November 22, 2013

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Law:

Calculating Your Value As A Lateral Partner
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5 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Becoming A Corporate Lawyer
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McKenna Partner Says Merger Vote Scheduled for Tuesday
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Paul Weiss Men Rated Among Top 10 "Sexiest" New Yorkers
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Weil’s London Restructuring Team grows with internal promotion --- Weil Elects 9 New Partners and 9 New Counsel
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What it’s like to build a new law firm in the post-downturn market
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We are on track for there to be more new jobs for lawyers than there are new law school graduates
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Pardon the Disruption: The second thing that needs to go—the law school model
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Is practicing law like creating art?
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Biglaw Holiday Decision Tree: Do You Have To Work The Friday After Thanksgiving?
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Suit of the Week: Gucci
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Norton Rose Fulbright lays off 30
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Former Ropes & Gray associate loses retaliation case
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Business of Law
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Are ’3 + 3′ Programs A Good Idea?
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Keeping In-House, Outside Counsel Communication Flowing
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Understanding The Three Sides To The A-Rod Case And Why They Are All Plausible
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This Short 'Umbrella Man' Documentary About JFK's Assassination Will Make You Rethink All Sorts Of Conspiracy Theories
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14-Year-Old Indicted on Charges of R-----, Murdering Math Teacher
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Man gets 35 years for murder of ex, plus another 15 for similar attack on his lawyer, in open court
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Plastic Surgery Before and After: Husband Sues Wife Over 'Incredibly Ugly' Daughter After She Lies About Extensive Procedures in Korea
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'2 Drunk 2 Care' Tweeted Woman Responsible for Fatal Accident
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Mistrial declared for lawyer accused of helping wife frame school volunteer
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Charles Manson to Marry 25 Year Old Groupie
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The Man Allegedly Behind The Silk Road Drug Site Is Also Accused Of Plotting Six Murders
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First Assistant DA who fired gun in courthouse has been reassigned
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Robbers Lost Car Keys During Armed Robbery
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Say What?!
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Judges:

Harry Reid Officially 'goes Nuclear' — Historic Senate Rules Change --- Obama 'Supports' Senate's Nuclear Trigger: 'Enough Is Enough' --- And Boom Goes The (Nuclear) Dynamite: Previewing The Derptastic Sound Bytes You’re About To Hear --- Why the Filibuster Was Killed
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The D.C. Distraction: Judicial Vacancies Beyond The D.C. Circuit
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Electric-car owner Alex Kozinski offers ‘scathing’ objection in class action --- Chief Judge Kozinski: His Honor Objects!
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On being a young federal district judge between a rock and hard place
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Judge Berates Jury for DWI Verdict, Brings Up O.J. Simpson Trial
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Wall Street:

U.S. Stock -Index Futures Little Changed After Dow Record
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Dow Closes Above 16000 on Jobless Claims, Buybacks
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Layoffs:

New Jobless Claims Fall to 323,000
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Awards:

American College of Bankruptcy to Induct 33 New Fellows in 25th Class
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Retailing:

The Big Lie About Shopping on Thanksgiving and Black Friday
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Sears 3Q Loss Widen on Softer Sales
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US retailers lack Christmas cheer
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Education:

Harvard Students Epically Pranked Yale By Giving A Fake Campus Tour
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Celebs:

Singer Aaron Carter Files For Bankruptcy --- It's not such a dog's life for Aaron Carter as he files for bankruptcy --- 6 Ways Aaron Carter Can Get Himself Out of Bankruptcy --- Bankruptcy filing 'very positive' for Aaron Carter, publicist says
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Television:

CSN Houston's carriage roadblocks perplex Crane --- CSN Houston hearing Thursday --- Rockets interested in buying full ownership of CSN Houston
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Jim Crane, Astros suing Drayton McLane over CSN Houston deal
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Alternative Energy:

Solar Panel Groups Modify Loans
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Pensions:

The Exposure of Foreign Corporations to Pension Liabilities of U.S. Affiliates
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PBGC takes over, terminates Furniture Brands pension plan --- PBGC to pay $270 million to furniture firm retirees
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Newspapers:

Gatehouse Media announces it will close 10 weekly newspapers
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Debt Collection:

The CFPB Signals Revolutionary Changes to the Collection Industry
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Economy:

US Manufacturing Index Headed Higher
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Philly Fed Plummets
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'Taper' or not, QE3 isn't working
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Wholesale Prices in U.S. Fell in October for a Second Month
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US factories rebound, but Europe, China falter
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Senate committee recommends Yellen for Fed chair --- Fed needs change, not continuity --- Yellen takes big step toward becoming next Fed chair --- Five Senate Republicans Back Yellen for Fed Chairman --- Republicans Threaten to Use Yellen as Political Football
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The Biggest Winners From The Fed's Decision Not To Taper QE
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The US 20: Twenty Huge Trends That Will Dominate America's Future
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American Crisis: Crumbling Infrastructure
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This is your brain on poverty: Sanders and Warren probe insidious consequences of being poor
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Elizabeth Warren : Middle Class Was Neglected For A Generation
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Winding down Fannie and Freddie --- Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac attract investor groups
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Here's Why The New York And New Jersey Housing Markets Are Unlikely To Recover Anytime Soon
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Mortgage rates fall, with 30-year loans averaging 4.22%
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Approval of $8.5 bln BofA settlement in judge's hands
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Municipalities:

Orr: Working to give Detroit's mayor, council a chance 'to fire me' --- Duggan tries to temper expectations --- Will Detroit's new mayor work well with the emergency manager and governor?
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Detroit EM, mayor-elect announce new finance chief
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Jones Day Detroit Bankruptcy Tab So Far: $11 Million
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Fumbled Obamacare Cools Cities’ Interest in Website
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Judge expected to rule on Detroit bankruptcy soon, how could it go?
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Derelict in Detroit, and Hard to Sell
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Jefferson County's bankruptcy in terms of life, death and money
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Jefferson County Plan Support 'Overwhelming,' Judge Told
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Judge says Jefferson County can exit historic $4.23 billion bankruptcy
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Jefferson County Debt Deal May Let Bankruptcy Case Return
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Which firms got paid the highest fees from JeffCo bankruptcy ?
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Ratepayers braces for decades of rate hikes in Jefferson County
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Here's What It Cost San Francisco For Batkid To Take Over For The Day
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The 24 Coolest Small Businesses In Chicago
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The Best and Worst Run States in America: A Survey of All 50
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Health Care:

Michael Brown's Central Park apartment reveals valuable art work
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TIME Savages The Obamacare Disaster In One Brutal Cover
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Why Healthcare in America is So Expensive
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Aviation:

Plaintiffs seek temporary restraining order to stop US Airways-American Airlines merger
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Airline merger still likely next month despite antitrust order
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American Airlines unions urge judge to approve settlement, let merger happen
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Private lawyer seeks motion to block airline deal --- Consumer plaintiffs oppose AMR-USAir antitrust settlement
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US Airways merger has unexpected origin
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A Huge 747 Takes Off From Tiny Runway After Landing At The Wrong Airport
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Southwest Airlines will be the first to allow gate-to-gate WiFi
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US considers allowing mobile phone use on planes --- FCC Backlash on Plan to Allow Calls on Planes
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Fraud:

Madoff tried to get employee's jackpot from $17M lottery
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Cocaine talk clouds Madoff aide trial
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Madoff madness: Justice plan muddle for traders
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Settlement talks between Madoff trustee, investor collapse
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Treasure:

A 29-Year-Old Hedge Fund Manager Is Shorting A Deep Sea Treasure Hunting Company To Zero
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Autos:

Chrysler Banks Said to Mull IPO Valuation Around $10 Billion
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Oil/Gas:

Sale of D&L is a win-win situation, creditors’ lawyer says.
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Pigeons:

Galbraith downplays hefty payments from Pigeon King
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(8 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 (19 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (9 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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Bankruptcy Reform:

Venue Reform Hearing Scheduled for Nov. 22
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Claims Trading:

Trading Places on Traded Claims: Debtor’s Avoidance Defense Follows the Claim
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Claim Allowance:

In re Batista-Sanechez: Secured Creditor's Late-filed Claim Disallowed Despite Survival of its Lien
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Original Issue Discount Claims Arising from Fair Market Value Debt Exchanges: No Longer Fair Game for Disallowance?
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Recent Pleadings:

UST Slams Fresh & Easy Sale: Says 10-Day Due Diligence is "Rushed" In 53-Store Sale
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TBTF:

US plans to exit GM stake by year-end, may lose $10 bln --- Will GM Follow The AIG Playbook As Treasury Steps Aside? --- Was Saving the Chevy Cruze Worth $10 Billion? --- GM Free of U.S. Control Underscores Auto Industry Comeback
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Government’s $421 Billion Bailout Turns Profitable
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Electricity:

Fidelity Divide Shows Energy Future Debt Knot
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Judge Approves Longview Power's $150 Million Financing
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Politics:

Elizabeth Warren : The contender
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UK:

Paul Flowers forced out of Co-op over lavish expenses --- Vice chairman? Downfall of ex-bank boss grips UK --- Trust in Methodist church 'rocked' since Paul Flowers scandal, minister says
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3 Women Escape London House Where They Were Allegedly Held Captive For 30 Years
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Wife who ‘rejected £300m’ wins just £20m in Britain's longest-running divorce battle
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EU:

Draghi Says ECB Aware of Concern Low Rates Risk to Stability
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European Banks’ Legal Tab Exceeds $77 Billion Amid Probes
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PIIGS:

Dunne's wife fights NAMA's 'fishing trip' --- Three wise men launch new insolvency book
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Germany:

German Growth Led by Domestic Economy as Investment Expands
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Mexico:

Mexico cuts 2013 growth forecast again to 1.3%
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MENA:

Israel energy startup takes over assets of bankrupt electric car company Better Place
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Netherlands:

Important developments in the Dutch restructuring and insolvency market
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Brazil:

OSX Doesn’t Plan to Pay Interest on $500 Million Bond Next Month
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Judge partially accepts OGX bankruptcy filing: lawyer --- Brazil's OGX to appeal judge's bankruptcy protection decision
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Judge leaves OGX foreign units out of bankruptcy protection
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Brazil approves partial sale of OGX oil well to ExxonMobil
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Australia:

Curbing the flight of the phoenix - New solutions are needed to address insolvency in the construction industry
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Russia:

Consumer Bankruptcy Law Poised to Circle the Globe
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