November 19, 2013

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Law:

Top Restructuring Specialist Howard Morris Joins MoFo in London
--- Dentons' Morris resurfaces at MoFo as co- insolvency head --- Dentons delays merger vote as former chief exec joins MoFo
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Is Dentons megamerger with McKenna Long still moving forward?
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Can Patton Boggs Escape From The Swamp?
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The Problems Firms Face When Pushing Out Partners
(DBN)

How Much Is An Associate Worth?
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BTI Client Service A-Team: Top 30
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Business of Law
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A Biglaw Firm Gives Big Support To Typhoon Haiyan Relief
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Dewey Trustee Sues Ex-Partner Marcoux for $4.2 Million
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7 Tips on Prepping for Your Annual Review
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Biglaw Firm Wants Half a Million To Give You Their Two Cents
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When Paying a Lawyer a Compliment Doesn't Pay
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Federal Judge Upholds Law Student's Ouster for Plagiarism
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Law Students And Blackface Don’t Mix
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After law dean resigns, college president follows suit --- Chaos At The Law School Leads To Ouster Of University President
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The Dental School Analogy
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Retired lawyer, 102, sells coin collection for $23M
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Judge Excludes Associate's Damages Expert in Ropes Trial
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Huge Law Firm Files Lawsuit So Guy Can't Collect 401K Of The Legal Secretary He Killed
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'Better Call Saul' Star Bob Odenkirk Wants 'Breaking Bad' Spinoff To Be A Prequel AND Sequel
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Lawyer who started law school at 16 is still practicing at 96
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Law grad with gun is shot and killed by police outside home of slain physician
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Retina iPad Mini Display Problems
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Video Captures Police Officer Tasering & Killing Therapy Dog
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Why Law Schools Must Help Their Students Pass The Bar
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New Mexico Police Fire Into Minivan Filled With Children
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Leno's Rat Jokes Crossed the Line, Woman Says
(DBN)

Man plans to point finger at his identical twin at trial
(DBN)

Breaking Bad's Alternate Ending
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Man freed since Parkinson's disease drug made him expose himself
(DBN)

Drunk driver banned from driving for 14 months allowed to live in his car
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Father faces criminal case over his 4-year-old son’s slaying of playmate with unsecured gun
(DBN)

Were Brittany Murphy And Her Husband Murdered?
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Mom Gives Kids Homemade Lunch, School Forces Them to Eat Ritz Crackers
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George Zimmerman Arrested After Domestic Dispute With Girlfriend
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Judges:

ABA Sticks Up for Bankruptcy Judges
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Former bankruptcy judge to take over management of Wilson Center --- Former bankruptcy judge named conservator
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Federal judge’s gender and race requirements for class-action lawyers may merit review, Alito says
(DBN)

Top state court nixes agreed 6-month law-license loss for ex-judge, wants ‘more severe sanction’
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Are some Ala. judges swayed by electoral pressures in capital cases? Apparently so, Sotomayor says
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NBC Gives Pilot Order To Comedy ‘Bad Judge’
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Wall Street:

U.S. Stock -Index Futures Little Changed Before Reports
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After Dow tops 16000, investors succumb to acrophobia
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Junk Glistens Under ‘Bernankecare’ as Worst Win in Stocks, Bonds
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Layoffs:

?This Is the Best "I Quit" Email You'll Read All Week
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Religion:

Pay Continues For Diocese Employees During Bankruptcy Case
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Telecoms:

Judge blocks attack on interest rates for Nortel US bonds
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LightSquared’s Last Desperate Measure: Suing Dish Network
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Charlie Ergen’s master class in corporate governance bullying
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KPN reaches tentative settlement over KPNQwest bankruptcy
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Aviation:

Partly Cloudy Forecast for Airports After AMR-US Air Approval
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Proposed Spin-offs at Seven Major Airports Satisfy DOJ in US Airways/American Merger
(DBN)

Alitalia may cut up to 2,600 staff to cut costs: union sources
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Health Care:

Obamacare: What Goes Wrong Next?
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Is Obama’s health-law fix constitutional?
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Autos:

The air starts leaking out of Tesla's tires
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Feds open formal probe into Tesla electric car fires
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Economy:

Fed's Dudley, a staunch dove, turns upbeat on US economy --- Economy may be doing better, key Fed official says
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Fed Ponders How to Temper Tapering Without Rate Increase
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Geithner Joins Warburg in Shift to Buyouts From Bailouts
(DBN)

Summers: Economy May Never Be Right Again
(DBN)

Charts Look Terrible For Future US Growth
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OECD Cuts Global Growth Outlook on Emerging-Market Slowdown --- OECD Warns of U.S. Threat to Global Recovery
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US: The 50 Biggest Givers
(DBN)

Pentagon: Doctored Ledgers Conceal Epic Waste
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

US homebuilder confidence steady
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Ackman Joins Fray to Pry Once-Worthless Fannie From U.S.
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Securitization, Foreclosure, and the Uncertainty of Mortgage Title
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BlackRock Set for Final Clash With AIG on BofA Deal
(DBN)

Foreclosure Attorney David Stern Won't Appeal Disbarment
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Municipalities:

Bankruptcy judge keeps Detroiters' plight in mind
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This time, no deal from Chap. 9 threat
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Barclays could get more than $4M in Detroit bankruptcy deal --- The secret's out --- 1.25 Percent Fee for Bankruptcy Loan
(DBN)

Can — and should — charitable foundations help rescue Detroit?
(DBN)

Detroit almost wasn't the largest city to file for bankruptcy
(DBN)

