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Securities - August, 2013

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• Two Attorneys Charged In Link To Rothstein Ponzi Scheme
• Another Ex-DAP Employee In Kickback Case Pleads Guilty
• Ex-Dynegy Exec's Atty Loses Fee Row In Texas High Court
• NCUA Sues Morgan Stanley Over $556M RMBS Sale
• CFTC Scores Partial Win In $3M Forex Fraud Case
• China Fines State-Backed Everbright $85M Over Trading Error
• PE Firm Thomas H. Lee Escapes LBO Antitrust Suit
• Volcker Rule Tops List of Banking Regs To Watch This Fall
• Ex-Goldman Trader To Pay $500K To Settle CFTC Suit
• SEC Gives 2nd Whistleblower Award For $1.7M Fraud Tip-Off
• Ex-EnerMax CEO Urges 5th Circ. To Uphold Investor Suit Toss
• 2nd Circ. Boots Sugar Co.'s Appeal In $168M Merrill Swap Row
• Deals Rumor Mill: AT&T, Microsoft, Blackstone
• Icahn Ups Nuance Stake, Could Push For Board Seat
• 2nd Circ. Curbs Criminal Actions Over Foreign Securities
• GlobeOp To Pay $10M To Settle Madoff Feeder Fund Suits
• 5 Tips For In-House Counsel Handling Gov't Inquiries
• How To Catch A Tiger — On Both Sides Of The Pacific
• Del. Court Won't Fast-Track Suit Over $1.6B Dole Deal
• Life Settlements Are Securities, Texas Court Finds
• Blavatnik Award In JPMorgan Case Raised To $63M
• Understanding Convertible Debt Securities
• Nasdaq Accepts Blame For 3-Hour Trading Halt
• Onyx Targeted In Shareholder Suit Over $10.4B Amgen Deal
• Madoff Employees Seek To Block Victims' Testimony
• Giants Want To Grill Ex-LBHI Workers In $300M Stadium Row
• BlackRock Escapes Pension Funds' Securities Lending Suit
• Aurelius Urges High Court To Snub Argentina's $1.3B Appeal
• Special Masters Back Atty Fee Bid In $688M Vytorin Deal
• Former Commodities Trader Charged In $10M Ponzi Scheme
• Santander Sues Insurer For BNY Settlement Coverage
• Oppenheimer Reaches $90M Deal In Municipal Bond Case
• Blackstone Strikes $85M Deal To Settle IPO Suit
• The 2nd Circ. Stance In NML Capital V. Argentina
• NuVasive Medicare Investigation Spurs Securities Class Action
• New Mortgage Rule Plays Into Fannie, Freddie Reform Efforts
• Judge Won't Clog Approval Of $10M Crocs Shareholder Deal
• Wedding Singer Ran $4.7M Investment Fraud, SEC Says
• Investor Hits Lululemon Over See-Through Yoga Pants Recall
• Grant Thornton Settles With Funds Over Refco Collapse
• K-V Pharma Judge Greenlights Reorganization Plan
• Regulators Ease Proposed Rule On Mortgage Risk Retention
• Prepping For Project Bonds
• Ubiquiti Likely To Duck Shareholder Suit, Judge Says
• JPMorgan's Fines Could Hit $600M In 'London Whale' Probes
• MassMutual Can't Duck Policyholder Suit Over Dividends
• Objectors' Atty Fee Bid Nixed In Citi Investors' $590M MBS Suit
• US Seeking $6B From JPMorgan In Bad MBS Suit
• Invesco Fund Trustees Escape Investor Suit Over Share Swap
• 10th Circ. Won't Kill $1B MBS Row With RBS, Others
• S&P Updates Guidance On Eminent Domain Foreclosure
• Ex-Citi Banker Sparked Family's Insider Trading, Jury Told
• 4th Circ. Chides NC Prosecutors Over Discovery Errors
• Foley & Lardner Adds Bingham Securities, Class Action Pro
• US Must Step Up Financial Risk Intel Gathering: Report
• Schulze To Sell Best Buy Shares After Botched Takeover
• Mark Cuban Trying To Stack Insider Trading Jury, SEC Says
• Is The One-Step Merger Dead?
