Law:
Sources: Morgan Lewis trying to lock in Bingham rainmakers before agreeing to merger
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Bingham Malpractice Accord Smoothed Way for Morgan Lewis Talks
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Bingham McCutchen partners approve merger
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Deal Work Gives Midsized Firms Hope for Strong 2014 Finish
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How to curb the law firm exodus? Study looks at traits of those most likely to leave law practice
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10 Telling Statistics from Optimistic Legal Departments
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From Girls Gone Wild to Estate Dispute, Proskauer Finds Itself in Spotlight
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Husband And Wife Attorney Duo Accused Of Stabbing Law Firm’s Managing Partner
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Proskauer Pays GGW, as Salacious Suit Hits Late Partners' Estate
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Texas: We need more lawyers?
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Deans Dismayed by Declines in Bar-Pass Rates
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Organ: MBE Is More to Blame Than Deteriorating Student Quality for Lower Bar Pass Rates
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How GCs Are Using Technology to Manage Global Litigation
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5 Things Law School Didn’t Teach You About Doc Review
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Infilaw And The ABA
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Back In The Race: Protecting Autonomy
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How Not To Cry At Work, Win At Office Politics, And Other Great Advice From LinkedIn
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The UK’s LSA in the US?
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How a Business Lobby Plans to Stick It to Plaintiffs' Lawyers
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The US Has Had The Western World's Worst Rate Of Homicide For At Least 60 Years
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LinkedIn Users Are Suing The Site For Allegedly Ruining Their Job Search
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I Made A Huge Mistake Ordering My New iPhone 6 Through My Carrier
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Divorce: Man Pushes Wife's Vette in River
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FBI Tried To Convince MLK To Kill Himself
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Lawyer couple are charged in home invasion and stabbing
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Racist Tweet Takes Down Prominent Westchester Lawyer
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The View From Up North: Jian Ghomeshi’s Pre-Trial Foreplay
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Man Pleads Not Guilty To ... In Walmart
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Paralegal held hostage at law firm helped police negotiate with gunman
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Former U.S. Olympian Is Writing Memoir About Her Secret Life As Las Vegas Escort
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Cleaning worker who got new job with $3-an-hour pay raise faces possible suit over noncompete pact
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Arkansas' Governor Will Reportedly Pardon His Son's Drug Conviction
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Attorney Arrested For Breaking Into And Shooting Up Ex-Wife’s Home
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Court overturns conviction of scientists over quake warning
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There's Been A Huge Sea Change In America When It Comes To Arresting Kids
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Judges:
Ad Campaign Slams Supreme Court Secretiveness
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Supreme Court 2016: The biggest year in the high court’s modern history will shape the next presidential election.
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Federal judge: Eradicate poverty by locking up the poor?
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Disciplinary counsel seeks judge’s suspension, says morning cases are often called in midafternoon
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Attack ads will target SCOTUS as ‘least accountable’ branch of government
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Wall Street:
Stock futures higher on US, India agreement
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U.S. Stocks Edge Lower
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These 78 Goldman Employees Are The Happiest People On Wall Street Right Now
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How to spend a $1 million bonus
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Goldman Sachs defeats appeal over collapsed buyout --- Goldman Sachs handed win over Dragon founders
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Layoffs:
Elevated Level of Part-Time Employment: Post-Recession Norm?
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Cuts in Military Mean Job Losses for Career Staff
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Tech:
Here's The Real Reason Apple's Sapphire Supplier Went Bankrupt
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Health Care:
Rumors of Sharon Regional’s demise are greatly exaggerated
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Small Kentucky hospitals struggle to stay open
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Fully-Insured Woman Faces Bankruptcy After Being Taken to Wrong Hospital --- "I was in a coma. I couldn't very well wake up and say, 'Hey, take me to the next hospital." --- There should be no 'wrong' hospital
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Dallas Hospital Will Pay Ebola Victim's Family, Create Foundation In His Name
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How To Make It Out Of A Free-Falling Elevator Alive
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Michael Jackson Skin Doctor’s Destruction Nearly Complete
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Toll Roads:
Counties get investment bank help for Toll Road bid
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Cricket:
Bankrupt West Indies send India letter of apology
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Tax:
IRS Proposes Change In 1099-C Discharge Of Indebtedness Reporting - No Reporting Until Debt Is Actually Discharged
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Shipping:
More firms sue OW Bunker's units
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Oil firms close in on bankrupt ship fuel trader OW Bunker
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Little disruption to bunker supply due yo OW Bunker bankruptcy
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S.Korean refiners consider legal action over OW Bunker losses
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Fuel Oil Liquidity Hit by OW Collapse
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Paper:
PE-backed Expera to acquire certain assets of Old Town
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Old Town residents happy about sale of mill, union official says work still needs to be done
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Expert says future not bright for East Millinocket mill
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Economy:
Fed’s Kocherlakota Sees Low Rates Well Into Future
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Why Aren't Millennials Saving Money?
