Law:
Bonus Watch: Vinson & Elkins Takes Spring Bonuses to Texas
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And you thought you billed a lot of hours….
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McGuireWoods Sued For Malpractice in Bankruptcy Case
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Weil Gotshal to broaden global practice following McKinsey review
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Pillsbury Loses Appeal for Fee Reimbursement in 'Bitter Feud' with Former Client
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Kelley & Ferraro Exits Bankruptcy After Settlement With Ex-Partner's Widow
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Why Lawyers Suck at Sales
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Leading UK firms see 20 per cent rise in partner promos
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SNR Denton overhauls UK strategy as partner profits disappoint
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Finally! Pictures of the Unwelcoming African-Americans In Indy Law’s Atrium
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Partner's Sudden BigLaw Exit Explained: He Goes All in for Client PokerStars.net
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Want to Be a Legal Star? Be Willing to Take Risks, Set Goals and Network
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Cost Recovery Breeds Client Frustration in New Survey
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Victoria Pynchon's 'Four Magic Words for Women Lawyers'
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Legal scholarship carries a high price tag
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Prepare for Depositions With the iPad Deponent App
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Proskauer Giving Lawyers iPads
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Tyler Clementi’s Roommate, Dharun Ravi, Indicted on 15 Counts
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Rajaratnam, S&P, Foreclosure Probe, Gunns, Barclays, BT in Court News
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Study: 58% of 2Ls and 3Ls Using Laptops in Class Were Distracted More than Half the Time
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Scream 3L
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Clap On, Clap Off, Case Dismissed
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Judges:
A Judge’s Full Belly Is Good News for Criminals, Study Finds
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Adding Lawsuit to Injury: Lawyer Who Lost Bid for Judgeship Sues His Critics
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58 Given Pink Slips as Court Layoffs Begin
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Saving Acorns?
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Wall Street:
U.S. stocks advance as Dow rallies to highest level since 2008
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Layoffs:
National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Oil/Gas:
Oil rallies nearly $3 a barrel
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Unreliable Data Further Roil Oil Markets
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Obama Blames Speculators for Price of Oil
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Despite Uncertainty, Small Oil Companies Stay In Gulf's Deep Waters
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Aviation:
Finally, Some Good News for U.S. Airline Passengers
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Airlines won't oppose new DOT rules
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Fasteners:
Scovill Fasteners Seeks Bankruptcy Protection to Sell Assets
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Labor:
Former Townsends poultry workers seek pay for vacation time accrued after bankruptcy filing
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Retailing:
Borders' bankruptcy consultants getting paid hundreds of dollars an hour
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New owner emerges at auction for Joseph-Beth
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Tax:
Blixseth settles most tax claims
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Mont. wants $56M from ex-billionaire
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Lawyers Offer IRS Audit Tips: Be Nice, Be Responsive, But Don’t Say Too Much
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Calif. AG Says ‘Tax Lady’ Attorney Should Be Jailed for Shredding Documents, Failing to Repay $435K
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Compensation:
CEOs Earn 343 Times More Than Workers
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Financial Literacy:
Financial Literacy For All Is This Generation's New Civil Rights Issue
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NAACP, Wells Fargo Applaud New Financial Literacy Centers, But Not Everyone Is Happy
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Education:
Charles Drew Medical School Looks To Rebound Financially
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Religion:
San Luis Obispo temple trying to raise $2.3 million to avoid foreclosure
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Health Care:
Huge hospital markups burden patients
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Lower Bucks seeks seventh filing extension
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Hockey:
Gary Bettman denies Coyotes announcement imminent
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Economy:
“Dr. Doom's” Firm, in Counterintuitive Claim, Says US Better Off Than Europe
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US Wealthy: Sorry Kids, We're Spending It
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Geithner Downgrades His Own Credibility to Junk
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The Washington Post Confuses Economic Recovery with Fears of Insolvency
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U.S. Finances Are ‘Unsustainable,’ Obama Says
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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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Bailout Recipients
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Real Estate:
Existing-home sales up 3.7% in March
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Meyer Says U.S. Home Prices to Fall 5 Percent in 2011
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Buy a house, get a free car: incentives rule
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All-Cash Home Sales Set Record
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REO sells for 88% discount in California
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Oklahoma AG to strike own deal in foreclosure settlement
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Iowa Attorney General’s 2010 ‘war chest’ benefited from mortgage and out-of-state interests, report finds
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Banks Await Foreclosure Deal’s Financial Terms as States Split
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South Florida existing home sales up in March
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Citigroup Sued For Shoddy Mortgage Practices By Individual Investor
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Hotels becoming 'home' option for families after foreclosure
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Maronda Homes of Cincinnati files for bankruptcy
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Maronda files bankruptcy in Pennsylvania; Florida operations unaffected
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Maronda spending plan OK'd by bankruptcy court
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$1B Nevada CRE Auction Slated for May
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Profit levels fall on newly minted loans: MBA
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Municipalities:
The Story of Unfunded State Mandates
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House strips bankruptcy option for distressed local governments
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Corporate Reform:
Nobody Does It Better . . . Than Government Regulators
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Treasury official defends Dodd-Frank reforms, CFPB
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Warren's future unknown as CFPB director role remains empty
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Banking:
Wells Fargo: Financial Loser
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Credit/Debit Cards:
AmEx Profit Increases as Card Spending Climbs, Defaults Improve
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Is Debit Fee Regulation Anti-Consumer?
