Asset Management

  • November 21, 2024

    House Panel Seeks Info On DOL Agreements With Law Firms

    The U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Thursday pressed the U.S. Department of Labor for details about its information-sharing agreements with plaintiffs law firms after discovery in a proposed class action revealed a pact between the agency and Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC.

  • November 21, 2024

    Accel-KKR Closes Tech-Focused Fund With $2.2B In Tow

    Technology-focused private equity shop Accel-KKR on Thursday announced that it closed its AKKR Strategic Capital LP fund after raking in over $2.2 billion of investor commitments, which will be used to invest in a range of transactions mainly focused on the software industry in the secondary market.

  • November 21, 2024

    New SEC 'Dealer' Rule Tossed In Win For Hedge Funds, Crypto

    A Texas federal judge on Thursday overturned a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rule that expanded the definition of "dealer" to include proprietary trading firms, some hedge funds and crypto firms, saying the agency overstepped its authority when it adopted the rule.

  • November 21, 2024

    2nd Circ. Doubts Concrete Cos.' Revival Bid In CBA Fight

    The Second Circuit appeared reluctant Thursday to revive a fringe contributions dispute between two concrete companies and a group of union fringe benefit funds, with multiple judges pointing to discovery failures that underpinned a lower court's grant of summary judgment to the union.

  • November 21, 2024

    Trump Eyes Crypto, SpaceX To Sell Shares, And More Rumors

    Donald Trump's social media company wants to enter the cryptocurrency business, while Elon Musk's SpaceX is planning a tender offer of shares that values the space technology startup at $250 billion. Here, Law360 breaks down these and other notable deal rumors from the past week.

  • November 21, 2024

    SEC Chair Gensler To Step Down When Trump Takes Office

    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler said Thursday that he will be leaving the agency on Jan. 20, clearing the way for new leadership under an incoming Trump administration that is expected to dismantle Gensler's climate disclosure regulation and open the SEC's door to more crypto-friendly policies.

  • November 20, 2024

    SEC Cooperators More Likely To See Pay Reprieve In 2024

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent emphasis on cooperation seems to have paid off for both the agency and some of the entities it regulates, according to a report released Thursday, which found that more public companies entered into nonmonetary settlements with the SEC in fiscal year 2024 than in any year over the previous decade.

  • November 20, 2024

    US Called Upon To Lead Cross-Border Payment Overhaul

    A senior official with the U.S. Department of the Treasury has warned that wide adoption of a poorly designed, cross-border payment system could threaten international financial stability and economic security, advising the U.S. to take the lead in developing and governing such systems.

  • November 20, 2024

    Ex-Wells Fargo Adviser Admits To Stealing $3M From Clients

    A former Wells Fargo broker and investment adviser admitted on Wednesday to stealing more than $3 million from his clients and customers and using the money for, among other things, buying gold coins, New Jersey federal prosecutors said.

  • November 20, 2024

    Fla. Couple Ask To Revive Suit Over Unclaimed Property

    A Florida couple asked the Eleventh Circuit Wednesday to revive their proposed class suit against the state's chief financial officer over a law that allows officials to hold unclaimed money indefinitely, arguing that it is a taking without just compensation because the state never pays interest on the amount held.

  • November 20, 2024

    6th Circ. Revives 401(k) Fund Suit Against Parker-Hannifin

    A split panel of the Sixth Circuit on Wednesday revived a proposed class action against Parker-Hannifin Corp. from workers who alleged mismanagement of their employee retirement plan, finding a lower court erred in dismissing claims that high-fee and poorly performing investment offerings in the plan violated federal benefits law.

  • November 20, 2024

    Archegos Founder Gets 18 Years For Massive Market Fraud

    Bill Hwang, the founder of collapsed hedge fund Archegos, was sentenced Wednesday to 18 years in prison after he was convicted of lying to banks in order to secure billions of dollars in loans used to manipulate the market.

  • November 19, 2024

    Pfizer Unit Can't Get $75M Left In Insider Trading Deal Fund

    A New York federal judge Tuesday agreed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that roughly $75.2 million leftover in settlement funds should be transferred to the U.S. Treasury — not a Pfizer subsidiary — now that distribution of the $602 million insider trading deal has concluded.

