Law:
Attorney Chad Pugatch In Bar's Crosshairs With Pending Probe
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Dewey liquidators confirm payout
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Foley partner who claimed bias because of lesser pay loses in 6th Circuit
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Partnership model not suitable for Generation Y
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How the Financial Crisis Shaped Today's Midlevels
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The Keys to Midlevels Satisfaction
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Twenty-Five Things Your Associates Want You to Know
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What Associates Can Do to Get Ahead - Right Now
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Cleary's Big-Ticket Litigation Dry Spell
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Demand for cheaper legal fees looks set to continue
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Is It Ethical To Not Understand How E-Discovery Works?
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Senior Lawyer Unleashes ‘Old School’ Rant, Hits ‘Reply All’
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Law firms that sued HP want to represent it as part of settlement; objecting lawyer says deal a joke
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A Personal Assistant: The Perfect Accessory For The Entitled Partner
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B2C Law - The DIY Experiment
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Investors will impose a new regime for law firms
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Dickstein Shapiro sets new strategy after 40pc personnel loss
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California AG marries fellow lawyer
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Nebraska readies debt relief program for law grads practicing in rural areas; 2L learns the ropes
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The Greatest Lawyer Letter Ever? — Final Four
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Law Firm Swag
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Ballard Spahr moving to larger NYC offices to accommodate recent growth
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#Rainmakers: How Biglaw Uses Social Media For Business Development
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Hefty Prices for .Attorney and .Lawyer Domains
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The ABA Changes The Way We Do Law School
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Beyond Biglaw: Winning The Preseason
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This one goes out to the paralegals
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Top IRS ethics lawyer facing possible disbarment, accused of lying
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17 Business Etiquette Rules Every Professional Needs To Know
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Easy Ways To Remember Anyone's Name
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House GOP Hires $500-an-Hour Lawyers for Suit Against Obama
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How To Have A Successful Office Romance
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The Bizarre Case Of Undercover Cops Who Allegedly Had Long-Term Relationships With Women They Were Spying On
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Judge nixes cellphone evidence in Aaron Hernandez murder case over defective warrant
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Lawyer charged with spray-painting garage of juror who convicted him in disorderly conduct case
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Lawyer is accused of violating lifetime ban on representing women; disbarment sought
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Court Rules Companies Have a Duty to Preserve Employee Text Messages
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Horse and Buggy Robbed by Masked Gunmen
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Black TV Producer Mistaken for Bank Robber by Beverly Hills PD
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Size DOES matter says judge
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Cruel and Unusual Punishment
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75-year-old woman gets life in prison for 1970s slaying of her then-husband
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Judges:
PACER: Thousands of Electronic Case Files Lost in Transition --- PACER Changes Draw Ire of Attorneys, Journalists --- PACER Offers Terrible Explanation Why They Are Removing A Decade of Court Information
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Family and friends bid farewell to legendary federal bankruptcy court judge
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Kidnapper charged in claimed plot to abduct judge, prison officials and others
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Ethics complaint cites judge’s ‘inexplicable’ and ‘bizarre’ behavior and ‘paranoia’
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Wall Street:
U.S. Index Futures Little Changed With S&P 500 at Record
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S&P 500 closes over 2000, but surge has skeptics
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Here Are The Watches Wall Street's Biggest Players Wear
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Stocks: 4 things to know before the open
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Layoffs:
More Laid-Off Workers Are Bouncing Back, And Fewer are Taking Pay Cuts
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The college majors most and least likely to lead to underemployment
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Aviation:
Knee Rage: United flight diverted after two passengers fight over a seat recline
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Etiquette Rules To Remember Next Time You Fly
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Family Furious After Southwest 'Lost' Elderly Mother
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Fly Romania asks for insolvency
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Construction:
Auctions begin for Truland's trucks, trailers and vans
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Federal court judge bars Trulands, A&E Technologies from selling assets
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A closer look at Truland Group Inc. CEO Robert W. Truland
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Economy:
2008 Meltdown Was Worse Than Great Depression, Bernanke Says
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Consumer confidence hits seven-year high
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Better jobs market lifting consumer confidence
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U.S. Credit Card Delinquency Rate Reaches Record Low
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Durable Goods Orders Surge By A Record 22.6% In July
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Richmond Manufacturing Data Hits 3-Year High
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U.S. Factories Keep Losing Ground to Global Rivals
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AP survey: US economists agree with Fed's concerns but fear it will raise rates
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38 maps that explain the global economy
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How America’s Consumers Spend Across States
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Who Will Think of the Tenants: Split in Authority Regarding the Interplay Between Bankruptcy Code Sections 363(f) and 365(h)(1)(A)
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Lease Termination: Do You Really Mean It?
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Home prices on S&P/Case-Shiller index dip in June. That's a good thing. --- Case-Shiller: Comp 20 House Prices increased 8.1% year-over-year in June
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Widespread Slowdown In US Home Prices
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How Home Prices Have Slowed Down, in Five Charts
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Housing in America: It's not as bad as it looks
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Zillow: Negative Equity declines further in Q2 2014
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Report: Freddie Mac, Ginnie Mae Ignored 'Red Flags' in Fraud Case
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House Prices: Better Seasonal Adjustment; Real Prices and Price-to-Rent Ratio Decline in June
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HDG Mansur creditors seeking liquidation of the firm
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Project Climbs Out of Its Hole - Creditors Expected to Vote Soon on Restructuring Plan Tied to Chicago Spire
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Municipalities:
Lender Offers Up to $4 Billion Loan For Detroit Using Art As Collateral
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Lawyer wants to keep corruption, misconduct out of Detroit bankruptcy trial
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Syncora’s Alternative Universe: What if bondholders had been prioritized like pensioners?
