Asset Management

  • January 15, 2025

    Sidley-Led Flowco Raises $427M In Year's First Major IPO

    Oilfield equipment and services provider Flowco Holdings Inc. on Wednesday priced a $427 million initial public offering above its range, represented by Sidley Austin LLP and underwriters' counsel Latham & Watkins LLP, marking the year's first sizable IPO.

  • January 15, 2025

    9th Circ. Eyes Undoing Trans Patients' Win In ACA Bias Suit

    The Ninth Circuit seemed inclined Wednesday to strike down a trial court win for patients who challenged Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois' administration of their employer-provided health plans containing gender-affirming care exclusions, with two judges questioning why those employers weren't part of the case. 

  • January 15, 2025

    Plum Acquisition's Latest SPAC Leads 2 IPOs Raising $200M

    Plum Acquisition IV Corp., the latest special-purpose acquisition company backed by investment firm Plum Partners, and Tokyo-based SPAC Ribbon Acquisition Corp. began trading today after the vehicles raised $200 million combined, guided by four law firms.

  • January 15, 2025

    Fla. Credit Union Sued Over DACA Loan Denial

    A Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipient living in Florida has filed a proposed class action against Florida Credit Union, alleging he was denied membership to the union and an auto loan because of his immigration status.

  • January 15, 2025

    9th Circ. Open To Reviving Robinhood Suit Over $2.1B IPO

    Judges on a Ninth Circuit panel appeared open Wednesday to reviving a proposed securities class action alleging Robinhood hid how a "meme stock" and cryptocurrency trading frenzy had impacted its outlook ahead of its $2.1 billion initial public offering, saying the lower court may have applied the wrong standard in tossing the case.

  • January 15, 2025

    Booz Allen Must Pay For Harm Of Tax Info Leaks, Court Told

    A proposed class action in Maryland federal court blames IRS contractor Booz Allen Hamilton over the thousands of tax returns that were stolen by an employee who took financial information about President-elect Donald Trump and others while on the job and leaked it to the media.

  • January 15, 2025

    SEC Announces Departure Of Top Economist And Accountant

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's chief economist and chief accountant are stepping down, the agency has announced, marking the latest departures given the pending inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.

  • January 15, 2025

    Judge Warns DOJ: Settle Burger Forfeiture Suit Or Pay Up

    A Michigan federal judge on Tuesday expressed frustration with Justice Department officials' delays in resolving a civil forfeiture action over an alleged $11 million healthcare fraud scheme involving money laundered through Big Boy Restaurant, telling federal prosecutors they have until next week to settle the case or pay the chain's recent legal bills.

  • January 15, 2025

    Origis Energy Lands $1B-Plus Infusion From Brookfield, Antin

    Renewable energy platform Origis Energy, led by Latham & Watkins LLP, on Wednesday announced that it has received new investments from private equity shops Brookfield Asset Management, advised by Vinson & Elkins LLP, and Antin Infrastructure Partners that combined could exceed $1 billion.

  • January 15, 2025

    Canada Greenlights $18B Viterra-Bunge Grain Deal

    The Canadian government has approved grain and seed supplier Bunge Ltd.'s plan to buy global grain trader Viterra Ltd. for $18 billion, but with "extensive" conditions, including Bunge having to invest at least $520 million in Canada over the next five years.

  • January 14, 2025

    Wells Fargo Fights To Drop Officers From Investors' Bias Suit

    Wells Fargo & Co. urged a California federal judge Tuesday to free three executives from a derivative lawsuit filed by shareholders claiming the bank's leadership failed to address the company's discriminatory lending and hiring practices, saying there are no allegations that explain why a presuit demand to the board would have been futile.

  • January 14, 2025

    Navy Capital Fund Firm Settles SEC's AML Allegations

    Navy Capital Green Management LLC on Tuesday agreed to pay $150,000 to settle allegations from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that the investment adviser made misrepresentations to investors about its anti-money laundering due diligence practices.

  • January 14, 2025

    Latham Grabs Top Spot For 2024 IPOs By Large Margin

    Latham & Watkins LLP guided more initial public offerings than any law firm in 2024, capturing a diverse mix of large listings for companies that seized opportunities to go public as the broader IPO market inched toward recovery, new data shows.

