December 29, 2009

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Law:

Judge OKs Auction of Defunct Rothstein Firm's Furnishings
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In Defense of Pure Lockstep
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Mayer Brown Bonuses Match Cravath
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Bankruptcy lawyer: Flight 253 passenger: Sharp-dressed man aided terror suspect Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab onto plane without passport
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Ulmer & Berne named the 'Go-To Law Firm for 2010'Fs by Fortune 500 Companies
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AIG ex-top lawyer gets severance payment
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Pelofsky leaves Spencer Fane for bankruptcy firm Berman Deleve
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Lawyer's Misconduct Costs Him Any Share of $1.2 Million Fee
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The Five Best Motions of the Year
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Recruiters Predict Busy Year in Lateral Market
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LA Lawyers Put Objections Aside to Make Music - ABC News
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Iran's Berkeley Hostages Get a Lawyer
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Lawyer Withdraws Cases Against Toyota
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An Underground Campaign
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Lawyer turns artist
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Radical lawyer Lynne Stewart should get even more prison time, federal appeals court says
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ABA's Loan Relief Proposal for Law Graduates Rejected by Congress
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Say What?!
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Judges:

Judge's message to lawyers : Work faster
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Courts See Recession's Toll; Judge Schack Strikes Again
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Judge Accepts Censure for Promoting Recusal as 'Weapon' Over Pay
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Accused of Bribing Judges, Disbarred Lawyer Pins Hopes on 'Honest Services' Case
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Supreme Court: New justices, same narrow divide."
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Wall Street:

Stocks looking for lucky 7th gain
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Stocks hit new highs
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Famed investor says stocks on 'sugar high'
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AIG Leads S&P 500 After Freddie, Fannie Cap Removed
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Pimco: Stocks Will Drop Sharply
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Layoffs:

National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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10 jobs that will get a raise in 2010
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New Mexico's Dark Thursday Sees Unemployment Soar 6.3% Higher
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Many Jobless Don't Qualify for Cobra
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Autos:

Visteon creditors seek reorganization plan documents
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Visteon wants PBGC to take on 3 DB plans
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Auto Suppliers Rebound
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Hecker makes new try to keep files secret
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GM Likely to Decide on Saab's Future Next Week, Aakerlund Says
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Geely Bid for Volvo Makes Goldman-Backed Boss Disregard Toyota
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Food/Drink:

Pilgrim's Pride exits bankruptcy protection
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Aviation:

Delta Air, AMR Lead Carriers Lower on Terror Concern
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JAL Shares Retest Record Low on Bankruptcy Worries
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JAL's woes open a Pandora's box
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Retailing:

Holiday spending boosts retail stocks
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Student Debt:

Taxpayers Foot the Bill for Caribbean Med School Grads' Defaults
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Golf:

Developer of Golf's 'Nicklaus Trail' in Talks With Creditors
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Economy:

Obama signs US debt limit increase into law
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US Economy Poised for Surge in 2010
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Krugman: 'Reasonably High Chance' the Economy Will Contract
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2010 Financial Forecasts: A 50% Chance of Being Right
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Corporate optimism highest in six years
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Is the Ponzi Economy At Risk of Collapse?
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US central bank pushes for new exit tool
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Warren - Most Valuable Federal Appointee (scroll down)
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An Economic Review Of The Decade
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The Big Zero
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Economic Stress Index
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Economy Tracker Map
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US Debt Clock
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Recovery Index
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Bailout Tracker
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Real Estate:

Home Prices Likely Fell in October vs. Year Ago
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Fannie, Freddie Backstop May Foreshadow Mortgage Forgiveness
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Fannie, Freddie shares up on bailout changes
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Fannie and Freddie Continue Bizarre Surge
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No one's cheering mortgage execs' jackpot
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Fannie, Freddie exec pay suggests stock worth zero
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Bankruptcy judge decides Statler's fate
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Shutting down the Statler
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Tishman, BlackRock riding on fumes
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Court Dismisses Capmark's $48.5m Foreclosure Lawsuit
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D.C. housing market's collapse lessens developers' swagger
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FBI Covered Up with Mortgage Fraud Cases
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Commercial Real Estate Will Suffer in 2010
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Florida High Court Approves Mediation Models
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Gambling:

Comptroller subpoenas NY Racing Association books
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New York Racing Association Objects to State Auditors
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Trump trimmed
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Celebs:

Lawyer for actor Cage denies fraud claims
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Lehman:

Lehman seeks to hire Neuberger to help sell $180 million ABS
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Education:

Students stranded in Beijing get no answers from Seattle-based program
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Founders of helicopter school are indicted
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Personal Finance:

Money Drives New Year's Resolutions
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Corporate Reform:

UBS Informant Wants Prison Postponed, Is 'Ready' to Cooperate
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Betting Against All of Us
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War on Wall Street as Congress Sees Returning to Glass-Steagall
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Shipping:

Tanker Glut Signals 25% Drop on 26-Mile Line of Ships
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Compensation:

Morgan Stanley said to mull pay changes
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Finance:

Indicators to Watch in a Loan Market on the Edge of Recovery
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(2 new opinions today)

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:

(1)- (2)- (3)- (4)- (5)- (6)- (7)- (8)- (9)- (10)
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Television:

Broadcasters' woes could spell trouble for free TV
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Fraud:

Ponzi Collapses Nearly Quadrupled in '09
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2009 - The Year of the Ponzi Scheme
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Rothstein Claimed Bodyguard Threatened Him
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Galleon Boss Spun Network Into Empire
(WSJ: separate paid subscription required)

Madoff merchandise on the block in OC
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Blame It On Antigua! The Forbidden 'Love' Of Pete Sessions And Allen Stanford
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Sessions is silent on e-mail sent to accused banker
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Judge refuses to release Stanford
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Awards:

Three Weil Gotshal Partners Named Among Turnaround & Workouts' "Outstanding Restructuring Lawyers - 2009"
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Banking:

The Cloning of Fannie and Freddie - It's safer to break up the biggest banks than have the feds guarantee them against failure
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Why Aren't Banks Lending? They Are Being Rational
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Crisis may not be over for banking small fry
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The Temptation of Servitude
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Zions Nixes Executive Bonuses, Replaces With Stock
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JPMorgan Sues Banker Accused of Stealing $2.8 Million
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Small banks, big problems
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Tax:

Informant: More Help in Swiss Bank Tax Case
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CIT Moves to Protect Its NOLs
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Municipalities:

Vallejo can't escape bankruptcy's impact
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Telecoms:

Call In the Undertakers: Carving Apart Canada's Bankrupt Nortel
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Newspapers:

Perfect Storm Hits Newspapers: Is There a Silver Lining?
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UK:

JPMorgan’s Dimon Called Darling to Reject Bonus Tax
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Will U.K. Bonus Tax Cause J.P. Morgan to Leave London?
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Russia:

Watchdog Issues Scathing Report on Russian Lawyer Death
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France:

Theolia Plans to Restructure Bonds, Raise Capital
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Italy:

Recessions Sets Italy Industry Back 25 Years
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Italian Business Confidence Rises to 18-Month High on Recovery
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Kazakhstan:

Kazakhs May Seek $1 Billion From World Bank, Delay Bond Sale
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