October 27, 2010

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Law:

Blockbuster Counsel Weil Rejects Claim It Has Conflict
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Malpractice Plaintiff Wins $103M Verdict Against Baker & McKenzie
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Ex-Zuckerman Client Seeks to Move Dispute Into Arbitration
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The Story Behind Howrey's Very Bad Year
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Scary Smart: If you're that, you don't need any JD
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Harrisburg Interviewing Five Firms for Possible Bankruptcy Work
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Lawyer Files Motion So He Won't Miss World Series
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The Power Look -- White Males Only?
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Managing Partners Have Positive Outlook, Survey Shows
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K&L Gates Chairman Sees Outsourcing as ‘Gnat in an Elephant’s Ear’
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We Love It When Peter Kalis Tells Us How the World Works
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Outsourced: LPOs Challenging Big Firms for Work
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Luce Forward Latest to Form Foreclosure Practice
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Baker Botts Partner Appointed Head of Enforcement for FINRA
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Stern’s DJSP announces 300 layoffs
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Law Firm Requires Critical Thinking Test for Job Seekers
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In Defense of Going to Law School: A Prudential Perspective
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Georgetown Extends Post-Graduate Stipends: But Is It On the Backs of Part-Time Students?
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Some Disabled Lawyers Find Going Solo Works Best
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Police Search Home of St. Louis Lawyer, Won’t Say If It’s Related to Law Firm Mystery
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Gov’t Lawyer Charged with Hate Crimes re Claimed Anonymous Calls to Neighbors
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Disbarment Sought for Attorney Who Claimed to Channel Client's Dead Wife
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Ethics Opinion Discourages Streamlined Contingency Arrangement
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Randy Seton Hall Law Girl Finds Classmates Underwhelming, Takes to Craigslist
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Man Tattoos Lewd Image on Friend, Charged with Assault
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Looking For Mr. C.
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Prostitutes ordered to wear reflective vests
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Judges:

Ex-Girlfriend of Clarence Thomas Assumes Most Justices Watch Porn
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After Her Larry King Interview, We See Why Lillian McEwen Can’t Sell Her Memoirs About Clarence Thomas
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Watchdog Still Seeks to Sanction Top Texas Criminal Judge re Execution-Eve ‘We Close at 5’ Ruling
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Study Says Supreme Court Is More Pro-Business Now Than 25 Years Ago
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Justices Scalia and Kagan Go Skeet Shooting, Witnesses Report
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Nevadans Get Middle-of-the-Night Call from Sandra Day O’Connor
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Conservative Campaign to Unseat Judges Heats Up at 11th Hour
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Judge Accused of Wrong-Way Driving on Interstate, Faces 2nd Drunken-Driving Case
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Diane Sawyer Interviews Maria Shriver, Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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A Tale of Two Courts: Comparing Corporate Rulings by the Roberts and Burger Courts
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Evil Men in Black Robes
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Wall Street:

U.S. stock futures drop amid QE doubts
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Goldman Sachs May Get To Protect Its Secrets
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Goldman Sachs’ Suckers Bond Trade
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U.S. Seeks to Shield Goldman Secrets
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Layoffs:

Job Losses Outweigh Administration’s Successes
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Autos:

Looks Like Ford Had the Right Idea by Skipping Bankruptcy After All
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Ford reports $1.69 billion profit for third quarter
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Study: Ford vehicles industry’s most heavily discounted
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Chrysler poised to receive US technology loans
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GM's toughest sell may be its own stock
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Bailout foes accept GM execs' charity
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Investors Demand Hundreds of Millions, Say Porsche Manipulated Price of VW Shares
(DBN)

Visteon loses $140M on restructuring expenses; revenue fell slightly to $1.73B
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Delphi ex-CEO J.T. Battenberg has his day in court
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US: BMW Gets Skilled Workers for Less
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Municipalities:

Harrisburg city council close to hiring bankruptcy expert
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Harrisburg city coffers on empty
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Dunmore council trying to avoid bankruptcy and bailout plans
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Vallejo hires 'turnaround specialist' as new interim city manager
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Sales:

Liquidating Assets Through Auction Factors in Selecting an Auctioneer, Conducting Sale
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Consolidation:

Judge Says Substantive Consolidate Rooted in Bankruptcy Code
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Health Care:

Connecticut's Johnson Memorial Medical Center Emerges From Bankruptcy
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Religion:

Release of files called landmark in abuse case
(DBN)

San Diego Diocese - Unsealed, like Bridgeport, CT Diocese, only more previous unknowns
(DBN)

How Did Crystal Cathedral Go Bankrupt?
(DBN)

Schuller Seeks Forgiveness…Of Debt
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Both sides agree defrocked priest was 'evil'
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Hedge Funds:

Alan Greenspan’s Niece Gets Back at Hedge Fund That Fired Her
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Economy:

Fed Gears Up for Stimulus
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Fed to Avoid Shock and Awe Stimulus
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Quantitative Easing: A Primer
(DBN)

JPMorgan, BofA, Citi, And More Plead With Supreme Court To Keep THEIR Bailout Details Secret, Too
(DBN)

Fed Takes Pass on Appeal Over Disclosing Fed Loans
(DBN)

U.S. Companies Hoarding Almost $1 Trillion Cash
(DBN)

Pimco Chief Advises Geithner While Drunk, Dances in the Office
(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:

Housing Price Index: Home Prices Fell in August, Hovering Near Recent Lows
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Housing prices up less than projected
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Home prices fall in most metro areas
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Housing data flip-flop: Don't bank on a recovery yet
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MBA sees total mortgage originations slipping below $1 trillion in 2011
(DBN)

Warren: States Likely to Lead Foreclosure-Fallout Response
(DBN)

Foreclosuregate: playing with systemic fire?
(DBN)

Did Bank of America really review 102,000 foreclosures in two and a half weeks? Yeah, right
(DBN)

Lawsuits accuse lenders of sabotaging mortgage modifications
(DBN)

Don't count on banks buying back those bum mortgages
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Regions Financial says its foreclosure process is 'solid and tested'
(DBN)

Mortgage Bankers Push Housing Recovery to 2012
(DBN)

Stuyvesant Town’s Lenders Take Over
(DBN)

The Best Cities To Own And Best To Rent A Home
(DBN)

California litigation against the MERS system and banks could help fund budget
(DBN)

California mortgage defaults drop nearly 26% in third quarter
(DBN)

Developer Robert Patch has liabilities of nearly $80 million, filing says
(DBN)

Mortgage Firms Asked to Bolster Trust
(DBN)

Duo builds foreclosure data-filtering firm
(DBN)

Third Circuit affirms Delaware Bankruptcy Court stub rent decision
(DBN)

Freddie CEO: Government Involvement Still Needed in Housing Market
(DBN)

At Capella, ‘difficult times, difficult actions’
(DBN)

Commercial Real Estate Loans Hurt Regions Results
(DBN)

Mortgage-Backed Securities Investors' Section 11 Claims Dismissed for Lack of "Cognizable Injury"
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Mortgage fraud index suggests shift toward property crime
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Corporate Reform:

Adviser to Warren at Consumer Agency Had a Role in Lending
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New agency will protect student loan-seekers
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Q&A with Elizabeth Warren: 'The changes are starting now'
(DBN)

CFTC Proposes Dodd-Frank Manipulation, Fraud Rules
(DBN)

Whistle-blowers in Era of FINRA Arbitration
(DBN)

Glaxo whistleblower stands to receive $96m
(DBN)

CFTC puts spotlight on silver trades
(DBN)

Are the SEC, DOJ Going Too Far in Insider-Trading Cases?
(DBN)

Return of the Shadow
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Directories:

Truvo Wins Approval of Bankruptcy Restructuring Plan
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Video Rentals:

Movie Gallery, Hollywood Video brands for sale as bankruptcy proceeds
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Travel:

Ultimate Escapes wins approval for bankruptcy sale
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Celebs:

Young Buck sues for return of property
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Note to The Man: Don't Sip on Young Buck's 'Creative Juices'
(DBN)

Master Manipulator of Anna Nicole Must Account for His Actions
(DBN)

Has the Quaid saga struck bottom?
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Baseball:

In Other Rangers News, Mark Cuban and Jim Crane Still Fighting to Get Their Bid Refund
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Fee applications filed in bankruptcy case of Texas Rangers' former owner
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Politics:

Thomas defends bankruptcy, failure to pay daughter's medical bills
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The Biggest Misstatements of the Midterms
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16 Signs the Crazies Have Taken Over
(DBN)

Areas with worst economy may give lawmakers a pass
(DBN)