• Penson, BDO Seidman Settle Margin Loan Suit For $6.5M
• 6th Circ. Dumps Zoo Entertainment Shareholder Class Action
• NY AG Gets Charles Schwab ARS Claims Revived
• Panel Lauds Progress On Raising Global Bank Capital Levels
• Justices Scrap UBS Shareholder Suit Over Demand Futility
• The Problem With 'Summary Scienter Analysis'
• SEC's White To Meet With Exchange Heads Over Nasdaq Glitch
• Ex-JPMorgan Trader Arrested In Spain Over $6B 'Whale' Loss
• NY Court Demands JPMorgan Pay $50M In MBS Suit
• Freddie Mac Asks 2nd Circ. To Nix Investor Case
• Fla. Man's $30M Investment Scam Preyed On Haitians: Feds
• Fla. Investor Says Law Firms Have No Dibs On Rothstein Fees
• Ex-Goldman Trader Tourre To Seek Reversal Or New Trial
• SEC Wins $3M Fraud Suit Against DC Atty
• Peregrine Beats Shareholder Suit Over Lung Cancer Drug
• Ackman To Dump $500M Penney Stake After Ugly Board Exit
• Madoff Trustee Inks $98M Deal With Feeder Fund
• Defense Group Aids Hedge Funders In 2nd Circ. Insider Case
• Rotech Equity Holders Out Of The Money, Judge Says
• Moody's Triumphs In Financial Crisis-Era Stock Suit
• JPMorgan, Citibank Duck Antitrust Claims In Libor Suit
• Derivatives Rules Will Boost Global Economy: Report
• Recused Judge's Orders Nixed In Freddie Mac Securities Suit
• UBS Pays $4.6M To End Probe Of Unregistered Sales Staff
• Wachtell Lobs Another Grenade In Activist Debate
• WilmerHale, Davis Polk Guide BATS-Direct Edge Merger
• High-Speed Traders Stole Software, NY Prosecutors Say
• 'Absurd' Shareholder Suit Over Magna Woes Gets The Ax
• The 1st European Country To Regulate Crowdfunding
• Lawyer Bungled FINRA Arbitration Against UBS, Trader Says
• Lost Opportunities: Why Cases Settle At The Wrong Time
• GE Unit May Have Aided Petters' Ponzi Scheme, Judge Finds
• Brookfield To Pay $905M To Resolve AIG Credit Swap Dispute
• Wells Fargo Settles $28M Swaps Suit Against Capmark
• 2nd Circ. Orders Argentina To Pay $1.5B To Bond Holdouts
• Plaintiffs Attys Downplay SEC Shift On Settlements
• Ex-NFLer Says Agent Led Him To Bad Financial Adviser
• US Century Bank Seeks To Toss Shareholders' Direct Claims
• Doctor Joins Evidence Fight In SAC Insider Trading Case
• Principal To Pay $3.2M In Westgate Ponzi Settlement
• Texas Justices To Hear Exxon Bid To Cut Ex-VP's Stock
• Thomson Reuters Slams Whistleblower's Retaliation Suit
• $105M MedCap Settlement Doesn't Protect Wells Fargo
• Investors Slam Polycom Over CEO's Alleged Foul Play
• 2nd Circ. Affirms KO Of China North East Shareholder Suit
• Fed Approves BB&T's Revised Capital Plan
• 'King Of Biotech' Settles Stock Manipulation Case For $1M
• Sugar Co. Asks 2nd Circ. To Toss $146M Merrill Swap Ruling
• A Harbinger Of More Aggressive SEC Settlements
• An Overview Of Recent Trends In PCAOB Inspection Reports
• Rainmaker Q&A: Ballard Spahr's Stephen Kastenberg
• A Significant Decision For Going-Private Transactions
• FIRREA: A Renewed And Formidable Enforcement Weapon
• SEC To Expand 1-Year 'Cooling-Off' Period For Attys
• Feds Identify New Tipper In $276M SAC Insider Trading Case
• Cukurova Urges 2nd Circ. To Nix Telecom Co.'s $932M Win
• Morgan Stanley Can't Dodge $155M Singapore Suit
• Texas Investment Manager Admits To $72M Ponzi Scheme
• Microsoft FCPA Bribery Probe Expands Into Russia, Pakistan
• Wells Fargo Says BofA Ruling Doesn't Help US Fraud Case
• Pioneer Southwest Smacked With Suit Over $1.5B Stock Swap
• 'Going Concern' Analysis Is Bankruptcy Crystal Ball: Study
• Tips For Drafting A Rule 144A Or Reg. S Indenture
• Nasdaq Trading Resumes After 3-Hour Shutdown
• German Bank's $160M MBS Suit Too Late, UBS Atty Says
• Morgan Stanley Fined $1M In FINRA Bond Price Action
• 'Intervening Event' Carveouts Risk Muzzling Boards
• Patton Boggs Can't Shake Defamation Suit From Mobile Ad Co.
