January 28, 2010

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Law:

Reed Smith Gets Personal in Work-Product Debate Before Supreme Court
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Overworked junior bankruptcy lawyers find rare outlet
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Fun With Numbers
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Staff Layoffs at Brown McCarroll
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Famous Last Words: Is the Job Market Picking Up?
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Norton Rose takes all staff off flexible working scheme
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A&O in front seat on Dutch car maker's $400m deal to save Saab
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Ex-Associate at Howrey Files $30M Bias Suit in D.C.
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Paul Hastings: Three Partners Told to Pack Their Bags
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Haynes and Boone Picks Up Paul Hastings Real Estate Partners
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GC Defends Bank as Lawmakers Call AIG Bailout 'Biggest Theft in History'
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Craig Talks About Picking Skadden, Leaving White House
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Why Greg Craig Chose Skadden Over Williams & Connolly
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Why Lawyers in the Allen Stanford Case are Smiling
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Former Davis Polk Associate Dreams of Making U.S. Political History
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Real Estate Lawyer Liable for Damages for Role in Client's Mortgage Scam
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The Brits Love Their Directories. But Why?
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Vinny of ‘Jersey Shore’ Says Law School Is Fallback Plan
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Firm Sanctioned $6,000 Over 'Spiteful' Lawsuit
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Small Firms Flying High Over $16 Million Fee After Clipping BigLaw Foes' Wings
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Lockdown Ends at Northwestern Law School; No Gunman Found
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In Ailing CRE Market, Law Firms Seek New Leases
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Who Dat Needs A Continuance?
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A Review of David Mamet’s Race
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The Dream of Every Recent College Grad: To Go to Cornell Law
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Lawyers of the Day: Worst Scam Ever
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ABA Defends Itself — and Explains Why It Can’t Stop New Law Schools
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Say What?!
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Judges:

Unanimous House Committee OKs Impeachment Articles for Federal Judge
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Judge Thomas Porteous impeachment question likely to be handled promptly by House
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O’Connor: Ruling Could Portend ‘Mutually Assured Destruction’ in Judge Races
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SCOTUS Slammed at SOTU; Alito Mouths ‘Not True’ at the President
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Wall Street:

US Stock-Index Futures Rise
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Stocks Waver as Investors Remain Uneasy
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New Embattled Minority: Wall Street Brokers
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Layoffs:

National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Obama Calls Jobs, Not Health Care, His ‘Number 1 Focus’
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Siemens Plans 1,990 Job Cuts
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At least 1,000 LA city workers face layoffs
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Large-Scale Layoffs Slow
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Corporate Reform:

Geithner: AIG Bailout Shows Need For Regulatory Reform
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Heavy Equipment:

Caterpillar forecast disappoints; shares fall
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Fraud:

Madoff Trustee Picard Announces Settlement Of $220 Million
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Meanwhile, Back at the Madoff Ponzi Scheme…
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Peter Madoff Is 'Subject' of US Criminal Probe
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New York investigates Web retailers over hidden fees
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A Subdued Scott Rothstein Pleads Guilty in $1.2B Ponzi Scheme
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Aviation:

Airline stocks fall after United's UAL posts results
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UAL sees opportunity in JAL's woes
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Airlines suffer record drop in traffic
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Budget airlines set for growth spurt in Asia
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Municipalities:

Fitch: The Perils of Considering Municipal Bankruptcy
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The bankruptcy buzz / For San Diego, there are far better options
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Economy:

Fed Stands Pat on Rates, With One Dissent
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Traders see higher chance of US rate hike in Q3
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Still Worried
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Highlights: Geithner testimony
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Dem Chews Out Treasury Sec.: 'Stinks To High Heaven'
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At Davos, Sarkozy Calls for Global Finance Rules
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Gloomy scenarios as bankers duck for cover
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Soros in Davos Endorses Obama’s Bank Plan
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Soros: Obama Too Quick on Bank Regulation Call
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Beware Wall Street: Americans Love Obama's TARP Tax
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Obama Proposal to Curb Banks Dominates, Divides Davos Debates
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Strengthening The Global Economy: The Female Factor
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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:

New home sales fall to record low in 2009
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Robert Duncan Plaza defaults on loan, placed in bankruptcy
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Post- bankruptcy issues cost Dallas $757M
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Freddie CEO: Five Ways We Bolster the Mortgage Market
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More homeowners filing for bankruptcy to avoid foreclosures
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Aspen developer looks for exit strategy from bankruptcy
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Ameriquest Settles With Borrowers, Has Little to Give
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AIG:

AIG still needs charmed future to repay taxpayers
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Republicans make new claim about Bernanke and AIG
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Lawmakers grill Geithner and Paulson for failing to obtain concessions
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AIG's mysterious Schedule A finally revealed
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See Who Was Paid Off In The AIG Bailout
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Geithner Says AIG Rescue Avoided 'Utter Collapse'
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Paulson: 25% unemployment rate without AIG bailout
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Two at Fed Had Doubts Over Payout by AIG
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Could the U.S. Have Saved Billions on AIG Rescue?
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Neil Barofsky's Eight Fraudulent Claims in His Report on the AIG Bailout
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AIG Fell Through Regulatory Cracks, Say Paulson, Geithner
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The Fed vs. the Financial Sector: AIG's Disturbing Story
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Video Rentals:

Movie Gallery reportedly set to go Chapter 11
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Food/Drink:

Tops bid on Quality may hit roadblock
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Gambling:

Icahn to take over bankrupt Las Vegas casino project
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Twin River creditors reach agreement on bankruptcy
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Banking:

Banks See Ways Past Pay Limits
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Compensation:

Big Banks Cutting Loans to Employees With "Hardship"
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Education:

Investment Losses Cause Steep Dip in University Endowments
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Politics:

Obama Seeks to Restart 'Change' Agenda
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Obama Vows to Make Jobs Top Priority, Slams Washington's `Tired Battles'
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Sales:

Asset Sales: Lots of Smoke, But is it Really a Fire?
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Celebs:

Anna Nicole Smith Bankruptcy Details Revealed
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Report shows Anna Nicole's troubles
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OC Housewife Lynn to bankruptcy court?
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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 Jobs:

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

UAW chief slams decision to slash pension benefits of Delphi retirees
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Ford Posts $2.7 Billion Annual Profit After Record Loss in 2008
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Compromise In Court Helps Hecker's Girlfriend
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Rail:

Norfolk Southern profit tumbles 32 percent
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Sovereigns:

Sovereign debt fears shadow Davos
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Tax:

Swiss govt mulls UBS legal hitch in US talks
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Swiss Back Away From Deal to Give Names of Rich UBS Clients to US
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Newspapers:

Bankruptcy court approves Tribune bonus payments
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Star Tribune newsroom eliminates 26 workers
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Health Care:

Banks Lay Claim To Erickson Residents’ Deposits
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Collateral claims muddy hospital bankruptcy plan
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SVCMC sought partner in 2008
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Central Kansas Podiatry files for bankruptcy
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Health and Beauty:

Nature's Gate shampoo, soap maker seeks bankruptcy
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Insurance:

Judge Puts 2 Insurers on the Hook for Defense Costs for Stanford, 3 Executives
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Bankruptcy filings show upscale lifestyle of insurance exec Murray
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Mass Torts:

Is Climate-Change Litigation the New Asbestos?
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Pigeons:

Pigeon King creditors will have to wait
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Solid Waste:

Ala. Landfill Owner Bankrupt Despite TVA Ash Deal
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Olympics:

Bankruptcy Jeopardises British Olympic Hopes
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Williamsburg man pleads guilty to filing false information in bankruptcy
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Milwaukee Woman Pleads Guilty To Bankruptcy Fraud
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Symphonies:

Philadelphia Orchestra facing possible bankruptcy
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Logistics:

Richard Allen Sounds Mighty Cheerful for a Guy in Bankruptcy
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Retailing:

Judge approves Hill Country Galleria sale
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Trustee seeks bankruptcy conversion
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UK:

Cash-strapped Crystal Palace in battle for future
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Taxman wins the right to raid offshore havens
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Bank Executives Subject to Interviews for UK Units, FSA Says
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Royal Bank Chief Says Bank Rule Efforts 'Collapsing,' Post Says
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EU:

Euro Zone January Sentiment Jumps
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Canada:

Canwest Creditors Back Restructuring Plan
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Greece:

Juncker: Greece will not go bust or leave euro zone
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