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Law:
Bankruptcy bonanza in prospect as regulator homes in on "extend and pretend" debt policies
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Top NY Firms with Banking Ties See Bigger Partner Profits, Outperform Their BigLaw Counterparts
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Is Law Firm Hiring Making a Rebound?
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Attorney Consulted HB Gary About Spiking Defamatory Content “By Any Means Necessary”
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M&A Lawyer to Treasury's Turnaround Chief: Jim Millstein
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Lawyers Jockey For Lead In Lubrizol Lawsuit Sweepstakes
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5 Howrey Partners Depart for Dewey & LeBoeuf, Seyfarth Shaw
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Howrey's Houston Head Speaks as More Partners Find New Homes
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After Howrey's Collapse, Office Leader Talks About Leap to New Firm
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On Eve of Dissolution, Howrey Staffers Face Uncertainty
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Howrey issues notice letters to over 700 staff ahead of firm's wind-down
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There ... Were ... SIGNS!
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Crowe & Dunlevy to Merge
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More About Latham’s Boston Office
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Troubled Firm Gives Up, Shutting Down at Month's End
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Another Law Firm Dissolves. Do Bad Things Really Come in Threes?
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Yoss Restructuring Complete!
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‘The eBay of Lawyering’ Is The Natural Devolution of The Profession
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As Law Student Readies Reverse Auction Site, Law Bloggers React to ‘eBay’ of Lawyering
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Bankruptcy lawyer leads AG biz-reform project
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Bankruptcy Lawyer Picked As One of Top 100 Women in Maryland, 2011
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Channeling Law: GE and the Nuclear Plant
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N.F.L. Shutdown Pushes Fight Into the Courtroom
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NFL and Union Hire High-Profile Lawyers
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9/11 Plaintiffs Firm Is Ordered to Work With Conflicts Counsel
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Playing Hooky
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Take This Job And...
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Advice for Would-Be Summer Associates
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Should I Aim for In-House or Another Law Firm?
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When Generations Collide: Recruitment, Retention and Advancement at Law Firms
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Small Firms: 7 Reasons to Avoid Social Media
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Former Client Blames Firm for $30,000 Advance That's Now $800,000 Obligation
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New Scams Hit Texas Law Firms; One Involves Phony House Purchase, Another Tarnished Reputations
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In-House: Corporate Discussion Boards And Blogs
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Lawyers Oppose Gov’s Budget Proposal to Replace Contract Lawyers with Full-Time PDs
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Law License Plates
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A ‘Small Bounce’ in Job Stats Chronicles a Better Year for Law Students
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The 2012 U.S. News Law School Rankings Are Out!
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The U.S. News Top 10 Law Schools
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Robbins Geller’s Suit Is Tossed After Its Insider Source Disavows Claims
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Lawyer Gunned Down After Filing Client’s Divorce
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"Fancy law firm" robbed
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'Social Media Guru' Becomes a Real Job at BigLaw
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Bomb Squad Called In
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Naked Cowboy's Secret Deal With Naked Cowgirl Unwinds
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Judges:
Judges Relax by Trying the Fictitious, Dead
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Judge Posner Dissents on Mock Trials
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Senior Judges Keeping 9th Circuit Open
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U.S. District Court Judge David S. Doty: The Man Who Holds Football By The B---s
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'Absurd!' Judge Hammers Record Companies' Request for $75 Trillion
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Next union battleground in Wisconsin: Supreme Court election
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Wall Street:
US stock futures drop as Japan crisis worsens
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Panic Selling in Japan Weighs on Global Markets
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Japan nuclear crisis sparks selling from equities to commodities
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Japan's Bonds Fall on Cost of Quake Recovery; Futures Rise as Stocks Slide
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Nikkei Flash Crash - Futures Plummet 16%
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European stock markets slide on Japan panic
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Wall Street Shares End Lower
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Stocks Hit Six-Week Low
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Japanese Shares Tumble in New York Trading
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Asian markets: the shock wave strikes
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European shares hit 3-month low on Japan disaster
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Uranium Stocks Get Hit
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Nuclear Power Stocks Under the Microscope
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Wall Street Donations Roll Into Japan Earthquake Relief
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Wall Street's meltdown gets personal
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Layoffs:
Jobless Rate at 2012 Presidential Vote Forecast at 7.7%
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Debtors Need Not Apply…At Least In Some Circuits
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Unpaid internships gain popularity among the jobless
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Cities Where The Jobs Recovery Has Failed
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Municipalities:
Michigan bill would impose 'financial martial law'
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Gov. Snyder wants emergency financial manager for schools and local governments rare but effective
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Judge Clears Way for Panel to Control Nassau Finances
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Wisconsin Showdown Sparks Copycat Protests In Unlikely State Capitals
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Are Public Workers Overpaid?
