Law:

The Legal Profession Feels the Pain of the Recession
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Ex-DHS Secretary Chertoff Joins Covington
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Dreier Receiver Says He Found $100 Million in Assets
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Receiver's Report Offers Details of Dreier's Once-Lavish Lifestyle
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Milberg Sued for $54M for Allegedly Conspiring With Expert Witness
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What Do Wolf Block, Sleepy's, and Dial-A-Mattress Have in Common?
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Picking Through the Whys of the Wolf Block Dissolution
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Former Wolf Block Associate Who Sued Firm Speaks Out
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Retired WolfBlock Lawyers Out of Luck?
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US firms in London recruit record level of partners in 2008
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Corporate and US partners hit in A&O shake-up
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Ballard Spahr Reportedly Delays First-Year Associates' Start Date
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Shearman freezes pay for UK-qualified lawyers
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And Now the Good News: Quinn Emanuel Cuts ‘a Handful of People’
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Layoff Watch: Quinn Cuts 'A Handful of People'
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Lucky Ducks Who Avoided Layoffs—So Far—Should Lay Low
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The Greatest Client Memo Ever?
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Ex-Partner at La. Law Firm Gets 15 Years in Bizarre $30M Fraud Case
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Let's All Play Biggest Loser, BigLaw Edition
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Seriously, Get a Job
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Ways to Weather the Storm
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How's the Job Market in India?
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With bankruptcies set to sweep Asia, foreign firms face resource crunch
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Slaughters advises Premier on Oilexco acquisition
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Merrill UK legal team cut by 25% after BoA merger
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Is Alternative Billing Really the Answer Clients Need?
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So Much for the End of the Billable Hour
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Former NY Official Accused of Scheming to Land Jobs for Attorney Buddies
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Pls Hndle Thx: The Future is Unwritten
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Lawyer looking for Model/Actress Needing Free Green Card
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Judges:

New Bankruptcy Court Judge in the Northern District of New York
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Judges for sale
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Is That a Robe or a Cape?: Judge Leaps Over Bench to Tackle Man Attacking a Woman in His Court
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Judge Admits Ethics Breach Over Torrid E-Mails With Former Clerk
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Judge of the Day: For Real.
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Ex-Judge Convicted of Exposing Himself in Court Appeals Loss of Pension
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Wall Street:

European Shares Mixed; Wall Street Set to Gain
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Stocks Manage Moderate Gain After Erratic Session
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Tax:

Obama Plans to Name Task Force to Overhaul Tax Code
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Retailing:

Filene's Basement could be at bankruptcy risk
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Pier 1 Imports Closing 80 Stores in Coming Year
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Fitch Sees New Wave of Retail Loan Defaults on Horizon
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Gottschalks faces Monday deadline in bankruptcy court
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US Trustee Objects to Robbins Brothers Plan
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Full Recovery for Retail Real Estate Could Be as Far off as 2012
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Autos:

Many say they would buy products, even if company faced bankruptcy
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Should General Motors Split Itself in Two?
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GM: No Easy Image Makeover
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Delphi’s Miller: Bankruptcy System Can’t Handle Auto Makers
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Auto Task Force to Back More Loans, With Strings
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A Look at Obama's Auto-Bailout Team
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Ford puts ex-congressman Gephardt on its board
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Ford May Get $2 Billion From Sale of Volvo Cars Unit
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Delphi CEO: Bankruptcy no good for automakers
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State may give auto suppliers a cash infusion
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Prebul Dealerships Sold After Bankruptcy Bidding
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General Motors Unit May Get Aid From Thailand If GM ‘Survives’
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Toyota says US sales still weak, Honda delays plant
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Bonuses:

Bill to Appease Public Without Peeving Investors
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At AIG; an offer they can’t refuse
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Paid Handsomely to Stay - Despite the furor over the bonuses paid by A.I.G., executives at more than a dozen other firms that received government money stand to collect similar bonuses
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The Tax Implications of the AIG Bonuses
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AIG employees detail numerous, vile, outrageous death threats
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AIG Shouldn't Have Paid Unit Bonuses, Greenberg Says
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Some at AIG Buck Efforts to Give Back Bonus Pay
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Getting mad about maddening AIG debacle
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AIG executive quits after 'persecution' over bonuses
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The Mindset of an AIG Executive
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AIG exec Jason DeSantis whines and resigns after being 'unfairly persecuted by elected officials'
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AIG resignation comes with a dubious defense
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To: Ex-VP, AIG From: The Taxpayer
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AIG bonus recipients aren't the bad guys
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AIG bonus becomes charity with taxpayer's money
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Letter says AIG paid bonuses early
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House easing hard-line stance on bonuses
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Theme Parks:

Ghost Town coaster opening faces big hurdles
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Hedge Funds:

Top managers' pay dropped 48% last year
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Geithner to Clip Hedge Funds
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Credit Cards:

Credit card testimony may influence reform
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Testimony of Judge Gambardella On BAPCPA and Credit Cards
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Let's end credit-card sleight-of-hand
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Photography:

Lenders' move could stymie sale of Polaroid
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Economy:

US Durable Goods Orders Unexpectedly Jumped 3.4%
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Goods Orders, Home Sales Show Less Drag
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The Start of a Crisis, Through the Lens of Avis
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Things may be looking up for the economy ... right?
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Roubini Says Stocks Will Drop, Government Will Nationalize More Banks
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Treasury outlines financial receivership bill
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Geithner Outlines 'Resolution Authority'
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Bair says FDIC should get authority to wind down big firms
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Treasury, FDIC Would Share New Powers
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Why can't individual investors get the sweetheart deal Geithner's plan is offering to hedge funds?
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House Democrats Slash More Than $100B From Obama's Plan
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Treasuries Fall as Stocks Gain, Cutting Demand Before Auction
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House passes small business grant bill
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Real Estate:

Mortgage rates hit new lows
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California Home Prices Sank 41% Last Month on Foreclosures
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Manhattan Rents Falling, Falling
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Paper: Rahm Emanuel's Short Freddie Mac stay made him $320,000+
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CRE Skepticism High over Fed's Plans To Buy Trillions in 'Toxic' Assets
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Refinance Applications Up 41.5% Last Week: MBA
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CB Richard Ellis shares soar on credit pact
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Commercial Property Faces Crisis
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US House Republicans Push Alternative Housing Proposal
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US banks face massive commercial real estate loan defaults
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Mortgage Bankers Association Feels the Pain
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Median Price Check: What does a $200,900 New Home Look Like?
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Bankruptcy Poetry:

AIG Name Cards
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Ratings:

Buffett’s Berkshire May Lose AAA S&P Credit Rating
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Moody's Sued in Ratings Case
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Insurance:

As Prices Rise on Executive Liability Coverage, Strategy and Negotiations Enter Tough Terrain
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AIG aircraft unit says may need more financing
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AIG Posts Collateral on Canary Wharf Leases
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AIG Fights a Fire at Its Paris Unit
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Controversial AIG unit sees more departures
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Banking:

Bank of America, Wells Fargo Ratings Cut by Moody’s
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Biggest pension funds in U.S. want to lead suits against BofA
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WaMu zombies arguments on the rise
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JPMorgan Sues Former Washington Mutual Parent, FDIC
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WaMu Investors Set Sights On J.P. Morgan
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Buffett could be key to Goldman’s Tarp payback
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Consumers Vent On Overdraft Fees
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Aviation:

Airlines hope to avoid bailout or bankruptcy
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Banking crisis makes airline failures more likely: IATA
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Frontier has operating profit for 4th straight month.
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Eclipse assets up for grabs
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AIG woes could hurt Boeing
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Unions lose battle for ACE pension funding
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Newspapers:

Philly Newspapers Seeks To Halt Lawsuits
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Star Tribune wants out of the direct-mail business
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Is it time for newspapers to fold?
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Resorts:

Tim Blixseth Sues Yellowstone Club, Creditors
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Santa:

Santa gets new landlord as recession hits
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Oil/Gas:

Probe on SemGroup still unfiled
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Pacific Energy Weathers Bankruptcy, Volcanic Eruption
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Gambling:

Casino cruise line based at Port Canaveral files Chapter 11
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Corporate Reform:

From Rep. Frank, a To-Do List for Changing Wall Street
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Will Populist Rage Hurt Corporate America?
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Logistics:

Postal chief says post office running out of money
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Without Help, Postal Service Faces Threat of Going Broke
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Pensions:

U.S. Employers Cut 401(k) Matches
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Distressed Investing:

'I'm having a very good crisis,' says Soros - who made billions as the world plunged into recession
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Health Care:

SRMC revenues down -- hospital owners say situation is better than it looks
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Study: Hospital not feasible
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Shipping:

C&Heavy Industries may get lifeline
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Consultants:

FTI Consulting Takes 91,265 SF at Franklin Center
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BearingPoint Breakup Imminent, Business Parts Sold to Multiple Buyers
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Creditors Fear BearingPoint Is Rushing Sale
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IP:

U.S. Supreme Court Shows Interest In Deciding Whether The Hypothetical Test Or The Actual Test Should Be Used To Determine If IP Licenses Can Be Assumed In Bankruptcy
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Accounting:

E&Y Settles HealthSouth Case for $109M
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Food/Drink:

Pilgrim's Pride given more time on bankruptcy plan
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Bruno's and union postpone showdown
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