Listed Securities

SEC v. Justin Sun et al: Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud’)

Complaint alleging securities fraud involving crypto in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Justin Sun, described as "a Chinese national and crypto asset entrepreneur"; Tron Foundation Limited, of Singapore; BitTorrent Foundation Ltd., of Singapore; Rainberry Inc., Austin Mahone, described as "a U.S. citizen and a singer and songwriter residing in Miami, Florida", and Deandre Cortez Way, a.k.a. Soulja Boy, a U.S. citizen and a singer and record producer residing in Calabasas, California", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Orbis Capital Ltd. et al v. Geisha Williams et al: Complaint (‘PG&E Corp. Securities Fraud’)

Complaint alleging securities fraud involving PG&E Corporation in Orbis Capital Limited, of the British Virgin Islands; Orbis Global Balanced Fund, of Australia; Orbis Global Equity Fund, of Australia; Orbis Global Equity LE Fund, of Australia; Orbis Global Equity Fund Limited, of Bermuda; Orbis Institutional Global Equity (OFO) Fund, of Bermuda; Orbis Institutional Global Equity Fund, of Bermuda; Orbis Institutional Global Equity L.P., of Delaware; Orbis Institutional U.S. Equity L.P., of Delaware; Orbis OEIC Global Balanced Fund, of England and Wales; Orbis OEIC Global Equity Fund, of England and Wales; Orbis Optimal Global Fund LP, of Delaware; Orbis Optimal SA Fund Limited, of Bermuda; Orbis SICAV Global Balanced Fund, of Luxembourg; Orbis SICAV Global Equity Fund, of Luxembourg, and Allan Gray Australia Balanced Fund, of Australia v. Geisha J. Williams, Nickolas Stavropoulos, Julie M. Kane, Patrick M. Hogan, Barbara L. Rambo, David S. Thomason, Lewis Chew, Fred J. Fowler, Richard C. Kelly, Roger H. Kimmel, Richard A. Meserve, Forrest E. Miller, Rosendo G. Parra, Anne Shen Smith, and Eric D. Mullins, described as officers and directors of PG&E Corporation, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

AAG Energy Holdings Ltd.: ‘Scheme of Arrangement’ Petition

Petition for the Court's Sanction of a Scheme of Arrangement in the matter of AAG Energy Holdings Ltd, a Cayman Islands company based in Hong Kong that belongs to a group whose "principal activities ... are coal-bed methane exploration and development in the People's Republic of China", at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Rhombus Investments LP et al: Chapter 11 Petition

Chapter 11 Petition by Loyalty Ventures Inc., of Texas; LVI Lux Holdings Sàrl, of Luxembourg; LVI Sky Oak LLC, of Texas, and Rhombus Investments LP, of Bermuda, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Shiva Stein v. Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘Brookfield Reinsurance’s Proposed Acquisition of Argo Group’)

Complaint "to enjoin Defendants from taking any steps to consummate ... the proposed acquisition of Argo Group by affiliates of Brookfield Reinsurance Ltd." in Shiva Stein v. Argo Group International Holdings Ltd., of Bermuda; Thomas A. Bradley, Bernard C. Bailey, Dymphna A. Lehane, Samuel Liss, Carol A. McFate, and Al-Noor Ramji at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

City of Omaha Police and Firefighters Retirement System v. Cognyte Software Ltd. et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Securities Fraud’)

Complaint alleging securities fraud in City of Omaha Police and Firefighters Retirement System v. Cognyte Software Ltd., described as an Israel-based company that "describes itself as a global leader in investigative analytics software that empowers governments and enterprises with Actionable Intelligence for a safer world"; Elad Sharon, and David Abadi at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Genius Group Ltd. v. Alto Opportunity Master Fund SPC et al: Complaint

