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Asset Management - April, 2022

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• Black Rifle Coffee And SPAC Deal Successor Hit With Suit
• SEC Says Advisers Failed To Protect Nonpublic Information
• Asset Manager Says Lowenstein Advice Led To SEC Scrutiny
• Strip Club Investors' $2.2M Deal Gets Judge's Initial OK
• Teamsters Fund Refused Pension Cash Transfer, Bus Cos. Say
• Clover Health Stockholder Sues In Del. For Company Docs
• Divesting From Russia: Three Takeaways For Employers
• Don't Miss It: Kirkland, Gibson Dunn Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Kennedy Wilson Drops $418M On 3 Apartment Complexes
• Subprime Lender OneMain Says It's Under CFPB Investigation
• SEC Climate Plan Caters To Profit-Driven Funds, Profs Say
• Associates, Look Beyond Money In Assessing Lateral Offers
• Space-Focused SPAC Withdraws Plans For $300M IPO
• Fintech, Sustainable Energy SPACs Raise $175M Combined
• Big Banks Say 'Odd Lots' Judge Had No Conflict At Dismissal
• Danske Bank, Feds In Talks Over Money-Laundering Scandal
• Fee Examiner Ruling On Tap In Corp. Group Banking Ch. 11
• Alleged 'Boiler Room' Operator Convicted Of $2M Fraud
• China-Focused SPAC Hony Capital Cancels $200M IPO
• 10 Considerations After SEC's Climate Disclosure Proposal
• NY Regulator Urges Crypto Cos. To Use Blockchain Analytics
• New York City REIT Proxy Battle With Comrit Heats Up
• Real Estate Rumors: Eric Orenstein, Wells Fargo, Cabot
• Deals Rumor Mill: Toshiba, Reckitt Benckiser, Mattel
• 2nd Circ. Doubts Ex-Shkreli Atty Can Keep BigLaw Nest Egg
• Preventing Impermissible Client Solicitation After ABA Opinion
• Broadcaster Tegna Hit With Suit Over $8.6B Go-Private Deal
• Hersha Hospitality Trust To Sell 7 Non-NYC Hotels For $505M
• Hedge Fund Priest Seeks New Trial After 'Trivial' SEC Win
• BNY Mellon Contractor Wants Out Of Software Copyright Suit
• Telecom Shareholders' Fight Must Be Arbitrated, Court Hears
• SIFMA Says SEC Private Fund Rule Could Stifle Innovation
• Bankrupt Lear Capital's Wronged Investors Piling Up In Ch. 11
• 6th Circ. Won't Boot Cintas ERISA Suit To Arbitration
• Goldman Sachs Invests $325M In Fox Rothschild-Led ISpot
• Allianz, Investors Ink Deal In Suit Over $1B Virus Crash Loss
• 2 ERISA Rulings Highlight Need For Different Defense Tactics
• SEC's Climate Rules Promote Compliance, Not Real Change
• Lessons On Avoiding E-Discovery Violations And Sanctions
• Latham-Led Home Energy Insights Biz Lands $105M Series C
• Lying Strategy Not Unlawful, Ex-Nomura Trader Tells Jury
• AMP To Sell Real Estate Biz To Dexus For Up To $393M
• Kirkland-Led TPG Clinches Climate Fund With $7.3B In Tow
• Archegos Execs Charged With Giant Fraud After Collapse
• Alcoa Fights Class Certification Bid In Retiree Benefits Suit
• 3 Firms Rep In Tech-Focused SPAC's $70M IPO
• Crypto Industry Can't Count On Congress, At Least Not Yet
• Gensler Pushes For 1-Minute Bond-Trade Reporting Deadline
• Labaton Sucharow To Lead Suit Over Insurer's COVID Costs
• Real Estate Rumors: Host Hotels, Fundrise, Roman Jones
• Dem Senators Say Zelle Parent Co. 'Abdicated' Fraud Duties
• Collaborative Tech Will Dictate Future Law Firm Success
• 2 Suits Demonstrate Escalating Rhetoric At CFPB
• Georgeson Adviser Can't Avoid 3rd Trial In Tix-For-Votes Case
• CFPB Plans To Dust Off 'Dormant' Nonbank Oversight Powers
• Bancorp Must Repay $12.5M Over Pandemic-Busted Deal
• Ex-Locke Lord Atty Says Perjury Demands New Crypto Trial
• Credit Suisse Wants Forex Price-Fixing Class Decertified
