Asset Management Archive » January, 2021

Asset Management - January, 2021

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• SEC Faces Uphill Battle To Act On GameStop Trading War
• Sen. Warren Demands SEC Action Amid GameStop Frenzy
• Coinbase's Public Listing Plans Shine Spotlight On Crypto
• Fowler White Avoids DQ, But Clients Sanctioned Over Emails
• Lighting Co. Tells 11th Circ. Investor Class Can't Be Certified
• 3 Firms Guide Biotech's $110M PIPE, Buy Of PE-Backed Co.
• Goodwin, V&E Rep Education Co.'s $1.7B Go-Public Deal
• Global Eagle Wins Post-Sale Ch. 11 Liquidation Nod In Del.
• Real Estate Rumors: Carlyle, Penzance, Ocean Bank
• Judge Says Challenge To $6.1B Energy Go-Private Deal Fails
• Entra Tells Investors To Spurn Competing Takeover Bids
• HNA Group Says Creditor Filed Bankruptcy Petition In China
• Denmark Settles Dispute With Pension Plan In Tax Row
• K&L Gates Adds New Banking, Finance Partner In Chicago
• SEC Must Reprioritize Investor Protection To Foster Recovery
• Preparing The Securitization Market For Libor Transition
• Ex-Goldman Exec's 1MDB Trial Delayed Amid Dismissal Push
• SEC Says Fraudster Spent $10M Of Investor Funds On Lottery
• AkzoNobel Paints Over PPG's Tikkurila Buy With €1.4B Bid
• Biden's Regulatory Freeze Unsettles Crowdfunding Advocates
• More Cannabis Developers Ink $3.4M Deal In SEC Fraud Suit
• Florida Tax Preparer Barred Forever Over Fraudulent Returns
• How Compliance Departments Can Prepare For Biden
• Mitigating AML Act Exposure For High-Net-Worth Individuals
• Real Estate Rumors: Vision Properties, Deutsche Bank, Stiles
• Ex-Investment Adviser Cops To $100M Loan Fraud Scheme
• New Ariz. Law Practice Rules May Jump-Start National Reform
• Pretium, Canadian Pension Fund To Invest $700M In Rental JV
• SEC Settlement With Hedge Fund Offers Corporate AI Lessons
• Robinhood Trading Blocks Draw Lawsuits And Lawmakers' Ire
• OCC Hits Brakes On 'Fair Access' Rule
• 3 Firms Drive SPAC Deal Valuing Electric Car Startup At $3.4B
• Sidley Austin Wins $282K In Fees In Woodbridge Trustee Suit
• Lieff Wants To Appeal $1M State St. Fee Cut Before Paying It
• 6th Circ. Says Ch. 7 Malpractice Claims Not Estate's Property
• How The SPAC Boom Could Trigger More Lawsuits
• Special Master Urges Toss Of Opt-Out Valeant Investor Suit
• Green Home Payment Biz Loanpal Nabs $800M In Backing
• Judge Warns Of Doubts Over Zohar Claims In Tilton Tax Fight
• 7th Circ. Told Forced Arbitration At Odds With ERISA's Goals
• M7 Funds Buy $412M Worth Of Retail Warehouse Properties
• Pandemic Bankruptcy Avoidance Efforts Create New Hurdles
• SEC Enforcement Needs New Guiding Principles
• Tribe Asks 9th Circ. To Revive Retirement Plan RICO Fight
• Feds Charge Crypto Trader 'Coin Signals' With $5M Fraud
• Waddell & Reed Hit With Investor Suit Over Macquarie Merger
• Battery Biz Sila Nano Valued At $3.3B After $590M Infusion
• Chancery Seeks More Info On Authentix Investor Rights Limits
• 7 Brexit Considerations For US Financial Services Cos.
