| Law:2,900 Law Jobs Lost Last Month—and More in Sept. and Oct.(DBN)
 Last Week in Layoffs(DBN)
 Where Do We Go from Here?(DBN)
 Associate Bonus Watch: Paul Weiss Follows SullCrom’s Lead(DBN)
 Orrick: No Bonuses for First-Year Associates(DBN)
 Is There a New Standard for Bonuses?(DBN)
 SJ Berwin: deferring pay is prudent (DBN)
 Firms' Billing Rates Inched Up During 2009, Survey Shows (DBN)
 Snapshot: Matthew Feldman(DBN)
 Bailout Work Pays Off Big Time in the U.K.(DBN)
 Linklaters in radical move to reject over-specialization(DBN)
 Ex-Lawyer Released After 33 Months in ‘Debtor’s Prison’(DBN)
 Florida Lawyer Charged With Fraud Collected $35M in 2008(DBN)
 Rothstein, Partners Paid Hefty Salaries(DBN)
 Florida Hedge Funder the Big Loser in Rothstein Scheme(DBN)
 'Chooch' and Wrong: A Biggie Falls in NY Pension Fund Probe(DBN)
 Biglaw Firm Announces New Pay Scheme: What Does the Associate in the Street Think?(DBN)
 Firms gave millions to case runner(DBN)
 Crystal Balling Billables: Firm On a Hiring Binge Sees Real Estate Surge Ahead(DBN)
 Lawyers Made Messy Firm Divorce Worse, Judge Says(DBN)
 Comcast-NBC Deal to Put a Fleet of M&A Lawyers to Work(DBN)
 Bracewell & Giuliani moving uptown next year in the Big Apple(DBN)
 Eversheds global brand rollout takes a tumble (DBN)
 My Job Is Murder: Of Legends and Legerdemain(DBN)
 Thinking of Raising Hourly Billing Rates? Get Ready to Rumble(DBN)
 ‘Being A Lawyer Makes Me Sick’(DBN)
 Reports of Law School Cheating Increase Along with Focus on Grades(DBN)
 Harvard Law School Grade Reform Update(DBN)
 The PC Police Ride Strong at Northwestern(DBN)
 Unlikely Source May Be Raising Summary Judgment Bar (DBN)
 Italian Jury Finds U.S. Student Guilty of Murder, Gives Her 26-Year Sentence(DBN)
 Blagojevich Evidence Stolen in Law Firm Break-in(DBN)
 30 Out in the Cold in Moscow Layoff(DBN)
 BigLaw firm launches its own Facebook site (DBN)
 Is Akin Gump's Tom Goldstein Television's Next Big Thing?(DBN)
 ______________ Judges:Showstopper (DBN)
 Espinosa Oral Argument Provides Glimpse Into World of Supreme Court(DBN)
 House Judiciary Schedules Hearing on Judge Recusals(DBN)
 Judge in ‘Girls Gone Wild’ Case Requests ‘All Relevant Video Footage’(DBN)
 FantasySCOTUS.net Predictions of the 10th Justice: Forecasting the Swing Vote of Justice Kennedy.(DBN)
 Ex-NY Judge Is Disbarred, Faces Prison for Shaking Down Lawyers(DBN)
 Assuring judicial impartiality: New disqualification rule will make justices more accountable(DBN)
 Jury gets case of blogger accused of judge threats(DBN)
 No Testimony From Judges in Prosecution of Radio Host(DBN)
 ______________ Wall Street:Stock-Index Futures Fall(DBN)
 UK Stocks Decline(DBN)
 Memo to Wall Street: Philanthropy, not bonuses(DBN)
 A Windfall Profits Tax for Goldman Sachs?(DBN)
 Why is Barney Frank so Mad at Wall Street?(DBN)
 John Paulson Returns to Earth(DBN)
 ______________ Layoffs:National and State by State Unemployment Rates(DBN)
 The Job Drought May Be Over(DBN)
 An In-Depth Look At the Jobs Report(DBN)
 Broader Jobless Rate Declines to 17.2%(DBN)
 Jobless professionals vie for holiday sales work (DBN)
 Two Jobs and Still Underemployed(DBN)
 2010: Surge in People Quitting Their Jobs(DBN)
 Americans May See Leaner Workplace for Years(DBN)
 ______________ Corporate Reform:Bernanke Holding Tight to Fed's Regulatory Hammer(DBN)
 Sarbanes-Oxley Law May Be Reshaped by U.S. Supreme Court Clash(DBN)
 The Supreme Case Against Sarbanes-Oxley(DBN)
 ______________ Fraud:Rajaratnam's FBI Probe a Decade Ago Lacked Proof of Fraud(DBN)
 In fallout of fraud sting, IRS joins hunt(DBN)