• SEC Alum Trio Join Kirkland's Investment Funds Practice
• Feds Oppose Citibank VP's Bid For Whistleblower Award
• Apache Investors Defend Suit Over Failed Drilling Project
• Real Estate Rumors: Asana Partners, Verition, Publix
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• How To Effectively Prepare A Witness For Remote Testimony
• Investors Target Sales Agent For EquiAlt Ponzi Losses
• DC Circ. Affirms Reinsurers' Win In $22M Coverage Fight
• Transportation-Focused SPAC Zi Toprun Files For $110M IPO
• Under Fire From Biz Groups, DOL Stands By Crypto Guidance
• Hedge Funders Avoid Prison In Bungled SDNY Case
• SEC's Stock Buyback Proposal Ignites Pushback
• New Bancorp CCO Sizes Up Third Parties Amid Fintech Boom
• As Cyber Risks Surge, Remember Attorneys' Ethical Duties
• SEC Freezes Funds Of Atty Shot By FBI In $449M Ponzi Suit
• Financial Cos. Not Ready For SEC's Climate Plan, Report Says
• Investors Take Aim At Wells Fargo Over $449M Ponzi Scheme
• Montana Resort Wants Separate Suit Over River Pollution
• Icahn Blasts McDonald's, Wall Street Cos. For ESG 'Cover-Up'
• Deals Rumor Mill: Twitter, Zendesk, Hitachi
• Coin And Metal Dealer's Customers Seek Ch. 11 Committee
• Dems Want CFPB Probe Into Charging Workers For Training
• 7th Circ. Seems To Favor DOL In Subpoena Battle With Alight
• SoFi Will Revise Lending Policies To End DACA Bias Suit
• Rethinking E-Discovery Readiness Amid Rise Of Collab Tools
• Robinhood Users Again Seek Class Cert. In Order Flow Suit
• Biscayne Capital Principal Cops To $155M Fraud
• Nigeria, Asset Manager Clash In $10B Award Discovery Feud
• Real Estate Rumors: Seacoast, SL Green, Zimmerman
• Citrix Stockholders Sue For Docs On $16.5B Go-Private Deal
• College Chain Operator Dealt Blow In Battle Over CFPB Probe
• Blackstone Wraps Up $1.6B Life Sciences Fund
• Judge Denies Ripple's Attempt To Strike SEC Expert's Report
• Mattel Investors To Oppose Settlement In Tax Error Suit
• Supply Chain Info Will Strengthen SEC's Climate Rule
• Schubert Jonckheer, Lifshitz Seek To Lead Lordstown Suit
• Troutman Pepper Adds 2 Corporate Partners From Cooley
• Stericycle To Pay $84M In US And Brazilian Bribery Deal
• Loeb & Loeb Pilots Tech-Focused SPAC's $100M Upsized IPO
• Embracing ESG: Uber Counsel Talks Safety Standards
• Saudi Arabian Food Industry Fintech Biz Nabs $170M Series C
• Ontario Teachers' To Invest $175M In KKR-Owned India Roads
• Life Insurance Bond Seller Hits Ch. 11 With Over $2B In Debt
• Prospectively Appointing Jackson To High Court Is Unlawful
• Litigation Funder Sold Unregistered Securities, SEC Says
• IQVIA 401(k) Participants Seek Class Cert. In ERISA Case
• CFPB's Chopra Throws Down Marker With TransUnion Case
• Kirkland-Led Mainsail Partners Seals $915M Fund
• Proposed SEC Restrictions Stand To Add SPACs Risk
• JPMorgan Must Answer Adviser's 'Troubling' Retaliation Claim
• Black Diamond Nixed Job Offer Over Past Addiction, Suit Says
• Law Profs Blast SEC Plan To Trim 'Activist' Investor Deadlines
• Chopra Says Small Biz Vulnerable To Debt Collection Abuses
• Indian Small Biz Lender Nabs $50M In Series E Round
• Prosecution Of NY Lender Marks Shift In PPP Enforcement
• Simpson, Dentons Lead Blackstone's $12.8B Housing Splash
• SEC Accuses Ex-Morgan Stanley Rep Of $4.8M Ponzi Scheme
• Aircraft Co. Hit With Stock Drop Suit Over Electric Jet Claims
• The Efficacy Of Real Estate Joint Venture Exit Strategies
• Sullivan, Fried Frank Guide $800M DigitalBridge-Wafra Deal
• Justices Skip Fidelity Account Transfer Dispute
