Asset Management Archive » February, 2025

Asset Management - February, 2025

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• 5 Argument Sessions Benefits Attys Should Watch In March
• Up Next At High Court: Gun Violence Liability & Nuclear Waste
• 2nd Circ. Revives Electrical Worker's Union Pension Fight
• Off The Bench: Trans Ban Recusal Bid, Wemby Spat, Fox Suit
• SEC's Crypto Turn Could Undermine Staff, Dem Member Says
• SPAC Trio Raise $575M Combined As Market Recovers
• NY Man Found Guilty Of $7M Crypto Investment Scheme
• Carbon Project Investor C-Quest Hits Ch. 7
• Time To Abolish IPO 'Bureaucracy,' Law Professor Says
• State Street To Buy Mizuho's $580B Custody Business
• Judge Rejects Bid To Halt Sale Of NBA Star's Viral Jersey
• Norfolk Southern Escapes Investors' Derailment Fraud Suit
• SEC Revives Suit Alleging $4.1M Bogus Mutual Fund Scheme
• PennyMac Can't Avoid Investors' Suit Over Post-Libor Rate
• Judge Axes NYC Loan Row, Sanctions Firm For Depositions
• $40M Deal OK'd For Suit Over Emergent Vax Flub
• Davis Polk, Kirkland Steer Rithm Capital SPAC's $200M IPO
• Anthropic Could Hit $62B Valuation, And More Deal Rumors
• Racing Corvettes Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Supply Chain Software Co. Sued Over Bad Revenue Guidance
• Trump Order May Affect Trader's FCPA Conviction, DOJ Says
• NY Investment Firm Founder Charged With $4M Fraud
• Aramark, Spinoff Co. Want 'Fraud By Hindsight' Suit Tossed
• Fuel Co. Trustee Accuses Ex-Owners Of $100M Buyout Fraud
• GOP-Led House Panel Pushes Easier Rules On Capital Raising
• Simpson Thacher Guides $1B Real Estate Secondaries Fund
• Conn. Judge Tosses False Origin Claims In Atty's Firing Suit
• Michigan Counties Say Firm's Client Solicitations Merit DQ
• Attorneys Must Act Now To Protect Judicial Independence
• Kirkland-Led Blackstone Wraps $5.6B Energy-Focused Fund
• SEC Is Asked For Background On Fugitive Trader's Death Docs
• PCAOB Fines PwC Israel $2.75M For Training Exam Cheating
• Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises
• Customers Say Doxim Breach Exposed Bank Data To Hackers
• SEC's Small Biz Panel Seeks Relief For Venture Funds
• Ex-Allianz Exec Avoids Prison As Massive Fraud Case Wraps
• A Closer Look At FDX's New Role As Banking Standard-Setter
• Kirkland-Led Thoma Bravo Snags €1.8B For 1st Europe Fund
• Texas Bank Fights To Keep $28M In Assets In Ginnie Mae Suit
• SEC Could Loosen Income Limits On Startup Investments
• Partially Faulting Airline For 401(k) ESG Focus Belies ERISA
• Trump Media Seeks Shareholder Approval To Leave Delaware
• Fund Names Rule FAQs Leave Some Interpretative Uncertainty
• How Design Thinking Can Help Lawyers Find Purpose In Work
• Wall Street Groups Back Rescinding Biden Crypto Guidance
• Crypto Mining Machine Co. Bgin Blockchain Files $50M IPO
• Drugmakers Slam 'Untimely' Claims In Employers' Antitrust Suit
• Judge Trims $40M Green Energy Co. Investor Suit
• Payday Lender Says CFPB Uncertainty Should Pause Suit
• Watchdog Says DOL Struggles To Enforce Mental Health Law
• Prime Core Crypto 'Hopelessly Commingled,' Plan Admin Says
• B. Riley Founders, Board Sued In Del. Over Investment Losses
• GOP Lawmakers Press DOJ On Union Pension Overpayments
• Swizz Beatz Says Suit Over 1MDB Funds Is Time-Barred
• Aerotech Can't Escape Workers' ESOP Investment Suit
• French 2% Minimum Wealth Tax Advances In Parliament
• Billionaire's Tax Privacy Suit Against Booz Allen Proceeds
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, V&E, Cravath, Dechert
• 5 Major Crypto Developments From The Trump Admin So Far
• Florida Hits Target With New Suit Over Pride Month Merch
• Citron Research Founder Ran 'Classic' Fraud Ploy, DOJ Says
• FINRA Foe Asks Justices To Stay In-House Case
• New SEC Guidance Throws A 'Bit Of Chaos' Into Proxy Season