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Denver among fastest to recover from recession
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Phoenix Drops to 6th Largest City
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States: No Crisis in Federal Shutdown-Yet
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Turnarounds:
Millstein on the Super Bowl of Corporate Turnarounds: AIG
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Banking:
The First Bank of America Document Leak: Force-Placed Insurance Scams?
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Leaked emails believed to be first phase
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Hackers claim Bank of America hid foreclosure data
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BofA Emails May Be Less Than Meets The Eye
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Bank of America "leaks" are a total letdown
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Bank of America refutes whistle-blower allegations
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Bailed-out Ohio banks didn't throw tarp over CEO pay
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Media:
Tribune Co-President Testifies That Bankruptcy `Hampered, Hobbled' Company
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LAT publisher on how bankruptcy has hurt Tribune
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LA Times Publisher On the Stand in Tribune Company Bankruptcy Case
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Tribune Executive Says Noteholder Plan Will 'Scare' Partners
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Celebs:
Michael Madsen: Wanted!
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Really? Celebs feel housing bubble
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Trump's Celebrity Alone Can Rescue U.S. Economy
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Autos:
Auto Plants in Japan Remain Closed
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Japan's Disaster Is Bad News For U.S. Carmakers, Too
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Idling Japanese auto plants could affect North America production
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Aftershocks shake Japan's auto industry
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Toyota Production Loss May Top 40,000 Vehicles Amid Japan Power Shortages
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Video Rentals:
Blockbuster: Now a Punch Line on 'The Simpsons'
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Avoidance Actions:
Bank seeks to overturn trustee’s avoidance of real estate interest
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Retailing:
Barnes & Noble Shares Plunged: What You Need to Know
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Lapse of luxury
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M&A:
Buffett Still Gets Lubrizol at Lehman-Bust Price After 183% Gain
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Economy:
Consumers See Bad News
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Fed to hold steady despite oil price and ravaged Japan
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Treasuries Gain in 'Flight From Disaster' as Kan Warns of Radiation Risk
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How Will the Japan Earthquake Affect the US Economy?
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Japan’s Lesson to U.S.: Get Your Fiscal House in Order
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Japan Disaster Casts Dark Cloud Over Global Economy
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Earthquake Won’t Disrupt Worldwide Economic Expansion
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Crude Oil Drops as Loss of Demand in Japan Outweighs Middle East Tension
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Japan's Gasoline Needs May Raise US Prices
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Higher Prices Hit Consumers, Businesses
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Will global economy be hit by Japan?
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Japan catastrophe could make U.S. debt costlier
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For Millionaires 'Wealthy' Is $7.5 Million
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Where Americans Are Moving
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Greenspan Continues his Denial
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What If We Aren't Broke?
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Why Money Does Equal Happiness
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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 Rebound? Maybe Next Year
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More Mortgage Mischief - Elizabeth Warren revs up her Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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Virginia A.G. Cuccinelli: Modifying Mortgages is "Welfare"
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GOP Set to Begin Chipping Away at Fannie, Freddie
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DOJ investigating Saxon for military mortgage compliance
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National AG foreclosure settlement may not be so national
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Proposed AG settlement may price out smaller mortgage servicers
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New York Supreme Court upholds MERS ability to foreclose
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Court invalidates foreclosures based on ineffective mortgage assignments
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State Bar Charges Lawyer Who Urged Clients To Break Into Their Houses
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HUD Fights Back Over Efforts To Kill HAMP, Foreclosure Prevention Programs
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Nevada's Boom Ends in Record Number of Empty Homes
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Foreclosure rates slow in California
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New generation of property flippers emerges
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Moody's downgrades billions in RMBS over four-day period
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Trooien settles with GE Capital over $18 million debt
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So. Valley developer says foreclosure imminent
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Rudin condo plan moves forward
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Credit Suisse Subprime Securities Suit Settled for $70 Million
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Some government backing beneficial to multifamily REITs: Moody's
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The 10 Most Expensive Streets In The World
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FHA Short Refi program applications rise as major lenders come aboard
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New Arizona mortgage-aid plan: Investors lend to owners
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American Homeowner Preservation Buying Pools of Defaulted Mortgages & REO's
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Borders to ask court for more time on leases
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Fraud:
Galleon Trial: The 'I Was Just Doing My Job' Defense
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'I'm a Warrior,' Rajaratnam Says in Tapped Call: 'They Can't Kill Me'
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Rajaratnam Told Colleague to Create ‘An E-Mail Trail,’ Tape Says
