Law:

Ex-Partner Says Dewey & LeBoeuf Got Stuck in Debt Cycle - Former partner testified the law firm began borrowing from the next year to pay debts from the prior one
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Shark Tank: Bankruptcy lawyer wins region's second annual entrepreneur pitch competition with court app
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The 2015 ATL Top 50 Law School Rankings: Now With More Debt
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Clients Do Not Pay You For Your Time
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The Dream Client List
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Shearman raises NQ pay to £88k
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Big Law Eyeing Marijuana
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Prominent Young Partners Leave Biglaw For A High-Powered Boutique
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Woman pleads guilty in hotel stabbing death of DLA Piper lawyer
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Law is the nation’s least-diverse profession, law prof says • Big Law Gender Parity on Track for 2181
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Street band playing outside DC office windows is not sweet music to ears of Skadden lawyers
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Former Drinker Biddle staff attorney is suspended for overbilling the firm for his work
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2nd Circuit to hear contract lawyer’s appeal on overtime pay
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Firm promises hellish working life in ill-advised advert
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Law Boutiques Rise with Help from Tech Vendors
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GC Seeks Three-Ways
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Thief leaves million-dollar lottery ticket
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Ex-Speaker Hastert indicted on federal charges • Indicted for lying about hush money payments to blackmailer • What Was Hastert's Past Misconduct?
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Law Dean Calls Other Law Dean A ‘P----,’ P----- Alumni Lose Their Minds
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The Best Law School Funnies And Fails Of 2014
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Law School Ditches Federal Loan Program, Forces Students To Take Out Private Loans
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After flooding sends a river through its historic law offices, Houston PI firm cleans up
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Feds say indicted lawyer owes $780K to IRS, hid tobacco settlement money in others’ accounts
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Dustin Diamond’s lawyer gets a judicial scolding on ‘shenanigans’ for car’s message
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Woman gets time served in beach s-- case; state seeks 2.5 years for man
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Disbarment sought for lawyer in scheme that provided phony certificates of completion to court
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The Novel ‘Personal Jurisdiction’ Updates The Law School Story For The 21st Century
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Dodgy Lawyer of the Week: Tried to fob off judge by pulling sickie
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Bonkers website of the week: lawyer with a made-up twin
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Pro Se Plaintiff Reveals Startling Truth About George W. Bush
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Judges:

BK NJ: Tentative Selection of Stacey L. Meisel For Bankruptcy Judge
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Philip Alito, Son Of Justice Alito: Where Is He Now?
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Justices Ruling in Favor of Companies Whose Stock They Own • Friend-of-Court Briefs Raise Recusal Questions for Justices
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An Inspector General for the federal judiciary?
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Judge Catches DA's Office, Police Misconduct in Death Penalty Case
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Wall Street:

U.S. Stock Futures Struggle • Stock futures drop in skittish wait for GDP
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U.S. stocks on pace for weekly drop
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The most shorted Nasdaq stocks
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What Will Happen to a Generation of Wall Street Traders Who Have Never Seen a Rate Hike? - Bloomberg Business

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Layoffs:

Layoffs now rare, jobless claims data suggest
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J.P. Morgan Chase expected to lay off 5,000
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Gambling:

Huge changes, challenges about to hit NJ casino market
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Casino conundrum: Too many bets
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Teachable Moments In The Caesars Mess: A Strategy For A Post-Bankruptcy Move On The Stock
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Autos:

GM recall lawsuits on hold pending a related appeal
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Defaults:

Fitch: U.S. Leveraged Loan Default Rate at New Low
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Weather:

What drought? Why California water is so cheap
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Cali Drought's New Crooks: Water Thieves
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More Texas towns brace for high water; Death toll climbs • The insane amount of rain in Texas • The Good News is That the Drought is Over
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Former owner of Hendersonville company facing federal charges
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Jury finds Utah man failed to pay taxes, conspired with Lehigh County doctor
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Former Owner of Gallup-Based Oil Distributor Sentenced to Prison for Federal Bankruptcy Fraud Conviction
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Aviation:

Skymark Airlines Said to Submit Restructuring Plan on Friday • Japan's Skymark submits bankruptcy plan despite creditor opposition • Skymark Airlines to Get $145 Million Capital Under Recovery Plan
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Air Lituanica to seek bankruptcy
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Religion:

Why are some churches going bankrupt ?
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Toll Roads:

Australian Company Finalizes Takeover Of Indiana Toll Road
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Shipping:

Schemes of Arrangement for Distressed Shipping Companies – a viable (and cheaper) alternative to chapter 11?
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Politics:

George Pataki: Is he Chris Christie without the baggage?
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Satellites:

NewSat Bankruptcy is Costly for U.S. Ex-Im Bank
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Fraud:

Madoff accountant sentenced to home detention
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How a fraudster used southern charm to access $40M
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Mass Torts:

Los Angeles Superior Court Addresses Improper Withholding Of Asbestos Trust Fund Claim Information, Imposes Mandatory Disclosure, And Rejects Privilege Claims
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Ethanol:

US Spends $100M for More Ethanol in Markets
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Economy:

