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May 06, 2025
DC Circ. Sides With BofA In COVID Market Loss 'Uphill Battle'
The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday refused to revive a Bank of America client's suit claiming the bank should've tried to stop him from dumping his investments when the market tanked at the beginning of the pandemic, finding the bank is shielded by an investment contract and calling his claims an "uphill battle."
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May 06, 2025
Reed Smith Must Turn Over Docs In $102M Fraud Fight
A New York federal judge on Tuesday determined that since enough evidence existed to show international shipping group Eletson Holdings may have committed fraud in an arbitration over a deal with another entity, Levona Holdings Ltd., the Reed Smith LLP attorneys who represented Eletson at the arbitration must hand over related documents.
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May 06, 2025
SEC Panel Says Easier Trading Would Rev Up 'Reg A'
A small business-focused committee advising the Securities and Exchange Commission expressed renewed support on Tuesday for easing secondary trading in connection with Regulation A, hoping to broaden the appeal of this lightly used alternative to an initial public offering.
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May 06, 2025
SEC Asks High Court To Skip $22.7M Disgorgement Case
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission responded to an investment advisory firm's request for the U.S. Supreme Court to review a First Circuit ruling upholding an order for the firm to pay $22.7 million in disgorgement, arguing that investor losses are not necessary for disgorgement orders.
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May 06, 2025
Morgan Stanley Says SEC Has Closed Cash Sweep Probe
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has ended an investigation into Morgan Stanley's cash sweep program without recommending an enforcement action, the bank told investors.
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May 06, 2025
Treasury Bans Burmese Militia Group From US Business Deals
The U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctioned Burmese militia group the Karen National Army, its leader Saw Chit Thu and his sons Saw Htoo Eh Moo and Saw Chit Chit, banning them from doing business with any American entity or individuals.
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May 06, 2025
SafeMoon CEO Tells Jury Founder To Blame For Investor Fib
Counsel for a U.S. Army veteran in Utah who served as CEO of SafeMoon told a Brooklyn, New York, federal jury Tuesday that he did not conspire to loot the crypto company's assets, implying its fugitive founder is to blame for a key misrepresentation.
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May 06, 2025
Sidley Adds WilmerHale's Ex-Corp. Chair As Partner In Boston
Sidley Austin LLP has hired two partners from WilmerHale for its emerging companies and venture capital group and capital markets practice.
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May 06, 2025
Senate Panel Advances Bowman For Fed Supervision Chief
The U.S. Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday endorsed President Donald Trump's selection of Federal Reserve Gov. Michelle Bowman to be the top bank regulatory official at the central bank, advancing her as part of his latest slate of financial nominees.
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May 05, 2025
CFTC Drops DC Circ. Appeal Over Kalshi's Election Contracts
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission moved Monday to voluntarily drop its D.C. Circuit challenge over trading platform Kalshi's election contracts, which allow users to trade on the outcome of U.S. elections.
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May 05, 2025
House GOP Eyes Expanded CFTC Oversight Of Crypto
House Republicans indicated Monday that they want the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission to play a key role in overseeing digital asset markets, a draft proposal that followed weekend pushback from Democratic senators opposed to other crypto legislation targeting so-called stablecoins.
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May 05, 2025
Skadden-Led Crypto Platform EToro Eyes $480M IPO
Crypto-friendly trading platform eToro Group Ltd. on Monday launched plans for an initial public offering that could raise $480 million for the company and its shareholders, marking another sign that the IPO market's recent cold spell is beginning to thaw.
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May 05, 2025
Crypto Exec Says Feds Failed To Disclose Key Evidence
An indicted co-founder of crypto mixing service Samourai Wallet told a New York federal judge on Monday about prosecutors' alleged "shocking" failure to disclose evidence that calls into question the criminal charges brought against him and asked for a hearing into the alleged slip-up.