• JPMorgan Taps Paul Weiss For China Bribe Probe
• Textron Deal To Resolve Workers' Stock Suit Gets Initial OK
• Hedge Fund Manager Walks After Fraud Charges Dropped
• CFTC Seeks To Revoke CT Managers' Pool Operator Status
• Jarcho Tapped To Lead SEC Investment Co. Inspections
• Moore Capital Pays $48M To Settle Platinum Manipulation Suit
• SEC Says Fund Manager Lied About Algorithm Trading Chops
• Investor Seeks To Block $8.6B Colonial-MAA Merger
• Icon Capital Counsel Joins Venable's NY Office
• Finance Pro Admits To Bilking Banks On Securities Prices
• Biofuel Producer Slammed With Investor Suit
• Stinson To Be Resentenced Over $17M Ponzi Scheme
• Diamond Foods To Pay $96M To Settle Investor Suit
• UK Criminal Agency Joins Probe Of JPMorgan 'Whale' Loss
• Ackman Says Regulators Eyeing Herbalife, Sticks To $1B Short
• Deals Rumor Mill: TPG, Blackstone, AIG
• Office Depot, Starboard Strike Last-Minute Deal Over Board
• Tax Tweaks On Property Transfers From C Corp. To REIT
• 6th Circ. Took A Wrong Turn In Omnicare Case
• Dumpster Diving For Deleted Files: When Is It Worth It?
• Netflix Ducks Investor Suit Over Planned Streaming Switch
• PE Firms Sue JPMorgan Over $1.78B Of Failed MBS
• Citigroup Shareholders Lose Bid For $6M Attys' Fees
• Rakoff Gives DOJ License To Be Bold In Bank Crackdown
• FCPA Whistleblower Bounty May Turn Tide For SEC Program
• Officials Arrest 2 More In $140M Penny Stock Fraud
• Office Depot, Starboard Trade Last-Minute Digs In Proxy Fight
• China North East Exits Embezzlement Suit For $2.5M
• Repsol Dragged Feet On YPF Board Vote, BNY Mellon Says
• FINRA On High Alert For Marijuana Stock Scams
• SEC Says Ex-Oppenheimer Manager Misled Investors
• Citigroup Gets OK For $730M Bondholder Settlement
• UK Watchdog Taps Norton Rose Atty To Lead Bribery Unit
• Icahn Rips Investor's Bid To Bar Potential Herbalife Deal
• More Restrictions For ERISA Fiduciaries
• Securities Exchanges Accused Of Overcharging Members
• Falcone's SEC Admission Leaves Criminal Charges Up In Air
• Dickinson Wright Nabs Cross-Border Pro From Miller Thomson
• AOL Ducks Fraud Suit Over $1B Patent Sale
• SEC Chief Wins Falcone Admission, But At Staff's Expense
• Rakoff Takes Broad View Of Bank Fraud Law In $1B BofA Suit
• DOJ Taps Former Enron Prosecutor To Head Criminal Division
• KPMG Says Prior Settlement Bars TierOne Shareholder Suit
• $605M Volterra Buyout Is 2nd To Use New Del. Tender Offer
• Bank Of The Commonwealth Execs Denied New Fraud Trial
• Orthofix Flooded With Investor Suits Over Restated Earnings
• How FACTA Impacts Investment Funds
• Groupon To Disclose More Accounting Info To Investors
• Falcone Admits Wrongdoing In Landmark $18M SEC Pact
• US Bank Wants To Depose Ex-Peregrine CEO During Stay
• 9th Circ. Lets Harbinger Investor Expand Peregrine Suit
• Banks Falling Short On Stress Tests, Fed Says
• ResCap's $597M FGIC Deal Scores NY State Judge's Blessing
• Former HP Counsel Wants Out Of 401(K) Class Action
• Atty Should Forfeit $5M From NFLer's Stock Scheme, US Says
• K-V Creditors Slam Senior Bondholders' Bid For Interest
• JC Penney Sets Framework For Ackman's 17.7% Stake Sale
• Investor Sues RyMed Directors Over Loan Default
