Asset Management

  • November 27, 2024

    AME Church, Retirees Ask To Drop Bishops From $90M Suit

    The African Methodist Episcopal Church and employees who alleged the church and its investment providers failed to prevent a rogue employee from embezzling $90 million from their retirement plan asked a Tennessee federal court to dismiss claims against two bishops in the case, citing a settlement reached earlier this year.

  • November 27, 2024

    Weil-Led Apse Capital Secures €350M For Continuation Fund

    British private equity firm Apse Capital Ltd., led by Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, on Wednesday announced that it closed a €350 million ($370.1 million) continuation fund, which will be used to acquire three portfolio companies from one of the firm's other funds.

  • November 27, 2024

    SEC Exempts More Debt Securities From New Trading Rules

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is relieving broker-dealers who quote unlisted stocks from increased information-gathering requirements that would have also applied to many fixed-income securities, a development attorneys say will prove welcome for debt issuers.

  • November 27, 2024

    Davis Polk, Cleary Drive Chinese Robotaxi Firm's Upsized IPO

    Chinese robotaxi operator Pony AI Inc. priced an upsized $260 million initial public offering Wednesday, represented by Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP and underwriters' counsel Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, raising money that the self-driving startup hopes will turbocharge growth.

  • November 27, 2024

    3 Argument Sessions Benefits Attys Should Watch In Dec.

    The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the federal government's constitutional challenge to Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors, the Ninth Circuit will weigh if Idaho can ban abortions even in emergencies, and the D.C. Circuit will wade into a pension withdrawal liability fight. Here are three argument sessions benefits attorneys should keep an eye on in December.

  • November 26, 2024

    GE Inks $362.5M Settlement In Investors' Stock Fraud Suit

    General Electric Co. shareholders asked a Manhattan federal judge to greenlight a $362.5 million settlement resolving long-running litigation on the cusp of trial that alleged the industrial giant's stock price plummeted after it was revealed the company fraudulently concealed cash flow problems.

  • November 26, 2024

    2nd Circ. Nixes VR Capital Venezuela Fraud Suit

    The Second Circuit has refused to revive VR Capital's lawsuit accusing Venezuela's state-owned oil company of fraud in connection with its issuance of some $2 billion in since-defaulted bonds, ruling Tuesday that the asset manager hadn't adequately pled its case.

  • November 26, 2024

    9th Circ. Reopens Teachers' Retirement Savings Interest Suit

    The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday revived a class action accusing the Washington state pension agency of unlawfully skimming interest earned by thousands of teachers on their retirement accounts, ruling the trial court went too far when it ruled the educators' suit was untimely.

  • November 26, 2024

    California's Top Bank, Fintech Regulator To Exit At Year's End

    The top banking and fintech regulator for California is departing from the state's Department of Financial Protection and Innovation in a little more than a month, an agency spokesperson told Law360 on Tuesday.

  • November 26, 2024

    Ropes & Gray Atty Is Kirkland's Latest Debt Finance Hire

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP announced the latest of several recent additions to its debt finance group on Monday, a Ropes & Gray LLP partner with a host of multibillion-dollar deals under his belt.

  • November 25, 2024

    Ex-Wamco Exec Charged In 'Criminal Cherry-Picking Scheme'

    Federal prosecutors have accused Ken Leech, the former chief investment officer of Western Asset Management Co., of participating in a $600 million "criminal cherry-picking scheme" in which he favored certain clients at the expense of others, according to an indictment unsealed Monday in New York federal court.

  • November 25, 2024

    SEC Secured Historic $8.2B Enforcement Haul In 2024

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission obtained $8.2 billion in civil penalties and disgorgement via successful enforcement actions in 2024, the highest amount in the history of the agency despite a significant decline in total enforcement actions, the SEC has announced. 

  • November 25, 2024

    Gov't Defends EB-5 Rule That Hikes Up Petition Fees

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and its U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency pushed for an early win in Texas federal court against a suit challenging increases for filing fees for petitions related to USCIS' EB-5 immigrant investor program.

