Law:
MacEwen: Weil Gotshal Layoffs Start of Wave --- Weil rivals cite wind-down of Lehman work as factor behind job cuts --- Leaders of Other Law Firms Question If Weil Layoffs Reflect 'New Normal'
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Big Law has a shrinkage problem
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Nationwide Layoff Watch: Sixteen Secretaries Sent Packing --- BigLaw firms offering buyouts to secretaries, hit by ‘unforgiving job market
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Law Firm Satisfaction, Milbank, Goodwin Procter: Business of Law
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Sidley Austin, Venable, Littler, Jones: Business of Law
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Don’t run from risk. Grab it.
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Best/Worst-Paying In-House Jobs
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Reflections on Building a Boutique Firm: Looking Back Four Years Later
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The 2013 A-List: The Complete Report
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DLA Piper misses targets in Australia, partner drawings cut
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Law School Illustrates Everything Wrong With Law Schools and U.S. News Rankings In One Email
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At Law School Graduations, Scant Talk About Job Market
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Vermont Law School makes more cuts as class size drops
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First, let's kill all the law schools: Students taking far fewer LSATs, data shows
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Nelson Mandela Did Not Die — Someone Please Tell This Law School
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Firm to pay lawyers bonuses if it wrecks their lives
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Backlash for lawyer after his cease-and-desist letter prompted snarky response
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Prosecutors Detail How NFL Star Aaron Hernandez Allegedly 'Orchestrated The Execution' Of Odin Lloyd --- Report: Hernandez Also Being Investigated In 2012 Double Murder --- Judge Calls Case Against Aaron Hernandez 'A Very, Very, Strong Circumstantial Case'
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The Prosecution's Star Witness In The George Zimmerman Trial Is Crumbling On The Stand
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How Edward Snowden May Have Botched Blowing The Whistle On The World's Largest Spy Agency --- Obama On Snowden: 'I'm Not Going To Be Scrambling Jets To Get A 29-Year-Old Hacker' --- NSA Collected US Email Records In Bulk For More Than Two Years Under Obama --- The NSA Still Harvests Online Data --- Lawyers Told Bush: Can't Spy on Americans
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Navy SEALs’ Parents Sue Biden, Panetta Over Sons’ Deaths
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No More H8, Only Love: An AG’s Ninth Circuit Plea
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Gay Pennsylvania Representative Prevented From Speaking About DOMA Victory As An Affront To God
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Senior Attorneys Openly Revolt Against General Counsel
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Slain woman’s family alleges AA meetings point ‘financial, sexual, and violent predators’ to victims
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"The Dark, Unseen, Ugly, Shocking Nightmare Vision Of A Prosecutor Who Loves Victory More Than He Loves Justice"
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Lawyer held in contempt after skipping traffic trial for real estate closing, gets 2 days and fine
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Not The Smartest Way To Express Displeasure With Your Lawyer And The Jury
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Here's What The Boston Bombing Suspect Allegedly Wrote Inside A Boat Before His Capture --- Indictment: Boston bombing suspect ran over his brother while a cop was trying to drag him to safety --- Prosecutors Detail How The Tsarnaev Brothers Allegedly Carried Out The Boston Bombings
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Bonkers Law Firm Website of the Week: Miss Whiplash Edition
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'Breaking Bad' Episode Inspired Gruesome Murder In Tub Of Acid
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Judges:
Another W&L Alum Named to Bankruptcy Court
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Juror jailed after deputies say he stole iPhone and cash from courthouse
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‘Caddyshack’ gopher techniques make appearance in Florida appellate opinion
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How broadcast networks get SCOTUS decisions: ‘The running of the interns’
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Scalia predicts the future, once again, in gay-marriage dissent
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What it means when Justice Scalia loses it
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Wall Street:
Stock futures rise as Fed panic subsides
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Wall St. advances for third day after Dudley comments
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The smart money is 'dumping everything that's not nailed down'
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Goldman Sachs Sent Its Employees On A Crazy All-Night Scavenger Hunt Complete With Lasers
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Layoffs:
New Jobless Claims Fall to 346,000
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Autos:
GM Creditors to Mediate Dispute With Elliott, Fortress
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Student Debt:
Rising U.S. college costs get scant attention in loan rate debate
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Autos:
Fiat may buy up and float Chrysler
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
Randallstown Man Sentenced to More Than Seven Years in Prison
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Coal:
Patriot Coal files CBA motion with bankruptcy court
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Economy:
Weekly jobless claims down; personal income and spending up --- Consumer Spending Up 0.3% in May
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Dudley says market reaction 'out of sync'
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Global shares, bonds gain as fears of immediate Fed exit ease
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US CEOs now earn 273 times the typical worker’s pay
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Bank of America rejects AIG bid to reopen $8.5 billion mortgage accord
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Pending homes sales jump in May to highest in more than 6 years
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Prepare for a slowdown in housing prices
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Average 30-year mortgage rate up to 4.46% --- The Mortgage Rate Surge Is Unlike Anything We've Seen In 26 Years
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KB Home Reports Narrower Loss as Revenue Increases 73%
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Fifth Circuit gives servicers green light to foreclose without note
