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Asset Management - November, 2018

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• Ex-DOJ Worker, Fugees Star Owe $73M For 1MDB Ties: US
• Ohio Jury Awards $19M To Shipwreck Gold Salvage Investors
• With Kavanaugh Recusal, Lorenzo Arguments Get Close Look
• Judge's Ties To Cravath Didn't Corrupt ERISA Row, NYU Says
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Toys R Us Asia JV Settlement Gets Bankruptcy Court Approval
• Astenbeck Capital Founder Wins $465K In Art Fraud Trial
• Real Estate Rumors: MASA Global, Ares, Phoenix Realty
• The Laterals Audit: Tax Attorney Moves In November
• 3 Firms Steer Altice's $2B Sale Of Fiber Connection Stake
• High Court Should Hold Securities Fraudsters Accountable
• Duke University Strikes Deal To End ERISA Class Action
• Taberna Bankruptcy Ruling Brings Relief For CDO Investors
• Fund Manager Tries To Duck Valeant Insider Trading Claims
• Attys In ISDAfix Antitrust Suit Get $126M Fees, $18M Costs
• Liquidity Co. Wants Suit Over Defamatory Statements Revived
• Voluntary Disclosures Get More Costly Under New IRS Rules
• SEC Says Mayweather, DJ Khaled Illegally Plugged ICOs
• ICO Mania Cools Amid Regulatory Crackdown, Crypto Plunge
• Vegas Man Convicted Of Fraud For $1.5B Ponzi Scheme
• Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Fee Examiner Seeks More Scrutiny
• Ex-Goldman Sachs Banker Plans Insider Trading Guilty Plea
• Winklevoss Ruling Highlights Subjective Aspects Of SEC Mission
• Platinum Union Graft Suit Wrongly Dismissed, 2nd Circ. Told
• PE Manager To Face Contempt Hearing In Hospital's Ch. 11
• Calif. Atty Faces Fresh Suit Over $50M Visa Fraud Scheme
• Jackson Walker Seeks End To Ex-NFLer's Wealth Mgmt Suit
• IRS Rules Threaten Broad Reach For Interest Deduction Cap
• $38M Win For 'Madoff' Defamation Isn't Covered, 9th Circ. Told
• 9th Circ. Revives Intel Retirement Fund Fight
• Indiana Hospital Workers Reach Deal In Pension Suit
• Morgan Lewis Nabs Ex-Credit Suisse Director For Tax Practice
• AbbVie Tries To Ax Investor Suit Over $100M Stock Drop
• Chevron 401(k) Participants Ask Full 9th Circ. To Look At Case
• Justices May Struggle To Agree On Rule 10b-5 Scope
• Davies Ward, Osler Hoskin Steer $150M Plusgrade Investment
• Investcorp Drops $311M On 6 Properties In Fla., Texas, Utah
• Arent Fox's Malpractice Defense Draws Judge's Ire
• SEC Hasn't Shown Crypto Tokens Are Securities, Judge Says
• JPMorgan Pushes Back On Depo Bid In Silver Trading Suit
• Tesla Tweet Suits Combined With Levi & Korsinsky At Helm
• 'Idol' Lenders Grilled Over Apollo Fraudulent Transfer Suit
• Morgan Stanley Adviser Who Stole From Clients Gets 5 Years
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bain, Goodnight Midstream, Meraas
• Ringleader In $18M Colo. Investment Scheme Gets 10 Years
• ABA Blasted For Support Of Bill On Debt Collection Attys
• Convicted MSD Capital Analyst Ordered To Pay SEC $3.2M
• Simpson Thacher Reps People's United On $327M Bank Buy
• Jurors Should Ask More Questions During Trials
• Monroe Capital Secures $1.33B For 3rd Private Credit Fund
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Stock Heir's $100M Lost Shares Row
• Denial Of $30M Attorneys' Fee Claim In Tribune Ch. 11 Tossed
• Cornell Says Columbia Case Doesn't OK Cert. In ERISA Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Signature Bank, Rockwood, WeWork
