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June 24, 2025
Ex-NFL Player Says Indicted Adviser Defrauded Him For Years
Retired Carolina Panthers defensive lineman Mike Rucker and his wife unknowingly invested in a Ponzi scheme perpetrated by their longtime financial adviser who is now under criminal indictment in North Carolina, according to a state court complaint they filed accusing him of mismanaging their money for decades.
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June 24, 2025
Twitter Investors Seek Class Cert. In Suit Against Musk
Shareholders of the social media company formerly known as Twitter have asked a New York federal judge to certify their proposed class in a suit accusing Elon Musk of failing to timely disclose his purchase of company stock back when it was publicly traded.
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June 24, 2025
No New Trial For Convicted Crypto CEO Linked To Abramoff
A California federal judge Tuesday declined to acquit a cryptocurrency company founder convicted of fraud and money laundering in a case that also involved disgraced ex-lobbyist Jack Abramoff, calling the defendant's assertions that the court wrongly blocked evidence showing Abramoff had conspired against the company "laughable."
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June 24, 2025
German Auto Parts Retailer Autodoc Scraps IPO Plans
Autodoc SE on Tuesday postponed its initial public offering and related private placement, one week after the German auto parts retailer unveiled plans to raise up to €463.6 million ($535.8 million) on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
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June 24, 2025
Faulty Comparisons Doom Nordstrom 401(k) Fee Suit
Nordstrom dodged a proposed class action claiming it saddled its 401(k) plan with excessive fees and used forfeited plan funds to offset its own contributions, with a Washington state federal judge saying inaccurate data and flawed comparisons to other plans couldn't sustain the case.
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June 24, 2025
CoastalSouth Bank Targets $59M IPO, Guided By 2 Firms
CoastalSouth Bancshares Inc., the bank holding company for South Carolina state-chartered commercial bank Coastal States Bank, on Tuesday announced the launch of its initial public offering with plans to raise $58.5 million.
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June 24, 2025
Dechert Grows In DC With SEC Investment Management Atty
Dechert LLP announced Tuesday that it has added the former assistant chief counsel of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Investment Management to enhance its capacity to advise clients about financial services and regulatory matters.
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June 24, 2025
Cataract Surgery Tech Co. Secures $125M Series B Funding
Ophthalmic robotic surgery company ForSight Robotics on Tuesday revealed that it completed fundraising for its Series B financing round after securing $125 million from investors.
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June 24, 2025
Cooley-Led Sentinel Global Clinches $213.5M Inaugural Fund
San Francisco-based venture capital firm Sentinel Global, led by Cooley LLP, on Tuesday revealed that it wrapped its inaugural fund after securing $213.5 million in committed capital.
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June 23, 2025
FTX Trust Slams Three Arrows' 'Illogical' $1.5B Claim
The FTX bankruptcy recovery trust on Friday objected to a $1.53 billion claim made by the now-liquidated cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital Ltd., saying the "illogical and baseless" claim grossly inflates the actual value of assets associated with its customers' FTX accounts, while offering zero supporting evidence.
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June 23, 2025
Trump Media Authorizes $400M Share Repurchase
Trump Media and Technology Group Corp., the owner of President Donald Trump's social media platform, said Monday it has authorized buying back up to $400 million of its shares, marking the company's latest cash management strategy.
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June 23, 2025
Texas Gov. Abbott Signs Bitcoin Reserve Bill Into Law
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed into law a bill to establish a strategic bitcoin reserve aimed at helping the Lone Star State's financial resilience, following the Trump administration's own creation of a bitcoin reserve earlier this year.
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June 23, 2025
Binance Agrees To Shutter Conn. Trading Operations
Crypto platform Binance has agreed to shut down the Connecticut operations of its U.S. subsidiary BAM Trading Services Inc. after a majority owner of the company was convicted of money laundering and also admitted to violating state statutes, according to a new consent order.
