Law:
Akin Gump Attorney Takes Helm of Dodgers
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Jones Day flies in US restructuring star in bid to bolster London arm
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All That DOMA Drama: Rainmaker Quits in a Huff, Will BigLaw Appellate Practice Rebound?
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From CEO to Partner: Cephas Joins Weil
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Mark Lanier Takes Star Turn on Silver Screen
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Jones Day leads the pack in U.S.-based attorneys
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Partner, 66, Balks at BigLaw Retirement, May Be an Employee Under Civil Rights Statute
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Making Work-Life Work (Part 2)
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Increasing Flexibility
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US firms consider non-lawyer partnerships
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China Ranks as 'Fastest Growing Legal Market in the World'
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China: U.S. legal firms there struggling to become insiders
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Midsized Firms Making Few Changes to Associate Hiring
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All Those Beauty Contests: Which to enter, how much skin to show
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Fulbright Opens in Pittsburgh, Duane Morris Closes in Princeton
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Revolt of middle-aged white male financially secure law partner
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E-Courtesy And The First Amendment
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3 Law Firms Open New Offices in Southern States
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Embarrassing Commencement Typo
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Law Schools Lie Like A Dog… Or A Rug. A Dog On A Rug.
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The Royal Wedding: A Legal Look (Part 2)
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"The Good Wife" - One more week & we'll know
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Can You Hear Me Now?
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8 Billable Hour Scams
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How Fox News Dealt With A Massive Bed Bug Infestation
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Judges:
San Antonio Judge Not a Fan of Air Conditioning, Loves Footnotes
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Amid Budget Crisis, NY's Cash-Strapped Courts Ask JHOs to Work for Free, for Now
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NY Partner and Part-Time Judge Disciplined for Mixing Business and the Bench
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Wall Street:
Stocks to Open Higher; All Eyes on Bernanke
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Earnings drive stocks to new 2011 highs
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Street gets earnings bump
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How Can Equity Markets Still be Hot?
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As Wall St. Firms Grow, Their Reputations Are Dying
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Hazing new Goldman Sachs bankers
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American standard: Wall Street piles on the debt
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Are Investment Banking Hours Worth It Anymore, Considering The Modest Pay?
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Layoffs:
Chicago Fed Ties Jobless-Rate Drop to Lower Job Losses
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Wages as Percentage of Income Lowest in 82 Yrs
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Obama breaks vow with jobless blacks
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Growth, but few jobs for midsize companies
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Retailing:
Amazon earnings fall sharply; forecast disappoints
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Office Depot swings to loss
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No Fear to Rev Up Sports-Equipment Line
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Why RadioShack is Failing
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Russ Bankruptcies Leave $60-$150 Million in Debts
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Clock Is Ticking on Davis-Kidd Deal
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No deal to save Davis-Kidd, says buyer of Joseph-Beth bookstores
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Fraud:
Ex-Galleon employee Drimal pleads guilty
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Jury Replays Rajaratnam Phone Calls
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The Jury Still Can't Decide If Raj Is Guilty Or Not
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What Does Raj Rajaratnam’s Lunch Order Say About Him
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Raj Sweats While The Jury Deliberates
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Lloyd Blankfein Already Destroyed Rajat Gupta's Defense
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The 9 Questions Nobody Answered At The Raj Trial
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Cause to doubt Jeffry Picower?
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Bernard Madoff's family 'unaware' of giant Ponzi
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Examining Bernie Madoff, 'The Wizard Of Lies'
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Feds: Con man pleads guilty to Ponzi scheme that bankrolled exotic dancers
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Lawyer gets 90 more days more to unravel CT Ponzi fraud
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Banking:
Biggest Banks Beating Estimates Can’t Hide 13% Drop in Revenue
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Banks got 'direct corporate welfare,' study says
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FDIC objects to Colonial bankruptcy-exit plan
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UBS: Rich Clients Return
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A bank's net worth turns negative
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Credit Suisse Q1 profit plunges 45%
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Credit Suisse Braces For Second Shareholder Revolt
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Barclays Capital Profit Drops by 33% in 'Challenging' Market
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Barclays AGM set for pay standoff as bank reveals fall in profits
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Investor Group Says Barclays Hasn't Disclosed Cost Of Bonuses
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Investment Management:
UBS, Credit Agricole Propose Bankruptcy Plan for GSC Group
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Baseball:
Norm MacDonald Sports Show tackles Dodgers' Bankruptcy
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Tom Schieffer to Oversee LA Dodgers
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Los Angeles Dodgers Caretaker Thomas Schieffer Helped George Bush Get Rich
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Newspapers:
Newspaper Publisher Turns to 'Junk'
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Blade Rises from the Ashes
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Autos:
UAW Mum on Early Contract Talks
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Chrysler nearing deal to refinance aid
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Chrysler bail-out is a working model
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Cash Plan for Saab Stalled by Banks
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Saab Trolling For Money
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Antonov to Sweden for Saab crisis talks
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Saving Saab Depends on GM
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Volvo Rumored to Want Saab, Automaker Denies
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Saab Moves Closer to Finance Deal, Searches for a Partner in China
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Auto Sales About to Shift into Overdrive
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
Ex-court clerk charged with bankruptcy fraud
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Federal prosecutors charge Tuscaloosa attorney with bankruptcy fraud
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Economy:
Consumer confidence rises in April
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Prices Widening Confidence Gap Among Higher, Lower Income Groups
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Geithner says deficit target needs to be 'scary'
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U.S. slow growth raises protectionist threat: economist
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Why Do We Have a Debt Ceiling Anyhow?
