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  • July 08, 2025

    NY Developer Accuses Atty, Others Of $3M Investment Fraud

    A New York developer and his business have filed a lawsuit in federal court accusing several companies, a law firm and others of defrauding him out of more than $3 million in an investment fraud scheme, saying they made false promises of "extraordinary returns" from purportedly monetizing certain letters of credit.

  • July 08, 2025

    Masimo Criticizes Bid To DQ Quinn Emanuel In Payout Suit

    Masimo Corp. is fighting a bid by its former CEO Joe Kiani to disqualify Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP from representing the medical technology company in Delaware Chancery Court litigation over Kiani's quest for a $450 million payout.

  • July 08, 2025

    'Tornado Cash' Trial Judge Curbs Talk Of North Korea WMDs

    A Manhattan federal judge on Tuesday sharply limited the extent to which prosecutors may mention North Korea's alleged efforts to obtain weapons of mass destruction as they seek to convict a crypto engineer who allegedly facilitated big-dollar transactions for the secretive dictatorship.

  • July 08, 2025

    Texas Stock Exchange Taps Former SEC Markets Executive

    The Texas Stock Exchange's owner on Tuesday said it has hired U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission veteran David Saltiel to join the startup, which aims to compete with the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq.

  • July 08, 2025

    Jones Day Adds Ex-FDIC, Treasury Leaders To Financial Team

    Jones Day has expanded its financial markets practice in Washington, D.C., with two new partners who have key experience at financial institutions and regulatory agencies.

  • July 08, 2025

    Soccer Portfolio CEO Claims Fraud Over Failed SPAC Merger

    The owner of a company with a portfolio of soccer clubs has filed suit against two financiers and an associated sports investment company, alleging that, in a complex financing deal, they'd misrepresented the prospects that they could bring his company public via merger with their special purpose acquisition company.

  • July 08, 2025

    Linqto Hits Ch. 11 Amid SEC Probe, Compliance Concerns

    Linqto, a platform that connected investors with pre-IPO startups and other privately held firms, has filed for bankruptcy in Texas amid an investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and internal concerns over its compliance with securities laws.

  • July 07, 2025

    Credit Suisse Can't Ditch Bondholder's UBS Merger Suit

    A New York federal judge Monday rejected Credit Suisse's bid to escape investor litigation alleging it concealed the impact of quarterly losses and the bank's inability to retain clients leading up to its takeover by UBS AG while certifying a class of investors and consolidating two cases for pretrial proceedings.

  • July 07, 2025

    Citron Founder Seeks Dismissal Of 'Absurd' DOJ Fraud Case

    An attorney for Citron Research's founder, short-seller activist Andrew Left, urged a California federal judge Monday to dismiss the federal government's "absurd" criminal securities fraud case against Left, arguing that it's an unprecedented effort to criminalize free speech. 

  • July 07, 2025

    11th Circ. Backs UBS' $6.5M Arbitration Win

    The Eleventh Circuit has rejected a Puerto Rican man's bid to vacate a roughly $6.5 million arbitration award given to UBS Financial Services Inc. that stems from a long-running account contract dispute, finding there was no misconduct in the proceedings.

  • July 07, 2025

    Crypto Group, Treasury Drop 11th Circ. Tornado Cash Case

    Crypto think tank Coin Center Inc. and the U.S. government have ended their battle over the Biden-era blacklisting of Tornado Cash now that the U.S. Treasury Department has removed the crypto mixing service from its list of blocked entities and a federal judge has deemed the designation unlawful.

  • July 07, 2025

    Strategy Eyes $4.2B Offering To Bolster Bitcoin-Buying Spree

    Michael Saylor's Strategy Inc. said Monday it has launched another preferred stock offering that can raise up to $4.2 billion in order to acquire bitcoin, building on the company's blueprint for stockpiling the flagship cryptocurrency.

  • July 07, 2025

    SEC Reopens Discussion On Small Biz 'Finder' Exemption

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday signaled that it could revive an abandoned 2020 proposal to exempt some individuals from agency oversight in order to help small businesses raise capital, a proposal that received criticism from a key trade group and a fellow regulator at the time it was issued.