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GA Keen Realty Advisors Markets Five Industrial Properties of Vertis Communications Pursuant to Bankruptcy Sale
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Corporate Reform:
US Bank to Reimburse Military Members in CFPB Crackdown
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Health Care:
Feds Among Long List Of Creditors In San Diego Hospice Bankruptcy Case
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Gray will tap contingency fund to pay hospital, doctor bills left by Chartered
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Brokers:
CFTC files complaint against Jon Corzine, Edith O'Brien for misues of customer funds --- Sues Corzine, Settles With MF Global --- The Complaint
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Corzine's Lawyer: 'Unprecedented Lawsuit Based On Meritless Allegations'
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Corzine Faces Trading Ban
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MF Global's Final Days: 'Total Clusterf----'
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MF Global Was Bad
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Why It Took Regulators Nearly Two Years To Bring A Case Against Jon Corzine For MF Global
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Former New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine's Fall From Grace Is Now Complete
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Chemicals:
OMNOVA Solutions Q2 Profit Down 59%
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Aviation:
American posts $65 million profit in May, CEO says it expects profitable second quarter
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Justice Department probing American, US Airways merger
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Southern Air's Plan Of Reorganization Confirmed By Bankruptcy Court
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10 Insider Secrets To Booking Cheap Flights
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Celebs:
Now Target Is Cutting Ties With Paula Deen --- The Most Scandalous Moments Of Paula Deen's Career --- What Martha Stewart Has To Say About Paula Deen's Downfall
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Municipalities:
Judge halts action in Jefferson County sewer-related lawsuits as county prepares bankruptcy exit plan --- JeffCo approves plan to exit bankruptcy
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Jefferson County Settles With Lender Group, Lawyer Says
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JeffCo commission's bankruptcy plan includes 40 years of sewer rate increases
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Detroit faces exodus of police, firefighters
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Detroit emergency manager notifies unions their contracts are expiring; New employment terms could be imposed
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Detroit's Retirees Fret About Medicine as Orr Targets Benefits
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Heat is on Detroit's Pugh --- EM Moves to Cut Off Salary
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Detroit emergency manager steps up pace in city restructuring
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Bankruptcy : One year later in Stockton
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Stockton: From the ballpark to the former WaMu Building to the marina, over $300M in debt tied to general fund
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Spotted Owl Protection Pushes Oregon County Near Insolvency
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Pittsburgh Credit Rating Raised by S&P on Fiscal Rebound
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State pensions face larger-than-usual funding gap
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Emergency Manager Cathy Squires to takeover Hamtramck
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Banking:
Mercantile Bank declares bankruptcy ; sells assets
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Tobacco:
Judge OKs hearing delay on proposed Renegade sale
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Marinas:
Marinas cite weak economy, dispute in bankruptcy case
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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 (18 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:
Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Miscellaneous:
Bill on Bankruptcy : Supreme Court Cases Will Have Wide Impact
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Professional Compensation:
Assessing “Reasonableness” of Attorneys’ Fees: A Bankruptcy Court Weighs In
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Jurisdiction:
Supreme Court Will Revisit Stern and the Issue of Consent to a Final Order
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Safe Harbors:
SemGroup Decision Rejects “Workaround” to Safe Harbor Bar
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Textbooks:
Cengage Learning Edges Toward Chapter 11
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Corporate Governance:
Men's Wearhouse Fight With Founder Heats Up
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Education:
School Specialty clears bankruptcy
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Customer Loyalty:
Moody's lowers Affinion's CFR to Caa2; outlook remains negative
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Hollywood:
Rhythm & Hues Gets $5M To Finish Legendary's 'Seventh Son'
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Fraud:
Founder of Brooke Corp. pleads guilty to filing report containing misleading statements
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Sovereigns:
Last Tango In Argentina?
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Don't Cry for Me Argentine Bondholders: Argentina Seeks Supreme Court Review
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UK:
GDP revisions leave UK economy further from recovery
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Coventry City poised to exit administration
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EU:
Europe bank rescue plan would hit investors
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PIIGS:
Ireland falls back into recession: official data --- The Germans have fallen out of love with the Irish --- Seán Quinn: ‘I’ve apologized to my children for my fundamental mistake’ --- Mocking Germans Adds Insult to Irish Banking Injury
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Portuguese unions hold major anti-austerity strike
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Collapsing Retail Sales In Greece
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Canada:
Canada's Rona cuts more jobs, closes stores in restructuring
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China:
US CEO Held Captive in China Factory Leaves After Payout
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Chinese Tourist Finds And Returns A Bag Of Diamonds Worth $32 Million
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China Bad-Loan Alarm Sounded by Record Bank Spread Jump
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Vatican:
Church official arrested in Vatican bank investigation
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Brazil:
How The Brazilian Billionaire Who Wanted To Be The World's Richest Man Saw His Fortune Sink Under A Massive Pile Of Debt
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