July 22, 2010

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Law:

NY Firm Sanctioned for Filing Involuntary Bankruptcy Petition Against Ex-Client Over Bills
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Latham & Watkins: New Managing Partner for the New York Office
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Seven Firms Advise on BP's $7 Billion Asset Sale to Apache
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Calif. Appeals Court Refuses to Toss Malpractice Claim Against Lewis Brisbois
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Summer Hiring Survey: 44% Down in 2010
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Vacation Memo
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Sometimes a Girl Can't Win
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Firm rolls out initiative to train partners in better client management
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Another Law Firm Folds, This Time in Britain
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Expensive Office Lease May Have Hastened McDonough Firm’s Planned Closing
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No Wedding: Kilpatrick & Townsend Firms Agree to Be Just Friends
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Embarrassing or Not, Documents Must Be Unsealed, Court Says
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As Dying Firm Sells Itself Off for Parts, 38 Find Themselves Unemployed
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Former Clifford Chance Attorney in the Cast for This Season’s ‘Apprentice’: Laid-off Edition
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Ohio High Court Indefinitely Suspends Former GC From Practice of Law
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Career Alternatives for Attorneys?
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Leveraging those JDs: Morph into the new shadow elite
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Educate Law Students About Job Satisfaction
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Researchers Who Studied Newly Hired Law Profs Found 52 Liberals, 8 Conservatives
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Law School Transparency Group Seeks Data from Law Schools
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DOJ: No Criminal Charges Over U.S. Attorney Firings
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Fairfield, Madoff, Goldman, Transocean, BP, UBS in Court News
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Pill-Stuffed Pens Found in Courtroom During Investment Scheme Trial
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Fed’l Judge Says Cheerleading Isn't a Sport Under Title IX, Points to ‘Roster Manipulation’
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Bookkeeper Accused of Stealing $176K from Florida Law Firm
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Judges:

NY Judge Empties Courtroom as White-Collar Defendant Accidentally Spills Secret Drug Stash
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Wall Street:

Stocks Set to Rebound from Bernanke Dip
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Morgan Stanley Lagging Goldman in Restoring Investor Faith
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Morgan Stanley's Pay Set-Aside Climbs as Goldman Sachs's Falls
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Layoffs:

Chrysler receives 3000 applications for 300 jobs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Fraud:

SEC's Demand That Goldman Admit `Mistake' Could Spur Wall Street Lawsuits
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SEC-Goldman Sachs Settlement Proves Warren Buffett Wrong
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Paper:

AbitibiBowater seeks to delay creditor meeting and date to exit court protection
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Hollywood:

Albuquerque Studios' owner, Pacifica Mesa Studios, files bankruptcy
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Lights, Camera, Bankruptcy
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Newspapers:

Brown Publishing bankruptcy affects Ohio newspapers
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Mass Torts:

WR Grace profit more than doubles
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Telecoms:

FairPoint secures second sign-off, but is it enough?
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Tax:

Ex-IRS Official Owes $789,000 in Back Taxes
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US Could Lose $37B Annually to Tax Havens
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Economy:

IMF Backs Efforts for EU to Cut Deficits
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Bernanke: No Quick End to Joblessness
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Economy Still on Government Life Support
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Weakening Recovery Brings Deja Vu
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Japan's Lost Decade: Lessons for US
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Goldman: Stimulus to End, Drag on Growth
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Treasury Two-Year Yield Near Record Low Before Jobless Claims, Home Sales
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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:

Mortgage volume increases 7.6 percent last week
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HAMP Update: Still Ineffective
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Brush With TV Fame Can't Save Builder From Bankruptcy
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Record-Low Mortgage Rates (Finally) Spur New Loan Applications
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Watchdog: Mortgage Programs a Bust
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JE Dunn Construction defends its claim in West Edge bankruptcy
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The Nickel and Dime Impact of Financial Reform on Mortgage Servicing
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Dodd-Frank Reform Bill Extends Tenant Act through 2014
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Miscellaneous:

Tronox, Fairfield, National Envelope, Point Blank, South Bay: Bankruptcy
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Oil/Gas:

Feinberg: BP bankruptcy would be a 'monumental tragedy'
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Feinberg: BP Should Pay for Cleanup Injuries
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BP Officials Knew of Key Safety Problem on Rig
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NY, Ohio seek lead plaintiff status against BP
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BP's Dudley May Replace Hayward as CEO, Times Says
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BP again denies CEO Hayward is resigning
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BP chief Tony Hayward to outline strategy that restores firm's fortunes
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Plumes, politics and the sultan of spill
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Gulf boats having trouble finding any oil
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What does King Abdullah know?
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Fraud:

Conrad Black May Be Released on $2 Million Bail, Can't Leave US
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Conrad Black Released From Federal Prison in Florida
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Conrad Black's savior: Who is Roger Hertog?
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New Allegations in Madoff Case Against $1 Billion 'Enablers'
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Madoff Trustee Sues Fairfield Co-Founder Noel
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Madoff Trustee Sues Dozens in Fairfield Lawsuit
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Banking:

Wells, US Bancorp see some recovery
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Autos:

Chrysler Financial relieved of government pay oversight
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Chrysler to Post Profit for 2Q
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What If Small Cars are a Bust?
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Electric Car Industry Wants More Help
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Environmental:

Tronox Holds `Constructive' Talks With US on Environmental-Damage Claims
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Transport:

Heavy Truck Orders rise 21% from May
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Container Ship Deliveries Hit Record
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Retailing:

Howard Hughes Estate Dispute Pits Heirs Against Mall Owner General Growth
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Hockey:

Nashville owners reach deal to buy jailed financier's shares in bankruptcy court
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Health Care:

MBIA Seeks Discovery from Forum Suitor
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Finance:

Small Business Lending Bill: Will They Or Won't They?
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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 Policy:

What's a Poor (Corporate) Debtor to Do?
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Bankruptcy Merchandise:

Credit Crunch
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Baseball:

Connecting The Bankruptcy Dots
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Ryan says bankruptcy affecting Rangers' ability to improve roster
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Nolan Ryan testifies: Rangers could lose Josh Hamilton, prospects
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Nolan Ryan Learns Court Could Help Rangers Add Players
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Nolan Ryan Pushes for Auction of the Rangers
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It's time for Rangers fans to be heard
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Bankruptcy court judge promises normalcy
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Aviation:

AMR Corp narrows loss as fares rise
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Continental posts 2Q profit on big jump in revenue
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Air Canada flies past expectations
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Bomdardier Predicts Business Jet Revival
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Airbus says economy has "turned the corner"
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Hotels:

Court Confirms Extended Stay Plan
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Corporate Reform:

Obama Signs Sweeping Financial Reform Into Law
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Obama: financial regulation law brings certainty
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Elizabeth Warren and the CFPB
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Two Thoughts on the Warren Nomination for the CFPB
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Financial Reform May Take 'Unintended' Effect on Securitization, Analysts Warn
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Municipalities:

State board balks at emergency loan for Modoc County
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Sports:

SpongeTech Story Becomes A Cautionary Tale
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Hotels:

Starwood Hotels & Resorts quarterly profit falls
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UK:

Scottish Insolvency Figures
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Scots firms pay price as recovery hits buffers
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UK Considers Taxing Owners of Poorly Insulated Homes
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EU:

German Bonds Rise as Bernanke Pessimism Outweighs European Economy Growth
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EU Banks May Disclose Holdings of Sovereign Debt With Stress Test Results
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Bank failures could be key to stress test success
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Dispiriting Data Before 'Stress Test' Results
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Europe Hopes Tests Help Banks as They Did in US
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EU bank stress tests looks at 'sovereign debt shock' scenario
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Stress test indications spark scepticism
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Canada:

Court declines to approve sale of assets as part of proposal proceedings
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Haiti:

IMF Cancels Debt
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Middle East:

Dubai’s ‘Deserted Desert Islands’
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