Complaint that "arises from a toxic convertible note, scheme, and course of business that led to defendants gaining access to more than 50 million newly-issued shares of plaintiff's common stock at a steep discount from the prevailing market price" in Genius Group Limited, of Singapore v. Alto Opportunity Master Fund SPC - Segregated Master Portfolio B, of the Cayman Islands; Ayrton Capital LLC, and Waqas Khatri at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Alger Capital Appreciation Fund et al v. BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. et al: Complaint (‘Investment Fraud’)

Complaint "to recover significant investment losses suffered as a result of numerous false and misleading statements and omissions made by Defendants" in Alger Capital Appreciation Fund, Alger Mid Cap Growth Fund, Alger Health Sciences Fund, Alger Spectra Fund, Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund, Alger Capital Appreciation Institutional Fund, Alger Focus Equity Fund, Alger Mid Cap Growth Institutional Fund, Alger Capital Appreciation Portfolio, Alger Midcap Growth Portfolio, Alger Collective Trust Spectra Series, Alger SICAV - Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund, of Luxembourg; Alger SICAV - Alger American Asset Growth Fund, of Luxembourg; Alger SICAV - Alger Focus Equity Fund, of Luxembourg; Alger Capital Appreciation Series CIT, and Alger Capital, LLC v. BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., Jean-Jacques Bienaime, and Henry J. Fuchs at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

African Gold Acquisition Corp.: $103K Fine

Administrative Order by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission imposing a fine of $103,591 on African Gold Acquisition Corp., described as "a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with its principal place of business in New York, New York", for, inter alia, the entity's "failure to implement sufficient internal controls enabled its former chief financial officer [Cooper Morgenthau] to misappropriate nearly all of the money in African Gold’s operating bank account and to otherwise effectively use African Gold’s operating bank account as his own personal account for over one year".

Rio Tinto Plc et al v. Maurice Duffy: Letter Rogatory (England)

Application by defendants Rio Tinto Plc, Rio Tinto Limited, Jean-Sébastien Jacques, and Arnaud Soirat to take discovery from Maurice Duffy, described as a resident of Tyne and Wear, England, and "a former contractor with Rio Tinto", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Euroinvest Securities Ltd. et al v. Barclays Bank Plc: Complaint

Complaint alleging "violation of a regulatory cap on certain securities that it offered and sold" in Euroinvest Securities Ltd., of the Marshall Islands, and Murat Safin, of England v. Barclays Bank Plc, of England, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

CRCM Institutional Master Fund (BVI) Ltd. et al v. Getty Images Holdings Inc.: Complaint

Complaint alleging "numerous breaches concerning public warrants issued by Getty Images and misrepresentations made about those warrants" in CRCM Institutional Master Fund (BVI) Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands, and CRCM SPAC Opportunity Fund LP, of the Cayman Islands v. Getty Images Holdings Inc. at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

FourWorld Event Opportunities LP et al v. Li Dong: Discovery Application (Cayman Islands)

Application by FourWorld Event Opportunities LP and Genesis Emerging Markets Investment Company to take discovery from Li Dong, a.k.a. Lily Dong, "for use in an appraisal proceeding pending before the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands concerning the take-private merger of 58.com", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Andrew McAlpine: Criminal Judgment

Criminal Judgment for conspiracy to commit securities fraud in USA v. Andrew McAlpine at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.

Acerus Pharmaceuticals Corporation et al: Chapter 15 Petition (Canada)

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Canada by Naveed Manzoor, as the Foreign Representative of Acerus Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Acerus Pharmaceuticals USA LLC, and Acerus Biopharma Inc., filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

Tanvex BioPharma Inc.: ‘Share Reduction’ Petition

Petition in the matter of Tanvex BioPharma Inc., which "carries on business in the pharmaceuticals industry and it is listed on the Taiwan stock exchange", at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Sabby Volatility Warrant Master Fund Ltd. et al v. Kevin Kennedy et al: Complaint

