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Asset Management - October, 2020

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• CFPB Adopts Long-Awaited Rules On Debt Collection Industry
• Cohen Milstein, Scott & Scott Both Want To Lead FICO Fight
• Full 5th Circ. To Hear Challenge To SEC's Judges
• Investors Say Norwegian Cruise Liable For Virus Sales Fraud
• COVID-19 Drugmaker Leads 2 Latham-Led Cos.' $373M IPOs
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Disbarred After Conviction Over Crypto Scam
• Blank-Check IPO Mania May Have Hit Its Peak
• Oil Futures Suit Can't Go To Arbitration, TD Clients Say
• Venable And Con Man Must Face $11M Facebook Fraud Suit
• 3 Reasons Medical Offices Remain Attractive Amid Pandemic
• Biden Victory Tax Concerns Could Spur M&A Activity
• Dechert, Sullivan Guide $500M Penn Plaza Refinance
• Book Review: Did The High Court Cause Mass Incarceration?
• Skadden, Kirkland Steer Chinese Fintech's $2.4B IPO
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ex-Google Atty Joins Coinbase In Latest Crypto People Move
• DOL Finalizes Socially Conscious Investing Rule
• Deutsche Bank Appoints Americas GC To CEO Of Trust Co.
• Credit Suisse Looks Within For New Investment GC
• Lowe's, Aon Hewitt OK Cert. Of Massive Class In 401(k) Suit
• Davis Polk Steers Asia-Focused Blank-Check Co.'s $175M IPO
• SPAC Investors Sue To Block $3.7B Medicare Co.'s Formation
• CFTC Spells Out Staff Procedure For Fine Reductions
• Real Estate Rumors: Bent Philipson, CIBC, Brookfield
• Digital Bank To Settle With Customers Over Service Outage
• Post-Election Tax Policy Scenario 3: A Divided Government
• 3 Firms Seal $650M Transamerica Deal, Largest Amid Virus
• NY Banks, Financial Firms Urged To Prep For Climate Risks
• Volcker Rule's VC Changes Will Support Underserved Regions
• Persuasion Skills Attys Can Learn From Political Speeches
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dunkin', Las Vegas Sands, Guitar Center
• SEC Cyber Chief And Ex-SEC Atty Spar Over Crypto Guidance
• 'Hug Your Whistleblower,' Former SEC Attorneys Advise
• Ocwen, Wells Fargo Fight Bringing Fla. Deal Into ERISA Suit
• Georgetown Law Prof Skeptical Fidelity Sold Shares Carefully
• 1st Circ. Downs Union Challenge To Puerto Rico Benefits Cuts
• SEC Says Chicago Suburb Not Honoring Bond Fraud Deal
• Fortress Can't Impose 'Impossible Standards,' Apple Says
• 6th Circ. Seeks PBGC Take On Delphi Cuts After Trump Memo
• Split SEC Will Allow Funds To Expand Derivatives Use
• Milberg Clients Urge 2nd Circ. To OK Axing $12M Fee Suit
• BofI Ruling May Erode Cos.' Securities Class Action Defenses
• Post-Election Tax Policy Scenario 2: A Democratic Sweep
• Reflections On My 1st Judicial Election Amid Racial Tensions
• New York Life Unit Wraps Up $500M Real Estate Debt Fund
• Bank Inks $2M Settlement Over Handling Of ESOP Buy
• SEC Corporation Finance Director To Step Down
• Real Estate Firms Lean Bearish, Eye Logistics And Biotech
• Burger King Owner Sued Over Offering Statements, Stock Fall
• Brookfield Closes On €1.1B European Real Estate Fund
• Kobre & Kim Can't Get Conflict Issue Resolved By NY Judge
• Juror's 'Tasteless' Remarks Won't Get Firm A New Fraud Trial
• Post-Election Tax Policy Scenario 1: A Republican Sweep
• Fidelity Charitable President Defends Share Liquidation
• Real Estate Rumors: SouthTech, JPMorgan, First Industrial
• Key Issues To Watch As Coty Investor Suit Proceeds
• Weighing Litigation Vs. Arbitration Amid Court Disruptions
• Hedge Funder Admits Lying, Ducks Fraud Rap After Gov't Flub
• Del. Justices' Solera Ruling Curbs D&O Coverage Scope
• Fidelity Tells 1st Circ. Fees Don't Make It ERISA Fiduciary
• SEC Victorious In Bribery Trial Against Ex-Sterne Agee Analyst
• Northrop Pensioners Fight To Keep Suit Alive At 9th. Circ.
