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Banking - December, 2021

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• The Most-Read Legal Industry Guest Articles Of 2021
• SocGen, BNP Beat Suit By Cuban Bank Heirs, For Now
• Goldman Takes 3rd Shot At Nixing Cert. For Investor Class
• As Hacks Hit A Nerve, Admin. Pushed Reporting Of Breaches
• FTC's Khan Weighs In On CFPB's Big Tech Payments Probe
• First Republic Wants Wealthy Customer's Theft Suit Tossed
• Expect More Auditor Enforcement Actions From SEC In 2022
• A Law Firm Leader's Guide To Seeking Effective Feedback
• Pet Store Chain Challenges Illinois Animal Purchase Law
• Florida Real Estate Roundup: Forté, Milan, UM Recital Hall
• How SEC Proposal Would Change Stock Buyback Landscape
• Calif. Must Balance Privacy And Rigor In Background Checks
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• January 1MDB Trial Slated To Proceed, Despite Virus Surge
• Ga. Judge Challenges FTC Evidence In $43M Deception Suit
• SEC Taps Law Prof, Ex-Ropes Atty For Key Regulatory Spot
• JPMorgan, Traders Finally Get OK On $60M Spoofing Deal
• Early Asset Forfeiture Is Key Part Of Criminal Defense Plans
• Suit Says Debt Collector Sent Deceptive Settlement Offers
• What M&A Activity Looks Like Right Now
• Bradley Arant Adds Stinson Pair To Real Estate Practice
• NatWest's Trading Unit Pleads Guilty To Spoofing Markets
• UBS Appeals French Court's $2B Ruling In Tax Fraud Case
• Omitted Comma Doesn't Change Chubb Policy, Judge Finds
• $200M JPMorgan Fine Signals Broader Regulatory Crackdown
• Ex-Citibank Exec In Contempt For Bid To Enforce $9.5M Award
• SEC Fines PE Firm $4.5M For Fee Overcharges
• JPMorgan, Wind Farm Debate Definitions In $17M Storm Bill
• McGlinchey Picks Up Houston Litigator From Zabel Freeman
• Embracing ESG: Whirlpool CLO Talks Structural Improvement
• SEC Republican Commissioner Roisman To Step Down
• Trump Sues NY AG To Halt Probe Into His Businesses
• BNP Sells Bank Of The West In $16.3B Deal Built By 3 Firms
• DOJ Calls For More Input On Bank Merger Review Guidelines
• SDNY Judge Says Feds Misled Her In Hedge Fund Case
• NJ Virus Benefit Recipients Sue BofA Over Debit Card Fraud
• Fla. High Court Is Wrong To Ban CLE Diversity Requirements
• How US Is Leading On Cryptocurrency Scrutiny
• 3 Firms Shape Rezolve's $2B Go-Public SPAC Deal
• PNC Ducks Suit For Good Over Alleged Role In $75M Scheme
• JPMorgan Fined $200M For Not Retaining Staff's Texts, Emails
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Davis Polk, Goodwin Lead MoneyLion Buy Worth Up To $440M
• OCC Urges Largest Banks' Top Brass To Address Climate Risk
• CFPB Launches Probe Into 'Buy Now, Pay Later' Financing
• Senate Finance Panel OKs Biden Pick For Top Treasury Atty
• NY Case Shows Insurance Possibility For SEC Disgorgements
• Lawyers Must Prepare For Contract Tech Co. Consolidation
• Texas Bank To Pay $8M Fine Over Money Laundering Lapses
• Hunton Nabs Ex-Murray Barnes Public Finance Atty
• US Broadened Reach Of Targeted Sanctions In 2021
• Biden Taps 2 For CFTC, Behnam Confirmed As Agency Chair
• SEC Seeks To Stabilize Money Market Funds, Swaps Trading
• SEC Takes Aim At Corporate Insider Abuses In New Proposals
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive $4.4B RICO Suit For Yacht Builder
• English Judge Affirms $43M Award To Gazprombank Unit
• Crypto Bank Anchorage Tops $3B Valuation In Series D
• Ex-McKinsey Partner Pleads Guilty To Insider Trading
• Bipartisan Bill Aims To Increase Native Homeownership
• German Authorities Search SEB Office In Cum-Ex Probe
