Law:
One in Three Lawyers Plans to Add Staff in Second Half of 2013; Litigation Driving Hiring
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Husch Blackwell merges with Texas law firm Brown McCarroll --- In Wake of Polsinelli Raid, Husch Unveils Texas Tie-Up
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Three Firms That Took Howrey Partners Settle 'Jewel' Claims
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ACC Value Champions Offer Tips for Legal Savings
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The Managing Partner's Role in Establishing a Firm's Culture
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General counsel is heckled by own staff during keynote speech at legal conference
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Fixing Outside Counsel Budget Forecasting With Data
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Felony Charges for Practicing as In-House Counsel in New York Without Registering
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Spitzer: Lanny Breuer at DOJ Was a "Disaster"
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Buchanan Ingersoll to Pay Adelphia Investors $12 Mil
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They Want Their Mani/Pedis
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Could the ‘Desk Safari’ craze spread to law?
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Law schools face facts: dwindling enrollment
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Law school sues insurer, seeks coverage of civil racketeering case
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Proto-Gunner Starts Gunning Over The Summer
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Do law firms worry needlessly about SEO?
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Moscow the Only Loser Among NLJ 350 Overseas Markets
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Stealth Lawyer: Clare Dalton, Acupuncturist
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Hidden Features Of iOS 7 --- Things Everyone Thinks The iPhone Can Do That It Actually Can't --- Review: TripIt -- manage flights, hotels, and other travel on your iPhone and iPad
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Former Linklaters legal services supervisor faces fraud charge
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Not A Popular Policy: Withholding 20 Percent of Partner Pay
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Goin' Mobile - Survey finds benefits—and security risks—in the BYOD movement
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'Extremely Dangerous' Former Professor Captured By Feds In Mexican Resort Town
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Did cities violate right to counsel by providing ‘a warm body with a law degree’?
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And Now We Know Why Paula Deen Always Keeps Her Mouth Full
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Law Firm Bands Tuning Up for Homeless Benefit --- Lawyers Uncage the Rocker Within
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Murder May Leave 911 Operator Liable
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Lawyer faces bar and criminal cases over claimed thefts from firm, is also charged with burglary
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A runaway witness, his glamorous lawyer and a sinister new twist
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Stealing $630K from DC firm results in 18-month sentence for former finance chief
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Watch the video: Road-rage fistfight near freeway exit; attorney is charged
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Judges:
US Bankruptcy Judge to come off bench
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Justice Ginsburg : 'Optimistic' About Women in the Courts
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‘Ratzilla’ problem at historic courthouse solved by adopted cat
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Learned Hand Recorded a Single?!?
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LegalZoom to Unveil Lawyer Vending Machines
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Self-Medicating Judge Reinstated With Censure
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Sotomayor's Beloved $3 Million World
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Wall Street:
Stock futures choppy as jitters set in before Fed
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Global Financial Markets Are Selling Off
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Bernanke and China send world stocks lower
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Layoffs:
WARN Act Considerations for Private Equity Firms (scroll down)
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Telecom:
Alcatel-Lucent's Cash Woes Won't Go Away
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LightSquared Not Acting on $2 Billion Offer, Lenders Say
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Coal:
Patriot Talks With Aurelius and Knighthead for Exit --- Hedge funds consider financing Patriot Coal's restructuring
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Pensions:
Are Pensions Sacred?
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Education:
The Most Underrated Colleges In America
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Photography:
Kodak Reshapes Pact With Creditors
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Kodak Will Keep Some Operations in Rochester
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Hearings put Kodak on cusp of ending its bankruptcy
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Aviation:
The man who will be king: A Q&A with Doug Parker
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Economy:
7 candidates to succeed Bernanke at Fed
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El-Erian: The Fed Better Be Right About The Economy
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FedEx offers glum outlook on economic growth
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Taper Tipoff? Bernanke Hints Easing End Is Nearing
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Most major loan servicers not complying with mortgage settlement
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Banks not following mortgage standards --- Closer look: Mortgage servicers pass most key tests
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Ally deal draws limited objections from ResCap creditors
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Mortgage rates edge up, spurring push to refinance
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Mortgage applications reverse, decline again
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Wall Street REIT Success Gives Investors Hangover
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CoreLogic: Housing recovery is durable, but not bulletproof
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Stronger Prices Lift U.S. Homebuilders, But Better Job And Income Growth Is Needed For Long-Term Recovery
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Belvedere LLC files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Awards:
Ten Weil Tax Partners Recognized as Bankruptcy Tax Specialists
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Weil Named Insolvency and Restructuring Law Firm of the Year
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Haynes and Boone Highlighted in Chambers USA 2013
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Haynes and Boone Repeats as Highest Ranked Texas-Based Firm in American Lawyer Diversity Scorecard
