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Asset Management - December, 2020

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• The Most-Read Legal Industry Guests Of 2020
• OCC Fintech Charters Face Fresh Attack By State Regulators
• SEC Chair Jay Clayton Formally Exits Amid Year-End Bustle
• How 2020 Changed The Way Companies Go Public
• SEC Urges Blank-Check Companies To Bolster Disclosures
• Prudential Unit Pays SEC $18M Over Improper Wrap Fees
• Voya To Pay $23M To End SEC Conflict-Of-Interest Claims
• 4 Firms Assemble SPAC Deal Creating $12.5B Asset Manager
• SBB Ups Entra Bid To $4B As Bidding War Heats Up
• A Law Firm's Guide To Producing A Podcast
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• SEC Overhauls Marketing Rules For Investment Advisers
• 3 Firms Steer Blackstone's $873M Bid For Roadside Store Biz
• SEC Investment Chief Who Led Key Reg Agenda To Depart
• SEC Allows NYSE Cos. To Sell Shares In Direct Listings
• Hana Financial Drops $669M On Stake In Seattle Building
• Latham, White & Case Drive $1.9B SPAC Deal For Lidar Co.
• Fed Orders Credit Suisse To Beef Up AML Compliance
• How Corporate Transparency Act Could Benefit Finance Cos.
• 5 Important E-Discovery Trends And Developments In 2020
• Securities Standards Setter Chief To Depart In February
• Annual Defense Bill Extends SEC's Disgorgement Shot Clock
• 16 New Blank-Check Co. IPO Filings Bolster 2021 Pipeline
• FINRA Hits Financial Co. With $8.8M Fine Over Rule Violations
• FinCEN Aims To Fill Crypto Reporting Gaps Despite Pushback
• Attys To Get $2.8M In Curo Investor Deal
• Spain Says €34M Award Over Energy Subsidies Unenforceable
• House Wish List Hints At Financial Services Priorities
• Canopy Growth Splits From VC Arm After $231M Deal
• Blackwells Offers To Buy Monmouth Real Estate For $3.8B
• SPACs Should Consider Targeting Bankruptcy Sales
• Exchange Act Amendments Would Bolster SEC Enforcement
• Charles Schwab Fined £9M Over UK Client Account Failings
• Judges On Race: The Path To A More Diverse Bench
• ​​​​​​​SEC Chief Lauds Foreign Listings Law, Looks Ahead To Rules
• CFPB Finishes Disclosure-Focused Regs For Debt Collectors
• SEC Pulls Out All The Stops In Latest Whistleblower Payouts
• Real Estate Rumors: CC Homes, 601W, Winter Properties
• Ch. 11 Examiner Will Look At Cred Inc. 'Shenanigans'
• Ex-Stanford Exec's 20-Year Sentence To Remain In Place
• Goodwin-Led Lab Device Maker's Shares Soar In $130M IPO
• Pot Biz Challenges Maine's Medical Marijuana Residency Rule
• CDPQ Injects $1B In Sidley-Repped Renewables Biz Invenergy
• SEC Delays Decision On Nasdaq's Direct Listing Proposal
• CFTC Official To Join NYSE As Chief Regulatory Officer
• Brazilian Lender Valued At $1.75B In Series E Round
• Cohen Milstein, Saxena White Get $4M For Credit Suisse Deal
• High-Level $1B OneCoin Crypto Fraud Suspect Is In Plea Talks
• Kirkland, Goodwin Steer JV Eyeing $1B In Logistics Assets
• Virus Stokes Telemedicine, Mental Health Benefits' Popularity
• 3 Firms Steer SPAC Tie-Up Forming $1B E-Commerce Fintech
• Judge Says Virus To Blame For Losses, Not TD Ameritrade
• A Review Of 2020's Key US Sanctions Developments
