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May 13, 2025
Fox Nabs Smartmatic Bribery Probe Docs In Defamation Case
A New York state appeals court on Tuesday ordered Smartmatic to give Fox News documents related to a federal investigation into allegations that executives of the election systems company bribed officials in the Philippines, ruling the materials are "plainly relevant" to the network's defense against defamation claims.
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May 13, 2025
Investment Firm Drops 2 Counts From $70M Client Poach Suit
Connecticut investment firm TJT Capital Group LLC has agreed to drop a Computer Fraud and Abuse Act count and a common-law trade secrets misappropriation claim from a lawsuit accusing a chief compliance officer of taking $70 million in assets under management with him when he left for a new job.
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May 13, 2025
Father-Son Duo Get Prison Terms In $100M Deli Fraud
A father and son were handed down federal prison sentences on Tuesday for their roles in a scheme that tricked investors into thinking a small, unprofitable Garden State deli was worth $100 million.
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May 13, 2025
SEC's Uyeda Encourages Opening 401(k)s To Private Assets
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissioner Mark Uyeda said Tuesday that regulators should explore how retirement accounts could expand to include private equity investments, arguing that such a shift would put 401(k) plans on par with pension funds.
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May 13, 2025
CFTC Faces Sanctions For 'Bad Faith' Actions In Forex Case
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is staring down sanctions in a case accusing a foreign exchange firm of fraud, with a special master recommending Tuesday that the agency pay the firm's legal fees for acting in bad faith in order to gain a "tactical advantage" in the case.
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May 13, 2025
SEC X Account Hack Conspirator Deserves 2 Years, Feds Say
Federal prosecutors are seeking a two-year sentence for an Alabama man who admitted to his role in last year's hack of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's account on the social platform X to post a bogus development in the agency's cryptocurrency policy, while the man himself said Tuesday that a year and a day should suffice.
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May 13, 2025
4 Firms Build Robinhood's $178.9M Canadian Crypto Buy
Financial services giant Robinhood on Tuesday unveiled plans to acquire Canadian cryptocurrency platform WonderFi Technologies in a CA$250 million ($179 million) take-private deal built by four law firms.
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May 13, 2025
DOJ Criminal Division Head Dangles Self-Disclosure 'Carrot'
The U.S. Department of Justice unveiled a revised corporate enforcement policy Monday that offers companies a "clear path" to avoid criminal resolutions when they voluntarily self-disclose misconduct, a boon for American businesses that further scales back the scope of white collar enforcement under the Trump administration.
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May 13, 2025
Feds Nixing Crypto 'Property' Theft Charge Against Brothers
Prosecutors have told a Manhattan federal judge that they plan to drop a charge of conspiracy to receive stolen property against two Massachusetts Institute of Technology-educated brothers accused of stealing $25 million worth of cryptocurrency, after the defendants pointed to a U.S. Department of Justice memo limiting certain charges involving digital assets.
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May 13, 2025
Morgan Lewis Adds Ex-Dechert Registered Funds Pro In NY
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP has added a registered funds specialist who previously served over 20 years with Dechert LLP as a partner in its New York office, the firm announced Tuesday.
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May 12, 2025
Bitcoin Miner Investor Sues Over Flawed Financial Reports
Bitcoin mining company Bitfarms Ltd. faces a proposed investor class action alleging it improperly accounted for certain capital-raising transactions, hurting investors when it announced it would restate its 2022 and 2023 financials.
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May 12, 2025
Coinbase Inks $2.25M Deal In Dogecoin Sweepstakes Suit
Coinbase Inc. and promoter Marden-Kane have agreed to pay $2.25 million to put to rest a proposed class action over a Dogecoin cryptocurrency sweepstakes, a deal that follows a trip to the U.S. Supreme Court, according to a motion filed in California federal court Friday.
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May 12, 2025
Eric Trump-Backed Crypto Miner Merges With Gryphon Digital
A new bitcoin miner backed by President Donald Trump's two eldest sons said Monday that it will go public through an all-stock merger with Gryphon Digital Mining Inc. and will list on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol ABTC.
