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Asset Management - November, 2022

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• CFTC Urges 2nd Circ. Redo Of Yen Libor-Rigging Suit
• FTX Founder Ignores Legal Advice For Spotlight At NYT Event
• San Francisco Hedge Fund Hires Veteran Finance Atty As CCO
• Apache Corp. Can't Dodge Investor Suit Over Dud Drilling Plan
• SEC Extends Enforcement Deadline For Beefed-Up OTC Rules
• Real Estate Rumors: LA Family Housing, AECOM, Azoffs
• Takeaways From DOL's Final ESG Rule For ERISA Fiduciaries
• SEC Enforcement Numbers Show Shift To High-Impact Cases
• Platinum Founder Allowed 'Dead Wrong' Valuations, Jury Told
• Chancery OKs $17.4M AMC Class Suit Settlement, Trims Fee
• 4 Firms Guide Carbon Revolution's $270M SPAC Merger
• Student Housing Investor Says Partner Shut It Out Of LLC
• Regulatory Snags Doom State Street's $3.5B Investor Biz Deal
• Lender Says Chicago Tower Owner Must End Ch. 11 Disputes
• ArentFox Schiff Adds Trusts & Estates Pro From DLA Piper
• Linklaters Steers Brookfield's Bid For 49% Of Swedish Biz
• FTX Founder Facing Investigation By Texas Securities Board
• Ex-L3Harris Workers Seek Class Status In 401(k) Fee Suit
• Ex-Movie Producer Wraps SEC Deal Over BlackRock Theft
• DC Sports Group Scores Ex-EBay Prez As Minority Investor
• 13 AGs Urge FERC To Rethink Vanguard's Utility Investments
• BlockFi Blames FTX Failure, Loan Defaults For Its Ch. 11
• 7th Circ. Eyes Revival In Northwestern ERISA Battle
• Outdoor Gear Investor Wants Short-Swing Profit Suit Nixed
• How, And Why, To Become An Impact Investment Lawyer
• Del. Bankruptcy Judge Grants $24M In Fees In NY Tower Case
• Virtu Sues SEC Over 'Stonewalling' On Market Reform Agenda
• Ill. Accounting Firm To Pay $900K To Settle Data Hack Suits
• Fla. Fund Manager Sued Over Tout Inc. Collapse
• Epstein Accusers Bring New Suits Against Banks, Leon Black
• Credit Suisse Fights Investors' 'Hodgepodge' Forex Retrial Bid
• REIT CEO Wins $3.2M In Case Against Co-Founder
• Delta Resists Divulging Worker Data In Military Leave Suit
• Shearman Adds Former Top Commerce Attorney In DC
• SEC Pays Whistleblower $20M For Help In 'Complex' Case
• Shell Plans Net-Zero Emissions With $2B Nature Energy Buy
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Centerbridge, GIC Offer $662.5M For Industrial REIT Takeover
• Real Estate Rumors: Goldstar, Murrs, Brookfield
• BlockFi Succumbs To FTX Exposure, Files For Ch. 11
• Law Schools Are Right To Steer Clear Of US News Rankings
• How Firms Are Getting The Most Out Of Their Pro Bono Work
• The 2022 Law360 Pulse Social Impact Leaders
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Investor Sues Lakeland Over 'Super-Community Bank' Plan
• Mapping Out VLSI-Intel's Sprawling Patent War
• FTX Pledges Better Books, Celsius Faulted For Asset Mingling
• The Rise And Fall Of FTX: Timeline Of The Collapse
• New FERC Affiliate Considerations For Public Utility Investors
• 4 Takeaways From DOL's Socially Conscious Investing Rule
• Underwriters Must Beware Small-Cap IPO Fraud
• TPLC Sues To Uphold Deal With Investors After Proxy Fight
• Feds Falsely Brand Tornado Cash A Security Risk, Suit Says
• 4 Firms Vie To Lead Suit Against Barclays Over $17.6B Error
• Ropes & Gray-Led Electric Aircraft Co. Lilium Lands $119M
• Another News Corp. Investor Raises Doubt About Fox Merger
• Aetna Can't Decertify Class In Benefits Clawback Suit
• Litigation Funders Seek Transparency In Disclosure Debate
