Law:
Last Week in Layoffs
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If You Bail on Biglaw, Do You Have to Repay Your Deferral Stipend?
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Debevoise Sees Big Decline in Profits, Revenue
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Revenue Falls 11 Percent, Profits Rise at Dewey
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Memo to Firm Leaders: Don't Go Overboard
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Former Rothstein pal is set to be deposed
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2010 CA Lawyers of the Year
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Michael Wolff: The undertaker
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Not your average Joe (Kennedy)
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Donchess & Notinger, P.C. Claim Bankruptcy of Financial Resources Mortgage and CL&M Creating Financial Hardship
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DOJ Settles Kickback Case With Troutman Sanders Partner
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New York University Wins Fee Bid for Preserving Assets From Hedge Fund
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FTC to Appeal ‘Red Flags’ Rule Requiring Law Firms to Implement ID Theft Measures
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Advice for Solos to Survive a Struggling Economy
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Repackaging for non-legal career: LEVERAGE
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Lateral Recruiting in London Plummets
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For the first time in years, the population of minority lawyers at big law firms is shrinking
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Deal Makers and Breakers: Female Powerhouses and The Corporate Arena
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How Bank of New York Mellon fought off a $23bn tax claim by the Russian Government
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Excessive leaking & gossiping scream law-firm dysfunctional culture
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Small law firms adapt faster
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Tribe Headed to Justice Department
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Former City Attorney Pleads to Felony in Courthouse Sex Case
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"They’re overlawyered. They’re poisoned by lawyers."
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Craigslist Ad: I’ll Sell Law Degree That Cost Over $100K for $59K Student Loan Balance
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Bracewell & Giuliani MP Criticizes Naked Woman Art Display
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At the Movies: Keeping Up with the Kunstlers
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For New Yorkers Without A Snow Buddy
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Toyota Withheld Docs in Rollover Cases, Says Former In-Houser
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Driven Lawyers Hold Their Happiness Hostage, Recruiter Says
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Ex-Prosecutor Gets FedEx Package Full of Marijuana
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Former Law Dean Who Made $787K Asked to Return $60K; Another $350K Questioned
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Meet the New NALP Recruiting Guidelines, They’re Substantially Similar to the Old NALP Recruiting Guidelines.
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Firms Breathe Sigh of Relief Over NALP Change on Recruiting?
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‘Hi Andrew, This is David. Will You Investigate Me, Please?’
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Say What?!
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Judges:
Meet The William Rehnquist You Didn't Know
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Judge Reprimanded for Pulling Out Gun in Courtroom
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Cheating on FantasySCOTUS?
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Wall Street:
Stock Futures Climb Ahead of Opening
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Talk of Greek plan, copper lift world stocks
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Investors Scorn Bullish Forecasts
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Hot Club Suffers Without Investment Bankers
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Stocks edge higher after mixed economic news
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Mixed Economic Data Leads to Marginal Monthly US Stock Gains
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A Choir Boy Battles Wall Street
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Layoffs:
Union Pushes for Its Own Jobs Plan
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Blaming The Weather For High Unemployment
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Enron:
Former Enron CEO could see new trial
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“Honest services” fraud: Round 3, Argument preview
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Finding Untainted Jurors in the Age of the Internet
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Pregaming Jeff Skilling's Big Day at the Supreme Court
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Justices to Weigh Venue Issues in Skilling Case
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Can Enron's Jeff Skilling Get A New Trial?
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Next Up For The Unstoppable Sri Srinivasan: Jeff Skilling Defense
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Appeal of Enron Exec: Failure is Not a Crime
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Chapter 13:
Trustee's Reply Brief in Lanning
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Personal Finance:
Hot strategy for the wealthy: File Chapter 11
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70.5 is the new 65
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Chemicals:
Apollo positioned to win fight for Lyondell
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Banking:
FDIC Auctions Overdue Loans of Silverton, New Frontier, IndyMac
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Warren Buffett rails against big bank executives
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Citigroup Asset Sale Plan Gets a Lift
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Largest US privately held bank still hasn't paid back TARP loan
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Soros swoops in, takes another bank
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Ken Lewis Destroys BofA: Gets $83M
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Ben the bank czar
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Credit Cards:
What The CARD Act Means for Businesses
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Does A Credit Card Issuer Have A Security Interest In Good Purchased On Card?