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May 12, 2025
Instacart Beats Investor Suit Over Pre-IPO Business
A California federal judge tossed a shareholder class action accusing grocery delivery company Instacart of misrepresenting its potential in the lead-up to its initial public offering, finding, among other things, that the plaintiffs did not sufficiently plead any actionable misleading statements or that the defendants acted with a motive to deceive investors.
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May 12, 2025
Chancery Nixes Paramount-Skydance Books Suit Intervention
Delaware's Chancellor on Monday denied a Paramount Global preferred shareholders' motion to intervene in a New York public pension fund group's suit for documents on Paramount's proposed $8 billion merger with Skydance Media, the latest development in a sprawling, potential post-closing deal challenge.
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May 12, 2025
SEC's Atkins Outlines Crypto Policy Plans At Roundtable
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins told crypto industry participants on Monday that developing rules for digital asset markets would be a "key priority" of his chairmanship during a keynote address that promised to focus the agency's enforcement approach on fraud and manipulation.
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May 12, 2025
Boeing Execs Say Cert. Appeal Warrants Stay Of 737 Max Suit
Boeing executives have argued state pension fund litigation accusing them of putting profits over safety should be paused while the Fourth Circuit reviews the certification of a class of investors who are accusing the company and its leaders of making false statements about the 737 Max.
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May 12, 2025
Leon Black's Subpoena Suits Unsealed In Apollo Founder Row
A New York state judge Monday revealed details in former Apollo Global Management CEO Leon Black's ongoing arbitration battle with co-founder-turned-nemesis Josh Harris, as the court unsealed three related subpoena enforcement suits.
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May 12, 2025
SIFMA Calls On SEC To Develop 'Clear' Crypto Framework
The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association has sent lengthy feedback to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on how it views the agency's responsibilities toward crypto investors, calling on the agency to adopt a "clear, consistent and consensus-driven" framework for digital assets.
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May 12, 2025
Redfin Shareholder Sues To Block $1.75B Rocket Cos. Merger
A shareholder has hit Redfin Corp. and several members of its top brass with a class action in Washington state federal court, seeking to block the real estate technology company's planned merger with Rocket Cos. by alleging the merger's proxy statement is false and misleading.
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May 12, 2025
Hedge Fund Group Urges Delay On New AML Rules
A top trade group representing hedge funds is urging the Trump administration to delay enforcement of new Treasury Department anti-money laundering rules applicable to investment managers, part of a broader attempt to persuade financial and securities regulators to slow down or rescind wide-ranging rules.
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May 12, 2025
Caitlyn Jenner Beats Crypto Investors' Suit, For Now
A proposed securities fraud class action against Caitlyn Jenner over cryptocurrency created and promoted by the Olympic gold medalist has been dismissed with leave to amend by a California federal judge who said the lawsuit doesn't show the lead plaintiff, a U.K. citizen, purchased his tokens in the U.S.
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May 12, 2025
Anadarko Says Class Shouldn't Get Cert. After 5th Circ. Ruling
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. told a federal judge on Monday that he shouldn't recertify a proposed class of shareholders who claim they lost money on the company's bad oilfield bet, after the Fifth Circuit overruled his earlier certification last year.
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May 12, 2025
Will Justices Finally Rein In Universal Injunctions?
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to address for the first time Thursday the propriety of universal injunctions, a tool federal judges have increasingly used to broadly halt presidential orders and policy initiatives, and whose validity has haunted the high court's merits and emergency dockets for more than a decade.
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May 12, 2025
Wells Fargo Hid Account Amid Man's Homelessness, Suit Says
A Massachusetts man has alleged in a lawsuit filed in federal court that Wells Fargo intentionally concealed a trust fund account from him for decades while he suffered years of financial instability, including homelessness.
Expert Analysis
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Examining Trump Meme Coin And SEC's Crypto Changes
While the previous U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission tended to view most crypto-assets as securities, the tide is rapidly changing, and hopefully the long-needed reevaluation of this regulatory framework is not tarnished by an arguable conflict of interest due to President Donald Trump's affiliation with the $Trump meme coin, say attorneys at Thompson Coburn.
