Law:

Heller Ehrman Put in Bankruptcy to Protect Creditors
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Banks and Landlord Blamed in Heller Bankruptcy
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Heller Ehrman law firm owes landlord $1M
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Anatomy of a Dissolution: Heller Files for Bankruptcy, Thacher Proffitt WARNS People to Come to Work
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Orrick Freezes Associate Salaries
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Pay Freeze Watch: Dorsey & Whitney
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Law Firm: Still Hiring off of Craigslist
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Lewis and Roca forms 'distressed real estate' team
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Luce Forward's Growth Ambitions
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Are You Betting Against the Web?
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SPF 0: Firms Got Burned in 2008 in the Sunshine State
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A Temporary Firm Forms In Stamford
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New Jersey Middle-Market Law Firms Face Uncertain Future
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Options for the 2Ls and 3Ls out there who are worried about their future
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NY BigLaw Firm Gives $1 Million Gift to Fordham Law
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Post-Pellicano/Christensen convictions, wiretap civil suits abound
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'Twas the Night Before Christmas, Legal Version
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Law Students of the Year
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3rd Circuit Slashes Punitives, Imposes 1-1 Ratio
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Judges:

Federal Judges Call for Higher Pay
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Wall Street:

Stocks in Europe, Asia, US Futures Gain; Rio Tinto, GM Rise
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World markets gain, led by higher energy stocks
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US Stocks Drop Mon. as Dow Chemical, Rohm Overshadow Energy Gains
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Oil/Gas:

SEC Revises Oil-Reserve Accounting Rules
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Oil's Day of Reckoning
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Oil Falls Below $40 on Grim Economic Outlook
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Oil ends above $40 as Middle East fighting rages
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Where Are Oil Prices Headed in 2009?
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Retailing:

Holiday Sales Drop to Force Bankruptcies, Closings
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Stores, entire chains will close in 2009: analysts
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Retail's Changing Face
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73,000 stores could close in first half of 2009
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Profiting from More Retail Store Closings
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American Apparel Shares Hit New Low as It Names CFO
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Retailers who have filed for bankruptcy protection
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Chanel lays off staff as crunch hits lux brands
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Holiday Shopping & the Law: Black Friday and Wal-Mart’s Blitz Sale
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At age 79, Boscov bets $300M on retailer's future
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Food/Drink:

Restaurant Woes Crack Egg Sales
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Napa, Calif., 'Wine Shrine' All Tapped Out
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HVAC:

Desa Heating parent files for bankruptcy
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Radio:

Sirius: NY Times Piece Paints Grim Picture of Debt Troubles
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Procurement:

YourBuyer stung by failed move into construction materials procurement
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Television:

Analyst: Chance of bankruptcy increases for Charter
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Newspapers:

Tribune expects to grow cash in '09
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New York Times Seeks Asset Sale as Debt Payment Looms
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Banking:

Citigroup, Bank of Montreal, WestLB SIVs Lose Top S&P Grades
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A straightened future for troubled banks
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Treasury provides financial support to 43 banks
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Banks to Post Rare Quarterly Loss
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Banks better off than people think, argues analyst Bove
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Hedge Funds:

Crackdown on hedge funds looms after Madoff affair
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Top Ten Dear Investor Letters
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Bonds:

Can Junk Bonds Get any Junkier?
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Sports:

A Critical Analysis of Sport Organization Bankruptcies in the United States and England: Does Bankruptcy
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Student Debt:

Dishonest Lenders Saddle Grads With Crushing Debt
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Agriculture:

Farming's Sudden Feasts and Famines
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Alternative Energy:

Lender Seeks Lien on Ethanol from VeraSun
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Resorts:

Resort developer Ginn Cos. to liquidate 2 projects
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Gambling:

The Good Times Stop Rolling: Vegas Meets the Recession
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Behind Vegas's Bad Bet
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Atlantic City Bleeds as Would-Be Gamblers Pay Bills Instead
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Newspapers:

Tribune Co. outlays failed to halt spiral
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NY Times plans fundraising
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Economy:

Veterans of ’90s Bailout Hope for Profit in New One
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Bailed-out Firms Rate Higher in Riskiness
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Bailouts :)
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US 6-month T-bill auction has lowest yield ever
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Fighting the Last Depression: The Fed's Policy Errors
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IMF argues for large stimulus packages
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Obama Approach Gets IMF Nod
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Republicans want say in stimulus plan
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Republican McConnell Seeks to Slow Economic Stimulus Measure
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Michigan's economy takes another hit
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How to invest in a world getting poorer
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Great Depression witnesses remember
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Global growth will be very weak next year: ECB
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Real Estate:

Fed Study Finds 169 Mortgage Finance Companies Failed Last Year
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Index to Show Further Fallout
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Fundamentals Worsen as CRE Industry Eyes Bailout Funds
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Is Commercial Real Estate the Next to Decline?
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Foreclosure at the Mall
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Contractors sue Elk Grove mall developer
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EnCap faces deadline on landfill
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Obama Playing Poker With Homeowners
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Skaters Jump In as Foreclosures Drain the Pool
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Bellingham homebuilder's collapse leaves millions in debts
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Autos:

US auto industry seen as most distressed in 2009
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Conditions on loans risky for auto retirees
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Kerkorian sells off remaining Ford shares
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GMAC future hinges on vote
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GMAC Receives $5B in Bailout Funds
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U.S. Agrees to a Stake in GMAC
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GMAC says it likely raised enough capital to meet Fed terms for bailout money
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After capital boost, GMAC still faces GM risk
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Detroit after the Bailout
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Chrysler exec credited with sparing jobs
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Black Workers in Auto Plants Losing Ground
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Japan Auto Sales Plunge as Young Lose Interest
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Honda, Toyota looking to help troubled suppliers
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Fraud:

House Panel to Hold Hearing to Examine Madoff Scandal
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Madoff liquidation trustee gets $28 million for costs
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Turns out that someone may actually make some money off of Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme
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NY judge may weigh wider Madoff investor relief
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Early Motions in Madoff Case to Be Heard Wednesday
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UBP Scrambles Over Madoff Ties
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If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich?
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Steve & Barry's founders accused of fraud
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Shipping:

Weyerhaeuser Ends Efforts to Sell Westwood Shipping Subsidiary
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Municipalities:

Massive Surge In Municipal Bankruptcies Coming
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NY could get billions more in federal aid
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Alabama lawmakers, Jefferson County Commission President Bettye Fine Collins in talks on sewer crisis resolution
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Mass Torts:

Judge Colombo's asbestos ruling, cont'd
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Private Equity:

When Private Equity Companies Fail
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The Year in 2008 PE-Backed Bankruptcies
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Private equity groups face tough choices
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Religion:

More churches foreclosing, filing for bankruptcy
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Defaults:

Covenants biggest risk for firms as defaults rise
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Speculative-Grade Distress Ratio Rises to 85 Percent
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Health Care:

Big Problems, High Stress
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Now Is Not The Time To Run
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Medicare Cuts Off California, Florida Home Equipment Suppliers
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"Now they actually have to invest some money to go to the trouble of defrauding us"
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Sunwest sells 7 facilities
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No money, no insurance, no mercy
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Finance:

Interbank lending rates ease
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Art:

How Monet, Freud, Hirst Records Led Art-Market Bubble to Burst
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Telecoms:

Level 3 Ratings Cut to ‘Default’ by Standard & Poor’s
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Nortel unit gets 30-day waiver on support facility
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Sovereign Debt:

Ecuador Uses Social Security Agency to Fund Budget
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Antigua Seeks $30M Loan to Weather Fiscal Crisis
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Packaging:

Chesapeake Corp. files for bankruptcy protection
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Credit Cards:

Changing credit-card terms are squeezing consumers
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Cutting Credit Lines Could Lead to Consumer Blowback
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Target's November Charge-Off Rate Increases
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