April 2, 2014

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Law:

Lateral partners are largely satisfied with their decision to move, survey says --- 10 Interesting Findings About Lateral Partner Recruitment
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Which Firms Pay The Most Generous Starting Bonuses And Salary Advances?
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Managing Partners More Confident In Market
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James H. Millar Joins Drinker Biddle's Corporate Restructuring Practice
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Small, Midsize Firms Plan to Boost Marketing Spending
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Women’s History Month and Stilettos in the Courtroom
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8 Tips for Lateral Partners From Those Who Made a Move
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The Decision: Rankings Upheaval Complicates One Prospective Law Student’s Choice
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ABA To End Mandated Use Of LSAT, GPA; Moves To Holistic Admissions Standard
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Beyond Biglaw: The Need For Speed
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Office For iPad Is Microsoft's Best Move In Years
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Lawyers choose their favorites for ‘60 Sites in 60 Minutes’
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4 Things I Learned About Business As An FBI Agent
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Would-be lawyer loses ADA challenge based on mental-health questions
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Citing cost, Texas governor says state won’t follow federal rules intended to reduce prison rapes
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Judge acquits tourist in Macy’s shoplifting case linked to racial profiling claims
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Wealthy Child Rapist Gets Off Easy Because He Wouldn’t ‘Fare Well’ In Prison
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Lawyer Upset Police Retrieved ‘Missing’ Rolex From Client’s Lady Parts
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North Carolina man is accused of stealing gavel and cash from law firm, punching attorney
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People Like Female Bosses - In Theory
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Power Posing At Work
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Say What?!
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Judges:

A Judicial Opinion With Lots Of Flair
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Sonia Sotomayor: The People’s Justice?
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Home-Run Hitters of the Supreme Court
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Wall Street:

U.S. Stock Futures Are Little Changed Before Payroll Data
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S&P 500 Closes at Record High
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The HFT debate --- SEC Has 'A Number' of Investigations Into High-Frequency Trading
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Layoffs:

The 10 Most Common Jobs In America
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Awards:

Haynes and Boone Wins Restructuring Deal of the Year Award
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Currency:

Mt. Gox CEO ordered to US for questioning on missing bitcoins --- U.S. Judge Orders Mt. Gox Founder to Dallas
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To Instill Love of Bitcoin, Backers Work to Make It Safe
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Bitcoin looks like the worst investment in the world this year --- This could be the end of the Bitcoin era --- For Bitcoin , Lessons In The History Of Failed Currencies --- Alleged Silk Road Creator's Lawyer Denies Bitcoin Is 'Monetary Instrument,' Moves To Drop All Charges --- What Did This Swiss Software Developer Have To Do With The Launch Of Bitcoin? --- A St. Louis Fed Official Made A Presentation About Bitcoin That Bitcoin Fans Are Going To Love
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Did the IRS Just Help or Hurt the Bitcoin Economy?
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Alleged Silk Road Founder Can't Be Guilty Of Money Laundering Since Bitcoin Isn't Money, Argues Lawyer
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Tax:

A whistleblower and a cash problem: Caterpillar’s Swiss tax adventures --- PricewaterhouseCoopers Executives Grilled at Senate Hearing Over Caterpillar's Taxes --- Sen. Paul: Give Caterpillar Award for Tax Strategy --- Republicans defend Caterpillar, blast US tax code at hearing --- What’s the difference between tax evasion and tax avoidance? Ask Caterpillar --- Caterpillar: We Pay All of the Taxes We Owe
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Corporate Lobbyists Assail Tax Overhaul They Once Cheered
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Mass Torts:

GM hires Ken Feinberg --- GM Hires Victims Compensation Expert --- "Unimpeded Access"
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Aviation:

Tough times for military aviation charters
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Malaysia Police: We May Never Find Out Anything Else About Missing Flight 370
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Pensions:

US public pension gap widened to nearly $1 trillion in FY12
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Sharing the pain will save pensions
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Economy:

US factory activity picks up, more gains eyed
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Nearly Half Of Us Couldn't Live A Month On Our Savings
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Janet Yellen goes Main Street
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What the 1% Believe vs the Public
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People Are Starting To Think That The Jobs Report Might Really Be Big
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A Good Sign That Companies Are Going To Increase Their Spending
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More House, Less Booze: How Spending Changes From Age 25-75
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Apr 01 Home Price Index Report --- US home prices rise despite weather --- National U.S. Home Prices Uptick 12 Percent Over Last Year --- Four states hit record highs for home prices
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Construction Spending Up 0.1% for February
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Allonhill files for bankruptcy after $26 million judgment in fraud dispute
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Pat Turner seeks court approval to accept Westport investment
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GE Unit Loses Bid to Sink Megabucks Mortgage Suits
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Menachem Stark, Williamsburg landlord abducted and slain in January, died without a will
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Bankruptcy filing halts foreclosure on Miami-Dade office condos
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Municipalities:

Detroit skips payment on GO bonds as revised plan comes under fire
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Detroit retirees pan revised bankruptcy plan, demand documents on art collection --- Hundreds protest Detroit's bankruptcy plan
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A Better Way to Protect Detroit Pensioners
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Obama is Using Detroit as a Political Punching Bag
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Chicago mayor makes pension proposal --- Raise taxes, cut benefits
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Catawba River town faces water, sewer problems, could go bankrupt
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Judge denies Desert Hot Springs police union request
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Gross Joins Bond Investors in North Las Vegas Crosshairs
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Autos:

Congress Grills GM CEO Over Deaths, Faulty Ignitions --- GM's Barra deflects hard questions --- Barra Says Failure to Fix Switch 'Very Disturbing' --- Barra: Poor decisions in past do not reflect the GM of today --- Barra: 'Today's GM will do the right thing' --- GM slammed at hearing for failing to address 57-cent defect linked to deaths --- Barra: GM has 'civic responsibility' to compensate crash victims --- Live Blog: GM's Mary Barra Testifies on Capitol Hill
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GM avoided defective switch redesign in 2005 to save a dollar each
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These words to haunt GM: 'Acceptable business case'
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Mary Barra: Evaluating accidents prior to bankruptcy
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Why Congress could be crucial in quest to hold GM liable
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The One Important Thing GM CEO Mary Barra Told Congress
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7 takeaways from GM recall hearing
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GM boss Mary Barra offers apologies but few answers over car recall crisis
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How GM can recover
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What You Need to Know About the GM Recalls
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GM hires 9/11 attorney to advise on recall victims --- G.M.'s Top Lawyer To Advise CEO On Capitol Hill
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March auto sales thaw, even for GM, despite recalls
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Budd Co. files for bankruptcy protection to modify retiree benefits
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Politics:

Government wants state senator to repay loan
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Florida's 'Vampire' Candidate Future Of American Politics
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Apparel:

Order extends 'exclusivity period' for Hardwick Clothes
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Alternative Energy:

KiOR obtains $25 million to keep operating
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LDK Melts Down, Solar Default Signs Grow
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Oceanlinx goes bankrupt owing $10m
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Healthcare:

Meeting scheduled on future of troubled Palm Drive Hospital
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Sick Hospitals
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? State officials hashing out North Adams Regional Hospital solution
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Telecoms:

Falcone animosity toward Charlie Ergen on display
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Fraud:

Justices Skeptical of Broad Claims for Bank Fraud Law
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Waste:

West Florida Recycling files for bankruptcy protection
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Textbooks:

Cengage exits bankruptcy after cutting debt by two thirds --- Q&A: Cengage Learning CEO Michael Hansen on Coming Out of Bankruptcy
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Personal Finance:

5 Things You Should Always Buy Used
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(12 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 (39 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (11 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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Sales:

363(f) Versus 365(h): A Victory for 363(f), At Least in this Case
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Jurisdiction:

Voluntary Bankruptcy Adjudication: Why Consent Matters
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Plan Confirmation:

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Approves Electronic Balloting Procedures for First Time in Chapter 11 History
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New: Take Our Bankruptcy Reform Issues Survey
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TBTF:

Fed Thinks Big Banks Will Get Bigger in a Crisis
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Fraud:

PFG trustee seeks funds in settlement with Wasendorf ex-wife
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Charles H Keating Jr. dies at age 90
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Defense claims DBSI was open about finances
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Longtime lawyer gets 10 years for his role in $1B Mutual Benefits investment scam
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MF Global Blames Accountants for Fiasco
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Electricity:

Energy Future Holdings' restructuring would almost wipe out owners including Fort-Worth based TPG --- TXU Failure Could Wipe Out KKR, Goldman, TPG Units
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Art:

Decaying Budd Plant Inspires 'Ruin P---' Photographers
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Celebs:

Oksana Grigorieva Challenged in Bankruptcy Court Gopher Patrol, Seriously? --- Oksana Grigorieva Questioned By Bankruptcy Trustee About Her Expenses: Mel Gibson’s Baby Mama Finances Don’t Add Up!
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Judge Weighs Sanctions in Favor of Anna Nicole Estate
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Bike Sharing:

Why DC’s bikeshare is flourishing while New York’s is financially struggling
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Weather:

Drought Could Hurt Jobs in Calif. for Years
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Food/Beverage:

Investment firm completes purchase of beef plant
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Banah sugar lines up buyer in bankruptcy court
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Banking:

Investors sue ?First Mariner Bancorp over trust preferred securities
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Compensation:

Why organizations pay so much for star performers
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Compensation:

Why organizations pay so much for star performers
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UK:

SME insolvencies continued to decline in 2013
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UK's biggest coal miner on verge of collapse
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UK regulator in nightmare scenario over report on 'zombies'
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PIIGS:

PIIGS stock markets did insanely well during the first quarter
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Eurozone signs off on delayed €8.3bn bailout for Greece
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Greece's Incredible Round Trip Doesn't Get Enough Attention
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Canada:

Hantsport considers dissolving to deal with financial woes
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Court OKs Bre-X class action settlement; investors get tiny fraction
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Australia:

Clive staves off insolvency move
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Ukraine:

Congress to pass aid Ukraine, sanction Russia
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Russia:

The data are in: life under Putin is a continuous downward spiral into despair
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