• 10 Tips For Your Next Virtual Court Appearance
• Guggenheim Investing $600M In ElmTree Real Estate Venture
• 4 Firms Steer SPAC's $300M Israeli Medical Pot Co. Tie-Up
• Garrett Shareholders Ask To File Competing Ch. 11 Plan
• Oil And Gas Cos. Must Ensure They Can Back Up ESG Claims
• Assessing What's To Come In PPP Loan Enforcement
• Real Estate Rumors: Lennar, Harrison, Florida East Coast
• Court Cuts Off 'Self-Dealing' Union Health Plan Trustee
• Adler Pollock Moves To Nix Suit Over $11M Jury Loss
• Australia's IFM Makes €4.9B Tender Offer For Naturgy Stake
• Venture Fund Manager Sanctioned For 'Egregious' Conduct
• Goldman Says High Court Cert. Fight Is 'Not A Close Case'
• Chancery Delays Building Sale In Ukrainian Bank's Fraud Case
• Ropes, White & Case Guide Hillman Go-Public At $2.6B Value
• Companies Boost IPO Sizes As Another Blistering Week Starts
• Real Estate Rumors: Bomnin Automotive, DMG, Time Equities
• Transocean Ruling Provides Strategic Restructuring Road Map
• Home REIT Drops $95M On 11 UK Portfolios
• Ripple Token Case Highlights Need For SEC Clarity On Crypto
• Don't Let Lies Infiltrate The Mediation Process
• Benefits Administrator Hits $7.3B Valuation In SPAC Merger
• Judges On Race: Lack Of Data Deters Criminal Justice Reform
• Xerox Spinoff Fights Cert. Of 'Lawyer-Driven' Investor Suit
• Brokers Owe $4.2M In Fees Earned In Woodbridge Ponzi Ploy
• Former SEC Staff Attorney Takes Helm Of Enforcement Unit
• Del. Justices Uphold Chancery's Higher Appraisal Of Tech Co.
• Simpson-Led Blackstone Nabs Stake In $1.6B Portfolio
• More Charitable Crypto Donations Spur Calls For Rule Change
• Public Markets Still Hot As 4 IPOs Raise Combined $2B
• Delta Pilots Want Full DC Circ. To Rehear $3B Pension Case
• Simpson Thacher-Led Mortgage Co. Launches $250M IPO
• Real Estate Rumors: Starwood, Hackman, Ari Pearl
• Del. Books And Records Ruling Offers 4 Lessons For Cos.
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Eagle Hospitality REIT OK'd In Del. For $100M Ch. 11 Loan
• Legislative Fixes For Union Pension Crisis Within Reach
• FinCEN Says No To Activity Reports Over Negative Press
• CFTC Names Democrat Rostin Behnam Acting Chairman
• Speedcast's $395M Sale Plan Reaches Ch. 11 Finish Line
• 'Come In And Talk To Us,' SEC's FinHUB Chief Urges
• Chinese Telecom Cos. Push For US Delisting Reversal
• Weil, Latham Guide PE-Backed Supermarket's $134M IPO Bet
• Top 5 ERISA Stock-Drop Case Developments From 2020
• Acadia's 'Quality Care' Claim For Jury To Decide, Judge Says
• Schwab Forms New Regulatory Group As SEC Turns Over
• Clifford Chance Reps PE Firm's £253M Industrial Property Bet
• Law Firms Should Note GCs' Growing Focus On Biz Strategies
• Biden Names Allison Herren Lee Acting SEC Chair
• Auto Parts Co. Wants $1B ERISA Suit Axed After Colo. Ruling
• Virus Delays Long-Running Securities Fraud Trial To Late 2023
• Ukraine Bank Asks Chancery To Delay Ohio Building Sale
• 3 Firms Steer Sweetened $853M Bid For Collectors Universe
• Challenging SEC ALJs Shouldn't Be 'Illogical,' 5th Circ. Told
• Biden DOL May Ax Socially Conscious 401(k) Investing Hurdle
• Mercedes Dropped Ball On Monitoring 401(k) Costs, Suit Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Yoya, Northeast Capital, Liberty Bank
• Capital One AML Remediation Stopped More Devastating Blow
• Solar Investors Say Spain Can't Block €33.7M Award
• Takeda Pharmaceuticals Sued Over $1.8B Retirement Plan
• How To Reliably Value Income-Producing Real Estate
• Queen's Gambit SPAC Among 6 That Raised $1.4B Via IPOs
• Workers Ask 7th Circ. To Keep ERISA Suit In Court
• DLA Piper-Led Rastegar Launches $200M REIT
• Eagle Hospitality REIT Seeks To Tap $100M Ch. 11 Loan
• SEC Enforcement Expansion May Face Constitutional Limits
• 6 Changes The Legal Industry Should Prepare For
• Gensler Expected To Be An Aggressive Enforcer As SEC Chair
• Pluralsight Investors Sue To Block $3.5B Go-Private Sale
• Latham-Led Electric Car Biz Closes On $2.7B Funding Round
• Robinhood Ruse Hurt 'Young Adult' Traders, Investor Claims
• 4 Cos. Join IPO Pipeline Seeking To Raise $3.9B Total
• DLA Piper Atty Can't Shake Ponzi Tie Suit, Judge Told
• Genomic Testing Co. Preps $100M IPO Led By Cooley, Latham
• UK Watchdog Drops Probe After Metallurgy Firms Cut Off Deal
• Arizona May Have Nudged US Law Firms Toward Future IPOs
• Yellen Pledges Targeted Tax Relief As US Treasury Secretary
• Real Estate Rumors: KKR, John Novak, DR Horton
• Architecture Co.'s Execs Seek To Escape DOL Stock-Plan Suit
• Morgan Stanley Wins Bid To Arbitrate Sex Harassment Claims
• Pa. Atty Disbarred After Stealing From Client's Estate
• How SEC Can Address 'Inherent Dilemma' Of Its Mandate
• Gensler Could Steer SEC Toward Stronger Investor Protection
• Virus-Battered US Unit Of Eagle Hospitality REIT Hits Ch. 11
• FTC's Chopra Gets Biden Nod To Become Next CFPB Director
• John Hancock Can't Keep Trading Info From Porsche: 1st Circ.