• Home Depot ERISA Class Members Seek Judge's Recusal
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Washington U. Inks $7.5M Deal In ERISA Fee Battle
• Best Practices For Avoiding Bank Reference Letter Scams
• Berkshire's $11.6B Alleghany Deal Survives 'Go-Shop' Period
• Southwest Gas Mulls $5B-Plus Offer From Non-Icahn Suitor
• Biden Plays It Safe With Pick For Fed Supervision Chief
• One Year In, SEC's Gensler Has Delivered A Rulemaking Storm
• Workers Want Redo In 2nd Circ. Pension Fund ERISA Case
• FinCEN Urges Banks To Help Crack Down On Kleptocracy
• Peirce Says SEC's 'Hostility' Shows In SPAC Merger Snub
• Ex-Merrill Lynch Trader Cops To Spoofing Treasury Notes
• Pa. Bank Settles Fake Ferrari Loan Suit With Investors
• Priest Facing Possible SEC Ban Wants Appeal Heard First
• JPMorgan Sued Over $80M Exec Stock Option Disclosures
• Tegna Gives DOJ More Time To Probe $8.6B Go-Private Deal
• Time To Fix Legal Industry's Environmental Pro Bono Problem
• Don't Miss It: Kirkland, Skadden Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Radiology Chain Exec Stiffed Workers In Stock Plan, Suit Says
• What Federal Web3 Initiatives Mean For Fintech Professionals
• 4 Ways Lawyers Keep Busy When Public Markets Are Shut
• Biden Taps Michael Barr For Fed's Top Bank Regulatory Job
• AlixPartners' Ex-Italian Manager Owes $7 Over Breach
• UBS Investor Sanctioned Over Redo Bid In NY Derivative Suit
• Israeli VC Firm Decries Push For 'Public' Chancery Suit
• Ex-Domino's Exec Accepts $1.9M Fine In Insider Trading Case
• Real Estate Rumors: Barings, Ares, Wexford
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Judgment Against Mitsubishi Finance Co.
• O'Melveny Conflict In Trump Ally's Trial May Need Workaround
• Remembering An Underappreciated Legal Skill — Listening
• Deals Rumor Mill: Mobileye, Kohl's, Uniti Group
• Tata Renewable Power Biz Valued At $4.5B For Investment
• Legal Tech Co. Filevine Secures $108M Series D
• Supply Chain Implications Of SEC's Climate Proposal
• CFPB Changes To In-House Proceedings Stoke Industry Alarm
• Alleghany Sued Over $11.6B Berkshire Hathaway Buyout
• Charity Accuses UBS, Father-Son Duo Of Mismanaging Funds
• SEC's Interpretation Of Tipster Protection Rule Stirs Debate
• SEC Says Atty Shot By FBI Took Part In $449M Ponzi Scheme
• 7 Firms To Lead Goldman, Morgan Stanley Insider Info Suits
• Morgan Stanley Data Loss Deal Merits $20M Fee, Attys Say
• Attorneys Can Promote Trade, Security Amid Global Conflict
• How Cos. Can Respond To ESG Focus In SEC Exam Priorities
• Tilton Denied Stay For $1B Ch. 11 Claim Subordination Appeal
• 2 Firms Rep Crypto- And Fintech-Focused SPAC's $100M IPO
• Ex-DC Solar CFO Gets 6 Years, To Pay $624M For Ponzi Scam
• 1MDB Trial Gives Courts Another Shot At Shaping FCPA Law
• Insurance Broker Newfront Valued At $2.2B After Investment
• SEC Chief Doubles Down On Climate Plan Amid GOP Uproar
• Ex-Analyst Gets 33 Months For 6-Year Insider Trading Run
• CFPB Sues TransUnion, Former Exec For Violating 2017 Order
• GE Shareholders Win Class Cert. In Stock Fraud Suit
• Key Takeaways From SEC's 2022 Exam Priorities
• Bain Capital-Backed SPAC Pulls Plans For $300M IPO
• Real Estate Tech Startup IMMO Bags $75M In Series B
• Chip Co. Shareholder Suit Slams Controller's Stock Deal
• Cloud Startup Pax8 Worth $1.7B In SoftBank-Led Funding
• Best Practices For Boards, Execs After SEC's Cyber Proposal
• Trade Financier Gets 12 Years For $129M Loan Fraud
• NY Regulator Gets Assessment Fee Authority For Crypto Cos.
