Law:
Associate Bonus Watch: Orrick Opens Up The Coffers
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Reed Smith Names New Bankruptcy Counsel In Paris, Names 24 Partners, 19 Counsel Worldwide --- Brice Mathieu
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Law Schools in Bidding Wars for Students
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Reinventing The Law Business: Which Is More Important To The Success Of A Law Firm, The Rainmaker Or The Service Partner?
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What Drove This Supreme Court Clerk To Become A Stay-At-Home Dad?
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Harvard law grad loses defamation suit over plagiarism rebuke on transcript
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SmallLaw Vacation Policies
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World's Top 10 Law Firms
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US law firms grow in China practice, staff
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UK Firm of the Year 2015: The view from the partners
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Glamorous UK Lawyer of the Year 2014: The final
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In-house lawyers slam fee-ramping firms and crap perks
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Marketing a Law Firm As If It Were A Music Festival
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10 Ways To Become Incredibly Charismatic
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Bad Life Hacks
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11 Manly Ways To Wear A Scarf
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10 Things You Should Never Say To Your Boss
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Officer takes drunk woman from jail, drives her to his house ‘to pursue a personal relationship’
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Former FBI Director: There Is No Evidence That The NFL Saw The Ray Rice Video Before It Was Public --- Report Says N.F.L. Did Not Aggressively Pursue Ray Rice Case After Learning About Nature of It
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Grisham’s Latest Is A Dull Read
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60 Minutes’ Steve Kroft Confirms Affair With Lawyer: Report
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Murder trial delayed for lawyer accused of using forged power of attorney as lethal weapon
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After losing BigLaw jobs, ex-Skadden associates form own firm, join Dentons as partners
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Saudi Arabia To Flog Blogger For Blasphemy On Friday, 1,000 Lashes
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Bonkers law firm website: We're mad, we are
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Police arrest couple for having s-- atop car at dealership
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Ex-employee gets 4 years in $163K law firm theft
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Judges:
Overpunishment, Rationality, And Rakoff
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Judge Who Presides Over Controversial S-- Offender Cases Kept a Gun in His Lap During Hearings
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Wall Street:
US stocks: Futures in the red ahead of jobs report
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US stocks higher at close of trade
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Goldman: Here Are The 40 Cheapest Stocks On The Market
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Layoffs:
J.C. Penney to Close 4% of Stores, Cut as Many as 2,250 Jobs
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Coca-Cola to Cut Up to 1,800 Jobs to Pare Costs Amid Sales Slump --- Coca-Cola Cuts Jobs But Not Executive Bonuses
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McDonald's Is Cutting Jobs At Its Headquarters
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Oil/Gas:
Oil holds as traders search for floor to rout; Brent above $50 --- US oil prices rise, but Brent falls
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Friday: Oil Is Heading For A Seventh Weekly Loss
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Thurs Afternoon: WTI crude, Brent oil futures turn negative in volatile trade
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Mounting debt for energy firms as oil prices plummet
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Oil companies face new risk: Bankruptcy !
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Sequels elsewhere could follow oil drama
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Sub-$50 Oil Has US Shale Producers Cutting Rigs Loose Early
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US Shale Oil Revolution is in Danger
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Driller Helmerich says rig prices down 10 percent
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Entire Oil Complex Falls into Contango
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Here's Where You'll Find All Of America's Oil And Gas Jobs
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What Texas Learned from the Last Oil Bust
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Investors buy into oil price dip --- Don't Bank on Rebound in Oil Prices --- The World's Biggest Oil Traders Are Now Storing Crude In Leased Supertankers
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Oil Crisis More Dangerous Than Thought
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The Plunge in Petroleum
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Crude Ambition Crashes as Price Slump Exposes Risk Takers
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Supply Side Of The Crude Oil Market: Part II
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Here's What The Oil Decline Looks Like Compared To Past Crashes
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Saudi Arabia Has Launched An Oil Price Offensive
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The Big OPEC Members Are Fine With The Oil Crash, While Other Members Are Saying 'These Prices Are Killing Us'
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As Saudi Arabia refuses to ride to the rescue, oil traders give up betting on how low prices can fall
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Why oil will go even lower
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OPEC Finds Everyone Else Guilty in Oil-Glut Blame Game
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Five lessons from plunging oil prices
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European banks and oil price exposure
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Healthcare:
Hundreds face off in San Jose over proposed sale of charity hospitals
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Distressed Investing:
McDermott, distressed debt pros launch debtstream sales & trading platform
