Law:
Wachtell Lipton: Pondering a Future Beyond Marty
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Kudos to Marty Lipton and Messrs. Wachtell, Rosen, Katz et al.
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Kerry Steigerwalt's Broke Law Firm Trying to Make Deals
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Fish & Richardson, Mark Cuban, and a Trash-Talking Summary Judgment Motion
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High PPP Is Making Monkeys of US All
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Debevoise Hiring Partner Looks for Meaningful Conversations and Passion
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Susman, S&C Partner Call Out Selig for Wrecking Dodger Divorce
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Pricing Legal Services in Eight Easy(ish) Steps
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Three Thresholds for What Kinds of Cases a Law Department Will Handle E-Discovery Itself
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New Firm Recruiting Program Allows 3Ls to Work Remotely
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iPad Document Review App Debuts
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Ethics Opinion Tackles 'Friend' Requests
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Coupons help sink second BAR/BRI settlement
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Attorney's Failed Dream of Revitalizing Pacific Law Center Leaves Angry Clients, Unresolved Cases
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U.T’s Race-Conscious Admissions Policy Survives Latest Legal Challenge
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"$7 million to sue Wal-Mart"?
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Adventures in Lawyer Spam: Join the Biglaw Revolution
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Lawyer in Custody Battle with Attorney Ex-Wife Reportedly Kills Their 2 Teen Sons and Himself
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May’s Lawyer of the Month
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Into the Wild: Where In the World Is Tyler Coulson?
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Lawsuit of the Day: An ‘Eff You’ Motion to Dismiss
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Ex-Arnold & Porter Lawyer Loses Law License After Child ---- Guilty Plea
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Lawyer Arrested for Battering, Choking His 7-Year-Old Son
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Lawyer: "I Don't Like Details"
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Hostage-Taker Updates Facebook Status, Adds Friends During Standoff
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Judges:
Judge Says Sorry for Trying to Enter Female Jurist’s Hotel Room Dressed in Sheet
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Ethics Complaint Against Newly Retired Judge Reportedly Seeks to Rescind Her Benefits, a First
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Famed Federal Judge Jack Weinstein Makes Onsite Visit, Seeks to Resolve Neighbors’ Property Squabble
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Stanford Law Grad Is Federally Indicted, Allegedly Paid Texas Judge $11K in Bribes
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Wall Street:
US stock index futures point to falls for Wall St
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World stocks slip on Fed remarks about US economy
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US stocks plunge at close
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Stocks priced too low: Goldman's Cohen
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The Bridge-Playing Champion of Wall Street
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Layoffs:
Bernanke: 'Years' before a return to full employment
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Jobless rate may exceed 8% in election year: Fed
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U.S. still wasting billions on jobless aid
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UBS to axe 500 jobs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Corporate Reform:
Geithner: Big Banks Spend ‘Huge Amount to Erode’ Dodd-Frank Law
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J.P. Morgan Settlement Suggests More Pain Ahead for Wall Street
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Regions units settle mortgage-fraud charges
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House Republicans concerned about consumer bureau's role in foreclosure issues
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Lawmakers Ask For Consumer Bureau Documents On Mortgage Talks
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CFPB identifies preliminary list of transferred rules
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Possible Senate run from Elizabeth Warren still a mystery
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Republicans Do Not Have the Power to Block an Elizabeth Warren
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SEC's hedge fund crackdown stalls, again
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The Banker Who Cried Wolf: Wall Street's History Of Hyperbole About Regulation
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Municipalities:
Harrisburg readies for bankruptcy ; Piccola bill being vetted today
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Piccola's way: Senator's takeover threat for Harrisburg doesn't make sense
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Distressed cities bill concerns Blake
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Pa. Mayor, Religious Leaders Unite to Fast and Pray for Harrisburg
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Investors eye Pennsylvania debt crisis
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Pa. lawmakers move to stop Harrisburg bankruptcy
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Flanders: Central Falls bankruptcy now 'more likely than not'
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Task Force to Study States' Borrowing, Health-Care Costs
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Debt-Laden Alabama County Lays Off Nearly A Quarter of Staff
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Jefferson County sewer system receiver to commission: Surrender $75 million; Residents to receiver: No
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Economy:
Fed downgrades economic assessment, sees pickup
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A look at the Fed's evolving thoughts on the economy and interest rates
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Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged, Offers Dim View of Economy
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Fed to Defer New Efforts for Growth
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Nobody Likes What Bernanke’s Saying
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Bernanke doesn't have 'precise read' on slowdown
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Fed Balance Sheet to Hold Steady at 18 Bajillion Dollars, Give or Take
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Could the Fed Hold Steady Until 2013?