• Taxation With Representation: Freshfields, Wachtell, Simpson
• NY Tax Talk: 2020 In The Rearview
• AML Whistleblower Rewards Law Could Be A Game Changer
• What To Expect From Biden's Financial Regulation Transition
• Ex-Nomura Trader Avoids Jail Time In RMBS Fraud Case
• Coinbase Takes Key Step For Public Offering As Crypto Soars
• Fried Frank Guides Brookfield's $835M Manhattan CMBS Loan
• Crypto Investor Cred Inc. Says It's On Track For Ch. 11 Sale
• Fintech Biz Secures $95M In Bain Capital Ventures-Led Round
• HK Regulators Push For Stronger Climate Disclosures By 2025
• Real Estate Rumors: Plymouth, JDS, Deka Immobilien
• Ropes & Gray Leads Gridiron Capital To $1.35B Fund Close
• 3 Firms Steer $90M New Jersey Construction Loan
• Priest Seems Destined For Trial In SEC Short-Selling Suit
• Managing CCO Risk Without A Liability Standard From SEC
• Blackstone's Investment Values Software Co. Over $2B
• American Bank Systems Sued Over Ransomware Data Breach
• KKR Sells 2 Netherlands Student Housing Projects For €190M
• Time To Prepare For California's New Consumer Finance Law
• Legal Tech Co. Disco Raised $100M In Q4, Plans To Expand
• Fund Formation Group Of The Year: Weil
• Kayne Anderson Lands New Trial In $25M Newsletter IP Suit
• BarkBox Hits $1.6B Valuation In SPAC Deal Driven By 3 Firms
• SEC Fines Robinhood $65M For 'Misleading' Customers
• FINRA Fines Cetera $1M For Lapses Spotted First By SEC
• Fiduciary Exemption's Preamble, Rollout Create Questions
• Real Estate Rumors: Starwood, Dwight Capital, Fairfield
• Marketplace StockX Locks In $2.8B Value After $275M Round
• Proskauer Adds To Litigation Group With Atty From Freeborn
• Treasury Labels Vietnam, Switzerland Currency Manipulators
• Ill. Investment Firm Head Gets Probation For Adviser Fraud
• 3 Firms Guide Space Telecom's $1.8B Go-Public Deal
• Tron Wants 'Fatally Flawed' Securities Suit Tossed
• Ropes-Led AlpInvest Nabs $9B For 7th Secondaries Fund
• Fund Formation Group Of The Year: Simpson Thacher
• Tips For Identifying A Culturally Competent Mediator
• Mass. Claims Robinhood 'Targeted' Young, Novice Investors
• DOL Finalizes Fiduciary Exemption Regulations
• Apple, Intel Face Uphill Fight In Antitrust Suit Against Fortress
• Gibson, Cleary Guide $550M Welltower-Wafra Real Estate JV
• Broker Must Give SEC Proceeds From 1 Global Ponzi Scheme
• SEC Trading And Markets Director Redfearn To Leave Post
• 2020 Marked By Blockbuster Compliance Cases, Milestones
• Justices' Goldman Review May Finally Offer Class Cert. Clarity
• FINRA Appoints Ex-SocGen CCO As Market Regulation Head
• A Look At Spoliation Risk In The 11th Circ., By The Numbers
• SEC Pays Rare Compliance-Related Whistleblower Award
• Fund Formation Group Of The Year: Paul Weiss
• 4 Firms Pilot $2.3B Go-Private Deal For ATM Operator
• DLA Piper-Led Gene Therapy Co. Scores $100M In Funding
• SEC Targets Two More Men For 1 Global Ponzi Ploy
• Ex-Nomura Trader Deserves 'Substantial' Jail Time, Feds Say
• Real Estate Rumors: Prologis, Cymbal, Estate Investments
• Pinterest Inks $22.5M Pact To End Ex-COO's Sexism Claims
• 4 Firms Rep Benefits Biz's $1.1B Takeover By Goldman Sachs
• US Trustee Urges No Financial Filing Extension For Cred Inc.
