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Asset Management - May, 2019

307 articles

• Ex-Black Elk Atty Gives 'Painful' Detail On Bond Vote
• $200M Settlement Reached In Tribune Media Clawback Suit
• Chancery Won't Kill Goldman Sachs Director Pay Suit
• Chancery Keeps Alive Nuveen Seller's $278M Bonus Suit
• Eye On ERISA: A Chat With Morgan Lewis' Practice Chairs
• Guaidó Aims To Settle $150B In Venezuelan Debt
• Prudential Lends $200M For Refi Of Google's Future NY Home
• Aquila Capital Renewables Fund Nets $172M In London IPO
• The SEC's Looming Initial Exchange Offering Sweep: Part 2
• Oracle Workers Can't Get Jury Trial In ERISA Suit
• French Man Said To Be Co-Leader Of $165M Pump-And-Dump
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Jurors Hear Of Platinum Boss' Role In Alleged Bond Scheme
• HSBC Bank USA Ducks Suit Over $37M Ponzi Scheme
• UPenn Asks 3rd Circ. To Rethink Workers' ERISA Win
• Bed Bath & Beyond Adds New Directors To Halt Proxy Fight
• TridentUSA Lender Says Loan Fight Breaks Restructuring Deal
• Coty Investors Sue Directors, JAB Over $1.7B Deal
• Salt Lake City Retail, Entertainment JV Scores $97M Refi
• ICO Issuers Better Mind Australian Law, Watchdog Says
• Investors Give $10M Citigroup Forex Deal Another Shot
• Wimbledon Fund Gets $2.3M Quick Win In Fraud Case
• Chicago Trader Who CFTC Says Stole Millions Barred
• Georgetown Workers Too Late To Revive ERISA Class Action
• The SEC's Looming Initial Exchange Offering Sweep: Part 1
• Motherhood & Making Partner: The View From 2 BigLaw Moms
• Ex-Gibson Dunn Atty To Head SEC's San Francisco Office
• Ex-SocGen Exec A Fugitive For Staying In France, Judge Says
• 5 Attorneys On Being The Only Woman In The Room
• Millennials Are Pushing Back Against Law Firm Sexism
• Cboe Ducks VIX Manipulation Litigation, For Now
• Royal Park, US Bank Wind Down RMBS Trustee Suit
• Ex-Cryptofund Member's Cashout Sinks His Inspection Bid
• Raydon Blasts Ex-Worker's Suit Over $60.5M Stock Sale
• Investors' Fee Row With Poland Paused Over French Tax Case
• Fugitive's Wife Says $9M Forfeiture Would Put Her On Street
• Immunity Shields Qatar From Hacking Claims, 9th Circ. Told
• Shareholders Say Boston Is Best For $555M Perrigo Fraud Suit
• Pomerantz To Lead Securities Suit Against WuXi
• A Preview Of The Retirement Plan That Could Become Law
• Pension Funds Ink $239M Settlement To Exit Danish Tax Row
• 3 Law Firm Business Tactics To Support A Niche Practice
• Bankrupt Coal Co. Can't Kill Benefits, Funds Tell High Court
• Platinum Boss Said Fear Would Tame Investor Ire, Jury Hears
• Can You Spot The Gender Disparity? A Guide To Implicit Bias
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• In The March Toward Parity, Law Firms Fall Behind
• Investors To Retool 'Problematic' Plan For $182M Libor Deals
• 5th Circ. Looks To Texas High Court In $79M Clawback Appeal
• Lampert Claims Sears Hasn't Made Good On Sale Deal
• India Securities Regulators Propose Fintech 'Sandbox'
• Hedge Fund Ups SeaWorld Stake, Lands More Board Seats
• The Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• Glass Ceiling Slow To Break For Female Attys In 2018
• What 12 Gender Bias Complaints Say About BigLaw
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive UBS Win In 17-Year-Old Enron Info Suit
• DOL May Broaden 'Employer' Again Despite Health Plan Loss
• Poland Says Tax Award Shouldn't Pause For Appeal In France
• Schwab, Investors Ask 2nd Circ. To Revive Libor Claims
• Bank Of Internet Execs Beat Suit Over Whistleblower Probe
• Puerto Rico Summons Detroit Tactic With $6B Debt Challenge
• Chancery Saves Ligand From $3.75B Loss On Bond Bungle
• Taxation With Representation: Davis Polk, Sullivan, Sidley
• Feds Seek To Recover $9M Bond From Fugitive Ex-PE Exec
• New HKEX Trading Suspension Rules To Take Effect Sept. 1