  • July 07, 2025

    PE Dealmakers Best-Suited To Cut Through M&A Challenges

    In part two of this M&A market review, industry attorneys dig into how regulatory shifts are impacting the M&A landscape, from increased paperwork to continued scrutiny of tech transactions. They also outline how and why private equity has emerged as a bright spot in the market, playing an outsize role in dealmaking.

  • July 07, 2025

    Canadian Tungsten Producer Plans $86 Million US IPO

    Canadian tungsten concentrate producer Almonty Industries on Monday told U.S. regulators that it plans to raise up to $86 million in its initial public offering.

  • July 07, 2025

    Asset Manager's Suit Against Lowenstein Sandler Tossed

    A New York state judge has handed an early win to Lowenstein Sandler LLP against allegations it provided faulty advice in a client's bankruptcy, finding the asset manager that brought the suit was simply attempting "to shift the financial cost of the troubled company's failed business from its owners to its lawyers."

  • July 07, 2025

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    In Delaware in the past week, a vice chancellor awarded just $1 in damages to a China-tied company looking to secure a $50 million stake in SpaceX while also slamming the fund's manager for acting "insincerely," Tyson Foods won $55 million in damages in a suit claiming the owner of two poultry rendering plants Tyson acquired hid that it relied on a "disfavored" practice of recovering "unappetizing remnants of butchered chickens," and a suit over a one-site bank's 11-aircraft fleet was moved into the discovery phase.

  • July 07, 2025

    2 SPACs Seek To Raise $210M Combined Amid Rebound

    Two special purpose acquisition companies have filed plans for initial public offerings totaling $210 million, expanding a growing pipeline of new listings, led by Asia-focused Chenghe Acquisition's third vehicle and a new entrant to the SPAC market.

  • July 03, 2025

    SEC Signals Openness To Novel Crypto ETPs

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission appears to be laying the groundwork to approve increasingly innovative crypto exchange-traded products with a staff statement on disclosure expectations and the recent approval of a novel fund, but experts said the commission's openness comes with a focus on fulsome disclosure.

  • July 03, 2025

    CEO Seeks Exit From Crypto Investors' Fraud Suit

    The alleged co-CEO of purported crypto projects accused of duping investors out of tens of millions of dollars with false promises of returns has filed a motion to escape the suit, arguing he was not involved with the formation of the projects.

  • July 03, 2025

    Circuit-By-Circuit Recap: Justices Send Message To Outliers

    It was a tough term at the U.S. Supreme Court for two very different circuits — one solidly liberal, one solidly conservative — that had their rulings overturned in eye-popping numbers. But it was another impressive year for a relatively moderate circuit that appears increasingly simpatico with the high court.

  • July 03, 2025

    The Moments That Shaped The Universal Injunction Case

    The U.S. Supreme Court voted along ideological lines when it hindered the ability of federal district court judges to issue nationwide pauses on presidential policies, but that outcome didn't seem like a foregone conclusion during oral arguments earlier this year. What do the colloquies suggest about the justices' thinking? Here are some moments that may have swayed them.

  • July 03, 2025

    Gold Reserve Unit To Bid $7.4B In Venezuelan Debt Case

    The special master overseeing the sale of Citgo's parent company to satisfy billions of dollars of Venezuelan debt on Wednesday made his final recommendation on a bidder, choosing a subsidiary of mining company Gold Reserve that has agreed to a $7.382 billion purchase price.

  • July 03, 2025

    The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court

    The number of law firms juggling three or more arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court this past term nearly doubled from the number of firms that could make that claim last term.

  • July 03, 2025

    Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review

    The U.S. Supreme Court once again waited until the term's closing weeks — and even hours — to issue some of its most anticipated and divided decisions.

Expert Analysis

  • The Legal Risks Of US Restrictions On Investments In China

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    The second Trump administration has continued to embrace a more restrictive economic policy toward China, including an ongoing review of further restrictions on the flow of U.S. capital to China, so early planning and enhanced diligence can reduce exposure to the challenges resulting from further restrictions, say attorneys at Cleary.

