Asset Management Archive » July, 2021

Asset Management - July, 2021

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• CFPB Scraps Proposal To Delay Debt Collection Rules
• SEC Raises The Disclosure Bar For China-Based IPO Seekers
• Del. Court Orders New Trial On $749M Yahoo Patent Reserve
• Smith Gambrell Guides CatchMark Venture's $498M Land Sale
• Bridgepoint Buys Stake In $1B Sustainability-Focused Firm
• What To Expect Under New SEC Enforcement Director Grewal
• Delivery Co. Gopuff Hits $15B Valuation With New Funding
• House Backs Big Boost To FinCEN's Budget In Spending Bill
• FinCEN's New Adviser Aims To Crack Down On Crypto Crime
• House Gives SEC $73M Boost, Blocks Trump-Era Proxy Rules
• 'Mixed Bag' Chancery Ruling Keeps Utah Mine Suit Alive
• Royal Bank Of Canada Unit Let Out Of Forex Rigging Suit
• Bank Hapoalim's US Arm Names New GC From RBC Capital
• Real Estate Rumors: Publix, Greenberg Traurig, Adam Snow
• Sustainable Biomanufacturing Co. Grabs $100M In Series B
• Battery Maker Clarios Delays $1.7B IPO, Citing 'Volatility'
• Robinhood Hits The Markets After $2.1B Cravath-Led IPO
• Nikola Founder Charged In NY With Lying To Raise Billions
• 7th Circ. Revives Stock Suit Against Ex-Appvion Execs
• 2 Firms Seek To Rep Investors In Sprawling Robinhood Suit
• Cornell Asks 2nd Circ. To Drop ERISA Class Action
• Starwood Capital Urges Monmouth Investors Against $3B Deal
• Kirkland Helps GLP Capital With $2.3B Logistics Fund
• Responding To Fraud Charges Based On Trade Data Analytics
• Deloitte Can't Strip Class Claims From Maternity Leave Suit
• Judge Axes Utah LLC's Contract Claims Against Conn. Atty
• Law Firms, Know Who's Responsible For Your Cloud Security
• Citizens Financial To Acquire Investors Bank In $3.5B Deal
• Firm Says Hedge Fund Too Broke To Fight $35M FERC Penalty
• US Marshals Tap Crypto Bank To Handle Seized Digital Assets
• 4 Firms Power SPAC Deal For $3.14B EV Charging Biz Allego
• FINRA Investigating Robinhood Founders' Registration Status
• Cohen Weiss Partner Tapped For DOL Benefits Chief
• Drilling Co. Merger Rumor Prompts Investor Suit In Del.
• T. Rowe Price Inks Deal To End ERISA In-House Fund Suit
• OCC Names New Risk Officer Amid Broader Climate Risk Push
• That's A Rap: Shkreli's Wu-Tang Album Sold To Cap Judgment
• Benefits For Law Firms Venturing Into New Services
• Fintech Investment Platform ICapital Lands $4B Valuation
• Credit Suisse Appoints Goldman Partner To Head Up Risk
• Investors Say Robinhood Restrictions Caused $10B In Losses
• State Street Says ERISA Suit Short On Evidence
• UK Antitrust Watchdog Clears IHS Markit, CME Joint Venture
• FCA Eases Rules To Give Flexibility To Large SPAC Deals
• SEC Fines Firms For Allegedly Blowing Investor Info Deadline
• Challenge To CVR Deal's Details Opens Icahn's Chancery Trial
• Trump Adviser Barrack Denies Illegal Lobbying Charges
• Pembina Kills $6.6B Buy As Inter Pipeline Eyes Competing Bid
• Estee Lauder Must Face Workers' ERISA Excessive-Fee Suit
• NY Investment Co. Asks To Confirm Awards Against Ex-Broker
• Ponzi Victims Seek Class Cert. Against Ex-DLA Piper Atty
• Chancery Denies Fast Track For Iconix Tender Offer Suit
• Embracing ESG: Exelon GC Talks Diversity Initiatives
• Dykema Adds Ex-Exall Corporate Atty In Dallas
• The Law360 400: Tracking The Largest US Law Firms
• Where Have All The Associates Gone?
• Will SEC Be Told To Butt Out Of AML Reporting Enforcement?
