Capital Markets

  • June 26, 2026

    Skadden, Cleary Guide Siver Miner Sinda's $213M IPO

    Silver miner Sinda Ltd. hit the public markets on Friday after raising $213 million in its initial public offering led by Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP.

  • June 26, 2026

    Ingram Micro Investor Sues Over Margin Loan To PE Owner

    An institutional investor has brought a derivative lawsuit in Delaware's Chancery Court accusing California technology company Ingram Micro Holding Corp.'s controlling stockholder of exploiting its power to facilitate a margin loan that put stockholders at risk of major losses and violated the company's trading policy.

  • June 26, 2026

    Fintech Execs Tell 11th Circ. Token Wasn't Security

    Two former executives at fintech company Hydrogen Technology Corp. have asked an Eleventh Circuit panel to vacate their convictions and sentences, arguing there was insufficient evidence to support the charges that they conspired to manipulate the market for Hydrogen's digital assets.

  • June 26, 2026

    High Court To Issue Big Decisions In Term's Final Days

    As the U.S. Supreme Court enters the final days of its term, the justices still have several major decisions to issue, including some concerning birthright citizenship, the president's power to remove independent agency officials, transgender athletes and election rules. 

  • June 26, 2026

    11th Circ. Told Loan Program Wasn't Commodities Investing

    An imprisoned foreign currency trader urged an Eleventh Circuit panel Friday to undo a $62 million fraud-related judgment in the Commodities Futures Trading Commission's lawsuit accusing him of misappropriating investor cash, arguing the money was lent to him and he wasn't pooling funds. 

  • June 26, 2026

    3 Firms Steer Cargo Drone Startup's $800M SPAC Merger

    Autonomous heavy-cargo drone developer Elroy Air Inc. announced Friday it plans to go public through a merger with a blank check company, in a deal that values the business at $800 million and is being steered by DLA Piper, White & Case and Kirkland.

  • June 26, 2026

    Don't Miss It: Sidley, Cooley Steer Hot Deals

    A lot can happen in the world of mergers and acquisitions and equity fundraising over the course of a couple of weeks, and it's difficult to keep up with all the deals. Here, Law360 recaps the ones you may have missed, including transactions helmed by Sidley Austin LLP and Cooley LLP.

  • June 25, 2026

    Sens. Want CFTC Restricted From Prediction Markets Suits

    A group of 17 Democratic senators has called on a U.S. Senate subcommittee to prohibit the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission from using federal funds to prevent states and tribes from enforcing their gambling laws against prediction markets as litigation over the legality of their offerings continues to spread.

  • June 25, 2026

    FDIC Calls For Narrower Resolution Plans, Assessment Cuts

    The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Thursday floated new rules that would significantly scale back its resolution-planning requirements for large banks and slash the banking industry's annual deposit insurance assessment bill by $4 billion, or roughly a third.

  • June 25, 2026

    Kalshi Says NM Tribes Lack Power Over Its Sports Contracts

    Kalshi is asking a New Mexico district court to dismiss a challenge by four Indigenous nations trying to block the prediction market platform from offering online sports betting within Indian Country, arguing that allowing the tribes to exercise regulatory authority will enable hundreds of other tribes to follow suit.

  • June 25, 2026

    Ellenoff, Morgan Lewis Lead NuCube's $500M Go-Public Deal

    Nuclear technology business NuCube Energy Inc., valued at $500 million, announced Thursday that it will become a publicly listed company through its merger with blank check company Launch Two Acquisition Corp., in a deal steered by Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP and Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP.

  • June 25, 2026

    SEC's Peirce Says Trade Suspension Appeals Belong In Court

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday denied a request by a penny stock company to terminate a COVID-era trading suspension against it, but Commissioner Hester Peirce wrote in a separate concurrence that she believes suspended companies can appeal directly to a federal appellate court without going through the agency first.

  • June 25, 2026

    Dell Shareholders Approve Legal Move To Texas

    Dell Inc.'s shareholders approved a proposal to move the company's legal home from Delaware to Texas, the company's founder and CEO Michael Dell announced Thursday on social media.

  • June 25, 2026

    Kan. Proxy Adviser Law Blocked For Viewpoint Discrimination

    A Kansas federal judge agreed to block a state law from taking effect amid lawsuits brought by proxy advisory firms Glass Lewis & Co. LLC and Institutional Shareholder Services Inc., which claim the law is unconstitutional and imposes burdensome requirements on issuing recommendations that go against corporate management's wishes.