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Bankers, Funds Tell Treasury Of ‘Urgent’ Need To Raise Debt
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Boehner: No Promises on Debt Limit Vote
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Boehner’s show-and-bluff strategy on the debt ceiling
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What Happens if the Debt Ceiling Isn't Raised
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Inflation back on manufacturers' minds
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Oil inches lower but stays above $112 a barrel
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Only Oil Shock Can Stop Economy Now
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What Oil Will Do To Markets As It Continues To Surge
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Gas Prices Rise as Obama's Popularity Falls
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The Federal Reserve's Next Step
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Fed seen signaling no rush for the exit
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Bank Of America On What To Expect From "Life After QE2"
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5 questions for Bernanke
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Investors stampede into a modern-day silver rush
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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:
LPS fires back with motion seeking sanctions against Alabama attorney
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Bankruptcy court sanctions home foreclosure processing servicer
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Milwaukee Homeowner Paying on Time, Yet Facing Eviction
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Home Prices in 20 US Cities Drop Most in More Than Year on Foreclosures
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The 10 Cities Where Home Prices Are Hitting Brand New Lows
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A Housing Rebound? Hardly
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Strategic Defaults Revisited: This Could Get Very Ugly
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A Look at Case-Shiller, by Metro Area (April Update)
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Miami home prices down 6.2%
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Boston-area home values continue slide
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February Detroit home sales up 1% from January
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Home prices fall 2.2 percent in Chicago area in February
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Many Chicago renters spend half of income on rent, utilities
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US Home Prices, Sung As Opera
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Behind the Numbers: Declines in Case-Shiller
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To Deter Foreclosures, California Weighs New Fee
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California bill ending 'dual track' foreclosures faces key vote
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California bankruptcy court: state foreclosure law trumps MERS
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Sometimes, paying off mortgage not the best choice
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Home-loan-modification program remains stalled
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Study finds recent housing counseling cuts made in the dark
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Platinum Properties, Developer, Files for Bankruptcy Protection in Indiana
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Report: Healthy First Quarter for Office Leasing
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Bail Bond Agents Feel Pain of Housing Crash
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Study: Rental Affordability Worsens After Recession
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GOP Finds Freddie, Fannie No Easy Targets
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Wealthy Leaving Las Vegas Mansions as Foreclosure Pain Spreads
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TOUSA III: The Secured Lenders Take the Lead!
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Sixth Circuit denies claim to avoid mortgage based on allegedly defective certificates of acknowledgement
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BofA Ducks a Big One, Avoids Successor Liability
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Landlords Try Thinking Outside the Big Box
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Time's running out for Tapatio group
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Court Sets Aside Plaintiffs' Jury Verdict in BankAtlantic Subprime Securities Suit
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S&P stress tests junk mortgage bonds
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Compensation:
Blackrock CEO Fink made $23.8 mln in 2010 - filing
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Lubrizol CEO poised to soar on fabulous golden parachute
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Oil/Gas:
Big Oil to Have Best Year Since 2008
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Boehner Open to Cutting Oil Tax Breaks
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Offshore-driller Peregrine files for bankruptcy
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High Gas Prices Spark Brawl Over Tax Breaks
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Looking for fraud in all the wrong places
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Ethanol:
Newt Paid $300,000 to Say He Loves Ethanol
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Advertisement:
CGI Studio Files for Chapter 11
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Corporate Reform:
Who's Talking to Elizabeth Warren
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Warren Shoots to Top of Short List for CFPB Job
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White House eyes Warren associates for consumer job
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Colorado AG Miraculously Punishes Evil Doer Without Liz Warren's Assistance
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Lenders Who Lobbied Hardest for Deregulation Took Most Risks
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Does Forest Labs Case Signal New Era in White-Collar Prosecution?
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Don't Let Goldman Off the Hook
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Mortgage industry readies for pit bull CFPB
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Will Better Consumer Protection Lead to a Credit Crunch for Women?