• 2nd Circ. Revives Claims Over $2.5B Barclays Offering
• 5 Questions For SEC Whistleblower Chief Sean McKessy
• Wells Fargo Board Wants FHA Deception Suit Dismissed
• Ex-SAC Trader's Bail Eased To Allow Trip To Mount Rushmore
• Knowledge Of Bankruptcy Cannot Be Imputed To Client
• HMA Hands Over Power To Glenview's Board Nominees
• Software Co. Directors Didn't Breach Duties In $60M Sale
• JPMorgan Chase To Pay $23M To Settle Securities Suit
• South Fla. Feds Target Microcap Stock Fraudsters
• 9th Circ. Hotel-Condo Ruling Eases Developers' SEC Worries
• DOJ Asks Fed. Circ. To Relieve Bernanke From AIG Testimony
• Kodak Wants Plan Approval After 'Strong' Creditor Vote
• JPMorgan Reaches Deal Over $1B Hedge Fund Losses
• Venable Again Beats $11M Facebook IPO Fraud Suit
• Mutual Benefits Exec Gets 15 Years For $837M Scam
• US Urges Maximum For Feeder To $3.7B Petters Scheme
• Chicago Exchange Settles With SEC On Broker Monitoring
• 7th Circ. Revives Baxter Investor Suit Over $588M Recall
• Ex-Ohio Deputy Treasurer Indicted On Corruption Charges
• CUNA Mutual Sues To Recoup $280M In RMBS Purchases
• Baker & McKenzie, Bifferato Released From Rotech Ch. 11
• Fla. Insurance Regulator OKs Florida Blue Reorganization
• 5th Circ. Says Class Cert. Reversal Ends Tolling Period
• Fed Rule Hits Big Finance Cos. With $440M Supervision Bill
• DHB Founder Gets 17 Years In Prison For Insider Trading
• BHP Could Face US Enforcement Action In Corruption Probe
• SEC Blesses ICE's $8.2B Purchase Of NYSE Euronext
• A Win For The SEC On Conflict Mineral Rules
• S&P Can't Escape $600M Calif. Suit Over Crisis-Era Ratings
• Cardinal Health Suit Lacked Pre-Suit Demand, 6th Circ. Says
• Highland Capital Claims Ex-Adviser Planned To Steal Clients
• Md. Judge Tosses Suit Over $720M Annaly-CreXus Deal
• Republican Economist Sworn In As SEC Commissioner
• Ex-Vitesse Execs Cop Pleas To Evidence Tampering
• Sirius Waited Too Long To Send Litigation Notice, Insurer Says
• US Bank Is Complicit In $215M Peregrine Fraud, CFTC Says
• Facebook IPO Underwriters Dodge Insider Trading Action
• Thompson & Knight Lures 4 Ex-Patton Boggs Trial Attys
• Philly Firm Settles With Attorney In Fee-Share Dispute
• UBS Unit Can't Nix Trusts' Mortgage Loan Buy-Back Suit
• CORRECTED: Conrad Black Ordered To Pay $4.1M Fine
• Wal-Mart To Spend At Least $150M More On FCPA This Year
• Dole CEO Tanked Share Price Before $1.6B Buyout Bid: Suit
• BP Fights Investors' Class Cert. Bid In Deepwater Row
• Citi Investors In $590M MBS Suit Rip Subclass' Fee Bid
• Gupta Takes $14M SEC Fine To 2nd Circ. On Appeal
• Bank Execs, Directors Seek Exit From FHFA Mortgage Suits
• Covenants: High Yield Vs. Investment Grade
• Rainmaker Q&A: Bird Marella's Mitchell Kamin
• Cayman Vs. BVI: Assistance In Cross-Border Insolvencies
• 7th Circ. Allows $55M Attys' Fees In Motorola Investor Deal
• Audit Reforms Promise Tense Accountant-Client Relations
• 'London Whale' Non-Prosecution Deal Has Attys At A Loss
• FDIC Asks 9th Circ. To Open Up IndyMac's $80M D&O Policies
• Hedge Fund Row Doesn't Belong In US Court, 11th Circ. Says
• Wash. Court Puts Madoff Feeder Fund Back On Hot Seat