  • June 25, 2026

    California Trader Admits To $1.3M Securities Spoofing Scheme

    A day trader has pled guilty in California federal court and reached a settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over claims that he defrauded the market and made $1.3 million in ill-gotten gains by orchestrating a spoofing scheme with securities backed by foreign companies.

  • June 25, 2026

    White & Case Leads Aerospace Parts Biz's Upsized $919M IPO

    Aerospace engine maker DPC Holdings, known as Doncasters Group, hit the public markets on Thursday after raising $919 million in its upsized initial public offering.

  • June 25, 2026

    Paramount Preps JV Divestiture, Bumble Eyes Sale, And More

    Paramount is preparing to divest its film distribution joint venture with Universal Pictures as part of an effort to appease European regulators, as the company looks to close its planned $110 billion of acquisition of Warner Bros. following U.S. approvals, according to a Reuters report. Among other notable reports, Abu Dhabi's MGX has raised nearly $50 billion for an AI-investment venture, apparel company Reformation is said to be preparing for an IPO, and the dating app Bumble may be mulling a sale. 

  • June 24, 2026

    OKX's Legal Bench Gets Overhaul From Former NY Regulator

    Cryptocurrency exchange OKX made a splash this week when it announced that former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will lead a new joint venture with Intercontinental Exchange. But behind the scenes, a longtime Cuomo associate has been quietly remaking the once-embattled company's legal department into a "competitive advantage" as the business seeks a foothold on Wall Street.

  • June 24, 2026

    It's Time To End Charges Against Indian Industrialist, Judge Told

    An industrialist and two co-defendants urged a New York federal judge Wednesday to let federal prosecutors drop a fraud case concerning funding for a colossal Indian solar energy project and accept an $18 million deal with securities regulators, saying out-of-court talks revealed the criminal case's "legal and factual weaknesses."

  • June 24, 2026

    EV Charging Co. Lenders, Ex-CEO Escape Liquidity Woes Suit

    A New York federal judge has trimmed claims and dismissed several defendants from a proposed investor class action against the current and former executives of bankrupt electric-vehicle charging infrastructure company Charge Enterprises Inc., who they allege concealed a liquidity crisis involving the company's founder and his investment advisory firm that allegedly precipitated Charge's bankruptcy.

  • June 24, 2026

    Morgan Stanley Gets Initial OCC Nod To Launch 'Digital Trust'

    The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has given an initial green light for Morgan Stanley to move forward with its plans to launch a cryptocurrency-focused trust bank, a first for one of Wall Street's banking giants.

  • June 24, 2026

    Engineer Traded Off Microsoft's Nuclear Plans, Feds Say

    An ex-Constellation Energy engineering manager was accused in an indictment in Delaware federal court and by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of trading securities using nonpublic information about the company's confidential plans with Microsoft Corp. to potentially relaunch an inactive nuclear reactor.

  • June 24, 2026

    Kentucky Is Latest State To Catch CFTC Prediction Market Suit

    The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has hit back against Kentucky regulators with a suit defending its jurisdiction over event contracts, after the state brought enforcement actions against several prediction market platforms alleging they violate the state's consumer protection and gambling laws by offering unlicensed sports wagering.

  • June 24, 2026

    SEC Pressed To Curtail Hedge Fund, VC Reporting Rules

    Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz and Ropes & Gray LLP are urging the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to rewrite the definition of "hedge fund" before putting into place proposed regulations on what those funds have to disclose about their holdings.

  • June 24, 2026

    Cleary-Led Korean Tech Giant SK Hynix Targets $29B US IPO

    South Korea-based flash memory chipmaker SK Hynix on Wednesday filed plans with U.S. regulators for an initial public offering that could raise up to $29.4 billion.

Expert Analysis

  • Assessing Issues The CFTC's Sports Betting Rules May Face

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    The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission recently proposed a rule to consolidate its control of sports bets made on prediction market trading platforms, but problems may arise from possible conflicts between the proposed changes and state laws — and maybe even the Commodity Exchange Act itself, says David Slovick at Kopecky Schumacher.

