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Asset Management

  • August 14, 2025

    Judge Won't Boot Family Feud From NC Business Court

    A son suing his father for allegedly refusing to turn over more than $1 million his grandfather set aside for him when he turned 21 can't use "gamesmanship" to get the case booted from North Carolina's Business Court, a judge said in declining to send the case back to regular superior court.

  • August 13, 2025

    Labcorp Wins ERISA Trial As Judge Cites Stronger Witnesses

    Medical testing chain Labcorp did not breach its duty of prudence to its multibillion-dollar employee retirement investment fund, a North Carolina federal judge ruled Tuesday after a trial, saying two plaintiffs' experts earned little credibility.

  • August 13, 2025

    Paramount Investor Gabelli Sues Redstone, Skydance In Del.

    A fund of Paramount Global investor Mario Gabelli sued National Amusements Inc. successor Harbor Lights Entertainment, Shari Redstone and others in Delaware's Court of Chancery on Wednesday, seeking damages tied to the recently closed $8.4 billion Paramount-Skydance Media merger.

  • August 13, 2025

    Bank Of America Can't Escape 401(k) Forfeiture Suit

    A North Carolina federal judge refused to toss a proposed class action against Bank of America alleging the bank misspent 401(k) plan forfeitures, finding allegations that the bank's decision to reduce obligations to other employees' accounts instead of defraying plan expenses had stated a claim for violating federal benefits law.

  • August 13, 2025

    Investment Co. Adviser Admits His Role In Fraud Scheme

    An officer of a purported investment company admitted in federal court Wednesday that he lied about working for a Chicago law firm to help fleece investors out of nearly $1 million with false promises of quick returns on high-yield bank instruments.

  • August 13, 2025

    11th Circ. Doubts Timeliness Of Ex-NFL Player's Benefits Suit

    A former NFL player's bid to restart his suit seeking additional benefits from a disability retirement plan faced tough questions at the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday, with multiple judges questioning how his claims weren't time-barred when the record showed an initial benefits denial occurred nearly 20 years ago.

  • August 13, 2025

    BakerHostetler Hires Cooley Securities Litigation Atty

    BakerHostetler has added an experienced litigator to its white collar, investigations and securities enforcement litigation and securities and governance litigation teams in New York, bringing with him more than 25 years of BigLaw experience, including most recently with Cooley LLP.

  • August 13, 2025

    NC Businessman Nabs Early Exit From Investment Fraud Suit

    A businessman accused of helping launder money for a lab owner in an investment fraud scheme had no duty to disclose his dealings with the allegedly sham operation, a North Carolina Business Court judge has ruled in dismissing investors' claims against him.

  • August 13, 2025

    Crypto Co. Bullish Makes Public Debut After Upsized $1B IPO

    Venture-backed crypto exchange Bullish made its public debut Wednesday after raising $1.1 billion in its upsized initial public offering, marking the latest in a string of crypto-related companies to dabble in the public markets.

  • August 12, 2025

    Terraform Founder Cops To $40B Crypto Fraud Scheme

    The founder and former CEO of Terraform Labs on Tuesday admitted to perpetrating a multibillion-dollar fraud by deceiving investors about its decentralized finance-based ecosystem of crypto products, a scheme that wiped out $40 billion in market value when it collapsed.

  • August 12, 2025

    3rd Circ. Spurns Perrigo Investor's Bid To Avoid $97M Deal

    A major shareholder in Perrigo Co. PLC has been barred from opting out of a $97 million securities class action settlement, after the Third Circuit held in a precedential opinion on Tuesday that the investor must bear the consequences of its counsel's failure to timely request exclusion.

  • August 12, 2025

    SEC Fines Firm Owner $4M Over AI Pyramid Scheme Claims

    The Florida owner of a multilevel marketing company agreed to a $4 million penalty to resolve a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission suit that accused him of fraudulently raising $108 million for the purported development of artificial intelligence-powered software products, according to a consent order filed Tuesday.

  • August 12, 2025

    11th Circ. Suggests 'Bad Drafting' Led NCR To Benefit Liability

    The Eleventh Circuit signaled Tuesday that it will likely uphold an early win by former executives of a Georgia e-commerce company who said they were short-changed in payouts from a "top hat" benefits plan, telling the company it couldn't escape the "bad drafting" of its contract.

