April 7, 2015

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Law:

Legal Revenue Grows as Elite Law Firms Set the Pace
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Legal Services Sector Stagnant in March
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Law Firm Merger Mania: Q1 Marks Period of Supercharged Growth
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Polsinelli Bolsters Capabilities With Addition of Two Senior Financial Restructuring Attorneys
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Dechert Raises Associate Pay in Phila., Princeton
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Federal Judge Says Paul Clement Isn’t Special Enough To Command Insane Hourly Rates
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Business of Law
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Law Firm Mergers Set New Record in First Quarter
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Shepard: The Crisis In American Legal Education
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Can Tech Disrupt The Legal Industry?
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Wall Street Law Firms Challenge Hedge-Fund Deal Tactic - Lawyers take issue with 'appraisal arbitrage' strategy
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Judge Fines Gibson Dunn $1.3M Following Partner's Misconduct
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Law Firms Need to Do More to Secure Data The Missing Link: Law Firm Data Security
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A How-To Guide For Escaping Your Biglaw Job (Part I)
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4 Mistakes Attorneys Make In A Job Search
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To save itself, some believe a Virginia law school may move, but it risks hurting the town if it does
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Profs oppose possible tenure change at William Mitchell
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Men-only golf retreats and unequal work assignments alleged in bias suit against McElroy Deutsch
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Does Alan Dershowitz Have A Proof Problem?
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What Do In-House Lawyers Read?
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APPLE Watch Could Let Managers Snoop on Employees
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I made a bold move from iPhone to Android, and I completely regret it
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18 things every modern gentleman should have in his closet
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Scientists figured out how to avoid making a bad first impression
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Defense rests in murder trial of Aaron Hernandez
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Facebook is used to serve divorce papers
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17 Days in Jail for Not Mowing Yard
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Man accidentally fires handgun during Easter mass at Pennsylvania church
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Florida lawyer is indefinitely suspended after telling court about implanted microchip
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Man who lied about assets to get free defense counsel is convicted of perjury in federal court
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UVA fraternity vows to sue Rolling Stone, but it won’t be an easy case. Rolling Stone's Biggest Mistake in UVA Story
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Say What?!
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Judges:

Civil Cases Pile Up in Federal Courts
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Appeals court ruling reviving $40M courthouse-renovation asbestos suit will go to state’s top court
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Now-retired judge takes misdemeanor plea after dismissing DUI case for courtroom prosecutor’s nephew
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Judge on teacher who had s-- with student: 'What young man would not jump on that candy?'
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Healthy newborn enters the world in busy courthouse hallway
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Which Federal Trial Court Is ‘Most Productive?’
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Wall Street:

U.S. Index Futures Are Little Changed After Two-Day Stocks Rally
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Stocks Close Strongly In Higher Trade
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Should you follow El-Erian and move money to cash? Six reasons to sell stocks now and go to cash
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Layoffs:

Home care co. cutting 700 jobs
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How 2008 Changed Long Term Unemployment
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Compensation:

Pay Gap Between Wall Street CEOs and Employees Narrows
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Maximum Wage! How much CEOs earn an hour
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Gambling:

Florida Developer Details $500 Million Plan for Atlantic City Straub Draws a Bead on Two Casinos
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Deal to close Tuesday on sale of former Revel casino
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Revel buyer Straub: A businessman with his own point of view
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Why Is a College Fighting for an Old Atlantic City Casino?
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Straub meeting with former Revel tenants on their future
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Judge enters sale order for Revel casino; deal to close soon
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Politics:

Jeb Bush Listed Himself as 'Hispanic' on Voter Form
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Rand Paul seeks an awkward balance Rand Paul and the Truth-o-Meter
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Economy:

Dollar Slips on Worries About U.S. Economy Dollar Declines on Speculation Fed Keeps Rates Low for Longer
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Service-sector growth slowed slightly in March
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A Reminder That This Recovery Stinks
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Larry Summers: Time US leadership woke up to new economic era
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Fed's Dudley signals go-slow approach to rate hike Rate hikes' pace tied to markets Dudley: Rate-Rise Timing Data-Dependent, Uncertain in Nature
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10 things the middle class won’t tell you
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Is Another Financial Crisis On the Way?
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Without a Car You Can't Get Ahead in America
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Once Over $12 Trillion, the World’s Currency Reserves Are Now Shrinking
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

How a Queens Co-op Climbed Out from Under Chapter 11
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Illinois has second highest real estate taxes in nation
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Municipalities:

Kane's investigation into Harrisburg debt mess holds a microscope up to Reed years
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MLM:

Report: Feds are questioning top Herbalife members
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Oil/Gas:

