Law:

Brown Rudnick makes latest Bear Stearns hire with bankruptcy partner
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Make That 37 Partners Who Have Left Heller Ehrman This Year
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Eversheds to axe 33 lawyers plus staff
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O'Melveny Closes In on Chairmanship Election Results
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Judge Orders Oracle Sanctioned Over Ellison E-Mails
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No Offer Watch: DLA and Bryan Cave
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Does Legal Outsourcing Put Private Information at Risk?
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Cadwalader Practice Head Defects
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The Cadwalader Files: Partners Are People Too
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Summer Wives (Part 1 of 2)
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Novel Charges Stand Against Lawyer in Benefits Fraud Case
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More Partner Defections From Firm Seeking Merger
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Lawyers 'in Love With MoFo' Among those at Big Firms on Facebook
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Corporate BigLaw Team Defects
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Lawyers Still Lag on the Technology Front
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Clients Asking for More Women / Minorities
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Fred Baron - Return to Sender
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Firm Double Dips Into Bear Stearns Refugee Pool for Hires
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Reports: Detroit Mayor to Plead Guilty Thursday Morning
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Nifong might lose 3 guitars
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Feds Can Review Lawyer's Client Files, Judge Rules
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A Real Southern Peach
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Say What?!
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Judges:

Federal Judge Pleads Not Guilty to Sex Crime Charges
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Judge Again Accused of Rudeness, Belligerence Towards Lawyers, Litigants
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Bankruptcy Reform:

Warren: Revisiting the 2005 Amendments When Times Get Hard
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Autos:

Tough US Auto Market Sees Discounts Losing Their Draw
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Kerkorian's firm settles GM stock claims
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Carmaker cuts must go deeper
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GM, Ford, Toyota post US sales decline
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GM, Ford Drag US Auto Sales to 10th Straight Monthly Decline
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GM's Wagoner Dismisses Bankruptcy Talk
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Auto Industry Sees Signs of Hope
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Big Three have few options other than bankruptcy
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Delphi faces counterclaims from investors
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Mercedes-Benz August US sales drop 11.8%
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Honda Passes Chrysler as Asia Brands Widen US Share
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Wall Street:

European Stocks, US Futures Decline
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Futures Weaken Ahead of Data
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HK index hits new 1-year low amid growth fears
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Commodities bubble burns big investment funds
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JP Morgan to exit municipal swaps
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Merrill may fail to sell bad loans
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Lehman rises on reports of capital injections
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Mining:

Asarco ruling: Appeal likely
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ASARCO LLC Wins Liability Phase of Fraudulent Transfer Trial
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ASARCO Parent Company Makes an Offer
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Asarco seeks billions from Grupo Mexico in dispute
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Grupo Mexico's Asarco Damages May Pass $200 Million
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Credit Counseling:

Debt settlers still on McGraw's radar
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Jewelry:

Fortunoff requests Chapter 11 case dismissal
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Fraud:

CA Founder Wang `Personally Directed,'Implemented' Fraud, Ex-Chief Says
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Resorts:

Double JJ shuts down operation
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Real Estate:

GMAC Plans to Cut 5000 Jobs at Mortgage Unit
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ResCap Campaign To Save $1 Billion A Year Imperils Future Profits
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August Foreclosure Rates Show Mixed Results
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Foreclosing conflict
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Housing's Recovery Won't Arrive Until 2011
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Woodside Homes to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Congress is Costing You Thousands of Dollars...?
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Hovnanian reports deeper quarterly loss
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Toll Brothers Swings To 3Q Loss On Write-Downs; Sales Fall
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Fremont General Accepts Resignations Of CEO, President
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Another Private Builder Fails
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Court Enjoins Installation of Apartment Windows Offering Central Park View
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Judge grants short-term funding for Centerpoint
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Lenders Move to Foreclose on Macklowe
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More On Commercial Real Estate Foreclosures
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Economy:

US Must Buy Assets to Prevent `Financial Tsunami,' Gross Says
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Economy 'Slow' in Most of US, Fed's Beige Book Says
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Jobless Claims in U.S. Rise More Than Forecast as Employers Face Slowdown
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U.S. Companies Reduced Payrolls by 33,000 in August
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US Productivity Gain Exceeds Prior Estimate; Labor Costs Fall
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US July factory orders rise 1.3%, stronger than forecast
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Consumers Scale Back on Luxuries
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This credit crunch worse than '90s version
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Economic weakness in Southeast continues
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Fraternities:

These Greeks are bankruptcy geeks
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Corporate Reform:

Ex-Credit Suisse Brokers Accused of $1B Subprime Fraud, Sued by SEC
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Oil Data Probed for Manipulation
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Retailing:

Steve and Barry's closing several stores
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Mervyn's Sues Ex-Owners, Charges They 'Stripped' It
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Boscov's 'success payments' opposed
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Wal-Mart's August Sales Rise 3%, Beating Projection
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Discounters Outpace Other Retailers
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Cupertino Square owners file for bankruptcy
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August Sales Sluggish for Many Retailers
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Poor retail sales figures weigh on Wall Street
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Forest Products:

Workers to protest new owners of Pope & Talbot mill
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Record Industry:

Battle Heats Up For Death Row Assets
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Death Row Records Co-Founders Lydia Harris and Suge Knight Face Dramatically Different Futures
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Hedge Funds:

Brother of Bayou Finance Chief Marino Pleads Guilty to Helping Hide Fraud
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Hedge funds face losses on Gustav
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ARS:

Auction-Rate Bailouts Bypass Some Investors
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Health Care:

North Oakland Medical Centers sale brings pluses for Pontiac, workers
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Lubbock group wins bidding for Highland
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Convenience Stores:

Somerset Oil's 12 Gas Stations to be Auctioned
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Student Debt:

Most Students Find Loans Despite Credit Crisis
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Accounting:

KPMG Cost Them $50 Million In Fake Tax Shelters, Investors Say
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

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Banking:

S&P cuts view on 10 US banks, cites housing
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Municipalities:

Vallejo, unions wait for bankruptcy ruling
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Half Moon Bay officials despondent over failed Beachwood bill
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Jefferson County's mess could be rest of Alabama's too
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Aviation:

Airline industry to lose US$5.2-billion this year: IATA
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Global airlines in deep crisis, 26 go bust: IATA
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For airlines, recent strides are only temporary
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Midwest Moves to Avoid Bankruptcy
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Republic Airways Holdings recalling 100-plus pilots, flight attendants
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400 workers will keep their jobs, Frontier Airlines says
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Alitalia Says Colaninno-led Group Made Offer Monday
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Alitalia signs agreement with IATA
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Zoom's grounding leaves 1200 stuck in Caribbean
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Bankruptcy Litigation:

Mervyn's Sues Private Equity Owners
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Mervyn's Sues Ex-Owners
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US auditors call for urgent action on liability reform
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Defaults:

'Unforgiving' Lenders May Force Surge in LBO Defaults
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Oil/Gas:

Failed energy trader SemGroup owes Fortis $304 mln
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Oklahoma may act as Semgroup creditor
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Layoffs:

Staff Learns of Layoffs Via E-mail Mistake
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Turnarounds:

Turnaround specialists saving troubled firms
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Food/Drink:

Le Nature's legal fees nearly $19 million
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Shells seeks bankruptcy protection
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Politics:

Obama win would have banks eyeing US Senate posts
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Obama says economic issues will decide election
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Candidates Need Talent From Big Law Firms
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Where Candidates Stand With Small Businesses
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UK:

Bankruptcy calls on debtors rocket by nearly 20%
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British central bank holds interest rates steady
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Struggling hospitals to be 'taken over' by the government
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House prices '10.9% lower than year ago'
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House prices suffer biggest fall since records began
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U.K. plan for first-time home buyers is sure to fail
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EU:

ECB May Keep Key Rate at Seven-Year High on Inflation
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European First-Half Loan Default Rate Stable So Far, But Sharp Jump Probable, Report Says
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Defaults soar on European leveraged loans
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Sweden:

Sweden Raises Key Rate to 4.75% as Prices Accelerate
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Czech Republic:

Towns struggle to repay loans
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Canada:

Technology Licences Upon Bankruptcy
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