• Real Estate Rumors: Fogo De Chao, Damaghi, Prologis
• Miami-Dade Asks Bankruptcy Court To Allow End To FTX Deal
• Glencore Agrees Australian Mine Sale To SPAC For $1.1B
• Goldman Sachs Hit With $4M SEC Fine Over ESG Policies
• Coinbase Wants Hacker Theft Class Action Sent To Arbitration
• 3 Firms Steer $573M SPAC Merger For UK EV Startup Zapp
• TC Energy Balks At $3B Damages Bid In Pipeline Merger Suit
• FTX Pledges Management Turnaround In First Ch. 11 Hearing
• Clark Hill, JP Galda Guide $170M Cybersecurity SPAC Merger
• XL Fleet Still Stuck In Muddy Waters In Del. SPAC Suit
• Ex-Highland Exec Fights Restraining Order From Former GC
• Cohen Milstein Gets $4.8M Fee In Performance Sports Case
• Ex-Atty Hit With Fresh Claims Over Missing Client Funds
• Paul Hastings, Kirkland Lead $600M Hyperloop Biz SPAC Deal
• Fox Rothschild Adds Tax And Wealth Partner In Seattle
• Metaverse Game Investing Is High Risk With Little Regulation
• Trump Bid To Toss AG Suit Rehashes Failed Args, Judge Says
• 5 Principles For Better Professional Development Programs
• DOL Eases Rule On Socially Conscious Retirement Investing
• FTX's Former CEO And Celebs Hit With More Investor Claims
• Infinity Q Founder Pleads Out In $1B Valuation Fraud Case
• Judge Says Suit Over $4.2B Nestle 401(k) Plan Falls Short
• BMO Harris Bank Seeks Delay Of $563M Ponzi Scheme Verdict
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Suit Over $133M ESOP Deal
• FTX Creditors List Shows Top 10 Are Customers Owed $1.4B
• What To Pay Attention To In FTX Fraud Probe
• Class Attys Seek $26M For CVR Buyback Suit Deal In Del.
• 2 Firms Guide Renewable Fuel Producer's $666M SPAC Merger
• Ch. 11 Examiner Says Celsius Didn't Track Customer Funds
• My Favorite Law Prof: How I Learned To Practice With Passion
• Investor Presses News Corp To Seek Fox Merger Alternatives
• Crypto Promoter Charged With Leading $10M Ponzi Scheme
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Zohar Agents Dodge $10M Breach Of Contract Suit
• HarbourVest Closes $4.2B Co-Investment Fund
• Would Rules Have Cured FTX's 'Internal Controls Wasteland'?
• Fee Bid In $127.5M Parkland FBI Deal Created Attorney Rift
• Sports Investing Platform Backs SEC In Ripple Dispute
• FTX Bankruptcy To Start With International Clash For Control
• FTX Chaos, Texas Utility Reorg OK'd, Student Debt Relieved
• Top Golfers Must Turn Over Info Despite Leaving Antitrust Suit
• Firms Set To Seek $6.75M Fee For MultiPlan SPAC Suit Deal
• Exculpation Clause Ruling May Dissuade Some Ch. 11 Filings
• House Subcommittee Demands Accounting From FTX
• DOL Proposes Updating ERISA Voluntary Correction Program
• Real Estate Rumors: Haystack, Morgan Brown, Elijah Equities
• Gannett Denied Quick Win, Class Certified In 401(k) Row
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• FTX's 'Worse Than Enron' Books Recall Energy Firm's Demise
• CFPB Slams Harmful Debt Collection Tactics In Exam Report
• FINRA, Stock Exchanges Fear Rising Fraud In Small IPOs
• Treasury Cuts Iranian Oil Dealers From US Financial System
• SEC Official Says Attys Must 'Be Clear' With Crypto Clients
• NY Court Sets Guidelines For Trump Org. Monitorship
• Athletes Likely Off The Hook In FTX Mess, But No Guarantee
• FINRA Targets Brokers Hawking Crypto
• Mortgage Co. Hit With $5.2M CFPB Fine Over COVID Practices
• WSFS Unit Accused Of Funneling Trust Funds To Indicted Atty
• Goodwin Procter, Ropes & Gray Lead $1.5B ServiceMax Deal
