Law:
Ex-Greenberg Partner Who Sued Firm: Why I Left Big Law
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D.C. Artists Among Former Howrey Pieces up for Sale
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Why cling to well-intentioned rules and practices that don’t actually work?
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Law school enrollment cut, faces 'existential threat'
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How Much Would You Pay To Go To ‘Law Camp’?
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Attention, Shoppers: Cornell Law's Applications Down 27 Percent!
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‘Anti-Semitic Elmo’ Thinks Law School Tickles!
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2013 Diversity Scorecard: Firms Regain Lost Ground
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Survey: Firms With Blogs Grow Revenue Faster
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Post-recession recovery falters as growth dwindles across UK top 100
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Norton Rose Fulbright sets sights on key Africa markets and US west coast
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Shearman & Sterling partner in patronizing email gaffe
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From Biglaw to Boutique: Dress Code
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Firm and ex-associate reach financial settlement on pregnancy discrimination case
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How to be taken seriously? Recent grads who formed criminal defense firm fight ‘sweetie’ image
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DC ducks call 9th floor law firm home
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Outside Law Firm Cybersecurity Under Scrutiny
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Joseph Lieberman Joins Kasowitz
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Ken Salazar to work for int'l law firm in Denver
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Old Politicians Never Die, They Just… Join Law Firms
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Bonkers Website of the Week: Work/life balance edition
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Defendant said he shot lawyer to death ‘because he made our lives a misery,’ prosecutor tells jury
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NJ duo admit embezzling nearly $800K from law firm
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Jury Sez: Murdering a Hooker Is A-OK.
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Pulling ‘The Hangover’ In Real Life Will Get You Arrested And Sued
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Revelation About NSA Domestic Spying Is Only The Tip Of The Iceberg --- The Secret Law Behind NSA's Verizon Snooping --- Democratic Senator Defends Phone Spying, And Says It's Been Going On For 7 Years --- Prism: Intelligence Chief Clapper Says Reports Contain Numerous Inaccuracies --- Apple, Google, And Facebook Deny Involvement In Massive Government Spying Program--- A Critical Part Of The Shocking New Spying Story Sounds Like It May Be Wrong ---If Apple's Involvement In Government Data Mining Is True, It Only Happened After Steve Jobs Death --- Obama Administration Defends Taking All Your Phone Records --- Lawmakers: US has gotten cellphone info for 7 years, ‘lawful’ program prevented terrorist attack --- Welcome to the Bush-Obama Police State --- The American Public vs. NSA
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Staff Abuse At Youth Prisons Is 3 Times As High As Abuse In Adult Prisons
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Camp Cupcake: Take A Tour Of America's Cushiest Prison
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S-- Toys Bound to be Snatched at Some point
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Say What?!
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Judges:
Process Server Claims Texas Judge Pulled a Gun & Had Him Arrested
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A Tale of Sound & Fury (But No Transcript): In Defense of Judge Edith Jones
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Supreme Court Justice Scalia Delivers An Important Talk On Economics
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Meet Roger Vinson, the Judge Who Signed the Sweeping NSA Order
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Judge who angrily lectured appellate counsel in death-penalty case is suspended with pay
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Lawyerly Lairs: Judge Judy Parts With Pricey Pied-à-Terre
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Wall Street:
US Stock Futures Little Changed Before Payrolls Report
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Stock market ends choppy day with modest gains
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7 Reasons Why Wall Street Internships Are A Seriously Raw Deal
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AP survey: Economists see no stock market bubble
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Investment Banks Desperately Seeking Associates
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Layoffs:
Layoffs plunge
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Progress on the Job Front Will Be Slow, but Steady
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One Chart That Bodes Very Poorly For Job Growth
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Genworth Financial to cut 400 jobs in search of liquidity
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Convenience Stores:
Cooper-Booth wants to sell company
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Fraud:
Would You Take Investment Advice From Bernie Madoff?
