Law:
A Former Partner’s Perspective On Legal Recruiters And Lateral Partner Moves
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After lawyers exit, Downey Brand lays off 17 staff members; remaining lawyers are busy, leader says
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Bad (Online) Reputation
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Funny Or Inappropriate? Law School Intramural Team Name Edition
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Prosecutor Says It’s His Constitutional Right To Beat His Son
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Linklaters promotes more women than men for the first time ever
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Judge Blocks State’s Attempt to Subpoena Former Christie Staffers
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2nd Circuit asks top NY court to explain minimum needed to satisfy in-state law office requirement
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Why Can't Lawyers Learn to Use Hashtags?
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Elite FBI team rescues prosecutor’s dad from kidnappers in Atlanta
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Woman Robbed on Street While Doing Interview About Street Robbery
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Ten killed as FedEx truck hits bus carrying teenagers in California
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Death of ‘Dueling Banjos’ creator brings litigation anecdote to light
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Lawyers caught boozing in office restroom
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F. Lee Bailey Denied Maine Chance
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Blogging barrister refers himself to the Bar Standards Board after committing ‘very serious’ contempt of court
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11th Circuit nixes immunity for sheriff’s officers who recorded attorney-client conversation
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Say What?!
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Judges:
Judge’s employee nicknames were discourteous and undignified, ethics complaint alleges
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Judge reprimanded for comment about proliferation of women lawyers; was he misunderstood?
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Wall Street:
U.S. Stock -Index Futures Decline as JPMorgan Retreats
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Nasdaq plunges 3%; Dow closes down 267 points
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High-Frequency Trades Are 'Intense Focus' of SEC, White Says
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6 Strategies For Getting A Raise Without Asking
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Layoffs:
Oshkosh Corporation announces over 700 layoffs
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Telkom ( International ) - 3,000+ Layoffs Possible
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Consultants:
AlixPartners sues restructuring consultants who jumped to McKinsey
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Shipping:
Private equity’s role in a distressed shipping market
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Chang Jiang Shipping Faces Asset Liquidation
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Electricity:
Judge awards fees to former SME trustee
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Glacial Energy Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
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Energy Future Bonds Surging as Bankruptcy Negotiations Progress
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Fraud:
9 Pieces Of Good Advice From Notorious Business People
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Judge accepts SAC guilty plea, $1.2 billion payout for fraud --- SAC Capital $1.8 billion penalty approved
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Aviation:
The untold story of American Airlines' big payout
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Etihad and Alitalia talks stall over job cuts
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Malaysia Airlines plane search: New signal possibly detected
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Compensation:
Bank CEO Pay Remains Below Pre-Crisis Levels
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Finance:
Collateralized loan obligations: Our next financial nightmare
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Faulty Hedges in Junk Loans Foil Rate Protection
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Healthcare:
NARH Closure Taking Toll on Community
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$627,588 in employee benefits owed to NRMC
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Palm Drive counting down days to probable closure
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Community Health Systems to reorganize under chapter 11 in bankruptcy court
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Top Paid Medicare Doctors: We Have Reasons
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Alternative Energy:
The Solar Industry Has Been Waiting 60 Years For This To Happen
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Mail:
Why the GOP Loves Obama's Post Office Plan
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Economy:
Applications for US Jobless Aid Dip 32K to 300,000 --- Jobless Claims in U.S. Drop to Lowest Level Since 2007
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U.S. Posts Smallest March Federal Budget Deficit Since 2000
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Charting the Misery Index
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Millennials Still Feel the Recession's Bite
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IRS, Social Security Targeting Taxpayers for Their Parents' Old Debts
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We're Getting Used to Financial Hardship
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The Worrying Collapse of Global Trade
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Jamie Dimon Explains Why The Fed's Massive $4.5 Trillion Balance Sheet Is Actually Small
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What It's Like To Live In Your Car On The Streets Of New York City
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The 10 Best-Paying Cities In America
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Is America Becoming Mississippi?