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Raj Rajaratnam Wanted To Make Sure (Alleged) Insider Trading Was Done Very Discreetly
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Ex- Galleon Employee Now With Jabre Surprised By Inclusion On Witness List
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Third McKinsey Official Will Be Named in Trial, Lawyer Says
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McKinsey partners to address case impact
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Government Witness in Galleon Trial Tells of Pre-2008 Tips
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The SEC Saw Gupta as a Clear and Present Danger to Shareholders
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Chiesi Had 'Intimate Relationship' With Ruiz, Kumar Says
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Ex-McKinsey Director `Terrified' When Rajaratnam Sent Documents From Intel
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Galleon Witness Testifies of 'Super Confidential' Deal Tips
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Listening In on Raj Rajaratnam
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Raj Rajaratnam Made Sure To Show Anil Kumar He Appreciated His Tips
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In Raj Trial, Asking ‘Why?’ Doesn't Lead to Easy Answers
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Madoff trustee targets Wilpon charity
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Madoff Trustee Amends Confidentiality Proposal After Protest
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Accused Ponzi schemer Allen Stanford denied bail
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Former Taylor Bean President Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charge
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Lessons In The Wake Of "India's Enron"
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Farkas Seeks Delay of Criminal Trial
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Nadel victims get $1M more
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Scathing report faults CalPERS, former chief executive on Villalobos payments
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The Bank of America Mortgage Fraud Allegations (So Far)
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Utilities:
Obama's Nuclear-Power Plans Set Back by Japanese Quake Aftermath
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US Senator: Put Brakes on New Nuclear Power
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Corporate Reform:
Who's Afraid of Elizabeth Warren?
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Banking's Scourge on Charm Offensive
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House Subcommittee to Conduct Oversight Hearing on CFPB
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Republicans Assail C.F.T.C. on Costs of New Rules
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Fannie, Freddie Probe Focuses on Disclosure
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Disgraced Bank Execs Sail Off Into the Sunset
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The SEC P--- Employees Were Making Over $200,000/Year
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Satellites:
DBSD Seeking Extension Of Bankruptcy Loan While Sale Plays Out
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
NY Jeweler Faces Bankruptcy Fraud Charges
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Lehman:
BNY Mellon Pays Off Debt to Lehman's Brokerage Unit
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Deutsche Bank Sells $100 Million of $325 Million Lehman Claim
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Debt Collection:
Lawsuits Against Agencies, Creditors Drop
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Hotels:
Court approves bid for Innkeepers valued at $1.14 bln
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Big hotel value increase is a delusion
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Compensation:
Corning CEO Got $9.35 Million in 2010
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UPS CEO Gets 2010 Total Compensation of $9.5M
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BNY Mellon CEO Compensation up 73 Percent in 2010
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Immelt Takes $4 Million Bonus, First Since Financial Crisis
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Harley-Davidson CEO paid $6.4 million in 2010
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Northern Trust CEO Waddell got $12.8M, an 8% raise
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Lockheed CEO Got $19.1M Compensation in 2010
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Ghosn Returns Bonus
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Electronics:
Japanese Earthquake Crisis Hits Electronics Suppliers
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Symphonies:
A Second Chance for the Honolulu Symphony?
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Food/Beverage:
Steakhouse Angelo & Maxie's Files for Chapter 11
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Prominent restaurateur files for Ch. 11
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Auto Racing:
New Jersey Motorsports Park announces ownership, financial changes
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Credit Cards:
New credit card fee is a windfall for Bank of America, unfair for customers
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Accounting:
How Bad Are the Odds of Making Partner at a Big 4 Firm?
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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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Bankruptcy Jobs:
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Insurance:
Reinsurance Profits Will Take Quake Hit: Moody's
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Insurer , reinsurer ratings may be affected by Japan losses: Moody's
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Global insurers' exposure to Japan disaster appears limited: Bank
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Japan Quake To Cost Insurers Almost Like Katrina
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Insurer Lancashire Says Too Soon to Assess Japan Hit
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Two Florida Insurers Face Insolvency Actions
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Miscellaneous:
NJ Motorsports, Merrill-Lehman, Foreign Vodka
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
WNY's bankruptcy filings level off for month, following a sharp drop
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Derivatives:
Derivatives, as Accused by Buffett
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Religion:
Archdiocese seeks OK to pay settlements to abuse victims
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Baseball:
MLB Putting Limits on Sale of Team Debt
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MLB Looks to Protect Mets From 'Vultures'
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Health Care:
Adventist Health could add another Valley hospital
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Forum creditors in court
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Distressed Investing:
Viking Partners Raising $50M Distressed CRE Fund
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UK:
Southern Cross Warns Of Potential Debt Default
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Appointment of Administrators - 14 March 2011
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Winding Up Petitions - 14 March 2011
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Austerity Chic in the U.K.