• Discovery Sanction 'Draconian,' Insurer Says In Contract Row
• GIC, Dexus Team Up On AU$2B Logistics-Focused REIT
• Calif. Ruling Dings Engagement Letter Arbitration Clauses
• Analyst Denies Knowing Of NY Pension Director Bribery Plot
• Third Point Lands 2 Campbell Board Seats In Settlement
• 10 Things We Wish We Were Told When Going In-House
• What To Know About DOL's Proposed Retirement Plan Rule
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 71 Firms
• 2 Platinum Execs Helping Feds After Plea, Filing Reveals
• Perrigo Wants To Nix Investor Suits Over Failed Mylan Buyout
• Investor Challenges National Events Deal With D&O Insurer
• Multiemployer Plan Rescue Plot 'Distributes Pain Equitably'
• Toys R Us Creditors Challenge Releases In Ch. 11 Plan
• Real Estate Rumors: JP Morgan, Ralph Lauren, Greenroad
• Abu Dhabi's IPIC Sues Goldman Sachs Over 1MDB Scandal
• Informant's Entry Spurs Atty To Ask Out Of KIT Fraud Case
• Judge Asks For JPMorgan Response In Silver Trading Suit
• The Virtual Law Team: Advantages For Litigants And Lawyers
• US Bank Wants Out Of Trust Insurer's Settlement Suit
• Willkie Farr Adds 'Madoff 5' Prosecutor From Boies Schiller
• The SEC's Latest Statement On Digital Assets
• Arent Fox Guides REIT RLJ Lodging's $85M Manhattan Loan
• Revised Puerto Rico Sales Tax Plan Cleared For Creditor Vote
• Convicted Ex-Vereit Exec Attacks Witness' Credibility
• Investment Adviser Gets Prison For Fraud, Sham Atty Letter
• KKR, Bain Set Up $20M Fund For Workers Toys R Us Let Go
• Pension Fund Slams Firm's Bid To Shed Valeant Fraud Suit
• NJ Atty Makes Coy Push For Lead In Danish Tax Fraud MDL
• 5 Business Takeaways From The Midterms
• Provant Creditors File Ch. 11 Clawback Over $2M Transfer
• Cboe Says It Shouldn't Be Liable For VIX Manipulation
• Investcorp Slams Hedge Fund's Bid To Keep $100M Suit Alive
• Ex-Atty Can't Avoid Prison Time For Bilking Foreign Nation
• Greenberg Traurig Can't Avoid Trial In Forgery Suit
• Kapp Morrison Guides $74M Sale Of Fla. Retail Center
• Norges Drops €416M On Paris Office Property
• A Series Of Avoidable Missteps In PLX Sale
• Waddell & Reed Financial Reaches $4.9M Deal In ERISA Row
• Shearman & Sterling Reps Boston Scientific In £3.3B BTG Buy
• Emerging Cybersecurity Threats In The Legal Industry
• Toys R Us Noteholders Reach Deal Over $900M Asia JV
• Whitewash Alleged In Fight Over Shares Of $905M Sale
• Spoofing Is Not Fraud, Ex-Merrill Lynch Traders Say
• 3 Firms Lead NextEra's $1B Underwater Utility Cable Buy
• SEC's Whistleblower Program Hits Its Stride In 2018
• Wells Fargo Says No Evidence Of CDO Fraud Before Crisis
• Deals Rumor Mill: Saudi Aramco, Careem Networks, Solus
• 2nd Circ. Says Law Supports SEC's $12M Penny Stock Win
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Habitat, TF Cornerstone
• Uber Ex-CEO Seeks To Dump Fraud, Illicit Biz Practices Suit
• Marketers Agree To Asset Freeze In CFTC Video Scam Suit
• The Legacy Of Madoff, A Decade Later
• AFT Files Adversary Case In Puerto Rico Bankruptcy
• Dem AG Gains May Spur State Financial Services Action
• Fintech Co. Misled IPO Investors, Stock-Drop Suit Says
• Madoff Trustee Asks 2nd Circ. To Back Foreign Clawback Bids
• UK's Approach To Regulating Crypto-Assets Looks 'Measured'
• Franklin Templeton Gets Quick Win On Fee Part Of ERISA Row