  • January 14, 2025

    Mastercard Agrees To $26M Deal In Hiring Bias Suit

    Mastercard Inc. has agreed to shell out $26 million and change its hiring practices to put to rest a proposed class and collective action alleging sex, gender, race and ethnicity-based employment discrimination, according to a motion filed Tuesday, the same day the workers sued in New York federal court.

  • January 14, 2025

    Crypto Co.'s Lax Compliance Enabled Hackers, Suit Says

    A proposed class action in California federal court accused digital asset exchange OKX of flouting U.S. laws and allowing criminals to launder stolen funds through its platform, including $725,000 worth of crypto looted from the crypto investor leading the suit.

  • January 14, 2025

    4th Circ. Tosses Constitutional Case Against FINRA

    The Fourth Circuit on Tuesday threw out a lawsuit claiming that the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's in-house disciplinary process is unconstitutional, ruling that it couldn't hear the case until the regulator had finalized its own ruling against the suing broker.

  • January 14, 2025

    Retroactive Foreclosure Rule Bars Suit, Mich. County Says

    A Michigan county has urged a federal judge to toss a proposed class action alleging that it kept surplus proceeds from tax-foreclosed home sales, saying the homeowner bringing the claims hasn't yet used the state's process for securing the proceeds.

  • January 14, 2025

    DOL Finalizes ERISA Voluntary Correction Program Changes

    The U.S. Department of Labor's employee benefits arm has finalized changes to a program allowing retirement plan managers to voluntarily self-correct when they fail to forward employee contributions on time or make other transaction errors, according to a notice the agency posted online Tuesday.

  • January 13, 2025

    NYDFS Launches Staff Exchange With Bank Of England

    The New York Department of Financial Services on Monday launched an international secondment program to allow the department to exchange staff with other regulators, starting with a digital assets-focused exchange with the Bank of England next month.

  • January 13, 2025

    Texas Judge Urged To Halt CFPB Medical Debt Reporting Rule

    Trade groups suing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over its new rule banning medical debt from credit reports have asked a Texas federal judge to put a court-ordered hold on the measure while they proceed with their challenge to its legality.

  • January 13, 2025

    Fund Managers To Pay SEC $2M For Overcharging Expenses

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced two Colorado-based fund managers and their sole owner will pay over $2 million to settle allegations they breached their fiduciary duties by failing to disclose conflicts of interest regarding certain expenses charged to two private funds. 

  • January 13, 2025

    Investment Firm Seeks Coverage For Hertz Buyback Suits

    An investment adviser said its insurers must provide coverage for underlying actions related to the adviser's involvement in car rental company Hertz Global Holdings Inc.'s stock buybacks, telling a Delaware state court that its primary carrier improperly denied coverage.

  • January 13, 2025

    CFPB Can't Get $43M Fine From Telemarketing Debt Co. Yet

    An Illinois federal judge Friday waited to order the owner of a defunct debt company to pay $43 million for misrepresenting to customers they could eliminate their student loans, pointing to a U.S. Supreme Court decision holding the accused has a right to a jury trial when financial penalties are on the line.

  • January 13, 2025

    Hotel Asset Manager Ashford Settles SEC Cyber Report Suit

    Ashford Inc. has agreed to pay more than $115,000 to settle the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's charges that the asset manager failed to properly disclose a cyberattack that led to the leak of hotel customers' personal information.

  • January 13, 2025

    SEC To Collect $63M In Latest Recordkeeping Sweep

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced Monday that subsidiaries of Blackstone Inc. and Charles Schwab Corp. were among those swept up in the latest round of recordkeeping fines, promising to collect over $63 million from 12 firms whose employees are accused of discussing business through their personal devices.

Expert Analysis

  • How Crypto Cos. Can Take Advantage Of 'Mini-IPOs'

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    Against the backdrop of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement in the crypto space, mini-initial public offerings, with less burdensome requirements than full registration, can serve as an alternative way for token issuers to raise funds, say attorneys at O'Melveny.