• UBS Freed From Ex-Exec's NJ Whistleblower Suit
• Attys Seek $4.2M From $7M T. Rowe Price Settlement
• The Future Of Legal Ops: Reining In Outside Counsel Costs
• SEC Draft Climate Disclosure Rule May Speed Cos.' GHG Cuts
• Goldman Says Arbitration Pacts Should Narrow 401(k) Class
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• CFTC Wins $4.7M Judgment In Danish Forex Fraudster Case
• CFTC, Florida Cos. Strike $1.8M Deal Over Digital Asset Fraud
• 9th Circ. Gives Salesforce Workers Another Shot At 401(k) Suit
• Delaware Won't Take Illinois Suit Delayed By 'Gamesmanship'
• MatlinPatterson And Creditors Clash On Fund Liquidation
• SEC Breach Gives Firepower To Critics Of In-House Courts
• Hsu Sees Risk With Greater Stablecoin Regulatory 'Variability'
• When Congress Seeks Cos.' Nonpublic Info From Regulators
• IPO Outlook Slightly Brightens After A Dismal Start To 2022
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Dutch Maritime Co. Taps Freshfields As It Mulls $4.6B Offer
• Children's Hospital Says Retirement Plan Fees Reasonable
• 1st Circ. May Shed Light On Viability Of Mortality Table Suits
• Ex-Goldman Exec Convicted Over Corrupt 1MDB Bond Deals
• Alphabet Board Again Beats Investors' Child Privacy Suit
• Centene Nabs 8th Circ. Win In Suit Over $6.8B Acquisition
• New York Fed's Top Atty Since 2016 Is Stepping Down
• Ukrainian Gets 5 Years For Role In $1B Credit Card Fraud
• Yellen Says Crypto Rules Should Weigh Risks And Rewards
• Is A Backlash Against ESG Investing Taking Shape?
• Sen. Brown Asks Fed, OCC To Join Bank Merger Review Push
• SDNY Atty's Comments Shed Light On Private Funds Focus
• Deals Rumor Mill: Atlantia, Shein, Kokusai Electric
• Ex-OCC Examiner Joins Banking Tech Co. As Risk Chief
• UK Metaverse Tech Co. Rakes In $150M From Investors
• In Early Mediation, Negotiate With Empathy, Not Threats
• FDIC Wants Heads-Up From Banks Involved In Cryptocurrency
• Investment Firm Exec Cops To $11M Securities Fraud Scheme
• ECJ Rejects Finnish Law Limiting Real Estate Exemptions
• Kirkland Reps I Squared As It Seals $15B Infrastructure Fund
• Paul Weiss, Davis Polk Drive CDK's $8.3B Go-Private Deal
• Audit Watchdog Sends Warning Shot In Fining Ex-KPMG Exec
• Spinning Eagle Acquisition SPAC Pulls $2B IPO Filing
• Yellen Says No 'Significant' Crypto Sanctions Evasion So Far
• Half A Dozen Firms Guided Top Q1 Hospitality M&A Deals
• Addressing Problematic Drinking In The Legal Profession
• Del. Judge Sends Zohar Liquidation Plan To Creditors For Vote
• FINRA Warns Of Evolving 'Boiler Room' Stock Scams
• Biden's Latest SEC Picks Include Top Pelosi Adviser
• NewLake Investing Up To $34M In Missouri Cannabis Property
• SEC Seeks More Oversight Of Security-Based Swaps Trading
• Lead Edge Capital Lands Nearly $2B Tech-Focused Fund
• Attorneys Will Get $250K For Mooted EZCorp Investor Suit
• Why Tweets May Not Validate Securities Class Action Liability
• NHL Player's Creditors Keep Ch. 11 Conversion Hopes Alive
• Debevoise-Led Carlyle Closes Credit Fund With $4.6B In Hand
• The 10 Largest PE Funds From The First Quarter Of 2022
• Debate Intensifies Over SEC's Climate Disclosure Authority
• Chancery Nixes Icahn Bid For Southwest Special Meeting Vote
• Ex-Goldman Exec's Defense Assailed As Case Heads To Jury
• Morgan Stanley Derivatives Pro Joins Katten
• Transforming Law Firms' Diversity Intent Into Real Progress
• SEC's Climate Disclosure Proposal May Overburden Cos.