• Medtronic Unit Agrees To $54.5M Deal In Investor Fraud Suit
• Columbia U. Workers Regain Class Cert. In ERISA Row
• Accountant Denied Retrial Over $18M Biotech VC Fraud
• Real Estate Rumors: SJP, Baptist Hospital Of Miami, Beacon
• Rise Of The CMOs
• Singapore Hospitality Trust Breaks Into Italy With $46M Hotel
• BofA, Deutsche Bank Say Sibor-Rigging Suit Falls Short
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Robbery Smear Won't Help Class Rep Hopeful, Judge Says
• Perkins Coie Snags Digital Currency Partner From SEC
• Taxation With Representation: Jones Day, Simpson, Gibson
• Spoofing Charges Don't Readily Translate To Private Actions
• Prospects For Tax Policy In The 116th Congress
• Citibank, JPMorgan Chase Ink $21M SIBOR Rigging Suit Deal
• Fed Vice Chair Takes Heat Over Leveraged Lending
• US Chamber, ERISA Group Want PwC Retirees' Suit Axed
• PE Firm's Head Gets New Trial In $60M Tribal Bond Scam Case
• Conflicts Of Interest Don't Taint Advice, Proxy Firms Say
• Life Settlements Firms Open Del. Ch. 11 As Debt Limit Nears
• Dell Ups VMWare Stock Swap Offer Amid Pressure From Icahn
• Ex-Deutsche Bank Traders Say Spoofing Isn't Wire Fraud
• Unsecured Creditors Flag One Aviation's Ch. 11 Financing
• Funds Managing $4.83T In Assets Sign Gun Safety Principles
• Investors Challenge $4.7B REIT Merger, Citing Filing Flaws
• Inside Icahn's Battle Over Dell's VMware Stock Swap
• Republican Groups Attack SEC Pay-For-Play Rule In DC Circ.
• Feds Doubt Ex-BigLaw Atty's Privilege Applies In Crypto Scam
• Judge Wants More Info On Citi's $10M Deal In Forex Rig Suit
• Why Midterms Will Have Little Effect On Audit Regulation
• A Chat With Bryan Cave Innovation Chief Katie DeBord
• For CFTC, 2018 Was One Of The 'Most Vigorous' In Its History
• Sanctions Sought In Alleged Cryptocurrency Pyramid Scheme
• Ex-Broker Can't Skirt Prison For NY Pay-To-Play Scheme
• KPMG Says Millennium Trustee Must Arbitrate $1.8B Claims
• Schorsch, Vereit Move Ahead In $18M Chancery Fee Fight
• Puerto Rico Sales Tax Plan Lacks Details, Stakeholders Say
• KKR, Macquarie Say Auction-Rigging Claims Merit Dismissal
• FDIC Puts Out Call For Information On Small-Dollar Lending
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Stock-Drop Suit Against Ocwen Affiliate
• Energy Co. Hits Ch. 11 Alleging Predatory Takeover Scheme
• Ex-BofA VP Spared Long Sentence For Nonprofit Kickbacks
• Grainger To Buy Out JV Partner's Stake In REIT For £396M
• Brokers Can't Have SEC Docs On Allegedly Abusive Witness
• Sears Battles Creditors Urging Total Liquidation
• Chancery Suit Seeks $150M In Student Loan Trust Damages
• Real Estate Rumors: MTA, Moses & Singer, First Industrial
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Back Ruling In $377M Foreign Income Row
• Equus Ducks Investor Suit Over Stock Plan Notices
• Columbia Workers Lose Class Status Amid Procedural Dispute
• Ex-State Street Exec Gets 6 Mos. For Role In Fraud Scheme
• Rate-Setting Makes Insurer ERISA Fiduciary, 10th Circ. Told
• Ex-Dewey Exec Trying To Ax $1M Fine Deserves Jail, DA Says
• Kramer Levin, Milbank Tweed Steer $1B Hotel-Casino Buy
• Simple Secrets For Improving Your CLE
• SEC Sheds Light On Compliance-Related Liability
• Kazakh Uranium Miner Prices Expected $451M IPO
• Real Estate Rumors: Carlyle, Bloomberg, Charter Schools USA
• Chevron Defeats Bid To Revive ERISA Suit At 9th Circ.
