Law:
Survey Finds Many Top UK Law Firms Are De-Equitizing Partners
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New York to $190K? Actually, It’s About Time.
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Head for Texas, Y'all!
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Oakland Goes on Strike, Except for the Lawyers
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If Herman Cain called me for advice
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Top Partners to Work For – California
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Renewed challenge to law firm ownership rule
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Former Nixon Peabody Counsel Sentenced To Probation
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Judge Rules Ex-Associate's Discrimination Suit Against Sedgwick Can Proceed
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MF Global's legal cast of characters
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Corzine retains leading white-collar defense lawyer
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Legal Action Raining Down On MF Global As Investigations On Firm Continue
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Ellerman joins Frost Brown Todd
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American College of Bankruptcy to Induct Three Greenberg Traurig Shareholders
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Law firm's gender bias isn't just there, it's tolerated
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Is the Legal Job Crisis Spreading to Canada?
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Strip-Search Lawyers Dress Each Other Down
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Are GCs Shifting The Balance of BigLaw Power?
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What Would General Counsel University Look Like?
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Should I Friend a Small Firm?
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NY foreclosure firm: Sorry for mocking homeless
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Law Firm to Keep Status Quo in Spite of Gender Discrepancies in Performance Reviews
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Miami lawyers agree to return $400,000 in fees paid by convicted UM booster Nevin Shapiro
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Law School Reform: Shooting the messenger
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Law Students to the ABA: Wake Up, Get Off the Sidelines
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Dear Prospective Law Students, Do Not "Reasonably Rely" on Cooley's "Report One"
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Storied Tenn. Law Firm Is Struggling, Sues Ex-Managing Partner Over $225K Removed from Trust Account
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Law Firm Partner’s Self-Serve Checkout Exemplifies Shadow Work Economy
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Fugitive lawyer's saga leaves colleagues wondering why
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Facebook challenger's new lawyer: I'm not afraid of Gibson Dunn
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Got an Absurd Wedding Lawsuit? Don’t Worry, Daddy’s a Biglaw Partner
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If He Could Turn Back Time…If He Could Find A Way
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For Goodwin Lawyer, an Unlikely Matrimonial Assignment
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Helping Corp Sell Stock in Electricity Device Made From Used Swing Set Put Ex-GC on SEC Hot Seat
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Locked-Out Commuters Break Down Door Of Amtrak Station To Catch Train
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Judges:
Bankruptcy judge's partiality questioned, but scrutiny might be undeserved
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Texas Judge Won’t Be Charged re Viral Beating Video, Says Daughter Posted It Out of Spite
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An interview with Justice Stevens
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When the supreme court won't hear
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Justice Ginsburg: A clean bill of health
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Occupy Supreme Court: Could it happen?
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Wall Street:
US stock index futures point to mixed start
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Asia Stocks Snap Four-Day Losing Streak on Greece, ECB Rate Cut
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European Stocks Rise Before Greek Vote
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Stocks Rally Amid Greek Referendum Talks
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What Happened When At Least 15 People Got Arrested Outside Of Goldman
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The protesters tried to do WHAT?! to Jamie Dimon last night?
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Why Oakland became the biggest protest site in America
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Shocking Pictures From Oakland
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What's Wrong With Occupy Oakland?
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One Tent-Dwelling Wall Street Occupier's Quest For Something Concrete
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'The People' Convict Goldman in Mock Trial
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‘Occupy Wall Street’ Protesters Request Trial at Court Hearing in New York
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Occupy Nashville Broken Up; Lawsuits Filed
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In Reversal, More Americans Oppose Occupy Wall Street Than Support It
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Layoffs:
Weekly jobless claims drop below 400,000
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Jobless Claims in US Fell to a One-Month Low Last Week
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NY union approves contract to avoid 3,500 layoffs
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Air Force cutting 9,000 jobs
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AMD to ax 1,400 workers in cost-cutting move
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US small-business employment falls again in Oct
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Challenger: Planned Layoffs Drop as Hiring Rises
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The Economics of Unemployment
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Banking:
Bank Of America Will Find New Fees, Stock Worth $11
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Part-time nanny helps end Bank of America fee
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No more debit card fees. What will the banks try next?
