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Asset Management

  • May 20, 2025

    Chancery Orders EB-5 Co. Head To Pay Ousted Member $6.9M

    A Delaware vice chancellor has ordered the founder and controller of a Philadelphia-based center that oversees an investment incentive program for foreign nationals to pay nearly $6.9 million to a member who was obliged to cash out under what the court found to be unfair, conflicted terms.

  • May 20, 2025

    J&J Workers Reassert Drug Costs Resulted In Concrete Harm

    Johnson & Johnson workers are urging a New Jersey federal court to maintain their proposed class claims that the company botched the management of prescription drug costs in its employee healthcare plan by allowing excessive pharmacy costs, asserting that company mismanagement resulted in concrete harm.

  • May 20, 2025

    Ex-Worker Accuses TIAA Of Mismanaging 401(k) Plans

    An ex-worker accused the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America of violating federal benefits law by keeping costly and underperforming fund offerings in its two employee 401(k) retirement plans, in a proposed class action lodged Tuesday in New York federal court.

  • May 20, 2025

    Awardco Nabs $1B Valuation After $165M Equity Infusion

    Goodwin Procter LLP-led Awardco, an employee rewards and recognition software company, announced Tuesday it hit a $1 billion valuation after scoring a $165 million minority investment from two private equity firms. 

  • May 20, 2025

    Beach Point Nabs Nearly $1.3B For Private Credit, Real Estate

    Beach Point Capital Management said Tuesday it has raised nearly $1.3 billion across two investment funds, as it continues to build out its offerings in private credit and real estate.

  • May 20, 2025

    Chinese EV Battery Giant Generates $4.6B IPO Amid Tensions

    Electric-car battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. began trading in Hong Kong after raising a $4.6 billion initial public offering, completing the year's largest equity offering globally despite tension between Washington and Beijing, guided by four law firms.

  • May 19, 2025

    Vanguard $40M Deal Rejected In Investors' Tax Fight

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Monday rejected a $40 million proposed settlement between Vanguard and investors, blocking the investors' attorneys from netting $13 million in fees and embracing the objections of one investor who called out the deal — meant to compensate for surprise tax bills — as worthless. 

  • May 19, 2025

    Diamond Dealer Sentenced In $13M Fla. Fraud Case

    A Florida federal judge sentenced a Pennsylvania man to more than six years in prison after he admitted to defrauding more than 100 victims out of $13 million in connection with a diamond investment Ponzi scheme.

  • May 19, 2025

    Binance Calls FTX Ch. 11 Clawback Suit 'Legally Deficient'

    Binance has asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to dismiss FTX's lawsuit seeking to recover $1.76 billion that was transferred to Binance, accusing the estate of FTX of trying to "shift the blame" for that company's November 2022 collapse.

  • May 19, 2025

    SEC's 'New Day' Could Cause Financial Crisis, Member Warns

    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins on Monday promised a "new day" for the agency that could bring a host of changes around private fund investments, cryptocurrency and the collection of market data, but the commission's sole Democrat warned that new leadership was playing a "dangerous game" that could lead to a 2008-style financial crisis.

  • May 19, 2025

    Ex-Workers Want Mercer Global's Info Theft Suit Tossed

    Two former employees and their new company have asked a Georgia federal court to dismiss wealth management firm Mercer Global Advisors' lawsuit accusing them of stealing confidential information to unlawfully solicit clients and transfer $90 million to their new business.

  • May 19, 2025

    Electric, Nuclear Valve Co. Escape Pension Dispute

    A federally owned electric company and a contractor were not required to make pension fund contributions to a plumbers and steamfitters union because the contracted valve work was an exempt specialty contract, a Tennessee federal judge ruled in a lawsuit Monday.

  • May 19, 2025

    Investment Adviser Seeks Cadwalader Notes In Fraud Case

    An investment manager who used to be represented by U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche when Blanche was a partner at Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP has asked a Brooklyn federal judge to order the firm to turn over documents that he called "critical" to his defense on fraud and money laundering charges.