• Texas Court Upholds $48M Judgment In Real Estate Fraud
• Ex-Insurance Exec Gets Probation For Insider Trading
• The Cost, And Ethics, Of Doing (Legal) Business
• How To Mitigate Risk When Reporting Reserve Estimates
• CFTC Issues New Risk Management Rules For SIDCOs
• Rotech Says Equity Committee Doomed By Its Own Report
• Starboard Spurns Office Depot Compromise In Proxy Fight
• Doc Access Deal OK'd In SAC Insider Trading Class Action
• Stake Size Doesn't Matter In Icahn's Apple Play
• Ex-Navistar Exec Launches Suit Over Scrapped Enviro Engines
• McGinn Smith Founders Get Prison Time For Bilking Clients
• JPMorgan, Mutual Funds Settle $225M MBS Lawsuit
• Bankrupt Anchor BanCorp Fudged Financial Reports: SEC
• Rainmaker Q&A: Sayles Werbner's Dick Sayles
• Blackstone Investors Win Class Cert. In IPO Suit
• Jos. A. Bank Should Return Cash To Investors, Fund Says
• Ex-JPMorgan Traders Hid 'London Whale' Loss, Feds Say
• Watchdog Wants Audit Reports To Reveal Critical Issues
• Oracle, Investors Look To Mediate Row Over Pillar Purchase
• A Comparison Of EU And US Conflict Minerals Regulation
• 'London Whale' Traders Could Be Charged As Early As Wed.
• Icahn Adds Meeting Claim, Now Ripe, As Dell Hearing Looms
• Sens. Want Regulation Info On Bitcoins, Virtual Currencies
• Investors In Dissolved Biotech Co. Sued Too Late, Judge Rules
• CFTC Says Fla. Co. Made $73M In Bogus Metals Transactions
• Sales Of Hotel Units Weren't Securities, 9th Circ. Rules
• Norton Rose Fulbright Adds Jackson Walker Partner In Austin
• Gov't Defends $1B BofA Lawsuit Over 'Defective' Mortgages
• Haynes And Boone Lands Perkins Coie Partner In Calif.
• Keehn Attys Must Face Malpractice Suit, Calif. Court Says
• SEC Sues Hedge Fund Manager For Stripping Co. Coffers
• Ex-Diagnostic Ventures Exec Ducks Fraud Claims
• Feds Arrest 6 In $140M Penny Stock Fraud Scam
• Icahn Takes To Twitter To Unveil 'Large Position' In Apple
• Syncora's $320M JPMorgan Fraud Suit Nixed In NY Court
• JPMorgan Investors Blast Risk Policy In 'London Whale' Suit
• Blank Rome Snags Derivatives, Class Action Pro In Philly
• Mark Cuban Says Potential Jurors May Have Bias Against Him
• Ackman Leaves JC Penney Board After Slamming Leadership
• Glenview Claims Victory In HMA Board Fight
• Inside The 2nd Circ.'s Broad Reading Of Section 546(e)
• Directors, Found Liable, Must Foot Own Legal Fees For Now
• Feds Again Get Nod For MBS Suit Against ResCap Affiliates
• Rotech Equity Holders Out To Ax $57M 'Make-Whole' Claim
• SEC Beats Class Action Over $7B Stanford Ponzi Losses
• High Court May Open Floodgates For SOX Whistleblowers
• $818M Deal Lowballs Trius On Brink Of Drug Launch, Suit Says
• Greenberg Picks Up Securities Pro From Katten Muchin
• Consumer Agencies Poised To Rein In Digital Currencies
• VeriFone Agrees To Pay $95M To Settle Stock Inflation Suit
• Superconductor Exec Pleads Guilty To Insider Trading
• Hedge Fund Asks 2nd Circ. To Revive SunTrust MBS Suit
• Microsoft's Failed Tablet Caused $34B Loss, Investor Says
• $33M Of Warhol, Rothko Works Go To Dreier Ponzi Victim
• AIG, Banks Say Fraud Claims Over $137B Bailout Too Vague
• Investor Seeks To Stop Sourcefire's $2.7B Sale To Cisco
