Law:
Associate Bonus Watch: Wachtell Lipton (2011-2012)
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Law Firms’ Profit Expected to Grow by 5% in 2014, Report Predicts --- Don’t Get Too Excited
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Associate Bonus Watch: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
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Federal Judge Informs Biglaw Partner That His Peers Do, In Fact, Charge Lots Of Money
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Should 1Ls Start Applying For Clerkships?
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Beyond Biglaw: Pro Bono Pride
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Business of Law
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911 Calls Reveal NJ Shooting Victim, A Lawyer, Waited Half Hour For an Ambulance
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NY Court of Appeals To Decide Certified Questions On Defunct Law Firms' "Unfinished Business"
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Local Police Department Gets $600,000 Military Mine Resistant Vehicle For Used Car Prices
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Here Are The Rap Lyrics That Helped Convict A Guy Of Attempted Murder
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Elderly Florida Man Allegedly Attacked A Man For Having Too Many Items In The Wal-Mart Express Lane
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Personal Injury Attorney Accused Of Stabbing Man With Steak Knife — Hey, Anything To Drum Up Business
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Justin Bieber’s $6.5M home is searched for evidence in possible felony egg-throwing case
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Millionaire Taco Bell Owner Convicted of Stealing Dead Mom's Benefits
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Judges:
Vacancy Announcement - Bankruptcy Judgeship - Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)
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Retired Bankruptcy Judge Dennis O'Brien Joins Manty & Associates, P.A.
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Judge Refuses to Sign Off on NFL Settlement
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Supreme Court hears case on the limits of bankruptcy judges' powers
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SIPC Issues Statement On The Passing Of U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Burton R. Lifland
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Federal judge rebukes Apple for its conduct to court-appointed monitor, defends his $1K hourly rate
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DC Circuit has no judicial vacancies for first time in more than two decades
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Wall Street:
US futures rise on global optimism, earnings ahead
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Global Sell Off on US Earnings Worry
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Stocks, no longer cheap, hit the skids
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Let Junior Bankers Sleep All Day
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Credit Suisse tells junior bankers to stay home on Saturdays
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Private Equity Boss Has A Message To All Those Interns Whining About How Tired They Are
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Interns At Barclays Were So Tired, They Had To Take A 'Toilet Nap'
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Michael Lewis Is Coming Out With A New Wall Street Book
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10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell
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Layoffs:
What to Do About Employee Benefits When The Company is Headed Towards Insolvency
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The Most Overpaid And Underpaid 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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Corporate Reform:
Wall Street regulators face budget crunch under new spending deal
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"Robocop" Stole the Headlines, but the Financial Reporting and Audit Task Force is the Real Driver Behind the SEC's Refocus on Accounting Irregularities
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Tech:
OCZ to be Sold to Toshiba After No Rival Bids Emerge
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Buses:
DesignLine buyer aims to hire, ramp up production
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Autos:
GM declares first dividend since bankruptcy
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Wiesmann's speedy exit from bankruptcy stalls
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Food/Beverage:
More Fresh & Easy properties sold
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Why You Should Never Order Wine By The Glass
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McDonalds Is at War With a Group Of Gossiping Elderly Men
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Religion:
Stockton will become 10th American diocese to file for bankruptcy
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Economy:
U.S. Posts Record December Surplus
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US businesses boost stockpiles 0.4 pct in November
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World Bank sees stronger growth as rich economies expand
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Fed Directors Divided on Rates Before December FOMC Meeting
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Former Fed Governor: Today's Biggest Banks Know They'll Be At The Top Forever
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Why the Recovery is So Agonizingly Slow
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Consumer spending measure rises solidly, autos fall
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Richard Fisher: Liquidity Creates Beer Goggles
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75 Economists Back Minimum Wage Hike
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Claim Priority: Construction Lien Meets Mortgage – Who Wins?