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When Reincorporation Out Of Del. Isn't A Good Idea
While recent high-profile corporate moves out of Delaware have prompted discussion about the benefits of incorporation elsewhere, for many, remaining in the First State may be the right decision due to its deep body of business law, tradition of nonjury trials and other factors, say attorneys at Goodwin.
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Opinion
SEC Defense Bar Should Pursue Sanctions Flexibility Now
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission defense bar has an opening under the new administration to propose flexible, tailored sanctions that can substantially remediate misconduct and prevent future wrongdoing instead of onerous penalties, which could set sanctions precedent for years to come, says Josh Hess at BCLP.
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7 Tips For Associates To Thrive In Hybrid Work Environments
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As the vast majority of law firms have embraced some type of hybrid work policy, associates should consider a few strategies to get the most out of both their in-person and remote workdays, says James Argionis at Cozen O’Connor.
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White Collar Archetypes: Wrangling The Shape-Shifter
In white collar criminal trials, certain pieces of evidence can shape-shift in the jury’s eyes, presenting both challenges and opportunities for defense counsel, says Jack Sharman at Lightfoot Franklin.
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Series
Playing Beach Volleyball Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My commitment to beach volleyball has become integral to my performance as an attorney, with the sport continually reminding me that teamwork, perseverance, professionalism and stress management are essential to both undertakings, says Amy Drushal at Trenam.
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30 Years Later: How PSLRA Has Improved Securities Litigation
In the 30 years since the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act's passage, the statute has achieved its purpose of shifting securities class actions to investors most capable of monitoring the litigation, selecting competent counsel at competitive rates and maximizing recoveries for the investor classes they represent, say attorneys at Bernstein Litowitz.
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Terraform Case May Be Bellwether For Crypto Enforcement
The prosecution of crypto company Terraform Labs and its CEO, Do Kwon, offers a unique test of the line between lawful and unlawful conduct in digital transactions, and the Trump administration’s posture toward the case will provide clues about its cryptocurrency enforcement agenda in the years to come, say attorneys at Brooks Pierce.
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Texas Banking Dept. Memo Demystifies Crypto Classifications
A recent memorandum from the Texas Department of Banking provides clarity with respect to the classification of both stablecoins and nonstablecoin virtual currencies under the state's Money Services Modernization Act, flagging for firms that stablecoins may be scrutinized more closely as money transmission, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.
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How Law Firms Can Counteract The Loneliness Epidemic
The legal industry is facing an urgent epidemic of loneliness, affecting lawyer well-being, productivity, retention and profitability, and law firm leaders should take concrete steps to encourage the development of genuine workplace connections, says Michelle Gomez at Littler and Gwen Mellor Romans at Herald Talent.
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What Remedies Under New Admin's SEC Could Look Like
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is likely to substantially narrow the remedies it pursues over the next few years, driven by the mounting challenges it faces in court, as well as the views of its incoming chair and fellow Republican commissioners on injunctions, penalties and disgorgement, say attorneys at Milbank.
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Texas Fraud Case Shows Dangers Of Faulty Crypto Reporting
The recent sentencing of a man who failed to properly report capital gains from bitcoin sales is a reminder that special attention must be given to the IRS' reporting requirements in order to stay out of the government's crosshairs, says Saverio Romeo at Fox Rothschild.
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5 Keys To Building Stronger Attorney-Client Relationships
Attorneys are often focused on being seen as the expert, but bonding with clients and prospects by sharing a few key personal details provides the basis for a caring, trusted and profoundly deeper business relationship, says Deb Feder at Feder Development.
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BlackRock Suit Highlights Antitrust Risks Of ESG
In Texas v. BlackRock, pending in Texas federal court, 13 state attorneys general are suing large institutional investors in the coal business, underscoring key reasons companies may want to alter their approach to developing and implementing policies related to environmental, social, and governance factors, especially if coordination with competitors is involved, say attorneys at Manatt.
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Suggestions For CFTC Enforcement's New Leadership
The recent change in leadership at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission presents an opportunity to reflect on past practices and consider opportunities for improvement at the commission's Enforcement Division, including in observing precedent and providing greater enforcement transparency, say attorneys at Clifford Chance.