Anders Maxwell: Weakened Companies Failed to Manage Risk Marc Leder: Remain Thoughtful About Oil and Gas Investments Sharon Levine: Strain on Oil and Gas Companies Poses Unique Challenges Marshall Huebner: Industry Presents Opportunities for Investors, If Homework is Done
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Tues.: Oil prices to stay lower for longer, says Goldman Sachs
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Mon.: Oil up more than $1 after Saudi's Asia price hike Oil above $50 on expectations Iran won't flood market Oil Surges on Signs of Growing Demand Oil futures leap 6% to 7-week high on optimism over demand Record gasoline output to curb biggest U.S. oil glut in 85 years
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Hundreds more Houston-area jobs cut as oil-equipment demand falls
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OPEC lost its clout and may never get it back
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Sabine Oil & Gas Corp Slips Further
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Petrobras to halt 5 drill rigs under contract with struggling Schahin -filing
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Why The Oil Price Collapse Is U.S. Shale’s Fault
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Bad Jobs Report Could Be Good For Oil Industry
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Corporate Governance:

Opinion Rules that Shareholder Meetings Continue During Bankruptcy
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Fraud:

In Blow to Feds, Court Will Not Reconsider Key Ruling On Insider Trading
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Mass Torts:

Attorneys: Asbestos trust claims bill good for West Virginia
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Currency:

Google-backed Buttercoin shows bitcoin failures the proper way to shut down
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Bitcoin Foundation: Insolvent And Broken
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Finance:

A Cautionary Tale (or Two) – The Need for Robust Internal Oversight in Financings
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Coal:

Xinergy Ltd. Files Chapter 11
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Personal Finance:

College freshmen flunk financial literacy 101
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10 things you should never buy again
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Alternative Energy:

Biorefinery Plant Tied to Lynn Tilton Up for Sale
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Are Ethanol's Days Now Numbered?
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Weather:

No Water: Californians Brace for a New Way of Life
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CA: One Drought for the Rich, One for the Poor
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Mapping Exceptional Drought in America
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Electronics:

Samsung expects 30.5% decline in operating profit
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Religion:

Judge approves diocese reorganization, sex abuse settlement 'Slow road to recovery': Finances run thin for Diocese of Helena after approval of bankruptcy
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Enron:

PwC winds up last remnants of Enron's European operations
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Healthcare:

Adams County ponders retirement fix for former Natchez hospital employees
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Television:

At the Weather Channel, Gloomy Skies Linger
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(3 new opinions today - DBN)

Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (60 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (18 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
(large downloads)

UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

(1)-(2)- (3)-(4)-(5)-(6)-(7)-(8)-(9)-(10)
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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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Miscellaneous:

The Weil Bankruptcy Blog Publishes Its Annual Review
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Bankruptcy Reform:

ABI Commission Report – New Value Corollary
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Plan Modification:

Tipping Point: Plan Clarification or Plan Modification? Third Circuit Denies Bankruptcy Court’s Use of Its Plan Clarification Powers to Circumvent Plan Modification Requirements of Section 1127
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Plan Confirmation:

Have Courts Left The Pinegate Open?
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Discharge:

Non-Consensual Third-Party Releases: Eleventh Circuit Joins “Pro-Release” Majority
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Personal Bankruptcy:

Quantifying the Benefits of the Fresh Start
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Dismissal:

Structured Dismissals - How They Work: The Best Interests Of The Creditors Test
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Retailing:

RadioShack's next step: An electronics convenience store A RadioShack comeback? It's possible-here's how
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RadioShack Bankruptcy To Test Shelf Life of Privacy Vows
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Colorado-based retailer files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
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Marketing:

As the direct-sales market gets crowded, once-successful businesses are closing
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Sovereigns:

Citibank braces for gov’t inspection Regulators enter Citibank Argentina building as debt battle heats up Central Bank carries out Citi inspection, bank appeals CEO suspension Argentina puts heat on Citibank after Paul Singer deal
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Where the Argentine Debt Case Stands Now, and Why it Still Matters
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Argentine Gov't appeals judge Griesa Citibank ruling
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UK:

Insolvency expert brands director disqualification laws “toothless” and demands three year ban
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British Services Growth Hits Seven-Month High in March
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West Midlands manufacturing sector is UK leader says R3
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PIIGS:

Divisions, public pressure push Greek PM into tightrope act
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Greece’s cash crunch is getting serious Greece is demanding €279 billion in Nazi-era reparations from Germany Isolated Greece pivots east to Russia, China and Iran. But will it work? Greece has two weeks to produce red meat Greece Must Walk the Talk, and Soon
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Greek parliament backs setting up a committee to investigate bailout terms
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In Greece, Getting By On The Brink Of A Financial Meltdown
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IMF asks Greece to cut pensions and hike VAT
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Greece falling short of final debt deal
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Canada:

'Bankruptcy risk is associated with lower income', even with little debt
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Retail bankruptcies leave employees in the lurch
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Canada Sells GM Stake Worth $2.7 Billion Before Budget
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Brazil:

Petrobras Supplier Schahin Said Seeking to Avert Bankruptcy
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Here's How Much Petrobras 'Partners-in-Crime' Lost In Oil Scandal
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The Golden Boy of Brazilian Finance Faces His Biggest Threat Yet
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China:

Cloud Live marks China's second bond default for domestic investors
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Murder of mother tied to credit card bill
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Russia:

Russian inflation at fastest in 13 years after rouble crisis
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MENA:

The American banker at the heart of the Middle East's biggest financial scandal says he was treated like a slave
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Australia:

Atlas considers asset sales, restructuring to survive iron ore crashs
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