• Fund Formation Group Of The Year: Fried Frank
• Simpson, Skadden Build $3.45B Deal For Lab Office Portfolio
• Dallas Beats First Responders' Pension Contribution Suit
• SEC's Peirce Blasts Regs That 'Undercut' Personal Liberty
• Retirees Sue Alcoa To Halt Health Care Cuts
• Ascendas REIT Drops $213M On Sydney Office Property
• Supreme Court To Hear Goldman Class Cert. Fight
• Fashion Co. Execs Face $100M Penalty For 2 Schemes
• AMC Nabs $100M From Mudrick In Move To Avoid Bankruptcy
• Justices Seem Concerned Over FHFA Case Ramifications
• Real Estate Rumors: Olen, Brookfield, Abacus Capital
• Va. Pastor's Wife Pleads Guilty In $2M Investment Scam
• XFL Owner Gets Ch. 11 Plan Approval After Sale To 'The Rock'
• Fund Formation Group Of The Year: Debevoise
• Innoviz Valued At $1.4B In SPAC Deal Driven By 6 Firms
• DOL Finalizes Ban On Socially Conscious ERISA Proxy Votes
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Trump Taps Ex-WH Atty For Nonpartisan Regulatory Agency
• Blockvest, Founder Ordered To Pay $700K In ICO Fraud Suit
• Names To Watch As Biden Mulls Next SEC And CFTC Leaders
• Ex-Goldman Banker Says Feds Withholding 1MDB Evidence
• Real Estate Rumors: Sterling, JPMorgan, Butters Construction
• Willkie-Led Tenet Pays $1.1B For Dozens Of Surgery Centers
• Defense Bill To Usher In New Era For Anti-Money Laundering
• Thoma Bravo Investment Values Cybersecurity Biz At $1.15B
• FinCEN Chief Says COVID-19 Crime Reports Must Be Specific
• Deals Rumor Mill: Robinhood, ChemChina, Omnicell
• 3 Firms Guide Cannabis Listings Co.'s $1.5B SPAC Tie-Up
• Pinterest Discrimination Case Highlights Risk Of ESG Pledges
• COVID-19 Concerns Won't Spring Jailed State Street Exec
• SEC Enforcement Chief Avakian To Step Down At Year's End
• CFTC's Tarbert To Step Down As Chairman In 2021
• Libertarian Orgs Back Challenge To SEC Judges In 5th Circ.
• Justices Scrutinize Remedies In FHFA Constitutionality Case
• Law Firm Beats Third Suit Alleging $23.5M REIT Takeover
• Cooley, Fenwick-Led Tech Cos. Rake In $769M Via IPOs
• SEC To Accelerate And Expand Public's Stock-Market Data
• Kirkland, Wachtell Rep Deal Forming $1.1B Skincare Co.
• State AGs, Orgs Back FTC's Restitution Power At High Court
• COVID-19 Spurs Associates To Think Bigger — Like Partners
• Asset Manager EnTrust Global Nabs $2.1B For Maritime Funds
• This Year's Top 8th Circ. Bankruptcy Decisions
• Attys Seek $9M Fee For 'Vigorous' Work In Fidelity 401(k) Case
• Ex-CFTC Enforcement Head To Join Sullivan & Cromwell
• Industry Groups Warn OCC Over Figure's Bank Charter Bid
• Goodwin Guides Fund Targeting $1.25B In Housing Investments
• Real Estate Rumors: Gomez, Ogden Partners, Frankel
• SEC Asked Why Convicted State St. Exec's Deal Lacks A Fine
• CFTC OKs Electronic Trading Rules, Revises Bankruptcy Code
• Estee Lauder Says 'Cherry-Picked' ERISA Suit Is The Pits
• SEC General Counsel To Leave Agency In January
• FBI Chief Wants Banks' Help Fighting COVID-19 Scams
• DC Circ. Sides With Gov't In Delta Pilots' Pension Case
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Fights $393M Forfeiture Bid In OneCoin Case
• HSBC Bank Settles Gold Price-Fixing Class Action For $42M
• Wellness App Calm Eases Into $2B Value After Funding Round
• 4 Blank-Check Cos. Raise Combined $875M In IPOs
• Aussie Pension Fund Lobs $3.9B Bid For NZ Energy Biz
• Willkie Helps Monarch Raise $3B For Distressed Opportunities
• GCs Are Uniquely Qualified To Lead Diversity Initiatives
• Hedge Fund BlueCrest To Pay $170M Over SEC Claims
• Bernstein Liebhard, Thornton Aim To Lead Xerox Spinoff Suit
• Former Sen. Paul Sarbanes, Co-Writer Of SOX, Dies At 87
• Feds Say Ex-Goldman Banker Can't Shake 1MDB Charges
• Wachtell-Guided Nasdaq Prices $1.9B Senior Notes Offering
• Two Firms Steer Mortgage REITs' Tie-Up To Build $984M Co.