 High court to take up corruption law; 'Honest services' called too vague; prosecutors call provision vital(DBN)
 The World's Most Corrupt Countries(DBN)
 ______________ Religion:Hundreds of claims filed in Jesuits in the Northwest bankruptcy case(DBN)
 ______________ Health Care:COBRA subsidy program coming to an end(DBN)
 Bankruptcy filing worries Pequannock residents(DBN)
 ______________ Building Materials:Generation Brands Files Pre-Packaged Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization(DBN)
 ______________       |   | Economy:Unexpected drop in jobless rate sparks optimism(DBN)
 Long-term unemployment worsens(DBN)
 U.S. Forecasts Smaller Loss From Bailout of Banks(DBN)
 Big Paydays for Rescuers in the Crisis(DBN)
 Bernanke does a bad, bad thing(DBN)
 Bernanke's biggest fears(DBN)
 Where The Next Debt Crisis Will Occur(DBN)
 Geithner Disputes Goldman's Claim It Didn't Need Gov't Help(DBN)
 Geithner: "none would have survived"(DBN)
 Running a Deficit without Fear(DBN)
 OECD: Public Debt Jeopardizes Recovery(DBN)
 Economic Stress Index(DBN)
 Economy Tracker Map(DBN)
 US Debt Clock(DBN)
 Recovery Index(DBN)
 Bailout Tracker(DBN)
 ______________ Real Estate:Why Treasury Needs a Plan B for Mortgages(DBN)
 Should Borrowers Share The Blame For So Few Mortgage Modifications?(DBN)
 Is a Loan Modification Just Another Exotic Mortgage?(DBN)
 Quarter of borrowers in anti-foreclosure plan are behind(DBN)
 Where Housing Will be in 2012(DBN)
 No Escape From TARP for U.S. Banks Choking on Commercial Real Estate Loans (DBN)
 Fresh attack on foreclosures(DBN)
 The Dumbest Stimulus Plan to Date(DBN)
 Mortgage Insurers Deny 20-25% of Claims: Moody's(DBN)
 Bob Toll Struggles With a Cash Burden(DBN)
 Mastro bankruptcy trustee won't be replaced(DBN)
 Bankruptcy puts developer's deals in doubt(DBN)
 Judge approves bankruptcy plan for Patterson Park CDC(DBN)
 West Edge project's future still in court — and in doubt(DBN)
 West Edge: Anatomy of a dream turned nightmare(DBN)
 LA: Big Landlord To Lighten Up(DBN)
 Renting rooms becomes viable option for homeowners(DBN)
 Extreme Makeover has extreme costs(DBN)
 Deputies witness recession's toll as evictions increase(DBN)
 _____________ Bonds:TCW ousts star fund manager Jeffrey Gundlach(DBN)
 ______________ Gambling:Vegas's biggest gamble yet: the new 7000-room Vdara(DBN)
 Binion's closing Las Vegas hotel; casino remains(DBN)
 2nd Greektown bankruptcy plan may get vote next week(DBN)
 Attorney General Comments on Station Casino Bankruptcy(DBN)
 AG says any Station Casinos trustee must be licensed by gaming regulators(DBN)
 ______________ Food/Drink:'Tavern' fixtures all to go(DBN)
 Bankrupt Bashas' grocery, union declare truce(DBN)
 Post-Bankruptcy, Centro Employees Sue Anne Burrell for Discrimination (DBN)
 Hamptons Pioneer, the Laundry, Files for Bankruptcy (DBN)
 ______________ Resorts:Recession wipes out Idaho's Tamarack ski resort(DBN)
 Paradise Lost for Wealthy Resort Novice(DBN)
 ______________ Aviation:Petition is aimed at ownership of Pace(DBN)
 Japan to give JAL $7.7 bln loan support(DBN)
 _____________ RVs:Settlement in Fleetwood Toxic Trailer Lawsuit?(DBN)
 ______________ Consumer Bankruptcies:BAPCPA Increases Cost of Consumer Bankruptcy Cases(DBN)
 ______________ Compensation:Daddy war bucks(DBN)
 Five AIG Execs Say May Quit Over Pay (DBN)
 Fresh Pay Skirmish at AIG (WSJ: separate paid subscription required)
 Geithner Criticizes Wall Street Pay(DBN)
 ______________ Credit Cards:Stores Face New Credit Card Snag(DBN)
 ______________ Mass Torts:Asbestos, environmental losses lowest since 2000: Best(DBN)
 ______________ Tax:Reading The Tax Tea Leaves(DBN)
 ______________ Celebs:IRS & California Slap $1.9m Tax Liens Against Pamela Anderson (DBN)
 Richard Fuld Falls On Hard Times? (DBN)