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Standard & Poor’s shows confidence in Detroit risk in issuing grades on new water and sewer bonds
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Detroit Expected $55 Million in Property Tax Revenue; It Brought in $6.7 Million
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Detroit, hold-out creditors must go to bankruptcy mediation -judge
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Water shutoffs to resume in Detroit for unpaid bills --- Detroit Water Shutoffs Resume; Bankruptcy Lawyers and Banks Cash In
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Andy Dillon might get role in managing Detroit's retiree health care
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Attorney: Alleged pension fund misdeeds should play no role in Detroit bankruptcy trial
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Bid to change Detroit firefighters' career ladder faces pushback
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Casino closings wipe $2B from Atlantic City property-tax values
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Hearing continues on 38 Studios lobbying probe
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Quake is major test for hard-luck California city --- Thousands of California's brick buildings face quake danger
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The Most Sexist States In The US
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Awards:
Bankruptcy Partner Wins Distinguished Leader Award
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Mining:
Mercator Mineral Park Holdings File Chapter 11 Bankruptcy --- Mercator files for creditor protection
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Chemicals:
Momentive Bankruptcy Plan to Be Approved With Changes --- Judge Rejects Momentive Performance Materials' Plan to Exit Bankruptcy --- U.S. bankruptcy judge sides with Momentive, rejects creditor objections
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Momentive Judge Sees No Enforceable ‘Make-Whole’ Claim
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Food/Beverage:
Crumbs Bake Shop to Reopen Stores After Court Approval
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Tax:
Burger King Defends Plan to Buy Tim Hortons --- Warren Buffett, Burger King And The Big Money Behind Inversion Deals --- What Warren Buffett Will Earn On His $3 Billion Investment In The Burger King-Tim Hortons Merger --- Burger King, Warren Buffett under fire for Canadian inversion deal --- Boycott iPhones before Whoppers if tax maneuvers are upsetting
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Broken levy: How U.S. tax law encourages inversions
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Retailing:
RadioShack Said to Discuss Rescue Deal With Shareholder --- Why RadioShack Stock Is Skyrocketing
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Amazon is eating Best Buy's lunch --- Best Buy Predicts Rough Holiday Season --- Best Buy stock slides as sales fall
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Electricity:
EFH delays bankruptcy auction for Oncor --- Oncor bidding on back burner
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Education:
The Guy Who Makes $1,000 An Hour Tutoring Kids Of Fortune 500 CEOs Over Skype
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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 (21 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (8 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:
Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Bankruptcy Litigation:
What’s the Difference Between a Contested Matter and an Adversary Proceeding Anyway?
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Trustees:
Bankruptcy Trustee Draws Complaint
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Avoidance Actions:
Void and Voidable – A Distinction Without a Difference?
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TBTF:
U.S. loses bid to dismiss ex-AIG CEO's $25 billion lawsuit over bailout
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Brokers:
MF Global Seeks Permission to Repay Creditors
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Fraud:
Asset-Recovery Suits Avert Stanford's Protest
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Employer-managed retirement funds ruled ineligible for Madoff restitution
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Student Debt:
Student Loans Are Going to Crush the Economy! (No, they are not)
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Healthcare:
Natchez: County rejects settlement offer from unsecured creditors
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Natchez Regional nearing agreement
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Credit Counseling:
US Goes After 'Millions' in Illegal Credit Counseling Fees
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Coal:
James River's $52 Million Sale to Blackhawk Unit Approved
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Alternative Energy:
After acquisition and bankruptcy, ClearEdge Power's fuel cell gear is up for grabs
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Gambling:
With Lady Luck no longer at its side, Revel casino details closure plan
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More job training planned as Atlantic City casinos close
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Caesars shows Showboat to 'interested party' Tues
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Sovereigns:
Argentina says US-based BNY Mellon not welcome --- Argentina Revokes BNY Mellon's Operating Approval --- BNY Mellon sucked into center of Argentine debt storm
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George Soros has suddenly emerged as a key player in the fight over Argentina’s debt
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Amid debt dispute, President CFK calls for "unity" of people
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UK:
Jane Norman creditors could miss out
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Complaints against insolvency practitioners rise 25%
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PIIGS:
Espirito Santo Bondholders Question Insurer Tranquilidade's Sale
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France:
Hollande Bids to Quash Cabinet Mutiny With Minister Moves
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IMF's Lagarde Put Under Investigation In France
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Germany:
Retail Giant Karstadt Sold for One Euro
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MENA:
Obama: 'Justice Will Be Done'
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ISIS Demands A $6.6 Million Ransom For Release Of A 26-Year-Old American Woman
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The 9 biggest myths about ISIS
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ISIS’s real weakness: economics
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Israel , Hamas accept Gaza war cease-fire
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Ayatollah: High speed internet immoral and inhumane
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Russia:
Russian Economy Nears Recession Amid Ukraine Sanctions
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Kazakhstan:
New Kazakhstan Bankruptcy Law
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