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Welfare Nation? - An America without safety nets
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Why Are So Many Workers Still Part Time? Seven Charts
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Obama taps investment banker for top Treasury finance post
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Most Americans Aren't Enjoying the Recovery
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Why The Dems Lost: Median Incomes Continue To Drop
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Why the Fed is Flummoxed by the U.S. Labor Market:
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US wholesale inventories rise modestly in September
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Gas Prices Continue To Drop, But Increase Is Coming
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Energy shortages ahead without major investment, IEA says --- US Shale boom masks threat to world oil supply: IEA
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6 Hustles Warren Buffett Used To Make $53,000 By Age 16
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US Corporations Now Stashing $2 Trillion Overseas
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Oil Is Down Again
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The 30 Least Prosperous Countries In The World
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IMF Boss Christine Lagarde Says The G20 Isn't Creating Enough Jobs
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
When Home Buying is a Waste of Money
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Foreclosures Starting to Rise Again
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Latest Home Listing Report Ranks Most Expensive and Affordable Cities to Buy a Home --- The 20 Most Expensive Markets --- The 25 Cheapest Markets
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For This Bast Amron Team, Guiding Boca Retail Sale Through Bankruptcy Had Its Challenges
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Bank is Not Entitled to Deficiency Judgment Against Debtors Who Did Not Consent to Disposal of One of Two Properties Securing the Loan
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Municipalities:
Judge: Detroit Needs to Put Bankruptcy Plan in Motion --- Judge OKs quick start for Detroit's bankruptcy exit
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Detroit bankruptcy judge wants $140M in fees resolved --- Detroit to resolve bankruptcy fee concerns in mediation
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Jones Day beat out at least 10 top law firms to represent Detroit in bankruptcy
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Foundations think out of box to aid Detroit
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Orr reflects on EM role, assesses Detroit’s future
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Finley: Banks Took the Big Hit for Detroit's Bankruptcy
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Words of Spelman College grad a beacon in resolution of Detroit’s bankruptcy
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Key figures in Detroit's bankruptcy journey
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Why Detroit’s Pension Deal Is a Warning to Retirement Savers
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Next: City to tackle $1.4B to-do list
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Detroit must build on this moment
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Detroit Turns Up
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The Civil Rights Creditors: What the judge’s ruling means for them
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Financial review commission holds first meeting --- Board begins financial oversight of Detroit --- Exiting Bankruptcy: The role of the Detroit Financial Review Commission
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Why Detroit Won't Open A 'Floodgate' Of Municipal Bankruptcies
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24 Pieces Of Priceless Art Saved By Detroit's Bankruptcy Plan
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Atlantic City: Chris Christie to the rescue?
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How Major Cities Dragged Down the Economic Recovery
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Utah Heads The Best States For Business 2014
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Retailing:
Macy's expects higher same-store sales growth in holiday season --- Macy's cut its holiday forecast. So why is the stock rallying?