  • November 25, 2024

    Grayscale Seeks Win In Rival's $2M Unfair Practices Suit

    Digital asset management firm Grayscale Investments LLC seeks a quick finding in its favor that certain securities-related conduct it is being sued over did not violate Connecticut's unfair trade practices law because the law has a securities matters carveout.

  • November 25, 2024

    7th Circ. Says Schwab Race Bias Suit Filed Too Late

    The Seventh Circuit said a Black call center worker can't revive her suit claiming Charles Schwab blocked her from career advancements because of her race, ruling that an attorney's error led her to file the case too late, preventing the court from granting her any leeway.

  • November 25, 2024

    Hedge Fund-Backed SPAC Returns To Market With 3rd IPO

    Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. III, the third special purpose acquisition company affiliated with executives of hedge fund Kingwood Capital Management, filed plans on Monday for a $220 million initial public offering, guided by three law firms.

  • November 25, 2024

    J.S. Held Acquires Forensic Accounting Firm Luttrell Wegis

    J.S. Held, a global consulting firm, has acquired Lutrell Wegis LLP, a California-based forensic accounting and business valuation firm, in a move one of the new company's co-founders said will strengthen their companies' capabilities.

  • November 25, 2024

    Vanguard, Investors Get Initial OK On $40M Deal In Tax Suit

    A Pennsylvania federal judge gave initial approval Monday to a $40 million settlement between Vanguard and investors who claimed the firm breached its fiduciary duty when it triggered a sell-off of assets that left investors with hefty tax bills.

  • November 25, 2024

    NC Biz Owner Settles SEC's $28M Fraud Claims

    An investment firm owner has agreed to return the proceeds of an alleged $28 million Ponzi-like manufacturing debt investment scheme and pay a civil penalty to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, according to an order signed by a North Carolina federal judge.

  • November 25, 2024

    Kirkland, Milbank Shape $3.5B Blackstone-EQT Corp. JV

    EQT Corp., led by Kirkland & Ellis, will form a $3.5 billion joint venture with Blackstone Credit & Insurance to take over ownership of the Mountain Valley Pipeline and other midstream assets that EQT got in its re-acquisition of Equitrans Midstream, the partners announced Monday.

  • November 25, 2024

    Macy's Delays Earnings Report After $154M Employee Error

    Macy's said Monday that an employee had misstated up to $154 million in delivery expenses since 2021, forcing the retailer to delay releasing its third-quarter results for the year, just ahead of the holiday shopping season.

  • November 25, 2024

    SDNY's Williams To Resign Before Trump Takes Office

    Manhattan U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said Monday he will resign Dec. 13, clearing the way for President-elect Donald Trump's nominee, former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chair Jay Clayton, to run the office next year.

  • November 25, 2024

    5 Firms Build CA$12.1B Take-Private Of CI Financial

    Canada-based asset and wealth management company CI Financial Corp. on Monday announced that it has agreed to go private through an acquisition by Mubadala Capital that boasts an enterprise value of roughly CA$12.1 billion ($8.7 billion) and was built by five law firms.

  • November 22, 2024

    Private Cos. Seek Pre-IPO Share Sales Amid Liquidity Crunch

    Following a dearth of initial public offerings in recent years, more private companies are arranging secondary-share sales to help employees and early investors pare down equity stakes without waiting for a public listing, a trend capital markets attorneys expect will continue for the foreseeable future, even if IPOs rebound.

  • November 22, 2024

    Democratic SEC Member To Step Down Amid GOP Takeover

    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission member Jaime Lizárraga said Friday that he plans to step down before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, a day after SEC Chair Gary Gensler announced his plans to leave, further clearing the way for new Republican Party leadership.

Expert Analysis

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On Metadata

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    Several recent rulings reflect the competing considerations that arise when parties dispute the form of production for electronically stored information, underscoring that counsel must carefully consider how to produce and request reasonably usable data, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Parsing SEC's Emerging Trend Of Section 204A Enforcement

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently settled with Sound Point Capital Management for violating Section 204A of the Investment Advisers Act, adding to a slew of charges against investment advisers that allegedly failed to safeguard material nonpublic information, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.