• Eye on ERISA: Q&A With Schneider Wallace's Todd Schneider
• SEC Counsel Suggests 8th Grade Reading Level On Form CRS
• Justices Told FHFA's Structure Not Fatal To Profit Sweep
• Real Estate Rumors: Mater, Kylli, United Data Technologies
• SEC Eyes Win In $5M Suit After Fake Heir Cops To Fraud
• Defensive Strategies For High-Net-Worth Individual Tax Audits
• Simpson, Fried Frank Guide $1.2B Sale Of Simply Self Storage
• SEC Dems Criticize 'Grace Period' For Rule-Breaking Brokers
• Dentons, Goodwin Steer $110M JP Morgan-Prudential Loan
• Kirkland-Led Thoma Bravo Raises $22.8B For 3 Funds
• How Attys Can Guard Against Rising Settle-And-Sue Claims
• 5 Areas SEC 'Finders' Proposal Needs More Clarity
• DaVita Inks $50M Deal To End Private Insurance Push Suit
• Fidelity Flubbed $100M Charitable Stock Sale, Economist Says
• SEC's Peirce Has 'Reservations' About Recent Agency Action
• DC Circ. Upholds CCO's Fine For Missing 'Clear Red Flags'
• Racketeering Suit Rewrite Bid Shows 'Bad Faith,' BitMEX Says
• Del. Justices Sink Solera's Bid For Appraisal Action Coverage
• US Bank Dodges Ex-Employee's Age Bias Suit At 8th Circ.
• Goldman Sidesteps Monitor In 1MDB Deal, Raising Eyebrows
• Equity Owners Want To Intervene In $15B Student Loan Fight
• Judge Says Trading Tech Feud Falls Outside Antitrust Realm
• Crowdcube, Seedrs Ask CMA To Fast-Track Deal Review
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Gibson, Hunton
• Loan Docs Should Standardize Libor Replacement Language
• Waste Management's $4.6B Deal Gets DOJ Nod With Fixes
• MVP: Weil's Andrew Chizzik
• Key Issues In Potential High Court Fraudulent Transfer Case
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Law Firm Tips For Attracting, Retaining Attys During Pandemic
• Australia's Link Group Rejects Nearly $2B PE Takeover Bid
• Hotel Group To Get Early Contract Ruling In €93M Apollo Suit
• Financial Services Co. Head Cops To $4.4M Fraud Scheme
• SEC Redefines Blockbuster With $114M Whistleblower Award
• 1MDB's Destructive Path, From Wall Street To Hollywood
• Southwest Slams Investors' Safety Lapse 'Scheme' Claims
• Disney Hotel Won't Nix Conference Pact For Virus, Suit Says
• Meet The Attys Guiding Goldman's $2.9B 1MDB Plea Deal
• Finding A Path Forward To Regulate The Legal Industry
• Ex-Citigroup Forex Rigger Who Helped Feds Fined $20K
• SEC, CFTC Ease Margin Rules On Securities Futures Trading
• 6 Structural Issues Complicating Libor Transition
• Rockefeller Capital Taps Former Morgan Stanley Exec As GC
• CORRECTION: Gene Therapy Startup Gets $107M In Series A Round
• MVP: Paul Weiss' Marco Masotti
• McGuireWoods Boosts DC Squad With Ex-FINRA Exec
• Linklaters Reps On €100M Swedish Apartment Complex Sale
• Gunderson-Led Cybersecurity Biz Arctic Wolf Hits $1.3B Value
• Lawyering While Parenting: A Day In A Dad's Pandemic Life
• Goldman To Pay $2.9B After Admitting Role In 1MDB Fraud
• Fidelity Sale Of Donated Funds Was 'Nightmare,' Judge Hears
• Goldman Investors Ask High Court To Leave Cert. Ruling Be
• Neuberger Workers' Attys Seek $4.8M Cut Of $17M ERISA Deal
• US Financial Crime Compliance Costs Jump To $35B In 2020
• Kobre & Kim Faces Possible Conflict In $10B Award Fight
• Real Estate Rumors: Stateside, Silverstein, Sunview Medical
• Ex-Tesla Execs' Dealership-Driven Platform Hits $1B Value
• Lawyering While Parenting: A Day In A Mom's Pandemic Life
• Asset Manager Lands German Real Estate Portfolios For $85M
• MVP: Gibson Dunn's Shukie Grossman
• Ex-Trump Fundraiser Cops To Illegal 1MDB-Linked Lobbying
• Mutual Of Omaha Can't Shake Prerecorded Marketing Call Suit
• TIAA Bank To Pay $3.5M To Settle Loan Officer OT Suit
