Law:
Report: Corporate Counsel Spending More On Litigation
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For Lawyers, Stark Differences in Career Path After Children
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BigLaw - Nonequity Partners Not Busy Enough (Altman Weil Survey)
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GC: In the Courtroom, Expertise Just a Bonus
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Leaked Video Of Charleston Law Board — CSOL Is S.O.L.
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Sidley Hires Simpson Thacher L.A. Head
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In Wake of 35% Enrollment Decline, Pace Law School Dean Cuts Faculty Pay 10%, Eliminates Research Stipends And Sabbaticals, And Warns Faculty Not To Speak To Press
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Madoff Prosecutors Reunited at Boies Schiller
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Betting On Clients
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UK BigLaw firm ripped off by email scammers
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Law School Woes Hit Close To Home For New Yorkers
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Pedigree: How Elite Students Get Elite Jobs
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Will Biglaw Sue This Restaurant Out Of Existence?
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Stop Saying Lawyers Need To Become Entrepreneurs
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30 McKenna Long lawyers head to BakerHostetler
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The Upside of Stress
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Your Apple Watch may not be as safe as you think • A flaw in the Apple Watch leaves it absurdly vulnerable to thieves
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‘Deflategate hate’ unites NFL owners, players, fans • NFL union appeals QB Tom Brady's suspension
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Amy Schumer Brilliantly Skewers 12 Angry Men
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You Won’t Believe This Bad Attorney T-Shirt
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Judges:
New bankruptcy judge knows tenuous line between 'survival and financial disaster'
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Dim public awareness of Supreme Court as major rulings loom
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Anatomy Of A Contempt — Just Keep Telling The Judge To F--- Himself
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Judge facing recall effort says it’s a waste of taxpayer money and a threat to judicial independence
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Suspended judge indicted over fugitive found at her home in 2013
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Judge who called parents ‘knuckleheads’ and their dispute ‘retarded’ is chided by top state court
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Appeals judge who held home invader at gunpoint: ‘I almost shot him’
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Wall Street:
Dow looks set for push into record territory
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S&P 500 Closes at Record
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Wall Street is starting to wonder: What if everything's going to be OK?
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The escort indicator: Wall Street is booming again
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Insider trading helped pay for wedding, U.S. alleges
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Layoffs:
National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Autos:
Retiring GM director Isdell sees turnaround taking 10 years
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GM wins dismissal of UAW retiree benefit lawsuit appeal • GM does not owe $450M to UAW retirees
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Student Debt:
CFPB Begins Probe Of Student Loan Servicers, Signaling Stronger Rules
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Corinthian College and the Tricky Path Towards Student Loan Relief
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Celebs:
Retired 4-star general promotes penny stocks
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Teresa Giudice Is ''Reprioritizing'' in Prison '
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Education:
Bankruptcy Trustees Target Colleges and Universities
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Why fewer students are going to college • More than 80% of Americans say they couldn't afford college
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Corinthian Colleges Students Win Official Committee Role
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Career Education Decides to Shut Down Campuses
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Aviation:
The Best and Worst Airline Rewards Programs for 2015
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Etihad: US carriers got $70B in government aid<- Bankruptcy protection and PBGC = "subsidies"
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U.S. lawmakers seek answers soon on Gulf airline subsidy claims
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U.S. Three vs. Middle East Three: Why All The Screaming? • US airlines step up campaign against Gulf carriers • U.S. Airlines Say Gulf Rivals Grab Traffic Without Adding More
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Debt Collection:
Debt-Collection Watchdog Faces Debt-Collection Grievance
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Politics:
Warren-Obama Rift Deepens
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The Senate May Not be the GOP's for Long
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MO: Speaker Diehl Admits to Affair w/ Intern
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Economy:
A $150 Billion Income Windfall Has Disappeared Under the Mattress
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The U.S. Economy Just Had Its Worst Month Since the Recession
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Jobless Claims in U.S. Fall as 4-Week Average at 15-Year Low
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Jobs mystery: Krugman blames Apple (kind of)
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Producer prices drop 0.4% in April
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Why US Economic Growth Has Disappointed This Year
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Obama: Why Those Struggling Can't Get Ahead
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We need the Fed to be credible on fighting deflation
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June rate hike is off table: ex–Fed No. 2 man Kohn
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New 'bond king' makes predictions on yields, Fed
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These countries are hoarding the world's gold
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Safe Harbors and Securitizations: Loan Payments in Connection with a Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securitization Protected from Clawback under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code Safe Harbors
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Chase buying $45B in mortgage loan service rights from Ocwen
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FHA loans to home buyers have been climbing
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Home Sales to Hit Highest Level Since 2006, Realtor Group Says
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Time to sell housing stocks?
