Law:
WilmerHale Takes "Centralization" to the Next Level
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What’s Up with Winston? An Update
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How you look at it - partners and associates see the future differently
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Goldman's Go-To Abacus Firm: McKee Nelson
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SEC Brings BigLaw Team of its Own to Goldman Fight
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Rodge Cohen Warns Against 'Giant Squid Syndrome' as Senators Take on Goldman
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Still More BigLaw in Goldman Fraud Suit
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Levin Grilling Blankfein Means Clash of Harvard Law Standouts
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Steve Susman, meet Steve Susman
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Greenberg Traurig Accused of Malpractice by Former Client
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Mayer Brown Not Liable for Losses of Refco Investors, 2nd Circuit Decides
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BigLaw Firm, Client Win Appeal of $4.3 Million Sanction
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Sidebar-Plus Associates Heading Back to Skadden
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N.J. High Court Weighs Disbarment for Partner Who Kept $50,000 Gift From Client
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Recession Has Some Firms Rethinking Growth Strategies
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Is Orrick Shopping Around for a U.K. Merger?
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‘Massive Foul-Up’ Delays Ethics Hearing for Lawyers Caught in Conrad Black Maelstrom
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“Big Time Lawyer” Kills Crazy Eddie Movie
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Goldman Sachs Lawyer Advises Long Pauses, Rambling Answers
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Rothstein firm COO charged with money-laundering conspiracy
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All Rise for Air Guitar Judge Adam Liptak
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Two More Partners Bolt Firm in Wake of Wave of Defections
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Attention Lawyers: Time to Tighten Up Those Arbitration Clauses
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Ex-Toyota Lawyer Explains Split with His Counsel: I Wanted to Go to Trial
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Billionaire Harvard Alum’s Big Bucks to Help 10 Law Grads Get Public-Interest Jobs
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Law Prof Sees Parallels Between Tuition Hikes and Subprime Mortgage Bubble
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The Next Bubble: Law School Tuition
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A Law Professor’s Scattershot Attack
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Lawyer Holds Boot Camps to Teach Secrets of Debt Collection Litigation
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Columnist: Stop Laughing at Lawyer Jokes
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What Can Happen To You If You Don't Hold The Door Open For A Lady?
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Lawsuit: Hotel Obliged Guest's Requests For Whites-Only Service
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Judges:
US Judge Rejects Guidant Deal on Defibrillators
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Getting His Clerkship - How Winning a Coin Flip (Among Other Things) Led John Paul Stevens to Become a Law Clerk to Justice Wiley Rutledge
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Selecting Stevens’ Successor - Politics recedes as a critical factor
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The Ivy League, on Wall Street or the Supreme Court
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WilmerHale Partner Is First Openly Gay Man Nominated to US Appeals Court
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Judge Who Ordered Rape-Victim Polygraphs May Be Reconsidering
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Judge Not Thy Neighbor
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Wall Street:
Stock Futures Signal Pause After Sell-Off
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Stocks Resume Fall on Fears Over European Debt Crisis
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Stocks Tumble After Greek Debt Is Downgraded
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World markets plunge as euro debt crisis intensifies after S&P downgrades
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Brokerages:
GunnAllen files for bankruptcy protection
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Layoffs:
US Factory Jobs Not Coming Back
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Unemployment challenges Obama's economic storyline
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Unemployment Pushes Workers to Retirement
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Law firm bringing 187 jobs to southwest Ohio
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Lehman:
Lehman Executives Didn't Conceal Barclays Profit
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Lehman ex-president: no secrets in asset valuation
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Lehman Judge Rules Barclays Can Obtain Some Documents
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Corporate Reform:
Financial Debate Blocked Again by Senate Republicans
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Dodd Bill Would Allow Fed To Hide Its Spending
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Goldman Executives Defend Company's Actions but Endorse Greater Transparency
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There's no excusing Goldman Sachs' actions, or GOP senators' reluctance to enact reforms
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Senator Ensign Asks for Viniar’s Help on Financial Reform
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A Bank Tax as Insurance for Us All
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Financial reform's big unknowns
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Republican Alternative To Democrats' Financial Overhaul Takes Shape
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Dodd eyes congressional input in taxpayer bailouts
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Autos:
Ford $2.1 Billion Net May Be Year's Best as Costs Start to Rise
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Trustee Hounds Hecker For More Assets
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Ford's hurdle now is high debt
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Aviation:
UAL, US Air Losses Narrow on Global Traffic, Fares
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Europe Details Airline Recovery Plan
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Struggling JAL to cut 45 more routes