• NYC Condo Board's 1MDB Appeal Is Moot, 9th Circ. Says
• SEC Settles With Hedge Fund At Center Of NFL Fraud Suit
• Estee Lauder Says ERISA Suit A Goner After Justices' Ruling
• US Holds Off On Vietnam Tariffs After Currency Deal
• Commodity Pool Operator Takes New Shot At Plea Deal
• Freddie Mac Names CCO Amid Broader Top-Level Reshuffle
• Adviser Arrested On $3M Fraud Charges After Yanking Plea
• Star Entertainment Yanks $6.6B Bid For Troubled Casino Peer
• Pryor Cashman Hotel Leader Sees Lender Patience Waning
• Gilead Must Foot $1.8M Bill For 'Egregious' Litigation Conduct
• 2 More States Target BlockFi Interest-Earning Crypto Accounts
• Walgreens Can't Skirt Ex-Executive's $2.5M Benefits Suit
• Debt Collector Sued Over Disclosing NJ Consumers' Info
• SEC Puts Advisers On Notice With 'Wrap Fee' Risk Alert
• FINRA Sweeps To Target SPACs, Social Media Influencers
• Latham-Led Fintech Platform Simon Secures Up To $100M
• Ch. 11 Auction Nets $152M Buyer For Wardman Park Hotel
• Workers' ERISA Fee Suit Won't Wait For Supreme Court
• 2nd Circ. Says SEC Moved Fast Enough In Suing NY Broker
• Recent SPAC Settlement Signals SEC Enforcement Wave
• Baker Botts Attys Nab Higher Fees In $7B Stanford Ponzi Row
• Revamping Law Firm Marketing Lists — With Partner Buy-In
• Justices Urged To Halt SEC's Bank Secrecy Act 'Power Grab'
• Laos Can't Enforce Asset Freeze In $3.7M Casino Award Fight
• SEC Drops Securities Fraud Suit Against Ex-Brixmor Execs
• Pot Co. Says Founder Embezzled Up To $4M, Hid Rap Sheet
• Bank CCOs Outline Their Top Emerging Risks Of 2021
• Starwood Capital Bids $1.9B For Stroock-Led Monmouth
• Schwab Allowed Unregistered Adviser, Mass. Regulator Says
• Propane Co., ESOP Trustee Drop Hostile Takeover Suit
• Takeda 401(k) Suit 'Squeaks By' Dismissal, Judge Says
• Traders Spoofed Market To 'Rip Off' Others, Ill. Jury Hears
• NJ Orders Crypto Co. Not To Sell Interest-Earning Products
• Pot Social Media Execs Want Out Of $12M Arbitration Demand
• Davis Polk, Cleary Guide Clarios' $1.7B IPO Launch
• Bank Regulators Plan CRA Overhaul As OCC Backtracks
• The Murky World Of Legal Rankings Gets Some Clarity In NJ
• Bank GCs Say Office Work Will Remain Key Post-Pandemic
• US Joins WTO Talks To Hone Professional Service Regs
• Puerto Rico Fiscal Board Says New Bond Group Is Not Needed
• 2 Firms Steer BBQGuys' $839M Go-Public Deal
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive American Airlines ERISA Case
• $8.5M Safeway ERISA Deal Clears Final Hurdle
• Rayburn Cooper's Bid To Escape Del. Malpractice Suit Denied
• 4 Firms Assist As Kohlberg Unveils $1.1B Secondaries Fund
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Market-Rigging Suit Against Big Banks
• Warren Calls For CFPB Scrutiny Of Overdraft Fees, Crypto
• The SEC Spooked Ackman But Won't Stifle Novel SPAC Deals
• Ex-BigLaw Atty, SEC Reach Deal In Securities Fraud Suit
• Zohar Gets OK To Send Noteholders Financial Info
• US And Vietnam Cool Trade Tensions With Currency Pact
• SEC Fines UBS $8M For Alleged Investment Oversight Issues
• Traders In Stolen Press Release Case Lose 2nd Circ. Appeal
• Paul Weiss-Led Tricon Launches $5B Real Estate JV
• Embracing ESG: Cigna Counsel Talks Employee Wellness
• FINRA Shows Subtle Shift On Evaluating Best Execution
• 'Billions' Didn't Trade On Wall St. Book, 2nd Circ. Agrees
• Ackman-Led SPAC Scraps $4B UMG Deal Amid SEC Pushback
• Traders, DOJ Set To Square Off In Next Chicago Spoofing Trial
• Emailed Service Good Enough In $600M Utah Mine Suit
• 3 Trends On The Securities Litigation Radar: Midyear Report
• Invisalign Maker, Investors Hatch $16M Deal In IP-Linked Suit
• Kirkland, Simmons Steer $1.3B Deal For UK REIT
• How Western States Help The Wealthy Avoid Taxes, Creditors