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There’ve Been Happ[ier] Days: Ponzi Scheme, But Not Fraudulent Transfer
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Self Help: Net Losers Sue Net Winners in Ponzi Scheme
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SAC not closing its doors to investors
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TD Bank Settles With Platinum In Scott Rothstein Scheme
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Economy:
Goldman: Today's Jobs Report Is Even More Important Than Usual --- El-Erian: Today's Jobs Report Will Probably 'Fuel Greater Anxiety'
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US Household Worth Tops Pre-Recession Peak for First Time --- US Regains Wealth from Recession, Not Equally
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Last Year's State By State GDP Growth
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US jobless claims fall, labor market gradually improving
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US Wealth Making Machine is Upside Down
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U.S. Payroll to Population and Unemployment Worsen in May
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US hiring seen pointing to economy in need of Fed's help
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Fears over end to QE3 spark sharp dollar fall
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Bogle: Fed's Strategy Simply Will Not Work
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12 US Industries That Will Collapse In The Next Decade
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Millions Of Seniors Are Moving Back To Big Cities
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Average 30-year mortgage rate nears 4%
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How Mortgage Rate Spike Will Impact Housing Recovery
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Mortgage Refinance Applications Are Crumbling
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Shifting market turns investors shy on housing
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Foreclosure sales rate in judicial states shoots up 17%
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Law Firm, Bank Shielded From RICO Claims Over Foreclosures
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Pimco Defends $8.5 Billion BofA Mortgage Accord
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Major Oregon Supreme Court ruling undermines MERS, but leaves registry room to challenge
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Renter Scores $800,000 Legal Victory Over A Bed Bug Infestation
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Wells Fargo Pays $42 Million to Resolve Foreclosure-Upkeep Case
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Bank foreclosure settlement to help fight blight
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BofA executives hostile in mortgage suit talks
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Renzo Renzi Managed Company Files For Bankruptcy
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The Case For Selling Your House... Even If You Think Prices Are Going To Rise
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Municipalities:
Detroit to offer creditors pennies on the dollar in pitch to avoid bankruptcy
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U.S. funds to aid teardown of buildings in Detroit, other cities
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Portent of Peril for Muni Bondholders
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On Jefferson County's bankruptcy, the light at the end of the tunnel may actually be light
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Illinois's Quinn Recalls Lawmakers as Debt-Rating Cut
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25 Reasons Why Chicago Is The Most Underrated City In America
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San Bernardino Judge May Appoint Mediator for Calpers Fight
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Putting the “Moral” Back into “Moral Obligation Bonds”
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Bond expert: defaulting on 38 Studios debt risky
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Snyder to appoint team to review Pontiac schools
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Health Care:
Christ Hospital in New Jersey Set to Exit Bankruptcy
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Ailing hospital system seeks and finds a healthy partner
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The Culprit Behind High U.S. Health Care Prices
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Corporate Reform:
It's About to Get Personal for Richard Cordray
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S&P Ratings Lawsuits Moved to N.Y. Over State Objections
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Telecoms:
LightSquared Wins Leave to Raise Exit Loan With Jefferies
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SCOTUS Lets Stand Security Interest in Proceeds of Bankruptcy Transfer of FCC License
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Tax:
HP’s Lane Faces $100 Million Bill on Tax Shelter Denial
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UBS Under Investigation for Tax Evasion in France
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IRS Workers: Supervisors Directed Targeting
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IRS Apologizes for Lavish Conference
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Orchestras:
Nashville Symphony facing foreclosure
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Bankruptcy filing would forestall Schermerhorn auction
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Aviation:
Alitalia in deal with unions to cut workers' salaries, CEO pay
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Moody's rates AMR Corp's DIP term loan Baa2
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Baseball:
Terms of L.A. Dodgers Sale to Become Public
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Photography:
Kodak layoffs to affect local employees this summer
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Vacuums:
David Oreck Says Company's Bankruptcy `Made Me Sad'
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Shipping:
STX Pan Ocean Files for Court Receivership on Debt, Losses
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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 (19 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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Recent Pleadings:
Tit For Tat: Debtor's Counsel Whose Fees Are Under Attack Seeks Production Of Creditor's Legal Bills
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Litigation:
Ethics panel weighs in on duty to disclose false evidence
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TBTF:
Fed's Plosser: More needed on too - big-to-fail --- More Capital Needed for TBTF Risk
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Fed's Plosser backs convertible debt for too-big US banks
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Effort to break up big banks rolls on with Rep. Capuano bill
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Goldman Wants You to Forget About Too Big to Fail
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AIG's Benmosche: Too big to fail tag is no big deal
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Awards:
National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys Bestows Distinguished Service Award on Los Angeles Attorney Erik Clark
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Mass Torts:
Company must turn over documents in asbestos litigation: appeals court
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Food/Beverage:
Foreclosure clouds vodka brand's future
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Autos:
GM CEO says dividend, share buyback possible
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Taxpayers to make $1 billion from GM stock sale
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Source: A123 Thrown Under the Bus for Fisker Meltdown
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What caused Israel’s promising electric car maker to fail?
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Creditors seize Gilbert Auto inventory
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
Attorney charged in case against developer --- Second NWA Lawyer Charged With Conspiracy In Brandon Barber Fraud Case
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Batteries:
Exide Technologies Prepares for Bankruptcy Filing
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Religion:
Stockton: Diocese says finances for churches, schools safe
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Logistics:
iGPS Logistics LLC Agrees To Acquire iGPS
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Student Debt:
7 College Graduates Whose Lives Were Ruined By Student Loan Debt
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Celebs:
Real Housewives Star Goes Broke, Declares Bankruptcy
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Sovereigns:
TCW Disregards Singer Default Talk in Bond Bet: Argentina Credit
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UK:
Pressure in Britain Over What to Do With Bailed-Out Banks
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KKR to Buy U.K. Retail in First European Real Estate Deal
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BLP real estate team to feel brunt of cuts as partners predict sharp PEP dip
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EU:
EU state-aid official - depositors, senior debt holders safe in bank restructuring
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PIIGS:
EU rejects IMF jibe over Greece's bailout
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Canada:
Argosy bankruptcy ends team's run of success
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Australia:
ASIC issues warning over displaced financial planners
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