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Asset Management - January, 2020

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• Fired Morgan Stanley Director Cites 'Anti-Jewish Sentiment'
• Wells Fargo Inks $79M Deal In Deferred Compensation Suit
• Hong Kong Wants To Give Cos. Special Voting Rights
• Real Estate Rumors: Bank Of China, Ameris Bank, Erudite
• $7.5B Panera Deal Price Gets Nod In Chancery Appraisal Suit
• SunEdison Was Out Of Cash Before Stock Offering, Court Told
• Crypto Co. Says Court Miscalculated $3M Award To Investors
• HD Supply To Pay $50M To End Securities Fraud Suit
• Edward Jones' $3M ERISA Deal Survives 8th Circ. Challenge
• SEC Highlights Operational Resiliency In Cyber Exam Results
• NY Judge Tees Up Resentencing For Fraudster Jason Galanis
• Fight Over Head Atty Status In GE 401(k) Row Heats Up
• McDermott Moves To Nix Stock-Drop Suit Over CB&I Merger
• Most Lawyers Do Not Understand How AI Works
• Ex-Morgan Stanley Broker Who Stole $5M To Leave Jail
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 4 Considerations When Moving To A New Law Firm
• Funds Say Allergan Wants '2nd Bite At Apple' Dismissal
• DOJ Taking Closer Look At $26B Schwab-TD Ameritrade Deal
• J&J Says Workers Misinterpreted High Court's IBM Ruling
• Ripple IPO Talk Sparks Buzz About Crypto-Related Floats
• SEC's Proxy Advice Proposal Violates 1st Amendment
• A Modest Plan To Streamline Civil Cases In LA Superior Court
• UBS Nabs $1B Trial Win In Highland Capital Funds Dispute
• Goodwin Helps Edge Principal With $560M Real Estate Fund
• 8 Strategies For Optimizing Opportunity Zone Investments
• King & Spalding Steers $186M Loan For Atlanta Property
• Feds Pitch Volcker Relief For Foreign Funds, VC Investments
• 3rd Circ. Won't Nix Conviction In $3M Insider Trading Plot
• Simpson Assists As ICG Wraps Up $2.4B Secondaries Fund
• Del. Justices Won't Revisit Saba's BlackRock Board Fight
• RAIT Funding Ch. 11 OK'd With Trimmed Liability Releases
• Abraham Fruchter Seeks $12M In Fees For TerraForm Deal
• HK Digital Asset Trading Platform Raises $36M In Offering
• UPDATE: Kuwait Real Estate Investment Firm Says $639M Fund Fell Through
• Chancery Keeps Claims In Play Over $314M Fertilizer Deal
• Jurisdiction Up First In PE Firm's $400M Morocco Claim
• What Courts Are Saying About Litigation Finance Disclosure
• SECURE Act All But Kills Retirement Wealth Transfer Strategy
• Fund Manager Accused Of $17M Stock Scam Mulls Guilty Plea
• No Character Witnesses For Ex-Pimco CEO In 'Varsity Blues'
• Buffett Sells Off Dozens Of Newspapers For $140M
• Fortress Investment Makes $1.6B Offer For Unizo
• 'Ground-Breaking' Firm Gets $4.7M For Hopkins ERISA Case
• Georgetown Workers Fight For ERISA Suit Revival At DC Circ.
• Greenberg Traurig Steers KBS REIT's $311M Office Park Sale
• DLA Piper Adds Baker McKenzie Real Estate Atty In Chicago
• China Urges Investors To Respond 'Rationally' To Coronavirus
• Ex-Black Elk CEO Gets Deal Canceling 2nd Platinum Trial
• Surefire Marketing Methods To Build Your Legal Practice
• Judge Rejects Recusal Bid In Lehman Deferred Comp. Dispute
• Goldman Sachs Looks To Nix ERISA Suit Over Affiliated Funds
• Northern Trust Asks For Quick Exit From Fiduciary Suit
• Regulators Clash With Wall Street As Liu V. SEC Looms
• Water Co. Wants Arbitration Halted In $1.1M Loan Fight
• Cboe Wins Exit From VIX Manipulation Suit
• Shell Accused Of Mismanaging Retirement Plan
• Developer Faces Another EB-5 Fraud Suit Over Fla. Project
• Five Companies Jolt IPO Pipeline With Deals Totaling $560M
• SEC Seeks To Close Book On Alleged Blockvest Crypto Fraud
• Unpacking The Final Opportunity Zone Regulations: Part 2
• Setting Boundaries: An Essential Skill For Lawyers
• JLL Guides $64M Sale For Charlotte-Area Industrial Complex
• Employer Opportunities In New Pooled Retirement Plan Rules
• Jefferies Slips Biotech Investors' Negligence Claims
• Accountant Must Face ID Theft Charge Tied To Panama Papers
• 4 Tips For Running An ESOP Without Getting Sued
• Real 'Wolf of Wall Street' Sues 1MDB-Linked Studio For $300M
• BlackRock Win In Suit Over ETF Risks Upheld In Calif.
