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National Law Journal

SEC Charges Apex Partner Behind $852K Alleged Crypto Fraud

"This shows that individuals appear to be still using crypto as bait to lure investors into what are essentially old-fashioned get-rich-quick schemes," said Arlo Devlin-Brown, a partner at Covington & Burling.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Deal Watch: Mega M&A Bounces Back, as NY Law Firms Lead Recent Big Deals

The Wall Street firms had a good week, while the reemergence of the 'megadeal' this year has buttressed deal work.
8 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Big Law Firms Expand Energy, Infrastructure Teams in Houston

Bracewell and Clifford Chance both hired lawyers who do work for energy and infrastructure clients, as hiring in those sectors in Texas continues at a rapid clip.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Davis Polk Capital Markets Partner Heads to Paul Hastings

London-based Dan Hirschovits has been involved in several major IPO transactions in the last several years.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

NextEra Energy Pension Plan Connected to Allegedly Fraudulent Real Estate Action

"It's another thing to be exposed to a broad claim where the potential award could conceivably be in the tens of millions of dollars if the judge allows the valuation of the underlying asset," said Jason Giller, a managing partner at Giller Law who is not involved in the case.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

International Crypto Bank Faces New York Securities Fraud Class Action Lawsuit

"It was a cutting-edge bank and should have been a great success, but the CEO misrepresented the financials and allegedly stole the money," said Jeffrey W. Gutchess, a partner at AXS Law Group.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Paul Hastings' Vice Chair of Cap Markets and Securities Group Heads to Freshfields

Christopher DeCresce focuses on the financial services, banking and fintech sectors.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Paul Weiss Adds Fried Frank Partner as Head of Fund Finance Group

Flora Go spent her entire legal career at Fried Frank, reaching partner in 2022.
2 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: Second Circuit Tells Argentina to Turn Over More Than $300M to Bondholders

The Second Circuit held that certain funds weren't protected by the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, handing a win to investors represented by Dennis Hranitzky, John Bash and Alex Loomis of Quinn Emanuel.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

'Any NFT Is a Security': What an SEC Wells Notice Sent to OpenSea Could Mean for Attorneys

"The risk has been in the back of people's minds, but it has not been the same type of issue as creating a cryptocurrency," said Cameron Pick, a partner at Marshall, Gerstein & Borun.
4 minute read

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