Nathan A. Haynes, of Greenberg Traurig, was selected as one of the Eastern region’s top 40 leading M&A, financing and turnaround professionals under 40 by The M&A Advisor. In addition, The M&A Advisor named Michael D. Helsel as one of 20 finalists for the list.

Bank of America, as successor to Countrywide, won dismissal of a lawsuit filed by investors in mortgage-back bonds claiming the bank should buy back defective loans underlying more than $1 billion in securities.

Simpson Thacher is representing J.P. Morgan Securities, RBC Capital Markets and Barclays Capital as lead arrangers for the financing of the acquisition by a group of investors, including Vincent Smith and Insight Venture Management, of Quest Software Inc.

The SEC has applied to a U.S. District Court for an order enforcing subpoenas issued during its investigation into possible fraud in the offer and sale of nearly $60 billion of residential mortgage-backed securities by Wells Fargo.

Reuters reported that CIT Group won preliminary court approval of a $75 million settlement to resolve allegations the commercial lender fraudulently misled shareholders about its exposures to risky mortgages and student loans.

Bloomberg reported that Siemens First Capital Commercial Finance was sued for breach of contract over the cancellation of an initial public offering for a security-alarm service business.

Simpson Thacher represented DJO Finance LLC and DJO Finance Corp., both wholly owned subsidiaries of DJO Global, in its efforts to amend its existing senior secured credit facilities.

Perkins Coie announced that Michael Owen has joined as partner in the firm’s Business practice in Chicago. He joined the firm from K&L Gates.

The law firm of Epstein Becker Green announced David B. Tatge has been selected to be a fellow of the American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers (ACCFL). He will be inducted on March 24 in Las Vegas.

Reuters reported that CIT asked a federal judge to approve a $75 million settlement proposal with former CIT shareholders in a class-action securities fraud lawsuit over actions preceding the large commercial lender’s 2009 bankruptcy.