August 19, 2010

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Law:

Weil Gotshal leads in Lehman legal fees
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Howard Rice Sued for Deferring, Then Dumping, New Hire
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DLA Piper Defers Half the Class of 2010 to 2012
(DBN)

Fall Recruiting Glitters in the Golden State
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BigLaw Firm's Secret to Success in Retaining Women Partners: 82 Holidays a Year
(DBN)

Jenner & Block, Davis Polk Tapped for General Motors' IPO
(DBN)

Rule 11 Sanctions Vacated Against Sidley, McKool Smith
(DBN)

What Skadden Told HP Board
(DBN)

Sidley Austin: Bring on the Work/Life Balance Seekers!
(DBN)

Bigger 2011 Summer Classes Planned at Several Texas Big Law Firms
(DBN)

Legal Cost and Risk Reduction in 6 Easy Steps
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Many Fla. GCs Collected More Last Year Than in 2008
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Magazine Names Best Value Law Schools
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Barrister 'left in coma' sues Met over courtroom arrest
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Girlfriend Charged in Lawyer's Murder Is Now Accused of Defrauding Him, Too
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Lone Jury Holdout in Blagojevich Case Wanted ‘Smoking Gun’
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Turow: In Blago Case, Should a Holdout Really Surprise?
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Blagojevich Trial: Who's That One Juror?
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Learning How to Meditate — and to Write a Supreme Court Brief Like a MoFo
(DBN)

Fla. Bar Website Rules Face Challenge in State High Court
(DBN)

Lawsuit of the Day: Major Lindsey Files RICO Action Against Former Employee
(DBN)

‘Mr. Ticket’ Lawyer Announces ‘Big Decision’ in Red-Light Cameras Fight
(DBN)

Lawyers Among White-Collar Moonlighters Whose Numbers Are Increasing
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Judges:

Federal Judge Who Delayed Barclays, US Settlement Approves Deal Today
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Harvard Leads Among Supreme Court Law Clerks
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Net Worth of Law Prof Nominated for Seat on 7th Circuit Bench: Nearly $20M
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Courts:

Does PACER Provide Adequate Access to Federal Court Documents?
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Wall Street:

Stock futures edge up ahead of US jobs data
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Layoffs:

At Small Firms, Job Cuts Run Deep
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Thousands Line up for Jobs at McDonalds
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Aviation:

American Airlines to charge for front-row seats
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Mexican Air Travel Rating Is Downgraded
(DBN)

Mexicana To Return Almost 40% Of Fleet
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Oil/Gas:

US defends notion that most of the oil in Gulf is gone
(DBN)

Oil-Cleanup Estimates Draw Fire
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Lehman:

Lehman Judge Approves $17.5 Million Innkeepers Restructuring Financing
(DBN)

Lehman old guard uses bankroll and bare knuckles for real estate redemption
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Public Transportation:

Monorail proposes plan to cut $630 million in debt
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Distressed Investing:

Former Attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice to Join Distressed Investing Experts Forum 2010
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Furniture:

Consortium wins court auction for Barcalounger, AOM
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Personal Finance:

A New Juggle for White-Collar Workers
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Tax:

How Income Taxes Will Change in 2011
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Banking:

The Hail Mary Plan to Get J.P. Morgan to Pay More for WaMu
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Utilities:

EBG, Power Producer, Files for Bankruptcy , Plans to Sell Assets at Auction
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Economy:

Fed Officials All Over the Map in Explaining Policy Shift
(DBN)

100 Fastest Growing US Companies
(DBN)

Long Term Debt: Our Real Problem
(DBN)

US May Not be the Next Japan
(DBN)

Falling Housing Prices Drag Down Consumer Spending Index for 3rd Straight Month: Deloitte
(DBN)

Economic Stress Map
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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 refinancing demand at highest in 15 months
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Couple Sues Lawyers Over Foreclosure, Saying Owner Received $74K Owed to Lender
(DBN)

Winning the Loan-Modification Lottery, Part I
(DBN)

Winning the Loan-Modification Lottery, Part II
(DBN)

Deutsche Bank Expects 1m More Job Losses in Residential Construction
(DBN)

Latinos, African-Americans experience more than half of all California foreclosures
(DBN)

Analyst: Home Builders Likely to Consolidate, Merge
(DBN)

Zillow: Homeowner Confidence Falls
(DBN)

BofA's government mortgage modifications slow in July
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Treasury Responds to Mortgage-Mod Criticism
(DBN)

The Future of Housing Finance: the GSEs as Landlords
(DBN)

Fannie and Freddie: Huge Problem, No Easy Solution
(DBN)

S&P Sees Fannie and Freddie Mortgage Delinquencies Remaining High
(DBN)

News Flash: Fannie, Freddie are Kaput
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With Government Mortgage Guarantees, Risk Retention Isn't Needed
(DBN)