• BigLaw's Big Guns Of Revenue Keep Growing
• CFPB's Chopra Isn't Backing Down In FDIC Board Fight
• Treasury Seeks AML Info Ahead Of Yellen Report To Congress
• Morgan Stanley, 3 Others Ink $104M Deal In Rigging Case
• SBA Beats News Outlets' COVID-19 Relief Disclosure Suit
• Info Bid In Malta Bank Fight Is Improper, Court Hears
• Odebrecht Bribe Laundering Probe Nets Another Plea
• CFPB Suit Over Unfair Debt Collection Practices Can Proceed
• How Firms Can Adapt Amid COVID's Shifting Legal Needs
• Ex-Pharma Worker's 'Dark Web' Suit Can Stand, 3rd Circ. Told
• 3-Part Ch. 11 Stalking Horse Sale OK'd For Teligent
• 'Outrageous' Forex Fraud Lands Trader 2-Year Sentence
• 5 Firms Vie To Lead Insider-Trading Suit Over Archegos Crash
• Key Commodities Trends To Watch In 2022
• Prestige Draws Young Attys, But Keeping Them Takes Work
• Full 5th Circ. Reopens Challenge To SEC Judges' Removability
• SEC's Republican Members Rip Gensler Rule Review Agenda
• Justices Call DOJ Into Hamas-Linked Charity Banking Case
• Bitcoin Miner Claims Investors' Suit Copies 'Unverified' Report
• Justices Won't Undo $79M Clawback In Stanford Bank Row
• FINRA Strikes $3M Deal With Wells Fargo Units
• Embracing ESG: Synchrony Counsel Talk Role Of Legal Teams
• Jury Finds Brooklyn Judge Guilty Of Obstructing Feds
• Fla. Firm Seeks Early Win In Missing Escrow Funds Case
• Stroock Adds Ex-US Treasury Atty In DC
• SEC Sued For Docs On Ex-Officials' Potential Crypto Conflicts
• Prestige Leaders: A Look At Our New Law Firm Ranking
• The 2021 Law360 Pulse Prestige Leaders
• Prestige Leaders: Sizing Up Firms By Revenue
• NatWest Fined £264M Over AML Oversight Failings
• CFPB Memo Says Majority Rules At FDIC Amid Board Fight
• DOJ Levies Rare Commodities-Based Insider Trading Charges
• Ex-NFL Player Gets 3 Years For COVID-19 Relief Fraud
• New 9th Circ. Rulings May Restrict McGill Rule's Scope
• Payday Lenders Hit With Racketeering Suit In Ill.
• No More Prison For Trader Who Helped Feds In Insider Bust
• Investor Class Cert. Win Offers Post-Goldman Insight
• Facebook Whistleblower Saga Caps Historic Year For Tipsters
• Republican Senators Bash DOL's ESG Retirement Proposal
• Corruption, Cybercrime In Crosshairs For DOJ Crime Chief
• Crypto Company B2C2 Appoints Justice Dept. Veteran As GC
• Ex-DEA Agent Gets 12 Years For Funneling $9M To Cartel
• Taxation With Representation: Ashurst, Freshfields, Gibson
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 3 Predictions For Mortgage Industry As Foreclosures Mount
• Dechert Grabs Large Share Of 2021 Single-Family CMBS Deals
• Ex-Merrill Adviser Asks To Block JP Morgan's Client Poaching
• Chancery Probes Contract Risks In $130M Merger Hack
• ​​​​​​​Medieval Times Says SBA Wrongly Withheld Pandemic Relief
• FDIC Board Falls Into Disarray Over Bank Merger Review Vote
• Judge Hopped On Corrupt CEO's 'Gravy Train,' Feds Tell Jury
• What Shifting Crypto Policy Means For Banks, Market Players
• Biden Seeks Higher Penalties For Attys Enabling Corruption
• Libya Wants US Bank Records For $100B Gadhafi Asset Hunt
• Admitted Bank Fraudster Faces Separate COVID Loan Charge
• Faegre Drinker Grabs Benefits Expert From Jackson Lewis
• Bradley Arant Adds Ex-Gibson Dunn Atty To Litigation Team
• Cloud Banking Biz Mambu Worth $5.5B In Series E
• For Junior Lawyers, Authenticity And A Solid Pitch Are Key
• Davis Polk-Led Fintech Startup Nubank Debuts With $2.6B IPO
• Disbarred Atty Can't Ditch CFPB, States' Telemarketing Claims
• Crypto CEOs Press Lawmakers For Clear, But Narrow, Regs
