Law:

Are We In An Off-Season For Lateral Moves?
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Is the Slowdown in Litigation Work Cyclical or Structural?
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Will Legal Tech Eventually Disrupt Biglaw? A Conversation With Lex Machina’s Owen Byrd
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What Lawyers Can Learn From Uber
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Business of Law
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Gordon Silver to Fold in Sin City
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Nixon Peabody - Gets Rid Of Corner Office, Which Could Be Smart For Rebranding
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Changes Needed to Finance Legal Education: Report • ABA Task Force: Bring Law School Costs Down • ABA Task Force On The Financing Of Legal Education Issues Final Report
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Law School Financial Aid Rankings
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Don’t You DARE Send This Rainmaker Insulting Emails, You Sniveling Idiot
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Bankruptcy lawyer: 11 Reasons Why It’s So Hard Being A Lawyer (Part I)
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Holland & Knight Forms Group to Guide Troubled Companies
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The Unlawyer - Inhouse, Big Law, Little Law, Law Schools
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Associates, Listen Up - Bernie Sanders Wants To Bring Back 40-Hour Work Week
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Social Media Disclaimers--Maybe They Work After All?
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Law Firms Must Spend More Time Talking to Themselves
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Apps Lawyers Can't Live Without • My latest iPhone app discoveries
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Goodbye Rambo, hello ‘mindfulness’: More lawyers embrace Zen-inspired techniques
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ABA task force on law school financing calls for reforms
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How Does Your Firm’s Art Collection Stand Up?
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11 health benefits of caffeine, the most commonly used psychoactive drug in the world
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5 essential items every man should carry in his pockets
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Closing all of your apps doesn't actually save your iPhone's battery
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Should Charleston church shootings be labeled as terrorism? Some see a double standard • Jon Stewart On Charleston Shooting — It’s A Must Watch • In Alleged Online 'Manifesto,' Accused Church Killer Details Hate •Suspected South Carolina church gunman reportedly tried to kill himself during the attack • The Ugly Truth About Hate Crimes • The Charleston shooting wasn't the first time somebody terrorized a historically black church • FBI Head: Charleston Not Terrorism • Families Tell Accused Charleston Murderer 'Hate Will Not Win' • Charlestown: Thousands Gather for Peace Event • Dylann Roof's stepmother defends 'smart' boy 'drawn in by internet evil' • Roof's Hero • Racist Talk From Dylann Roof’s Judge?
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Time to Dump the Confederate Flag For Good • Fact-check: Claims about the South Carolina Confederate battle flag controversy • Romney, Bush: End Use of Confederate Flag
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3 Things Law Students And Young Lawyers Can Learn From First Lady Michelle Obama
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Somebody at a top UK law firm is using new anonymous app Yik Yak to reveal embarrassing work incidents
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Bizarre Reed Smith tax partner rock ‘n’ roll video pulled from YouTube
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When It Takes A Lawyer To Breathe
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Life Upheld for Bizarre Crime of Spurned Lover
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Journo SHOCKED At Cost Of Relatively Cheap Expert Witness
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Police are reportedly closing in on the two escaped New York fugitives
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Judges:

Federal Bankruptcy Judge in DC Seeking Third Term
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Tampa Bay judges crack down on serial bankruptcy filers
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Salty Judge Suspended
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Thomas adds victim’s photo to his opinion, spars with Kennedy on solitary confinement
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Federal Law Complicates Case for Putting Justice Ginsburg on $10 Bill
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Federal judge: Don't come by without asking, and f--- the NRA • NRA Board Member Blames the Victims
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Judge's Top 10 Tips for Winning Cases
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Why does President Obama criticize the Supreme Court so much?
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Better Judgment
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Supreme Court decisions: Gay marriage and Obamacare aren’t the only huge cases coming
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Wall Street:

Greek deal hopes propel rally for US stock futures
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Stocks close lower amid options expirations; Greece concerns weigh
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Layoffs:

Assurant to lay off 1,200 Milwaukee employees beginning in August
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Hershey to Cut About 300 Jobs
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North Dakota's Jobless Picture Gets Worse
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Education:

Sweet Briar not closing down, thanks to a mediated negotiation •Settlement To Save Sweet Briar Isn't Sweet
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The troubled college with a $85 million endowment will stay open one more year after alumnae raise millions
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Bankrupt Mid-Continent University plans to sell campus
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South Carolina State College declared the equivalent of bankruptcy
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The Donald Trump scandal no one is talking about
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Mass Torts:

Asbestos claimants committee calls proposed trust amount in Garlock bankruptcy ‘unfair’
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Cost of Doing Business? Oil Companies Agree To Pay For Some of Lac-Megantic Damages, But Not to Solve the Real Problems
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What Did Counsel to GM Know
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Fraud:

Madoff trustee to recoup $140 million from Plaza feeder fund
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More checks for ZeekRewards victims will go out in August
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Ex-MF Global trader settles CFTC manipulation claims for $500K
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Enron Scandal: A Devastating Reminder of the Dangers of Debt
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Pensions:

Bill Seeks Multiemployer Pension Reform Act Repeal
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IRS, PBGC Issue Guidance on Multiemployer Plan Benefit Suspensions and Plan Partitions
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Software:

Creditors allege Baton Rouge’s Thinkstream owes payroll taxes, CEO Barry Bellue is ‘evading’ subpoena for financial records
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Credit Counseling:

Bankruptcy trustee shuts down Costa Mesa debt settlement company Morgan Drexen
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Environmental:

California agency defends state claims against reorganized Exide
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Skiing:

Ski center faces murky future
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Religion:

Report: Former Twin Cities archbishop tried to limit probe
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Interim archbishop faces daunting task in tumultuous archdiocese
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Gambling:

It's as if the entire world is attacking the casino industry
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Golf:

Golf has a problem and it's not Tiger Woods
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Privacy:

Developments in the Rules Governing Personal Identifiable Information May Have Unexpected Consequences for Lenders And Other Businesses
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Personal Finance:

The 3 questions one CEO hopes to hear from everyone he interviews — but hardly ever does
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Economy:

BLS: Twenty-Five States had Unemployment Rate Increases in May
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Fed: Q1 Household Debt Service Ratio Very Low
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Citi economist: Fed is too chicken to hike rates
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What the Next Recession Could Look Like
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Here's where American children have the best chances of going from poor to rich
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Economy is warming up along with the weather
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The 10 slowest economies in the world
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Amazing maps show where Americans come from and who we really are today
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Subprime mortgages didn’t cause the financial crisis
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Struggling Companies Find REIT Conversion Not a Cure-All
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S&P Downgrades Ocwen's Rankings to 'Below Average'
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Here's the mountain of hidden costs homeowners in 15 cities pay after they buy their homes
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MBA Stevens: We are in the middle of a housing crisis
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CA: The Inland Empire Bust and Recovery
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To Sign or Not Sign The Allonge
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Municipalities:

Unraveling bankruptcy plan will cause chaos, Jefferson County filing says
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Financial Control Board Should Take Over Debt-Laden Puerto Rico, Lawmaker Says
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Is Chicago the Next Detroit? • Chicago isn't Detroit — and it's not going bankrupt
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Moody's to Chicago: How Are You Different from Puerto Rico?
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Chicago Public Schools Face Cash Crunch Now
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Wayne County seeks recovery, not bankruptcy
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Pensions, debt obstruct Snyder's Detroit schools plan
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Coventry Fire District to discuss layoffs, asset liquidation
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Public Pensions: Live and Let Die
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States That Still Haven't Recovered Lost Jobs
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Banking:

WaMu’s Bonuses Sent Back to FDIC
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Hockey:

Bankruptcy tied to Lumberjacks owners not affecting arena negotiations
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Oil/Gas:

Crude Oil Gains as Greek Proposal Seen Boosting Riskier Assets
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Lean times alter lawyers’ relationship with oil clients
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M&A energy pipeline in US looks strong despite oil price slump, says Norton Rose
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Why A U.S Shale Slowdown Will Hardly Effect Oil Prices
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Saratoga Resources seeks bankruptcy protection
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Who's in line to collect from Primera Energy?
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The low price of oil might force one company into bankruptcy
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Shale oil drillers are on the brink of a debt crisis • Small U.S. frackers face extinction amid drilling drought • Debt That Fueled Shale Boom Grows Heavier
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Expect Offshore Drillers to See More Pain Ahead
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The collapse in US oil rigs might be leveling off
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A year after start of bust, oil patch shows resilience
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Texas Production Down, Gas Takes Biggest Hit
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North Dakota’s jobs picture continues to worsen
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Wall Street betting big on U.S. oil
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Speculators Retreat From Oil on OPEC Moves
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Lawsuits pile on as creditors accuse Lafayette businessman Michel Moreno of siphoning money from failed Green Field Energy Services
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Healthcare:

El Paso Children's Hospital board changes bylaws, number of members that make up board
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Former Edgewater Hospital owner returns to Chicago to face charges
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Mt. Sinai CEO sees doom in looming Obamacare case
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Layoffs announced at Porter Health Care
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Bid to reopen hospital hangs on 1% tax vote
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Federal judge questions Yadkin Valley hospital operator’s account
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Why do hospitals go broke?
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Congressional Budget Office: Repealing Obamacare would add to budget deficit
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For Profit Hospitals Mark Up Prices by 1,000%
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Banking:

Chesco bank files for bankruptcy
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Downey Trustee Reaches Settlement With FDIC
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Celebs:

David Cassidy Selling South Florida Home in Bankruptcy
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Sonja Morgan Bankruptcy — ‘RHONY’ Star ‘Happy’ To Put Chapter 11 Behind Her • Real Housewives Of New York star Sonja Morgan can finally pay off her creditors
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'Real Housewives of New Jersey' star in danger of losing home to foreclosure
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Autos:

Auto center's bankruptcy won't affect local employees
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Creditor creates potential snag in Chassix plan to leave bankruptcy
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Hockey:

Bankruptcy tied to Lumberjacks owners not affecting arena negotiations
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City files motion to void $3.75M July 1 payment to Coyotes
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Winning, bankruptcy leaves Otters' coaching staff in flux
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Food/Beverage:

Financially troubled American Seafoods nears deal to restructure
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A&P of Montvale said to weigh second bankruptcy filing in five years • One of America's biggest grocery chains is on the brink of death
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Paso Robles wine castle's woes fade into medieval history
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Coal:

Behind the coal industry's alarming decline
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Weil Business Finance & Restructuring Partner Joseph Smolinsky Discusses Distressed Coal Considerations at the 2015 Barclays High Yield Bond and Syndicated Loan Conference
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With New Threats, It's Hard To See How One Can Invest In Coal
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EIA Report: EPA Climate Rule Will Result In Coal Power Plant Shutdowns Doubling
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Coking coal market slumps despite iron ore rebound
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Student Debt:

When is it OK to walk away from Sallie Mae?
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Communications:

Standard Register CEO resigns
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Photography:

The legal profession's Kodak moment?
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Politics:

Carl Icahn to Donald Trump: Thanks, But No Thanks
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Corporate Reform:

Big Banks and America's Broken, Two-Tiered Justice System
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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 (26 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:

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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Energy sector, Colt Defense focus of LCD’s Restructuring Watchlist
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Miscellaneous:

The Week Ahead
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Bankruptcy Reform:

The ABI Commission on Business Bankruptcy Reform: Director and Officer Fiduciary Duties and Lender Liability
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LLCs:

The LLC Member In Bankruptcy : Ehmann And Its Progeny
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SCOTUS:

King v. Burwell: Did the Supreme Court already tip its hand in bankruptcy decision?
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The Relationship of the Supreme Court & the Bankruptcy Community: Greek Gods and Mere Mortals
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Tensions build as Supreme Court readies blockbuster rulings
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Avoidance Actions:

Kettering Article On The UVTA, er, UFTA-2014, Provides The Definitive Guide To Changes
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Professional Compensation:

Bankruptcy Experts Discuss Supreme Court's Ruling in Baker Botts LLP v. ASARCO LLC and the Impact on Professional Fees, Bankruptcy Litigation
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Have You Hugged Your Bankruptcy Attorney Today? We’re Feeling a Little Unloved
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Cross-Border:

International Bankruptcy: Do Principles of Comity Exist in Parallel to Chapter 15?
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Preclusion:

You’ve Made Your Bed, Now Go Lie in It: Court May Not Consider the Preclusive Effect Of Its Own Decision
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Exemptions:

Exemption Bill Removes Repossession Threat
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Litigation:

The ‘Looney Tunes’ Rule Of Litigation
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TBTF:

AIG bailout case to continue as Greenberg seeks damages
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Hank Greenberg: D-Day veteran looks for his next battle
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The End of Government Bailouts As We Know It
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Insurance:

Declared Property Value in Prior Bankruptcy Proceeding Not Binding in Subsequent Insurance Suit
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Litigation:

Federal Appeals Court OKs Google Earth-Generated Evidence
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Litigation lawyers describe the personal damage of handling disputes
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Retailing:

American retail as we know it is dying — and now these industries are taking over
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Bankruptcy Court Rejects 'Flawed' Sale of Family Christian Stores • Family Christian Stores' sale to 'indisputable insider' rejected by bankruptcy judge
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Former RadioShack Moves Toward Final Reckoning in Bankruptcy
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There's Still $43 Million In Outstanding RadioShack Gift Cards
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Hilco Merchant Resources & Gordon Brothers Group to Close Anna's Linens Stores
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Sovereigns:

Ukraine to offer updated restructuring proposal to creditors • Ukraine to halt payments if creditors shun "last chance" debt offer
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UK:

Property Raids by U.K. Tax Agency Soar in Clampdown on Evasion
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PIIGS:

Greek endgame: Who’s meeting and when, on Monday • Why Monday summit won’t be ‘final step’ • Greece set for crunch talks to avoid default
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Greece and eurozone leaders in last-ditch scramble to reach deal • Larry Summers wrote the scariest op-ed you'll read this month • Analysts assess chances of Greek deal • Behind the scenes, Greece and creditors push for breakthrough • Everything you need to know about why Greece might leave the euro • Greece's Varoufakis says Merkel faces "stark choice" at Monday meeting • Merkel's Bavarian allies urge tough line with Greece • Any Greece deal must match party manifesto, minister says • Greek PM says rejects tax hike on electricity • Greece offers new proposals ahead of emergency summit • British banks slash exposure to Athens over bankruptcy and Grexit fears • It's make or break time in Europe for the Greek debt crisis • Greeks prepare for EU exit with cautious 'bank walk' • Greek Bank Run Accelerates; Emergency Assistance Called For • Greece and its creditors are dangerously close to getting what neither side wants • With Greece on the brink, let's remember what happened when Cyprus' banks shut down • The ghost of Argentina is haunting Greek debt talks • Washington fears losing Greece to Moscow • Kremlin: Russian loan not discussed in Tsipras-Putin talks • Greeks Demonstrate They Want to Stay in Eurozone • Why the state of Greek hospitals tell us the drachma could be coming • Greece: Dispatches from the brink • This is the human toll of the Greek debt crisis • Greece – five pictures of a troubled country
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Affluent Greeks fret as they teeter on the edge
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92 Nama debtors owing €11bn declared bankrupt
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Canada:

The Bay goes global with big gamble on Galeria Kaufhof
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Canada’s Rogers, Telus Said to Compete to Acquire Mobilicity
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Dust from abandoned Cliffs' mine casts pall over eastern Canadian town
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Russia:

Mikhail Khodorkovsky Duns Russia For $50 billion Awarded By Arbitration Court
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Belgium to unblock frozen Russian diplomatic accounts
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Romania:

Romania's President signs personal insolvency law
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China:

China copper smelter faces new risk over restructuring
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Asia Workouts Expected to Increase on Slowing Chinese Economy: Survey
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Chinese Billionaire's Solar Bet Sours
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Malaysia:

Bankruptcy Inevitable For Najib's 1MDB: Investors on alert for massive govt bailout
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Australia:

Creditors say FFA must ‘play fair’ on Jets debts
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Brazil:

Brazil Probe Sweeps Up Corporate Magnates • Brazil Banks Said to Need Provision Boost After Odebrecht Arrest
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Brazil's OAS unveils restructuring plan ahead of deadline
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Iceland:

The ABCs Of The Capital Controls: What’s The Plan?
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