Complaint in Sabby Volatility Warrant Master Fund Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; SZOP Multistrat LP, Alto Opportunity Master Fund SPC-Segregated Master Portfolio B, of the Cayman Islands; Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd., of the Cayman Islands, and Walleye Opportunities Master Fund Ltd., of the Cayman Islands v. Kevin J. Kennedy, Patrick Archambault, Jim DiSanto, Karen Francis, Tamer Hassanein, Lisa Kelley, Thomas M. Rohrs, and Tianyue Yu at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Atalaya Special Purpose Investment Fund II LP et al v. Sustainable Opportunities Acquisition Corp.: Complaint

Complaint in Sustainable Opportunities Acquisition Corp., now known as TMC the metals company Inc. v. Atalaya Special Purpose Investment Fund II LP, of the Cayman Islands; ACM DGOP LLC, ACM ASOF VII (Cayman) Holdco LP, of the Cayman Islands; Glazer Enhanced Offshore Fund Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; Glazer Enhanced Fund LP, and Highmark Limited, on behalf of its Segregated Account Highmark Multi-Strategy 2, of the Cayman Islands at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Urban Commons Danbury LLC et al v. Claydon Hill Investments Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘$120M Fraud’)

Complaint alleging fraud, breach of contract and conversion in Urban Commons Danbury LLC, Urban Commons Frontera LLC, Urban Commons Highway 111 LLC, Urban Commons 4th Street LLC, Urban Commons Anaheim LLC, Urban Commons HIDH LLC, Urban Commons Bayshore LLC, Urban Commons Continental LLC, UCQ Holding LLC, Urban Commons Hialeah LLC, Urban Commons RDH LLC, Urban Commons Cordova LLC, and Urban Commons Riverside Blvd LLC v. Claydon Hill Investments Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; Compass Cove Assets Limited, of the British Virgin Islands; Bounty Green Assets Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; Frank Yuan, Robert Yuan, Norbert Yuan, and Jerome Yuan at the Superior Court of the State of California, Los Angeles County.

Oasis Focus Fund LP et al v. David Chao et al: Discovery Application (Cayman Islands)

Application by Oasis Focus Fund LP and Quadre Investments LP to take discovery from David Katsujin Chao, DCM Management Co., L.L.C., DCM Management Co. VI, LLC, DCM Management Company IV, L.L.C., DCM Management Company V, L.L.C., and DCM Management, Inc. for use in "an appraisal proceeding pending before the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands" regarding "shares in 51job, Inc.", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

CFTC v. Avraham Eisenberg: Complaint (‘$100M Crypto Fraud’)

Complaint alleging "a manipulative and deceptive scheme to artificially inflate the price of swaps offered by Mango Markets, a decentralized digital asset exchange, culminating in the misappropriation of over $100 million from the platform" in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Avraham Eisenberg at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

SEC v. Andrew DeFrancesco et al: Complaint (‘Securities Fraud’)

Complaint alleging securities fraud involving entities in several jurisdictions, including the Bahamas, Canada, and USA, in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Andrew DeFrancesco, Marlio Mauricio Dioaz Cardona, Carlos Felipe Rezk, Nikola Faukovic, and Catherine DeFrancesco, described as "resident of Miami Beach, Toronto, and Gstaad, Switzerland", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

SEC v. Cooper Morgenthau: Complaint & Proposed Judgment (‘$5M Fraud Against Cayman Entities’)

Complaint (and Proposed Judgment) alleging the defendant "stole more than $5 million" from his employer, African Gold Acquisition Corp., and from investors in Strategic Metals Acquisition Corp. I and Strategic Metals Acquisition Corp. II, all of the Cayman Islands, in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Cooper J. Morgenthau at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Funicular Funds LP v. Pioneer Merger Corp. et al: Class Action Complaint

Class Action Complaint alleging "a planned misappropriation of a $32.5 million corporate asset by the sponsor of a special purpose acquisition company" in Funicular Funds LP v. Pioneer Merger Corp., Pioneer Merger Sponsor LLC, Jonathan Christodoro, Rick Gerson, Oscar Salazar, Ryan Khoury, Scott Carpenter, Matthew Corey, Mitchell Caplan, and Todd Davis at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.