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New York Law Journal

'Such a Weird Case': US Judge Sentences Platinum Partners Co-Founder to Six Months Home Confinement

U.S. District Court Judge Brian Cogan told the defendant he may have sentenced him to carceral time, if not for the fact that it would likely land the ex-hedge funder at the infamous Metropolitan Detention Center.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

2 Executives Seek Bill of Discovery in Feud With Bridgewater Associates

Bridgewater argues an arbitration is not a civil action, and a petition for bill of discovery is unavailable as a matter of law. It also filed motions in Connecticut District Court to compel the claims to arbitration.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Pitney Bowes Legal Chief Retiring on Heels of Rancorous Proxy War

Departing Chief Legal Officer Daniel Goldstein said Pitney Bowes is "an iconic company ... going through an important transformation."
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Paul Hastings Investment Management Partner Rejoins Akin in New York

Ira Kustin, who returned to Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld on Thursday as an investment management partner in New York, is the fourth Big Law partner in that practice to make the move to Akin in recent months.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Akin Adds Sidley Investment Management Partner in NY

Sidley Austin partner James Munsell said he moved to Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld as a partner in New York because of the focus of the firm's investment management practice and its strength in key markets.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

This Litigation Funder Has Loaned Money To a Growing List of Troubled Firms

When Philadelphia-based Sacks Weston declared bankruptcy in August, it became the latest firm to do business with Virage Capital and then hit the skids.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

Schulte Hires Experienced Perkins Coie Regulatory Partner as SEC Gets Tougher on Private Equity

Some in the industry say the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's new regulatory regime is likely to increase regulatory partners' workload, as well as drive up private-sector demand for attorneys with experience in government and in asset management.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

SEC Set to Require Fund Advisers to Disclose Performance, Fees, Expenses

Stringent requirements will mark a "fundamental shift" in how the agency regulates investment advisers, attorney Ryan Swan said.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Akin Hires Chair of Lowenstein's Emerging Managers Practice

Max Karpel, who joined Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld as a partner in New York on Monday, represents emerging and established investment managers and also has a family office practice.
2 minute read

Law.com

Lawyers Clash About Combining FTX Cases: 'There's Going to Be Overlap'

On Thursday, lawyers in the litigation over collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX argued to the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation whether to coordinate all the cases, which name banks, financiers, promoters and others.
4 minute read

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