Capital Markets

  • March 31, 2026

    BioPharma Spoofing Suit Against Canadian Banks Proceeds

    A New York federal judge has ruled that Quantum BioPharma Ltd. can pursue most of its lawsuit accusing the brokerage arms of the Royal Bank of Canada and the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce of spoofing the biopharmaceutical company's stock, finding that Quantum plausibly alleged that the scheme occurred and that the banks acted recklessly.

  • March 31, 2026

    PCAOB Calls For Public Input On Five-Year Plan

    The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board on Tuesday put out a call for public feedback on how it should prioritize its regulatory and enforcement efforts over the next five years, including a request for input on what role artificial intelligence should play in its efforts to police auditors.

  • March 31, 2026

    Senate Dems Probe Musk's Alleged Role In CTA Retreat

    Three Democratic senators have asked U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to provide information on Elon Musk's possible involvement in the rollback of the Corporate Transparency Act, saying the department's moves allow entities tied to the billionaire to operate in obscurity.

  • March 31, 2026

    Auto Platform Carvix To Go Public Via $1B SPAC Merger

    Technology-driven automotive platform Carvix Inc. on Tuesday unveiled plans to go public by merging with special purpose acquisition company Crown Reserve Acquisition Corp. I in a deal that values it at an implied enterprise value of $1 billion and was built by three law firms.

  • March 31, 2026

    Arbor Realty Defeats Investors' Securities Fraud Suit

    A New York federal judge tossed a proposed securities class action that accused real estate investment trust and lender Arbor Realty Trust Inc. of misleading investors about its lending and underwriting practices, ruling March 31 that the proposed class failed to show how the REIT misled investors.

  • March 31, 2026

    OCC Scraps Recovery Planning Standards For Big Banks

    The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said Tuesday that it is dropping its requirements for large banks to keep contingency plans for handling severe financial stress scenarios, finalizing the withdrawal of guidelines that date back to the Obama administration.

  • March 31, 2026

    Teamsters Fund Sues To Block Clearway Reclassification

    A Teamsters pension fund has filed a class action in the Delaware Chancery Court seeking to block a planned share reclassification by Clearway Energy Inc., alleging the deal would entrench the company's controlling stockholder while stripping public investors of voting power.

  • March 30, 2026

    Warner Bros. Beats Investor Suit Over Failed NBA Deal

    A New York federal judge on Monday tossed a putative securities class action accusing Warner Bros. Discovery and its top brass of misleading investors about its negotiations over NBA broadcast rights, finding the company's statements were either true, inactionable or made obvious by widespread media coverage.

  • March 30, 2026

    Burford Considers Arbitration After 2nd Circ. Tosses $16B Win

    Burford Capital Ltd. says it is contemplating taking its $16 billion fight with Argentina into international arbitration after the Second Circuit wiped out a judgment the litigation funding firm had won against the nation in New York federal court, sending its stock prices tumbling.

  • March 30, 2026

    Blumenthal Questions SEC Over Crypto Cases, Ryan Exit

    U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal is demanding answers from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins about the sudden resignation of the regulator's enforcement director and whether her departure was related to cryptocurrency cases, including one touching on the Trump family's ventures.

  • March 30, 2026

    Dems Press CFTC To Curb Gov't Employees' Event Trading

    Democrats across both chambers of Congress are demanding that the agencies overseeing prediction markets and the ethics of government workers tell federal employees they can't trade on events if their jobs give them an edge.

  • March 30, 2026

    FINRA Sanctions Upheld At 6th Circ. Against Unregistered CEO

    The Sixth Circuit won't reverse Financial Industry Regulatory Authority sanctions against the owner of a consulting company who argued he'd been unfairly ruled against by a self-regulatory organization he never joined, though the judges stopped short of weighing the petitioner's constitutional challenges to the FINRA findings.

  • March 30, 2026

    SEC Workers Cite Concern Job Cuts Left Knowledge Gaps

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's headcount hit a decade low in fiscal year 2025, and some who remain are concerned that key institutional knowledge may have been lost, according to a new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

  • March 30, 2026

    TD Bank Moves Funds' Suits Over Failed First Horizon Deal

    Toronto-based TD Bank has moved to New Jersey federal court two suits from hedge funds that invested in First Horizon Corp. alleging TD Bank is liable for their losses due to statements it made about the likelihood of regulatory approval of the banks' merger, arguing the suits both raise federal questions that belong in federal court.

  • March 30, 2026

    Investment Firm Fined For Ads Pitching Copycat Portfolios

    An online investment advisory firm that offered clients the chance to copy the trading activity of well-known business and political figures will pay a $500,000 administrative fine and restitution to resolve a complaint that Massachusetts securities regulators brought alleging misleading social media ads.

  • March 30, 2026

    Exchanges Are First Line In CFTC Prediction Market Policing

    As the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission insists it will be the primary cop for the growing expanse of prediction markets, experts said the agency is signaling that its first line of defense will be the internal enforcement programs of registrants like Kalshi.

  • March 30, 2026

    O'Melveny Adds Holland & Knight Corporate Pro In Houston

    O'Melveny & Myers LLP said Monday it has strengthened its corporate bench in Houston with a capital markets partner who joined from Holland & Knight LLP.

  • March 30, 2026

    Justices Turn Away Case Over SEC Receivership Powers

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a plea by a Dallas real estate developer to hear a challenge to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's ability to seize the assets of alleged fraudsters before a trial can take place.