Barney Frank on Fannie and Freddie
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Bye-bye Fannie and Freddie, but hello to what?
(DBN)

2 Zombies to Tolerate for a While
(DBN)

The Heavy Load of Fannie and Freddie
(DBN)

Bank of America Sues to Prevent Stuytown Foreclosure
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Mortgage Trustees Sue to Block Stuyvesant Town Foreclosure
(DBN)

Judge to appoint trustee in Meridian bankruptcy cases
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Retailing:

Watson's US clothing chain faces bankruptcy risk
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American Apparel founder's bankruptcy fears as company reveals debts of £77million
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Sears Loss Narrow on Absence of Pension, Store-Closure Costs; Sales Drop
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Credit Cards:

Atlanta is No. 1 in credit card debt as overspending, recession collide
(DBN)

Credit Card Satisfaction up, Amex No. 1: Survey
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Corporate Reform:

Reform Gives Regulators Power Over Exec Pay
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Health Care:

Lawsuit calls for opening of St. Vincent's books
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Celebs:

Why The Fuss About How Much This “Housewife” Spends?
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Teresa Giudice’s Lawyer Claims $60000 Shopping Trip an “Entitlement”
(DBN)

Kanye West Doesn't Have To Appear In Court For Suge Knight Lawsuit
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Hedge Funds:

Delaware Ruling Lets Investors Team Up Against Hedge Funds
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Druckenmiller's decision demonstrates struggles for global macro hedge funds
(DBN)

The REAL Reason Druckenmiller is Retiring
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Non-Profits:

Charitable Donations Slump As Demand Rises
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Municipalities:

Schwarzenegger Orders 150,000 Workers Furloughed After Injunction Lifted
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Credit Default Swaps Unnerve Californians
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Village could shut down in bankruptcy procedure
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TX: State Revenue Outlook Sobering
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Corporate Governance:

Shareholders Win Limited Access to Minutes of Corporate Meetings
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Debt Collection:

Process Server & Office Manager Are Criminally Charged re Alleged False Filings for Debt Collector
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Pensions:

Six Ways to Ruin Your Retirement
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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 Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

(1)- (2)- (3)- (4)- (5)- (6)- (7)- (8)- (9)- (10)
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)

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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Alabama has 5th highest bankruptcy rate
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Business Bankruptcies Fall While Consumer Filings Soar
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Happy Days Are Here Again: U.S. Bankruptcies See Dramatic Spike
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Miscellaneous:

General Motors, Innkeepers, QMG, Brisam Covina, Mexicana: Bankruptcy
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Roundtable: Insolvency & Restructuring
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Analysis: Insolvency & Restructuring
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Press leaks prompt action in bizarre bankruptcy
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Fraud:

Investor in Madoff Feeder Fund Wins $1.5 Million Award
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New Jersey Settles SEC Claims of Misleading Bond Investors on Pension Fund
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SEC Muni Bond Dragnet May Ensnare a Dozen Issuers After New Jersey Settles
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Jerry Brown knows I didn't bribe CalPERS officials, Villalobos says
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Autos:

GM to offer preferred stock
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GM Files for Landmark IPO to Repay Bailout
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Filing is just 1st of many steps in GM going public
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GM filing carps about TARP
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GM Share Offering Tests Investor Confidence
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Some have issues about GM's stability as stock sale sought
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IPO could lead to payday for GM employees
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Jockey Akerson is crucial in this race
(DBN)

Top executives have much to gain from IPO success
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IPO by the Numbers: Meet the New General Motors
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Will investors get burned by the General Motors IPO?
(DBN)

Automakers Teach Chinese to Make Payments
(DBN)

UAW's Bob King reiterates ban on foreign cars on union property
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Hotels:

Hilton Back Bay operator explores bankruptcy
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Creditors Heading for Control of Hotel Chain
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Extended-Stay Looks Up
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Innkeepers Creditors Want Apollo's 2007 Deal Probed
(DBN)

JER Mulls Hotel Chain Bankruptcy
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Media:

EMF Paying $5.75 Million For KKAT/Salt Lake City
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Hollywood:

MGM Studio Lenders Said to Weigh Spyglass Management, Restructuring Plan
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Spyglass Pitches MGM a Bankruptcy Plan
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Spyglass chiefs ready to lead MGM
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UK:

Print insolvencies down in July, figures show
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As Sarah Ferguson faces bankruptcy , the questions Prince Andrew MUST answer
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The economy may be faltering but the City's on a roll
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Canada:

AbitibiBowater case heads to Supreme Court
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Germany:

The German draft law on restructuring insolvent companies
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Germany Regulator BaFin Closes Noa Bank To Customers
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Russia:

Family slaughtered as creditors closed in
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Greece:

Tensions Rise in Greece as Austerity Measures Backfire
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Australia:

Stopping Phoenix Companies at the Source
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Brazil:

Booming Brazil Is Like the 'US in the 1950s'
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