Asset Management

  • April 20, 2026

    Providence Health's Sour Investment Cost $70M, Retirees Say

    Retirement plan participants have hit hospital system Providence Health & Services with a proposed class action accusing the Washington-based nonprofit of losing nearly $70 million in assets by sticking with an underperforming mutual fund that lagged behind similar investment options.

  • April 20, 2026

    SEC, CFTC Propose Rules To Relax Private Fund Reporting

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday proposed relaxing certain reporting requirements for hedge funds and other private fund advisers by allowing smaller firms to forego filing a disclosure used to monitor systemic risk and nixing some of its questions around volatility, event reporting and indirect exposure altogether.

  • April 20, 2026

    Insurer Intentionally Avoiding $200M Loan Claim, Court Told

    A litigation funding firm has accused its insurer of wrongfully refusing to pay out its policy's guaranteed $200 million in coverage for an unpaid loan, saying the insurer buried it in duplicative and burdensome information requests to avoid paying a valid claim.

  • April 20, 2026

    Kirkland-Led Cerberus Closes $2.3B Continuation Fund

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP-advised Cerberus Capital Management on Monday announced that it closed its latest single-asset continuation vehicle after securing $2.3 billion in commitments, which will allow the private equity firm to continue to own a controlling stake in critical digital infrastructure company Subsea Communications.

  • April 20, 2026

    Justices Won't Review Doctor's Captive Insurance Tax Fight

    The U.S. Supreme Court won't review the Internal Revenue Service's rejection of a Texas doctor's claim to $1 million in tax deductions linked to his urgent care network's captive insurance company, the court said Monday.

  • April 20, 2026

    Credit Agricole's Hedging Strategy Cost Investors, Suit Says

    Credit Agricole Group has been hit with a suit in New York federal court alleging that the French bank engaged in a yearslong scheme to fraudulently induce two clients into a trading strategy it deemed the "perfect hedge" against certain market risks, when in reality, the strategy created hidden liabilities, forced liquidations and tens of millions of dollars in damages. 

  • April 20, 2026

    3 Firms Steer USA Rare Earth's $2.8B Serra Verde Buy

    Mining company USA Rare Earth on Monday announced plans to acquire magnetic rare earth producer Serra Verde Group in a roughly $2.8 billion cash-and-stock deal that was built by three law firms.

  • April 20, 2026

    No Rehearing In Limited Partner Tax Row, 5th Circ. Told

    The Internal Revenue Service fell short in its request for the full Fifth Circuit to revisit a high-profile case it lost in January over the self-employment tax exception for business partners with limited liability, a Texas management consulting firm said.

  • April 20, 2026

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    The Delaware Chancery Court this past week delivered another mix of procedural rulings, fiduciary duty disputes and deal litigation, highlighting both the court's gatekeeping role and its continued focus on stockholder rights and transactional fairness.

  • April 20, 2026

    Justices Cast Doubt On Effort To Limit SEC Disgorgement

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday questioned an attempt to limit the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's disgorgement powers, with conservative and liberal justices alike seemingly skeptical of the argument that the agency has to identify victims before it can demand the return of ill-gotten gains.

  • April 20, 2026

    High Court Won't Hear 3rd Circ. J&J Class Cert. Appeal

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said it won't review a class certification challenge in a securities class action over Johnson & Johnson's cancer-related talc products in the latest development in a closely watched dispute over how courts evaluate class certification in shareholder suits.

  • April 20, 2026

    Justices Won't Rethink Bakery Co.'s $15.6M Pension Tab

    The U.S. Supreme Court turned down a baked goods company's bid for review of the Eleventh Circuit's finding that it owed a union pension fund up to $15.6 million, leaving in place Monday a ruling that backed the union's interpretation of pension withdrawal liability law.

  • April 17, 2026

    Drone Co. Aevex Joins Defense-Related IPOs, Raising $320M

    Drone-maker Aevex Corp. began trading Friday after raising $320 million in its initial public ‌offering, steered by a Kirkland & Ellis LLP team and with Latham & Watkins LLP advising the underwriters.