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May 05, 2025
Celsius Exec Decries 'Venom-Laced' Gov't Sentencing Memo
The founder of defunct cryptocurrency platform Celsius told a Manhattan federal judge that a sentencing memorandum in which prosecutors asked for a 20-year prison sentence was a "venom-laced" attempt to paint him as a "fiend" and ignore his prior law-abiding business ventures and status as a Soviet Jewish refugee.
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May 05, 2025
Crypto Miner Objects To Celsius Sanctions Try In Ch. 11 Case
Crypto mining company Mawson Infrastructure Group Inc. asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to throw out an attempt by Celsius Network to impose sanctions on Mawson in the company's involuntary Chapter 11 case, saying its failed bid to extend an automatic stay to its subsidiaries was performed in good faith.
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May 05, 2025
Proskauer Adds 2 Finance Partners From A&O Shearman
Proskauer Rose LLP has added two former Allen Overy Shearman Sterling partners for its growing global finance practice in New York, the firm announced Monday.
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May 05, 2025
5 Firms Pilot Pershing Square's $900M Howard Hughes Deal
Hedge fund Pershing Square will grow its ownership stake in Howard Hughes Holdings and expand the company's business lines beyond real estate development in a $900 million deal put together by five law firms, the companies said Monday.
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May 02, 2025
Gores Group's Latest SPAC Leads 3 IPOs Totaling $792M
Gores Holdings X Inc., the latest of several special purpose acquisition companies formed by private equity firm The Gores Group, began trading Friday after pricing an upsized $312 million IPO, the largest of three new SPAC listings totaling $792 million.
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May 02, 2025
11th Circ. Urged To Revive Fla. Suit Over Car Co. Buybacks
An investor urged the Eleventh Circuit on Friday to revive his claim that the CEO of a Florida company that develops navigation technology for self-driving cars improperly made nearly $24 million from share buybacks, saying his "indirect pecuniary" interest in the transaction precludes him from profits under federal law.
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May 02, 2025
Dick's Sporting Goods Execs Sued Over Post-COVID Issues
The top brass of Dick's Sporting Goods was hit with a shareholder derivative suit Friday alleging that the company failed to disclose excess inventory and increased shrinkage or theft following the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused Dick's stock price to drop by more than 24% once the truth was revealed.
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May 02, 2025
Texas-Led AGs Defend BlackRock Coal Investments Suit
A coalition of Republican states led by Texas are arguing that BlackRock Inc.'s public commitments to reducing its carbon footprint are evidence that it and two other leading asset managers teamed up to suppress the production of coal in the United States, asking a federal judge not to dismiss their case against the firms.
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May 02, 2025
Judge Tosses Claims Uphold Misled Users Of Crypto Product
Uphold HQ Inc. beat a suit from users Friday when a New York federal judge ruled the digital money platform didn't mislead users about the safety of a now-defunct partner's crypto interest product its platform once supported.
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May 02, 2025
Venezuela Investors Win 'Unusual' Bid To Nix $1.4B Judgment
A New York federal court has allowed an "unusual" request by bondholders owed about $1.4 billion by Venezuela, granting their motion to vacate a default judgment against the country and to voluntarily dismiss their claims without prejudice.
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May 02, 2025
'Smart' Glass Maker Settles SPAC Merger Suit For $11M
"Smart" glass manufacturer View Inc. and investors have reached an $11 million deal to resolve a proposed class action over an internal probe the company announced following its go-public merger with a special purpose acquisition company.
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May 02, 2025
More Crypto Easing For Banks Is 'Critical,' Trade Groups Say
A coalition of Wall Street trade groups urged the executive branch to continue removing "barriers" limiting financial institutions from engaging with digital assets in a joint letter calling for uniform risk-management expectations over processes that require firms to clear their crypto activities with banking regulators ahead of time.
Expert Analysis
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Changes To Expect From SEC Under Trump Nominee
President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of Paul Atkins for U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chair will likely lead to significant shifts in the Division of Enforcement's priorities, likely focused on protecting retail investors and the stability of the capital markets, say attorneys at Morrison Foerster.
