May 21, 2013

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Law:

Layoff Watch: Magic Circle Firm Makes Lawyers and Staff Disappear
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What Makes You More Money, The Past or The Future?
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When Are Legal Fees Voluntary?
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Subconscious Denial And Lawyer Reviews
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Kasowitz Benson, Eversheds, Latham, Davis Polk: Business of Law
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Take 4 Essential Steps In Changing Law Firms
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Why not let nonlawyers help regulate the legal profession? Law prof makes case for change
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Seyfarth Shaw and ex-partner face tax-shelter suits
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Taking Business Development to the Next Level
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A Place for Lawyers to Learn Executive Skills
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Firms sign outsourcing deals, keeping close eye on costs
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Work-Life Balance Is Achievable
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The Most Chilling Details From The Kafkaesque Search Warrant That Went After A Fox News Reporter --- Eric Holder walks fine line on prosecuting journalists
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Lawyer Previews Novel Defense For Christian Metal Rocker
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Never take a case because you have nothing better to do, and other tips
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Lawyer Claims His ‘S***-Shaming’ Is Protected By the First Amendment — Just Like the Founders Intended
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Your New Law School Adjunct: O.J. Simpson
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Which Law School Do You Probably Not Want To Eat At?
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Is Stanford Law the New Vortex of Legal Technology?
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A law professor is taking on telecom monopolies
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Mandatory Pro Bono Proposed For New Jersey Bar Admission
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Law Schools Target New Students To Fleece
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Michigan Continues To Make Passing The Bar Difficult
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Everything You Need To Know About iPhone 5S
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Q&A: Nicholas Gravante on Greenberg, Argentina and alleged forgeries
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Former U.S. Attorney To Face Ethics Review
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The Lawyer Euro 100 unveiled: Garrigues retains top spot
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Pay law firm the disputed $94, plus $5K more, top state court tells couple
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A comely paralegal walks into a bar . . .
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Sending female intern’s horror-film clip to local law firms gets ex-partner suspended for 3 years
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Frequent-Flying Rabbi Must Head to High Court
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Spanking Leads to Cross-Country Flight From Human Services Office
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Judges:

MN: Former Yankton Attorney Named US Bankruptcy Judge
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Woman Involved In Forgery Of Bankruptcy Judge's Signature Charged With Failing To Report To Prison
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SCOTUS takes government prayer case
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Woman dies on courthouse floor without medical aid after arrest over unpaid ticket, suit says
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Suspended judge expected to testify about relationship with child-support case witness
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Judge investigated personal ID theft case, pointing police to suspect who got 13 years
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Scalia Fumes Over Name of Trade Group
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Another Judge Prods Plaintiffs Lawyers on Diversity
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Wall Street:

U.S. Stock Futures Little Changed Before Best Buy Results
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Stocks close lower; worry that Fed may trim bond-purchase program
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25 people who can get you a job on Wall Street
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Layoffs:

Make $30 an hour, no bachelor's degree required
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Personal Finance:

5 Annoying Credit Card Fees That You Should Never Pay
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Celebs:

Schilling's Video Game Is Readied for the Chop Shop
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Sinbad Bankrupt : Comedian $10 Million In Debt
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Mary J. Blige ‘hit with $3.4 million tax bill’
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Student Debt:

Think Tank Shreds Elizabeth Warren’s Student Loan Reform Plan As A ‘Cheap Political Gimmick’
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Gillibrand proposes student loan refinance plan
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No, the federal government does not profit off student loans
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The Government Bans Doctors Who Can’t Repay Their Student Loans From Treating Medicare Patients
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Golf:

Developer wins Woodcrest Country Club auction --- $10.1M top bid
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Mass Torts:

Bondex May Owe $1.1 Billion in Asbestos Claims, Judge Says
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Economy:

Higher consumer spending will offset sequester cuts, economists say
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Fed's Evans Says Economy Has Been 'Improving Quite a Lot'
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Fisher: QE Halt Too Violent for the Markets
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Fed could end bond buys in autumn if jobs outlook sure: Evans
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The Biggest Mistake 60-Year Old Men Make About the Economy
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The Fed's been good for Wall Street, not so much for Main Street
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Biggest Borrowers from the Federal Reserve
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Gallup: Family of Four Needs $58,000 a Year
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Economy Is on the Move Again—And So Are Americans
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Fannie Mae Sees US Economic Growth Accelerating
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Bernanke Is Drunk On Optimism And His Faith In The Future Is Frightening
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Ebbing Deficit Likely to Keep Rates Low When Fed Tapers
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Caterpillar April machinery sales fall, led by Asia
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Consumer Spending Increase Predicted
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Banks Slow to Pay Out Mortgage Settlements
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The 14 best housing markets for the next 5 years
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Report says poor are moving to nation's suburbs --- Confronting Suburban Poverty in America
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Michigan can't collect real estate transfer taxes from Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
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Housing begins to directly contribute to economy
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Aviation:

New York senator asks airlines to reverse flight change fees
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BizJet Manufacturers Upbeat In The Face Of Europe's Downturn
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Supreme Court to hear case of disgruntled frequent flyer
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Airport Code Screwup Sends American Couple 7,000 Miles In The Wrong Direction
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Fraud:

Report: Steve Cohen Is Considering A Deal That Would Shut His Hedge Fund To Outside Investors
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The Case for Not Cooperating With Prosecutors
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SAC investors fleeing as Cohen faces prosecutors --- SAC Capital Aims to Stem Withdrawal Requests
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U.S. prosecutors' subpoena of SAC's Cohen puzzles defense lawyers
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Loyalty even to Steven Cohen has its limits
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Stressful Workplaces And Shrinking Paychecks Makes Fraud More Tempting
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Jeweler pleads guilty in KPMG insider-trading case
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Ex-Saab executives arrested on accounting charges
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Gupta Challenges U.S. Use of Wiretaps in Insider Appeal
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Municipalities:

JeffCo moves closer to bankruptcy exit with agreement
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Bankruptcy in the cards for Detroit
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San Bernardino School Bonds Test City's Bankruptcy
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Stockton ruling an encouraging sign
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Detroit Crisis Reflects American Cities
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Bankruptcy not an option for Flint, says emergency manager Ed Kurtz
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Cuomo proposes restructuring plan for local governments
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Poverty strains Fresno suburbs
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19 Cities Where Americans Are Struggling To Get By
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Telecoms:

Ergen Said to Bid $2 Billion for LightSquared Wireless Spectrum
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Rating Agencies:

Chutzpah redefined? Rating agencies want FHFA to share discovery costs
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Corporate Reform:

Financial whistleblowers 'not being listened to'
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Bowling:

AMF Bowling plans merger with New York-based company
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Brokers:

MF Global trustee liquidates broker's CME Group memberships
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Equipment Rentals:

Ahern Rentals Seeks Bankruptcy Court Approval of $415 Million Exit Loan
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Treasure:

Dispatch Wins Round in Columbus Exploration Bankruptcy Fight
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Agriculture:

Eastern Shore farms are part of bankruptcy sale
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(3 new opinions today - DBN)

Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (24 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (12 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
(large downloads)

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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Public Court Access:

“Signed, [Un]Sealed, Delivered” – New York Bankruptcy Court Rejects Uncontested Motion to Seal; Sets Gold Standard for Public Access to Court Filings
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Automatic Stay:

Creditor Willfully Violated Automatic Stay By Retaining Debtor's Repossessed Vehicle
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Recent Pleadings:

Howrey Trustee, Now Also Counsel For Dewey, Seeks To Hand Off Conflicted Claims To Committee
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TBTF:

Who Invented TBTF
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Tax:

The IRS Mess And What It Means To Be A Lawyer
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Karl Rove-affiliated group also targeted by IRS?
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How IRS Seeded the Clouds for Political Deluge
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Kudlow: How to Fix This IRS Mess
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ProPublica and the IRS Scandal
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Apple Paid Scant Taxes on Billions in Earnings --- Apple's Tax-Dodging Techniques Do Indeed Sound Quite Spectacular
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Banking:

The Rise And Fall Of Jamie Dimon, America's Most Powerful Banker
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Jamie Dimon Vote: A New Referendum on Governance
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A Jamie showdown at the JPM corral
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Demoting Jamie Dimon Won’t Fix JPMorgan’s Poor Governance
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Food/Beverage:

Bankruptcy auction to be held Monday for Hawaii Nui Brewing LLC
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The 9 Best Places To Eat And Drink Outside In New York City
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Study Finds Fast-Food Ice Dirtier Than Toilet Water
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Oil/Gas:

New York Landowners Sue Norse Energy USA Over Leases
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Alternative Energy:

Judge gives final approval to A123 bankruptcy plan
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Corporate Governance:

CalPERS Votes to Split Jamie Dimon's Role
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Autos:

American Axle Offers $2.5 Million for Revstone Industries Unit
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Musk Says Tesla Probably Will Pay Off US Loan Wednesday
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UK:

Hearts avoid relegation over financial crisis
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Amanda Abbington: Bankrupt partner of Martin Freeman vows to pay off £120K debts on her own
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EU:

Europe embraces fecklessness
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Wealthy bank depositors to suffer losses in EU law
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PIIGS:

Investors price out Greek default as curve normalizes
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Czech Republic:

Baník Ostrava saved from bankruptcy
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Mexico:

Mexico's Urbi defaults on interest payment
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Russia:

Yukos demise defines Russia 10 years on: Former giant oil producer still seeking huge compensation
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Brazil:

Why Credit Crazy Brazil Is Heading for Trouble
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