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June 17, 2025
Crypto Co. Says Meme-Coin Creating Atty Can't Rep Theft Suit
Cryptocurrency wallet provider Phantom Technologies has asked a New York federal judge to disqualify an attorney from representing a group of plaintiffs, including himself, in a suit he filed over the alleged theft of half-a-million dollars worth of a meme coin he created in honor of his pet dachshund.
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June 17, 2025
Utah Man Can't Escape SEC's Microcap Stock Scheme Suit
A Utah bookkeeper can't escape U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission allegations he served as a middleman in a penny stock pump-and-dump scheme because the SEC's complaint appropriately details its assertion that he was, at least, reckless, in connection with the matter, a federal judge has determined.
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June 17, 2025
Beverage Co.'s Rihanna Rum Claims Were Bunk, SEC Says
A purported beverage company and its founder face Securities and Exchange Commission claims they defrauded would-be investors out of $3.6 million by misrepresenting how they aimed to use funds they raised and inaccurately suggesting the company was poised to collaborate with pop star Rihanna.
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June 17, 2025
Venezuela Oil Co. PDVSA Must Face $258M Default Ruling
Spanish company Elecnor SA has achieved a green light from a New York state judge to pursue enforcement of a nearly $258 million default judgment against Venezuela's state-owned oil and natural gas company over unpaid debt.
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June 17, 2025
Del. Justices Undo $200M Award In TransCanada Case
Pointing in part to an earlier appellate ruling, Delaware's highest court on Tuesday reversed a Court of Chancery decision that ordered the former TransCanada Corp. to pay $199 million to former Columbia Pipeline Group Inc. shareholders allegedly shorted in a 2016 merger.
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June 17, 2025
Canadian Banks Decry BioPharma's 'Abusive' Spoofing Suit
The brokerage arms of the Royal Bank of Canada and the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce are fighting a lawsuit accusing them of spoofing the stock of a biopharmaceutical company, arguing that the "abusive litigation" does not belong in a U.S. courtroom.
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June 17, 2025
Cannabis REIT Reckless To Claim Due Diligence, 3rd Circ. Told
Investors in a cannabis-focused real estate investment trust urged the Third Circuit on Tuesday to revive their proposed class action alleging it violated securities laws by ignoring information about a tenant, saying it was reckless to have claimed it conducted due diligence when it knew it did not.
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June 17, 2025
Gemini Says CFTC Enforcement Went 'Trophy-Hunting' In Suit
The crypto exchange Gemini on Tuesday slammed the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Enforcement Division and the attorneys who pursued a now-settled case against the firm, calling the division "out of control" and accusing its attorneys of engaging in "trophy-hunting lawfare."
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June 17, 2025
Autodoc To Raise Up To €464M In Frankfurt IPO
German online car parts store Autodoc SE said Tuesday that it plans to raise up to €463.6 million ($535.8 million) in its planned flotation in Frankfurt.
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June 16, 2025
Maryland, Kalshi Clash Over Sports Contract Oversight
Maryland regulators and KalshiEx are dueling over whether the trading platform's past battle with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission to list its election contracts complicates its current bid to block Maryland regulators from taking action over contracts that allow traders to wager on the outcome of sporting events.
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June 16, 2025
Consolidated SVB Class Action Survives 3 Dismissal Bids
A California federal judge has rejected three bids to dismiss a proposed shareholder class action against Silicon Valley Bank's brass, underwriters and auditor stemming from the bank's 2023 failure, finding the plaintiffs' "well-pleaded" allegations can continue.
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June 16, 2025
Telecoms Shareholder Gets Sanctions Lifted In Control Fight
A New York federal judge has vacated his order sanctioning an investor in telecommunications infrastructure firm Continental Towers LATAM Holdings Ltd. for ignoring arbitral awards issued in a bitter, yearslong dispute over control of the company, saying the man wasn't properly served.
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June 16, 2025
Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
Delaware's Court of Chancery this past week sought answers in the high-stakes battle over the constitutionality of newly enacted Delaware corporation law amendments, which will hitch a ride to the state's Supreme Court via a suit contesting a $117 million acquisition of Clearway Energy Inc. by its majority shareholder.
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June 16, 2025
CFTC Founding Chair Bagley Dies At 96
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's first chair, William T. Bagley, has died at the age of 96.
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June 16, 2025
Canadian Atty Must Pay SEC $323K Over Stock Promotion
A Canadian securities attorney will pay over $323,000 to resolve U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission allegations that he drafted and executed sham consulting agreements at the heart of a scheme to conceal pay-for-play promotion of two so-called Regulation A offerings.
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June 16, 2025
Trump Media Seeks To Launch Bitcoin And Ethereum ETF
Trump Media and Technology Group Corp., the owner of President Donald Trump's platform Truth Social, on Monday said it filed paperwork to launch an exchange-traded fund that will invest in bitcoin and ethereum, marking its latest push into digital assets.
