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Securities

  • May 02, 2025

    Head Of 'Mother Teresa' Ponzi Scheme Owes SEC $4.1M

    A self-styled "Mother Teresa" serving a 20-year prison sentence for wire fraud conspiracy in a $194.1 million Ponzi scheme is liable for $4.1 million in connection with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission fraud claims, though that debt is satisfied by the $186 million forfeiture order in her federal criminal case, a Florida federal judge has determined.

  • May 02, 2025

    Dems Urge Fed To Rethink $35B Capital One-Discover Deal

    Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., have formally petitioned the Federal Reserve to pause and revisit its approval of Capital One's $35 billion acquisition of Discover, saying the central bank's analysis of the transaction had glaring gaps that make its conclusion legally unsustainable.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • May 02, 2025

    Ex-SCWorx CEO Seeks Sentencing Delay Over Restitution Row

    The former chief executive of SCWorx Corp. who was convicted of securities fraud after publicizing a $670 million COVID-19 test kit contract that never materialized told a New Jersey federal court Friday that he's seeking a one-month delay in his sentencing, citing the government's statement that it would pursue more than $140 million in restitution.

  • May 02, 2025

    Money Laundering, Tax Charges Nixed Vs. Crypto Operator

    An Indiana federal judge dismissed the U.S. government's cases against a man accused of operating an unlicensed money transmitting business, laundering proceeds through cryptocurrency transactions and failing to file tax returns after finding his business was not subject to registration requirements, as the government had maintained.

  • May 02, 2025

    Trade War Spurs Companies To Freshen Disclosure Playbooks

    Against the backdrop of a protracted trade war that has rattled investors, companies are honing their securities filings and public communications strategies, posing fresh challenges for corporations and their lawyers, who are otherwise accustomed to navigating global disruptions.

  • May 02, 2025

    Auto Services Co. Top Brass Sued Over Biz Integration Issues

    The top brass of Driven Brands Holdings Inc., the largest automotive services company in North America, has been hit with a shareholder derivative suit for allegedly failing to disclose integration issues the company faced after acquiring small business segments, which caused Driven's stock price to drop when the truth was revealed.

  • May 02, 2025

    Sidley Adds 10 A&O Shearman Attys In DC, NY, Singapore

    Sidley Austin LLP has hired 10 attorneys from Allen Overy Shearman Sterling in New York, Washington, D.C., and Singapore, including the U.S. leader of the firm's financial services regulatory group.

  • May 02, 2025

    DC Circ. Seems Unconvinced That Proxy Firms 'Solicit'

    An industry group's bid to revive a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rule regulating proxy advisory firms seemed to meet a skeptical D.C. Circuit panel on Friday, as the judges questioned whether those firms "solicit" proxy votes.

  • May 02, 2025

    Frank Execs Trade Blame In Dueling Bids For New Trial

    Frank founder Charlie Javice and former executive Olivier Amar each requested new trials on charges alleging they tricked JPMorgan Chase & Co. into buying the student aid assistance startup for $175 million, with Javice asserting that her co-defendant acted as a second prosecutor and Amar saying he was unfairly lumped into what the government called a criminal scheme.

  • May 01, 2025

    NY Judge Says He May Nix $110M Mango Markets Fraud Verdict

    A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday suggested that he may grant all or part of a crypto trader's motion for acquittal or a new trial over allegations that he defrauded Mango Markets investors out of $110 million by manipulating the price of the exchange's native token, in a ruling that would likely center on issues involving mixed swaps or venue.

  • May 01, 2025

    FTC, Nevada Accuse Trading Training Biz Of $1.2B Scam

    The Federal Trade Commission and Nevada on Thursday filed suit in federal court against an investment training company they alleged scammed more than $1.2 billion out of consumers, mostly young adults, by selling trading courses taught by "bogus" instructors and encouraging consumers to participate in a multi-level marketing scheme.

  • May 01, 2025

    Claims Against Attys In $2.6B Casino Merger Row Get Tossed

    A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday permanently ended claims a real estate investor in a botched $2.6 billion Philippine casino deal brought against attorneys from Sadis & Goldberg LLP, finding that claims that they allowed a fraud to unfold and breached their fiduciary duties were too vague.

