Capital Markets

  • May 13, 2026

    Dems Target Ethics, Illicit Finance In Crypto Bill Amendments

    Lawmakers have offered over 100 amendments ahead of the Senate banking committee's Thursday markup of its latest proposal to regulate crypto markets, with Democrats proposing the lion's share of changes in an effort to add ethics language and beef up provisions addressing crypto's use in illicit finance.

  • May 13, 2026

    Latham, Davis Polk Lead AI Chipmaker Cerebras' $5.6B IPO

    Artificial intelligence computing company Cerebras Systems Inc. raised roughly $5.6 billion in its blockbuster initial public offering that priced above range late on Wednesday, representing the largest IPO this year.

  • May 13, 2026

    Simpson Thacher-Led Blackstone REIT Prices $1.75B IPO

    A Blackstone real estate investment trust focused on data centers is set to begin trading Thursday after raising $1.75 billion in an initial public offering, advised by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and underwriters' counsel Paul Hastings LLP.

  • May 13, 2026

    Judge Asks If Musk Is Getting Special Treatment In SEC Deal

    A D.C. federal judge said Wednesday she would not simply "rubber-stamp" a deal to abruptly end the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's lawsuit against Elon Musk over his initial purchase of Twitter Inc. stock in 2022, asking at a status conference if Musk was getting special treatment.

  • May 13, 2026

    DOJ Fraud Division Set To Shake Up White-Collar Enforcement

    President Donald Trump's administration created the U.S. Department of Justice's National Fraud Enforcement Division with a narrow focus on combating government program fraud, but a move to retain federal prosecutors focused on other types of fraud could signal a wider scope with potential ripple effects across white-collar enforcement.

  • May 13, 2026

    Latham Guides Geothermal Startup Fervo's Upsized $1.9B IPO

    Geothermal energy developer Fervo Energy hit the public markets on Wednesday after raising $1.9 billion in its upsized initial public offering.

  • May 13, 2026

    Warsh Confirmed As Trump's Next Federal Reserve Chair

    The U.S. Senate signed off Wednesday on the White House's choice of Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve, capping off a monthslong process that became entangled in the Trump administration's push to criminally investigate outgoing Fed Chair Jerome Powell.

  • May 12, 2026

    Senate Crypto Bill Moves Toward Markup Sans Ethics Rules

    Senate banking committee Republicans released the latest version of a bill to regulate crypto markets that will serve as the base text for a Thursday markup, which could be complicated by Democrats' calls for ethics provisions and banks' opposition to language around stablecoin rewards.

  • May 12, 2026

    Online Betting Co. Kalshi Must Face Wis. Tribe's IGRA Claim

    A Wisconsin federal judge has ruled that the Ho-Chunk Nation can sue prediction market platform Kalshi under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, but he stripped racketeering and false advertising allegations from the tribe's gambling lawsuit targeting the company's sports event contracts.

  • May 12, 2026

    DC Circ. Asks Why Gov't Used 'Toxic' Detail In Crypto Trial

    The D.C. Circuit didn't seem sure which way to come down Tuesday morning on the various arguments put forth by the convicted operator of the Bitcoin Fog crypto mixer in an attempt to overturn his conviction.

  • May 12, 2026

    Ex-Lottery.Com CEO Wants SEC Fraud Suit Tossed

    The former CEO of Lottery.com has asked a New York federal judge to dismiss the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's claims he participated in a scheme to inflate the gambling platform's fiscal performance, arguing the suit does not show he intentionally duped investors or had incentive to do so.

  • May 12, 2026

    Bernstein Litowitz Client Wins Battle To Lead Kyndryl Suit

    Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP will lead a proposed class of investors accusing information technology services company and IBM spinoff Kyndryl Holdings Inc. of misleading shareholders with representations that the company had sufficient control over its cash management practices, a Manhattan federal judge said on Tuesday.

  • May 12, 2026

    CFTC's Selig Says AI Regulations May Be On The Horizon

    U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Michael Selig said Tuesday that his agency may introduce regulations regarding the use of artificial intelligence by exchanges and other regulated entities as a newly created innovation task force has started meeting with companies expressing an interest in the new technology.

  • May 12, 2026

    Davis Polk Guides $386M Securitization For Telecom Owner

    Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP advised wireless infrastructure company TowerPoint Infrastructure Partners on a recent $386 million oversubscribed securitization of its assets in the U.S. to support debt refinancing and an expansion of the company's portfolio.