• Ulta Says Vague Claims Should Sink Stock-Drop Suit
• LXi Buys 6 Properties With $81M From $230M Share Sale
• 3rd-Party Releases Bring Chapter 11 Venue Considerations
• High Court Won't Hear $3M Disgorgement Challenge
• It's Time For Law Firms To Start Talking About Gen Z
• Clear, Concise Disclosures For Variable Contracts In Sight
• 5 Common Misconceptions About SEC Investigations
• Simpson Thacher Leads Johnson Controls In $13.2B Unit Sale
• Veritas, Evergreen To Take Athenahealth Private For $5.7B
• Wells Fargo To Pay $43M To Settle RMBS Trustee Litigation
• $630M CDO Entity Gets Involuntary Ch. 11 Case Dismissed
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ex-Platinum Insider Dodges Upcoming $1B Fraud Trial
• Attys Get $33M In Fees From Investors' $100M CBRE Deal
• Third Point Scales Back Campbell Board Takeover Bid
• Options Broker Must Stay In TIAA-Led Class In Valeant Suit
• Aegean Marine Gets Interim Access To $532M DIP Package
• Schwab Wants ERISA Claims Over 401(k) Plan Nixed Again
• Puerto Rico Lawmakers Help Debt Restructuring Go Forward
• Nine West, Creditors Ordered To Mediate Ch. 11 Disputes
• Fed Will Cool Its Jets On Stress Capital Buffer Proposal
• Adviser Pleads Guilty To Lying About Lost Retirement Funds
• SEC Fights Priest's Bid To Skip $1.3M Short-Selling Suit
• Feds Seek Year In Prison For Ex-State Street Fraudster
• SEC Boosts Bid To Block Crypto Co.'s $100M ICO
• Welltower-Hines JV Picks Up Manhattan Development Site
• 3rd Circ. OKs 60-Month FCPA Sentence In $3.5M Bribery Case
• ResCap Trust Nabs $28.7M Verdict In Mortgage Lender Suit
• CORRECTED: Toys R Us Makes Virginia Push To Confirm Ch. 11 Plan
• Columbia Retirement Plan Suit To Go Forward As Class Action
• Rep. Waters Eyes House Financial Services Priorities
• Citrades CEO Pleads Guilty To $8.3M Binary Options Fraud
• Sun Holdings Affiliate Set To Buy Tex-Mex Chain In Ch. 11
• No Planned Crypto Voluntary Disclosure Program, IRS Says
• Back To School: Yale's Linda Greenhouse Talks Journalism
• Forex Counsel Awarded $300M In Fees For $2.3B Deal
• An Opportunity To Slow The Rise Of Securities Class Actions
• SEC's $3.7M Excessive Trading Suit Too Vague, Broker Says
• EBSA Floats Simplifying 401(k) Transition Upon Job Change
• JPMorgan Hit With Class Action Over Spoofing Allegations
• Tax Delayed Is Tax Avoided: More Opportunity Zone Benefits
• Celebrate Veterans By Improving Their Access To Justice
• Aegean Marine Creditors Complicate Request For Quick DIP
• Ex-Lawmaker Could Be Asked To Testify In State Street Row
• ITG To Pay $12M Over Claims It Misled Dark Pool Investors
• Gridlocked Government May Not Be Bad For Capital Markets
• Wachtell Lipton, Paul Weiss Steer $1B ITG Sale To Virtu
• Ares-Specht JV Drops $49M On Ore. Industrial Property
• Citibank Cuts $38M Deal With SEC Over Handling Of ADRs
• Shareholder Fights Bank Execs' Bid To Toss Derivative Suit
• Motley Rice To Lead Riot Investors In Bitcoin Fraud Case
• Puerto Rico Gov't Bank Restructuring Deal Gets Court OK
