Law:
These 50 law firms have been named best for women
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Lawyer Discipline in New York is ‘Seriously Deficient,’ Says NYU Professor
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Beyond Biglaw: Autonomy, Biglaw v. Boutique
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Top 250 Women in Litigation 2014
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The Greatest Letter Ever? The ATL Lawyer Letter Bracket — Day 3
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Ranking The Most Impressive Law School Buildings
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NALP's Fuzzy Definition of 'JD Advantage'
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ExamSoft Sued In Illinois
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The Latest Information On The Investigation Into The Murder Of Professor Dan Markel
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The Mystery Of A Popular Professor’s Death, Solved
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How Tax Inversions Became the Hottest Trend in M&A
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VLP Law Group Adds Bankruptcy Partner
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Legal and Financial Risks of Relevancy Redactions
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How To Look Like A Gentleman While Living Out Of A Suitcase
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An Upcoming iPhone Feature From Apple Will Completely Transform How You Use Apps
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‘Hackcess to Justice’ teams will devise new tech to solve access to justice issues
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Boies and Olson are challenging teacher tenure as a student civil-rights issue
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Everything We Know About The iPhone 6
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11 Hot New Apps You May Have Missed Recently
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Now Is The Worst Time To Upgrade Your iPhone
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How To Make People Think You Are Not Horrible
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One Simple Question Can Determine If You're A Narcissist
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How To Dress Like A Leader In Any Work Environment
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New leaker disclosing US secrets, government concludes
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Criminal charges filed in Biogenesis doping scandal
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Man in wheelchair robs store
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Son-in-law takes plea in fatal bombing of retired bankruptcy lawyer and wife, will be in prison for life
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Judge says ex-attorney Stan Chesley must help pay $42M judgment to plaintiffs in fen-phen litigation
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Drunken woman crashed into firehouse, had snake around neck
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Cops: Man Sitting In Park Attacked By Group Of Teens With Medieval Ball-And-Chain Weapon
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Cop fired for taunting hungry inmate with french fries, then threatening to Tase him
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NYPD probing report that EMTs jumped in to stop cops who were beating handcuffed man
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Man Arrested After Trying To Rob Coffee Cart In Front Of NYPD Headquarters
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Judges:
Chief Judge Barbara J. Houser Selected as Recipient of Judge William L. Norton, Jr. Judicial Excellence Award
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New York courthouse shuts down after being overrun by horde of fleas
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'Can't Always Get What You Want,' Court Tells Tea Party Group
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Approval of SEC-Citigroup Deal Leaves Rakoff With a Case of ‘Sour Grapes’
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As gays prevail in supreme court, women see setbacks
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Wall Street:
U.S. Stock -Index Futures Fall on Growing Ukraine Concern
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U.S. stocks battered by Fed concerns, Ukraine conflict; Dow falls
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10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell
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Layoffs:
Code Red: Job Market for Boot Camp Grads Better Than For Lawyers, But "OK at Best"
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5 Interview Mistakes To Avoid At All Costs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Financial Privacy:
Target's Data Breach Is Going To Cost The Company Even More Than It Previously Thought
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Everyone Needs to Change Passwords Again
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Nuclear:
Report: USEC stock increasing
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Private Equity:
Centerbridge Attracts More Than $11bn of Demand in Six Weeks
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Tax:
A Positive Message From A Shocking FICA Case
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Treasury weighing actions to stem tax inversions
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Obama Is Considering Bypassing Congress To Try To Stop Companies From Leaving America To Save On Taxes
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Obama Let Delphi Avoid Taxes in Tactic President Assails
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Student Debt:
California couple struggling after being forced to pay deceased daughter’s student loans
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Big student loans? Consider life insurance
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Economy:
US service sector grew in July, ISM report says --- ISM Non-Manufacturing Index increased to 58.7%
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Q2 2014 GDP Details on Residential and Commercial Real Estate
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US factory orders rise solidly in June
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Small Business Borrowing Declined in June
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S&P: Wealth gap is slowing US economic growth --- A New Report Argues Inequality Is Causing Slower Growth. Why It Matters.
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A Major Piece Of The Economic Recovery Is Still Missing
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Why immigrants are the best thing that happened to Medicare
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Home prices up 7.1 percent in June 2014 over 2013 --- House Prices up 7.5% Year-over-year in June --- Pace slows
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MBA: Mortgage Refinance Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
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Phoenix Real Estate in July: Sales down 17%, Cash Sales down Sharply, Inventory up 35%
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Trustees Get Extension in Citigroup's Mortgage-Securities Settlement
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Municipalities:
Bankruptcy judge seeks to shorten trial over Detroit debts
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In Detroit schools, the emperor has no clothes
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Orr seeks bids to privatize parking department
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What To Know Before Moving To New York
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Healthcare:
Westgate Nursing Home could be forced out of business
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Albany: Retirement center will have new owner after bankruptcy hearing
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People don’t get the new Obamacare lawsuits, but they think all exchanges should provide subsidies
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Weather:
UN Expert: We Might Have To Migrate People Out Of California If Drought Continues
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Electricity:
Entegra Power files for bankruptcy, to cede control to lenders --- Tampa power company Entegra , with plants in Arkansas and Arizona, seeks bankruptcy
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Blackstone Unit $126 Million Bid Wins Optim Twin Oak Auction
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Aviation:
American Airlines Will Substitute Snacks For Meals In First Class
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Business Class On An Emirates A380 Is Jaw-Dropping
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Here's Your Ebola Survival Guide For Airplanes, From The CDC
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Gambling:
Noteholders and Caesars trade lawsuits over restructuring --- Caesars, Bondholder Group File Competing Lawsuits --- Dueling Lawsuits --- Lawsuits fly between Caesars and 2nd-lien lenders; fraudulent transfers to parent co at issue
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Caesars Could Add to Ranks of Broken Pre-Crisis LBOs
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Caesars Said to Consider Debt Plan Offered by Creditors
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Filing in Revel bankruptcy offers no word about bids
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Religion:
Standing ovation for priest after child sex accusations
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Education:
ITT Saw Nearly Half Its Market Value Wiped Out Yesterday — Here's What Happens Next --- ITT cash crunch has analysts raising spectre of bankruptcy
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NJ private school for disabled children files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Kentucky State President Cut $90,000 Off His Salary To Help Increase Minimum Wage For University Employees
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Is a more prestigious college worth the money?