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Municipalities:
Harrisburg, Pa., Weighs Bankruptcy
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Harrisburg Seeks 'Least Worst' Path
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Saint-Étienne, France: The City That Got Swapped
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Horse Racing:
MEC Reorganization Plan Approved by Judge
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Radio:
Regent Exits Bankruptcy
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Economy:
Consumers Gain Confidence as Job Outlook Picks Up
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Panel on Federal Debt Begins Work
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A Plague Stalking America: The Deficit Addiction
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The Riskiest Financial Firms In America
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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:
Bankruptcy Stalls 'Extreme Makeover' Foreclosure
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The Goldman Deal and the Housing Market
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Home price index shows 1st annual gain in 3 years
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Housing: 2 Steps Forward, 1 Step Back
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Housing Shows Recovery Signs After Prices Fell to 2003 Levels
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Home Prices in US Cities Rise Less Than Forecast
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Housing Prices Remained Weak in February
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Housing rebound continues to erode
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A Look at Case-Shiller, by Metro Area
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Trouble ahead
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Senior, Subordinate Bondholders Split on HAMP Debt Forgiveness
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Seattle home prices keep slipping despite national uptick
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Metro Atlanta home prices almost flat in February
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Home price slide in Chicago area slows in February
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San Diego Shines Amid Gloomy Housing News
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New FHA-Lender Restrictions Will Wreak Havoc: K&L Gates
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AIG Baker puts Vestavia Hills City Center in bankruptcy
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Should FHA Raise Minimum Down Payment from 3.5%?
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Kirkland developer of retail projects seeks Chapter 11 protection
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Home Buyer Tax Credit Called Successful, but Costly
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Fraud:
Goldman Sachs Grilled in Senate Hearing Over Mortgage Business
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Grilled squid
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The Goldman Sachs Hearings: 'Fantastic Theater'
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Senators Express Disgust, Anger as Goldman Execs Squirm on the Hill
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Casino capitalism on trial in Goldman Sachs hearing
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Do investment banks do anything that helps America anymore?
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Senators Put Goldman on Defensive Over Mortgage Deals
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For Some on Wall St., the Spectacle on TV Was Background Noise
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Hedge funds rally around Goldman Sachs, dismiss SEC case as 'childish'
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Goldman Sachs Emerges From Senate Showdown Ahead $549 Million
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Goldman Up One
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Emails: Goldman Armed Staff to Dump Bonds
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Goldman Sachs's Tourre 'Categorically' Denies SEC's Claims
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Contrition not an option in financial blame game
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'Fabulous Fab' gets little love from Senators
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Two-timing top trader's 'Fabulous' defiance
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Wall Street's Mr. Fabu-less
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Fabulous Fab: 'I Regret the Emails'
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The Goldman E-mails, or How to Sell Junk
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Lesson in e-mail's staying power
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Goldman executives maintain they did not bet against clients
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Are Goldman’s ‘Big Short’ Denials Short on Persuasiveness?
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Goldman's Defense? We're Misunderstood
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Senate panel is 'short' on info
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Levin Lets 'S-Word' Ring Loud -- Many Times -- At Senate Hearing On Goldman Sachs
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In which I ruin my bright electoral future
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Levin slams 'unbridled greed'
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Goldman: We Are Proudly Amoral
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Goldman Sachs executives still don't get it. A scene from the Senate hearing
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Is Levin new Biden in Goldman Sachs hearing?
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Smartest Guy in the Room
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Hearing is good for Goldman
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Goldman's woes mount in Senate grilling
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Goldman execs: We didn't do anything wrong
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Sure, Goldman has faults, but amid housing bubble, the bank skirted bankruptcy
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Full disclosure is not Goldman's job, executive tell panel
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Goldman Sachs hearing pulls back curtain on bankers' ethics
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Goldman Sachs: Politicians and executives speak different languages
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Executives unite to defend 'the big short'
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A Crowd With Pity for Goldman
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Illegal, unethical or something else?
