Law:
Do law firm mergers make sense? Not always, legal recruiter says
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Departure Memo Of The Day: Jeh Johnson Parting With Paul Weiss
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Stroock Names New Bankruptcy Partner --- Sayan Bhattacharyya
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Herrick Feinstein Adds New Bankruptcy Partner --- Robert Rattet
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Husch Blackwell Announces New Bankruptcy Partner --- Laura Ketcham
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Corporate Governance Lawyer Holly J. Gregory Leaves Weil For Sidley in New York
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Former Democratic lawmaker, lawyer files for bankruptcy protection
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Business of Law
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ATL’s 10 Top Rated Law Schools For 2013
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Where Do Superlawyers Come From?
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Working In-House Is A Lot Like The Mafia
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The Law Now Has The Weather On Its Side
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Eighty Is Enough: Anonymous Partner’s Farewell
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Workaholics Suffer Withdrawal Symptoms When Cut Off From The Internet
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Alternative Fee Arrangement Musings From the Outside Counsel's Side
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Success Tips for Female In-House Lawyers
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Law firm Nixon Peabody seeks a new take on an old brand
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Name partner bolts from Chicago law firm along with 28 other attorneys
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iPad Air Review
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Beyond PowerPoint
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General counsel takes plea in $39M foreign bribery case
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Lawyer Labels Adversary A Sack Of Excrement Over A Card Game
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Slain lawyer shot by police had drugs in his condo, court records say
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Blogging law prof requests ethics probe of ‘dybbuk’ commenter
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Judge Rules Chicago Ban On Gun Sales Is Unconstitutional
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Lawyer, 18, wins Russia's Miss Longest Legs competition
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How the NSA Almost Killed the Internet
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Here's What Happens If You Commit A Crime In Outer Space
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Police Say They Stopped A Man For Speeding And Found 48 Bombs In His Car
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Say What?!
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Judges:
Frigid temps shut lawyers out of courthouses, prompt escaped inmate to turn himself in
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Wall Street:
Stocks struggle for direction ahead of US job data
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US close : S&P 500 registers first gain of 2014 as trade deficit falls
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Wall Street's Biggest Bear In 2013 Just Published Her 2014 Outlook, And It's Wild
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The 30 Hedge Funds That Crushed Wall Street In 2013
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10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell
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Layoffs:
In Jobless Youth, U.S. Is Said to Pay High Price
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Here's Why America Doesn't Want To Extend Benefits To The Unemployed
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The US Labor Force Keeps Getting Older
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Getting Workers to Migrate to Rural Towns
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15 Disappearing Middle-Class Jobs
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The Most Stressful Jobs Of 2014 --- The 10 Least Stressful 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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Aviation:
Allied Pilots Association Expresses Support for American Eagle Pilots in Management Talks
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The New American Airlines Logo Is A Travesty
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Biotech:
After Bankruptcy, Biovest Faces Uncertain Future
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Economy:
US trade deficit drops to 4-year low
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10 Economic Surprises for 2014
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New Research Says The Subprime Crisis Would Have Happened Even Without Predatory Lending
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The 10 Greatest Risks To Global Stability
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Here's Why The Republican Party Doesn't Have An Anti-Poverty Agenda
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
CoreLogic: Home Prices Rose For The 21st Straight Month
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Duke Energy settles suit over Crescent bankruptcy
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Municipalities:
Detroit: Bankruptcy negotiations gain urgency
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Detroit: City Council is off to a bad start
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Mayor Mike Duggan wants 6 months to prove he can fix Detroit
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Desert Hot Springs secures budget path to solvency
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The 15 US Cities That Are Driving The Future
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Weather:
Record Low For Central Park --- NYC breaks 118-year-low
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Here's Why Extreme Cold Is Disastrous For Air Travel
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The Polar Vortex Looks Terrifying From Space
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This Is What Happens When You Open A Car Door In -20 Degree Weather
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The Best Coat For Freezing Weather
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It's So Cold That An Escaped Convict Turned Himself In
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It's So Cold In The South That Fountains Are Freezing
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Global Warming Makes Cold Snaps Worse --- Is global warming a myth?
