Law:
Mourning the Biglaw of Yore
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Akin Gump plans move to all-equity partnership structure
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Baker Botts, Gibson Dunn, Davis Polk: Business of Law
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Forget BigLaw; Watch BigClient
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How To Fail The Bar Exam With Style
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Ill. lawyer gets year in prison in Refco fraud
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"Who Gets the Jewels When a Law Firm Dissolves?: The Unfinished Business Doctrine and Hourly Matters"
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Sedgwick Trims Malpractice Claims Over Role in Ponzi Scheme
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Law Professors Enter A Time Of Consequences As ABA Fights To Preserve Their Status Quo
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Law school will rename its atrium after benefactor pleads guilty to wire fraud
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Law schools 'about to get walloped'
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Ex-UL law school worker charged in scholarship case
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Juror backs down from plans to write book about Zimmerman trial --- Juror: First vote was split 3-3 --- Juror: That's when we cried --- Juror: 'I felt sorry for Rachel Jeantel' --- Jeantel: "The Jury, They Old. That's Old School People. We In A New School, Our Generation" --- Trayvon Martin's Friend, Rachel Jeantel, Offered A Full College Scholarship --- Attorney General Eric Holder Blasts 'Stand Your Ground' Laws After The George Zimmerman Verdict --- George Zimmerman Juror Who Went On CNN Really Hates The Media --- Zimmerman Protests Turn Violent In Los Angeles
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Reports: Snowden files for asylum --- Messy Handwritten Note --- Snowden Declares Immunity To Torture
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Ex-Glock GC remains locked up despite tossed convictions; judge maintains contempt but recuses
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Gang Sets Up Office In Prison To Conquer The Baltimore Drug Market
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Lawyer who smuggled client’s ‘hit list’ from jail should get 4-year suspension, bar judge says
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‘Certifiable saint’ but for indirect role in $2.4B fraud, ex-BigLaw partner gets 1 year in club fed
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Lawyer to face first-degree murder case after his wife dies from gunshot wound
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Doctor arrested on suspicion he carried out four murders of people linked to medical school that fired him
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What Life Is Like For Aaron Hernandez In Jail
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Mexico Captures Head of 'Zetas' Cartel --- Reportedly Liked To 'Stew' His Victims
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Police bust s-- home-delivery service
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#NoJustice: Kim Kardashian Forgets Her Father Represented O.J. Simpson
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Parents Break Into A Brawl At Chuck E. Cheese
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Judges:
Tx. Judge Fought Dead in His Chambers
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Pioneering Lab to retire after 7 years at courthouse, will now ‘just be a dog’
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Wall Street:
Stock futures trade in tight range ahead of Bernanke
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Stocks close lower after Q2 earning reports
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On Wall Street, a Culture of Greed Won't Let Go
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Goldman's Earnings Were Great…Until You Look At The Details
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Layoffs:
Worker pay to see 2.9% boost
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Trucking:
Pilot reaches settlement with 8 trucking firms
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Trucking Firm Averts Bankruptcy
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Municipalities:
Detroit Said to Reduce Swaps Debt by 25% in Deal With Banks
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Charitable Citizens Try to Save Struggling Detroit
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Detroit's demise
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Bankruptcy filing by Detroit could be long, costly, complicated
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Detroit is honor-bound to pension obligations
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Creditors Take A 25 Percent Haircut In Kevyn Orr's First Deal
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Wall Street fights Orr's bondholder payback plan
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Snyder says Orr hasn't recommended a Chapter 9 filing for Detroit
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Meeting's between Orr and creditors could precede Chapter 9 bankruptcy filing
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Michigan's Levin: Detroit bankruptcy would clear debt 'dragging us down'
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Detroit water, sewer bonds may still face downgrade-Fitch
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City of Cincinnati's bond rating is downgraded
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Bankrupt Stockton Hires Additional Cops To Qualify For Federal Grant
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The Truce That Could Save American Cities
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Food/Beverages:
Twinkies return to American store shelves: Thanks, private equity.