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Apparel:
Men's Wearhouse Fires Founder; He Fires Back
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Corporate Reform:
SEC Says It Will Seek Admission of Wrongdoing More Often
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Municipalities:
Kevyn Orr's office will talk health care, not pensions, first with unions
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Constitution may not protect Detroit's pensions
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'Same Old Song' for Dems steers Detroit to crash
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Detroit Labor Groups Butt Heads With Bondholders Over City's Debt
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Businessman Gilbert predicts Detroit bankruptcy
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Anxiety in Detroit Over a Prized Car Trove
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Detroit Creditors Asked to Take Haircut (at Sweeney Todd's Barbershop)
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Hamtramck council vote opens door for state EM to fix finances
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MI: Bill to dissolve insolvent school districts nears final OK in Senate
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Gary, Ind. Shrinking a City to Save It
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Jefferson County Enters the Home Stretch On the Backs of Bondholders
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San Diego: Barnett Says: 'The District's Already Insolvent '
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Health Care:
Interfaith and Brooklyn Hospital merger unravels
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Benchmark buys senior community out of bankruptcy as bondholders get a serious shave
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Vacuum:
Oreck reports a $5 million cash-flow deficit for May
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Traffic Management:
Hilco to Manage Asset Distribution Work in Highway Technologies Bankruptcy
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Corporate Reform:
Wall Street's Legal Plan Against Regulations
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Banking:
FDIC Sues Advanta Bank Execs for $219 Million --- Lawsuits revisit Advanta’s demise
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Fraud:
Ex-Goldman Trader Barred From Presenting Lawyers’ Advice
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Ex-AMD Worker Seeks Probation in Insider Case Citing Aid to U.S.
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Hedge Fund Managers Didn’t Know They Were Paying For Their Inside Information
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Distressed Investing:
Lone Star Raising $6 Billion Distressed Fund
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Autos:
Will GM Be "Government Motors" Forever?
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Fiat Judge Seen Leaving Marchionne in Lurch Over Chrysler
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Used EV Prices Will Drop 30 Percent in 2013
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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 (21 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (21 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:
(1)- (2)- (3)- (4)- (5)- (6)- (7)- (8)- (9)- (10)
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Avoidance Actions:
Judge Rules for Verizon in $9 Billion Lawsuit Over Spinoff
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Fourth Circuit Makes New Fraudulent Transfer Law
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DIP Finance:
Patriot in Talks With Investors to Provide Exit Funding
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Miscellaneous:
Bill on Bankruptcy : Lawyers Must Disclose Fees
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Celebs:
Backstreet Boys' Bankruptcy Claims 'Incomplete'
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Casey Anthony threatens to 'disappear' over bankruptcy case
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Casey Anthony bankruptcy attorneys: She may "simply disappear"
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Fashion icons Dolce , Gabbana convicted in Italy of tax crime
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Judge accepts testimony from Michael Jackson's 'ghost' in court
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Lehman:
Ex-Lehman CEO Fuld Sues Estranged Son-In-Law Over Apartment Loan
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Lehman Europe creditors to get further $5.5 bln payout
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Hockey:
New Jersey Devils Being Crushed By $230 Million Of Debt
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Tax:
Tax Avoidance is Legal, Doesn't Mean Its Right
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Darrell Issa Furious After Democrat Releases IRS Transcript That Blows Up His Investigation
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Revocation of S Corp Election During Bankruptcy Upheld
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Retailing:
Playing Jenga With Sears Holdings Corporation
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Mysterious Signals Emanating From Eddie Lampert
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Student Debt:
D.C. leads nation in student loan debt
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Kicking Student Borrowers While They're Down
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Starting a small business when you have student debt
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UK:
Codere bondholders face 50 pct haircut
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Auditors acted as “cheerleaders” for questionable bank reporting
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BDO appointed Hearts administrators
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British Commission Calls for New Laws to Prosecute Bankers for Fraud
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UK banks told to find further £13bn
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EU:
Cyprus says fully committed to implementing EU/IMF bailout
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PIIGS:
Spain's La Caixa puts off big property portfolio sale --- IMF Calls for Urgent Steps on Spain's Jobless --- A Troubling Sign Out Of Spain
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Euro zone wrangling may cost Greece 2 bn euros in 2013
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IMF praises Spain, Ireland reforms but warns of risks
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Seán Dunne not 'au fait' with wife's business affairs --- Dunne won't say if wife Gayle will join list of creditors --- Methodical scrutiny in US of Sean Dunne finances extends to wardrobe
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Austria:
FCC Drops Alpine in Austria's Biggest Postwar Insolvency
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Bank Austria, Erste have Alpine provisions
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Germany:
FCC's Alpine Germany files for insolvency
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China:
China factory activity hits 9-month low --- One Detail Almost Unbelievable
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The Mechanism That Holds Chinese Banks Together Is Falling Apart
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