  • May 12, 2026

    Businessman Fights Subpoena In Trump Media Dispute

    A Russian businessman with alleged financial ties to Donald Trump's Truth Social platform has urged a Florida appeals court panel to quash an order requiring him to produce documents in a dispute over taking the company public, arguing the production could implicate his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.

  • May 12, 2026

    Investor Says AI Startup Duped Him Out Of $10M

    A Pennsylvania investor has sued LifeBrand Inc.'s founder, executives, a financial adviser and two financial institutions in the Delaware Chancery Court, claiming they used inflated business claims, hidden commissions and insider payouts to induce him to put more than $10 million into the social media monitoring startup.

  • May 12, 2026

    SPAC, Investors Sue Aesthetics Co. Over Failed $250M Merger

    Viveon Health Acquisition Corp., a SPAC, and several investors have sued Townsgate Village Inc., formerly known as Suneva Medical Inc., in the Delaware Chancery Court, alleging that the aesthetics company strung them along in a failed $250 million special purpose acquisition company merger while secretly looking for another deal.

  • May 12, 2026

    Senate Puts Warsh On Track To Replace Powell As Fed Chair

    The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Trump nominee Kevin Warsh to a board seat at the Federal Reserve, moving him one step closer to taking over from Jerome Powell as chairman of the central bank.

  • May 11, 2026

    Binance Wants Last Claim Tossed In Hamas Victims' Suit

    Binance and its former CEO Changpeng Zhao have asked a Manhattan federal court to toss the last remaining claim in a lawsuit alleging the cryptocurrency exchange aided and abetted the terrorist group Hamas' attack in Israel, saying recent decisions in similar cases support dismissal.

  • May 11, 2026

    Fed's Bowman Says Bank Ratings Changes Are On The Way

    Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said Friday that regulators are preparing an overhaul of a key ratings system used for grading the condition of banks, casting it as part of a broader push to refocus bank oversight on so-called material financial risks.

  • May 11, 2026

    SEC Sends Plan To Nix Settlement 'Gag Rule' To White House

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has submitted to the White House a plan for rescinding a more than 50-year-old policy of restricting defendants who settle enforcement actions from denying the claims against them.

  • May 11, 2026

    Kalshi To Take Arizona Injunction Bid To 9th Circ.

    Kalshi Inc. on Monday told the federal court overseeing its sports contract brawl with Arizona regulators that it's appealed an order denying its request to enjoin Arizona officials from enforcing state gaming laws against it to the Ninth Circuit.

  • May 11, 2026

    Cushman & Wakefield Tries To Sink 401(k) Climate Risk Suit

    Commercial real estate services giant Cushman & Wakefield is looking to shed a former employee's "novel and flashy" proposed class action alleging its retirement plan exposed participants to climate-related financial risk, arguing the suit fails to show the purported risk is tied to actual underperformance by the relevant investment fund.

  • May 11, 2026

    AI Chipmaker Cerebras Upsizes IPO Target Range To $4.7B

    Artificial intelligence computing company Cerebras on Monday raised the proposed deal size for its upcoming initial public offering, jumping from a planned roughly $3.4 billion to an approximate $4.7 billion.

  • May 11, 2026

    'We Need Your Help': Banks Rallied For Stablecoin Yield Fight

    Banking groups are making a push for stronger language prohibiting stablecoin yield payments ahead of a looming Thursday markup of the Senate banking committee's long-awaited proposal to regulate crypto markets.

Expert Analysis

  • How Cos. Can Navigate Iran Sanctions Risks In China

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    For multinational financial institutions and other companies caught between the U.S. and China’s competing compliance regimes as they relate to Iranian oil, finding a path forward will require careful, jurisdiction-specific analysis, say attorneys at Perkins Coie and Ashurst.

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    The Biz Court Digest: Georgia Court Has Business On Its Mind

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    Thanks to recent legislation, the Georgia State-wide Business Court will soon offer business litigants greater access to the court than ever before, further enhancing the court's emphasis on efficiency, predictability and accessibility for sophisticated commercial disputes, says former GSBC judge Walt Davis at Jones Day.