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Non-Profits:
Feds review defunct nonprofit's spending
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Awards:
FTI Consulting Honored with Six Turnaround Atlas Awards
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Retailing:
Paul Krugman Tells Hedge Fund Manager Eddie Lampert How A Business Is Supposed To Work
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Struggling Billabong Gets $294M Bridge Loan
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Economy:
Industrial Production Climbs In Line With Expectations --- Rises by Most in Four Months
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Bernanke Seeks to Divorce QE Tapering From Interest Rates
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Consumer prices jump --- But inflation still tame --- Gas Prices Caused Consumer Inflation To Heat Up --- 2007 Ethanol Law Part of High Gasoline Prices --- California Returns to $4 Gasoline
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Fed's George Says It's Time to Taper
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China's Treasuries Holdings Hit Record as Investors Sell
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OECD: Unemployment won't fall until late 2014
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The McDonald’s Guide to Living On Its Wages
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Guess which nation works hardest
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Homebuilder Confidence Surges To 57, Crushing Expectations
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Cole Taylor considering sale of mortgage business
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CoreLogic: Rising rates are not fueling a housing bubble
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Arizona Kept Millions in Aid for Homeowners
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Freddie Mac Said to Plan $400 Million Sale of Risk-Sharing Debt
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Bipartisan legislation unveils measures to reform FHA
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Tenth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Securities Act Claims Against Banks That Underwrote Stock of Failed Mortgage Lender
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Bankruptcy Judge Approves Sale Of Renzi Land In Brickell
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60,000 honeybees invade home
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Bankruptcy auction approved for former Versace mansion
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The Most Expensive Mansion For Sale In America
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Banking:
FDIC Failed Bank D&O Litigation Update
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Lehman:
Circuit Rejects Suit by Lehman Retirees Who Lost Savings
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Health Care:
Doctors giving up on their practices
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Biotech:
Biovest Exits Bankruptcy , Appoints New CEO
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Hedge Funds:
Hedge Funder Who Uses Twitter A Lot Is Being Investigated And Allegedly Attempted Suicide
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IP:
Grant & Eisenhofer Files Suit against Cantor Fitzgerald on Behalf of Refco Bankruptcy Estate, Alleging Cantor Affiliates Walked Away with Proprietary Technology Assets
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Aviation:
Job totals at American Airlines keep drifting lower
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Religion:
Big Anderson church files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Hollywood:
Assets Of Oscar-Winning Visual Effects Company Being Auctioned
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Debt Collection:
How the FTC one-upped the debt collector
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Celebs:
Ponzi scheme victims may get portion of former boy-band creator Lou Pearlman's estate
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Three creditors withdraw their bankruptcy filings against NJ Assemblyman Robert Schroeder
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Corporate Governance:
Delaware `Public Benefit Corporation' Lets Directors Serve Three Masters Instead Of One
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Personal Finance:
Here's What Happens When You Drive Up To A Toll Booth And Realize You Don't Have Any Money
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11 Outrageous Things People Did To Save Money
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Fraud:
Tourre Jury Endures CDO Testimony From A to Zzzzz
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Top Witness for the S.E.C. Turns Testy on the Stand
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Arsenal of Legal Firepower Masses Around Tourre Trial
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Telecoms:
LightSquared exit loan fills at steeper OID as court date looms
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Autos:
Saab Liquidation Plan Approved by Court, Creditors to Be Paid Back
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Tax:
Hart: I never hid any assets
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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 (26 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (8 new filings today)
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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:
Jacksonville, Middle District bankruptcy filings fall to slowest pace since 2008
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Safe Harbors:
Using the Bankruptcy Code 'Safe Harbors'
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Avoidance Actions:
Contract Assumption Defense Puts Brakes on Mustang Preference Suit
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Strong Arm Powers: What Happens When a Mortgage Is Avoided – Does It Go Poof?
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Miscellaneous:
Distressed Company Watch List
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Recent Pleadings:
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TBTF:
We should simply stop bailing out banks
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Litigation:
Judge Refuses to Disqualify EDD Vendor for Playing Both Sides
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Motion for Class Cert Filed in 'Da Silva Moore' Despite EDD Limits
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TBTF:
Greenberg Says Bernanke Testimony Key in AIG Bailout Suit
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Alternative Energy:
Tesla shares down 13% on analyst skepticism
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Cross-Border:
Pioneer Freight Futures Files Chapter 15 in U.S,
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Insurance:
Director and Officer Indemnification and Insurance--Issues for Public Companies to Consider
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Corporate Reform:
Nuclear Option Senate Fight: Obama Wins, GOP Caves - Cordray In
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SEC Lawyer on Major Cases to Leave
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New Glass Steagall Won't Stop New Crisis
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Video Games:
THQ Gets Approval of Liquidating Plan Ending Bankruptcy
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UK:
Insolvency map: North East is hardest hit but number going bust drops
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Imogen Thomas rants about Kerry Katona
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Banks check Chinese walls as Hannam appeal reveals cracks
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EU:
More women in the boardroom? Europe considers forcing the issue.
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Cyprus gov't upbeat ahead of first troika review
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Hungary wants to repay IMF loan early and close fund's office
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PIIGS:
OECD Sees Spanish, Greek Unemployment Rates Climbing to 28%
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ie: Shane Filan reveals bankruptcy heartache and depression --- Court rules Fitzpatrick £250000 loan does not have to be repaid --- O'Donnells should be adjudicated bankrupt here, High Court told --- FitzPatrick and former Anglo employee win €287k loan case
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Greeks strike against public sector cuts --- Kazarian Emerges After 20 Years With Bid for 10% of Greek Debt
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China:
Aviva Looks for Red Flags as $112 Billion Matures
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Brazil:
Bankruptcy Concerns Grow Over Brazil Billionaire's Oil Company
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St. Kitts and Nevis:
St. Kitts And Nevis Parliament To Repeal Century-Old Bankruptcy Act
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Russia:
Russian Courts Battling For Authority Over Consumer Bankruptcy
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