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JPMorgan's Dimon Draws Seattle Protests
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Bankruptcy court judge approves plan to sell ailing Central Progressive Bank in Lacombe
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What it will take to turn a new leaf at Citigroup
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More CDO charges against banks on the way
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Retailing:
Did Startup Sites Help Push SYMS And Filene's Basement Into Bankruptcy?
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Auto Racing:
Company says unpaid Grand Prix bills could cause bankruptcy
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Municipalities:
Pa. orders fee increases, layoffs in Harrisburg
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Harrisburg Halts Hiring Under Emergency Plan
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DCED Secretary Releases Emergency Action Plan for Distressed City of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Now in production: a state takeover of Harrisburg, by any other name
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Harrisburg officials react to DCED plan
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Unable to pay bill, Mich. city turns off lights
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Jefferson County sewer receiver pay tops $1 million
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The lessons from Vallejo's bankruptcy
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The slums are back
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NYC Economic Outlook Worse Than 2010
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Lehman:
Lehman Brokerage Trustee Says Judge Erred in Barclays Award
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Aust liquidators oppose Lehman deal: report
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Basketball:
NBA Player Is Living With His Parents During The NBA Lockout To Save Money
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Hockey:
It's Tom Gaglardi or bust for sale of the Stars
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IP:
Case Study: In Re Qimonda
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Corporate Reform:
White House: Military families at risk by leaderless Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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Justice Dept. Won't Probe Ex-SEC Official Becker, Lawyer
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Oversight of Brokers Scrutinized
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US regulators seek cover in MF Global blame game
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Autos:
Swedish court names creditors committee for Saab
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Museums:
Fla. Holocaust Center Facing Foreclosure
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Accountant sifting through finances of bankrupt 'Mob Experience'
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Economy:
Unemployment Claims Fall Below 400,000 for First Time in Five Weeks
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The Smartest People In Washington Are 100% Wrong About Stimulating The Economy
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Young and Homeless in New York, Part Deux
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Lessons for Congress From the Chaos in Greece
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Obama Stays Away from Deficit Panel
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100 House Members Push for $4T in Cuts
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New Record: Poorest of Poor in US? 1 in 15
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Census Bureau: More Adults Living In Their Parents' Homes
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Bleak Portrait of Poverty Is Off the Mark , Experts Say
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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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Real Estate:
AIG Targets 'Shroud of Secrecy' in BofA Mortgage-Bond Deal
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Investors want 'secrecy' lifted in BofA mortgage-backed securities deal
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Bank of America Mortgage Accord Judge Allows Evidence Exchange to Proceed
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Regulator draws fire for Fannie, Freddie pay
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Bankruptcy Court Critical of MERS Process, But Grants Relief from Stay on Other Grounds
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McCain Calls For Ouster of Regulator Responsible for Fannie, Freddie Bonuses
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DeMarco: Private mortgage market must be risk free to taxpayers
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Freddie could take more than a decade to unload REO inventory
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Fannie says consumer spending rise not enough to spur home sales
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Senate to look into GSE executive bonuses
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Freddie Mac Loses $4.4B in Third Quarter, Requests $6B More From Treasury
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Rate on 30-year mortgage nears record at 4%
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36% of OC listings are distressed
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8 out of 100 Foreclosures Prevented By the Obama Administration
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HAMP mods spike at mortgage servicers despite tighter rules
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As Foreclosures Surge, Help Is Often Hard to Find
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BankAtlantic reveals extent of troubled mortgages in wake of BB&T buy
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14 Post-Recession Real Estate Terms, Translated
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Trump SoHo Settles Fraud Suit By Returning A Big Chunk Of Cash To Buyers
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Distress CRE Starts Its Decline
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CMBS Delinquency Rate Hits Second-Highest Level
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Distressed debt is big business in commercial real estate
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Wallace Bajjali project files bankruptcy