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Big Chains Feel Shoppers Pull Back
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Appliance store chain APSCO files for bankruptcy reorganization --- APSCO files for bankruptcy after GE takes action
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JC Penney and the terrible costs of hiring an outsider CEO
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Walmart Warns Healthcare Costs And Taxes Are Eating Into Profits
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4 Americas: How Obamacare Affected Them
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Art:
Debt, a photo project
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Celebs:
“My Poor Choices And Actions Over Many Years Have Lead To This”: Ginuwine Blames Himself For Split From Solé
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How this celebrity couple bounced back from bankruptcy
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SEC Seeks $329 Million From Wylys in Illegal Trading Case
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Teresa Giudice and husband Joe slash price of New Jersey mansion before prison
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Nonprofits:
Interfaith takes over operations at YMCA's Wauwatosa's Hart Park Senior Center
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Alternative Energy:
Short Sellers Don’t Believe Solar Stocks Can Continue Recent Run Higher
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U.S. Expects $5 Billion From Program That Funded Solyndra
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Obama's Green Program that Sparked Solyndra Scandal Turns Profit
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Nordic Offshore Marine goes bust
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Oil/Gas:
OPEC Feeling Pain as Oil Slides to 4 Year Low
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Fraud:
SAC’s Martoma Denied Bid to Remain Free in Insider Case
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A Longer Leash to Charge Rothstein Co-Conspirators?
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$1 Billion Vanished Along With The Trading Site
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Minnesota Inherits Petters Ponzi Fallout
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Environmental:
Anadarko Settlement Won't Bend to Critics
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Corporate Reform:
Switzerland Joins US And UK With Criminal Investigation Into Several Individuals In Forex Case
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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 (26 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (6 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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Professional Fees:
Nortel Spends Big Money in Bankruptcy
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Automatic Stay:
Recharacterization: When Your “Loan” Becomes a “Capital Contribution”
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Computers Are People Too: “The Computer Did It” Is No Defense to Violations of the Automatic Stay
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Secured Debt:
Silence Is Golden: Second Lien Creditor Rights Post-Momentive
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DIP Finance:
Fifth Circuit Vacates DIP Financing Orders
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Discharge:
Debts Canceled by Bankruptcy Still Mar Consumer Credit Scores
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Sales:
When Things Do Not Go As Planned In A Bankruptcy Sale
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Workouts:
New York Appellate Division Decision Provides Comfort for Secured Lenders Negotiating With Their Defaulting Borrowers
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Recent Pleadings:
Bankruptcy Trustee Hits O'Melveney With Multi-Million $ Malpractice, Disgorgement, Avoidance Suit
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Student Debt:
Millennials Expect Student Loan Forgiveness
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Education:
The Renewed Pushback Against For-Profit College Rules
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Gambling:
Caesars weighs layoffs, but Strip might be spared
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New Revel casino owners plan $200 million in renovations
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Foxwoods to eliminate more than 80 dealer jobs
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Cutlery:
Cash-strapped Lamson seeks worker pay cuts
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Debt Collection:
It’s unethical for prosecutors to lend out letterhead to debt collectors, ABA opinion says
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Entrepreneurs:
Against All Odds: How One Woman Built A $5M Business From Bankruptcy
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Mass Torts:
Feinberg May Seek GM Ignition Victims in Regulator Files
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Sovereigns:
Mexico issues ‘anti-vulture’ debt --- New Mexico Bonds Learn From Argentina
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Counting Pennies In Venezuela
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UK:
The Avoidance of Antecedent Transactions and Cross-border Insolvency: England and Wales
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Gateley partner William Ballmann comments on latest R3 insolvency risk figures
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BoE dismisses chief forex trader over 'serious misconduct'
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Linklaters, Clifford Chance among firms advising as banks face record fines following forex probe
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EU:
Washington steps up calls on Europe to do more for its economy
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Sign of the Times: Tightening Mortgage Rules in Europe
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PIIGS:
Pescanova's former president faces asset seizure
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Italians Say No to Risk as Slump Takes Toll on Startups
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Monte Paschi 'ploughs ahead' despite widening losses
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Nama resumes pursuit of Dunne after legal move
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Russia:
Russia Appeals European Court's $50 Billion Yukos Damages Ruling
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Crazy Things You Didn't Know About Russia
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Ukraine:
NATO: Yes, Russian Troops Are Pouring Into Ukraine
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Ukraine Economy is Now in Free Fall
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Brazil:
Batista Awaits Insider-Trading Case Eating Japanese Food
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Mexico:
Mexico's Bold Move on Debt Restructuring Contracts
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