• Forecast For Cloud Service Providers: More SEC Scrutiny
• Columbia Labs Slams Investor Suit Over Rejected Drug
• Goldman Sachs, Others Target Investor Claims In Zynga Row
• Smith Barney, Investors Strike $5M Fee Notice Settlement
• Amyris Execs Targeted In $21M Insider Trading Suit
• Lehman Can't Avoid $17M Swap Deal Suit, Charity Says
• NY Bank Regulators May Bring New Virtual Currency Rules
• Traders Say Zhongpin Insider Trading Claims Don't Stick
• Hunter Wise Execs Can't Halt CFTC's Trading Scheme Suit
• ISS Backs Glenview, Casts Shadow Over $8B Hospital Merger
• HP Escapes Shareholder Suit Targeting Former CEO
• SAC Can Keep Operating, But Must Maintain Asset Value
• Wealth Manager Sues Partner Over $450M Investment Book
• 2 Ex-JPMorgan Employees To Be Arrested For Hiding Losses
• SEC Chief Can't Escape Debevoise Past In JPMorgan Case
• Obama's MBS Task Force Primed For Fights With Big Banks
• Eaton Ducks Securities Fraud Suit Over Bid To Sway Judge
• Carl Icahn's Arguments Against Dell's New Deal
• ICP Hedge Fund Bankruptcies To Center In Cayman Islands
• Madoff Involved In Staff Love Triangle, Prosecutors Say
• Erickson Air-Crane Investor Sues Over $250M Evergreen Deal
• Ex-IndyMac CEO Asks 9th Circ. To Reverse $80M Ruling
• Axis Scores Docs In D&O Coverage Fight With BioChemics
• Ackman Calls For JC Penney Shakeup, Blasts CEO Search
• Municipal Issuers, Check Your Math
• UBS Strikes $120M Deal In Lehman Investor MDL
• Rotech Equity Holders Slam Ch. 11 Plan
• 7th Circ. Nixes Class Cert. Denial In Lockheed ERISA Fight
• SEC Wants Admission Of Impropriety In 'London Whale' Deal
• Wells Fargo Beats Suit Over Securities-Lending Losses
• Credit Agricole Loses Bid To Move $34M Lehman Swap Suit
• CommonWealth REIT Challengers Win Round In Arbitration
• Affordable Housing May Trip Up Fannie, Freddie Fixes
• AMR's Unsecured Creditors Urge Judge To OK Ch. 11 Plan
• Unwitting Blow To Internal Corporate Compliance Programs
• SAC's Cohen Denied Access To SEC Insider Trading File
• AsiaInfo Can't Duck Derivative Suit Over Stock Options Bonus
• Citing Gabelli, 2nd Circ. Junks $38M Hedge Fund Fine
• SEC Corporation Finance Chief Counsel Joins Sidley Austin
• Knowing Who's Involved In Rule 144A, Reg. S Offerings
• Cleveland Fed President To Step Down
• UK Watchdog Admits Data Loss In BAE Bribery Probe
• Use 'Don't Ask, Don't Waive' Provisions With Care
• Fannie, Freddie Report $15B Combined Quarterly Profit
• Investors Win $3M FINRA Fine From Alleged Ponzi Schemer
• Shareholders Settle Suit Over $665M Duff & Phelps Buyout
• SEC Accuses Utah Man Of $4M Ponzi Scheme
• Wyeth To Pay $14M In Attys' Fees In Pristiq Class Action
• FHFA Raises Flags Over Eminent Domain Home Loan Seizure
• Investor Balks At $285M Deal For Electronics Co. Issa Started
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Madoff 'Phantom Fee' Appeal
• Rainmaker Q&A: Seyfarth's Gerald Maatman
• Madoff Trustee Urges 2nd Circ. To Block $410M Deal
• Beware Increased FCPA Scrutiny On Financial Services
• Banking Giants Sue Calif. City Over Mortgage Seizure Plan
• S&P Defends Practices In $1.5B Goldman, Citi MBS Debacle
• Whistleblower Attys Eye DOJ Fraud Theory For New Bounties