• Fidelity VP Texted That Charitable Arm 'Botched' Share Sales
• Feds Get Discovery Pause In Ex-BigLaw Atty's SEC Case
• 4 Ways A Biden Election Could Swing SEC Priorities
• Financial Adviser Ordered To Pay $8.9M For Ponzi Scheme
• Real Estate Rumors: Copart, Eighteen Capital, Binsong Li
• Fed's Quarles Suggests Virus May Spur New Nonbank Policy
• Brazilian Data Protection Law's Impact On US Financial Firms
• 3 Ways COVID-19 Is Reshaping The EB-5 Landscape
• Robinhood Outage Case Returned To Calif. State Court
• MVP: Fried Frank's Richard I. Ansbacher
• BitMEX Case Seen As Blessing In Disguise For Crypto Sector
• Permira Sells Stake In Remote Work Software Co. For $1.1B
• 5 Cost-Cutting Strategies For Corporate Legal Departments
• Fidelity Blasted At Trial For 'Blindly Dumping' Donated Shares
• Investor To Ask 2nd Circ. To Revive Benchmark-Rigging Suit
• 11th Circ. Revives Hedge Fund CFO's Quest For Assets
• Ill. Judge Axes Ex-Merrill Lynch Trader's Spoofing Charge
• Trust's $2M Suit Over Alleged Scam Tossed Out
• Mentorship Is Key To Fixing Drop-Off Of Women In Law
• Preparing The Next Generation Of Female Trial Lawyers
• Wearing Natural Hair In BigLaw
• These Firms Have The Most Women In Equity Partnerships
• Female Attorneys Gain Ground In Battle For Clerkships​
• What BigLaw Can Do To Actually Retain Female Attorneys
• Emerging ESG Compliance Obligations For Private Funds
• Altaba Must Reserve $800M For Canadian Data Breach Claims
• Justices Warned Of 'Upheaval' In FHFA Constitutionality Case
• NY Union Trustees Must Pay $570K After DOL ERISA Probe
• 5 Firms Guide Rental Co.'s $2.4B Take Private Deal
• FinCEN Hits Bitcoin Service Operator With $60M Fine
• MVP: Cleary's Liza Lenas
• High Court Wants Feds' Input On PwC ERISA Class Action
• 5 Ways Firms Can Avoid Female Atty Exodus During Pandemic
• In Their Own Words: Being A Woman In BigLaw
• Law360's Glass Ceiling Report: What You Need To Know
• Glass Ceiling Report: How Does Your Firm Measure Up?
• Teva, Workers Reach Deal To Settle 401(k) Fee Suit
• Milwaukee Pension Fund Sues Allianz Over $286M Loss
• NYC Investment Pro Gets At Least 3 Years For Bilking Clients
• Thiel-Backed Blank-Check Co. Leads 2 IPOs Raising $635M
• Split SEC Relaxes Certain Auditor Independence Rules
• Workers Agree To Drop $320M Suit Against Hospital Network
• Who Objected To $2B In Cum-Ex Trades? Not The Lawyers​
• Highlights From 'SEC Speaks' 2020
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Investment Manager Rothschild Hit With $100M Kickback Suit
• SEC Walks Rare Path In $800K Whistleblower Award
• Divided CFTC Enacts Long-Awaited Rules On Position Limits
• Recent SPAC Surge May Portend Increased Litigation
• Text-Messaging Health Provider Scores $118M From PE Firms
• E-Trade Looks To Duck Suit Over Glitch Tied To Oil Price Drop
• Ashurst-Led Abu Dhabi Sells $2.1B Stake In Gas Infrastructure
• Global Eagle Gets $700M Last-Minute Sale OK In Del. Ch. 11
• Apollo Says Pandemic Rules Out €93M Spanish Resort Deal
• Pandemic Drives YogaWorks To Seek Bankruptcy Sale
• DOJ Antitrust Deputy Tells Of Financial Sector 'Lean In' Policy
• FINRA Postpones In-Person Arbitrations, Mediations To 2021
• Receiver In Ponzi Scheme Can't Get Porsche Deposit Repaid
• SEC Deals For $4M Finalized In $30M Ponzi Scheme Suit
• WuXi PharmaTech Dodges Securities Suit
• Brazilian Investment Co. Hit With $256M Fine For Bribery
• Hedge Funder Lands Plea Deal After Case Survives Gov't Flub
• J&J Keeps Pushing For Destruction Of Asbestos ERISA Suit
• Kirkland-Repped Arbor Closes On $1.7B In Financing
• Real Estate Rumors: Office America, Kreindler, Chelminsky
• Hertz Execs Escape Investor Fraud Suit At 3rd Circ.