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US Oil Reserves Highest Since 1976
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Leases: The Special Case of a Governmental Landlord
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Rising Foreclosure Starts, Auctions Boost Foreclosure Activity In March
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Mortgage rates fall
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Citigroup blasts developer Pat Turner for 'desperate, misguided' effort to keep Westport land
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Carter's Grove on block May 21
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Trailer Parks Lure Wall Street Investors Looking for Double-Wide Returns
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Municipalities:
Politics in his future? Detroit case has "done me in", Orr says
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Detroit’s Orr Explains Bondholders’ 74% Recovery: Five Questions
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Judge to rule on Detroit swaps deal with 2 banks
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Detroit's $85 Million Swaps Fight Hints at Tough Battle
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Unions: Detroit Firefighters, Police Officers ‘Will Be Destitute’ Under Emergency Manager’s Plan
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Orr Shoots Down Creditors’ $2 Billion Art Proposal --- Battle over Detroit's art collection
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Here’s the (latest) motion related to the DIA art sale
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Plan to 'accelerate' Detroit water department pensions awash with criticism
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Fitch: Detroit Plan Shows ULT Pledge Has Adequate Protection
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Wayne County requests mediator in regional water talks
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Ex-city official gets nearly 12 years
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Puerto Rico hires third US restructuring firm
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Puerto Rico Removal Fuels Record Drop in Risk Index
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Financial Tyranny in Puerto Rico
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Bunker Hill dangerously close to bankruptcy
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Act 47 bill provides more state leverage
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Pensions:
Reimbursement Issue Puts Snag In Plan By Cleveland Businessman Allan Jones To Buy Hardwick Clothes
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Autos:
GM puts 2 engineers on paid leave in recall case
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GM shares drop to near IPO price of $33
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Why Wall Street Is Turning Against General Motors Company
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GM Finds New Ignition Flaw
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GM expands ignition recall, takes $1.3B charge
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New GM: Same as it ever was?
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New Texas GM Lawsuit Names Cobalt Engineers as Defendants
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Retailing:
Coldwater Creek Files Bankruptcy After Clothing Sales Fall --- Coldwater Creek to close down
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Family Dollar to Close 370 Stores, Cut Jobs Amid Business Review
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Mass Torts:
Insurers Join in Efforts to Unseal Asbestos 'Misrepresentation' Evidence
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Feds to remove WV chemical spill evidence at Freedom Industries
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Probe finds Maine railway failed to reveal 22 incidents before deadly Quebec derailment
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Telecoms:
LightSquared to Borrow $74 Million More to Fund Bankruptcy
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BlackBerry Might Give Up Making Phones
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Bankrupt company claims Fifth Third is blocking sale to Wal-Mart
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Hedge Funds:
Meet The 31-Year-Old Hedge-Fund Trader Who Made $119 Million Last Year
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Tax:
Private equity tax breaks: How long will they last?
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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 (24 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:
Red Ink, Red-Eyed Judges, and the High Costs of Crowded Bankruptcy Courts
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Automatic Stay:
Lawyer's 'Tactic' in Bankruptcy Cases Draws Judge's Ire
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Sales:
Fisker Automotive Puts the Brakes on Distressed Investors' Right to Credit Bid
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Last Day:Take Our Bankruptcy Reform Issues Survey
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Insurance:
Why Agencies Need to Pay More Attention to Insurer Insolvency
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Policyholder’s Bankruptcy Does Not Relieve Insurer’s Obligations for “Loss”
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D&O Policy’s Professional Services Exclusion Does Not Preclude Law Firm’s Coverage for False Advertising Claim
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Personal Finance:
Why You Shouldn't Use Your Credit Card For Every Purchase
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Savings showdown: Retirement or college tuition?
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Coal:
Judge: James River Coal operations can go on
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Fitch: James River Filing Unlikely to Alter Competitive Terrain
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TBTF:
Ally Financial shares fall in debut
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Gambling:
Casino Union Runs the Numbers on Revel
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Video Games:
Judge to take up 38 Studios document release
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Banking:
Sonoma bank fraud charges cast new light on Charter Oak failure
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Jamie Dimon Hits Final Stage of Grief
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Currency:
Would a U.S.-Based Bitcoin Exchange Be Eligible for Bankruptcy?
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Bitcoin Prices Plunge To A Five-Month Low
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An Investors Group Wants Bankrupt Mt. Gox for One Bitcoin
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Corporate Reform:
Law students seek release of secret nonprosecution deals with corporations
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Video Games:
House Oversight panel meeting on 38 Studios
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UK:
Government offers £10m as coal pits in deep trouble
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Closures spell the death knell for deep coal mining in the UK
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Westminster’s £10m loan delays coal mine closure
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PIIGS:
Greek bonds fly off the shelves --- Bombing outside Greek central bank --- Bond markets cannot get enough of Greece, as debt auction proves --- Merkel Hopes for Warmer Reception in Athens Return
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Canada:
CBC cuts 650 jobs, retreats from sports to trim costs
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Ukraine:
NATO Releases Ominous Satellite Images Of Russian Troop Buildup Outside Ukraine --- Putin Warns Europe on Natural Gas Shortages
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Finland:
S&P cuts outlook on Finland's credit rating
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Mexico:
Mexico Prosecutors Seek Bankruptcy Protection for Oceanografia
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