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Southern California home prices soar but sales tumble in December
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Menachem Stark, slain Brooklyn businessman, bank records sought
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Municipalities:
Plan to Save Detroit Arts Institute From Fire Sale Faces Test
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Judge to rule Thursday on Detroit's $165M swaps deal
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DIA art plan
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It's time for Snyder to fight for the DIA
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With $170 million more, group may save DIA art from sell-off
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Proposed Detroit Grants Test Limits of Philanthropic Aid to Cities
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Ford CEO: Business Can Save Detroit
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State Fiscal Strains Lingering in Recovery, Report Says
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Formerly-bankrupt city ‘blindsided’ by $54K bill
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Gambling:
Las Vegas Hard Rock Casino Aims to Avoid Foreclosure
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Mass Torts:
Secrecy, the Garlock Liability Estimation Opinion, and Garlock's Suits Against Some Asbestos Plaintiff Firms
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Texas asbestos firms among 5 sued by Garlock
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Company in W.Va. oil spill under scrutiny
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West Virginia: 262,000 Still Don't Have Water
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Tax:
Beanie Baby billionaire avoids prison time, gets 500 hours of community service
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Retailing:
US holiday sales up 3.8 pct - National Retail Federation
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Holiday sales paint mixed picture for retailers
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Target Offering Year of Free Credit Monitoring in Wake of Data Breach
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Senators ask Target CEO for information on data breach
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JPMorgan Replaces 2 Million Bank Cards After Target Breach
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Fraud:
New lawsuits seek millions of dollars from Mamtek collapse - Claims against law firms Steptoe and Dykema
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Prosecutors Stick Up for Farkas Defense Team
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Deutsche Bank Suspends 'Multiple' Currency Traders For Alleged Manipulation In New York
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Religion:
Bankruptcy brings year of deadlines for diocese
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Ugliness persists for church
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Statements On The Indictment Of Fr. Michael Kelly For Molestation Of A Child
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Milwaukee Archdiocese's bankruptcy plan is in the works
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Banking:
JPM Fines Would Bankrupt a Lesser Company
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Bernard Madoff Haunts JPMorgan's Earnings
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JPMorgan's bonus pot shrinks 4% as it pays off billions in fines
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Oil/Gas:
Anadarko Says Owes Tronox Creditors Less Than $2 Billion
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Celebs:
Hearing held in Casey Anthony bankruptcy case
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Drew Peterson appeals wife-slay verdict, blames judge, defense counsel for divorce lawyer testimony
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Tax:
SCOTUS: Statement From Law v. Siegel Counsel
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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 (28 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (129 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:
Distressed Company Watch List
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Corporate Bankruptcy Recap And Forecast: Downward Trend But Prepackaged Chapter 11 Filings Rise In 2013
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Jurisdiction:
Executive Benefits argument recap: Bankruptcy and the slippery slope --- SCOTUS Argument Transcript
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Are You There, Chief Justice Roberts? It’s Us, the Bankruptcy Courts
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LBOs:
US judge gives narrow reading of Lyondell shareholder protections
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Alternative Energy:
Bidding For Bankrupt Electric Carmaker Fisker Is Heating Up
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Movie Theaters:
Why Americans Are Going To The Movies Less Today Than Ever Before
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Health Care:
9 Simple Hacks That Will Help You Survive The Common Cold
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Textbooks:
Cengage close to agreement with banks
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Plastics:
Constar Chooses Black Diamond to Finance Its Bankruptcy
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Golf:
Shark-Designed Doonbeg Golf Club Calls In Receivers
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Auto Racing:
Speedway purchase offer now off table
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Gambling:
AC casino revenue below $3B; 1st time in 22 years
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
Bujak indicted by federal grand jury for bankruptcy fraud --- Former Prosecutor Indicted
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UK:
U.K. Inflation Cools to Reach Bank of England 2% Target
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Osborne: inflation figures show 'economic plan working'
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Bailiffs 'come after debt-ridden Dappy' in Celebrity Big Brother house
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Punch Taverns launches debt-cutting plan to avoid default
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EU:
Euro zone output rebounds in Nov, adds to signs of economic recovery
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PIIGS:
Greece posts budget surplus in 2013 at central government level
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Codere to Miss Bond Coupon Payment Amid Debt Restructuring Talks
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Monte Paschi chairman and CEO expected to stay on as board meets
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Canada:
Colossus Files Notice of Intention Under Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act
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Germany:
Prokon Pleads With Investors as Insolvency Looms for Developer
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Germany's economic growth slows in 2013
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France:
French to Cut 50 Billion Euros in Public Spending
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Japan:
Tepco Wins Approval for Post-Disaster Plan to Rebuild Business
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Brazil:
Batista's oil company signs $50 million bridge loan
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OGX Bondholders Advised by Barclays to Inject More Cash for Swap
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