• 3 Looming CMBS Trouble Spots As Pandemic Continues
• Coinbase's Compliance Chief To Depart After Two-Year Tenure
• Latham Steers Xenia Hotels' Planned $200M Debt Deal
• Orrick-Led Car Rental Platform Fueled With $140M Round
• Lawyers Must Fight Voter Suppression This Election Season
• BlackRock Invests $118M In Electric Vehicle Biz Arrival
• Willkie, Kirkland Guide Tech Co.'s $2.6B Go-Public Deal
• Debevoise Steers HarbourVest To $8.1B Close For Latest Fund
• Vending Giant Wins OK To Take Restructuring To Creditors
• Del. High Court Affirms $2.2B Stillwater Deal Price
• Chancery Says Forum Bylaw Nixes Suit On Perelman 'Scheme'
• Firm Raises $50M, Parent Buys $115M In Crypto
• 3 Firms Lead $1.5B Skillsoft Deal
• Vinson-Led Apollo Pours $200M Into Energy-Focused JV
• 4 Enforcement Actions Highlight SEC's Focus On Earnings
• Biz Group Warns 9th Circ. Of 'Windfall' In Northrop ERISA Suit
• Why Online Mediation May Be Here To Stay
• 3 Firms Guide REIT's $1.7B Cold Warehouse Biz Buy
• Real Estate Firm IMH's Ch. 11 Plan OK'd In Delaware
• Judge Trims Raymond James' Suit Over Annuity Product Deal
• Blackstone-Backed Lender Scores $1.9B Value In SPAC Tie-Up
• BitMEX Hires CCO Amid Federal Probe-Triggered Reshuffle
• Fla. Co., CEO Lose CFTC Registrations After Fraud Conviction
• Fired Black Worker's Bias Suit Says Invesco Tokenized Her
• SEC's Roisman Cautions Against 'Regulation By Enforcement'
• Stanford Bank Receiver Wins $79M Clawback Suit In 5th Circ.
• SEC Officials Point To BMW Case To Urge Greater Cooperation
• Investor Slams Pa. Treasurer's $15M Suit As Reelection Ploy
• Debt Collector Dodges Class Action With 7th Circ. Ruling
• Ex-Goldman Banker Says Deportation Conflicts With Sentence
• Early Takeaways From SEC's FY 2020 Fraud Enforcement
• CFTC Climate Change Report Highlights Costs Of Inaction
• Clients Have The Power To Promote Wellness At Law Firms
• Regulators Are Keeping A Close Eye On SPAC Disclosures
• Wiped Out Global Eagle Creditor Slams Ch. 11 Legal Tab
• BofI Investor Suit Revived In 9th Circ. By Whistleblower Action
• 3rd Circ. Orders Redo In Ex-Vanguard Worker's Prison Term
• Lorenzo Settles With SEC 18 Months After High Court Defeat
• Morgan Stanley Fined $60M Over Unsafe Data Practices
• Hilton Plan Participants Denied Cert. In ERISA Suit, For Now
• Size Premia Are Alive And Kicking In Small-Co. Stock Pricing
• Homeless Shelter-Focused REIT Raises £241M In UK IPO
• Homebuilder Fights Employees' Class Cert. Bid In ESOP Suit
• Appellate Courts Should Welcome Well-Crafted Amicus Briefs
• Crypto Firms Tap Big Bank Pros For Top Legal Posts
• DuPont Beats ERISA Pension Liability Suit Over Spinoff
• JPMorgan To Devote $30B To Support Underserved Groups
• Why ESG Considerations Matter For Energy Executives
• Fried Frank Guides Onex's $960M Investment In OneDigital
• Ex-Trump Fundraiser Charged Over Lobbying Tied To 1MDB
• Hotel Group Loses Bid For Quick Trial Over €93M Apollo Deal
• 2 Firms Steer Morgan Stanley's $7B Deal For Eaton Vance
• Warren Seeks Pandemic Planning Info From Biggest Banks
• Blank Check Co. Targets Pot Real Estate In Deals Worth $185M
• Split SEC Proposes Exemption For Small Business 'Finders'
• Cadwalader-Led Sachem Head Nabs $1.2B Elanco Stake
• Two TPG-Backed SPACs Among 5 Raising Total $1.8B In IPOs
• Hedge Fund Sues For Bristow Group Stock Appraisal In Del.