  • March 30, 2026

    DOL Rule Would Expand Alternatives In Retirement Plans

    The U.S. Department of Labor unveiled a proposal Monday to expand access to alternative investments, like private equity and digital assets, in retirement plans by establishing a safe harbor process for fiduciaries to follow when deciding where retirees' savings go.

  • March 27, 2026

    Student Fleeced Pals' Families With $7.8M Fraud, SEC Says

    A Tulsa, Oklahoma, man has agreed to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission claims that he defrauded investors out of $7.8 million in connection with two investment funds he launched as a college student.

  • March 27, 2026

    LuxUrban Investors Seek 1st Green Light For $3M Settlement

    Investors in LuxUrban Hotels Inc. seek an initial nod for their $3 million deal to end claims the bankrupt hotel-leasing business mischaracterized its portfolio growth and its financial results, leading to a trading price crash after it was revealed it lied about inking a certain Manhattan lease.

  • March 27, 2026

    Split Fed Gives Morgan Stanley OK For European Arm Reorg

    The Federal Reserve has narrowly granted its permission for Morgan Stanley to turn its European Union banking arm into a unit of its insured U.S. bank, a move that sharply divided the central bank's board amid concerns about straining the federal bank safety net.

  • March 27, 2026

    2nd Circ. Tosses $16B YPF Judgment Against Argentina

    A panel of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a New York judge's $16 billion judgment against Argentina arising from its nationalization of the country's largest oil and gas exploration company, saying Friday Argentine law doesn't obligate the country to comply with YPF SA's corporate bylaws.

  • March 27, 2026

    SEC Shutters Case Against Bankrupt Fatburger Parent

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced Friday that it is walking away from a case accusing restaurant franchisor FAT Brands of running an illegal $27 million personal loan scheme to fuel its former CEO's lavish lifestyle as the public company foundered.

  • March 27, 2026

    Kalshi Sued By Wash. AG In Latest 'Illegal Gambling' Case

    The Washington state attorney general accused Kalshi Friday of operating an illegal online betting platform under the guise of a prediction market, joining a growing number of states that have taken court action against the company over alleged gambling law violations.

Expert Analysis

  • SEC Virtu Deal Previews Risks Of Nonpublic Info In AI Models

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s recent settlement with Virtu Financial Inc. over alleged failures to safeguard customer data raises broader questions about how traditional enforcement frameworks may apply when material nonpublic information is embedded into artificial intelligence trading systems, says Braeden Anderson at Gesmer Updegrove.

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    Judges On AI: How Courts Can Boost Access To Justice

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    Arizona Court of Appeals Judge Samuel A. Thumma writes that generative artificial intelligence tools offer a profound opportunity to enhance access to justice and engender public confidence in courts’ use of technology, and judges can seize this opportunity in five key ways.

  • Opinion

    The Case For Emulating, Not Dividing, The Ninth Circuit

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    Champions for improved judicial administration should reject the unfounded criticisms driving recent Senate proposals to divide the Ninth Circuit and instead seek to replicate the court's unique strengths and successes, says Ninth Circuit Judge J. Clifford Wallace.

  • Targeted Action, Rule Tweaks Reflect 2025 AML Priority Shifts

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    Though 2025’s anti-money-laundering landscape was characterized not by volume of penalties but by the strategic recalibration of how illicit finance risk is handled, a series of targeted enforcement actions signaled that regulators aren't easing off the accelerator, even as they refine the rules of the road, say attorneys at MoFo.

  • Series

    Muay Thai Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Muay Thai kickboxing has taught me that in order to win, one must stick to one's game plan and adapt under pressure, just as when facing challenges by opposing counsel or judges, says Mark Schork at Feldman Shepherd.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Intentional Career-Building

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    A successful legal career is built through intention: understanding expectations, assessing strengths honestly and proactively seeking opportunities to grow and cultivating relationships that support your development, say Erika Drous and Hillary Mann at Morrison Foerster.

  • Citgo Ruling Offers Award Enforcement Road Map

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    A recent opinion from the Delaware federal court approving a $5.892 billion bid for Citgo Petroleum shares brings the long-running enforcement of the Crystallex arbitration award against Venezuela closer to resolution and offers crucial lessons for creditors pursuing sovereign debt, says Vitaly Morozov at Pierson Ferdinand.

  • Series

    A Day In The In-House Life: Chime GC Talks Pathfinding

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    On a recent Tuesday in the office, Chime's general counsel Adam Frankel shares his typical work day, tackling everything from strategically guiding product launches and testing AI tools to mastering the perfect latte and making time for extracurricular interests.

  • Preparing For Congressional Investigations In A Midterm Year

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    2026 will be a consequential year for congressional oversight as the upcoming midterm elections may yield bolder investigations and more aggressive state attorneys general coalitions, so companies should consider adopting risk management measures to get ahead of potential changes, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • How Bank M&A Prospects Brightened In 2025

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    Even with less-than-ideal macroeconomic conditions in 2025, federal banking regulators' shift away from procedural concerns to focus more on core financial risks boosted M&A in several key ways, including shorter review timelines and increased interest in de novo charters, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.

  • 3 Securities Litigation Trends To Watch In 2026

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    Pending federal appellate cases suggest that 2026 will be a significant year for securities litigation, with long-standing debates about class certification, new questions about the risks and value of artificial intelligence features, and private plaintiffs' growing role in cryptocurrency enforcement likely to be major themes, say attorneys at Willkie.

  • 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.

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