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June 16, 2025
Opendoor Investors Score $39M Deal In Hyped Algorithm Suit
Real estate firm Opendoor Technologies Inc. has agreed to pay $39 million as part of an investor settlement presented to an Arizona federal court for preliminary approval to resolve litigation accusing the company of overhyping its pricing algorithm software.
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June 16, 2025
Crypto Platform Tron Eyes Public Listing Via Reverse Merger
China-based cryptocurrency platform Tron plans to go public through a reverse merger with Nasdaq-listed toy manufacturer SRM Entertainment Inc., both parties announced on Monday, supported by a $100 million investment arranged by a bank linked to President Donald Trump's family.
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June 13, 2025
More IPO Prospects Ready To Test Market After Chime's Debut
A venture-backed cancer diagnostics firm and a home insurer are preparing two initial public offerings that could raise $720 million combined next week, joining an energized IPO market following fintech startup Chime Financial Inc.'s debut.
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June 13, 2025
Gotbit To Pay $23M For Crypto Market Scheme
Crypto trading firm Gotbit Consulting LLC was ordered to forfeit approximately $23 million in seized cryptocurrency and sentenced to a five-year probation term in the government's suit accusing it of market manipulation, while its founder received an eight-month term.
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June 13, 2025
SEC Scrubs Biden-Era Agenda To Give Atkins A 'Clean Slate'
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is backing away from promised Biden-era regulations on cybersecurity risk management, environmental disclosures and equity market reform, withdrawing over a dozen rule proposals as newly appointed Chair Paul Atkins seeks to rewrite the agency's agenda.
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June 13, 2025
Ex-Vinco Ventures Chair Inks SEC Deal Over Investor Fraud
A former chairman of media and technology company Vinco Ventures Inc. who in April copped to lying about company operations and secretly ceding control of the business to his romantic partner has reached an agreement to end parallel U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission allegations.
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June 13, 2025
Quinn Emanuel Drops Binance Founder Amid $8M Fraud Suit
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP has withdrawn as counsel for the founder of Binance amid an $8.1 million lawsuit against him, telling a Massachusetts federal judge that the former cryptocurrency exchange executive has breached an agreement with the law firm and moved for arbitration against it.
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June 13, 2025
SEC, Ripple Again Ask NY Judge To Approve Settlement
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Ripple Labs Inc. have again urged a New York federal judge to approve lower penalties against the blockchain company citing "exceptional circumstances," following the judge's previous rejection of the joint request on procedural grounds.
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June 13, 2025
Con Man Galanis Can't Get $2M Back, Despite Trump Clemency
A New York federal judge denied convicted fraudster Jason Galanis' request to halt restitution payments and recover $2.17 million in forfeited assets, ruling that President Donald Trump's reduction of his sentence applied only to future obligations.
Expert Analysis
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Racing Corvettes Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The skills I use when racing Corvettes have enhanced my legal practice in several ways, because driving, like practicing law, requires precision, awareness and a good set of brakes — complete with the wisdom to know how and when to use them, says Kat Mateo at Olshan Frome.
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Opinion
Attorneys Must Act Now To Protect Judicial Independence
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.
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Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises
“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.
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What To Expect In Crypto Banking After SEC Nixed Guidance
With the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently rescinding its controversial cryptocurrency accounting guidance, the industry's focus will turn to the potentially significant hurdle to crypto banking posed by the federal banking regulators, say attorneys at Duane Morris.
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Fund Names Rule FAQs Leave Some Interpretative Uncertainty
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.
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How Design Thinking Can Help Lawyers Find Purpose In Work
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.
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What Travis Hill's Vision For FDIC Could Portend For Banks
If selected to lead the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. in a permanent capacity, acting Chairman Travis Hill is likely to prioritize removing barriers to innovation and institution-level growth, emphasizing the idea that eliminating rules, relaxing standards and reducing scrutiny will reinvigorate the industry, say attorneys at Mitchell Sandler.
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5 Major Crypto Developments From The Trump Admin So Far
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.
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Comparing 2 Pending Bills To Regulate Stablecoins
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.
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Competitive Weightlifting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
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.
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Inside The Uncertainty Surrounding Ƶ's Overdraft Rule
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's overhaul of overdraft fee regulation hangs in limbo as the industry watches to see whether new leadership will repeal the rule, allow it to stay in place, or wait for congressional action or the courts to drive its demise, say attorneys at Alston & Bird.
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How Private Securities Suits Complement SEC Enforcement
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.
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The Case For Compliance During The Trump Administration
Given the Trump administration’s shifting white collar enforcement priorities, C-suite executives may have the natural instinct to pare back compliance initiatives, but there are several good reasons for companies to at least stay the course on their compliance programs, if not enhance them, say attorneys at Riley Safer.
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Expect To Feel Aftershocks Of Chopra's Ƶ Shake-Up
Publications released by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau personnel in the last days of the Biden administration outline former Director Rohit Chopra's long-term vision for aggressive state-level enforcement of federal consumer financial laws, opening the doors for states to launch investigations and pursue actions, say attorneys at Hudson Cook.
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Opinion
Inconsistent Injury-In-Fact Rules Hinder Federal Practice
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.