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-35F: The Coldest Place in America
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The Defining Photo Of Chicago's Frozen Week
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Tax:
Ex-UBS Bank Executive Charged With Helping Tax Dodgers 'Knows Where All The Skeletons Are Buried'
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Telecoms:
"Milestone" Nortel settlement gets court approval
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DISH Could drop $2.2B LightSquared Bid Tonight, Ahead Of Trial
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Alternative Energy:
Court Documents Show Suntech Power Shares Almost Worthless
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Trucking:
YRC Worldwide Said to Seek $1.15 Billion Loan in Refinancing
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Retailing:
Loehmann's Set to Shutter in March; Until Then, Hit Up the Sales
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Loehmann's Bankruptcy Judge Approves Sale of Inventory
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Gambling:
Rivals picking at soon-to-close Atlantic Club
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Competition starts for Atlantic Club's customers
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Autos:
The Story Behind Chrysler And Fiat, And Why The Stock Is So Cheap
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Fisker heads back to bankruptcy court
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Apparel:
Hardwick Clothes OK'd for $1M credit
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Metals:
Alcoa Buys Raw Materials From Ormet
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Television:
Rockets may continue negotiating for CSN Houston, judge rules
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Waste:
WMD board seeks bankruptcy protection
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Food/Beverage:
Allens' creditors object to Seneca's bid terms
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America Is Facing A Velveeta Shortage
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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 (25 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (4 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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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Cross-Border:
Second Circuit limits availability of Chapter 15
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Finance:
Creditors Object to Cengage Exit-Financing Engagement
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Plan Confirmation:
Despite Lack of Value, Seventh Circuit Permits Nonrecourse Secured Lender to Assert Deficiency Claim
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Claim Allowance:
The Ivanhoe Rule: Double Recovery Is Not Permitted, But … (a/k/a Limitation-on-Dividend Approach Meets Reduction-of-Claim Approach)
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Insurance:
Top Ten D&O Stories of 2013
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TBTF:
The Biggest US Banks Continue To Grow: Good News Or Bad News?
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Banking:
RBS sells off 94 Chicago branches
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Health Care:
4 Key Statistics on Medical Debt
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Bounced From Hospice
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Corporate Reform:
Tyco's Ex-CEO Is Getting Out Of Prison — Somebody Should Hire Him!
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Regulators Cave on 1st Volcker Rule Battle
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Fraud:
Defense Lawyers In The First Big Insider Trading Trial Of 2014 Tried To Ban The Word 'Greed'
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JPMorgan Agrees To Pay $1.7 Billion To Bernie Madoff Victims --- 2 weeks worth of revenue --- JPMorgan Pays for Shorting Madoff Without Telling Anyone --- JP Morgan Pulled $275 Million Of Its Own Money From Madoff Feeder Funds Months Before His Arrest --- Madoff Trustee to Get $543 Million in JPMorgan Accord --- Four Key Facts From J.P. Morgan's Agreement with Prosecutors --- Prosecution Deferred
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JPMorgan's Madoff Settlement Could Prove Elizabeth Warren Right
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JPMorgan Deal is Bittersweet Victory for Picard
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Regulator warned against JPMorgan charges
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Madoff Trustee Tops $10 Billion Recovery With Bank Deal
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What Other Investigations Is JPMorgan Facing?
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Investor Advocates Blast JPMorgan's Madoff Deal
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80 retired police officers and firefighters charged in massive NYC disability fraud case
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UK:
Wolverhampton City Council 'on verge of insolvency '
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Crowe Clark Whitehill hires corporate recovery expert
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Surge in UK business confidence
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UK mortgage demand surges at quickest pace in six years
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EU:
U.S. urges Europe to take more action on bank backstops
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Euro zone unemployment at record high, but retail sales rebound
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PIIGS:
Italy Is Deteriorating
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France:
Goodyear managers freed at French plant --- Labor Tactic Raises Fear for France
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Brazil:
Sum of Batista Parts Still Doesn't Add Up
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