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June 23, 2025
Wolfspeed To File Ch. 11 With Plan To Cut $4.6B Debt
Semiconductor manufacturer Wolfspeed Inc. said it plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the near future as part of a restructuring plan to reduce its total debt by approximately 70%, which is approximately $4.6 billion.
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June 23, 2025
Execs Nix Worker's ERISA Suit Over Food Co. Sale Side Deals
A Wisconsin federal judge tossed a worker's suit claiming PDQ Food Stores executives and GreatBanc brokered millions in self-serving side payments when organizing the company's sale, finding her complaint devoid of detail that any of the payments were illegal.
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June 23, 2025
Ex-SEC Atty Joins Bernstein Litowitz After Musk Fight
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's former chief litigation counsel announced on Monday that he is joining investor-side firm Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP as a partner in New York following a courtroom battle with Elon Musk that threatened to end his employment before it began.
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June 23, 2025
Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
The Delaware Supreme Court reversed a year-old $199 million judgment against TransCanada in a suit challenging a merger that occurred nearly a decade ago, Aspen Technology Inc. was hit with another suit over its pending $7.2 billion merger with Emerson Electric, and Nielson Holdings Ltd. secured a temporary restraining order against its spinoff. In case you missed it, here's the latest from the Delaware Chancery Court.
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June 23, 2025
Wealthfront Joins IPO Pipeline With Confidential Filing
Digital wealth management firm Wealthfront Corp. said Monday that it confidentially filed for an initial public offering, marking a first step toward going public as more technology firms join a recovering IPO pipeline.
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June 23, 2025
Mayer Brown Brings On Ex-Athene Atty For Insurance Team
Mayer Brown said Monday that it added a former counsel for retirement services company Athene to its Chicago office, where he will serve as a partner in the firm's corporate and securities practice and global insurance industry group.
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June 23, 2025
4 Firms Build $1B Bitcoin SPAC Merger
Bitcoin-native financial services firm ProCap BTC, which is led by American investor and entrepreneur Anthony Pompliano, on Monday announced plans to go public through a merger with special purpose acquisition company Columbus Circle Capital Corp. I in a deal built by four law firms that will create a combined business with up to $1 billion in bitcoin on its balance sheet.
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June 20, 2025
MicroStrategy Brass Face Suit Over $5.9B Bitcoin Loss
Executives and directors of bitcoin-focused software company MicroStrategy Inc. face a shareholder derivative complaint alleging they made over $31 million selling off company stock while its shares were artificially inflated by misrepresentations about the magnitude of upcoming changes to the company's accounting practices for its so-called bitcoin treasury.
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June 20, 2025
Many Foreign Firms Could Face Stricter Access To US Markets
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's reevaluation of the definition of a foreign private issuer could have far-reaching consequences, potentially tightening access to U.S. markets for companies based in China and beyond, lawyers say.
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June 20, 2025
SEC Weighs Settlement After 1st Circ. Pulls $93M Win
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has entered settlement negotiations with Massachusetts-based financial firm Commonwealth Financial Network, two months after the First Circuit nixed the agency's $93 million win against the company, according to a court document filed Friday.
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June 20, 2025
SEC Axes 3 More Dealer Suits In Continued Policy Shift
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has voluntarily dismissed three lawsuits accusing a hedge fund and two penny stock traders of operating as unregistered securities dealers, continuing the new Republican leadership's shift away from pursuing cases that defendants argued unlawfully expanded agency oversight.
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June 20, 2025
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen Pogust Goodhead face legal action from mining giant BHP Group, Trainline bring a procurement claim against the Department for Transport, Sworders auction house sue Conservative peer Patricia Rawlings, and Nokia hit with a patents claim by Hisense. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
Expert Analysis
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OCC Patriot Bank Order Spotlights AML Issues For Managers
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's focus on payments and prepaid card program managers in its recent consent order with Patriot Bank is noteworthy and shows regulators are unlikely to back down on enforcement related to Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money laundering, say attorneys at Troutman Pepper.
