Real Estate Rumors: JPMorgan, Related, Carlyle
By WaTeasa Freeman
JPMorgan has reportedly bought a $1.8 billion mortgage portfolio, Related
Cos. is said to have paid $58 million for a New Jersey site and The Carlyle
Group is said to have paid $97.5 million for a Brooklyn rental building.
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https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/1704422?nl_pk=8bba16ad-…
Tyson Can't Block NY AG's COVID Price-Gouging Probe
By Elliot Weld
Meat products giant Tyson on Thursday lost a bid to quash a subpoena from
the office of New York Attorney General Letitia James connected to an
investigation into complaints about price gouging of meat products during
the COVID-19 pandemic.
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https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1704756?nl_pk=2063be2d-1a29-43b…
FTC Cuts Deal Ending Surescripts Monopoly Case
By Matthew Perlman
The Federal Trade Commission reached a settlement Thursday with Surescripts
to end a case alleging the electronic prescription service provider used
contract terms and other tactics to illegally maintain its monopoly over
two related markets.
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https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1704572?nl_pk=2063be2d-1a29-43b…
Rep. Jim Jordan Trying To 'Harass' FTC Staffers, Khan Says
By Bryan Koenig
Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan on Wednesday accused House
Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and his staff of engaging
in "a campaign to intimidate and harass" FTC staffers, in a dramatic
escalation of the dispute between the agency and its chief congressional
critic.
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https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1704538?nl_pk=e8718aa1-2adc-4c2d…
Feds Drop Campaign Finance Charge Against Bankman-Fried
By Phillip Bantz
Manhattan federal prosecutors said Wednesday they will not pursue a
campaign finance charge against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried at trial,
citing legal obligations related to the fallen crypto king's extradition
from the Bahamas.
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https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1704507?nl_pk=00e0f28d-575b-4889-8d…
Planned Parenthood, Jewish Worker Agree To End Firing Suit
By Emmy Freedman
Planned Parenthood told a New York federal court it reached a deal with a
former employee who said she was fired for flagging microaggressions
against fellow Jews, staving off a discrimination and retaliation trial
that had been set for October.
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https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1704618?nl_pk=00e0f28d-575b-4889-8d…
Ex-HSBC Exec Says Ciminelli Should End $3.5B Fraud Rap
By Stewart Bishop
A former HSBC foreign currency executive has asked a New York federal court
to vacate his trial conviction and sentence for defrauding one of the
bank's clients, Cairn Energy PLC, in a $3.5 billion currency deal, citing
the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling nullifying the theory of his
conviction.
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https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1704883?nl_pk=4fb41…
Oligarch Can Challenge NCA Raid On London Mansion
By Sophia Dourou
Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman was given permission by a court on
Thursday to challenge the National Crime Agency over its raid on his London
mansion as it investigated alleged sanctions evasions, as a judge described
the agency's conduct as "egregious."
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https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1704648?nl_pk=4fb41…
Ugandan Bank Can Pursue $211M Fraudulent Takeover Claim
By William Janes
A London appellate court has revived a Ugandan bank's $211 million claim
that it was the victim of a fraudulent takeover plot by Ugandan state
officials and a rival, overturning a ruling that the defendants were
protected by state immunity.
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https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1704265?nl_pk=4fb41…
Coutts CEO Resigns In Wake Of Nigel Farage Account Closure
By Alex Davidson
The chief executive of Coutts & Co. resigned Thursday with immediate effect
amid mounting concerns over why the bank had closed the account of former
politician Nigel Farage.
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