• Fannie, Freddie Investors Win Class Cert. For Stock Profit Suit
• OCC's Hsu Takes Aim At 'Mixed Bag' Bank Overdraft Programs
• CFPB Urges States To Enforce US Consumer Protection Laws
• PwC, Big Banks Roped Back Into TelexFree Ponzi Case
• Reps. Explore Curbing Tax Tactics Shown In Pandora Papers
• CFPB Says Racial, Religious Bias Showed In Recent Lending
• Goldman Investors Again Win Cert. After High Court Review
• New DOJ Crime Chief Talks 'Carrot And Stick' Enforcement
• Eversheds Guides Cannabis-Focused REIT In $100M IPO
• A Compliance Primer For Attorneys Outsourcing Legal Work
• Former FDIC Policy Executive Joins Davis Wright Tremaine
• Key Factors For Challenging DOJ 'Taint Team' Procedure
• Wells Fargo Owed Mortgagor Duty Of Care, Calif. Justices Told
• CFPB Adopts Rule To Smooth Libor's End In Consumer Loans
• Yacht Builder Asks 11th Circ. To Revive RICO Suit
• Pot Banking Legislation Is Cut From Senate Defense Bill
• Experian Predicts 'Cyberdemic' To Continue Through 2022
• FINRA Fines Wells Fargo $2.25M Over Customer Data Issue
• Biden's OCC Pick Omarova Bows Out Amid Senate Opposition
• Manafort Pal Seeks No Time For Bribery Conviction
• HSBC Dodges Suit Over China-Backed Mexican Iron Ore Deal
• Gibson Dunn Pilots Fintech-Focused SPAC's $300M IPO
• People's United Seeks To Toss Ga. Payment Biz Referral Suit
• DeCotiis FitzPatrick Absorbs Most Of Kaufman Semeraro
• US Treasury Proposes Rule To Crack Down On Shell Cos.
• When And How To Depose Fact Witnesses Remotely In 2022
• FinCEN Eyes Rules To Curb Money Laundering In Real Estate
• 4th Circ. Slashes DOL's $6.5M Win In ERISA Suit
• Details Of Ex-Credit Union GC's Firing Off-Limits At Trial
• Ill. Judge Blesses $28M Wells Fargo Secret Recording Deal
• JP Morgan Ruling May Have Broad Insurance Implications
• The State Of Article III Standing In ERISA Cases
• Embracing ESG: PayPal CLO Talks Gauging Impact And Intent
• OCC Report Warns Banks Of Growing Cyber, Climate Risks
• Crowell & Moring Snags McGuireWoods Derivatives Team
• BofA Accepts $1.2M Deal To End Mortgage Title Kickback Suit
• JPMorgan Beats 'Frivolous' Suit Claiming Trust Fraud
• US Lacks Proof Of Vietnam, Taiwan As Currency Manipulators
• Lightspeed's Statements Were Light On Facts, Investors Say
• GOP Senator Decries Gensler's Crypto Stance As Vague
• Visa, Mastercard Accused Of Banking Fees Antitrust Scheme
• Convicted Atty Disbarred In NJ Over Mortgage Fraud Scheme
• 3rd Circ. Preview: BLM Masks, $1.4B Award Fight End 2021
• Why We're Losing The Battle Against Illicit Finance
• Trade Leaders See Proof Of Concept In WTO Services Pact
• Former SBA General Counsel Joins Womble Bond As Partner
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• In Farewell, Fed's Quarles Warns Of Risks In Crisis Lending
• Ex-Informant Says Florida Court Can't Hear SEC Suit
• Tax Accounting Firm Wants Out Of Ponzi Scam Suit
• SEC Finalizes Rule Aiming To Keep Foreign Issuers In Check
• White & Case Adds Direct Lending Pro To Chicago Office
• German Court Affirms Intra-EU Arbitration Clause Is Invalid
• Ex-Panama President's Son Cops To Laundering Bribes
• Banking Giants Fined €344M Over EU Forex Cartel
• Kirkland Adds Prominent DOJ Atty To Antitrust Practice In DC
• Gensler Eye To Eye With Clayton On SEC Role In Crypto Regs
• NBT Bank To Pay $5.7M In Overdraft Fee Class Action Deal
• Yellen Sticks By $400B IRS Enforcement Revenue Estimate
• CFPB Plots Crackdown On 'Exploitative' Overdraft Fees
• Husch Blackwell Grows Virtual Office With Finance Hire
• Match Agrees To Pay Tinder Founders $441M To End Trial