• AXA Buys $9.4B US Loan Portfolio From Quadrant
• Ponzi Investors Seek Final OK For $4.6M Deal With JPMorgan
• Craig Carton Guilty Of Bilking Hedge Fund To Pay Casino Tabs
• Time To Reclaim Wellness For All Lawyers
• Kavanaugh Fallout Fuels GOP's Senate Expansion
• What Banks Can Expect Now That The US House Has Flipped
• SEC's 'Best Interest' Reg Likely To Survive Waters' Leadership
• Dems Pump Brakes On Trump Agenda With House Win
• Senate Republican Win Cements Trump's Judicial Makeover
• Voting Machine Critics Tout Low-Tech Fix For Hacking Fears
• 2 Commodities Traders Cop To $60M Spoofing Fraud
• Sears Creditors Seek Probe Of Claims Involving Ex-CEO
• Benefits Plan Must Get Payout From Disbarred Atty's Trust
• SEC Accuses 2 More In $9.5M EB-5 Investor Scheme
• Class Cert. In Hand, Vanderbilt Workers Push For Jury Trial
• Sports Jock's Conduct A 'Frenzy Of Fraud,' Gov't Tells Jury
• Fresenius Fights Kyle Bass Diprivan Challenge At Fed. Circ.
• Morgan Stanley Wants Delaware LLC To Stop Using Its Name
• Valens Lands $63M To Bolster Autonomous Car Portfolio
• China Regulators Step Up Oversight Of Trading Suspension
• JPMorgan Says Not To Certify 'Lawyer-Driven' 401(k) Suit
• A Strong Year For SEC Enforcement
• Deutsche Bank Says Bid To Amend RMBS Suit Too Late
• DST Hit With ERISA Suit Over Valeant Stock Drop
• An Update On Enforcing Arbitration Of ERISA Claims
• PE Firm Says Co. Can't Pay $6.4M Award, Pulls Request
• Monteverde To Lead Class Action Over $9.9B Envision Deal
• Ex-Vanguard Atty Gets OK To Amend Wrongful Dismissal Suit
• Crypto Fund Denounces SEC's Testimony In Enforcement Suit
• Funds Fight Chinese Bank's Venue Bid In SIBOR Rigging Suit
• National Events Trustee, D&O Insurer Reach $1.65M Deal
• CFTC Makes Higher Threshold For Swap Dealers Permanent
• Chicago Rabbi Steered $35M RE Ponzi Scheme, Suit Says
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Ex-JPM Analyst's Insider Trading Conviction
• Quantlab Control Dispute Belongs In Delaware, Chancery Says
• Rajaratnam Tells 2nd Circ. $93M SEC Fine A Bridge Too Far
• Cornell Looks To Sink Remaining Claims In ERISA Suit
• Tesla Investors Want New Board Amid Elon Musk's SEC Deal
• SEC Enforcement Activity Rebounds In '18, With $4B Penalties
• Jackson National Ready To Pay $4.5M To Settle Benefits Suit
• Investors Say TerraForm Can't Use Option To Kill $57M Deal
• The Rise Of Automation And Financial Services Regulation
• Tilton Cos. Excluded From Zohar Ch. 11 Reports
• Strip Club Manager Tells Jury He Staked Carton's Gambling
• Indiana Hospital Plan Participants Seek Cert. In Benefits Suit
• An In-Depth Guide To The Opportunity Zone Guidance: Part 2
• Ex-Nets Player Says MetLife Raided His Retirement Account
• Hong Kong Watchdog Proposes Rules For Crypto Assets
• CME Group Beats Rival Exchange's Antitrust Claims
• Schulte Roth Forced To Aid Platinum Partners Liquidators
• Ex-JPMorgan Exec-Run Fund Reveals Deutsche Bank Stake
• Gibson, Simpson Aid $160M AllianceBernstein Loan To Carlyle
• US Charges Ex-Goldman Bankers In 1MDB Fraud Scandal