• Ex-ConvergEx Bigwig Settles SEC's Hidden Fee Suit
• Brokers Are Putting Investors' Info At Risk, SEC Says
• Real-Life Lessons For Lawyers From 'Game Of Thrones'
• DLA Piper Nabs Greenberg Traurig Finance Partner In Miami
• 5 Tips To Help Your Summer Associates Succeed
• Japanese Exec Gets 50 Years For $1.5B Ponzi Scheme
• SEC Set For June Vote On 'Best Interest' Standard For Brokers
• Ex-Platinum CFO Troubled By Business Methods, Jury Hears
• Prosecutors Get More Time In Ng's 1MDB Fraud Case
• Crypto Co. Founder Says Investor Suit Must Be Arbitrated
• Sears Creditors Say Ch. 11 Plan Lacks Legal Basis
• Fountain Healthcare's Third Fund Hits €118M First Close
• SEC Adds Sales Agent To Woodbridge Ponzi Scheme Suit
• Keys To Communicating A Law Firm's Mission
• Scor Acquires London Asset Manager To Tap UK ILS Market
• House Approves Bipartisan Retirement Savings Package
• TridentUSA Ch. 11 Lender Fight Over Priority Claims Heats Up
• Platinum Jury Told Of Black Elk Bond Bait-And-Switch
• 2nd Circ. Wary Of Effect Of OK'ing NYT's Pension Exit Math
• 7th Circ. Mulls Revival Of Seyfarth RICO Suit
• Venable Adds Tax And Wealth Planning Partner In NY, LA
• CFTC Nearing Deal With Trader Who Stole Millions
• Ukraine Bank Sues Oligarchs In Chancery Over Shell Firms
• Nuvei's $889M SafeCharge Buy Marks Latest Payments Tie-Up
• Downsizing Senior NY Judge Tells Litigants, 'I'll See You'
• 6 Firms Seek Lead In Housekeeper Accounting Fraud Suit
• Solicitor General Asks Justices To Hear US Bank ERISA Suit
• Dominion Tie-Up Can't Stop SCANA Nuke Suit, Investor Says
• Conn. Court Throws Lifeline To Discovery Stays Post-Cyan
• Ex-U Of Ariz. Coach Wants No Prison In Hoops Bribery Case
• How Lawyers Can Help Save The Planet
• Fintech Co. Broadridge Drops $300M On RPM Technologies
• Kramer Levin Nabs Tax Partner From Stroock
• New York AG Opens Probe Into NYC Taxi Medallion Market
• White Eagle Gets Nod To Fast Track Ch. 11 Plan Process
• Workers Fight Uphill Battle For Jury Trials In ERISA Suits
• Northrop Grumman Fights To Keep Expert In ERISA Fee Suit
• Platinum Exec Pressed Over Co-Founder's Truthfulness
• Camping World Says Stock-Drop Suit A 'Puzzle Pleading'
• Funds Network Calastone Shifts Entire System To Blockchain
• UBS, Other Foreign Banks Dropped From Forex-Rigging Suit
• Tikehau Capital Advisors Raises €300M In New Equity
• Hong Kong Futures Exchange Extends After-Hours Trading
• Revisiting When — And When Not — To Seek Appraisal
• Directors Must Heed SEC On Cybersecurity And Social Media
• UBS Can't Halt Madoff Feeder Fund's NY Bankruptcy
• Alix Co. Lacks Standing In ANR Ch. 11 Fight With McKinsey
• Platinum Exec Says Co-Founder Misled Investors
• J.S. Oliver, Principal Settle SEC's 'Cherry-Picking' Claims
• Morgan Stanley's $10M Deal Is Too Low, Advisers Say
• Platinum Reinsurer Strikes Back At Insurer 'Smear Campaign'
• Indian Hotels, GIC Form $600M Hotel Acquisition Platform
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Hedge Funds Can't Split Trial In $15M Reed Smith Deal Suit
• A Chat With Gilead Sciences Legal Ops Leader Gary Tully
• Atty-Duping Scammer Cops To Role In $550M Ponzi Scheme
• Bitfinex, Tether Transfers Blocked As NY Judge Narrows Order
• Best Interest Standard Likely End Of FINRA Suitability Rule
• Nexeo Investor Seeks Del. Share Appraisal After $2B Sale
• Del. High Court Turns Down Challenge To Equus Stock Plan
• Prosecutors Prodded To Disclaim Excessive SEC Coordination
• Schwab Leans On Lamps Plus In Push To Sink 401(k) Class
• Frasers Centrepoint Drops $315M On Stake In Singapore Mall
• FINRA Official Previews Updated Cooperation Credit Guide
• White Eagle, Lender Settle Debt Status Row In Del. Ch. 11
• Pyrinas-Aeneas JV Eyes $120M Biotech Real Estate Fund
• Eye On ERISA: A Chat With Seyfarth's Practice Chairs
