October 12, 2010

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Law:

Legal Jobs on the Rise as Overall Jobs Numbers Decline
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Death of the Billable Hour or the Rise of Discounts?
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Five Firms Hoist Extended Stay Out of Bankruptcy in $3.9 Billion Deal
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Weil Gotshal leads as $3.9bn PE sale ends record hotel group bankruptcy
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Did GMAC Try To Silence A Lawyer Who Exposed Its Alleged Foreclosure Fraud?
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Citigroup Stops Using Foreclosure Law Firm Facing Florida Probe
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Sign of the Times! Bankruptcy Boutique Doubles Space
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BP MDL Judge Spurns Lots of Big Names for Committee
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K&L Gates, Thompson & Knight Sued for Roles in 'Ponzi-Like' Scheme
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Judge Dismisses Millionaire's Malpractice Claim Against Schnader Harrison
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In This Market You Don’t Have to Try That Hard to Get People to Work For You
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Not Working for the Weekend
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Top GCs Continue to Support Flextime for Outside Lawyers
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Ladies Get Lucky in Washington
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Reflections from a Headhunter: The View From the Bottom of Mt. Everest
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Taj Oladiran’s ‘Motion of the Year’ Earns Him Sanctions
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Attorney Marketing Strategy: Outlast Your Desire to Quit
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Law firm franchise unveils aggressive expansion drive
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SMU Law Dean Knew About Terrible Job Market in 2008: But Did He Tell Anybody?
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Thinking of a Career in Law? Hahaha!
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Lawsuit of the Day: Pass the Wooden D----, Please
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Brazil: The Future Is Now
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Judges:

Resort founder claims bankruptcy judge is biased
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Judge Defends Filming TV Show Audition in Courtroom
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Getting to Five
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In Opinion, 2 Versions of Reality
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Reprimand Tossed for 'We Close at 5' Texas Judge
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Attorneys Say They Fear Retribution From Tenn. Judges
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Wall Street:

Stock futures point to lower open on Wall Street
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Wall St flat as earnings eyed
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China shares end at 5-mth high, commodities strong
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Wall Street Pay to Rise 4% in 2010
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Wall Street Firms To Pay Record $144B
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Not Many Early Bonuses for Wall St Banks
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Layoffs:

No Ticker Tape, Just Pink Slips for Some Vets
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Jobless Find Old Jobs Need New Skills
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Why You Can't Find a Job
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Sports:

Liverpool Said to Be in Default, Bankruptcy Possible
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Banks May Put Liverpool Into Bankruptcy
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Liverpool Court Battle Starts as New Bid Looms
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Glendale saddled with $500 million in sports-district debt
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Crane, Cuban want fees on failed Rangers bid
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Chicago Trader Going After NHL Team
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Trucking:

YRC Worldwide Shares Plunged
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Payroll Services:

Trustee seeks personal bankruptcy against Whitfields
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Video Rentals:

They're back: BBI shareholders sequel
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Autos:

GM Gets Ba2 Credit Rating From Moody's, Same as Ford
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US Treasury Secretary to meet General Motors CEO
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Warranty buyers among creditors in Helser bankruptcy
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Retailing:

General Growth to emerge from bankruptcy renamed Howard Hughes Corp.
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Merchants Sue NJ Over Funds From Unused Gift Cards, Travelers' Checks
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Celebs:

Teresa Giudice clipping coupons: bankruptcy finally affecting the family
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Corporate Governance:

The Dwindling Options for Airgas
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Nightlife:

D.C. Attacks Love Nightclub Sale
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Health Care:

Firm: Mercy woes not our fault
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Municipalities:

Fixing Bell
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Economy:

Economists Cut US Growth Forecasts Through 2011
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Fed's Yellen: Low rates can fuel bubbles
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Nobel Prize may not help Obama's Fed nominee
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Mitch Daniels: US faces 'survival-level' economic threat
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China Reserves May Hit $2.5 Trillion
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420 banks demand 1-world currency
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The Spousal Safety Net
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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:

Foreclosure Halt Could Hit Investors
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A Primer On The Foreclosure Crisis
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Moratorium for What?
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Nevada AG calls for foreclosure moratorium
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Foreclosure probe by 40-state coalition expected
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States to Probe Mortgage Foreclosures: Report
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Michigan Senator Levin and Colleagues Urge Lenders to Halt Foreclosure Proceedings
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Reid Welcomes Bank of America Decision, Calls On Others To Follow Suit
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Foreclosures Go From Sluggish to Frozen
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Litton Loan Servicing joins fray, suspends foreclosures
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PNC Financial suspends foreclosures
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US housing market faces new threat from foreclosure crisis
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Wall Street: Foreclosure moratorium would be 'catastrophic'
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Chilling effect
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Sifma's unhelpful take on the foreclosure mess
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Foreclosure Suspensions Raise Anti-Bank Anger
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Robo-signers put REO industry into a holding pattern
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REO broker loses listings, as foreclosure problems mount
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Moody's see higher losses for RMBS senior noteholders from foreclosure halts
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Courts Add to Foreclosure Delays
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A Foreclosure Moratorium Should Be Just the Start
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Senate Foreclosure Hearing Set For November
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A “Gate” Worthy of the Name—”ForeclosureGate”
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Archibald v. GMAC Mortgage, LLC may be start of new class action wave
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Unclear Titles Will Sideline Buyers of Foreclosed Properties for Many Months
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Banks' Foreclosure Crisis Had Humble Beginnings
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Foreclosure Market Shaky as Wells Fargo, Citigroup Implicated in Robo-Signing
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ECM Real Estate Tumbles 14%, Most in a Week on Increasing Bankruptcy Bets
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In some markets, home prices are appreciating
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Wells Fargo Unit to Pay New Jersey $71 Million Over Deceptive Mortgage Claims
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Freddie Mac economist: Exotic mortgages meant steepest declines in area values
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Top Forecaster was Right About Housing
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Humpty Dumpty and the Foreclosure Crisis: Lessons from the Lackluster First Year of the Home Affordable Modification Program
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Banking:

Citi expects U.S. banks to outperform in near-term
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White House Finds Itself Defending Banks
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FDIC Lawsuits: Coming Soon to Failed Banks Near You?
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Will The Bite Be As Bad As the Bark?
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Consultants:

Deloitte Adds Bandolik to Distressed Debt & Asset Practice
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Student Debt:

Challenging A Student Lender Head-On
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Study: Students who quit after a year waste millions in taxpayer funds
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Degrees of Debt
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Litigation:

Yes, Virginia, There Is A Litigation Explosion
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Ruling Proves to Be Primer on E-Discovery Enforcement
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Politics:

A Foreclosure Tightrope for Democrats
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Mayor Faces New Scrutiny Over Bankruptcy Case
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Boehner: GOP majority would propose spending cuts weekly
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Redistricting Battles Spur Wave of Cash
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Tea Party Activists: Anger at Federal Reserve
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White House Exodus Continues
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Horticulture:

Nursery Operator Hines Laying Off In Oregon; Second Bankruptcy Stint?
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Hotels:

Hotels Use Downturn to Spruce Up
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Aviation:

Blue Air faced with insolvency procedures
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Aer Arann may be rescued as preferred bidder is identified
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Video Rentals:

Blockbuster Reportedly Begins CEO Search
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(1 new opinion today)

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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Examiners:

Klee Gets High Marks from Auditor on $12M Tribune Probe
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Miscellaneous:

WaMu, Thompson Publishing, Leslie, Point Blank, Louisville: Bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Bankruptcy filings fall in eastern NC
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Avoidance Actions:

Preference Defense and the “Ordinary Course of Business” – It’s All In the Numbers
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Hollywood:

Hobbit at risk of ' bankruptcy hell'
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Lions Gate Said to Propose Merger With MGM
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Stan Brooks files for bankruptcy
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Resorts:

Sea Island: Host to PGA Tour Event One Day, Up for Auction the Next
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Rival Bidders Join to Buy Sea Island for $212 Million
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Bankrupt US luxury group Ultimate Escapes extends liquidation deadline
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Food/Drink:

Two bidders line up for Brown's Chicken
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Fraud:

Petters trustee sues JPMorgan Chase, Ritchie Capital
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Accused Ponzi schemer Philip Barry, Brooklyn's Bernie Madoff, tries to keep confession out of court
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Newspapers:

Philly bankruptcy ends; Trib's plan falls apart
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Utilities:

Boston Generating Gets Court Approval To Auction Its Assets
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Computer Services:

QSGIQ Soars 147% on Chapter 11 Reorganization Plan
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Ethanol:

American Future Fund Spends Millions on Campaign
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Corporate Reform:

Ohio Attorney General Fights Against Wall Street
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Basel III and Cushy Capital
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Personal Finance:

Our Warped Financial Expectations
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Credit Counseling:

FTC takes down few debt settlement scams
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Consumer Finance:

1,000% Interest - Good While Supplies Last: A Study of Payday Loan Practices and Solutions
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Neither Borrower nor Lender Be: The Future of Payday Lending in Arizona.
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Hedge Funds:

Investors Pour $11 Billion into Hedge Funds in Aug.
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UK:

Insolvencies lower than before recession
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UK Consumer Prices Rise 3.1%, Exceeding Limit for Seventh Straight Month
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The UK’s Long Inflation Dance
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Punch Taverns to Sell 1,300 Pubs
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Fifty Years On: Insolvency Leader Finally Steps Out
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Insolvency practitioners poorly regulated, says expert
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Trowers launches 'austerity unit' to advise on public sector cuts
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EU:

EMEA debt restructurings surge, U.S. deals dry up
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Iceland:

Iceland chose not to reduce Icesave exposure
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Greece:

Greek Health System Opts for Amputation as Money-Saver
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Australia:

Insolvency administrator's role may go on auction block
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Japan:

Corporate Reorganization of Takefuji Corporation
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