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Student Debt:
How to fix student loans; problems with private lenders
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No mercy for debtors
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Gambling:
Population dearth doomed Casino MonteLago at Lake Las Vegas
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Aviation:
JAL reports 177.9bn yen loss
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Lehman:
Lehman Brothers settles JPMorgan's $7.68bn claim
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Mail:
The Crisis Is in the Mail
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Economy:
Housing sales drop; GDP revised upward
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Jobs Report Critical After Mixed Economic Data
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Manufacturing Returns to Growth In 2010
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IMF Chief Wants New Global Currency
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Berkshire Hathaway Annual Letter Offers Good News/Bad News
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Soros Unhappy With Bailouts
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Academics on What Caused the Financial Crisis
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Many Americans See 'Chinese Century'
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McCain Sees Irony in Paulson's Reforms
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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:
Home resales drop for second consecutive month
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Why Existing Home Sales Are Flat, Not in Free Fall
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Some "Chatter" on Mortgage Principal Reduction
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Another Foreclosure Alternative
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Freddie Single-Family Mortgage Book Grows to 4% Delinquency
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Will Underwater Homeowners Make Waves?
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Home Prices Will Not go up Anytime Soon, Say Analysts
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Liening on NY homeowners - Chase and law firm draw scrutiny over tactics in foreclosure cases
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And The World’s Longest Trial Mod Is…
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Homeowners rent out rooms to hang onto houses
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Elizabeth Warren on the Coming Commercial Real Estate Crisis; 3000 Community Banks at Risk
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As Commercial Real Estate Weakens, Moody’s Considers Action on Related CDOs
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Fannie Seeks $15.3 Billion in Additional Aid
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Risk Re-Defined: Fannie, Freddie & Unlimited Credit
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Fannie Mae in Gigantic $74.4 Billion Losses for 2009
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Freddie Mac Getting Out of Interest-Only
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Freddie Mac Jan portfolio down, delinquencies jump
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Freddie Mac's, Fannie Mae's behavior is the same as predatory lenders
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Burning down the house: Obama must turn his attention to mortgage crisis
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Bid to Curb Tax Break on Mortgages Falters
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Growing Trend of Mortgage Insurance Claim Denials are Costing Servicers
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Struggling homeowners file lawsuits against Pasadena-based OneWest Bank
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Mortgage Rates Rise; 30-Year Crests 5%
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Man who razed home might take business next
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Builders Get Work From Banks
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Warren Buffett sees housing market bouncing back by 2011
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Power pair's harsh 'realty'
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A Real Estate Oasis in the Desert Dries Up
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Appaloosa Sues to Stop Stuy-Town Foreclosure
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AIG:
AIG Loss Bigger Than Estimated
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AIG posts quarterly loss of $8.9 billion
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Insurance giant AIG suffers $11 billion yearly loss
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Prudential PLC Closes In on AIG Unit
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AIG Chairman Critiques Pay Caps
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Fraud:
Ruling to put spotlight on fraud cases
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Lawyer-Turned-Money Manager Pleads Guilty in Alleged $397M Ponzi Scheme
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On Snowy Long Island, Feds Probing Alleged Kickbacks at Hedge Fund
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Madoff Whistle-Blower Slams SEC in New Book
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Fame has changed fraud investigator's life
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Top 10 Madoff substitute names…
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Executive says he was ready to kill Madoff
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Grain dealer gets 9 years in $27M Ponzi
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Ritchie Capital isn't giving up on Polaroid
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British court: Stanford scheme centered in Antigua
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What's Chinese for Ponzi ?
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Enron review could free Conrad Black
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'Billionaire' may face fraud charges
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Corporate Reform:
Senate financial reform talks snag on watchdog
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Dodd Scraps Obama's Consumer Agency, Proposes Treasury Bureau
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Details Emerge On Key Parts of Financial Reform Bill
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Let the S.E.C. Help Itself
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Fringe Banking, Financial Distress, and the Consumer Financial Protection Agency
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Autos:
US Auto-Sales Recovery May Hit 'Speed Bump' on Snow, Toyota
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Toyota Recall Crisis Said to Lie in Cost Cuts, Growth Ambitions
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U.S. is cast as villain in Japan
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Toyota to hold pay advantage over GM, Ford years into future
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Lawmaker: Toyota withheld crash lawsuit evidence
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The Real Scandal Behind the Toyota Recall
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The Great Toyota Witch Hunt
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A Lexus owner’s frustrating journey through complaint process
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Finance:
CIT Plans First Bond Sale Since Exiting Bankruptcy
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Credit Unions: Lift Cap on Small Biz Loans
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Corporate Bond Returns Rise Most in Five Months
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Corporate Governance:
Delaware Court of Chancery Imposes Personal Jurisdiction on Singapore Resident Serving as LLC "Manager"
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The persistent fiduciary duty minefield in LLCs
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A Closer Look at Buffett's Letter to Berkshire Shareholders
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Some CEOs Are Selling Their Companies Short
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Private Equity:
‘Golden Era’ May Elude Private-Equity Investors as Prices Rise
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Debt Collection:
FTC Reports Jump in Debt Collection Complaints
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State AG Seizes $12 million in Assets in Debt Settlement Action
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Sovereigns:
Why Sovereign Is the New Black
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Consultants:
Former Corporate Restructuring Attorney Shira D. Weiner Joins Kurtzman Carson Consultants
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Fashion:
Lacroix Brand Signs String of Deals
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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:
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State Bar of Texas - Bankruptcy law section newsletter
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Celebs:
Mr. Las Vegas Wards Off Debt Collectors
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Trump Says Bankruptcy Is Not Part Of His Brand
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Derivatives:
It’s Time for Swaps to Lose Their Swagger
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Casino Royale
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So Why Hasn't the Credit Default Swaps Casino Been Shut Down?
