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Asset Management

  • July 29, 2025

    SEC Greenlights 'In-Kind' Redemptions For Crypto ETPs

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission voted Tuesday to approve orders to allow cryptocurrency-based exchange-traded products to use in-kind creations and redemptions, aligning with more traditional ETPs.

  • July 29, 2025

    Prime Core Ch. 11 Trust Seeks Return Of $2.1M In Transfers

    The litigation trust for Prime Core Technologies has sued to claw back $2.1 million in cash and cryptocurrency paid out to customers in the weeks before its bankruptcy filing, saying other creditors are facing a serious recovery shortfall worsened by the payments.

  • July 29, 2025

    REIT Shareholders File 'Improper Lending' Suit Against Execs

    Two Arbor Realty Trust Inc. shareholders hit several of the real estate investment trust's executives, including its president and CEO Ivan Kaufman, with a derivative suit on Tuesday alleging they made the REIT use "improper lending practices" that saddled the company "with a severely distressed loan portfolio."

  • July 29, 2025

    UnitedHealth Urges 6th Circ. To Affirm ERISA Preemption

    UnitedHealth Group Inc. urged the Sixth Circuit to affirm the dismissal of a man's claims that UnitedHealth defrauded him into reimbursing the health insurance giant for $25,000, arguing that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 completely preempts such claims brought under state law.

  • July 29, 2025

    Ex-TTEC Worker Pushes For Cert. In Expense Coverage Suit

    A former TTEC Services employee accusing the customer service technology company of failing to reimburse workers for computers and internet upgrades asked a Colorado federal judge on Monday to certify a proposed class and collective action, claiming Tenth Circuit precedent backs certification prior to a court considering arbitration agreements.

  • July 29, 2025

    Bit Digital's AI Infrastructure Subsidiary Eyes $125M IPO

    Artificial intelligence infrastructure company WhiteFiber Inc. on Tuesday unveiled plans to spin off from its parent company Bit Digital by way of an initial public offering, with plans to raise an estimated $125 million in an offering built by four law firms.

  • July 29, 2025

    Convicted Crypto CEO Tied To Abramoff Gets 7-Year Sentence

    A California federal judge Tuesday sentenced a cryptocurrency company founder who committed a multimillion-dollar fraud in a scheme also involving disgraced ex-lobbyist Jack Abramoff to seven years imprisonment — less than the 17 years prosecutors sought — in light of the man's childhood trauma, mental health and lack of criminal history.

  • July 29, 2025

    Latham Steers PE-Backed Eco Material On $2.1B Cement Deal

    Building materials supplier CRH announced Tuesday it will acquire Eco Material Technologies for $2.1 billion in cash, deepening its presence in North America's fast-growing market for lower-carbon cement alternatives.

  • July 29, 2025

    NC Engineer Says Green Energy Co. Withheld Stock Options

    A former engineer at a North Carolina climate technology company sued his ex-employer, claiming the company and its board refused to let him exercise his stock options after he left for another green energy business.

  • July 29, 2025

    4 Firms Drive $250B Norfolk, Union Pacific Mega Deal

    Union Pacific Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp. on Tuesday announced plans to combine in a megamerger that will create the country's first transcontinental railroad boasting a combined enterprise value of approximately $250 billion, but which will also likely draw antitrust scrutiny.

  • July 28, 2025

    SEC Gets Early Win In Fraud Case Against Ex-Citi, Cetera Rep

    A New York federal court has granted the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission a summary judgment win in the regulator's securities fraud case against a former Citigroup and Cetera registered representative, in a case accusing her of stealing $2.4 million from an elderly client.

  • July 28, 2025

    PE Firm Scores New Trial After Losing $1.1M Shareholder Suit

    The Connecticut Supreme Court on Monday threw out a $1.1 million verdict and ordered a new trial in a minority member's lawsuit against three other CCP Equity Partners LLC members, holding that a trial court judge misconstrued the private equity firm's operating agreement and inaccurately instructed the jury.

  • July 28, 2025

    Space Tech Startup Firefly Launches Plans For $599M IPO

    Private equity-backed space and defense technology company Firefly Aerospace on Monday announced terms for its initial public offering, with plans to raise approximately $599 million.