  • November 19, 2024

    Ex-OpenSea Staffer Says Insider Trading Verdict Must Fall

    A former OpenSea manager accused of insider trading from digital tokens sold on his employer's platform urged the Second Circuit Tuesday to overturn his conviction, saying his ideas about what to feature on his company's website cannot be construed as property.

  • November 19, 2024

    10th Circ. Mulls Constitutional Challenge To Securities Orgs

    A three-judge panel of the Tenth Circuit on Tuesday heard arguments in a case challenging the constitutionality of the nation's largest securities clearing organizations, with the judges weighing whether they should stop the organizations from acting against a broker-dealer while the case is ongoing.

  • November 19, 2024

    Finnish Sports Co. Fights NHL Agent's Bid To Ax $1.2M Suit

    A Finnish sports talent corporation has slammed an NHL agent's bid in Massachusetts federal court to toss its lawsuit over $1.2 million in arbitration awards, saying he has systemically used shell companies to dodge collection of the judgments against him.

  • November 19, 2024

    CFPB's Medical Debt Guidance Faces Industry Injunction Bid

    Debt collectors asked a D.C. federal court on Monday to put an immediate hold on recent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau guidance aimed at the medical debt collection market, escalating their challenge to the document ahead of its looming effective date.

  • November 19, 2024

    Dentons Atty Owed No Duty In $54M Currency Swap, Jury Told

    A Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP partner on Tuesday defended the actions of a former Dentons attorney in a failed $54 million bolivar-to-dollars currency swap, telling jurors that she did not owe a duty to the Venezuelan attorney suing her for malpractice because she never represented him as his attorney. 

  • November 19, 2024

    Graham Capital Sues To Stop Ex-Exec's Return To Competitor

    Graham Capital Management LP, a Connecticut investment firm with more than $19 billion in assets under management, is asking a Connecticut state trial court judge to block a former managing director from working in California for a competitor that previously employed him in Connecticut for 11 years.

  • November 19, 2024

    No Venue Change For Baseball Team Sale Clash

    A company accused of stiffing a baseball travel team operator for $1.3 million from the purported purchase of his organization had its bid to move the case to Nebraska rejected by a Texas federal judge.

  • November 19, 2024

    Cravath-Led Robinhood To Acquire TradePMR In $300M Deal

    Stock trading app Robinhood Markets Inc., advised by Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP, on Tuesday announced plans to buy registered investment adviser-focused custodial and portfolio management platform TradePMR, led by Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP, in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $300 million.

  • November 18, 2024

    Fringe Benefits Co.'s Ex-Atty Can't 'Abandon' Them, DOL Says

    The U.S. Department of Labor on Monday urged a Maryland federal court not to let a fringe benefits company's former attorney "abandon" the company ahead of a civil contempt hearing over $3.8 million in unpaid mismanaged funds meant for government contractor employees' benefits, citing potentially "severe" consequences for the company.

  • November 18, 2024

    Industry Group Wants Trump-Era SEC Proxy Rules Reinstated

    The National Association of Manufacturers has urged the D.C. Circuit to reverse a ruling that struck down a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regulation on proxy voting, arguing the ruling severely limits the agency's regulatory power without any statutory backing.

  • November 18, 2024

    J&J Posts $1.17B Bond For Del. Merger Milestone Appeal

    Johnson & Johnson Inc. has posted a $1.167 billion surety-backed bond ahead of its planned appeal challenging a Delaware Chancery Court's finding that it owes more than $1 billion to a medical robotics developer's former shareholders caught up in a post-acquisition dispute.

  • November 18, 2024

    Mutual Fund Manager Owes SEC, CFTC $11M After Trial

    A Wisconsin federal judge has ordered the operator of a mutual fund to pay more than $11 million to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission after being found liable by a jury of making untrue statements and breaching his fiduciary duty to investors.

Expert Analysis

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    Atty Well-Being Efforts Ignore Root Causes Of The Problem

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    The legal industry is engaged in a critical conversation about lawyers' mental health, but current attorney well-being programs primarily focus on helping lawyers cope with the stress of excessive workloads, instead of examining whether this work culture is even fundamentally compatible with lawyer well-being, says Jonathan Baum at Avenir Guild.