• J&J Workers Say Justices' IBM Ruling Backs Their ERISA Row
• DC Solar Owners Cop To $1B Ponzi Scheme
• Unpacking The Final Opportunity Zone Regulations: Part 1
• Dallas Accused Of Shorting First Responders' Pension Fund
• Fifth Third Bank Pledges $100M For Opportunity Zone Projects
• Beware Co-Investments In Private Equity Fund Agreements
• Foley & Lardner Reps Cannabis REIT On $217M Offering
• ABA Rules For Departing Attys Set Unprecedented Limits
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Winston, Gibson, Bär
• $5M SocGen Deal Puts Libor Investors Up To $187M
• JLL Arranges $870M Loan For Boston Mixed-Use Tower
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Cincinnati Bell Mulls Competing Bid To $2.6B Brookfield Sale
• SC Gov. Calls For Revamp Of State Retirement System
• Judge Gives Zohar Row Attys Homework Over Removal Order
• $286M American Realty Deal OK'd As Atty Fees Still Up In Air
• Robbins Geller Bags $100M In Fees For $1B Vereit Settlement
• Goldman Sachs Demands Diverse Boards For IPOs
• Ex-Trader Seeks Time Served in Chicago Spoofing Case
• Columbia U. Workers Fight To Keep ERISA Class Action Alive
• Congress Weighs In On SEC Disgorgement Power Challenge
• EQT Wants Out Of Stock-Drop Suit Over Rice Energy Merger
• Nutmeg Group's Ex-Compliance Chief Sanctioned Over Fraud
• Nissan Ex-CEO Illustrates Do's And Don'ts Of Image Repair
• DOJ Pauses $37.6M Suit Against Fugees Star Linked To 1MDB
• Real Estate Rumors: SL Green, Columbia, Michael Shvo
• Ardian Raises €3B For Europe-Focused 4th Private Debt Fund
• GoldPoint Collects $687M To Invest In Other PE Funds
• Denial Of $1M Witness Costs Bucks High Court, 9th Circ. Told
• Pair Of CapitaLand REITs To Form $12.45B Player
• Grayscale 1st Crypto Investor To Get SEC Reporting Co. Label
• NY Settlement Lets Goldman Sachs Exit La. Bond-Rigging Suit
• U.S. Trustee Wants RAIT's Ch. 11 Releases 'Reeled In'
• Wilmington Trust Strikes $5M Deal To End ERISA Suit
• Justices Urged To Review NJ Taxing All Gains From Co.'s Sale
• Justices' IBM Ruling Gives Life To ERISA Disclosure Liability
• $1B Vereit Settlement Gets OK But Big Atty Payday On Hold
• Ritzen Creates Uniformity On Bankruptcy Stay Appeals Timing
• Board Composition Leads 2020 Corporate Governance Issues
• US Bank Seeks Win On Ambac's Last Trust Insurer Claim
• Retiree Conflict Dooms Mortality Table Class, American Says
• K&L Gates Boosts NY Office With Sports Atty From Loeb
• Bar & Karrer Steers $402M Deal For UBS Fund Platform Stake
• High Court Won't Take On SunEdison Stock-Drop Suit
• CityFibre Inks £200M Deal For TalkTalk's FibreNation Biz
• Dentons Ducked Share Of $1.7M Tab In Fee Battle, Suit Says
• Fed's Quarles Pitches 'Transparency' Push In Supervision
• Lender Curo Denies Wrongdoing In Answer To Investor Suit
• TIAA, Chamber Want Justices' Input On ERISA Pleading Bar
• Pulling Up Stakes: Sidley, Baker Botts, Hogan Lovells
• Ritzen Gives Bankruptcy Attys Comfort With Final Orders
• SEC Fights Bahamian Adviser's Bid To Kill Fraud Suit
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Simpson, White
• Crypto Market Maker Sues Fr8 Token Issuer For $1.8M
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Real Estate Rumors: Firmspace, GDF, Systra
• Zeichner Ellman Wants $150M Malpractice Suit Tossed In NY
• Highland Capital Says Ch. 11 Trustee Worst Possible Option
• Ex-REIT Exec Tells Wary 2nd Circ. Witness Hid Payment Offer
• FIRREA Remains Potent Civil Fraud Enforcement Tool
• Outspoken SEC Commissioner Jackson To Leave Agency
• What SEC's Accredited Investor Proposal Means For PE Funds
• SEC Urges Justices Not To Cuff Its Disgorgement Power
• How Associate Life Has Evolved Over The Past Decade
• Investor Elliott To Snub Capgemini's New €3.7B Bid For Altran
• Debevoise Helps As HarbourVest Wraps Up New $2.61B Fund
• Tenn. Businessman Exits Pension Theft Suit In Pa.