  • April 17, 2026

    4 Firms Lead Kraken's $550M Buy Of Crypto Derivatives Biz

    Four firms including Haynes Boone and Jones Day guided Kraken's $550 million acquisition of regulated crypto derivatives exchange Bitnomial, according to a Friday announcement from Kraken.

  • April 17, 2026

    Macquarie Selling Romanian Grid Network For About $825M

    Premier Energy Group said Friday it has agreed to acquire Romania-based electricity distributor Distributie Energie Oltenia, or DEO, from funds managed by Australia's Macquarie Asset Management for about €700 million ($825 million).

  • April 17, 2026

    Lockheed Can't Slip Workers' 401(k) Self-Dealing Suit

    Lockheed Martin can't escape a proposed class action alleging the company breached fiduciary duties under federal benefits law by offering underperforming proprietary target-date fund offerings in several employee 401(k) plans worth approximately $50 billion, after a New Jersey federal judge largely refused to toss the dispute.

  • April 17, 2026

    Latham Leads Kailera's $625M IPO In Obesity Drug Push

    Obesity biotech Kailera Therapeutics made its public debut Friday, raising $625 million in an upsized initial public offering that represents one of the largest biotech IPOs in recent years.

  • April 17, 2026

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    The past week in London has seen Aston Martin file an appeal in a row with Chinese carmaker Geely over its winged logo for London black cabs, Ineos sue Ben Ainslie's America's Cup team for a £180 million ($244 million) boat, White & Case face a claim from two energy storage companies, and a golf tour company bring a claim against Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund after the fund invested in its rival.

  • April 17, 2026

    4th Circ. Says Merrill Bonus Plan Exempt From ERISA

    The Fourth Circuit on Friday refused to revive an ex-Merrill financial adviser's proposed class action claiming he was shorted deferred compensation, backing a lower court's holding that the retention bonuses at issue were exempt from federal benefits law.

  • April 17, 2026

    Sumitomo's $4.5B Tri Pointe Deal Clears Antitrust Review

    Japanese logging company Sumitomo Forestry Co.'s $4.5 billion all-cash acquisition of U.S. homebuilder Tri Pointe Homes has met an antitrust review requirement for closing the merger, Tri Pointe said in a securities filing.

  • April 16, 2026

    Latham-Led Nuclear Power Supplier X-Energy Eyes $750M IPO

    X-Energy Inc., which develops advanced nuclear reactors and fuel technology, is looking to raise $750 million in an upcoming initial public offering guided by Latham & Watkins LLP, the company has announced.

  • April 16, 2026

    Sentencing Commission Votes To Enact Modest Reform Agenda

    The U.S. Sentencing Commission on Thursday voted to enact multiple revisions to the federal sentencing guidelines, including the first inflationary adjustment in over a decade for calculating penalties for economic crimes, but declined to take action on a series of more transformational changes that were under consideration.

  • April 16, 2026

    Calif. Trader Raised $40M In Ponzi-Like Fraud, Feds Say

    The head of a California-based trading firm has been accused by federal prosecutors and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of defrauding at least 400 investors out of about $40 million with false representations about his success and Ponzi-like payments.

  • April 16, 2026

    OCC Lifts JPMorgan's Trade Surveillance Consent Order

    The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said Thursday it has ended a Biden-era consent order with JPMorgan Chase over its trade surveillance monitoring, which was at the center of hundreds of millions of dollars in fines for the banking giant two years ago.

  • April 16, 2026

    Gibson Dunn-Led Diginex Snags Resulticks In $1.5B Deal

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP-advised Diginex Ltd. on Thursday announced plans to acquire customer engagement solutions provider Resulticks Global Companies Pte. Ltd., led by Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow, in an all-share deal valued at $1.5 billion.

Expert Analysis

  • 4 Developments That Defined The 2025 Ethics Landscape

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    The legal profession spent 2025 at the edge of its ethical comfort zone as courts, firms and regulators confronted how fast-moving technologies and new business models collide with long-standing professional duties, signaling that the profession is entering a period of sustained disruption that will continue into 2026, says Hilary Gerzhoy at HWG Law.

  • Navigating AI In The Legal Industry

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    As artificial intelligence becomes an increasingly integral part of legal practice, Law360 guest commentary this year examined evolving ethical obligations, how the plaintiffs bar is using AI to level the playing field against corporate defense teams, and the attendant risks of adoption.