• DC Circ.'s Chance To Clarify 'Should Have Known' Liability
• Platinum Partners' Alleged Alter Ego Seeks Ch. 15 Shield
• SEI Investments Strikes Tentative Deal To End ERISA Suit
• FINRA's Presumptive Bad Actor Rule Seems Like Overkill
• FBAR Taxpayers May Face Steeper Failure-To-File Penalties
• Goldman Sachs Inks $750M Deal For United Capital
• Ex-Platinum Exec Tells Jury He Conned Investors
• Feds Not Throwing Away Shot To Seize Stolen Hamilton Letter
• Misconduct Claims Mount Against Fla. Financial Regulator
• Forex Investors Ask 2nd Circ. To Reject $300M Fee Objector
• Libor Investors Want Claim Forms Kept Private
• Investment Firm Can't Shake Ex-Exec's Hacking Claims
• NY Investment Adviser Gets 30 Days In Jail For Contempt
• WeWork Parent Unveils $2.9B Real Estate Investment Platform
• SEC Leans On In-House Proceedings In First Half Of 2019
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Completing The Journey Home
• Examining The Evidence On VIX Manipulation
• NY Jury Finds Brokerage, Execs Liable For SEC Fraud Claims
• Platinum Partners Insurer Wants Out Of Receiver's RICO Suit
• Fengate Pulls In $1.1B For North American Infrastructure Fund
• Ex-Locke Atty Tries To Quash Evidence In Crypto Scam Case
• Pulling Up Stakes: Greenberg, Barnes & Thornburg, MoFo
• Singapore Real Estate Co. CDL Drops $975M In China Push
• Shearman Brings On Former FINRA Enforcement Director
• FINRA Overhauling Digital System To Better Serve Brokerages
• Hilton Fights Workers' 2nd Bid To Add Plaintiff To ERISA Case
• Blockchain Investor Settles Regulators' False Adviser Claims
• Chancery To Tackle Claims That Nuveen Strong-Armed Rivals
• SEC Says 1st Circ. Can Skip Kokesh Interpretation For Now
• Indonesian Telecom Creditors Lose Early Bid To Block Ch. 15
• Greystar Sued Over Allegedly Excessive 401(k) Plan Fees
• NY Jury Mulls SEC Fraud Claims Against Brokerage, 2 Execs
• DC Circ. Gives New Meaning To 'Willful' In Securities Statutes
• Platinum Liquidators Try To Save Fraud Liability Suit
• Pimco Mortgage Trust Delays $1B IPO, Citing Market Woes
• Goldman Directors Fight Derivative Suit Over 1MDB Scandal
• DC-Area Apartment Complex Trades For $228M
• TD Ameritrade Ducks Class Action Over Investment Strategy
• Mayweather, DJ Khaled Escape ICO Investor Fraud Suit
• Identity Politics: How Firms Seal The Deal After A Merger
• The Dangers Of BigLaw's Merger-Happy Growth Strategy
• The Firms That Lost The Most Attorneys In 2018
• Northwestern Says Workers Misread UPenn ERISA Decision
• Deals Rumor Mill: Deutsche-UBS, EQT, Flywheel
• Justices Won't Rule On $23M Morgan Lewis Sanction Denial
• Judging A Book: Wood Reviews 'The Making Of A Justice'
• Where The Post-Libor Litigation Tsunami Will Hit
• REIT Piedmont Drops $95.1M For Atlanta Office Property
• Bed Bath & Beyond Ousts CEO As Proxy Fight Looms
• These Law Firms Keep Their Partnership Ranks Lean
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• Megafirms Drive Thirst For Tie-Ups As Firms Scale Up
• CFPB's Move To Ban Suits On Stale Debt Stirs Advocate Angst
• NCAA Seeking Evidence From Latest Hoops Corruption Trial
• Ex-Fugee, 1MDB Suspect Hit With Campaign Finance Charges
• MFS Reaches Deal To Settle 401(k) Proposed Class Action
• Banca IMI To Pay $2.2M For ADR Bid-Rigging Scheme
• Action-Packed 'No Action' Letters: Shareholder Vote Diverted
• Deals Rumor Mill: Goldman Sachs, PIF, Fresenius
• Rapper T.I. Faces 2nd ICO Suit, Parallel Suit Names Kevin Hart
• Neuberger Workers Get Fiduciary Breach Claim Revived
• Activist Blasts Bed Bath & Beyond For 'Proxy Penalties'
• What Gov't Outsourcing Ruling Means For Investigations
• Ex-Wells Fargo Atty Joins Greenberg Traurig Bankruptcy Arm
• Ex-Exec's Novel Hacking Suit Against Hedge Fund Gets Axed
• Loeb & Loeb-Led Blank Check Co. IPO Raises $100M
• More NCAA Hoops Convictions, But Are Schools Victims?