  • May 01, 2025

    Death Bond Fund Manager Inflated Asset Values, Suit Says

    An Illinois fund that invests in life insurance policies has been hit with securities fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and several other claims in a suit seeking at least $50 million that alleges it manipulated the value of illiquid assets to collect inflated fees from investors.

  • May 01, 2025

    2 Firms To Co-Lead Block Investor Suit Over Cash App

    Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC and Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP will represent a proposed class of investors in a suit alleging Jack Dorsey's fintech company Block Inc. created a "haven for criminal and illicit activities" on its Cash App and Square payment platforms despite touting its anti-money laundering protocols.

  • May 01, 2025

    SEC Drops Case Against Crypto Promoter Ian Balina

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission moved Thursday to drop its suit over cryptocurrency influencer Ian Balina's alleged promotion of so-called SPRK tokens, about a month after Balina's attorneys said the federal regulator planned to walk away from the case.

  • May 01, 2025

    FINRA Fines Interactive Brokers Over Complaint Reporting

    The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority announced online broker-dealer Interactive Brokers LLC will pay $400,0000 to settle claims it failed to report regulatory complaints and customer grievances regarding the functionality of its virtual platform to FINRA over an 11-year period.

  • May 01, 2025

    Fla. Panel Reverses Default Judgment In Prized Horses Suit

    A Florida appeals court Wednesday reversed a default judgment against a show horse owner in a dispute with investors, ruling that the court jumped the gun on the judgment after learning the owner faked brain cancer treatment to get preferred hearing dates.

  • May 01, 2025

    Ex-FirstEnergy Execs Object To Possible Sanctions Order

    Two former FirstEnergy Corp. executives indicted over their alleged roles in a $1 billion bribery scandal objected Thursday to the possibility they could be sanctioned for failing to produce certain information in a civil suit brought by FirstEnergy investors, calling language in a special master's report "inappropriate" and potentially prejudicial.

  • May 01, 2025

    Chancery Finds Contract Bars Appeal In Med Co. Merger

    Private equity-tilted limited liability company contract terms beat minority investor challenges to the fairness of the $8.9 billion merger in January 2023 that joined Summit Health-CityMD and VillageMD, a Delaware vice chancellor ruled late Wednesday.

  • May 01, 2025

    High Court Urged To Skip $272M Hertz 'Solvent Debtor' Appeal

    Wells Fargo has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject Hertz's appeal of a Third Circuit ruling that the car rental giant owes $272 million in make-whole payments and interest to noteholders following a Chapter 11 case it launched in 2020.

Expert Analysis

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    Racing Corvettes Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    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.

  • Bill Would Bring Welcome Clarity To Del. Corporate Law

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    A recently proposed bill in Delaware that would provide greater predictability for areas including director independence and controlling stockholders reflects prudential adjustments consistent with the state's long history of refining and modernizing its corporate law, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.

  • 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.

  • Del. Supreme Court TripAdvisor Ruling May Limit 'MFW Creep'

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    The Delaware Supreme Court's recent Maffei v. Palkon ruling regarding TripAdvisor's proposed reincorporation to Nevada potentially signals a turning point in the trend of expanding the protections from Kahn v. M&F Worldwide to other types of transactions, says Andrew J. Haile at Elon University.

  • What To Expect In Crypto Banking After SEC Nixed Guidance

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    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.

  • 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.

  • What Travis Hill's Vision For FDIC Could Portend For Banks

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    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.

  • Will Independent Federal Agencies Remain Independent?

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    For 90 years, members of multimember independent federal agencies have relied on the U.S. Supreme Court's 1935 ruling in Humphrey's Executor v. U.S. establishing the security of their positions — but as the Trump administration attempts to overturn this understanding, it is unclear how the high court will respond, says Harvey Reiter at Stinson.

  • Del. Justices' D&O Ruling Clarifies 'Related' Claim Analysis

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    In its recent decision in the Alexion Pharmaceuticals coverage case, the Delaware Supreme Court adopted a "meaningful linkage" standard for relatedness analysis, providing further guidance to Delaware policyholders on how to navigate those directors and officers insurance disputes, say attorneys at Hunton.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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