• Investors Say Grubhub Stock Claims Not 'Fraud By Hindsight'
• Citing Liu, SEC Seeks $1.2M From Woodbridge Brokers
• Man Impersonated Son To Defraud Investor Clients, SEC Says
• FTC Authority To Obtain Monetary Relief May Be Under Threat
• US Chides Vietnam Over Currency, But Makes No Tariff Threat
• Davis Polk, Latham Guide Game Maker Playtika's $1.9B IPO
• JLL Clinches $66M Deal For Miami Retail Center Sale
• Thoma Bravo's Cadwalader-Led SPAC Rakes In $900M Via IPO
• Chancery OKs TRO In Ripple Labs Investor Fight
• How Fund Managers Can Avoid Political Contribution Missteps
• Taxation With Representation: Baker, Wachtell, Shearman
• DC Circ. Lobbyist Ruling May Lead To 1st Amendment Clarity
• 6 Ways Financial Regulators Should Prioritize Climate Risk
• 4 Legal Industry Trends Litigation Financiers Are Watching
• 4 Firms Build $586M Go-Private Deal For Insurer ProSight
• Intel Says Fortress Entities Breached Patent License Deal
• Credit Suisse Jockeys For End To Vegas Appraisal Fraud Fight
• Speedcast Reaches Deal With Creditor On Ch. 11 Plan
• Tipster Atty Who Sued SEC Says New Rule Caters To Wall St.
• Real Estate Rumors: Martorano, LXG, DR Horton
• Simpson Guides KKR's $1.7B Asia-Focused Real Estate Fund
• Tips For Forming A Real Estate Fund
• Gibson Dunn, Latham Guide Petco's Above-Target $864M IPO
• Keep BitMEX Racketeering Suit Alive, Traders Tell Calif. Judge
• How EU Climate Regs May Affect US Private Fund Managers
• A Lawyer's Guide To Setting Well-Being Goals In 2021
• Deals Rumor Mill: Lucid Motors, Deutsche Telekom, GTCR
• Fla. Atty Cops To Role In $322M Ponzi Scheme
• 4 Rulings That Will Shape Clickwrap Litigation In 2021
• OCC Finalizes 'Fair Access' Rule In Last-Minute Push
• Simpson-Steered PE Shop Amasses $10.2B Across 2 Funds
• OCC's Brooks To Step Down As Top National Bank Regulator
• OCC OKs Anchorage As 1st Federally Chartered Crypto Bank
• BitGo Brings On Former Coinbase Compliance Chief As CCO
• Finance Company's Former Employees Sue For $7.9M In Pay
• Justices Skeptical Of FTC's Claim To Restitution Powers
• Congress Must Fix The AML Whistleblower Law
• Real Estate Rumors: JP Morgan, F45 Training, Silverstone
• 2 Firms Guide Tech Biz Blend On $300M Funding Round
• Investors Tell Del. Justices Tech Co. Low-Balled Appraisal
• Winstead Seeks To Toss Ex-Client's Malpractice Suit
• Claims Trimmed In Mich. Counties Tax Foreclosure Row
• Keyword Searches To Improve Your Privilege Doc Review
• DOL Outlines What To Do When Retirement Savers Go Missing
• Top Whistleblower Attorney Sues SEC Over New Rules
• BlackRock Can't Dodge ERISA Class Action Ahead Of Trial
• Top Dem Says Senate Banking Agenda To Put Workers First
• Trustee Seeks To Revive Miller & Martin Legal Malpractice Suit
• Fintech Startup Sues VanEck Over Canceled Bitcoin ETF
• Gary Gensler Reportedly Tops Biden's List To Lead SEC
• $33.5M Winner Fee Approved In $5.8B Chancery Hotel Ruling
• Database Biz Cockroach's Funding Round Nabs $2B Valuation
• SEC's Acting Enforcement Chief To Leave By End Of January
• NHL's Evander Kane Hits Bankruptcy With Over $26M In Debt
• Payments Co.'s Value Jumps To $15B With New Funds
• Feds Fight Bid To Toss $330M 1MDB Forfeiture Suit
• 5 Blank-Check Cos. Raise $1.1B Amid Sizzling IPO Market
• The Benefits Of More Alternative Dispute Resolution At GAO
• DOJ Gets Month To Probe Manafort Pardon's Effect On Assets