• FINRA Hits Laidlaw & Co. With $1.5M Fine, Suspends CCO
• Hybrid Work Models Are Key To Gender Parity In Law Firms
• Wall Street CLO Said To Back Office Return For Law Firms
• Credit-Sensitive Rates Could Allay Libor Transition Hurdles
• Winston, Paul Weiss Guide Manufacturer's $1.5B SPAC Deal
• SEC, Gensler Put SPAC Players On Notice With Latest Action
• BIP Ups Inter Pipeline Bid To $6.8B In Hostile Pursuit
• Club Operator's $420M Float Leads Busy Day Of IPOs
• FINRA Fines Firm $750K Over Puerto Rican Bond Trading
• UFCW Says Nursing Home Owes $1.5M In Pension Benefits
• Va. Bank Says W.Va. Gov.'s $421M Suit Filed In Wrong Court
• Businessman Slams Asset Freeze In $3.7M Casino Award Row
• Real Estate Rumors: Terreno, Square Mile, Alexander Boria
• Senate Clears Treasury Undersecretary For Domestic Finance
• Autonomous Vehicle Tech Co. Hits $13B Value With SPAC Deal
• Apollo, Litigation Funder Settle Case Valuation Method Suit
• Allens-Led Sydney Airport Spurns $17B Takeover Bid
• SEC Members 'Disappointed' By Latest Crypto Order
• New PBGC Regs Leave Employers Scratching Their Heads
• Blackstone Pays $7.3B For Various AIG Assets
• Fed Proposes Guidance For Third-Party, Fintech Relationships
• Puerto Rico Plan Vote Ruling Waiting On Bond Insurer Deal
• Insurer Wants No Part Of $37M Moody Ranch Sale Suit
• 3 Keys To Winning Your Next Oral Argument
• Boston Properties Forms $1B Venture With CPPIB, GIC
• Patterson Belknap Adds Ex-SEC Counsel As Securities Head
• SPAC, Merger Target And CEOs Accused Of Faulty Disclosure
• Boston Impact Firm Hires Ex-Bain Capital Compliance Chief
• JPMorgan, Investors Reach Deal To Settle Spoofing Suit
• SEC Commissioners Weigh In On Post-GameStop Disclosures
• 2 Firms Help Lead Altus Power's $1.6B Go-Public Deal
• CalPERS Settles Rate Hike Suit With Deal Worth Up To $2.7B
• Voya Financial Settles Proposed ERISA Class Suit Over Fees
• Ex-Matterport CEO Sues Over Stock Trading Restrictions
• Top SEC Official Suggests More ESG Enforcement Is Coming
• Ex-Grassley Atty Says Trust Is Key To Whistleblower Venture
• Judge Brushes Off Traders' Offer Of Cryptocurrency Tutorial
• Puerto Rico Fiscal Board Seeks OK For Bankruptcy Plan Vote
• Goldman Venture Buys $488M Worth Of Logistics Assets
• Home Depot, Workers Both Seek Early Win In 401(k) Class Suit
• Contractor Says Sterling Bank Allowed $8.5M Theft
• Koch Strikes $4M Deal To End Retirement Plans Suit
• Coverage Dispute Over State St. Fee Probe Set To Stay In Ill.
• Attys Get Less Than Sought For Goldman Sachs Pay Deal
• Keys To Efficient And Accurate Doc Review For E-Discovery
• TIAA Unit To Pay $97M Over Retirement Rollover Advice
• White & Case, Kirkland Steer Battery Co.'s $3.6B SPAC Deal
• Manafort Banker Convicted Of Bribery
• Twitter Judge Probes Parties As Investor Case Barrels To Trial
• Achronix Agrees To End $2B Tie-Up With Blank Check Biz
• CarLotz Hit With Investor Suit After Post-SPAC Stock Drop
• Real Estate Rumors: Red Road, Acore, Angelo Gordon
• Pension Fund Wants Rehearing In 9th Circ. VW Emissions Suit
• Problems To Avoid When Forming Your 2nd Real Estate Fund
• Embracing ESG: Raytheon GC Talks Climate Change
• Jury Gets Case Against Banker Accused Of Bribing Manafort
• $34M Deal In Edward Jones Race Bias Suit Gets Final OK
• Flipkart Lands $37.6B Value With Fundraise Led By 2 Firms
• Weil, DLA Piper Rep $32.6B SPAC Deal For MSP Recovery
• Creditors Can't Claim Tribal Gambling Revenue In Ch. 7
• China's Regulatory Crackdown Could Chill US-Bound IPOs
• Milbank Helps With $125M Mortgage For Manhattan Hotel Buy
• 5 Firms Rep Pair Of Blank-Check IPOs Raising $425M
• Ancestry Users Sue Blackstone Under Ill. Genetic Info Law