  • 2025 Calif. Banking Oversight Centered On Consumer Issues

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    The combination of statutory reform, registration mandates and enforcement activity in 2025 signals that California's financial regulatory landscape is focused on consumer protection, particularly in the areas of crypto kiosk fee practices, earned wage access providers and elder fraud, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.

  • The Major Securities Litigation Rulings And Trends Of 2025

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    The past 12 months saw increased regulator focus on disclosures concerning artificial intelligence, signs of growing judicial scrutiny at the class certification stage, and shifting regulatory priorities at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — all major developments that may significantly affect securities litigation strategy in 2026 and beyond, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • The CFTC's Road Ahead Under Newly Confirmed Chair

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    Michael Selig's Dec. 18 confirmation as U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission chair comes at a critical juncture, as the agency is poised to gain oversight over the crypto industry and increase its jurisdictional mandate covering prediction markets, says Elizabeth Lan Davis at Davis Wright.

  • How Fractional GCs Can Manage Risks Of Engagement

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    As more organizations eliminate their in-house legal departments in favor of outsourcing legal work, fractional general counsel roles offer practitioners an engaging and flexible way to practice at a high level, but they can also present legal, ethical and operational risks that must be proactively managed, say attorneys at Boies Schiller.

  • SEC Rulemaking Radar: A Reset, A Shift And A Preview Of '26

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    With major proposals withdrawn and new priorities emerging, forthcoming U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposals in 2026 will look to reshape how digital assets are regulated, recalibrate market structure and simplify how small companies go public, says Christopher Grobbel at Goodwin.

  • Del. Dispatch: Key 2025 Corporate Cases And Trends To Know

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    The Delaware corporate legal landscape saw notable changes in 2025, spurred by amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law, ubiquitous artificial intelligence fervor, boardroom discussion around DExit, record shareholder activism activity and an arguably more expansive view of potential Caremark liability, say attorneys at Fried Frank.

  • Series

    Nature Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Nature photography reminds me to focus on what is in front of me and to slow down to achieve success, and, in embracing the value of viewing situations through different lenses, offers skills transferable to the practice of law, says Brian Willett at Saul Ewing.

  • 2025 Brought A New Paradigm For Federal Banking Regulation

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    A series of thematic shifts defined banking regulation in 2025, including a fundamental reform of prudential supervision, a strategic easing of capital constraints, steps to streamline merger reviews, and a new framework for fair access and entrants seeking to offer banking services, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Practical Problem Solving

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    Issue-spotting skills are well honed in law school, but practicing attorneys must also identify clients’ problems and true goals, and then be able to provide solutions, says Mary Kate Hogan at Quarles & Brady.

  • How CFTC Enforcement Shifted In 2025 And What's Next

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    The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission pivoted sharply under acting Chairman Caroline Pham in 2025, resulting in a pared-back enforcement docket, sweeping policy changes intended to provide greater transparency, and a renewed focus on fraud prevention and maintaining market integrity for the CFTC's core markets, say attorneys at Moore & Van Allen.

  • Opinion

    A Uniform Federal Rule Would Curb Gen AI Missteps In Court

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    To address the patchwork of courts’ standing orders on generative artificial intelligence, curbing abuses and relieving the burden on judges, the federal judiciary should consider amending its civil procedure rules to require litigants to certify they’ve reviewed legal filings for accuracy, say attorneys at Shook Hardy.

  • Investment Advisers Should Stay Apprised Of New AI Risks

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recently issued annual examination priorities reiterate a host of regulatory implications for investment advisers using artificial intelligence tools, highlighting that meaningful ongoing due diligence can help mitigate both operational and regulatory surprises amid AI's rapid evolution, says Christopher Mills at Sidley.

  • AG Watch: Texas Junk Fee Deal Shows Enforcement Priorities

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    Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's recent $9.5 million settlement with online travel agency website Booking Holdings for so-called junk fee practices follows a larger trend of state attorneys general who have taken similar action and demonstrates the significant penalties that can follow such allegations, say attorneys at Kelley Drye.

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