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Goldman Sachs' crimeless victims
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Fools on the Hill
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Sense and Nonsense at the Goldman Hearings
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Goldman Sachs: Basically a Sorority That Makes Money on Things Other Than Car Washes
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Goldman Sachs Debacle: Clueless in DC
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Goldman and the blame game
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Ex-colleague of Florida Ponzi fraudster is charged
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Sovereigns:
Debt Ratings Are Lowered for Portugal and Greece
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Sovereign debt downgrades spark flight to quality
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Construction Equipment:
Schwing America to pay Wells Fargo $27 million in reorganization
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Accounting:
Balance Sheets Are Busting Out All Over
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PwC Reminds Us All to Be Realistic Come Raise Time
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Health Care:
Doctors Raise Questions About St. Vincent's Plan
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RadNet Announces the Acquisition Out of Bankruptcy of Three Facilities in New York and New Jersey
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Americans Lose Confidence in Healthcare
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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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Awards:
Ronit Berkovich Named "Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyer"
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Ratings:
Bankers Said ‘Anything’ to Get High Rating, S&P Ex-Analyst Says
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For Big Rating Agencies, the Blows Keep On Comin’
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Over-complex debt shouldn't, and can't, be rated
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Court Rejects Rating Agencies' Argument that Credit Crisis Alone Caused Investor Losses
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Bankruptcy Theater:
Broadway has a new play about Enron. Where's the one about Madoff?
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Retailing:
Blackstone May Join General Growth Plan, Simon Says
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General Growth Seeks Two New Loans Totaling $895.5 Million
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NYC Says General Growth Owes It $500,000
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Economy Hardware files for bankruptcy protection
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Bernie's Name Bought From Bankruptcy Court
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Vendors:
Epiq Systems, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2010 Results Led by 42% Growth for Operating Revenue in Bankruptcy and 20% in eDiscovery
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Gambling:
Boyd Gaming withdraws several objections in Station Casinos bankruptcy
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Distressed Investing:
Invesco's $1.46B Mortgage Recovery Fund to Invest in PPIP
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Tax:
Swiss Banks Get Tougher on Tax-Dodgers
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Hotels:
New Tahoe Ritz-Carlton Highlands in default
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IP:
The Impact of Bankruptcy on IP Litigation and Licensing
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Newspapers:
Bidding begins in Philadelphia newspaper auction
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Newspaper bankruptcy auction start delayed
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Unions threaten strike amid Philly papers auction
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Religion:
Lawsuit against Pope: Can organizational structure get him off?
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Food/Drink:
Stage set for arguments over Rubashkin sentence
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Litigation:
Supreme Court Bars Class-Action Arbitration Absent Contract Agreement
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High Court Ruling May Fuel Battle Over Class Arbitration
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Justices Give Boost to Securities Fraud Plaintiffs in Merck Ruling
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Vice Chancellor Requires Lawyer to Be Physically Present During the Collection of Electronic Information from Client; Self-Collection by Client Not Permitted
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Mass Torts:
RAND report on silica litigation
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Pennsylvania company is 89th to collapse under asbestos claims
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Deposition Time Limits - Who Has Time to Ask About Bankrupt Entities ?
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UK:
Unfair football creditors rule?
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Business owe more than £55bn to creditors
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Farepak fees continue to rise
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Small manufacturers hit hardest by rusting Britain
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Channel insolvencies drop in Q1
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Hull targets restructuring to avoid administration
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The rise of the need for credit insurance
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EU:
Euro tumbles on Greece, Portugal downgrades
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European shares fall most in five months
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Eurozone Contagion: Here's What's At Stake
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European M&A Closes In on Worst Month in a Decade
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EU Socialists blame Merkel for Greek downgrade
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Roubini sees 'significantly rising' risk that European monetary union will rip apart
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Portugal:
Uh, Oh: Portugal Spreads Widening.
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S&P downgrades Portugal's 5 main banks
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Portugal will do all needed to cut deficit-finmin
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Portugal denounces 'attack from the markets'
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Greece:
Greek contagion spreads; restructuring fears rise
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Greece needs EUR 150 billion to avoid bankruptcy
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Greece Debt Swaps, Bond Yields Surge as S&P Cuts Rating to Junk
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IMF head: Greeks need to swallow medicine
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PM: Rebirth of Greece, now or never
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Is it now too late to save Greece?
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Schaeuble says Germany won't let Greece down
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German reluctance grows over Greek bailout
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German lawmaker urges discount on banks' Greek debt
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Goldman Saga Could Take Heat Off Greece
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The bitter taste of a Greek bail-out
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Transport on strike as anger grows
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Greece: Round Up All the Usual Short-Sellers
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Canada:
Consumer Confidence Falling
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