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New York Appeals Court Affirms Stuy Town Case Decision
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Broker-Dealers:
Regulators dig in at MF Global in money pursuit
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MF Global's regulator has ties to company's leader
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MF Global Trustee Wants Subpoena Power
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Subpoenas sought for MF Global executives
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Top executives under MF Global's Corzine
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Corzine and Regulator Worked Together at Goldman
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MF Global's Money Isn't Missing: Source
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Preet probes Corzine's MF mess
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SEC conducting broad review of MF Global
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KPMG Is Sorry for Not Sorting Through This Giant Charlie Foxtrot (aka MF Global)a Little Faster
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4 Ways Jefferies Differs From MF Global
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ICE wants 'bulk transfer' of MF customer accounts
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MF Global Customer EMC Asks Judge to Modify Transfer Order to Allow Cash
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MF Global's Road to Failure
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Gensler Testifies on MF Global's Downfall
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MF Global Wasn't Forthcoming With Fund Details, Gensler Says
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CFTC's Gensler says not in touch with MF's Corzine
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CFTC’s Gensler Seeking MF Global Fund Recovery, Shortfall Cause
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CFTC must act on rule opposed by MF Global
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As Regulators Pressed Changes , Corzine Pushed Back, and Won
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MF board seen beholden to Corzine as risk grew
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Jon Corzine Almost Had a Deal to Salvage MF Global
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New Questions About MF Global's Leverage
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Lessons of Corzine's Collapse
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MF Global masked debt risks
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Corzine and risk have always gone hand-in-hand
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Don't let the beard fool you
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An American tragedy: The rise and fall of Corzine
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Faith in government doomed Corzine
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The two faces of Jon Corzine
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MF Global's Corzine sued by investor over collapse
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MF Global customers fume as funds, trades frozen
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Big Margin Calls Due For Clients Of MF Global
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Anger Builds Over MF Global Mess - And Spells Trouble
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Bankruptcy Court Approves SIPA Trustee Motion to Transfer Commodity Accounts
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Why did MF Global transfer millions?
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MF Global clients face day of reckoning as margins call
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Victims allege con men sunk funds in MF Global
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Now MF Global Employees Are Ditching Work
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MF Global and echoes of Repo 105
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SEC Said to Review Possible Insider Trading in MF Bonds
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Commodities Traders Find MF Global Accounts Still Frozen
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Pimco: MF Global Collapse May Erode Investor Confidence
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Morgan Keegan Bidders Said to Reduce Offers After MF Global
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MF Global Trustee Says He Intends to Transfer Accounts Before Weekend
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10 firms to join transfer of MF customer business
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Goldman Alumni Really Are Everywhere
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Vultures Circle MF Global Debt as Prices Bounce
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Frantic trading before MF Global UK failure - KPMG
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What Should MF Global Investors Know Right Now?
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MF Global Would Like You to Know It Won't Be Making Dividend Payments
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Retailing:
October retail sales up 3.4% at major chains, less than expected
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Bankrupt Deb Shops Raises $15M in Financing
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America's Eight Worst-Performing Retail Chains
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Defaults:
Corporate default rate rises: S&P
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Aviation:
Frontier layoffs possible as airline restructures
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Russia's Experiment With Budget Airlines Fails Miserably
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Trucking:
YRC Worldwide names turnaround firm exec as permanent CFO
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Movie Reviews:
Well-told tale in 'Margin Call' offers sobering look at Wall Street meltdown
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Hotels:
Toledo hotel making major changes despite bankruptcy
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Golf:
Lenders foreclose on Hillcrest Country Club
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Baseball:
Blackstone Group Managing LA Dodgers Sale
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Are Dodgers going public?