• DOJ Announces Process To Ease Student Loan Discharges
• Ex-Goldman Banker To Face June Insider Trading Trial
• Real Estate Rumors: Brooklyn Brewery, Cobalt, Bradmore
• Deals Rumor Mill: Binance, SBF, Forbes Media
• Insider-Trading Stock Whiz Who Dodged Taxes Avoids Prison
• Hasbro Plans Sale Of EOne After Activist Investor Pressure
• New FTX CEO Stunned By 'Complete Failure' Of Controls
• SEC Shouldn't Win 'Most Overbroad' Ripple Suit, Court Told
• Convicted SEC Whistleblower Can't Get Award, 2nd Circ. Says
• Esports Giant TSM Suspends $210M Partnership With FTX
• 3 Firms Steer Wireless Tech Firm's $276M SPAC Merger
• Clean Energy Investment Firm Raises $1B Inaugural Fund
• Investment Adviser Compliance Tips For 3rd-Party Marketing
• FCC Studying Foreign Stakes In Tegna Deal, Chair Says
• Chicago-Based Health Care Co. Secures $300M In Financing
• House Committee Pledges To Press FTX CEO About Collapse
• Surf Air Aviation Biz And SPAC Cancel $1.42B Merger
• FTX Leader, Sports Stars Hit With Investor Suit Over Collapse
• Binance Tells MPs It's Not To Blame For FTX Collapse
• Ex-Northeastern Employee Asks Judge Not To Toss 401(k) Suit
• Questions To Ask Before Making A Lateral Move As Partner
• FTX's Bahamas Liquidators Challenge Validity Of US Ch. 11
• FTX GC Steers Sinking Crypto Ship Through Legal Tsunami
• Activist Investor Says Google Parent Needs To Cut Costs
• Harman Investors' Attys Score $8.7M Fees In Buyout Suit
• GOP Senator Chides Bank Regulators' Crypto 'Ambivalence'
• 2 Cos. Ordered To Pay $66M Over 'Massive' Ponzi Scheme
• Top SEC Enforcer Urges Speedy Crypto Investigations
• SPAC G&P Won't Merge, Redeems Public Shares
• FTX, Leaders To Engage With Regulators After Ch. 11 Filing
• Faegre Drinker Welcomes Back Tax Pro In Philadelphia
• Health Care Co. 401(k) Suits Fall Short After 7th Circ. Ruling
• PE Firm Clinches $485M 'Revolutionary' Climate Tech Fund
• Takeda To Pay $22M To End Challenge To 401(k) Lineup
• CFPB Takes Fight Over 5th Circ. Funding Ruling To High Court
• CFTC Dropped Ball On FTX Regulation, Watchdog Group Says
• Ex-SDNY Judge, Bracewell Atty Appointed Trump Org Monitor
• 5 Firms Assist Two Energy-Focused Cos.' SPAC Plans
• Biden Will Tap Gruenberg For Permanent FDIC Chair
• S&P To Pay SEC $2.5M For Alleged Violation Of Conflict Rules
• FTX Faces Growing Regulatory, Criminal Scrutiny Amid Fallout
• Credit Suisse Should Face Retrial In Forex Case, Investors Say
• IAA Shareholder Decries Terms Of $7.3B Sale To Ritchie Bros.
• Voyager's Ch. 11 Complicated By FTX Case, $220M Complaint
• Chancery Makes Arbitration Award Public In Trash Tech Suit
• Bed Bath & Beyond Issuing Shares To Pay Down Debt Load
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Quinn Emanuel Lands Ex-SEC Enforcement Leader In DC, LA
• My Favorite Law Prof: How I Learned To Argue Open-Mindedly
• Sullivan & Cromwell Guides United Rentals In $2B Deal
• Judge Won't Revisit Conflict Issue In 'Odd Lots' Case
• FCA Offers UK Investors In FTX Little Hope For Recovery
• FTX Investigates Potential $500M Theft After Hitting Ch. 11
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• FTX's Collapse Amplifies Calls For Tougher Crypto Oversight
• 'Stop Tweeting': Attys Groan At FTX Head's Online Mea Culpa
• SEC Warns Firms Of Lax Payment For Order Flow Disclosures
• FTX Bankruptcy Could Spark Blizzard In Crypto Winter
• Fintech Qenta To List At $622M Value In SPAC Merger