  • August 12, 2025

    Insurer Obstructed $116M In Funding Claims, Court Told

    A company that invested in a personal injury law firm's docket of cases alleges in a lawsuit removed to North Carolina federal court that its insurer "intentionally obstructed" its recovery of more than $116 million in coverage under policies insuring that investment.

  • August 12, 2025

    No New Foreign Bribery Trial For Ex-Connecticut Oil Trader

    A former Connecticut oil trader faces sentencing Nov. 4 after a federal judge declined to overturn a jury's verdict finding him guilty of paying bribes to an official at Brazilian oil giant Petroleo Brasileiro SA and laundering money.

  • August 12, 2025

    Teamsters Fund Fights Debt Recalculation Order At 7th Circ.

    The Seventh Circuit should overturn an Illinois federal judge's order for a Teamsters pension fund to recalculate a concrete company's debt, the fund argued, saying the fund's original finding that the company owed roughly $23 million was correct.

  • August 12, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Rejects Another Fannie, Freddie Investor Suit

    The Federal Circuit on Tuesday threw out a lawsuit accusing the federal government of profiting off Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to other shareholders' detriment, saying the case was seeking to rehash arguments the court rejected three years ago.

  • August 12, 2025

    DOL Yanks 2021 Guidance On Private Equity 401(k) Risks

    The U.S. Department of Labor's employee benefits arm on Tuesday rescinded guidance from 2021 that warned 401(k) plan managers about the risks of investing in private equity, which comes after an executive order last week that called for expanding access to alternative asset classes in defined-contribution retirement plan investing.

  • August 12, 2025

    FTC Skeptical Of 'Partial' Sale For GTCR Merger Fix

    The Federal Trade Commission told an Illinois federal court that enforcers are reviewing an offer by private equity firm GTCR BC Holding to sell parts of a medical device coatings company in order to fix concerns raised by the company's planned purchase of Surmodics, but said a full sale is preferable.

  • August 12, 2025

    11th Circ. Wary Of Individual Arbitration Push In ESOP Fight

    The Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday appeared unlikely to force individual arbitration of a federal benefits lawsuit alleging that a legal technology company's employee stock ownership plan shares were undervalued in a plan termination, with multiple judges questioning the validity of an arbitration provision in ESOP plan documents.

  • August 12, 2025

    Crypto-Focused SPAC Apex Treasury Unveils $250M IPO Plans

    Special purpose acquisition company Apex Treasury Corp. has filed plans for a $250 million initial public offering, with the goal of acquiring a blockchain or crypto treasury company.

  • August 12, 2025

    3 Firms Advise As Cardinal Health Makes $1.9B Urology Push

    Cardinal Health said Tuesday that one of its specialty platforms has agreed to acquire a top urology company known as Solaris Health from Lee Equity Partners and Solaris' physician owners for $1.9 billion, in a deal steered by three law firms.

  • August 12, 2025

    Debevoise, Ropes & Gray Shape $3B Credit Continuation Fund

    Private equity giant TPG Inc. on Tuesday announced that its middle-market direct lending platform, advised by Ropes & Gray LLP, closed a $3 billion credit-focused continuation fund alongside Debevoise & Plimpton LLP-advised Coller Capital, a transaction that the parties say marks the largest completed deal of its kind in the private secondaries market.

  • August 11, 2025

    Elway Trust Seeks Sale Of Foreclosed $5M Denver Property

    The trust of legendary Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway is seeking to sell a 14,300-square-foot property in Denver's metro area after a local restaurateur defaulted on a $5.4 million loan, according to paperwork filed in Denver District Court.

  • August 11, 2025

    4 Takeaways From Trump's Order To Expand 401(k) Assets

    President Donald Trump's recent executive order aimed at expanding 401(k) savers' access to nontraditional 401(k) assets like private equity and crypto could open up a greater portion of the financial market to retirement savers, attorneys say, though plenty of regulatory hurdles lie ahead. Here, Law360 looks at four key takeaways on the order with attorneys and experts.