• SEC Tells Justices Not To Hear Challenge To In-House Judges
• Tile Shop Can't Tap Excess Policy For Investor Suit Deal
• 8th Circ. Clears Insurer From Shareholder Suit Settlement
• US Trustee Wants Outsider To Take Over Cred Inc. Ch. 11
• 3 Ways Defendants Can Nip Civil RICO Claims In The Bud
• Yale Seeks Early End To ERISA Class Action
• Simpson, Weil Lead SPAC Deal Forming $9B Fintech Co.
• Judges On Race: Reducing Implicit Bias In Courtrooms
• Fidelity Trial Wraps With Judge Questioning VP's Credibility
• Investors Say Cannabis Entrepreneur Bilked Them Of $6M
• SEC Approves Long-Awaited Revamp To Fund Valuation Rules
• High Court Headlines Biggest ERISA Rulings Of A Busy 2020
• Investment Firm Wins $43M Award Over Unpaid Loan
• What We Learned From First Pandemic M&A Ruling In Del.
• Real Estate Rumors: Banesco, Morgan Stanley, Greybrook
• Financial Lobby Calls For 'Mandatory' Climate Disclosures
• Pomerantz To Co-Lead Honeywell Investors' Asbestos Suit
• KKR Lands 2 Texas Industrial Properties In $171M Deal
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Latham, Wilson
• 3 Firms Power SPAC Deal Creating $1.35B Energy Storage Co.
• Tougher Oversight Looms For Hedge Funds Investing In PIPEs
• CFTC's Top Cop Says Cooperation Sends 'Powerful Message'
• Feds Urge 2nd Circ. To Reinstate Platinum Convictions
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Penny Stock Broker's $12M SEC Fine
• Good Disclosure Requires More Enforcement, SEC Panel Told
• Robbins Geller Says Bernstein Litowitz Hire May Pose Conflict
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Suit Over $360M Lionbridge Deal
• Hemp Co., CEO Agree To Settle SEC Suit Over Alleged Fraud
• SEC's 'FinHub' To Become Stand-Alone Office Within Agency
• SEC Taps Nelson Mullins Partner To Lead Atlanta Office
• Vivus Cleared For Amended Ch. 11 Plan With Drug Royalties
• Virtu Can't Get $3.2M In Fees For 'First Class' Attys
• Gibson, Clifford Chance Help With 14M-Sq-Ft Logistics Buy
• Navigating Atty Relationship Conflicts That May Imperil Cases
• Simpson, Foley Guide Blackstone REIT's $358M Portfolio Deal
• Waller Confirmed To Fed Board As Other Trump Pick In Doubt
• Citi Judge Questions Jurisdiction In 'Mistake' Transfer Case
• EQT Must Face Investor Suit Over $6.7B Merger, Judge Says
• Neuberger Workers' Attys Get $4.8M In Fees In ERISA Deal
• Bill To Boot Chinese Cos. From US Exchanges Sent To Trump
• Fintech Co. Raises $81M In Goldman Sachs-Led Round
• Brokerage Says US Bank Can't Escape $5M Tribal Fraud Suit
• Two Microcap Firms Allege Scheme To Steal Clients
• FINRA Fines Barclays $650K Over Flawed Trade Reporting
• Aimco Says $10B Co. Split Still On After Dissing Buyout Bid
• JLL Guides Sidra's $225M Recapitalization Of Pa. Campus
• Canada's Fairfax To Offload Insurance Unit To CVC For $750M
• UPenn Inks Deal To Settle Proposed ERISA Class Action
• How Mediators Can Help Parties Overcome Emotional Barriers
• Post-Election Financial Services Regulatory Outlook
• SEC Rift In Spotlight As Calls For ESG Disclosures Grow
• Nasdaq Pushes For More Board Diversity, Disclosures
• Real Estate Rumors: Birch, Apollo, Metropolitan Bank
• FTC Says High Court 'Principle' Supports Restitution Power
• Pinterest Shareholders Sue Over Discrimination Claims
• Zohar Approved For $45M Sale Of Pittsburgh Copper Co.
• Hospital Software Biz Hits $1.5B Value After Funding Round
• Pace Of Bankruptcy-Claims Trading Is Picking Up
• CapitaLand Offloads 4 Properties In Japan, Korea For $336M
• Libra Calls Rebrand To Diem A 'New Day' For Crypto Initiative
• Judging A Book: Wardlaw Reviews 'Hamilton And The Law'