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A Cold War-Era History Lesson On Due Process
The landmark Harry Bridges case from the mid-20th century Red Scare offers important insights on why lawyers must be free of government reprisal, no matter who their client is, says Peter Afrasiabi at One LLP.
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Series
Improv Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Improv keeps me grounded and connected to what matters most, including in my legal career where it has helped me to maintain a balance between being analytical, precise and professional, and creative, authentic and open-minded, says Justine Gottshall at InfoLawGroup.
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How BigLaw Executive Orders May Affect Smaller Firms
Because of the types of cases they take on, solo practitioners, small law firms and public interest attorneys may find themselves more dramatically affected by the collective impact of recent government action involving the legal industry than even the BigLaw firms named in the executive orders, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.
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Opinion
Lawsuits Shouldn't Be Shadow Assets For Foreign Capital
Third-party litigation financing amplifies inefficiencies from litigation and facilitates national exposure to foreign influence in the U.S. justice system, so full disclosure of financing arrangements should be required as a matter of institutional integrity, says Roland Eisenhuth at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association.
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How To Accelerate Your Post-Attorney Career Transition
Professionals seeking to transition to nonattorney careers may encounter skepticism as nontraditional candidates, but there are opportunities for thought leadership and to leverage speaking and writing to accelerate a post-attorney career transition, say Janet Falk at Falk Communications and Evgeny Efremkin at Toronto Metropolitan University.
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How Tariffs May Affect Proxy Contests This Season
While global tariffs imposed by the Trump administration will certainly chill at least some activity this proxy season, and make defending contests significantly easier, there will likely be many new activist investments once there is more economic certainty, meaning more proxy fights this fall, say attorneys at Sidley.
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A Closer Look At New NYSE, Nasdaq Listing Rule Changes
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has recently approved changes to the New York Stock Exchange's and the Nasdaq's listing rules on reverse stock splits, minimum share price requirements and required liquidity for initial listings, meaning listed companies facing delisting will have fewer means to regain compliance, say attorneys at Cahill Gordon.
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Opinion
GENIUS Act Can Bring Harmony To Crypto-Banking Discord
​​​​​​​By embracing crypto innovation while establishing appropriate guardrails, the so-called GENIUS Act charts a path forward that promotes financial inclusion and technological advancement without compromising stability or constitutional rights, says J.W. Verret at George Mason University's Antonin Scalia Law School.
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Series
Law School's Missed Lessons: Be An Indispensable Associate
While law school teaches you to research, write and think critically, it often overlooks the professional skills you will need to make yourself an essential team player when transitioning from a summer to full-time associate, say attorneys at Stinson.
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SEC Confidential Review Process Provides Issuers Flexibility
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recently announced enhancements to the process for confidentially submitting draft registration statements will be immediately impactful for issuers seeking to access the public capital markets, and should provide more grounds to explore and plan public offerings, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.
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Series
Birding Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Observing and documenting birds in their natural habitats fosters patience, sharpens observational skills and provides moments of pure wonder — qualities that foster personal growth and enrich my legal career, says Allison Raley at Arnall Golden.
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Series
Calif. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q1
Among the most notable developments in California banking in the first quarter of the year, regulators and legislators issued regulations interpreting debt collection laws, stepped up enforcement actions, and expanded consumer protections for those affected by wildfires, says Stephen Britt at Severson & Werson.
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How The ESG Investing Rule Survived Loper Bright, For Now
A Texas federal court's recent decision in Utah v. Micone upholding the U.S. Department of Labor's 2022 ESG investing rule highlights how regulations can withstand the post-Loper Bright landscape when an agency's interpretation of its statutorily determined boundaries is not granted deference, say attorneys at Miller & Chevalier.
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Series
Adapting To Private Practice: From DOJ Leadership To BigLaw
The move from government service to private practice can feel like changing one’s identity, but as someone who has left the U.S. Department of Justice twice, I’ve learned that a successful transition requires patience, effort and the realization that the rewards of practicing law don’t come from one particular position, says Richard Donoghue at Pillsbury.