• Workers' Attys Get $3M In Fees From $9M JPMorgan Deal
• SEC Revamps Rules On Fund Of Fund Investment Limits
• Ex-DOJ Atty Can't Intervene In Merrill Traders Spoofing Case
• Latham, Gibson Guide $375M Invitation-Rockpoint Venture
• 4 Firms Helm DraftKings $1.7B Public Offering
• Citi Fined $400M Over 'Longstanding' Deficiencies
• Principal Global Plan Participants Drop ERISA Suit For Good
• Floating-Rate Debt Considerations As Libor Cessation Nears
• Lakeport Capital Inks $175M JV For Distressed Mortgages
• WWE Investors Seek Class Cert. In Suit Over Saudi Deal
• Alternative Financing Options For Retail And Hotel Properties
• Former Salesforce Workers' 401(k) ERISA Suit Gets Tossed
• Robinhood Rips 'Shoot For The Moon' Strategy In Outage Suit
• GE Says SEC May Bring Enforcement Action Over Accounting
• No-Code Tech Co. Valued At $2B After BlackRock-Led Round
• CFPB Sets Policy For Early Termination Of Consent Orders
• Davis Polk Reps Indian Retail Unit For $750M Deal
• SEC's Accredited Investor Rule Will Benefit Sovereign Wealth
• CFTC Calls FY20 A Record-Breaking Year For Enforcement
• CFTC Enforcement Chief To Depart Following Record Year
• Real Estate Rumors: Wawa, Mintz, Terra
• Beazer Homes Beats Investor Suit Over Post-Crisis Reporting
• Gunderson-Led Cloud Comms Co. Dialpad Hits $1.2B Value
• What Hiring Law Firms Should Consider Instead Of Grades
• Hotel Group Sues To Force Apollo To Close €93M Deal
• Skadden, Orrick Lead Deal Forming $3.7B Medicare Provider
• Gaming Giant Gets Nod To Complete €250M Restructuring
• Judge Denies Wins For SEC And Marketer In Fraud Suit
• Bridgewater Hedge Fund Settles Ex-CEO's Gender Bias Suit
• TD Ameritrade Aims To Tank Crude Oil Futures Action
• GrafTech Investor Sues In Del. Over $250M Share Repurchase
• Justices Reject 4 Benefits Cases, Seek Input On Northwestern
• In-House Pros Unveil New Firm To Go After GC Work
• Real Estate Co. Gets $170M Via PIPE Deal Amid Board Conflict
• Justices Pass On F-Squared's SEC Disgorgement Clawback
• Ex-Barclays Forex Rigger Who Helped Feds Fined $50K
• EQT Partners' Second Real Estate Fund Hits Ceiling With €1B
• Judging A Book: Schroeder Reviews 'Collegiality'
• Fried Frank Reps HPS In $11B Debt-Focused Fund
• 5 Big Banks Get Final OK On $22M Libor-Rigging Settlement
• Now Is The Time To Go Digital With Compliance Training
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 76 Firms
• Biz Groups Weigh In On High Court Case Over FTC Restitution
• Fed Highlights Broad BSA Deficiencies At Pa. Bank
• Investors Rip Southwest's Bid To Ground Safety Lapse Suit
• SEC's Peirce Dissents From 2nd Enforcement Suit In 3 Weeks
• How Rookies Should Prep For A Unique Supreme Court Term
• 1 Firm Seizes Spotlight Amid September's IPO Surge
• What One Scrapped Opinion Might Say About Judge Barrett
• US Trade Probe To Target Vietnam's Currency, Timber Policies
• Supreme Court Cheat Sheet: The Biggest Cases To Watch
• Trump Atty Joins Race Bias Suit Against BlackRock, NJ
• Cos. Should Have To Notify Workers Of Whistleblower Rights
• REIT Activism Trends To Expect In The Wake Of COVID-19
• Overcoming The Pandemic's Hurdles To Pro Bono Work
• GOP Vows Virus Infections Won't Slow Barrett Confirmation
• Trump Tests Positive For COVID-19
• White & Case Leads $825M Occidental Asset Sale To Carlyle
• Berkshire Hathaway's RV Unit Wins Retaliation Jury Trial
• Survey Shows Socially Conscious Metrics In Exec Pay Plans
• Fund Firm's Cooperation Helps It Avoid SEC Fine In Fee Case
• SEC Awards $37M To Whistleblowers To Close Record Year
• 3 Firms Rep Apollo-Backed Blank-Check Co. In $750M IPO
• Texas Panel OKs Neiman Marcus' Investor Defamation Suit
• Bass Berry, Jones Day Rep Twin River's $120M Casino Buy
• Playboy Eyes Return To Public Markets With $381M Tie-Up
• SEC's Whistleblower Amendments Are A Step Backward
• Mass. Priest Targeted By SEC Says Trades Were By The Book
• Best Practices For Presenting Exhibits In A Remote Deposition