• SEC Sues, Settles With Infinity Q Over Securities Fraud Claims
• Deals Rumor Mill: Twitter, Toshiba, CVC Capital
• Bungie Avoids Cheat Code Seller's Counterclaims, For Now
• Saudi Wealth Fund Wades Into Fight Over LIV Golf Documents
• Herbert Smith-Led Origin Energy Open To $11.8B Takeover
• Real Estate Rumors: Gisele Bündchen, Sodexo, Sue Gross
• 7th Circ. Ruling Sinks Engineering Co. 401(k) Suit, Judge Says
• Ardian Raises €5B For Fifth-Generation Private Credit Platform
• 6 Tips For Completing A SPAC Merger In A Harsh Environment
• Goodwin-Led HighBrook Seals Real Estate Fund At $632M
• SEC Chief Of Staff To Exit Role At End Of 2022
• ABA's No-Contact Rule Advice Raises Questions For Lawyers
• CFPB Says Crypto Fraud Complaints Have Surged Since '21
• PE Giants Say SEC Probing Them Over WhatsApp Use
• Ambac Says US Bank On The Hook In RMBS Suit
• Mich. Health Care System Must Face ERISA Fee Claim
• Investment Firm Beats Prison Operator's Defamation Claims
• 3rd Circ. Wary Of Forcing Arbitration In Wilmington Trust Suit
• Trump Fails To Halt Monitorship As Request Goes To Panel
• SEC Chair Presses Crypto Registration As FTX Crisis Deepens
• Binance Walks Away From FTX Buyout Amid Turmoil
• 2 Firms Lead $4.4B Deal For UK Industrial Products Maker
• 4 Key Skills For An Effective Attorney Coaching Conversation
• BNY Mellon Defeats Automation Software Infringement Suit
• NY's AG Won Reelection. Next Up: Trump And The NRA
• Control Of Congress Too Close To Call
• Fluor Investors Reach $33M Settlement In Bidding Fraud Suit
• BMO Harris Bank Hit With $563M Verdict In Ponzi Scheme Trial
• 9th Circ Won't Revive Intel's Antitrust Suit Against Fortress
• $1.75M Libor Deal With Credit Suisse, Others Gets Initial OK
• CFPB Urges 3rd Circ. To Preserve Its Student Loan Trusts Suit
• ESG Shareholder Votes Fell Flat Even After SEC Eased Access
• King & Spalding Adds Tax Partner In Paris
• Oportun Says CFPB Mulling Case Over Pandemic Collections
• Westco Workers Ask 9th Circ. To Revive 'Secret' Pension Suit
• Ex-Investment Co. Director Wants SEC Suit Tossed
• How Civilian Attorneys Can Help Veterans
• From Courts To Polls: BigLaw Turns Out To Protect The Vote
• Chamber Urges 10th Circ. To Back Gold Miner's ERISA Win
• Binance To Buy Rival FTX Amid Sudden Liquidity Issues
• Hypothetical Performance Under SEC's New Marketing Rule
• Warren Rips Powell Amid Latest Ethics Flareup At Fed
• Musk's $56B Tesla Pay Trial May Spur More Exec Comp Fights
• Trump Org. Appeals Monitorship, Says It May 'Grind To A Halt'
• US Chamber Supports Tossing 401(k) Suit Against Microsoft
• Crypto Trading Firm Waives Atty Fees After $1.56M Judgment
• 5 Firms Lead Ritchie Bros. $7.3B Purchase Of IAA
• LinkedIn Clinches Settlement In 401(k) Lawsuit
• SEC Wants Early Win In $6M Market Manipulation Case
• Biogen Agrees To 12,000-Person Class In 401(k) Suit
• Skadden, King & Spalding Guide $4.3B Canadian REIT Deal
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• My Favorite Law Prof: How I Learned That Culture Shapes Law
• Justices Won't Review Wilmington Trust Mismanagement Suit
• Celsius, Customers Spar On Crypto Account Custody
• Insurer Can't Deny Coverage For 'Scalping' Claims, Suit Says
• Judge Declares Mistrial In Fannie, Freddie Profit Sweep Suit
• CFTC Strikes Deal In Monex Metals Fraud Suit Ahead Of Trial
• SEC Seeks Early Win Over Biz Groups' Proxy Rule Challenge
• Crypto Org Says SEC Enforcement Has Harmed Token Holders
• Fannie, Freddie Profit Sweep Jury Is Deeply Divided