• 3 Firms Guide $350M Senior Living Real Estate Venture
• Armstrong Teasdale Adds Ex-Assistant US Atty In New York
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Trump Tower, Ocean Bank
• ABA Approves Remote Practice, But Questions Remain
• Fed Governor Says Some AI Too Complex, Could Cause Bias
• REIT LondonMetric Drops $53M On Pair Of UK Warehouses
• Chinese Investors Seek Class Cert. In $100M EB-5 Fraud Suit
• What Is Insider Trading In The Derivatives Markets?
• SPAC, Smart Window Co. Tap GIC For $200M To Back Tie-Up
• Nigeria Again Targets Asset Manager In $10B Award Fight
• 7 Major M&A Deals That Broke Down Due To COVID-19
• New York Life Unit Lends $113M For San Diego Apartments
• Ten IPOs Could Raise Nearly $5B As 2021 Gets Rolling
• NCR Makes $1.74B Competing Offer For ATM Biz Cardtronics
• Traders Seek Cert. In Louis Dreyfus Cotton Futures Row
• Keys To Creating Standout Law Firm Thought Leadership
• Fintech Valued At $1.5B After Iconiq Investment
• PPP Enforcement Issues To Watch In 2021
• Garrett Motion, Honeywell Agree To $1.2B Ch. 11 Deal
• White & Case, Shearman Rep Bakkt's $2.1B Go-Public Deal
• GIP Bests Competitors With $4.6B Bid For Signature Aviation
• DST Workers Settle ERISA Investment Suit For $79M
• High Court Won't Take Up SEC In-House Judges Debate
• Justices Nix 2nd Circ. Insider Trading Ruling After Bridgegate
• Judges On Race: The Power Of Discretion In Criminal Justice
• Top 5 Criminal Justice Reforms Advocates Want Under Biden
• Latest SEC Bounty Shows Outside Tipsters Still Welcome
• Justices Urged To Clarify Bar For ERISA Stock-Drop Suits
• Berkshire-Owned Aerospace Co. Settles Investor Suit for $21M
• Pomerantz Asks To Take Lead Of Endo Investors' Suit
• SEC's Direct Listings Expansion Could Invite New Risks
• NHL Player Owes $8M On Loan, Bank Says
• What 2020's Largest Funds Say About State Of PE Industry
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Cravath, Skadden
• Expect New SEC Leadership To Require More ESG Reporting
• Limiting The Severity Of Deficient Securities Fraud Claims
• FINRA Taps Ex-Obama Counsel, Latham Partner For Board
• State Street Fraudster Wins Early Prison Exit Amid Virus Spike
• 5 Attorney Business Development Tips For The New Year
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Purported Crypto Fraudster Should Pay $100M, CFTC Says
• 'Vagueness' Axes Laundering Claims, Bitcoin Biz Owner Says
• Virtu Fights For $3.2M Fee Award Against Ex-Worker
• Cloud Security Biz Lacework Nabs $525M To Spur Growth
• More Than 20 Firms Steered 2020's Largest Hospitality Deals
• SEC Investment Unit's Chief Counsel To Depart
• TCV Leads €110M Funding For Cloud Banking Biz Mambu
• Real Estate Rumors: Mill Creek, KPG, Atlantic Realty
• What Trading Restrictions On China Mean For US Markets
• How Defense Bill Will Overhaul AML Policy In US
• Greystar Inks Deal To Settle Proposed ERISA Class Action
• Ski Resort Workers' 401(k) Lawsuit Comes Up Short
• Final Carried Interest Rules Clarify Transfer Characterizations
• Minimizing Disruption To Clients During Law Firm IT Upgrades
• Fintech SoFi Inks $8.65B SPAC Deal Driven By 3 Firms
• PBGC Finalizes Rule Simplifying Withdrawal Liability Math
• Apple, Intel Patent Scheme Suit Against Fortress Axed Again
• SEC Lands $4.9M Default Win Against Alleged Ponzi Operator
• JPMorgan Looks To Sink Ponzi Suit Revived By 8th Circ.