Chamber: Liability Threat Remains
(DBN)

Alaska: GOP's Miller Lied About Computer Use
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Retailing:

Gordon Brothers Wins Auction for Urban Brands
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Debt Collection:

FTC Bans Deceptive Credit Card Debt Settlement Promises
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Banking:

Class Claims Jerry Brown Caved to Bank of America
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UBS Private Bank, in Reversal, Is Attracting Cash Again
(DBN)

Deutsche Bank Raises Investment Bank Bonus Pool as Revenue Gains
(DBN)

Deutsche Bank reports loss of 1.2bn euros
(DBN)

Awal Bank of Bahrain Fails to Win Bid for Limited Use of US Chapter 11
(DBN)

Bank On It: Free Checking Is Disappearing, and Service Fees, ATM Fees, and Checking Fees Are Rising
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Marine:

Trico Marine Creditors Seek to Force Foreign Units Into Bankruptcy in US
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Education:

Fisk Univ. nixes new proposal over art collection
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(3 new opinions 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
(large downloads)

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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Miscellaneous:

Blockbuster, Tousa, Truvo, Urban Brands, Connector, Icahn-MGM: Bankruptcy
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Prepacks:

Increase in Prepackaged Bankruptcies Likely to Continue
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Litigation:

Google Strikes Back at Paul Allen, Calling Complaint ‘Scattershot’
(DBN)

Baker & McKenzie Hit With $103 Million Malpractice Verdict
(DBN)

Tales From the Grimm Teacher: Discovery Misconduct Can Land You in the DUNGEON!
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Credit Counseling:

New rule: No more up-front fees for debt fixers
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History:

The Last Two Years, in Historical Context
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Newspapers:

Tribune Names Names, But No Numbers, For Plan Support
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Aviation:

Maker of Freeman's 'Bucket List' Jet Flies into Bankruptcy
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JAL soliciting 3rd round of voluntary resignations
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JAL plans to ask 4 main lenders for more capital
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Gas Stations:

Gas City Ltd. Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy With Debt Up to $500 Million
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Fraud:

Feds Target Rothstein Cousin In Bankruptcy Lawsuit
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Reversal of Decision In Bayou Group Bankruptcy Offers Little Guidance For The Institutional Investor Wishing To Redeem From A Fraudulent Ponzi Scheme
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New York’s top court endorses broad scope for in pari delicto defense when outside professionals are sued in connection with corporate frauds
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Ex CEO of Affiliated Foods Southwest gets prison
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Hollywood:

Icahn ramps up MGM effort again
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Lionsgate wants Leo
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MGM: Claims in Lions merger proposal lack proof
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Icahn Prepared to Buy Up More MGM Debt
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Hotels:

Man who claims he'll buy, restore Biltmore has questionable past
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Telecoms:

Consumers Running from Cell Phone Contracts
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Environmental:

We Really Mean It, CLEAN UP THAT MESS!
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Corporate Governance:

Corporate Governance and U.S. Capital Market Competitiveness
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Turnarounds:

Operational Restructuring Paves Path to Profitability
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Turnaround Process Is All About Risk
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Defining Turnaround Success: When Has a Company Turned the Corner?
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Bankruptcy Vendors:

Epiq Systems Announces Third Quarter 2010 Results Led by 64% Operating Revenue Growth
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Mass Torts:

BP Corner-Cutting Led to Gulf Oil Disaster, Says Ex-EPA Lawyer; PBS Program Tonight Details Claims
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Resorts:

Judge postpones ruling on Daufuskie Island Resort
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Distressed Investing:

Siguler Guff Promotes Gereghty to Head of Distressed Opportunity
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UK:

UK and Switzerland in offshore tax talks
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Winding Up Petitions
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EU:

Sluggish loan, M3 growth backs ECB stimulus stance
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Canada:

Canada's real estate overvalued, survey says
(DBN)

Ex-Oilers owner to be sentenced in perjury case
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Greece:

Greece reignites Europe debt woes
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Ireland:

Statement of Drumm's assets sought
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Drumm to reveal finances next week
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Anglo case against David Drumm is adjourned
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US unemployment assistance unit told of bankruptcy
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US bankruptcy official targets Drumm home
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Australia:

Consul's claim of diplomatic immunity to avoid bankruptcy fails
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Middle East:

Dubai World gets full support for restructuring
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