• Another Ex-Allianz Exec Gets No Time For $7B Investor Fraud
• Select SPAC Targets Are Soaring Ahead Of The Pack
• AmerisourceBergen Strikes Settlement In 401(k) Fee Suit
• Lottery.com Exec Indicted Over Allegedly Bogus SPAC Filings
• Trump Executive Order Could Hinder Crypto Rules, SEC Suits
• Schwab Antitrust Settlement With Investors Gets Initial OK
• Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: February Lessons
• Comparing 2 Pending Bills To Regulate Stablecoins
• Musk's X Seeks Cash At $44B Valuation, Plus More Rumors
• Kirkland-Led GTCR Clinches $3.6B Strategic Growth Fund
• KKR Clinches Fuji Soft Majority Stake Ahead Of Take-Private
• Competitive Weightlifting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Ex-Perella Weinberg Partner Denies Plot To Split Firm
• 2nd Circ. Backs Dismissal Of Suit Over Egypt Paper Co. Seizure
• Solar Co. Says Investors Seek To 'Punish' It Over Wire Issues
• Ex-CNBC Pundit Cops To Scamming Investors Out Of $2.7M
• 'Death Knell' For SEC Dealer Rule As Regulator Drops Appeal
• SL Green Can't Escape Property Transfer Fraud Suit
• Silver Point Knocks SEC Suit Over Attorney Info Access Rules
• Year Of The Snake Will Shake Up RE And Mortgage Finance
• Paper Co. Can't Fully Escape Severance Benefits Suit
• How Private Securities Suits Complement SEC Enforcement
• Cintas 401(k) Class Counsel Get OK For $1.3M Fee
• Pandemic No Excuse To Alter $150M Notes, Alter Domus Says
• Trump Media Blames Rising Loss Partly On SEC Legal Bills
• Vanguard Investors Object To $40M Settlement Proposal
• Connecticut Art Business Seller Says Buyer Owes $2.3M
• Loper Bright Doesn't Sink ESG Rule, Texas Judge Says
• SEC Crypto Mining Case Paused After Feds Bring Charges
• Ex-Fla. Rep's Associate Wants Sanctions For 'Sham' Lawsuit
• SEC Fines Adviser Firm, Ex-Rep Over Fiduciary Duty Claims
• New Delisting Rules Shorten Leash For Distressed Companies
• Some Discovery On Hold In Abbott Infant Formula Case
• Alston & Bird Leads PE-Backed Michigan Bank's $151M IPO
• 'New Facts' Improper In Penny Stock Action, 2nd Circ. Told
• Inconsistent Injury-In-Fact Rules Hinder Federal Practice
• Asset Manager Fiera Broke Bonus Promises, Ex-Exec Says
• Simpson Guides KKR On $850M-Plus Real Estate Credit Fund
• DOJ Takes Military Bias Dispute With Nev. To 9th Circ.
• 9th Circ. Panel Doubts SEC's 'Gag Rule' Violates Free Speech
• Fake Hedge Funder Pleads Out To $5M AI Trading Scam
• Judge In SEC Case Asks If Fugitive Trader Really Died
• NC Biz Court Bulletin: Defaulted Notes, EB-5 Investor Fraud
• In-House Counsel Pointers For Preserving Atty-Client Privilege
• NYC Man Pleads Guilty To $62.8M Crowdfunded CRE Scheme
• Musk's $97B OpenAI Bid Dubbed A 'Stunt' Amid Other Rumors
• GOP Rep. Moves To Nix SEC's Enhanced Fund Disclosures
• Willkie-Led Defense Firm Karman Prices Upsized $506M IPO
• Paul Hastings, Cooley Lead Obesity-Focused Aardvark's IPO
• Kirkland, Davis Polk Steer SailPoint's Upsized $1.38B IPO
• Trump Picks Encore Fiduciary Founder As DOL Benefits Chief
• SEC Rescinds Stricter Gensler-Era Proxy Exclusion Guidance
• Klarna Accused Of Intercepting Creators' Commissions
• Ex-Schwab Employee Enjoined From Using Client Info
• House GOP Eyes Medicaid Cuts, Work Requirements
• Connell Foley Can't Refute DQ Bid, NJ Investment Firm Says
• Sidley Litigator Tapped For Treasury GC Post
• Takeaways From CFTC's Private Fund Rule Amendments
• Software-Focused PSG Secures $8B Across 2 New Funds
• NYSE Plans To Launch New Exchange In Texas
• Crypto Platform EToro Confidentially Files IPO Proposal
• Trump Picks Crypto Policy Advocate Quintenz To Lead CFTC
• Collecting Rare Books Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• CFPB's Closure Not 'A Free Pass' For Financial Compliance
• J&J Allies Dub Milestone Fee Reversal 'Crucial' To Del.