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Fred Claire, former GM, trying to bid for Dodgers
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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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Miscellaneous:
MF Global UK, BayernLB F-1 Stake, Lehman Bankhaus
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Rochelle on MF Global, Tribune, Harrisburg Bankrupt
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Rochelle on Dodgers, Madoff Lawsuits, Syms and Filene's
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Recent Developments in Bankruptcy Law
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Executory Contracts:
Can Executory Contracts Have Multiple Personalities? The Fifth Circuit Finds an Asset Purchase Agreement Amended an ERISA Plan
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Jurisdiction:
The Stern File
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Alternative Energy:
Neb. bankruptcy court allows trustee to sell Beatrice Biodiesel
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House panel approves subpoena on Solyndra loan
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Chu Says Loan-Guarantee Program Could Be Better Designed
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China Solar Boom Erodes Technology Edge Backed by U.S. Loans
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Emerald Auto loan could face political peril
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Health Care:
Indiana Hospital's President, Physician Owners Sued by Former Operator
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Peninsula bankruptcy raises control and conflict issues
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Politics:
Watch Elizabeth Warren handle a Tea Party heckler
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Democrats to embrace 'Occupy' themes, if not movement itself
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The GOP Is Intentionally Sabotaging Economy To Defeat Obama
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It Could Not Be Clearer That Herman Cain Is Lying
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Celebs:
Lenny Dykstra Will Fight Jose Canseco Before Going To Prison
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NY Jets quarterback Mark Brunell faces huge debts
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Education:
For-Profit Colleges Target Military Personnel, Market High-Interest Private Loans
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Compensation:
Bonuses For the Bankrupt
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Religion:
Catholic Church Threatens Lawsuits
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Food/Beverage:
A&P sees Goldman, Yucaipa funded bankruptcy exit
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
Old Ice House Owner Indicted on Federal Bankruptcy Fraud Charges
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Fraud:
Madoff victims may still recover in full: trustee
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BNP Paribas Unit Sued for $1 Billion Over Madoff Redemptions
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Madoff vs. Madoff: Battle of books leaves readers scammed
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No easy solution to Rakoff's challenge to SEC settlements
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Rajaratnam May Be Going to Prison Medical Center
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Morgan Stanley must face lawsuit over failed debt
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Debt Collection:
“Return of the Billionaire Huckster”
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Directories:
Local Insight, Caribe Media Win Approval of Recovery Plans
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Gambling:
New plan emerges to rescue Hilton casino
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UK:
Number of corporate insolvencies to rise again
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Company liquidations near 2-year high in Q3
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Personal insolvencies down, but remain historically high
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Female Bankruptcies reach a record breaking high
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PwC faces legal challenge from Cattles
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IFR-UK arm of MF Global bears weight of sovereign exposures
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MF Global UK special administration update
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Hard Times Making Britain A Nation Of Debtors
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RBS Boss Hester Warns Of Job Losses
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Appointment of Administrators - 3 November 2011
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EU:
European Chiefs Pressed for Debt-Crisis Action by G-20 Leaders
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‘Too Soon’ to Discuss China Buying More EFSF: Zhu
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Why China Won't Bail Out Europe
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Euro zone private sector decline signals recession
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Euro can live on without Greece: French minister
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Banks Ditching Euro Bonds
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Obama backs Sarkozy efforts
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The Euro Zone Could Face Ruin
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ECB's Mario Draghi Offers Hope He Can Do What Europe Needs for Euro
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PIIGS:
Greek PM scraps referendum, seeks unity government
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PM heads for confidence vote amid many doubts
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Greek Bailout Referendum Has Been Scrapped, Venizelos Wants 100% PSI In Bond Swap
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Why Not Give the Greeks Their Say?
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Greek PM George Papandreou defiant as nation teeters on the brink
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The Only Hope for Greece
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Rural Greeks: Forgotten Victims of Economic Meltdown
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Greek Opposition Leader Calls for Early Elections
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Analysis: Leaving the euro carries massive costs
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Corporate , Sovereign Bond Risk Falls as Greek Referendum Fades
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Italian bond yields at 'scary' levels
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Italy Faces Monitoring Pressure, Trumping Greece in Debt Concern
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Berlusconi Pressured to Accept IMF Scrutiny as G-20 Focus Shifts to Italy
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Italy accepts IMF monitoring, EU looks for support
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Canada:
NewPage creditors want to investigate $25M transfer
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Germany:
Here's What's Behind Germany's Super Low Unemployment Figures
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MENA:
Lawyer confirms that Mubarak sons have $340 million in Switzerland
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Japan:
Japan offers public bailout to help fix stricken nuclear reactor
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Japan Starts Bailout of Tepco After Fukushima Causes More Losses
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Japan's new crisis: radioactive waste disposal
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