  • May 19, 2025

    AI Startup CoreWeave Seeks $1.5B Debt After IPO Shortfall

    Artificial intelligence startup CoreWeave Inc. said Monday it plans to raise $1.5 billion in debt less than two months after its highly anticipated initial public offering fell short of expectations, represented by Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Fenwick & West LLP.

  • May 19, 2025

    Kirkland-Led Eagle Merchant Wraps Second Fund At $415M

    Eagle Merchant Partners, a private equity shop represented by Kirkland & Ellis LLP, announced Monday it clinched its second fund with $415 million in tow.

  • May 19, 2025

    Aircraft Parts Co. TransDigm Nabs Servotronics In $110M Deal

    BakerHostetler-advised aircraft component producer TransDigm Group Inc. on Monday announced plans to acquire servo valve maker Servotronics Inc., led by Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC, in a $110 million deal.

  • May 16, 2025

    FINRA Fines BTG Pactual Unit Over Lax AML Compliance

    A U.S. brokerage unit of Brazilian investment bank BTG Pactual will pay $400,000 to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to settle claims that, among other things, its written policies didn't explain how it would monitor wire transfer requests to stay in compliance with anti-money laundering provisions.

  • May 16, 2025

    Name Mix-Up Costs Lender Property Claim, 5th Circ. Says

    A name mix-up in a petition will cost a lending company its claim to an interest in property forfeited in a criminal fraud case, the Fifth Circuit ruled Friday, agreeing with a Texas federal judge that the drafting error was fatal.

  • May 16, 2025

    Florida Wrongly Took Unclaimed Funds, 11th Circ. Rules

    The Eleventh Circuit on Friday revived a Florida couple's proposed class action over unclaimed property, vacating a lower court's judgment that a $26.24 insurance premium refund they were owed was assumed to be abandoned before it was transferred into state custody.

  • May 16, 2025

    FINRA Faces Calls To Narrow Its Outside Biz Rule Revamp

    The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has received a range of feedback on its proposal to streamline reporting requirements for firm representatives' outside business activities, with industry groups urging various tweaks to the measure, and a state regulator and investment adviser group opposing it outright.

  • May 16, 2025

    IPO Pipeline Restarts As Tariff-Related Volatility Eases

    Initial public offerings are showing life again after a tariff-induced slumber, buoyed by strong debuts and a growing pipeline as more venture-backed technology startups are lining up public listings before Memorial Day and into June.

  • May 16, 2025

    Armory Sues Wayzata, Others Over 'Black Box' Funding Deals

    Armory Capital Group LLC and three affiliates sued Wayzata Investment Partners, Houlihan Lokey Inc. and others in Delaware's Court of Chancery on Friday, alleging fiduciary breaches in connection with multiple unexplained and purportedly conflicted "black box" financing deals for Oregon-based aerospace venture Erickson Incorporated.

  • May 16, 2025

    Intuit Strikes $2M Deal To Wrap Up 401(k) Forfeiture Suit

    Intuit will pay $2 million to end a proposed class action alleging its use of forfeited 401(k) funds to cover employer contributions rather than plan expenses violated federal benefits law, the former employee leading the suit said Friday in California federal court.

  • May 16, 2025

    Florida Ex-Financial Adviser Admits To $8.4M Elder Fraud

    A former financial adviser pled guilty to a criminal charge in connection to defrauding an elderly family member out of $8.4 million, admitting to a Florida federal court he made false misrepresentations that he was buying investments on her behalf, but he was actually spending the money on himself.

  • May 16, 2025

    Feds Say Con Man Galanis Can't Recoup $2M Despite Clemency

    Prosecutors have asked a New York federal judge to deny a request from convicted fraudster Jason Galanis to recoup $2.17 million he paid in criminal fines, after his nearly 16-year prison sentence was commuted by President Donald Trump.

Expert Analysis

  • Opinion

    Attorneys Must Act Now To Protect Judicial Independence

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    Given the Trump administration's recent moves threatening the independence of the judiciary, including efforts to impeach judges who ruled against executive actions, lawyers must protect the rule of law and resist attempts to dilute the judicial branch’s authority, says attorney Bhavleen Sabharwal.

  • Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises

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    “No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.

  • A Closer Look At FDX's New Role As Banking Standard-Setter

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    Should the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau let ​​​​​​​stand the decision empowering Financial Data Exchange as an industry standard-setter, it will be a significant step toward broader financial data-sharing, but its success will depend on industry adoption, regulatory oversight and consumer confidence, say attorneys at Clark Hill.

  • Partially Faulting Airline For 401(k) ESG Focus Belies ERISA

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    A Texas federal court's recent finding that American Airlines breached its fiduciary duty of loyalty, but not of prudence, by letting its 401(k) pursue environmental, social and governance investments, misinterprets the Employee Retirement Income Security Act's standard of care, says Jeff Mamorsky, a Cohen & Buckmann partner and ERISA drafter.

  • Fund Names Rule FAQs Leave Some Interpretative Uncertainty

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    Although recently released FAQs clarify many specific points of the 2023 expansion to the Investment Company Act's fund names rule, important questions remain about how U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff will interpret other key terms when the end-of-year compliance date arrives, say attorneys at Dechert.

  • How Design Thinking Can Help Lawyers Find Purpose In Work

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    Lawyers everywhere are feeling overwhelmed amid mass government layoffs, increasing political instability and a justice system stretched to its limits — but a design-thinking framework can help attorneys navigate this uncertainty and find meaning in their work, say law professors at the University of Michigan.

  • 5 Major Crypto Developments From The Trump Admin So Far

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    The early weeks of the Trump administration have set the stage for a significant transformation in U.S. digital asset policy by prioritizing regulatory clarity, innovation and a shift away from enforcement-heavy tactics, but many of these changes will require congressional support and progress may be gradual, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.

  • Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: February Lessons

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    In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy discusses five federal appellate court class certification decisions and identifies practice tips from cases involving breach of life insurance contracts, constitutional violations of inmates and more.

  • Comparing 2 Pending Bills To Regulate Stablecoins

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    Alexandra Steinberg Barrage at Troutman analyzes the key similarities and differences between two payment stablecoin proposals currently pending in Congress — the STABLE and GENIUS acts — as both chambers are forming a working group to deliver a clear regulatory framework for digital assets and bipartisan agreement appears within reach.

  • Series

    Competitive Weightlifting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    The parallels between the core principles required for competitive weightlifting and practicing law have helped me to excel in both endeavors, with each holding important lessons about discipline, dedication, drive and failure, says Damien Bielli at VF Law.

  • Year Of The Snake Will Shake Up RE And Mortgage Finance

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    The year ahead may bring profound transformation and opportunities for growth in the real estate and mortgage finance sectors, with significant issues including policy battles and questions surrounding the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, says Marty Green at Polunsky Beitel.

  • How Private Securities Suits Complement SEC Enforcement

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    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement is vital to the healthy functioning of markets, but government enforcement alone is not enough to ensure meaningful monetary recoveries for investor losses due to securities law violations, say attorneys at Bernstein Litowitz.

  • Opinion

    Inconsistent Injury-In-Fact Rules Hinder Federal Practice

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    A recent Third Circuit decision, contradicting a previous ruling about whether consumers of contaminated products have suffered an injury in fact, illustrates the deep confusion this U.S. Supreme Court standard creates among federal judges and practitioners, who deserve a simpler method of determining which cases have federal standing, says Eric Dwoskin at Dwoskin Wasdin.

  • In-House Counsel Pointers For Preserving Atty-Client Privilege

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    Several recent rulings illustrate the challenges in-house counsel can face when attempting to preserve attorney-client privilege, but a few best practices can help safeguard communications and effectively assert the privilege in an increasingly scrutinized corporate environment, says Daniel Garrie at Law & Forensics.

  • Takeaways From CFTC's Private Fund Rule Amendments

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    The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's recently adopted amendments to Rule 4.7 of the Commodity Exchange Act ensure that investors in the complex derivatives markets receive relevant and comprehensive information, and further align suitability criteria for investors in private funds, says Rita Molesworth at Willkie.

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