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Settlement proposed to remove need to reopen THP bankruptcy case
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Mortgage fraudster tried to murder witness
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Manhattan facing glut of $20 million apartments
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Default judgment levied against Brooklyn law firm in fraudulent mortgage rescue scheme
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Municipalities:
'Junk City' Mayor Rahm Emanuel might be seriously considering the 'b' word • Can Rahm Emanuel Save Chicago From Bankruptcy ?
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Chicago: We're not like Detroit? Not so fast
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Banks giving Chicago time, while state bankruptcy bill takes shape
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People don't know much about Chicago's future
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Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Temptation
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San Bernardino bankruptcy plan: bondholders hammered while pensions kept whole • San Bernardino to Replace Firefighters, Cut Bonds Under Proposal
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Developer That Fell Short On Local Project Owes Joplin $1.4M
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The 10 worst cities to start your career
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Retailing:
An emerging American trend is terrifying news for Macy's, Kohl's, and JC Penney
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Kohl's stock's biggest-ever one-day drop
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JC Penney bonds gain on earnings, loan investors eye call protection
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Oil/Gas:
Oil down on ample supply as June Brent expires • Oil steadies below $67 as global glut builds
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Most U.S. energy executives are changing their business models to cut costs
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Are US Drillers Actually Making A Comeback?
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Oilman Hamm: 'Predatory' Saudi moves backfiring
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Shale tech could squeeze 141 billion barrels from oil fields outside the US
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Here’s where the Saudis are going wrong: Asa-El
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Tide Goes Out in Europe's Oil Capital
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Slump in Oil Prices Could Drag Calgary, Edmonton into Recession
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Saudi claims oil price strategy success
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Vedanta takes $4.5bn writedown on sharp drop in crude oil prices
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Lehman:
Lehman ruling preserves buyside calculation rights
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Lehman Sues Federal Home Loan Bank Over $150 Million Payout
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Food/Beverage:
El Pollo Loco shares fall after earnings
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Mass Torts:
Bill to protect trusts for asbestos victims advances in House
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House committee advances asbestos, frivolous lawsuit bills
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Golf:
Briar's Creek bankruptcy plan approved
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Religion:
Lawyers delay mediation decision in archdiocese's bankruptcy case
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Fraud:
Fraud Amendments to U.S. Sentencing Guidelines
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The Scary New World of Tax Fraud
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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 (30 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (12 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:
Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Miscellaneous:
Coming and Going Concerns
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Safe Harbors:
Securitized Loan Payments Safe Harbored Under Section 546(e)
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Make-Whole:
District Court Decision on MPM Silicones Bankruptcy Case Highlights Risks for Secured Lenders
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Plan Confirmation:
The Unappealing Prospects For Debtors Whose Bankruptcy Plans Are Denied Confirmation
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TBTF:
Even the FDIC doesn't think it's ready for the next banking crisis
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Privacy:
Apple and AT&T tell the bankruptcy court not to allow Radio Shack to sell customer data
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Gambling:
N.J. orders that power be kept on at Revel
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Rail:
Law Clouds Compensation for Amtrak Crash Victims • Federal law caps damages for passenger rail companies at $200 million • Suits over fatal Philadelphia Amtrak crash will depend on what NTSB finds: Was train going too fast?
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Lawyer: 'No Recollection' Of Crash... Mayor: 'Was Reckless And Irresponsible'
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Amtrak Aims to Fully Reopen Line Tuesday as Last Body Recovered
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Sovereigns:
Macri Has No Plans to Settle With Argentina Holdouts Immediately
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Hedge Funds' Latest Salvo Is Ignored by Argentina's Bondholders
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UK:
UK Court of Appeal judgment in Lehman Waterfall I appeal
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Lloyds chairman says turnaround has been slower than hoped
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EU:
ECB's Draghi says closing the liquidity tap must be done with care
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PIIGS:
Greece talks are actually getting worse • Greece concocted an outrageous scheme to meet its debt obligations • Financially strapped Greeks quietly prepare for the worst • Deutsche Bank: Greece is 'suffering a new exodus' as people scramble to get their cash out • Why Syriza Will Blink • Greece shows graphic Nazi crimes video to push war claims • Greece drops potential legal bid to get Parthenon Marbles back • Greek Defense Min. warns his party may not accept bailout • Varoufakis refuses any bailout plan that would send Greece into ‘death spiral’
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ie: O’Donnells must pay legal costs in failed bankruptcy challenge
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Russia:
Things are so bad in Russia that one-fifth of the country can barely afford to buy food
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Russian New Car Sales Fell 41.5% in April
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Venezuela:
Venezuela economy tanks amid pleas for 'libertad'
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Australia:
High Court clarifies proportionate liability regime
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Brazil:
Tonon Said to Hire Blackstone, Davis Polk for Restructuring
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Japan:
Japan sees bankruptcies down 18% on year in April, but overall debt rises
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Corporate Japan Answers to Nobody
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There's no end in sight for Japan's 25-year depression
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