• FINRA Accuses Ex-Examiner Of 'Never-Ending Harassment'
• JPMorgan Chase Discloses DOJ Probes Over MBS Sales
• 10 Steps To Limit Corruption Allegations In China
• Del. Weighs In On Fair Value In Appraisal Rights Cases
• Prudential Can't Keep Countrywide MBS Claims Out Of MDL
• Hedge Fund Could Play Spoiler Role In $7.6B Hospital Deal
• Saks Faces Shareholder Action Over $3B Hudson's Bay Sale
• BofA Calls Feds' $1B Suit Over Faulty Mortgages A Bluff
• End Of Fannie And Freddie Is In Sight
• SAC Trader Accused Of Obstruction In $276M Investor Suit
• Rainmaker Q&A: Schulte Roth's Howard Schiffman
• Ex-Baker & McKenzie Atty Gets 2 Years For $55M Fraud
• Medical Co. Hit With Investor Suit Over $20M Sham Financing
• Nomura To Pay $21.2M To Exit RMBS Class Action
• Ex-STEC Chief's Own Words Reveal Insider Trading, SEC Says
• Municipal Bond Regulator Pushes For Stricter Price Rules
• Vinson & Elkins Lures Ex-Hogan Lovells Partner To SF Office
• NJ High Court Limits Right To Compel Arbitration
• IT Co. Execs Shake Investor Suit Over $5B UK Contract
• TCW Lied About MBS Risk Level, Funds' Attorney Says
• Shareholder Urges Taro To Side With Activist's Board Picks
• 2nd Circ.'s Take On LBOs Of Privately Held Securities
• E-Trade Faces Probe Into Handling Of Orders
• BofA Defrauded Investors With $850M MBS Sale, Feds Say
• Accused Ponzi Schemer's Ex Pushes To Keep Divorce Cash
• Bitcoins Are Currency Subject To Securities Laws, Judge Says
• Global Patchwork Of Bribery Laws Complicates GSK Defense
• Internap To Pay $9.5M To Settle Shareholder Suit
• Former Lion Capital CEO Sentenced To 56 Months For Fraud
• Omnicom, Publicis Hit With Investor Class Suit Over $35B Deal
• Former Execs Sue Morgans For $18M After Dissident Win
• Obama Housing Plan Sets Up Fight Over Government's Role
• Thompson Hine Nabs White Collar Crime Expert From Hinshaw
• Magyar Execs Denied Immediate Appeal Of FCPA Ruling
• Shook Hardy Must Hand Over Atty Evals In Shapiro Ponzi Suit
• Hedge Fund Can Seek Digirad Proxy Revote At Trial
• BNY Mellon Can't Escape $2B Forex Fraud Suit
• SEC Probes Overseas Shipholding Group's 'Tax Issue'
• SEC Won't Let Citco, PwC Depose Officials In Madoff Suit
• Club Med's $732M Buyout Offer Extended Due To Lawsuit
• Archer Daniels Squirrels Away $54M For FCPA Deals
• Ad Exec Can't Collect On $380M Facebook Deal Sans Contract
• Investors Sue Chef Philippe Chow Over Defunct Restaurants
• Barrick Hit With Another Suit Over $8.5B Chilean Mine
• UBS Drops $50M To Settle SEC's Misleading CDO Claim
• Merck Investors Rip Fee Requests In $688M Vytorin Deal
• Obama Says US Mortgage Market Still Needs Backstop
• Fannie Mae Shareholders Sue Over FHFA, Treasury Dividends
• US Bank Says It Never Aided $215M Peregrine Fraud
• How To Deal With The Risks Of Cross-Border M&A
• Deutsche Bank Hit With Fraud Suit Over $535M RMBS Sale
• Air Products, Welcome To The New Wild West
• SEC Judge Rules Ex-Stanford Execs Liable For Fraud
• Mass. Appeals Court Revives Dutchess Investor Claims
• Fidelity 'Whistleblowers' Say 1st Circ. Misread SOX
• Roetzel Picks Up Securities Litigator In Fort Lauderdale
• CFTC Official Says Banks Shouldn't Own Commodities