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Fed to end QE2 as it signals economic worries
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Dollar Is Little Changed After Fed Says It Will Maintain Record Stimulus
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Millionaire population tops pre-crisis levels
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Postal Service to skip retiree fund payments
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No Tax Rises, But Revenues Must Increase
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UN: Austerity plans threaten recovery
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GOP: Where Dead Economic Ideas Live On
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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:
American home equity cut by one-third
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Fannie Mae names new top finance chief
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QRM requirements could slash refinancing in hardest hit states
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Industry, lawmakers call for QRM redo from Capitol Hill
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Bernanke says home price stabilization necessary to woo buyers
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Mortgage servicing faces billion-dollar secondary crisis
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Current subprime bond yields impede private-label RMBS
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Surprise! Index Shows House Prices Rose
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James Kelsoe: From Subprime Star to Washout
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April commercial real estate prices dip: Moody's
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Thornburg Trustee Targets BofA Over Countrywide Loans
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Developer Buys the Site of Failed Trump Tower
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Toll Brothers Buys Manhattan Condominium Land at Auction for $35.5 Million
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Fraud:
Tobey Maguire Sued Over Multi-Million Dollar Illegal Poker Game; DiCaprio, Affleck & Damon Involved
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Mail:
Issa Warns of New Bailout as Postal Service Suspends Pension Contributions
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Celebs:
Michael Jackson's former manager pleads guilty to tax charges
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Autos:
GM bailout ripped during House panel hearing
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Delphi retirees plead case to House
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Geithner Cut GM Employee Pensions
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Electric car company filing for bankruptcy
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GM retirees sue MetLife over life insurance cuts
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Saab admits it cannot pay wages
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Retailing:
Judge grudgingly approves Borders auction plan
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Judge reluctantly OKs Borders' sale plan
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Borders Wins Bankruptcy Court Approval for New Loan Terms, More Sale Time
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GGP Sells Chapel Hills Mall at a Huge Loss
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Baseball:
Fox reportedly wouldn't back Frank McCourt in a bankruptcy scenario
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Payroll deadline likely last straw for McCourt's regime
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Frank McCourt: Shameless
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Buying Dodgers intrigues Cuban despite 'mess'
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Rugby:
Top club faces bankruptcy
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Health Care:
Sheehan employees find paychecks bounce
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Awards:
Cooley's Bankruptcy Practice Honored at 2011 Turnaround Atlas Awards
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DOMA:
In Bankruptcy Court, a giant step for same-sex marriage
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Telecoms:
Is RIM the next Nortel Networks?
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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 Statistics:
Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Plan Confirmation:
A Cram Session on Cramdown Interest Rates
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Litigation:
Delaware Bankruptcy Court Vindicates AutoZone in Four-year Litigation by Chapter 7 Trustee
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Media:
Gannett signals a gloomy media future
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Orchestras:
Lenfest, others to help Philadelphia Orchestra leave bankruptcy
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Cash-short Philly Orchestra announces big pledges
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Banking:
Hedge Funds Square Off Over WAMU
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WaMu ally u-turns, now opposes bankruptcy plan
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Religion:
Lay employee pension accord clears way for bankruptcy case
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Forensic accountant to review Milwaukee Archdiocese finances
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Brands:
10 Brands That Will Disappear in 2012
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Lehman:
Barclays Seeks Dismissal of Lehman $500 Million Claim to Unpaid Bonuses
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Aviation:
Man flies US Airways in women's underwear
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Mass Torts:
Transocean blames BP's oil well design for Gulf of Mexico disaster
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Tax:
CIT Says Tyco's Tax Claims 'Undermine' Reorganization
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Food/Beverage:
Allen's paychecks bounced as it fell into bankruptcy
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Television:
Mystery bidder on Seattle TV station: Michael Dell
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UK:
Insolvencies increase for middle-aged in UK's industrial heartlands
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Retailers 'struggling with commercial property repayments'
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EU:
Sovereign, Corporate Credit-Default Swap Indexes Rise in Europe
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German Companies Expect Euro Strength To Be Short-Lived
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ECB's Stark: Further rescue measures without reform will be fatal
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German Executives See Greek Default as Solution, Poll Finds
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Merkel sees dangers in forgiving Greek debt
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Navigating Eurozone insolvency supply risk
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PIGS:
Greek cabinet approves draft austerity law: official
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EU asks banks to share the Greek burden
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EU to pressure Greece amid bank rollover talks
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France Discusses Greek Debt With Banks
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Greece confidence vote calms some investors, yet default worries remain
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No let-up in pressure on Greece despite vote
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Dismay as Greek reform grinds to halt
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Greece's End Game
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El-Erian predicts Greek default
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Growing Your Way Out Of Debt Is A Fantasy
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Denmark:
More Retailers Going Bankrupt In Country
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