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Golf:
Colorado Brightwater Club Golf Development Files Bankruptcy
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Bank sues golf course company over foreclosed property
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Theme Parks:
Ghost Town bankruptcy hits dead end
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Music:
Dr. Dre Wins 'Chronic' Lawsuit Against Owners Of Former Label Death Row
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Banking:
More fallout from Superior failure
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Banks Lag S&P as Slow Loan Growth Eclipses Higher Dividends
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Mass Torts:
BP sues Halliburton in latest oil spill claim
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BP Sues Rig Owner for $40 Billion, Alleging Negligence in Oil Spill
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Cameron Responsible for Oil Well Blowout, BP Says in Suit
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Museums:
Health Adventure bankruptcy case continued
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Food/Beverage:
A&P sale worries center's landlord
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Derivatives:
CFTC To Propose Swaps Definition Plan
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Celebs:
Dykstra posts $150K bond in bankruptcy fraud case
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To Expand Client Base, Lawyer Joins Singer Toni Braxton's Family-Oriented Reality Show
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Hollywood:
David Bergstein Bankruptcy Investigation To Be Unsealed Again
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David Bergstein Judge Again Unseals Bombshell Trustee's Report
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Fashion:
American Apparel Said Close to an Agreement for $15 Million in Financing
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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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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Jobs:
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Bankruptcy Bans:
Chapter 11? No Thank You! Courts Find Restrictions on Bankruptcy Filings in LLC Agreements Enforceable
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Litigation:
A Closer Look at Litigation Funding and the "Loser Pays" Model
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How (Not) to Lose Data and Alienate Judges
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Telecoms:
FairPoint Bankruptcy Plan Approved as Judge Rejects Appeal
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Fraud:
Rajaratnam 'Corrupted' Friends, Employees, Prosecutor Tells Jury
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Rajaratnam Sought to ‘Conquer’ Wall Street, U.S. Says as Defense Responds
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Prosecutors Describe 'Devastating Proof' of Rajaratnam's Guilt
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Insider dealing trial told Rajaratnam is 'damned by his own words'
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The "Hipster" On The Raj Jury Gave Himself Away In Court Today
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The Silence of the Madoffs
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Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against SEC for Failing to Notice a $65 Billion Ponzi Scheme
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Prosecutor not pursuing charges re Hecker-Rowan wedding
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3 Fla. men indicted in wake of Petters scheme
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Ponzi schemer's luxury items up for auction
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Madoff's skills to aid FBI
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Lancer Group's Founder Lauer Duped Investors, U.S. Prosecutor Tells Jurors
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Symphonies:
NM Symphony Orchestra Files Bankruptcy
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Judge: Philadelphia Orchestra can keep paying musicians as it works to emerge
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Bankruptcy Court hears opening statements on Philadelphia Orchestra's case
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Lawyer's notes on the orchestra's bankruptcy
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Philadelphia Orchestra's bankruptcy battle hits same notes as Wisconsin fight
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AFM Decries Philadelphia Orchestra Bankruptcy Filing
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IP:
Nortel, Google, and the Ongoing Rights of Licensees in Bankruptcy
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Debt Collection:
Woman Sues Target and Law Firm re ‘False Affidavit Factory’ Allegedly Used in Consumer Debt Cases
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Sovereigns:
The One Thing That All Of These Sovereign Debt Crises Have In Common
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U.S., Japan Debt Risk Underestimated by Credit Swap Markets, Rabobank Says
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UK:
Scots personal insolvencies fall
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Pre-pack changes may force insolvency rethink
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Appointment of Administrators - 20 April 2011
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Winding Up Petitions - 20 April 2011
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Insolvency hitting increased numbers of poorer people
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Trio of City firms lead on debt restructuring for iconic building
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Clydes recruits DLA Piper partner for insolvency
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U.K. Banks Expect ‘Subdued’ Mortgage Lending
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Germany:
German Business Confidence Fell for a Second Month in April
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PIIGS:
Austerity-hit Greek businesses feeling the pinch at usually profitable Easter-time
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Greeks Gird for Losses as Debt-Cutting Odyssey Enters Year Two
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Greece says debt 'absolutely sustainable'
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'Lower Standards' Contributed To Crisis
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Portugal raises $1.4 billion at debt auction
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New Zealand:
McKenna gets in first and makes himself bankrupt
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FMA Super-Regulator To Get $24 Million Funding In First Year
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France:
France may force employee bonuses on dividend-upping firms
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Korea:
Banks Say Builders Are Abusing System To Avoid Paying Debt
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