• Getting Out Of Legal Project Management Debt
• 5 Firms Steer $10.3B Deal For Midstream MLP Buckeye
• Firms Tied To UK Fraudster Must Face Stock Dump Claims
• Internal Auditors Resolve SEC Insider Trading Suit
• Malware Attack Rattles Accounting Giant Wolters Kluwer
• Mortgage Cos. Must Fight Lehman Claims In Bankruptcy Court
• Traders At Risk Of DOJ Wire Fraud Charges For Spoofing
• 5 Key Points From Fed's Bank Control Proposal
• UBS Worker Kept Notes On Bank's M&A Clients, Jury Told
• 6 Ways To Keep Your Jury From Zoning Out
• Hitt Family To Pay $13.7M In SEC Ponzi Scheme Suit
• Platinum Jury Told Of Investor's Failed Bid To Reclaim Cash
• Lek Can't Bring Back Experts In SEC's 'Layering' Suit
• Irish Reinsurance Co. Seeks Ch. 15 As It Liquidates Abroad
• CFPB's Proposed Collection Call Caps Draw Industry Heat
• PBGC Urges Justices To Ignore Delta Pilots' Pension Appeal
• NJ Archdiocese Sued Over $2.7M Pension Underfunding
• SEC, CFTC Seek Bigger Budgets To Fight Cyberattacks
• Real Estate Rumors: IStar, Live Nation, Alduwaliya
• Ex-Isles Owner Walks Free As Judge Slashes Fraud Sentence
• Defending Securities Act Claims In Texas State Court: Part 3
• Allstate Seeks Pause In Investor Suit To Appeal Class Cert.
• 2 Convicted Of Bribing NCAA Basketball Coaches
• 3 Firms Lead Marathon's $9B Merger Of Midstream MLPs
• Skadden, Simpson Thacher Shape $14.3B Zayo Take-Private
• DC Circ. OKs $8M Win For Mayors Group Against Great-West
• Asset Manager, Construction Lender Ink $1B Deal For Loans
• In Reversal, Ex-Platinum Boss Released After Night In Jail
• Shopko, Sun Capital Ink $15M Deal Over Money Transfers
• Tether, Bitfinex Order Stands As NY Judge Seeks Constraints
• Troubled Chinese Oil Trader Seeks US Bankruptcy Shield
• Would-Be Clothier To NBA Stars Admits To Bribery Scheme
• Real Estate Rumors: AmTrust, RFR, Rudin
• Chemical Co. Wants Pension Claims Cut From ERISA Suit
• Express Scripts Class Can't Revive Anthem Disclosure Suit
• Simmons & Simmons Guides Hines' €116.5M Netherlands Buy
• Goldman Defends 2nd Appeal Of Class Cert. To 2nd Circ.