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Why the Bankers Will Win and Ron Paul Will Help Them
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Lehman:
Calpers criticizes banks over Lehman proposal
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Goldman Group's Lehman Distribution Plan Unfair to Retirees, Calpers Says
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Lehman to start Aurora bank auction by June
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Derivatives:
The Costs of Regulating Derivatives
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Student Debt:
MBA Debt: Wharton tops with $109,836 as average
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25 B-schools that lead to the most student debt
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Consultants:
Evercore Partners Hires Sprung in Corporate Restructuring Practice
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Corporate Governance:
Can Delaware forum selection clauses in charters or bylaws keep litigation in the Court of Chancery? Study analyzes 82 provisions to date
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Buffett's lustre dims ahead of Berkshire shareholders' meet
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A Conspicuous Absence at Berkshire Meeting
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Key Delaware court might face style change
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Wells Fargo Needs Board Overhaul
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Pensions:
Younger Workers Want Old Fashioned Pensions
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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
(large downloads)
UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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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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Miscellaneous:
Point Blank, New Stream, Blockbuster, AAI, Nortel: Bankruptcy
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I Wish I May, I Wish I Might…File Chapter 11 Tonight: Authorization and D&O Considerations When Filing Chapter 11
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Bankruptcy Reform:
Fed Seeks Comment on Bankruptcy Of Financial Firms
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Celebs:
Toni Braxton Moves On From Bankruptcy
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The Donald’s Real-Estate Record: Vote Now!
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MC Hammer to Give Financial Advice to Entrepreneurs
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Charlie Sheen Drops $22500, Bails Out Lenny Dykstra
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Charlie Sheen not responsible for bailing Lenny Dykstra out of prison
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Critic Calls Randy Quaid's Star Whackers Film 'Drugged-Out Dreck'
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Finance:
LBO Firms Save $425 Million Cutting Interest in Leveraged-Loan Renaissance
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Municipalities:
States face growing pension gaps
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Tough year ahead for U.S. states, local governments: Moody's
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A State Manager Takes Over and Cuts What a City Can't
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Charbonneau will try to restore local government bankruptcy option
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Vallejo's Chapter 9 summary statement goes out
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Hazleton council hopes to avoid bankruptcy by hiring consultant
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Media:
Tribune Co. Bondholders Can Sue Shareholders, Judge Says
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Publishing:
Bankruptcy book author files copyright suit against publisher
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Video Rentals:
DISH/Blockbuster deal could close Tuesday
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Mass Torts:
Transocean Denies Blame in the Gulf Spill
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Hotels:
Four Seasons Hotel owner restructures debt after 2009 loan default
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Barclays to sell St. Regis this spring
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Telecoms:
Nortel to take its $4bn intercompany cash fight public in June
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Tech:
Lexmark slammed as profit, forecast fall short
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Microsoft buys Nortel's vintage web addresses
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Are IPv4 Numbers worth $68 Billion? Ask Microsoft
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Glass:
Bondholders: Vitro Restructuring Aims to Protect Sada Family
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Food/Beverage:
Star Chef, Facing a Suit, Files for Bankruptcy
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French giant announces huge bid for Parmalat
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Litigation Success Behind Lactalis's $5 Billion Parmalat Bid
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Creditors object to Harry & David reorganization plan
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Health Care:
Massachusetts, reform and bankruptcy
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Aviation:
Biggest US airlines have combined 1Q loss over $1B
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Chemicals:
Trustee Wants $145.8M From Blavatnik Fund For LyondellBasell
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Religion:
Northwest Jesuits give landmark settlement to clergy sexual abuse victims
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Accounting:
Litigation Piling Up At Ernst & Young
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Navistar Sues Former Auditor Deloitte Alleging Malpractice, Shoddy Work
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UK:
Fears for UK businesses after rise in number of companies at risk of insolvency
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UK GDP grows 0.5pc: reaction
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UK returns to recession in all but name
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Appointment of Administrators - 26 April 2011
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Winding Up Petitions - 26 April 2011
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PIIGS:
Greece restructuring worse than Lehman bankruptcy ?
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Greece And Portugal Debts Worse Than Expected
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Restructure Ireland’s debt
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Hungary:
Socialist legacy might lead Budapest to bankruptcy
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MENA:
US Authorizes Oil Deals With Libyan Rebels
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International Backlash on Syria Siege
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Obama Considering Sanctions Against Syria
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Gaddafi's Grip on Western Libya Slipping
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Saudis Worry High Oil Prices Will Hit Economy
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Poll: Egyptians Wants Laws Based on Koran
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Dubai courts dealing with close to 200 property foreclosure cases
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Iceland:
IMF sees positive signs on Iceland external financing
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Japan:
Japan Utility Chief Bumped Off Plane at Start of Crisis
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Lost Japan sales hurt U.S. company profits
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S&P: outlook on Japan's Deposit Insurance Corp. to negative
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Japan Laughs In The Face Of S&P
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Iceland:
Lessons from the Icesave rejection
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