  • Nvidia Supreme Court Case May Not Make Big Splash

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    The skeptical tenor of the justices' questioning at oral argument in Nvidia v. Ohman Fonder suggests that the case is unlikely to alter the motion to dismiss pleading standard in securities class actions, as some had feared, say attorneys at WilmerHale.

  • Series

    Circus Arts Make Me A Better Lawyer

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    Performing circus arts has strengthened my ability to be more thoughtful, confident and grounded, all of which has enhanced my legal practice and allowed me to serve clients in a more meaningful way, says Bailey McGowan at Stinson.

  • 3 Ways To Train Junior Lawyers In 30 Minutes Or Less

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    Today’s junior lawyers are experiencing a skills gap due to pandemic-era disruptions, but firms can help bring them up to speed by offering high-impact skill building content in bite-sized, interactive training sessions, say Stacey Schwartz at Katten, Diane Costigan at Winston & Strawn and Lauren Tierney at Freshfields.

  • How To Safely Leverage AI In The Digital Assets Industry

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    Digital asset businesses that use or plan to implement artificial intelligence should assess their risk management frameworks to ensure that AI-related business areas, including customer support and fraud detection, are in compliance with applicable laws and regulatory guidance from the last year, say attorneys at Winston & Strawn.

  • What Trump Presidency May Mean For Climate Reporting

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    While the Trump administration will likely take a hands-off approach to climate-related disclosures and rescind regulations promulgated under the Biden administration, state and international ESG laws mean the private sector may not reverse course on such disclosures, say attorneys at Seyfarth.

  • SEC Action Indicates Continued Focus On ESG Disclosures

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recently settled enforcement action against Invesco Advisers provides a road map for how regulatory agencies will continue to focus on ESG-related disclosures going forward, and underscores a focus on greenwashing, say attorneys at V&E.

  • The Bar Needs More Clarity On The Discovery Objection Rule

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    Almost 10 years after Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 34 was amended, attorneys still seem confused about what they should include in objections to discovery requests, and until the rules committee provides additional clarity, practitioners must beware the steep costs of noncompliance, says Tristan Ellis at Shanies Law Office.

  • What's Next For The CFTC After The Election

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    While much of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's enforcement actions in line with its traditional priorities will continue as usual in the near term, postelection leadership changes at the CFTC and new congressional priorities may alter the commission's regulatory framework in 2025 and beyond — particularly its oversight of crypto, say attorneys at WilmerHale.

  • Series

    Being A Navy Reservist Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Serving this country in uniform has not only been one of the greatest honors of my life, but it has also provided me with opportunities to broaden my legal acumen and interpersonal skills in ways that have indelibly contributed to my civilian practice, says Phillip Smith at Weinberg Wheeler.

  • Cos. Should Inventory Issues To Prep For New Congress

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    As the legislative and oversight agendas of the 119th Congress come into sharper focus, corporate counsel should assess and plan for areas of potential oversight risk — from tax policy changes to supply chain integrity — even as much uncertainty remains, say attorneys at WilmerHale.

  • OCC Recovery Guidance Can Help Banks Bounce Back Better

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    The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's recently finalized recovery guidelines add to the constellation of exercises that larger banks must undertake, while also aiding information-gathering and preparedness efforts that can help prevent — or better manage — bank failures, say attorneys at Davis Wright.

  • Navigating DOJ's Patchwork Whistleblower Regime

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    In the past few months, the U.S. Department of Justice and several individual U.S. attorney’s offices have issued different pilot programs aimed at incentivizing individuals to blow the whistle on misconduct, but this piecemeal approach may create confusion and suboptimal outcomes, say attorneys at BakerHostetler.

  • So You Want To Move Your Law Practice To Canada, Eh?

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    Google searches for how to move to Canada have surged in the wake of the U.S. presidential election, and if you’re an attorney considering a move to the Great White North, you’ll need to understand how the practice of law differs across the border, says David Postel at Henein Hutchison.

  • A Look At Similarities Between SOX And SEC's Cyber Rule

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    Just as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act paved the way for greater transparency and accountability in financial reporting, the SEC's cybersecurity rule is doing much the same for cybersecurity, ensuring that companies are resilient in the face of growing cyber threats, says Padraic O'Reilly at CyberSaint.

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