  • Proposed Customer ID Rule Could Cost Investment Advisers

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    A rule recently proposed by FinCEN and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to make financial advisers collect more customer information parallels an anti-money laundering and counterterrorism rule proposed this spring, but firms may face new compliance costs when implementing these screening programs, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.

  • What 2 Rulings On Standing Mean For DEI Litigation

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    Recent federal court decisions in the Fearless Fund and Hello Alice cases shed new light on the ongoing wave of challenges to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, with opposite conclusions on whether the plaintiffs had standing to sue, say attorneys at Moore & Van Allen.

  • 4 Important Events In Bank Regulation: A Midyear Review

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    The first six months of 2024 have been fairly stable for the banking industry, though U.S. Supreme Court decisions and proposals from regulators have significantly affected the regulatory standards applicable to insured depository institutions, says Christina Grigorian at Katten.

  • Series

    Skiing And Surfing Make Me A Better Lawyer

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    The skills I’ve learned while riding waves in the ocean and slopes in the mountains have translated to my legal career — developing strong mentor relationships, remaining calm in difficult situations, and being prepared and able to move to a backup plan when needed, says Brian Claassen at Knobbe Martens.

  • Advisers Can Avoid Gaps In SEC Marketing Rule Compliance

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    A recent risk alert from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the enforcement history of the marketing rule indicate that advisers have encountered persistent difficulties in achieving compliance — but there are steps advisers can take to mitigate risks of violations, say Scott Moss and Jimmy Kang at Lowenstein Sandler.

  • Unpacking The Circuit Split Over A Federal Atty Fee Rule

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    Federal circuit courts that have addressed Rule 41(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are split as to whether attorney fees are included as part of the costs of a previously dismissed action, so practitioners aiming to recover or avoid fees should tailor arguments to the appropriate court, says Joseph Myles and Lionel Lavenue at Finnegan.

  • Banks As Crypto Custodians May Rest On SEC Bulletin's Fate

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    Banks' willingness to accept custody of cryptocurrency assets, like the exchange-traded funds approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission this spring, may hinge on whether a 2022 SEC accounting bulletin directing banks to track customers' digital assets on their balance sheets can survive Congress' attempts to strike it down, says Roger Chari at Duane Morris.

  • After A Brief Hiccup, The 'Rocket Docket' Soars Back To No. 1

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    The Eastern District of Virginia’s precipitous 2022 fall from its storied rocket docket status appears to have been a temporary aberration, as recent statistics reveal that the court is once again back on top as the fastest federal civil trial court in the nation, says Robert Tata at Hunton.

  • A Framework For Investigating Commercial Loan Fraud

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    As commercial loan transactions are increasingly subject to sophisticated fraud schemes, lenders must adopt dynamic strategies to detect, investigate and mitigate these schemes, say attorneys at Baker Donelson.

  • Recruitment Trends In Emerging Law Firm Frontiers

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    BigLaw firms are facing local recruitment challenges as they increasingly establish offices in cities outside of the major legal hubs, requiring them to weigh various strategies for attracting talent that present different risks and benefits, says Tom Hanlon at Buchanan Law.

  • Series

    Glassblowing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    I never expected that glassblowing would strongly influence my work as an attorney, but it has taught me the importance of building a solid foundation for your work, learning from others and committing to a lifetime of practice, says Margaret House at Kalijarvi Chuzi.

  • What DOL Fiduciary Rule Means For Private Fund Managers

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    Attorneys at Ropes & Gray discuss how the U.S. Department of Labor's recently released final fiduciary rule, which revises the agency's 1975 regulation, could potentially cause private fund managers' current marketing practices and communications to be considered fiduciary advice, and therefore subject them to strict prohibitions.

  • What 11th Circ. Fearless Fund Ruling Means For DEI In Courts

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    The Eleventh Circuit's recent backing of a freeze on the Fearless Fund's grants to women of color building new companies marks the latest major development in litigation related to diversity, equity and inclusion and may be used to question other DEI programs targeted at providing opportunities to certain classes of individuals, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.

  • Money, Money, Money: Limiting White Collar Wealth Evidence

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    As courts increasingly recognize that allowing unfettered evidence of wealth could prejudice a jury against a defendant, white collar defense counsel should consider several avenues for excluding visual evidence of a lavish lifestyle at trial, says Jonathan Porter at Husch Blackwell.

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