• Convicted Ex-Platinum Execs Ask High Court For New Trial
• Real Estate Rumors: Clearline, Blackstone, Pacific Western
• A Look At DOL's ERISA Enforcement Priorities: Part 2
• More Than A Dozen Firms Guided Top Q1 Real Estate Deals
• Ex-NY Fed CCO To Head Up Crypto Regs At JST Capital
• US-German Crackdown Shutters, Sanctions $1B Darknet Hub
• Ex-Goldman Exec Lays 1MDB Blame At Ex-Boss' Feet
• Telecom Co. Shareholder Targets Award In Fight Over Control
• CFPB Backs Borrowers' 9th Circ. Appeal In Wells Fargo Case
• Calif. Board Diversity Law Was Axed, But Momentum Persists
• More Than 20 Law Firms Led Q1's Top 10 Global M&A Deals
• Credit Suisse Fired 10, Clawed Back $43M Post-Greensill
• Evaluating Market Efficiency Arguments In Class Certification
• Gensler Tells Students Crypto Can't Dodge Securities Laws
• Ex-PNC Financial Advisers Can't Revive Age Bias Suit
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• 3 Firms To Seek Up To $4.4M In Fidelity National Suit Settlement
• Court Blocks Fifth Deposition In $1.8M FBAR Case
• Real Estate Rumors: Waterfall, Durst, Matt Development
• Wells Fargo Strikes $32.5M Deal In ERISA Self-Dealing Suit
• Justices Must Apply Law Evenly In Shadow Docket Rulings
• Manchin Says SEC Climate Proposal Targets Fossil Fuel Cos.
• Paul Weiss Taps Kirkland Ranks Again For Ex-SEC Funds Atty
• Latham, Wilson Sonsini Rep AMD's $1.9B Data Center Biz Buy
• A Look At DOL's ERISA Enforcement Priorities: Part 1
• Paul Weiss-Led Apollo Nabs $4.6B For 2nd Hybrid Value Fund
• SEC's Lee Envisions New Era Of Accountability For Attorneys
• Freeport Financial Closes On $1.5B Direct Lending Fund
• MD Helicopters Lands Del. Court OK For $12.5M Ch. 11 Loan
• SEC's Peirce Blasts Agency's 'Scattershot' Crypto Approach
• SPAC Says SEC's Rule Proposal Undercuts Investor Challenge
• Ballard Spahr Nabs Bradley's Fintech Co-Chair
• OCC's Hsu Sees Too-Big-To-Fail Risk In Large Regional Banks
• US Can Collect $55M In Tax From Diamond Estate, Court Says
• FinCEN Fines LA Perfume Co. For AML Reporting Lapses
• US Investors Stand To Benefit From Brazil's New Forex Law
• Tips For Negotiating Litigation Funding Agreements
• Employer's Agenda
• Exxon's NY Climate Trial Win Can't Doom Texas Securities Suit
• Foley & Lardner, DLA Guide Cannabis REIT's $300M Offering
• 2 Firms Steer Middle Market-Focused SPAC's $100M IPO
• Biden's Crypto Plan Snubs States In Coordination Push
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Macquarie Sells Australian Telecom Biz Axicom In $2.68B Deal