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JJB Sports Seeks Funds for Turnaround Plan
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FSA Must Produce Report on Icelandic Banks
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Spotting the indicators of insolvency
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R3: change insolvency law to reduce pre-packs
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EU:
ECB's Weber-Govt debt restructuring OK in extreme cases
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EU Debt-Relief Pact Puts Pressure on Nations to Cut Deficits: Euro Credit
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E.U.'s Latest Rescue Package Seen Falling Short-Again
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The World's Banks Face $2.5 Trillion In Exposures To Europe's Fringe
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EU Puts Periphery Countries on the Rack
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Eurozone Deal May Look Impressive But It's Hiding One Big Let Down
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Euro Zone Debt Agreement a Ponzi Scheme
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Canada:
How to handle limitation periods in bankruptcy
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Ipico Creditors Approve Reorganization Plan
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Former teen property king rebuilds
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Canadians in Deep Trouble in Personal Debt
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Japan:
Japan's economy stumbling in wake of disaster
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Tokyo Shares Plunge 11%, Worst Loss Since 2008
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Confirmed Dead Tops 6,000
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Don’t donate money to Japan
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Japan earthquake reconstruction to cost at least US$180B
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Japan earthquake: £100bn bill for costliest disaster in world history
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Baseline Japan Disaster Cost Estimates: 3-5% Of GDP; Could Be As High As $1 Trillion
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Nuclear crisis deepens as third reactor loses cooling capacity
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Crisis Deepens as Fuel Rods Are Fully Exposed
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Emergency Cooling Effort at Reactor Is Failing, Deepening Japanese Crisis
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Japan Nuclear Crisis Deepens
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Japan faces nuclear meltdown
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"There's no way out of here for the local people"
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Glenn Beck Explains Japan's Nuclear Meltdown Using M&M's
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Officials Report Progress at Plant
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The Companies Exposed To Each Failing Reactor In Japan
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More than 500,000 evacuated
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Millions of Quake Victims Face Freezing Temperatures as Snow Is Forecast
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Power rationing to last through April
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The Economic Impact Of Rolling Blackouts In Japan
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Tide of bodies wash up on Japanese coast... Crematoriums overwhelmed; body bags run out
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Why earthquake-prone Japan relies on nuclear power
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Amid Disaster, Shortages, Closings And Fear In Tokyo
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Panic buying in Tokyo
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Quake may hit N-plant exports
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Japan Nuclear Plant Insurance Excludes Earthquake, Fire Damage
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Japan quake death toll climbs
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BOJ Aims at Stability, Leaves Japan Economic Rebuilding for Kan
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PM calls to build 'New Japan'
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18 Companies That Could Boom In Japan's "New Deal"
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Citi: Next Comes Japan's Political Crisis, And A Sovereign Downgrade
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For Everyone Who Thinks Japan Is Now Going To Have A Debt Crisis
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Prices for CDS on Japanese Debt Rise
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Japan 'economy in fragile state' after earthquake
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Japan's Economy In The Balance As Damage Toll Mounts
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Japan Headwind to Hit Asian Economies
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Bank of Japan injects $183 billion into economy
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BOJ Pumps More Funds but Market Intervention Unlikely Now
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Japan: The Disaster by the Numbers
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Japan's economy to take big hit from quake
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Moody's says doesn't see immediate fiscal crisis in Japan
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Japan's economy stumbling in wake of disaster
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The Country With The Most Riding On A Japanese Recovery
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Japanese auto stocks extend losses
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MENA:
Gadhafi drives rebels from one of last strongholds
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Gadhafi Closes In, as Allies Huddle
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Gaddafi seeking new arms to crush uprising
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Bahrain Shi'ites: Saudi Troops Mean War
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After Sending Tanks To Bahrain, The Saudi Market Is Getting Crushed
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Dubai World unit nears $2.2 bln loan deal
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PIIGS:
Will Ireland Threaten to Default?
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SMEs Still Finding Access To Credit Difficult
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Eviction fear for tenants as investors face bankruptcy
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EU Denies Asking Ireland To Hike Its Corporate Tax Rate
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Juncker `Not Happy' With Credit-Rating Firms After Spain Cut
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France:
Paris Home Prices Surge as City Shrugs off Financial Crisis
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