  • How Treasury's Stablecoin Test Will Shape State Oversight

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    The Treasury Department's recently proposed principles for judging whether state stablecoin regimes are "substantially similar" to the federal framework signal that issuers should expect stricter benchmarking against the bank agencies' standards, limited state flexibility and heightened pressure to reassess compliance as rules take shape, say attorneys at Baker McKenzie.

  • Where The Preemption Fight Over Prediction Markets Stands

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    While the Third Circuit's recent ruling in Kalshi v. Flaherty remains a significant win for the federal government in its quest to regulate prediction markets, the Fourth, Sixth and Ninth Circuits appear more skeptical, indicating that this fight is likely headed for the Supreme Court, says Johnny ElHachem at Holland & Knight.

  • 4 Emerging Approaches To AI Protective Order Language

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    Over the last year, at least five federal district courts have issued or analyzed specific protective order provisions restricting the use of generative artificial intelligence platforms with protected materials, establishing that proactive AI-specific provisions are now standard practice and demonstrating that no single model works for every case, says Joel Bush at Kilpatrick.

  • Binance Win Shows Constraints On Anti-Terrorism Act Claims

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    The Southern District of New York's recent ruling in Troell v. Binance illustrates that the Second Circuit's earlier decision in Ashley v. Deutsche Bank is holding weight with courts, and companies facing aiding and abetting risk should thus monitor evolving case law and assess exposure based on nexus allegations, say attorneys at Freshfields.

  • Understanding The Insider Trading Gap In Prediction Markets

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    While the first-ever insider trading indictment involving a prediction market — the recent prosecution of a service member involved in the capture of Nicolás Maduro — comprised extreme facts and straightforward legal theories, future cases will test the bounds of insider trading law, say attorneys at Baker McKenzie.

  • Heppner Ruling Left AI Privilege Risk For Lawyers Unresolved

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    While a New York federal judge’s recent ruling in U.S. v. Heppner resolved a privilege question surrounding client-side artificial intelligence use, it did not address how to mitigate the risks that can arise when confidential information enters the operative context of an AI system used by an attorney, says Jianfei Chen at Quarles & Brady​​​​​​​.

  • Expect US Enforcers' Cartel Crackdown To Continue

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    Since agencies’ coordinated enforcement efforts targeting cartel-related activity have not slowed, U.S. companies in Latin America should assess new business lines for designated-cartel ties, scrutinize highest-risk third parties, and enhance training and internal investigation practices, say attorneys at Miller & Chevalier.

  • How To Limit Accounting Fraud Risk As SEC Focus Persists

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    Despite the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's pullback on crypto, cybersecurity and recordkeeping cases, accounting fraud remains a core enforcement priority, making it important for public companies and auditors to strengthen controls, investigations and whistleblower processes, say attorneys at Pillsbury.

  • The Ethics And Practicalities Of Representing AI Agents

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    With autonomous artificial intelligence agents now able to take action without explicit instructions from — or the awareness of — their human owners, the bar must confront whether existing frameworks like informed consent and client privilege will be sufficient on the day an AI agent calls seeking counsel, say attorneys at Morrison Cohen.

  • OCC Proposal Frames Key Genius Act Implementation Issues

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    The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's recently proposed rule under the Genius Act previews federal expectations on permissible activities for stablecoin issuers, offering an early guide to potential compliance burdens and state-federal equivalency debates as the stablecoin regulatory regime continues to take shape, say attorneys at Alston & Bird.

  • Surveying The CFTC Campaign To Control Prediction Markets

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    The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is simultaneously asserting exclusive jurisdiction over prediction markets and signaling aggressive enforcement within them, a combination that will reshape the regulatory landscape for event contract platforms — pending the outcome of several court cases throughout the country and a likely circuit split, say attorneys at Paul Weiss.

  • Opinion

    The SEC Should Institute A New Enforcement Scorecard

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    Amid controversy over the recent release of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's annual enforcement statistics, the SEC should use a new scorecard that measures how well the Division of Enforcement detects and stops intentional fraud in order to refocus on its core mission of investor protection, says Peter Chan at Baker McKenzie.

  • Series

    Speed Jigsaw Puzzling Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My passion for speed puzzling — I can complete a 500-piece jigsaw puzzle in under 50 minutes — has sharpened my legal skills in more ways than one, with both disciplines requiring patience, precision and the ability to keep the bigger picture in mind while working through the details, says Tazia Statucki at Proskauer.

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