  • Opinion

    State Courts Must Be Gatekeepers Of Expert Testimony

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    Based on my experience in the state judiciary, emulating federal courts' role as gatekeepers of expert witness testimony would help state court judges maintain the appearance of impartiality and assist juries, thus enhancing the overall confidence people have in their justice system, says Lorie Gildea at Greenberg Traurig.

  • Capitalizing On Increased Retail Access To Alternative Assets

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    The recent extension of co-investment relief to open-end funds represents the latest regulatory action aimed at providing retail investors with meaningful private market opportunities — a trend that means alternative asset managers should develop and deploy a retail strategy to capture this emerging capital source, say attorneys at Willkie.

  • Series

    Moshing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Entering a mosh pit is much like entering the practice of law — it is difficult, you have to know both the written and unwritten rules, and conduct yourself according to the expectations of each community, says Christopher Deubert at Constangy Brooks.

  • Is The SEC Entering Fight Over Prediction Market Oversight?

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission had remained largely silent on prediction market regulation until last week, but that trend may be changing, as many event contracts could qualify as security-based swaps, which are subject to the SEC's oversight under current definitions, say attorneys at Bradley Arant.

  • Data Reveals Pivot In Feds' Financial Fraud Priorities

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    Recent Justice Department data shows fraud prosecutions fell to their lowest rate in a decade in 2025, illustrating a move away from traditional financial cases and toward a targeted mix of healthcare, government program, consumer and sanctions matters, say Paul Hinton and Adrienna Huffman at The Brattle Group.

  • Why Highly Specialized Experts May Risk Exclusion At Trial

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    Expert witnesses with highly specific areas of focus may be vulnerable to exclusion in court, making it important for attorneys to check how potential witnesses' qualifications can be bolstered by their publications and other professional activities, say Evan Weisberg and Christopher Cunio at Hunton, and Kevin Cahill at FTI Consulting.

  • FDIC Proposal Takes Bank-Like AML Approach To Stablecoins

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    Rather than craft a bespoke regime for stablecoin issuers, a recently proposed Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. rule builds a technology-neutral Bank Secrecy Act compliance framework under the Genius Act, firmly anchoring stablecoins within the U.S. financial regulatory perimeter, says David Zaslowsky at Baker McKenzie.

  • Justices' ICA Ruling Provides Certainty For Regulated Funds

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling in FS Credit v. Saba that a contract-rescission provision of the Investment Company Act does not provide investors with a private right of action is a victory for the regulated fund industry, emphasizing that where Congress intended to create private remedies, it did so expressly, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.

  • AI Heightens Old Compliance Risks For Investment Advisers

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    Though artificial intelligence offers genuine promise for investment advisers, it also magnifies long-standing risks — including those involving fiduciary duties, books and records, client confidentiality, and marketing — with most foundational compliance requirements likely to remain, says Theodore Edwards at Troutman.

  • Drawing A Line Between Settlement Pressure And Extortion

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    U.S. v. Luo, pending in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, may force courts to address anew when settlement negotiations become criminal extortion, particularly in the age of easily fabricated digital evidence, says attorney Denis Kiely.

  • Recent Cases Clarify When Risk Disclosures Trigger Liability

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    Several recent decisions highlight circumstances where risk disclosures can constitute actionable misrepresentations, providing clarity on how the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act's safe harbor and the common-law bespeaks caution doctrine apply to risk disclosures, and how publicly traded companies can guard against such claims, say attorneys at Katten.

  • Securities Class Cert., 5 Years After Goldman Ruling

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's 2021 decision in Goldman Sachs Group v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System has not only armed defendants in securities cases with more arguments in individual class certification fights, but may also be providing greater certainty and finality in class certification battles, say attorneys at Skadden.

  • Series

    Founding An Autism Academy Made Me A Better Lawyer

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    Starting a nonprofit autism school with no building, no funding model and no guarantee that families would trust us taught me the importance of mission, patience and purpose — lessons that sharpened my practice and showed how meaningful work outside the office can make lawyers better, says Phillip Russell at Ogletree Deakins.

  • Opinion

    Rule Of Law Requires Gov't Engagement With Bar, Not Retreat

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    A federal agency's absence from national and local bar conferences, most recently illustrated by the U.S. Department of Justice's withdrawal from a New York City Bar Association white collar conference, disserves the bar, the government lawyers themselves and, ultimately, the administration of justice, says Muhammad Faridi at Linklaters.

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