  • Using Federal Forum Provisions To Nix State Securities Cases

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    A California appeals court's recent decision in Bullock v. Rivian clarifies that underwriters may enforce federal forum provisions to escape state court Securities Act claims, marking progress in restoring such lawsuits to federal court and reducing the litigation costs arising from duplicative state court litigation, say attorneys at Paul Weiss.

  • Series

    Playing Poker Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Poker is a master class in psychology, risk management and strategic thinking, and I’m a better attorney because it has taught me to read my opponents, adapt when I’m dealt the unexpected and stay patient until I'm ready to reveal my hand, says Casey Kingsley at McCreadyLaw.

  • Does R-Squared Have A Role In Event Study Analysis?

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    With 2024 marking the second consecutive year to experience an increase in securities class action filings, determining the reliability of event study models is of utmost importance, but it's time to reconsider the traditional method of doing so, say analysts at StoneTurn Group.

  • Opinion

    Why It's Time To Retire The Efficient Market Hypothesis

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    As agentic artificial intelligence systems increasingly affect financial markets, the efficient market hypothesis no longer offers a viable foundation for legal and regulatory engagement, and a new theoretical foundation is needed, say Zachary Brenner, a student at California Western School of Law, and attorney Gary Brenner.

  • Key Aspects Of FDIC's Resolution Planning FAQ

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    The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s recent FAQ on changes to its resolution plan rule ease burdensome requirements for some large institutions and exempt others from discussion of franchise components, making it easier for banks to finalize submissions before the July 1 deadline, say attorneys at Moore & Van Allen.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Becoming A Firmwide MVP

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    Though lawyers don't have a neat metric like baseball players for measuring the value they contribute to their organizations, the sooner new attorneys learn skills frequently skipped in law school — like networking, marketing, client development and case evaluation — the more valuable, and less replaceable, they will be, says Alex Barnett at DiCello Levitt.

  • What We Lost After SEC Eliminated Regional Director Role

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    Former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Regional Director Marc Fagel discusses the recent wholesale elimination of the regional director position, the responsibilities of the job itself and why discarding this role highlights how the appearance of creating a more efficient agency may limit the SEC's effectiveness.

  • 4th Circ. Latest To Curb Short-Seller Usage In Securities Suits

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    The Fourth Circuit's recent decision in Defeo v. IonQ will serve as a powerful and persuasive new precedent for corporate defendants as courts continue curtailing securities class action plaintiffs' use of short-seller reports to plead federal securities law claims, say attorneys at Alston & Bird.

  • $38M Law Firm Settlement Highlights 'Unworthy Client' Perils

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    A recent settlement of claims against law firm Eckert Seamans for allegedly abetting a Ponzi scheme underscores the continuing threat of clients who seek to exploit their lawyers in perpetrating fraud, and the critical importance of preemptive measures to avoid these clients, say attorneys at Lockton Companies.

  • Series

    Teaching Business Law Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Teaching business law to college students has rekindled my sense of purpose as a lawyer — I am more mindful of the importance of the rule of law and the benefits of our common law system, which helps me maintain a clearer perspective on work, says David Feldman at Feldman Legal Advisors.

  • SEC's Crypto Statement Offers Clarity On Disclosures

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    While the crypto industry awaits a definitive rule from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on whether a crypto-asset is a security, its recent guidance provides a road map for registrants seeking to comply with current disclosure requirements and shows the commission is working toward a comprehensive regulatory framework, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • Deregulation Memo Presents Risks, Opportunities For Cos.

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    A recent Trump administration memo providing direction to agencies tasked with rescinding regulations under an earlier executive order — without undergoing the typical notice-and-review process — will likely create much uncertainty for businesses, though they may be able to engage with agencies to shape the regulatory agenda, say attorneys at Blank Rome.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Mastering Discovery

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    The discovery process and the rules that govern it are often absent from law school curricula, but developing a solid grasp of the particulars can give any new attorney a leg up in their practice, says Jordan Davies at Knowles Gallant.

  • DOJ Signals Major Shift In White Collar Enforcement Priorities

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    In a speech on Monday, an official outlined key revisions to the U.S. Department of Justice’s voluntary self-disclosure, corporate monitorship and whistleblower program policies, marking a meaningful change in the white collar enforcement landscape, and offering companies clearer incentives and guardrails, say attorneys at McGuireWoods.

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