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Fraud:
Jeweler on Trial to Recover Commission From Kim Rothstein
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Debt Collection:
ABA Reminder to Prosecutors: Owing Money Is Not A Crime
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Corporate Reform:
House Dems Defeat GOP Dodd-Frank Rollback Efforts
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Justice Department Set to Tap Ex-FBI Lawyer as Fraud Chief
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Unclaimed Funds:
US court voids payout of unclaimed funds in BofA class action
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Forfeiture:
Government Seizures of Cars, Cash Prompt Calls for Reform
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Economy:
Jobless claims fall, suggests strong hiring
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Goldman: Here's One Reason Why The Jobs Report Could Be Great, And Another Why It Could Be A Disappointment
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Most of America’s rich think the poor have it easy
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Where America’s Social Security benefits go, in four maps
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Consumer Delinquencies Continue Decline in Third Quarter
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Buying Power Of Your Dollar Over The Years
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Stephen Roach: Fed Hasn't Learned Its Lesson
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America's manufacturing renaissance that never was
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The Most Entitled Generation Isn't Millennials
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3 Signs World Economy is in Deep Trouble
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Jeb Bush: Income Inequality Is Core Economic Problem
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JPMorgan's Ultimate Guide To The Markets And The Economy
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$1 In 1872 Is Worth $0.05 Today
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Mortgage rates hit 20-month low as 30-year loans fall to 3.73%
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Obama announces plan that could save home buyers hundreds of dollars a year
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Las Vegas Real Estate in December: Lowest Sales in Years, Non-contingent Inventory up 18% YoY
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CoreLogic: "273,000 Residential Properties Regained Equity in Q3 2014"
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13 Of The Most Unusual Homes For Sale Right Now
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Municipalities:
A few retirees still fighting Detroit bankruptcy plan --- Detroit retiree group vows to exhaust appeals process in bankruptcy
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Creditors launch challenge to CalPERS in San Bernardino bankruptcy --- Luxembourg Bank Seeks Payment on San Bernardino's Bonds --- Pension bondholder sues San Bernardino --- Sued for favoring pensions over bondholders
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Detroit mayor raves about city's resurgence during tour of auto show
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Atlantic City approves budget cuts, rejects more state oversight
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Financially Fit Cities: Where Keeping Up With These Joneses Is A Good Thing
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Food/Beverage:
ME: Burger King shuts its doors after owner files for bankruptcy
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HomeMade Pizza files for bankruptcy ; owes $11.2 million
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The Most Sought-After Bottles Of Liquor In 2014
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Retailing:
J.C. Penney to close 40 stores in 2015 --- See If Your Hometown JC Penney Is Closing
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Macy's Is Shutting Down 14 Stores And Cutting Jobs
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Wet Seal may be too late to stave off bankruptcy --- Retailer Wet Seal could seek bankruptcy protection next week
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Teen retailer Wet Seal hires restructuring lawyers
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Barnes & Noble has better-than-expected holiday
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Real Estate Costs Part of Wet Seal's Burden
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Retailers’ ‘strong’ sales figures exaggerated by low expectations
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Autos:
GM Says Booming U.S. Auto Industry Still Has Room To Grow
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Politics:
What We Think We Know: Why many Americans hold false beliefs about WMDs in Iraq and Obama's birth place
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Obama And Mitch McConnell Are Preparing For A Bunch Of Showdowns
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Personal Finance:
10 Money-Saving Resolutions You Can Actually Keep
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Economists Explain Why Tall People Make More Money
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How To Answer The Tricky Interview Question, ‘Where Do You See Yourself In 5 Years?’
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Gambling:
Judge rules in favor of buyer in key aspect of Revel Casino sale
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Revel buyer plans water park for former casino property
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Caesars Getting More Support from Pro-Bankruptcy Creditors
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Caesars Wins More Bankruptcy Support Through BlackRock Bond Sale
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Caesars nears threshold for creditor agreement on bankruptcy plan
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Politics:
What Elizabeth Warren would say in her stump speech — if she runs for president
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Elizabeth Warren is worth millions
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Celebs:
Teresa Giudice may be sprung from jail two months early
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Samuel Wyly’s bankruptcy judge approves sale of Aspen’s Explore Booksellers
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More Bill Cosby Accusers Come Forward
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Environmental:
FBI: Freedom executives “long aware” of chemical containment problems --- 3 executives charged in W.Va. chem spill plead not guilty
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Executives plead not guilty over West Virginia chemical spill
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Fashion:
Uh-Oh! Is American Apparel Running Short of Cash?
