puerto Rico Fights Special Revenue Bond Insurer Appeal
• Ex-Deutsche Traders Get '11th Hour' OK For UK Testimony
• IHeartMedia Creditors Seek To Bring Claims Against Lenders
• Dems Need Unified Front To Combat Trump's High Court Pick
• 5 Tips For Kavanaugh As Confirmation Gets Underway
• Trump Issues Post-Lucia Order Nixing Exams For ALJs
• Feds Want Max Prison Time For Broker's Stock Schemes
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive AXA Investors' Action Over Fees
• Woodbridge Noteholders' Bid To Nix Plan Exclusivity Denied
• With Kavanaugh's Nomination, Chevron's Future Looking Grim
• Law Schools Must Take A Stand Against Mandatory Arbitration
• Kavanaugh Dissent Shows Skepticism For Deference To SEC
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Feds' Bid For Redo On Litvak Decision
• Kentucky Nonprofit Galas Just Got A Lot Less Profitable
• Swiss Target 2 Banks, 6 Individuals In 1MDB Fraud Case
• How Kavanaugh's Conservative Cred, DC Ties Won The Day
• Senate Battle Lines Drawn With Kavanaugh As Trump's Pick
• Puerto Rico Lawmakers Join Battle Over Fed Board Power
• 5 Kavanaugh Opinions You Need To Read Right Now
• Trump Picks Brett Kavanaugh For Supreme Court
• IHeartMedia Defends Bid To Retain 2 Ch. 11 Financial Advisers
• Emory U. Workers Push For Docs In Retirement Plan Suit
• Carolina Panthers Close $2.2B Sale To Hedge Fund Exec
• Saul Ewing Adds Two Real Estate Attys In Philly
• Contractor Cops To Overcharging Cushman & Wakefield $4M
• Pretium Snags $1B For Single-Family Rental Home Fund
• Investors Say Triangle Capital Dealing In 'Half-Truths'
• SEC Seeks Quick Wins In $5M 'Prime Bank' Case
• An Easier Path To Derivative Actions Against Virginia LLCs
• Ex-SocGen Exec Says Libor Charges Stem From Gender Bias
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Blockchain Atty Departs MoFo To Launch Crypto Boutique
• What You Need To Know For The Supreme Court Nomination
• Convicted State Street Exec Warned Against Tweeting Jurors
• Colgate Dodges Discovery Sanctions In Benefits Dispute
• Providence Financial To Pay SEC $49.5M To End Fraud Claims
• Texas Bank Countersues Consultants For $10.5M Stock Buy
• Myths And Facts About Using TAR Across Borders
• 3 Key Defense Arguments For Post-Lucia SEC Proceedings
• Ex-NFLer's Mismanaged Assets Claims Return To State Court
• Texas Radio Host Gets 12 Years For Investment Ponzi Scheme
• Franklin Templeton 401(k) Fight Won't Pause For 9th Circ.
• Regulators Want CCPs To Oversee Commodity Storage
• Point72 Wins Bid To Arbitrate Female Exec's Sexism Claims
• Global Brokerage Must Produce Docs, Shareholder Says
• Trimble Illegally Withholding $5.8M In Escrow, Suit Claims
• NY Atty Indicted For Pilfering $9M From Family Trusts
• Real Estate Rumors: RREEF, Dalton Properties, LinkedIn
• Puerto Rico Gov. Challenges Fed Board's Legal Authority
• Greenberg Traurig Snags Secor Counsel For NY Office
• Nomura Can't Duck $500M Bond Securing $806M RMBS Loss
• Grant Thornton Beats Funds' Malpractice Suit At 5th Circ.
• How To Minimize Withholding Tax On Sale Of LLC Interest
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2018
• How Smaller Firms Can Go Global Without Going Bankrupt
• Global Law Firms Bulk Up In Europe As Brexit Approaches
• Linkwell Ex-Execs Say Privilege With Sidley Austin Not Waived
• RBS Reaches $20M Settlement With Illinois Over RMBS Sales
• Debt Collector Loses Bid To Toss Suit Over Notices
• Feds Rework 'Misleading' Key Data For Insider-Trading Trial
• Deals Rumor Mill: CSC ServiceWorks, Tata, Sapura
• Feds Ask 2nd Circ. To Rethink Litvak Trial Error Ruling
• DC Circ. Denies Petrobras Immunity In EIG Funds Fight
• China Agritech's Positive Implications For Plaintiffs
• Hedge Fund Leader's SPAC Raises $130M IPO To Pursue Deal
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer
• Mass. Watchdog's Private-Placement Probe To Target 10 Firms
• Bulk Of Ex-Highland Capital Exec's Del. Suit Filed Too Late
• Victims Get Some Funds Back After Bridge-Loan Scam
• Commodity Pool Operator Charged With Fraud, Obstruction
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• High Court Nomination Watch: 7th Circ.'s Amy Coney Barrett
• Narrow Rulings Reveal Wide Gulfs Between Justices
• 4 High Court Lineups That Might Surprise You
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court Term
• Lehman Urges OK For $750M Credit Suisse Derivatives Deal
• Trump Plows Ahead With Supreme Court Selection Process
• HSBC Hit With $245M Suit In China Fishery Ch. 11 Case
• REIT Offers Up 3 Properties Valued At $99.8M To Form JV
• Begin Review Of 403(b) Plans Now: It's Later Than You Think
• Real Estate Rumors: Thor, Pompano Beach Agency, L&L
• Vanderbilt U. Blasts Workers' Cert. Bid In Benefits Suit
• Heads IRS Wins, Tails Taxpayers Lose In Section 965 Notice
• Sidley Austin Seeks Return Of Email In Linkwell Investor's Suit
• The Biggest M&A Moments Of 2018's First Half
• A Trump Supreme Court Nominee Can Be Defeated
• The Supreme Court Term By The Numbers
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• The Most Talkative Justices Of The Term