February 7, 2011

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Law:

Dewey & LeBoeuf Expands Bankruptcy Team
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BigLaw May Roll Out 'Minimum Annual Legal Spend' Requirement for Clients
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Snapshot: Bettina Whyte
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Bridging the Gap: How In-House Counsel Can Cut Budgets While Law Firms Can Increase Profits
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Howrey Holding Up? Some Updates
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Musical Chairs: More Howrey Departures
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Gross Revenue: Baker & McKenzie Tops Skadden
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Cadwalader announces falling revenues for fourth year running
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Ashurst's top earner pocketed £1.1m in 2009-10 financial year
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Where Are The Spring Bonuses?
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Legal Industry Sees Modest Employment Gains in January
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Tracks of My Tiers
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A&O to receive £2.5m public funding for outsourcing
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How and Why General Counsel Must Move Up the Ladder When They Suspect Senior Management of Wrongdoing
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BigLaw Partners Who Wrote the Times Experience the Frustration of Heavy Editing
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More on Letters to the Editor of the NYT
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Lawyers Are Just Hype Men
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What Does a BigLaw Part-Time Partner Earn? Plenty
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Is Austerity the New Black?
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BigLaw Partners' Roving Eye Blinks as Laterals Hit 10-Year Low
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FDIC, SEC both name new general counsel
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Rules lax on litigation lending
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Grave New World: NY Lawyers Challenged by the Global Market, Daily Life
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Women Lawyers: Silence Isn't Always Golden
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Asian American Lawyers Still Underdogs
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Bring a Portable Whiteboard When Out of the Office
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Law Firm Conversion to Windows 7 Is Inevitable
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Hey ... YOU!!! Get Off of My Cloud (Who Me? Yes You!)
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‘Better-Faster-Cheaper’ Work Model for Lawyers Has Led to Burnout
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Niche Practice Could Help Recent Law Grads Win a Losing Game
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Working Smart: Promote Yourself
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Lawyer Who Pocketed $110,000 in Fees Owed Former Firm Escapes Disbarment
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Lawyer Suspended For Ex Parte Appearance
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Villanova Law ‘Knowingly Reported’ Inaccurate Information to the ABA
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Lewis & Clark Law School Subtly Insults Its Alumni
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Lawsuit peeks into world of New York City co-ops
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Ridiculed, an N.F.L. Owner Goes to Court
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Mom in Spotlight for Hot Sauce and Cold Shower Discipline Is Charged with Child Abuse
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No New Ford Trial Based on Drunken Juror Theory
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Steptoe Partner Mark Neubauer is a Cheesehead
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New Cause of Action? Deceptive Use of S----
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Youths Charged with Weapons Possession for Alleged Snowball Attack on Mailman
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Name That Department :)
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Judges:

Chief Judge Alex Kozinski Defends Free Speech for Judges
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Justice Thomas’s wife Virginia Thomas now a lobbyist
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Justice Clarence Thomas Delights Audiences at Ave Maria and Naples
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Scalia Takes His Frank Views to Australia, Criticizes EU for Offering ‘Reduced Democracy’
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Politics and the Supreme Court
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In Appearances and on Court, Sotomayor Becomes More of a Public Figure
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Judicial Bad Behavior
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Judge Off the Hook for Nazi Jape
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Justice Ousted for Ruling in Favor of Same-Sex Marriage Speaks Out
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Judge Facing Fraud, Perjury Charges Back to Work on the Bench
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Targeted judges will likely need own ads
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Clerks Say County Must Pay for Creepy Judge
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Wall Street:

Stocks headed for a solid start
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Futures Rise as Upbeat Tone Continues
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Nasdaq hackers another blow to investor confidence
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Is JPMorgan the new Goldman Sachs?
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20 Ways Your Wall Street Job Is Killing You
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Layoffs:

Layoffs Become Rarer Even With Unemployment High
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Unemployment At 9.0%
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True Unemployment Is Closer to 10%
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U6 Unemployment Rate is Still 19.2%
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Scariest Jobs Chart Ever Looks Worse
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Messy payrolls
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Lies, Damn Lies, and (Job) Statistics
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The Employment Gap Between The Educated And The Uneducated Is Incredible
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The Job Market is Getting Better. Really
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Why The Unemployment Rate Fell For 'All The Wrong Reasons'
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Autos:

Chrysler CEO wants to refinance 'shyster' government loans
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Marchionne apologizes for calling U.S., Canadian aid 'shyster' loans
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Chrysler's Marchionne Says 80% of Dealers Profitable
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Fiat in firestorm for floating Detroit move
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Fiat sees 4 mgt centres, Turin remains key
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GM may undergo dealer overhaul on east, west coasts
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Tx. Judge Appoints Special Counsel for Toyota
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Banking:

Bank of America To Pay $410 Million in Overdraft Suit Settlement
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Politicians:

RI Rep. Leo Medina has history of legal troubles
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Five Myths About Reagan's Legacy
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Sarah Palin and Daughter, Bristol, Seek to Trademark Their Names
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Corporate Reform:

Report faults SEC for missing Paul Greenwood scam in '05
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Economy:

For Bernanke, no escaping politics now
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Ron Paul and congressional subcommittee set to scrutinize Fed's monetary policy
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GOP: US Debt Unsustainable
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GOP Goes Easy on Congressional Budget
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U.S. jobless rate drops even as job growth disappoints
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The Inexact Science of the Jobless Numbers
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Recession Measures
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Is Poverty Up or Not?
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A damning post-mortem of the financial meltdown
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Obama to Business: Make Your Mark on US
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Obama: Gov't, business responsible for US future
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Groceries: Shoppers are Paying More for Less
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In Defense of Bailouts
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Summary for Last Week
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Some Taxes Went Up
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Economic Test: Spending vs. Saving
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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:

Housing Bubbles Few and Far Between
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Ownerships Society is Over
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The rise and fall of a foreclosure
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Subprime mortgage woes bad news for marginal homebuyers
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KB Home says it may have to repay $180 million South Edge loan
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Borders facing critical real estate decisions on future of stores across U.S.
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Goldman Sachs predicting 2011 downturn for homebuilders
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BofA splits mortgage servicing departments by loan performance
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December Seattle home sales and prices dip from year ago
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Lenders Win Court Ruling on Stalled Nevada Project
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Portland area home sales drop 7% from a year ago
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Philadelphia foreclosures may be suspended until HUD help arrives
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Bank of America sells Countrywide insurer
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Apartment rents expected to rise as occupancy grows
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NMHC Quarterly Apartment Survey: Market Conditions Tighten
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Commercial Real Estate Coming Back, but Unevenly
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Some programs to rework mortgages do more harm than good
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Giving Hamp the Hook
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Fighting Foreclosure
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Squatters add to foreclosure delays
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Charity groups work with Arizona homeowners to avoid foreclosure
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Trouble in paradise: Maui hammered by recession
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Court's stance on foreclosure case could have big impact
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US veterans hit hard by housing crisis
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Millions made on deceptive deals, feds say
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Chase to Open More Home Loan Counseling Centers
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Municipalities:

Pittsburgh's Pension Woes Call for a Hail Mary
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Governors Chop Spending
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What's best course for debt-ridden states?
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Cuomo seizes the upper hand in budget battle
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Delaware economy: Weak job growth extends to legal, banking sectors
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Toll bridge threatened by bankruptcy
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It’s definitely not always sunny in Santa Rosa Florida
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Lawmakers hold noses and approve funding for Las Vegas Monorail bankruptcy battle
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The 12 Global Megacities That Will Boom In The Next 15 Years
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Tax:

IRS behind on tax returns
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Politics:

We're On 'Road To Ruin'
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Koch Bros. Now at Heart of GOP Power
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Fraud:

Wilpon's Ownership of Mets Is Threatened
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Nothing About the Madoff Thing Surprises Any Mets Fans
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FAQ on Mets/Madoff Lawsuit: What's at Stake
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Davis Polk, Representing Mets Executives in Madoff Case, Objects to Press Leaks About Picard's Suit
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The Know-Nothing Mets? There's a Pattern Here
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JP Morgan Chase May Be Complicit In Madoff Scandal
(DBN)