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Executive Orders That Could Affect Financial Services In 2025
The incoming Trump administration is likely to quickly revive or update a number of prior executive orders, and possibly issue new ones, that could affect financial services by emphasizing market discipline rather than regulatory initiatives to drive change in the industry, say attorneys at Davis Wright.
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'Minimal Participant' Bar Is Tough To Clear For Whistleblowers
Under the U.S. Department of Justice’s corporate whistleblower pilot program, would-be whistleblowers will find it tough to show that they only minimally participated in criminal misconduct while still providing material information, but sentencing precedent shows how they might prove their eligibility for an award, say attorneys at MoloLamken.
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2024 IPO Market Trends, And What To Expect Next Year
The initial public offering market returned to historically typical levels on a deal count basis in 2024 but continued to lag based on proceeds raised due to a larger number of smaller IPOs this year, and signs point to continued ongoing momentum in the next year, say attorneys at Paul Hastings.
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A Look At SEC, CFTC's Record Year For Whistleblower Awards
Another banner year shows that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission have developed the gold standard for whistleblower award programs, but a CFTC funding crisis threatens to derail that program's success, say Andrew Feller and Geoff Schweller at Kohn Kohn.
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What 2024 Trends In Marketing, Comms Hiring Mean For 2025
The state of hiring in legal industry marketing, business development and communications over the past 12 months was marked by a number of trends — from changes in the C-suite to lateral move challenges — providing clues for what’s to come in the year ahead, says Ben Curle at Ambition.
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5 Notable Anti-Money Laundering Actions From 2024
Regulators' renewed interest in anti-money laundering programs in 2024 led to numerous enforcement actions and individual prosecutions in industries like banking, cryptocurrency and gaming, including the blockbuster TD Bank settlement and investigations of casinos in Nevada, says Michael Beckwith at Dickinson Wright.
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Alpine Ruling Previews Challenges To FINRA Authority
While the D.C. Circuit's holding that the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority can't expel member firm Alpine prior to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission review was relatively narrow, it foreshadows possibly broader constitutional challenges to FINRA's enforcement and other nongovernmental disciplinary programs, say attorneys at Stradley Ronon.
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Series
Group Running Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The combination of physical fitness and community connection derived from running with a group of business leaders has, among other things, helped me to stay grounded, improve my communication skills, and develop a deeper empathy for clients and colleagues, says Jessica Shpall Rosen at Greenwald Doherty.
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Strategies For Home Equity Investment Providers In 2025
The home equity investment product market is thriving even amid consumer concerns, regulatory scrutiny and conflicting court decisions, setting the stage for a promising but challenging environment for providers in 2025, say attorneys at Sheppard Mullin.
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Opinion
6 Changes I Would Make If I Ran A Law School
Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner identifies several key issues plaguing law schools and discusses potential solutions, such as opting out of the rankings game and mandating courses in basic writing skills.
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Implications Of NY Climate Case For Generating Facilities
Regardless of how Greenidge Generation LLC v. New York Department of Environmental Conservation develops on remand, this decision has immediate repercussions for generating facilities seeking permit applications and renewals in New York, likely involving Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act considerations, say attorneys at Hodgson Russ.
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Using Data To Inform Corporate Disclosure Decisions
With today’s market volatility and regulatory factors requiring public companies to confront competing transparency and protection demands, incorporating stock price reaction analysis of company-specific news into the controller's role could be beneficial for disclosure determinations, say Liz Dunshee at Fredrikson & Byron and Nessim Mezrahi at SAR.
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Firms Still Have The Edge In Lateral Hiring, But Buyer Beware
Partner mobility data suggests that the third quarter of this year continued to be a buyer’s market, with the average candidate demanding less compensation for a larger book of business — but moving into the fourth quarter, firms should slow down their hiring process to minimize risks, say officers at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.
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Risk Disclosure Issue Remains After Justices Nix Meta Case
After full briefing and argument, the U.S. Supreme Court recently dismissed Facebook v. Amalgamated Bank as improvidently granted, leaving courts with the tricky endeavor of determining when the failure to disclose a past event in an Item 105 risk disclosure is materially misleading, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.