• Hedge Fund Manager Gets 2 Years For Robbing Investors
• Share Forecast Claims Trimmed In Best Buy Securities Action
• Shearman & Sterling Adds FCPA Pro From Arnold & Porter
• SRA Investors Lose Challenge Over $2B PE Firm Sale
• Gulf Resources Seeks OK On $2M Investor Class Deal
• Paulson Wants 11th Circ. To Ax Sino-Forest Loss Appeal
• 2nd Circ. Tells Rakoff To Clarify Refco Appeal Ruling
• HSBC Says Damages May Reach $1.6B In FHFA Action
• Club Deal Class Action Survives — What This Means For PE
• Ex-SAC Trader Says Criminal Docs Off-Limits In Class Suit
• Rainmaker Q&A: Lindquist & Vennum's Frank Bennett
• CORRECTED: Accountant Cops Plea In Mafia Takeover Of Texas Lender
• FGIC Fires Back At Freddie Mac Over ResCap Bankruptcy Deal
• US Trustee Balks At AMR's $20M CEO Payment
• Life Settlement Co. Can't Stop Texas From Suing Competitor
• Symantec Dodges Investor Suit Over Exec Pay Info
• Shareholder Awards Increased After Judge's Math Blunder
• Activision Hit With Investor Suit Over $8B Vivendi Buyback
• Zynga Can't Ditch Shareholder Action Over Facebook Link
• Life Insurance Financier Settles Investor Suit For $14M
• Dodd-Frank Foes Could Devise Strategy From Failed Suit
• Analyst Accused Of Tipping SAC Granted Bail
• Billable Hour Critics Cheer Legal Fee Cut In Citigroup Case
• Barclays Exploits Funds' Bankruptcy For $17M, Suit Says
• Judge OKs $10.2M Settlement In Oilsands Investor Suit
• Refco Judge Won't Revive Abetting Claims Against PwC
• CapitalSource Investor Wants $2.3B PacWest Merger Blocked
• SEC Sues Ex-Green Mountain Worker Over $7M Insider Trading
• CVS Strikes $20M Settlement To End SEC Probe
• DOJ Joins SEC Probe Of AB InBev Over Possible FCPA Breach
• Facing Activist, HMA Heeds Strine's 'Proxy Put' Ruling
• The Reappearance Of Ticking Fees In Delayed Closings
• States' Challenge To Dodd-Frank Measures Gets Scrapped
• NY Developers Charged With $96M Ponzi Scheme
• Judge Blocks UBS' $350M Arbitration Over Facebook IPO
• Rule 506(c) And The Future Of Private Placement Practices
• Senate Confirms 2 SEC Officials, Extends Chairman's Term
• Obama Taps GFI Group Exec For CFTC Commissioner
• Embattled SEC Feeling Fabulous After Tourre Trial Win
• AboveNet Investors' $2B Merger Challenge Nixed
• BofA Says Feds Prepping Suits Over Mortgage Securitizations
• 9th Circ. Refuses Rehearing In Edison Pension Plan Suit
• Walgreen Shareholders Sue Over $80M DEA Payout
• $500M Countrywide MBS Deal Gets Preliminary Nod
• AMR Gets Creditors' Support For Reorganization
• Morvillo Adds Heavyweight To Securities Team
• Financial Adviser Gets 30 Years For Fraud, Murder-For-Hire
• Mortgage Firm To Pay Shareholders $14M To End Fraud Suit
• 2nd Circ. Affirms $7.5M Fee Award For Franklin Advisers
• Genzyme Lied About Plant Contamination, 1st Circ. Told
• Jury Finds Ex-Goldman Trader Tourre Liable For Fraud
• 9th Circ. Bars Fed. Jurisdiction In PICO 'Say On Pay' Suits
• Citigroup To Pay $10.8M To Customer Over RBS Investments
• Icahn Sues To Block Dell's Record Date Reset
• SEC Commissioner Calls FSOC's Reach 'Troubling'
• ZST Ends China Revenue Reporting Class Suit In $1.7M Deal
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