• FINRA Dings Wedbush Over Faulty Bond Statements
• Kirkland Leads Castlelake In Closing $782M Credit Fund
• Binary Options Boss Loses 4th Circ. Appeal Over $145M Fraud
• Celsius Data Release Highlights Need For Federal Privacy Law
• Insurer Wants To Arbitrate Dispute Over $22.7M Due Into Trust
• Real Estate Rumors: Allstate, LIVWRK, AustralianSuper
• What To Expect From The Post-Midterms Lame-Duck Session
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ex-Trump Ally, Deputy Acquitted In Illegal Lobbying Trial
• SolarWinds Nears $26M Investor Deal As SEC Eyes Action
• NJ Consulting Firm Says CFPB Subpoenas Are Unenforceable
• SEC Gets $100K Judgment Against Ex-Wilmington Trust Exec
• Latham, Morrison Lead $450M SPAC, African Farm Biz Merger
• Trump-Tied SPAC Again Fails To Win Merger Extension
• GOP Sen. Says Firms 'Stonewalling' ESG Ratings Probe
• Stockholder Challenges Single-Family Rental Co.'s SPAC Deal
• 3 Firms Guide Bakkt's Up To $200M Deal For Apex Crypto
• Deals Rumor Mill: Twitter, Adobe, Zucker
• 9 Legal Ethics Considerations In Natural Disaster Preparation
• Insider Trading Enforcement Against Lawmakers Is Growing
• Ex-Deutsche Trader Denied Bail Amid High Court Appeal
• A Divided Congress May Increase Companies' Political Risks
• Court Orders Trump Org. Monitor During NY AG's Fraud Case
• Kasowitz Prevails In $185M Bankruptcy Suit
• Veris Residential Rejects Nearly $1.5B Kushner Takeover Bid
• Trump Wants To Block NY AG From Seeing Revocable Trust
• Delaware State Is Acting Like A 'Feudal Lord,' Investors Say
• American Airlines Grounds Pilots' Suit Over Military Leave
• SEC Chair Gensler Warns Of Further WhatsApp Sweeps
• GOP Reps. Smell Whiff Of Hypocrisy In SEC's Texting Fines
• 4 Firms Rep Climate Mitigation-Focused JV's $1.8B Forest Buy
• Union Says Long Island Hospital Owes Benefits Funds $1.7M
• Trump Can't Halt AG's $250M Fraud Suit Or Swap Judges
• Jury Continues Deliberations On Fannie, Freddie Profit Sweep
• HK-Based Health Care SPAC Pulls Plans For $175M IPO
• Attys Deny Selling Mattel Stockholders Short In $7M Del. Deal
• SEC Requires Fund Managers Disclose More About Votes
• SF-Based Shartsis Friese Names New Managing Partner
• 11th Circ. Upsets Settlement In SEC Case Over Ponzi Scheme
• 4 Public Co. Lessons From Nikola Founder Fraud Conviction
• Amazon Seeks 2nd Circ. Appeal In Military Leave Suit
• Andreessen Horowitz Joins Pile-On Of CFTC's Ooki DAO Suit
• OCC, Fed See No 'Deluge' Of Crypto Plans From Banks
• Crypto VC Firm Asks CFTC For New Rules After Ooki DAO Suit
• US Bank Tells 2nd Circ. To Uphold RMBS Suit Win
• NC Insurance Exec Blasts $75M SEC Suit As A 'Shotgun' Case
• 3 Firms Rep As Cinven Inks $720M Deal For TaxAct
• Insurer Gets $60K Repayment In Stock Suit Coverage Fight
• Booz Allen Seeks To Ax Workers' 401(k) Fund Challenge
• Judge Widens Celsius Examiner Role, Rejects Bonus Pay
• Barrack Sold UAE His Trump Access, Jury Told As Trial Wraps
• JLL Guides KKR's $357M Philadelphia High-Rise Buy 
• SEC Actions Offer Lessons For Exempt VC Reporting Advisers
• Jury Mulls Fannie, Freddie Shareholder Profit Sweep Claims
• Yale Says Workers Shouldn't Get Jury Trial In ERISA Dispute
• ESG-Focused SPAC Cancels $459M Merger With MedTech Co.
• What SEC Bonus Clawback Rule Means For Public Cos.
• 4 Firms Guide Ammo Maker's $1.2B SPAC Merger
• 401(k) Co. Says DOL Vowed Not To Sue Over Crypto Guidance
• 6 Firms Guide $10.9B Deal To Take Atlas Corp. Private