• Crypto Firms Blast FinCEN's Push To Regulate Industry
• REIT, Investors Reach $2.4M Deal Over Alleged Ponzi Scheme
• Cred Borrower Seeks To Hit Third Parties For Collateral Loss
• NYSE Backtracks And Again Plans To Delist Chinese Stocks
• More Than 20 Firms Guided The Top Real Estate Deals Of 2020
• Gibson Dunn Guides Petco's Plans For $744M Market Debut
• Morgan Stanley Adviser Fights Arbitration In Harassment Suit
• V&E-Led Carlyle Recharges Solar Energy Biz With $374M
• Bribery Trial Highlights SEC's Focus On Gift Violations
• How Dems Could Alter SEC's Enforcement Approach
• Jones Walker Adds Ex-Taylor English Bankruptcy Litigator
• Levi & Korsinsky Leads Investors' Icahn Refinery Buyout Suit
• Tips For Drafting Effective Amicus Briefs
• Black Diamond Says It Needs Time For Speedcast Ch. 11 Bid
• More Allstate Workers Lob ERISA Claims Over Fund Lineup
• Investors Say NJ Firm Snuck Off With $2.6M In Pot Profits
• Ripple Investor Sues To Cash Out In Light Of SEC Action
• Groups Push FINRA To Bolster Broker Misconduct Rules
• Feds 'Reanimated' Dead Args In Cherokee Row, Judge Says
• NYSE Halts Plans To Delist Trio Of Chinese Telecom Cos.
• Midlands Can Keep Award Over $5.76M Retirement Plan Theft
• Corporate Payments Co. Hits $1.6B Value With Series D Round
• TMAC Sold For $225M After Initial Chinese Buyer Was Blocked
• 5 Trends That Will Influence E-Discovery In 2021
• Paul Weiss Assists As Oak Hill Nabs $3.8B For PE Fund
• High Court Seeks Workers' Input On Gannett ERISA Fight
• SVB Buys Boston Private In $900M Deal Led By S&C, Wachtell
• DLA Piper-Led Sylebra To Invest $200M In Car Sensor Tie-Up
• SEC Sues Another EquiAlt 'Broker' In $170M Ponzi Case
• B. Braun Medical Ex-Workers Fight To Save 401(k) Fee Dispute
• Blockchain Holds Potential For Commercial Real Estate
• Real Estate Rumors: One Water Marine, Office Properties, IMC
• Brookfield Asset Management Offers $5.9B For Property Unit
• Investor Seeks Records In $1.37B Takeover Of Building Co.
• Prep For Increased Pay Equity Enforcement In Gov't Contracts
• Deutsche Bank Unit Fined $2.5M Over Record-Keeping Issues
• LPL Settles FINRA Records, Fingerprint Claims For $6.5M
• Kirkland-Guided Paycor Nabs $270M In Fresh Investments
• Jones Day, DLA Piper Lead Bally's $120M Pa. Casino Project
• MoFo, Sidley Guide ATN's $332M Alaska Communications Deal
• How Relationship Partners Can Draft Winning RFP Responses
• Devil's In The Details As Union Pension Crisis Awaits Biden
• Securities Litigation Trends That Will Matter Most In 2021
• Law Firm Merger Predictions For 2021
• Fintech Litigation To Watch In 2021
• 2020 ERISA Litigation Trends Hint At What's Ahead This Year
• The Next Wave Of COVID-19 Securities Litigation Is Building
• 5 Litigation Areas For Banks To Watch In 2021
• Climate Regs Expected To Lead CFTC Policy Agenda In 2021
• 3 Questions Looming For The 2021 IPO Market
• ERISA Arbitration, New Legal Theories To Be Tested In 2021
• Real Estate Cases To Watch In 2021
• Pandemic Response, ESG To Drive 2021 Shareholder Activism