• NY Judge Sides With Attorney In Golf Malpractice Row
• Brokerage Exec Can Be Sued Over Fraud Claims, Judge Says
• Ill. Atty Beats Wire Fraud Retrial After Privilege Violation
• Bain Scraps Fuji Soft Tender Offer In Bid War With KKR
• Goldman Sachs Scraps Diversity Mandate For IPO Candidates
• Activist Elliott Targets Phillips 66 Again Over Lack Of Progress
• TD Bank To Sell Schwab Stake In Roughly $13.1B Offering
• Republican-Led SEC Pauses Climate Regulation Litigation
• Judge Should Not Have Been Reprimanded For Alito Essay
• FTX Having Trouble Serving Binance With Ch. 11 Lawsuit
• Merrill Lynch Objects To New Discovery Bid In Stock Loan Suit
• Baker Hughes Obtains Toss Of Ex-Worker's 401(k) Fee Suit
• Grayscale Beats Bitcoin Rival's $2M Unfair Practices Suit
• UnitedHealth Says Fed Suit Imperils Deal's Many Benefits
• SEC Grants Short-Selling Disclosure Reprieve, CAT Relief
• A Look At Collateralized Loan Obligations Post-Reform
• Lights, Camera, Ethics? TV Lawyers Tend To Set Bad Example
• Emerson Butts Heads With Elliott On $7.2B AspenTech Deal
• Rocket Mortgagors Say New Judge Tilted 4th Circ. Decision
• SPAC Market Hums Again Following Multiyear Downturn
• Ex-Broker Seeks Court Win In Bid To Dismantle FINRA
• Texas Judge Ends Fund's SEC Suit Over 'Fishing Expedition'
• 3 Ways Trump Can Nix SEC's Climate Disclosure Rules
• Chicago Hospital Network Inks $850K Retirement Suit Deal
• Activist Elliott Takes Aim At $7.2B AspenTech-Emerson Deal
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Latham, Skadden
• Accountant-Owned Law Firms Could Blur Ethical Lines
• 4 Firms Steer Cement Maker Titan America's $384M IPO
• Block's Dorsey, Others Face Derivative Suit Over AML Woes
• Goodwin, Ropes Lead Cystic Fibrosis Co.'s Upsized $191M IPO
• House GOP Floats Stablecoin Bill Amid Debanking Buzz
• 6th Circ. Uncertain If Health Plan Administrator Is A Fiduciary
• SEC 'Exposes Lunacy' Through Its Dueling Suits, PE Firm Says
• ERISA Preempts Banker's $5.5M Deferred Comp, Judge Rules
• UnitedHealth Drops Bid To Toss Home Health Deal Challenge
• Northern Trust Corp. Sued In Del. For Alleged Fund Breaches
• HP Defeats Ex-Worker's Suit Over 401(k) Forfeitures
• Hamilton Lane Clinches Inaugural Venture Fund At $615M
• AI Will Soon Transform The E-Discovery Industrial Complex
• Meta Eyes Texas Skies, Another Crypto IPO, And More Rumors
• Honeywell To Split Into 3 Entities After Activist Pressure
• Blue Ridge Bankshares, Investors Reach $2.5M Deal
• 'Dog Eat Dog' Contract Raises Connecticut Justice's Hackles
• Catholic Investors Bring Smith & Wesson Suit To Fed. Court
• Schwab To Add Oversight To End TD Ameritrade Buy Suit
• Wachtell, Skadden Guide Becton's Bid To Sell Diagnostics Biz
• Judge Won't Pause Crowdfunding Case After Fraud Indictment
• Trade Groups Urge PBM Crackdown By Trump, Congress
• Judge Found 'Vertical' Mattress Deal Won't Hurt Competition
• Insignia Gets Third $1.9B Bid As Brookfield Joins The Fray
• Entertainment-Focused SPAC Raises $200M To Purse Merger
• When Innovation Overwhelms The Rule Of Law
• Missile-Defense Firm Karman Launches Plans For $400M IPO
• What Compensation Committees Must Keep In Mind In 2025
• SEC Moves Under Trump Risk 'Chilling' Staff, Grewal Says
• FINRA Fines Broker $3.2M Over Securities Lending Biz
• SEC Could Greenlight Crypto Trading Under New Task Force
• EB-5 Investors Claim They Were Defrauded In NC Hotel Project
• Lindberg Fights NC Charging Order Against His Florida Co.
• Losing A Motion To Dismiss Ruling Isn't Necessarily The End
• Fidelity National Urges Del. Toss Of Weak F&G Deal 'Gripe'
• PE-Backed Identity Software Firm SailPoint Primes $1B IPO
• How Cos. Can Prepare Now For SEC E-Filing System Changes
• 'Is This A Joke?' Judge Denies Atty Fees For Grocery Patrons
• KKR Raises Fuji Soft Offer In Blazing Battle With Bain
• Imagine The Possibilities Of Openly Autistic Lawyering
• Shell Workers' 401(k) Suit Gets Class Nod, But No Early Wins
• Boeing Slams Funds' Bid To Bump 737 Max Fraud Suit To Va.
• Texas' Bid To Launch Stock Exchange Moves Forward
• Visa Brass Hit With Derivative Suit Over DOJ Claims
• Steel Workers Seek Class Cert. In $60M Inflated Stock Suit
• ADNOC, OMV Merger Talks Move Ahead In 'Positive Manner'
• Documentary Filmmaking Makes Me A Better Lawyer