• Justices Seem Keen To Solve ERISA Case's Article III Question
• 5th Circ. Says Mitigation Not 'Complete Defense' In IP Row
• 3 Firms Shape Rayonier's $554M Pope Resources Buy
• Cornell Calls Ex-Workers' Bid To Revive ERISA Claim 'Fanciful'
• Simpson Thacher Leads Lexington In $14B PE Secondary Fund
• Netherlands, Australia Lead As Securities Deal Hotspots
• Ex-Raydon Worker Pushes For Sanctions In ERISA Suit
• NY Court Flips Ex-Touradji Portfolio Managers' $91M Verdict
• 3rd Circ. Sheds Light On Ch. 11 Liability Release Approval
• BlackRock Joins Finance Industry's Retreat From Coal
• PBGC's First Merger Action Saves Pinched NY Union Fund
• 2019 Trends In DOJ Civil Health Care Fraud Cases
• Ex-1 Global Capital CFO Gets 5 Years In $287M Scheme
• Hong Kong Ends UBS' IPO Suspension Ahead Of Time
• Attys Avoid Sanctions For 'Overzealous' Brief In Platinum Suit
• GWU Tells DC Circ. Ex-Worker's ERISA Appeal Is 'Senseless'
• Ropes Helps Siguler Guff Grab Almost $1.6B For PE Fund
• Banks, Ex-Merrill Traders Seek Exit From Spoofing Case
• Simpson, Hogan Aid Blackstone-MGM Growth JV's $4.6B Buy
• Justices Say Bankruptcy Stay Appeals Must Be Filed Quickly
• High Court Kicks IBM Stock-Drop Case Back To 2nd Circ.
• Northrop Grumman's $12.4M ERISA Deal Ends 13-Year Battle
• Asset Manager Pleads Guilty In $164M Pump-And-Dump Scam
• Receiver Says Baker Donelson Must Face Timber Scam Suit
• 2nd Circ. Pension Liability Ruling Is A Big Win For Employers
• Judging A Book: Dyk Reviews 'Democracy And Equality'
• Record-Breaking Saudi Aramco IPO Raises Another $3.8B
• Sears, ESL Reach $18M Settlement Of Sale Dispute
• SEC Seeks Sanctions For Blockvest's 'Bad Faith Deception'
• Pillsbury Snags M&A, REIT Tax Pro From Jones Day
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Fight Over SEC's Pay-To-Play Rule
• SEC's Audit Proposal May Bolster Compliance, Competition
• Macfarlanes Helps Hollyport Clinch $1B Secondaries Fund
• Putnam Can't Get High Court To Tackle Benefits Class Action
• Justices Skeptical Of US Bank Retirees In ERISA Case
• Brookfield Renewable Makes $3.9B Play For TerraForm Power
• Del. Justices Ax Late Votes In BlackRock Board Battle
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• The Firms That Dominated In 2019
• High Court Could Limit ERISA Suits With US Bank Decision
• Del. Supreme Court Lets $3.8B Ligand Note Fix Stand
• Precious Metal Fraud Bros. Face CFTC Suit After Sentences
• Illinois CFO Pleads Guilty To Stealing At Least $65M
• Alston & Bird Guides $85M Citi Loan For Brooklyn Buildings
• US Bank Fights BofA's Bid To Ax $3.5B RMBS Trusts Suits
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, TM Real Estate, Refinitiv
• Ill. Futures Trader To Pay $2.6M To End CFTC Fraud Suit
• Goldman Sachs Looks To Exit 1MDB Shareholder Suit
• 7 Insider Tips For Working With In-House Counsel
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• CohnReznick Hit With Investor Suit Over Platinum Audits
• Survey Says Retail Investors Want More Proxy Firm Scrutiny
• Hedge Fund Co-Founder Cops To Fraud Ahead Of NY Trial
• 1 Global Exec Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy In $287M Scheme
• 1st Circ. Unsure Atty Error Led To Fraudster's Conviction
• Ex-Lehman Execs Fight For Up To $300M In Retirement Pay
• 50 Years Later, Interpretive Challenges Remain For RICO
• Deals Rumor Mill: Voya Financial, Armis Security, Grubhub
• M&G Real Estate Drops $71M On Swedish Logistics Properties
• GE Retirees' Cert. Bid Hits Snag As Judge Seeks Atty Names
• Rothschild's PE Biz Brings In €1B For 5th Secondary Fund
• SEC Accuses Mass. Co. Of $6M Investment Scam
• 3 Firms Guide $1.4B Czech Republic Portfolio Deal
• 3 Key Questions Now That The SECURE Act Is On The Books
• Manulife Investment Lands $1.5B For New Fund