 ______________ Hedge Funds:Steve's SAC of shame(DBN)
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 Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator (DBN)
 Recent Ch. 11 Filings(DBN)
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 ______________ Autos:GM CEO shuffles managers, seeks culture change(DBN)
 Whitacre's GM Culture Fix Moves Up Younger Executives, Women(DBN)
 Lutz' New Assignment: I Should Be So Unlucky (DBN)
 Auto Critic Key in GM Turnaround (WSJ: separate paid subscription required)
 GM's Directors Start Acting . . . Like Directors(DBN)
 Dealers to GM, Chrysler: No thanks(DBN)
 Chrysler restoration interests some auto dealers(DBN)
 GM, Chrysler take different paths(DBN)
 After GM bankruptcy , union takes control(DBN)
 Experts say GM needs another Mulally(DBN)
 Experts question outsider as GM chief(DBN)
 GM Europe envisions fewer job cuts(DBN)
 GM To Cut About 8,300 Jobs At Opel(DBN)
 Mercedes-Benz Sales Up 19% In November(DBN)
 GM Still Hoping for Germany's Assistance(DBN)
 ______________ Politics:Elizabeth Warren Has Your Back! (DBN)
 ______________ Oil/Gas:SemGroup roller coaster was a tough, wild ride(DBN)
 ______________ Accounting:Layoff Watch '09: Crowe Horwath(DBN)
 PwC's Moritz: 'We Will Have Base Increases Next Year'(DBN)
 E&Y Layoffs Update(DBN)
 Layoff Watch '09: Update on Ernst & Young's November Round(DBN)
 ______________ Municipalities:DPS teachers decry $10,000 deferment(DBN)
 20 Most Stressed Counties in October(DBN)
 ______________ Banking:Sen. Schumer rips banks' 'double-dipping' on ATM fees(DBN)
 Shares revival allows KIA to profit from Citigroup stake(DBN)
 Six more banks closed, total hits 130 this year(DBN)
 The FDIC Considers Another Loss Leader(DBN)
 Bank of America Stock Sale Biggest Since 2001(DBN)
 Reckless banks still to pay(DBN)
 ______________ Private Equity:Get Ready For Some Tough Fundraising Times (DBN)
 ______________ Fashion:French Officials Are Still Trying to Get the Sheikh to Buy Christian Lacroix (DBN)
 ______________ Celebs:In court, Salahis hand over designer watch to pay debt(DBN)
 ______________ Student Debt:Higher education, Kafka-style(DBN)
 ______________ Newspapers:Anxious Times as ax is set to swing again(DBN)
 ______________ Enron:Enron, welcome to Broadway(DBN)
 ______________ Speedskating:Speedskater Blasts Colbert For Ribbing Canada(DBN)
 ______________ UK:Slaughters set to receive £33m for financial crisis work for the Treasury(DBN)
 Darling Weighs Levy on UK Bankers' Bonuses, Scrapping Tax Cut for Rich(DBN)
 RBS: 1,000 Investments Bankers Quit(DBN)
 ______________ EU:Trichet Sees Need for Legal Process to Tackle Troubled Banks(DBN)
 ______________ Italy:Parmalat's Tanzi's EU100 Million Art Trove Seized (DBN)
 ______________ Venezuela:Venezuela Arrests Banco Real President, Board Member(DBN)
 ______________ Greece:Fears of Greek bankruptcy unfounded(DBN)
 ______________ Germany:German Manufacturing Orders Unexpectedly Declined in October(DBN)
 ______________ Iceland:Iceland Opposition Agrees to Stop Blocking Depositor Accord(DBN)
 Iceland Economy Shrank 7.2 Last Quarter on Investment, Demand(DBN)
 ______________ Australia:Australia Widens Lender Aid After Slamming Big Banks(DBN)
 ______________ Middle East:Dubai Stocks Drop Most in World on Dubai World Default Concern(DBN)
 The World Overreacted to Dubai Crisis(DBN)
 Dubai Bondholders Would Get Manhattan-Sized Barren Land in Case of Default (DBN)
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