• 3 Firms Guide Crypto Exchange Bullish's $9B Go-Public Deal
• Ex-Tower Research Trader Ducks Jail Time In Spoofing Case
• Q2 Stock Drop Stats Buoy High Court's Goldman Ruling
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Real Estate Rumors: Foundry, Raytheon, RAS Development
• Swedish Crypto Fraudster Gets 15 Years In $16M Scam
• IP Forecast: Daiichi Sankyo Unit Takes Drug Rival To A Jury
• MatlinPatterson Gets Ch. 11 Stay Order To Halt Foreign Cases
• 2 Blank-Check IPOs Net $575M To Hunt For Acquisitions
• Ill. Businessman Chastises Indictment Over $75M Ponzi
• Firms That Led 2021's Largest Hospitality Deals To Date
• Investors' Attys Duck Sanctions In Stock-Loan Antitrust Suit
• What Cos. Can Do Ahead Of Upcoming Sensitive Data Regs
• French Credit Biz Younited Raises $170M To Advance Tech
• Cadwalader Picks Up SEC Enforcement Vet From Steptoe
• An Early Look At What State AGs Want From ESG Disclosures
• NY Feds Wrap Up Case Against Banker In Manafort Loan Trial
• SEC Committee Pushes For More ESG, Diversity Disclosures
• High Court Onboards Big ERISA Suit, Leaves Others Behind
• NYC Atty Faces $2M Default Judgment In Escrow Row
• Chancery OKs $27.5M Fresh Market Sale Class Settlement
• SEC Set To Settle With Promoters Of $2B BitConnect Offering
• Symantec Investors Want Alsup To OK $70M Settlement
• Binance Adds Compliance Pro As Regulatory Scrutiny Mounts
• Nuveen Real Estate Loans $296M For Chicago Office Tower
• Baker Botts Attys Seek Higher Fees In $65M Ponzi Deal
• Kirkland Taps Ex-V&E Corporate Partner In Houston
• Mass. Ruling A Cautionary Tale For Attorneys Changing Firms
• What To Expect From SEC's Insider Trading Reforms
• MatlinPatterson Hits Ch. 11 With Plan To Wind Up Funds
• DC Circ. Shuts Down Cato's SEC Gag Rule Challenge
• Judge Hands Conn. Broker $1.5M Order In SEC Case
• The Term Finale: A 'Kumbaya Court'? Not So Fast
• China Vows Crackdown On Companies That List Abroad
• Real Estate Rumors: U-Haul, CodeGreen, Pebb Enterprises
• FinCEN Hires Ex-DOJ Crypto Expert As Digital Assets Adviser
• T. Rowe Price Workers Lose Appeal Bid On Hardwiring Issue
• KKR Wraps Up $2.2B Europe-Focused Real Estate Fund
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• Returning To Open Court: Excitement, Nerves And Extra Prep
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• Medley Creditors Want To File Ch. 11 Plan Of Their Own
• Big Banks Are Accused Of CDS Market Manipulation Scheme
• Charles Schwab Reveals $200M Hit Tied To SEC Probe
• Pot Co. Backed By Jay-Z Cancels $50M SPAC Investment
• Hedge Funder Charged With $3.6M Front-Running Scheme
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive Widow's Legal Malpractice Suit
• Plaintiff Takeaways From High Court's Goldman Ruling
• Justices Seemed Above The Political Fray, Until The Last Day
• Settlement Ends Neiman Marcus' Texas Defamation Fight
• The Law360 Guide To Federal Benefits Policy In 2021
• Capital Markets Soared To Record Heights To Start 2021
• Simpson, Kirkland Drive PE Purchase Of $8.5B Parexel
• How To Avert Media Narrative And Get A Fair High-Stakes Trial
• High Court To Weigh Dismissal Of Northwestern ERISA Fight
• FinCEN Anti-Money Laundering Notice Falls Flat With Experts
• Biden Hiring Spree Looms For Key Bank Regulatory Posts
• KPC, Alerus Fight Class Cert. Bid In $227M Stock Buy Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: TPG, Reebok, Chronext
• Real Estate Rumors: Crow Holdings, 601W, McGuire
• Weil-Led MGM Inks $3.9B Vegas Asset Sale After JV Buyout
• Rising Star: Paul Weiss' Matthew Goldstein
• Creditor Can Argue Unjust Enrichment Claim In Coal Co. Fight
• Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review
• Why And How To Link ESG Metrics With Exec Compensation