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Accounting:
DOJ Defends Document Request Targeting Deloitte
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Female accountants paid 60% less than men
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KPMG Knows You’re Feeling Like a Fatty
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Resorts:
Fortress Said to Be Near Intrawest Debt Restructuring Deal
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Oil/Gas:
AGE Refining expecting to emerge from Chapter 11 soon
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Litigation:
Step 4 for Legal Holds: Implementation
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Tax:
UBS Tax Case Still Twisting And Turning
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Getting Ready for Higher Taxes
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Compensation:
Firms Move Gingerly to Rescind Salary Cuts
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Big pay for CEOs turning consultants
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Executive Compensation and Public Outrage
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Hollywood:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Said to Seek Bids by Mid-March
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Health Care:
North General looks for survival solutions
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Medicare Payment Cuts for Docs Due to Start Monday
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Report: Workers hidden on Jackson payroll
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Why Is Health Care So Expensive? Let Us Count the Conspirators
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Self Employed Push to Repeal Health Care Tax
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Aerospace:
Sea Launch — Financially Speaking...
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Municipalities:
JP Morgan: 'California a bigger risk than Greece'
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Actuaries Going Ballistic
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More calling for Lawrence receivership
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Chapter 9 in city's future? Report says Johnstown should consider bankruptcy
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Disclosure:
11th Circuit Confirms That Potential Claims And Lawsuits Must Be Disclosed Or A Debtor Will Be Judicially Estopped From Pursuing Them.
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Hotels:
The mission: Keep hotels out of bankruptcy
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Stabilized banks will signal hotel recovery
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UK:
Money crunch hampering many Premier League sides
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The ins and outs of the football creditor rule
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Greece Now, UK Next as Scots Investors Ready for 20-30% Plunge in Pound
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Moore Stephens confident on buyer for Reader's Digest
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Five million Brits 'permanently overdrawn'
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Government makes bankruptcy even more expensive
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UK's Biggest Landlord in No Hurry to Buy Properties, CEO Says
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EU:
Euro-zone manufacturing PMI at 30-month high
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Eurozone unemployment steady at 9.9 percent in Jan
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Soros 'at center of hedge funds plot to cash in on demise of the euro'
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Euro in most difficult phase since launch - Merkel
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Merkel Seeks to Damp 'Emotions' as Greek Crisis Weighs on Euro
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Germany's frugality bemoaned for inhibiting euro zone growth
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Greece:
Time for Goldman to Come Clean
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Europe Union Moves Toward a Bailout of Greece
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Greeks struggle to cut back on spending during debt crisis
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Rehn Urges Greece to Take New Steps to Cut Budget Gap
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EU Demands Greece Reduce Deficit as Bloc Crafts Aid
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Germany, France Mull 30 Billion-Euro Aid for Greece
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Greek Rescue Taking Shape: Report
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Greece may take more debt steps as EU visit looms
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EU finance chief heads to Athens Monday
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Greece urges expatriates to help cut its debt
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Greek deal puts Goldman Sachs in the firing line – again
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IMF Role in Greek Crisis Is Limited
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Blame It On Derivatives, Blame it On Goldman Sachs, Blame It On the Nazis. But Don’t Blame the Greek Crisis on Greece
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Canada:
Debt in Canada: The Ticking Time Bomb
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Radius Files Notice of Intention to Make a Proposal to Creditors
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Reorganization proceedings continued notwithstanding allegations of conflict
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CRA deemed trust trumps contractual right to set off
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Spain:
The Stakes in Spain: A Little Exaggerated
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Romania:
Crisis-hit property sees boom in insolvency
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Thailand:
Bombs Hit Bangkok Bank After Thai Court Seizes Thaksin Money
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Australia:
Lenders turn the screw on debt-burdened borrowers
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Middle East:
Insolvency laws 'outdated and inconsistent'
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