• Investors Seek OK For $3.4M Deal In Corinthian College Action
• Bryan Cave Steers Clearbell's $77M London Building Buy
• Milberg Wants New Look At $12M Fee Sought For Bond Work
• 5 Myths In Legal Crisis Communications
• Defending Securities Act Claims In Texas State Court: Part 2
• CFPB Pitches New Rules For Debt Collection Industry
• AI-Focused VC Firm Launches $350M Fund
• Bernie Madoff's Wife Settles With Trustee For $600K
• Mortgage REIT Launches $1B IPO As Deals Speed Up
• Ex-Worker Pushes $3.5M Deal To End Eaton Vance 401(k) Suit
• Hoops Trial Jury Asks If Schools Can Be 'Willfully Ignorant'
• Hotel Seeks Evidence In Morocco To Enforce $60M Award
• Tech Tycoon To Fight OK Of $12M Award To Chinese Lender
• SBA Tax Advice Can't Mitigate Penalties, 11th Circ. Says
• Ex-Platinum Boss Jailed Over Altercation With Prosecutor
• Deals Rumor Mill: DouYu, Centen, Volkswagen
• Defending Securities Act Claims In Texas State Court: Part 1
• 3 Firms Steer Park Hotel's $2.7B Chesapeake REIT Buy
• Judge Exits Law Firm 401(k) Fight Over Car Crash Conflict
• An Overview Of The Debate Over Litigation Finance Disclosure
• Ex-Goldman Exec Pleads Not Guilty In US 1MDB Case
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• NCAA Hoops Trial Defendant Lied On Stand, Prosecutors Say
• 3rd Circ. Makes Defending ERISA Cases Tougher For Schools
• Justices Asked To Resolve Split On Consolidated Tax Refunds
• Investor Seeks To Halt Encore Capital's Stock Expansion
• Fighting Feds No Longer Appeals To Radio Jock Craig Carton
• Taxation With Representation: Fried Frank, Cleary, Wachtell
• BOK Not A Securities Dealer Subject To FINRA, 9th Circ. Says
• DLA Piper Snags SF Real Estate Partner From Paul Hastings
• Real Estate Rumors: Emerald, Independence, Blue Road
• Superloop Softens To QIC's Increased $494M Takeover Bid
• Fraudster Can't Depose Ex-Wife, Former Atty Accused Of Tryst
• Public Demands Slip As More Activists Opt For Quiet Change
• Scott, Lowey Take Lead Spot In Bond Price-Fix Suit
• Puerto Rico Investors Sue To Claw Back More Than $1B
• Ex-Private Equity Execs Indicted Over 9-Figure Fraud
• Financial Planning Firm Sues Ex-Chief Over $9M Charity Theft
• Platinum Exec Facing Jail Over Trial Blowup With Prosecutor
• DOJ Outsourced Deutsche Libor Probe To Paul Weiss: Judge
• NCAA Hoops Trial Def. Takes Shots At Amateurism On Stand
• Sanctions Compliance Starts At The Top, OFAC Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Tumblr, F2i, Blackstone
• Loyens & Loeff Steers $146M Patrizia-DHG Logistics Deal
• Silver Point-Controlled Macao Casino Investors Hit Ch. 11
• FINRA Sanctions AXA $770K Over Misleading Disclosures
• Ousted Agriculture Fund CEO Sues For Records In Chancery
• More M&A Deals Draw Activists' Ire In 2019's Q1
• When To Seek Appraisal: A New Checklist
• Abraaj Founder Granted Bail On £15M Security In Reversal
• FINRA Floats New Penalty To Deter Recidivist Brokers
• How To Identify And Deal With Narcissists In Law
• 3rd Circ. Revives ERISA Class Action Against UPenn
• UK Insurer Admiral To Buy Spanish Digital Broker
• 3 Firms Cut $6.7B Sale Of Privately Held Wound Care Co.
• NCAA Hoops Def. Takes Stand, Says Never Bribed Coaches
• Bitfinex, Tether Call NY AG's Fraud Allegations 'Inflammatory'
• Platinum Execs' Attys Grill Cooperator On Investor Docs
• Health Care Co. Wants Out Of Suit Over Ex-CEO's Indictment
• Weston Capital's Ex-Counsel Spared Prison For Fraud
• Banks Say Settlement Docs Needed To Fight Libor Class Cert.
• Stillwater Investors Say Deal, Share Price Don't Show Value
• NYU ERISA Case On 3rd Judge After Ethics Complaint, Death
• ESOP Trustee Beats Suit Over $37.5M Health Co. Stock Deal
• CFTC Says Options Traders Took Millions, Misled Investors
• Sucharow Tells Jury In SEC Suit He Saw 'Garbage,' Not Fraud
• SEC Says Expert Was Rightly Excluded From 'Layering' Suit
• Elevation Capital Raises $100M Real Estate Fund, Ups Target
• Pemberton Raises €1B Strategic Credit Opportunity Fund
• NJ Fiduciary Rule Would Add To Investment Firms' Burdens
• Mass. Broker To Pay NJ $500K For Unregulated Stock Sales