  • 2nd Circ. Hostile Workplace Ruling Widens Arbitration Pitfalls

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    The Second Circuit’s recent decision, affirming the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act applies to a worker whose workplace hostility claims arose before the law’s 2022 enactment, widens the scope of the law — and the risks of unenforceable arbitration agreements for employers, say attorneys at Hinshaw.

  • Striking A Balance Between AI Use And Attorney Well-Being

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    As the legal industry increasingly adopts generative artificial intelligence tools to boost efficiency, leaders must note the hidden costs of increased productivity, and work to protect attorneys’ well-being while unlocking AI’s full potential, says Ed Sohn at Factor.

  • Insurance Industry Impacts If DOL Fiduciary Rule Is Revived

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    If implemented following an ongoing appeal at the Fifth Circuit, the U.S. Department of Labor’s rule expanding the Employee Retirement Income Security Act's definition of "fiduciary" could chill insurance agents’ and brokers' ability to sell annuities, and lead to an increase in breach of fiduciary duty lawsuits, say attorneys at Alston & Bird.

  • Empathy In Mediation Offers A Soft Landing For Disputes

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    Experiencing a crash-landing on a recent flight underscored to me how much difference empathy makes in times of crisis or stress, including during mediation, says Eydith Kaufman at Alternative Resolution Centers.

  • A Look At The Increased Scrutiny Of Cash Sweep Programs

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    Financial industry regulators have increasingly probed the adequacy of so-called cash sweep disclosures and policies, underscoring the heightened risk faced by investment advisers and broker-dealers, as well as the importance of adequately disclosing material conflicts of interest, say attorneys at Dechert.

  • Series

    Being An Artist Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My work as an artist has highlighted how using creativity and precision together — qualities that are equally essential in both art and law — not only improves outcomes, but also leads to more innovative and thoughtful work, says Sarah La Pearl at Segal McCambridge.

  • Election Outcome Could Reshape Financial Industry

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    The policies of the next presidential administration and Congress will shape the landscape of financial services in the U.S. — including banking, mortgage, investment and credit services — for years to come, affecting Wall Street investors and aspiring homeowners alike, say Alexander Hecht and Frank Guinta at Mintz.

  • How Judiciary Can Minimize AI Risks In Secondary Sources

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    Because courts’ standing orders on generative artificial intelligence and other safeguards do not address the risk of hallucinations in secondary source materials, the judiciary should consider enlisting legal publishers and database hosts to protect against AI-generated inaccuracies, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.

  • Nvidia Case's Potential Impact On Securities Class Actions

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    In Nvidia v. Ohman Fonder, the U.S. Supreme Court could strip lower courts of their long-standing ability and obligation to holistically weigh all relevant facts supporting plaintiffs' allegations of securities fraud, which would have a wide-ranging impact on securities fraud class actions in the U.S., say attorneys at Labaton Keller.

  • How Attorneys Can Break Free From Career Enmeshment

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    Ambitious attorneys can sometimes experience career enmeshment — when your sense of self-worth becomes unhealthily tangled up in your legal vocation — but taking the time to discover and realign with your core personal values can help you recover your identity, says Janna Koretz at Azimuth Psychological.

  • Short-Seller Implications Of 10th Circ.'s Overstock Decision

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    The Tenth Circuit's Oct. 15 decision in Overstock Securities Litigation provides clarity on the pleading standard for a market manipulation claim under the Exchange Act, and suggests that short sellers might not be able to rely on the fraud-on-the-market presumption typically invoked by securities plaintiffs, say attorneys at Paul Weiss.

  • Lawyers With Disabilities Are Seeking Equity, Not Pity

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    Attorneys living with disabilities face extra challenges — including the need for special accommodations, the fear of stigmatization and the risk of being tokenized — but if given equitable opportunities, they can still rise to the top of their field, says Kate Reder Sheikh, a former attorney and legal recruiter at Major Lindsey & Africa.

  • Opinion

    Judicial Committee Best Venue For Litigation Funding Rules

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    The Advisory Committee on Civil Rules' recent decision to consider developing a rule for litigation funding disclosure is a welcome development, ensuring that the result will be the product of a thorough, inclusive and deliberative process that appropriately balances all interests, says Stewart Ackerly at Statera Capital.

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