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Accounting:
9 Predictions for What Your World Just Might Look Like in 2025: "Drastic corporate restructuring"?
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Religion:
How JPMorgan Robbed a Church
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Banking:
Top Bankers in Europe Making Big Bonuses, According to Latest Data
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Shipping:
OW Bunker Issues Warrant for COSCO Ship Over Unpaid Bunkers
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Education:
Obama to propose two free years of community college for students
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Weather:
TV Reporter Suffers Severe Frostbite After Attempting Live Report
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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 (23 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (8 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:
(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:
Bankruptcy Count Lowest Ever. Uptick Anticipated - Health Care Filings Lead Count
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Bankruptcies Down 12% in 2014, Forecast Predicts the Same Decline for 2015
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NM bankruptcy filings drop 11.5 percent last year
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Corporate Governance:
Appointment Of Independent Directors On The Eve Of Bankruptcy: Why The Growing Trend?
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Bankruptcy Reform:
ABI Chapter 11 Reform Commission Series: Oversight of the Case (Part I)
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An Unnecessary Chapter 11 Overhaul
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ABI Commission Report on Chapter 11 Reforms—More Hope in Sight for the Little Guy?
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Are ABI's Bankruptcy recommendations too debtor friendly?
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Good Faith:
Bankruptcy Court Slaps Down Chapter 11 Filing Used as a Litigation Tactic
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Leases:
It’s Not Purdy, But It’s Not A Per Se Security Agreement
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Avoidance Actions:
Tronox: Lessons for Buyers on Disproving Actual Fraud
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IP:
A “Crumby” Decision Confuses Trademark Law for Rejected Licenses in Chapter 11 Cases
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Recent Pleadings:
Bondholders, Insurer Sue Over San Bernardino's Plan to Prefer CALPERS
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Insurance:
D&O Insurance: No Coverage for Enforcement Action Because Claim First Made When SEC Subpoena Served Before Policy Inception
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Litigation:
Should You Tap Litigation Finance for Lawsuits
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Sovereigns:
Ha! You Thought Argentina Would Negotiate
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UK:
UK Data Protection Guide for Insolvency Practitioners
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The Collapse Of UK Manufacturing Is Astonishing
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An inquiry into the collapse of City Link could go-ahead
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Tesco store closures herald broader property overhaul
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HMRC dispute sparked Forum Law failure
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EU:
Stiglitz: 'The Issue Is Not Greece. It Is Europe.'
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Europe Is Under Siege
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Deflation is back, and markets are freaking out
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Cyprus Air could shut if EU rules it illegally got aid - minister
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Euro near 1999 level in losing streak
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PIIGS:
Distressed Debt Strategies Tested In Spain As Creditors Spar With Carlos Slim's FCC
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Canada:
U. S. Steel on brink of bankruptcy
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Deutsche Bank: 'Canada Is In Serious Trouble'
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France:
Several Attacks Against France Mosques Since Magazine Killings
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French Corner Paris Terror Suspects --- Hostage Taken North of Paris During Manhunt for Killers --- Cornered Charlie Hebdo terror suspects vow to die as martyrs
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12 powerful political cartoons responding to the Charlie Hebdo attack
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Russia:
Merkel: no end to Russia sanctions if Minsk agreement not met
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China:
Kaisa Group Appears To Default On Offshore Bond Debt After Defaulting On HSBC Loan
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Kaisa Bondholders Are Dreaming of White Knight While Default Becomes Reality
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Bulgaria:
Bulgarian regulator to fine KPMG over Corpbank audit
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Ukraine:
EU's Juncker announces new €1.8b in Ukraine aid
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Soros: EU Must Bail Out Ukraine
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Ukraine facing deep economic crisis
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Venezuela:
China agrees to invest $20bn in Venezuela to help offset effects of oil price slump
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Venezuela’s bizarre response to McDonald’s running out of french fries
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MENA:
Dubai's Limitless seeks more time after missed debt talks deadline
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Libya: The Next Failed State
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Hong Kong:
Cross-border Restructuring in Hong Kong: Jurisdiction to Sanction Schemes for Insolvent Foreign Debtors
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Australia:
AU: Personal bankruptcies fall in December qtr
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