  • July 28, 2025

    KKR Plugs AU$500M Into Australian Renewable Energy Biz

    Private equity giant KKR on Monday said that it has agreed to invest AU$500 million ($326.3 million) into Australian renewable energy company CleanPeak Energy to help it grow its distributed energy platform.

  • July 25, 2025

    11th Circ. Overturns Funding Model For SEC Database

    The Eleventh Circuit sent the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission back to the drawing board on Friday to chart a path forward for its $500 million market surveillance tool, telling the regulator that it was unreasonable to potentially force broker-dealers to fund the entire project.

  • July 25, 2025

    3 Firms Guide Canadian REIT's $410M IPO

    Go Residential Real Estate Investment Trust began trading Friday after the newly created Canadian REIT priced a $410 million initial public offering at $15 per trust unit.

  • July 25, 2025

    Texas PE Firm Claims 'Lone Star' Rival Stole Its Name, Logos

    A private equity firm that manages the Lone Star Funds hit an upstart rival called Lone Star Capital with a trademark infringement lawsuit in Texas federal court Thursday, accusing the firm of intentionally ripping off its trademarks and logos amid its aggressive marketing blitz in an effort to dupe investors.

  • July 25, 2025

    Dentons Stalling Discovery In Terraform Ch. 11, Court Told

    The bankruptcy plan administrator for failed cryptocurrency platform Terraform Labs has accused Dentons US LLP of blocking his discovery requests in an attempt to secure final approval of some $25 million in fees, saying the law firm is seeking to "run out the clock" to dodge an investigation into its role in Terraform's collapse.

  • July 25, 2025

    Latham-Led Strategy Raises $2.5B To Acquire More Bitcoin

    Entrepreneur Michael Saylor's Strategy Inc., advised by Latham & Watkins LLP, on Friday priced yet another preferred stock offering that raised $2.5 billion in order to acquire bitcoin, a move that comes as the company has been ramping up its capital-raising efforts to stockpile the flagship cryptocurrency.

  • July 25, 2025

    Coinbase Accuses German Of Illegally Squatting On URL

    A German man is wrongfully using an online URL to pose as the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase and leveraging his ownership to get the company to buy the domain name at a high price, a new lawsuit in California federal court has alleged.

  • July 25, 2025

    Feds Sell Fugitive Trader's $7M Mansion Decade After Charges

    Massachusetts federal prosecutors said Friday that they have sold a $7.5 million mansion that belonged to a fugitive trader who was charged in 2015 with funneling $67 million in assets from his employer to himself.

  • July 25, 2025

    Ballard Spahr Atty To Co-Chair Buchalter State AG Group

    Buchalter PC announced Thursday that it has hired a former Ballard Spahr LLP partner as a shareholder in its white collar and investigations group who will also co-chair its state attorneys general group.

  • July 25, 2025

    What To Watch As Attys Brace For 401(k) Private Equity Order

    Benefits and asset management attorneys are anticipating an executive order from President Donald Trump aimed at expanding access to private equity investments in 401(k) plans, a potential move that's stoking excitement about added investment options and concerns about legal risks. Here are four things on experts' minds as they wait to see if the order materializes.

  • July 25, 2025

    A-Rod's $800M SPAC Merger With Lynk Global Is Scrapped

    Satellite-to-phone business Lynk Global and special purpose acquisition company Slam Corp., which is backed by retired baseball slugger Alex Rodriguez, on Friday told regulators that they have mutually agreed to nix their $800 million merger that would have seen Lynk Global hit the public markets.

  • July 25, 2025

    CME Floor Traders Lose Membership Value Trial

    An Illinois jury on Friday sided with CME Group Inc. in a suit brought by longtime commodities traders who claimed the company violated their contractual trading floor access and proximity rights by opening a data center that accommodates high-speed and algorithmic trading, rejecting their request for $2 billion in damages.

Expert Analysis

  • Series

    Playing Mah-Jongg Makes Me A Better Mediator

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    Mah-jongg rewards patience, pattern recognition, adaptability and keen observation, all skills that are invaluable to my role as a mediator, and to all mediating parties, says Marina Corodemus.