Bernie Madoff's Relationship With JPMorgan Should Shock No One
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Mets Will Need $30 Million Profit This Season Just To Make Debt Payments
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Report: Trustee asks for $1B from New York Mets owners
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Mets Bayou Accord May Be Model for a Madoff Suit Deal
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Requiem For A Baseball Team: Lessons From The Death Of The New York Mets
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Big mouth irked 'Mad' man
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The End Of Amazin'
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Suit Casts Light on Little-Known Mets Partner
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Mets fans don't trust team's owners, whether they knew about Madoff scheme or not
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Time for Selig to Save the Mets
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Jefferson County jury convicts Birmingham businessman in Ponzi

Three takes on JP Morgan and Madoff
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Prosecution Rests in $70 Million Ponzi
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Retailing:

Is Barnes & Noble Using Groupon to Euthanize Borders Group?
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NYSE Warns Borders Stock Price Too Low For Continued Listing
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Celebs:

CityCenter sides with Longoria, Beso against dismissal of bankruptcy case
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Food/Drink:

Contessa to continue operating despite Chapter 11 status
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Hotels:

Orange hotels going on foreclosure auction block
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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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Professional Fees:

The Clash Over Bankruptcy Fees
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Insurance:

5 Key Lessons From Stanford D&O Ruling
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DIPs:

When the Debtor’s Management Loses the Court’s Confidence, It May Soon Lose Control of the Debtor
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Litigation:

Next test of corporations’ liability?
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One Penny Away from Federal Jurisdiction
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Compensation:

US to Force Wall St. to Defer Half of Bonuses
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Bankers and Their Bonuses
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Goldman “Partner” Hedging Circumvents Intent of Pay Reforms
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The Specious Logic of Wall Street Pay
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Health Care:

Hospital's top exec, lawyer blasted
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Doing the Judicial Math on Health Care
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Video Rentals:

Blockbuster `Insolvent,' Bankruptcy Should Be Liquidation, Creditor
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Blockbuster's Bloodsucker: 'Twilight Saga' Distributor Wants Its Money
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Banking:

Chase's Dimon: His Teflon Days Are Over
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Dimon cuts appear
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Derivatives:

Swaps Add Risk to Fund Portfolios
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Accounting:

Did Prosecutors Bungle Case Against BDO’s Former CEO?
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Bomber of Moscow Airport Was an Accounting Student ‘Pumped Full of Drugs’
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CPA Parlays Clients’ Need for Tax Advice, Love of Guns
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Busy Season Problem of the Day: Approaching a Co-worker About Their Disgusting Bodily Functions
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Sports:

Weather Ruins Economic Impact of Super Bowl
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A Super Bowl of Greed
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What Does The "G" On The Green Bay Packers' Helmets Stand For?
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Super Bowl Ads, 2011: Hits and Misses
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Private Equity:

Aleris Debt Sale Loosens Bondholders' Grip
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Commodities:

Cotton: Panic Buying, Prices Hit 150 Yr. Record
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Soaring Food Prices
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Education:

For-profit colleges face federal crackdown
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UK:

Deloitte: Highest insolvency figures in UK since records began in 1960
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A Crisis of Faith in Britain’s Central Banker
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'We need to be a lot less tolerant towards Islamic extremists'
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Legal action on 'swindlers to the stars'
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EU:

Germany and France Roll Out Plan to Boost Euro
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Europe's Not Playing Ball With Merkel
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Merkel And Sarkozy Fail In Pitch To Save The Euro As All Their Friends Turn Against Them
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EU to Mubarak: Get Busy on Reforms
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Canada:

Canadian Dollar Reaches Highest Level Since May 2008 on Economic Growth
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Germany:

German Bank Official Sees WestLB Split As Possible Solution
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Egypt:

Gov't seeks to ease Mubarak out
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Mubarak clings to power as son quits ruling party
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Sorry Hosni, the life of an ex-dictator ain't what it used to be
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Top Leaders of Egypt's Ruling Party Resign
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Egypt: Clinton Warns of Perfect Storm
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Google Executive Key Figure in Egypt Revolt
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Huge lines form as Egyptian banks re-open
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Egypt’s Super-Rich Begin Moving Their Money To Switzerland
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The Wrong Mubarak Quits
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Why the US Fears Arab Democracy
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PIGS:

Unilateral Restructuring, Buybacks, and Euro Swaps: An Example
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Nama Loses Challenge By Developer McKillen To Ruling On Loan Transfers
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Ireland’s lessons for Spain
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Greece confident to get fourth EU/IMF aid tranche
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Australia:

SelecTV into administration
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