Expert Analysis

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    Running Marathons Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    After almost five years of running marathons, I’ve learned that both the race itself and the training process sharpen skills that directly translate to the practice of law, including discipline, dedication, endurance, problem-solving and mental toughness, says Lauren Meadows at Swift Currie.

  • Parsing The SEC's No-Action Letter On Rule 192 Compliance

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    Brandon Figg at Morgan Lewis discusses the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent no-action letter, which greenlights information barriers as an alternative approach to Rule 192 compliance and includes likely relief for existing policies and procedures.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Supporting A Trial Team

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    While students often practice as lead trial attorneys in law school, such an opportunity likely won’t arise until a few years into practice, so junior associates should focus on honing skills that are essential to supporting a trial team, including organization, adaptability and humility, says Lucy Zelina at Tucker Ellis.

  • SEC Staff Input Eases Path For Broker-Dealer Crypto Activities

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    Recent guidance from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff on broker-dealer and transfer agent crypto-asset activities suggests a more constructive regulatory posture on permissibility and application of financial responsibility rules, bringing welcome clarity for blockchain market participants and traditional financial institutions alike, say attorneys at Sidley.

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    Adapting To Private Practice: From US Attorney To BigLaw

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    When I transitioned to private practice after government service — most recently as the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia — I learned there are more similarities between the two jobs than many realize, with both disciplines requiring resourcefulness, zealous advocacy and foresight, says Zach Terwilliger at V&E.

  • At 'SEC Speaks,' Leaders Frame New Views

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    At the Practising Law Institute's recent SEC Speaks conference, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission leadership highlighted the agency's significant priority changes, including in enforcement, crypto and artificial intelligence, say attorneys at Perkins Coie.

  • The Ins And Outs Of Consensual Judicial References

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    As parties consider the possibility of judicial reference to resolve complex disputes, it is critical to understand how the process works, why it's gaining traction, and why carefully crafted agreements make all the difference, say attorneys at Pillsbury.

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    The BigLaw Settlements Are About Risk, Not Profit

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    The nine Am Law 100 firms that settled with the Trump administration likely did so because of the personal risk faced by equity partners in today's billion‑dollar national practices, enabled by an ethics rule primed for modernization, says Adam Forest at Scale.

  • Buyer Beware Of Restrictive Covenants In Delaware

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    Based on recent Delaware Chancery Court opinions rejecting restricted covenants contained in agreements in the sale-of-business context, businesses need to craft narrowly tailored restrictions that have legitimate interests, say attorneys at Saul Ewing.

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    Brazilian Jiujitsu Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Competing in Brazilian jiujitsu – often against opponents who are much larger and younger than me – has allowed me to develop a handful of useful skills that foster the resilience and adaptability necessary for a successful legal career, says Tina Dorr of Barnes & Thornburg.

  • Challenges For Fiduciaries Adding Crypto To 401(k) Plans

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    As cryptocurrencies gain popularity and their restrictions loosen, investors may become interested in adding crypto options to their retirement plans, but fiduciaries should consider how to balance the increased demand and their obligations under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, say attorneys at Jenner & Block.

  • Opportunities And Challenges For The Texas Stock Exchange

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    While the new Texas Stock Exchange could be an interesting alternative to the NYSE and the Nasdaq due to the state’s robust economy and the TXSE’s high-profile leadership and publicity opportunities for listings, its success as a national securities exchange may hinge on resolving questions about its regulatory and cost advantages, say attorneys at Norton Rose.

  • Review Risk Is Increasing For Foreign Real Estate Developers

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    Federal and state government efforts have been expanding oversight of foreign investment in U.S. real estate, necessitating careful assessment of risk and of the benefits of notifying the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, say attorneys at Troutman.

  • Energy Order Brings Risks For Lenders And Borrowers Alike

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    A recent executive order directing the attorney general to submit a report next month with recommendations for halting enforcement of state laws the administration says are hampering energy resources presents risks for lenders and borrowers using state-generated carbon credits, but proactive steps now can help insulate against adverse consequences, say attorneys at Faegre Drinker.

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    Power To The Paralegals: An Untapped Source For Biz Roles

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    Law firms looking to recruit legal business talent should consider turning to paralegals, who practice several key skills every day that prepare them to thrive in marketing and client development roles, says Vanessa Torres at Lowenstein Sandler.

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