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Nonprofits:
The YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee Provides Update on Restructuring Plan
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Environmental:
Environmental Claims: Twenty Years Later
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Oil/Gas:
Former Assets Of Bankrupt RoxWell Performance Drilling Up For Bid
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Fraud:
‘Pro-troop’ conservative charity mainly exists to funnel money to Tea Party Express founder
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A Watchdog Lawyer Is Raising Questions About HP's Plans To Sue Former Autonomy Executives
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Currency:
London aims to become a bitcoin hub
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Personal Finance:
How To Decide Whether To Save Your Money Or Pay Down Debt
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Television:
Network situation unlikely to be resolved by end of season
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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 (22 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (52 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:
Month-Over-Month Increase in Bankruptcy Filings
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Commercial bankruptcy filings continue to decline in western Pennsylvania, nationally
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Distressed Company Watch List
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Cross-Border:
Can Chapter 15 Be an Ally to Bondholders in Foreign Insolvency Cases?
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Bankruptcy Reform:
The Bankruptcy Code Is Bankrupt
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Administrative Claims:
When Goods Are Shipped from Overseas, When Are They Considered “Received by the Debtor” for Purposes of Asserting a Section 503(b)(9) Administrative Claim?
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Third Party Releases:
Third Circuit Affirms Bankruptcy Court’s Denial of Third Party Releases of Indenture Trustee Due to Inadequate Disclosure
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TBTF:
FDIC: Big Banks Living Wills Not Good Enough
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U.S. Tells Big Banks to Rewrite 'Living Will' Bankruptcy Plans - 'No Credible Path' Through Bankruptcy --- Living Wills Are 'Unrealistic'
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Insurance:
Avoid the "Insolvency Exclusion" Trap in E&O Policies
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Professional Liability Insurance: Application Misrepresentation Precludes Coverage for Legal Malpractice Claim
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Celebs:
A Princess Is Fighting To Keep Her $390-A-Month Walk-Up On The Upper East Side
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‘Girls Gone Wild’ Founder Joe Francis In Legal Snafu – Again!
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Trump Sues to Get Name off Casinos
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Lehman:
Barclays to Keep Billions From Lehman, Appeals Court Says
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Sovereigns:
Argentina Gov't blasts US judge Griesa for ratifying Pollack as Special Master
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Argentina to Move Against Court Order and Force Intermediary Banks for Payouts to Bondholders --- Argentina Demands US Banks Make Bond Payouts That Were Blocked By Judge
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Argentina Nerves Drag Distressed Bonds to Weakest in a Year
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ISDA to determine when Argentine CDS have to be paid
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No, really — does anyone want to accelerate on Argentina ?
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Argentina in Default: Why 2014 Is Different Than 2001
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Bank of New York-Managed Fund Loses 51% on Argentina Default
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Investment in Argentine bond credit-linked notes ends less than perfectly
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Argentina's Bond Default Spreads to Brazil Postal-Worker Pension
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Investment lessons to learn from Argentina debt saga
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PIIGS:
Credit Agricole Rises as Banco Espirito Santo Risk Cut --- Banco Espirito Santo Patriarch Humbled Amid Bailout --- Portugal's Novo Banco leaves 4.4 bln euros behind in BES "bad bank" --- Decision on BES CDS delayed --- ?ISDA EMEA Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee: Espirito Santo Financial Group S.A. Bankruptcy Credit Event
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Canada:
You Have A Trust? Well, Iona Secured Interest: A summary of Iona Contractors Ltd. (Receiver of) v. Guarantee Co. of North America , 2014 ABQB 347
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Alberta’s Economy is Booming, but so is Household Debt
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Germany:
German Factory Orders Fall
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Russia:
Russia Calls For Emergency UN Security Council Meeting As Troops Fortify On The Border
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Brazil:
Brazilian tycoon restructures more of $2 bln Mubadala debt
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Pescarmona Bonds Slump by Record on Brazilian Bankruptcy
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MENA:
Fleeing the Horror of ISIS
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China:
China Default Storm Seen as $1 Billion of Private Bonds Mature
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China's top banks unleash US$43.5bn bank capital onslaught
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