Two Qualms regarding Detroit's “Creative Solution”
(DBN)

The Big Ideas In Kevyn Orr's Restructuring Plan Come From Dave Bing
(DBN)

Jefferson County's Rise to Investment Grade Doubted --- Ratings Firms At Odds Over Jefferson County Bond Deal
(DBN)

Former Jefferson County, Ala., Advisor Not a Fiduciary: Attorneys
(DBN)

With time almost up, some investors concerned over Jefferson County's $1.7 billion debt deal, according to report
(DBN)

Atlantic City could face bankruptcy from casino property tax appeals
(DBN)

Judge approves key part of Stockton bankruptcy plan --- Stockton, Calif. creditors to vote on bankruptcy exit in February
(DBN)

Vallejo reenters bond market post-bankruptcy
(DBN)

New U.S. Metro Economies Report: Many U.S. Metros Still Struggling Yet Continue to Drive Nation's Economy --- Economies likely stalled in more than 100 US metros in 2013: Mayors
(DBN)

America's Cities on the Edge
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Fraud:

Madoff Feeder-Fund Victims Can Tap Forfeited $2.35 Billion --- Madoff victim pool expanded
(DBN)

Ex-SAC Manager Martoma Loses Bid to Delay Insider Trial
(DBN)

Game Changer? The U.S. Supreme Court to Revisit "Fraud on the Market" Presumption
(DBN)

Rajaratnam Loses Bid for Full-Court Review of Conviction
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Ex-Nixon Peabody Attorney Seeks Freedom Pending Appeal
(DBN)

Law firm seeks twice the amount held by Fair Finance estate
(DBN)

Colorado Springs businessman Brian Wellens convicted of fraud
(DBN)

CNBC will feature Mastro case on "American Greed" Nov. 21
(DBN)

Chevron v. Donziger: The Goat on the Stick
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Brokers:

MF Global ordered to pay $1.2bn in restitution
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Food/Beverage:

Tesco's Fresh & Easy Gets No Bids to Rival Yucaipa Offer
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Some EB-5 investments transferred to beef plant
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Fashion:

Lily Allen's Clothing Line Lucy In Disguise Goes Bankrupt
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Hotels:

Creditors attempt to collect from bankrupt Lafayette Yard Hotel in Trenton
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Banking:

What Would Banks Look Like If They Were Shadow Banks?
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One Banker Who's Learned The Lesson Of Chase
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Electricity:

Longview Power Contractors Say They Won't Oppose $150 Million Lifeline
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Brandon Barber's Lawyer, K. Vaughn Knight, Convicted on Eight Counts
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Celebs:

New federal indictment brings more charges against ‘Real Housewives of New Jersey’ cast members --- Prosecutors say 'Real Housewives' stars lied by claiming she wasn't housewife
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Shunning Politics, John Edwards Returns to the Law
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Rail:

Maine railway seeks loan to operate through bankruptcy
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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 (11 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (29 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:

AlixPartners’ CEO: Easy Money Slows Pace of Bankruptcies
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3 Companies Drowning in Debt
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Events of Default:

Speak No Evil - Restructuring Discussions and Events of Default
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Claims Trading:

Third Circuit Finds Clouds Over Debt Trades in Bankruptcy
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Plan Confirmation:

Scheduled Creditors Beware! One Court Surprisingly Says You Are Ineligible to Vote on a Chapter 11 Plan If You Fail to File a Proof of Claim
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UST:

New U.S. Trustee Will Oversee Bankruptcy Court in N.Y.
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Recent Pleadings:

OSG Sues Proskauer In Malpractice Action - Company claims it borrowed hundreds of millions of dollars based on erroneous tax advice
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TBTF:

Size of too-big-to-fail problem needs broad tracking -Fed's Kocherlakota
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Electricity:

Edison Mission Energy Files Plan to Pay Creditors
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Mass Torts:

Garlock’s suit against asbestos firm points to abuse FACT Act designed to fix
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Corporate Governance:

Appeal of Chancery Ruling on Ouster of CEO by Board
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Debt Collection:

Curbs on Cellphone Calls Pay Off for Lawyers
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Corporate Reform:

Fed Considering Delay of Volcker Rule
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JPMorgan, Justice Department near $13B settlement
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Pensions:

PBGC deficit rises to nearly $36 billion
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Gambling:

Atlantic Club Casino sale expected to close by spring 2014
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Pigeons:

'I can't think of one thing' Pigeon King did wrong: former employee
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Sovereigns:

Argentina Loses Bid for Full-Court Rehearing of Bonds Appeal
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UK:

Nortel/Lehmans - Supreme Court rules that Financial Support Directions rank as provable debts in an insolvency
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Shopaholic 'hired hitman to murder husband to claim £750,000 life insurance to pay off debts'
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UK Property Market at Risk Without Supply Boost, OECD Says
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Chairman of Co-op Group resigns amid scandal of ex-chairman allegedly buying illegal drugs
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PIIGS:

Ireland to Bulldoze 40 Housing Projects as It Clears Ghost Towns
--- Gardai unable to find GAA star Paul Codd five weeks after warrant
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Rome Opera, facing bankruptcy , is taken under administration
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Brazil:

Petronas pulls out of $850m OGX deal --- Petronas Abandons Batista’s OGX as Martelo Project Backer --- OGX Considers Legal Steps
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MENA:

Iran’s Gas Co. Declares Bankruptcy , State Agency Says --- Company Faces Collapse, Hit by Sanctions
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Islamic Bonds Go Mainstream
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Japan:

Tepco to seek $2 billion in private-placement bonds from lenders - sources
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