  • Business Court Bill Furthers Texas' Pro-Corporate Strategy

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    The Texas Legislature's recent bill to enhance corporate protections and expand access to the Texas Business Court by refining its jurisdictional standards is just the latest step in the state's playbook for becoming the new center of corporate America, say attorneys at Katten.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Navigating Client Trauma

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    Law schools don't train students to handle repeated exposure to clients' traumatic experiences, but for litigators practicing in areas like civil rights and personal injury, success depends on the ability to view cases clinically and to recognize when you may need to seek help, says Katie Bennett at Robins Kaplan.

  • Yacht Broker Case Highlights Industry Groups' Antitrust Risk

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    The Eleventh Circuit recently revived class claims against the International Yacht Brokers Association, signaling that commission-driven industries beyond real estate are vulnerable to antitrust challenges after the National Association of Realtors settled similar allegations last year, says Miles Santiago at the Southern University Law Center and Alex Hebert at Southern Compass.

  • Opinion

    4 Former Justices Would Likely Frown On Litigation Funding

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    As courts increasingly confront cases involving hidden litigation finance contracts, the jurisprudence of four former U.S. Supreme Court justices establishes a constitutional framework that risks erosion by undisclosed financial interests, says Roland Eisenhuth at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association.

  • Quantifying Trading-Based Damages Using Price Impact

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will likely increasingly rely on price impact analyses to demonstrate pecuniary harm from trading-related misconduct, meaning measuring price impact will be helpful in challenging SEC disgorgement, determining appropriate remedies, and assessing loss causation and damages in private litigation, says Vyacheslav Fos at Boston College and Erin Smith at Compass Lexecon.

  • Congress Crypto Movement Could Bring CFTC 'Clarity' At Last

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    The Clarity Act's arrival at the House floor during "Crypto Week" in Congress demonstrates enduring bipartisan support for legislation addressing digital assets and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's important role in a future regulatory structure, say attorneys at DLA Piper.

  • Stablecoin Bills Present Opportunities, Challenges For Banks

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    Stablecoin legislation that Congress is expected to adopt in the coming weeks — the GENIUS and STABLE Acts — would create openings for banks to engage in digital asset activities, but it also creates a platform for certain tech-savvy nonbanks to directly compete, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.

  • How Attys Can Use AI To Surface Narratives In E-Discovery

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    E-discovery has reached a turning point where document review is no longer just about procedural tasks like identifying relevance and redacting privilege — rather, generative artificial intelligence tools now allow attorneys to draw connections, extract meaning and tell a coherent story, says Rose Jones at Hilgers Graben.

  • A Look At Florida's New Protected Series LLC Legislation

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    A new law in Florida enhances the flexibility of using limited liability companies as the entities of choice for most privately held businesses, moving Florida into a small group of states with reliable uniform protected series legislation for series LLCs, says Louis Conti at Holland & Knight.

  • Gauging The Risky Business Of Business Risk Disclosures

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    With the recent rise of securities fraud actions based on external events — like a data breach or environmental disaster — that drive down stock prices, risk disclosures have become more of a sword for the plaintiffs bar than a shield for public companies, now the subject of a growing circuit split, say attorneys at A&O Shearman.

  • Series

    Playing The Violin Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Playing violin in a string quartet reminds me that flexibility, ambition, strong listening skills, thoughtful leadership and intentional collaboration are all keys to a successful legal practice, says Julie Park at MoFo.

  • Series

    NY Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2

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    In the second quarter of the year, New York utilized every available tool to fill gaps left by federal retrenchment from consumer finance issues, including sweeping updates to its consumer protection framework and notable amendments to cybersecurity rules, say attorneys at Steptoe.

  • SEC Proposal Could Hurt Foreign Issuers' US Market Access

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s June call for feedback on potentially narrowing how it designates foreign private issuers of securities could ultimately result in significant new barriers for traders that rely on FPI accommodations to participate in U.S. markets, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.

  • DOJ's 1st M&A Declination Shows Value Of Self-Disclosures

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    The U.S. Department of Justice's recent decision not to charge private equity firm White Deer Management — the first such declination under an M&A safe harbor policy announced last year — signals that even in high-priority national security matters, the DOJ looks highly upon voluntary self-disclosures, say attorneys at Perkins Coie.

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