• States Should Not Follow ABA On Attorney Conduct Rules
• Dodd-Frank Architects Join Legal Challenge To SEC's Reg BI
• Prosecutors Urge 2nd Circ. To Revive Platinum Convictions
• Elliott Blasts Capgemini's €3.6B Altran Deal Price, Process
• Investors Say Chancery Wrong To OK $3.8B Ligand Note Fix
• The Making And Unmaking Of The Volcker Rule
• What Federal Cannabis Bills Mean For Private Lenders
• Class Counsel Gets $4.5M OK'd In $18M ERISA Deal With MIT
• SEC Wants Exchanges To Revamp Stock Market Data Policies
• Real Estate Rumors: Vienna Beef, Normandy, Ignacio Murman
• Barclays Says Suit Can't Tie It To US Or Bond Price-Fixing
• How Courts And Litigants Can Benefit From Special Masters
• Custodian Calls For Sanctions As Bitcoin IRA Feud Heats Up
• Zohar Director Calls Tilton's Ch. 11 Sale Plan 'Backwards'
• Argentina Dodges Hedge Fund's $84M Bond Suit, For Now
• Crypto And Data Use Remain SEC Examination Targets In 2020
• Telemed Startup Says Fraud Accuser Can't Avoid Arbitration
• Digital Health Care Startup Raises €140M To Fund Expansion
• Uber Policy Calls For Refresher On ABA Confidentiality Rules
• Tribune Investors Can't Pursue Suit Over Failed Sinclair Deal
• Goodwin, King & Spalding Steer Fintech Co.'s $17.65M Round
• Real Estate Rumors: Cantor Fitzgerald, Kitopi, Northpoint
• Gide Loyrette Guides Savills On $93M Logistics Buy
• PwC Asks 2nd Circ. To Undo 'Unprecedented' ERISA Ruling
• Economic Headwinds Could Boost Distressed Asset Plays
• Premier Oil's $871M Pair Of Deals Draws Creditor's Ire
• More Than A Dozen Firms Aided 2019's Top Real Estate Deals
• The Real Danger Of Outsourced Government Investigations
• Mayer Brown Adds Fund Formation Pro From Skadden
• Labaton Sucharow Takes Driver's Seat In Uber IPO Suit
• No Lawyer, No Case To Challenge Schwab-TD Ameritrade Deal
• Ex-Private Equity Exec Will Cop To Raiding Insurers
• FDIC Proposal Offers Welcome Clarity On Brokered Deposits
• Rethinking Corporate Crisis And Litigation Communications
• Simpson Thacher-Led Mortgage Lender Launches $109M IPO
• Real Estate Rumors: Savanna, Sunburst Hospitality, Passco
• Baker McKenzie Guides Gaw Capital's $2.2B Real Estate Fund
• Varde Sells European Hotel Group To Covivio In €600M Deal
• Attys Must Show Work For $23M Fees In American Realty Deal
• Bulk Of Liquidator's Suit Against Ex-Platinum Exec Survives
• ProShares Wins Dismissal Of Investors' Suit Over Risky Fund
• Contested Hearings On Zohar Sale Processes Delayed
• The Meaninglessness Of 'Disinterested' Revisited
• Wawa Settles Class Suit Over Booting Workers Off Stock Plan
• 2 Overlooked Advantages Of Hourly Fees
• Bilzin Sumberg, Mayer Brown Steer $76M Miami Project Loan
• Gov't Defends Identity Theft Count In Panama Papers Case
• Real Estate Rumors: Brian Friedman, Prive Group, S3 Capital
• 'Pyrrhic' Win In Bank's Bid To Freeze Fund's Waning Assets
• OMERS Drives $50M Injection For Car Insurance Startup
• Auditing Firm Skirts Suit Over Decade-Old Fraud
• Swiss Co. Hit With Civil, Criminal Stock Plot Charges
• Crypto Biz Blames FaegreBD's Advice For $200K SEC Fine
• SEC Proposes To Ease Auditor Independence Rules
• Proskauer Leads PineBridge On $596M Direct Lending Fund
• 401(k) Adviser Exits Banner Health ERISA Suit As Trial Looms
• Charities Must Report Crypto Donations, IRS Says
• A Corporate Governance Guide To 2020 Proxy Season
• 4 Financial Services Litigation Hot Spots To Watch In 2020
• Benefits Regulations And Legislation To Watch In 2020
• Securities Litigation To Watch In 2020
• SEC And CFTC Regulatory Priorities To Watch In 2020
• ERISA Cases To Watch In 2020: All Eyes On The High Court
• Informal Settlements, ESG Issues To Permeate 2020 Activism
• 5 Things To Watch In Litigation Finance This Year