US economy likely shrank in first quarter, but fundamentals strong
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US jobless claims up, but still point to labor market strength
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Good news for America's workers: You matter again
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47% don't have $400 to cover an emergency expense
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Many are still worse off now than before the recession
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Americans lead two separate lives: one pays the bills, the other is fulfilling
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Paul Singer: This is the new 'big short'
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A full-time minimum-wage job won't get you a 1-bedroom apartment anywhere in America
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The Dramatic Rise of Life Expectancy Around the World
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

US pending home sales race to nine-year high in April • What pending sales tell us about housing
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Mortgage Rates in the U.S. Increase to Highest for 2015
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Freddie Mac: Mortgage Serious Delinquency rate declined in April
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House flippers cleaning up
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Why ‘Generation Rent’ is reluctant to buy houses
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Municipalities:

Detroit bankruptcy judge 'deeply concerned' over pension debt in other Michigan municipalities
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How to avoid municipal bankruptcy: 3 tips offered by judge who oversaw Detroit restructuring
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Bankruptcy Judge to Detroit Citizens: Stay on It
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Unions were the courageous ones in Detroit bankruptcy, says Ford Foundation CEO
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How one man in Detroit is trying to resurrect the city’s abandoned homes
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Complacency is enemy in post- bankruptcy Detroit
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Macomb County executive criticizes 'celebration' of Detroit bankruptcy settlement
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Detroit deemed America's 'comeback story'
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Detroit Shuts Off Water For 1,000 Poor Residents Despite City Council’s Call To Stop • Waiting on the Water Deal
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Atlantic City Sues Over Failed Community Loan Program
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Atlantic City prices second bond deal in two weeks
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Stockton, Calif., argues against appeal of its bankruptcy plan
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Switzerland of Ohio School District Headed Toward Bankruptcy
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Puerto Rico Gets $3.5 Billion Plan to Fix Teetering Utility
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The Downgrading Of The Chicago Municipal Bond Market To Junk
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Retailing:

Abercrombie & Fitch surges, but don't call it a miracle at the mall yet
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Costco Tumbles On Mixed Q3; Analysts Split • Don’t write off Costco, here’s why
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SkyMall Is Coming Back This Year, But Expect Some 'Dramatic Changes'
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Top auction bidder for Family Christian Stores will keep stores open • Parent of Family Christian Stores sold to nonprofit subsidiary
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Sears Holdings Valuation: The Transformation
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The most popular stores in America
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Oil/Gas:

Fri. A.M.: Oil gains 1 percent on US inventory drop
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Thurs. A.M.: Oil higher as US production rises, inventories fall
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Crude oil inventories fall again, but production jumps
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U.S. oil is back in the money, but OPEC is not
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An Oil Deficit is Coming by Year's End
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Dozens of Canada's tar sands projects on hold as prices fall, analysis shows
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Edmond seismic company declares bankruptcy .
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Soccer:

FIFA's huge corruption and bribery scandal, explained • FIFA's Blatter: I can't watch everyone all the time • Blatter defies calls to quit as FIFA scandal widens • Wall Street banks drawn into FIFA bribery probe • Jon Stewart has some questions about the FIFA investigation • The surprising reason the US is prosecuting the FIFA case • Soccer, International Criminal Law, and Thucydides • The human toll of FIFA’s corruption • How a wedding singer became the most powerful player in football
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Final Parma auction fails
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Lehman:

Dick Fuld's Murky Secrets: Life After Lehman Brothers • Fallen ex-Lehman CEO Dick Fuld hits comeback trail
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What Dick Fuld didn't say ...
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Richard Fuld Still Doesn’t Think Lehman Was Really Bankrupt • Ex-Lehman CEO Fuld says ‘perfect storm’ caused crisis
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Ex-Lehman CEO Fuld Says 27,000 Employees Were Risk Managers
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Fuld breaks his silence • Lehman's Fuld: No one thing caused the crisis
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Fuld blames government in rare appearance • Lehman Brothers ex-CEO blames everyone else for financial crisis
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Ex-Lehman CEO: 'Why don't you bite me?'
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Ex-Lehman CEO Dick Fuld: At least my mom still loves me
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Lehman’s Fuld Speaks Out for Little Guy at Penny-Stock Venue
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Coal:

CanAm's Alabama Subsidiaries File Voluntary Petition under Chapter 11
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Bad news bombards coal
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Southern Co. Subsidiary Faces Possible Credit Downgrade
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Apparel:

Frederick's of Hollywood Cancels Auction, Likely to Sell Brand to Authentic - No qualified bidders challenged Authentic's $22.5 million offer for underwear seller's brand
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Healthcare:

UMC shares its legal strategy on Children's bankruptcy case with commissioners • What does Children's Hospital want?
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Bankruptcy documents: El Paso Children's Hospital plans to spend $1.4 million in restructuring
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Two community leaders interested in Children's Hospital board
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Shuttered King County drug treatment center files for bankruptcy after federal probe
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Celebs:

David Cassidy Pleads With Judge Over Money Troubles
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50 Cent can't dodge s**-tape trial with bankruptcy filing, judge rules
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Toni’s bankruptcy costs Atlantic Records big bucks
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Cemeteries:

Homestead Cemetery Running Out Of Money, May Have To File For Bankruptcy
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Student Debt:

A Test Case for Burned Student Borrowers
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Corporate Reform:

This is how banks can get real about ethics
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SEC's Stein Takes Aim at Deutsche Bank
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DoJ Reaches Deal with 4 More Swiss Banks
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Movies:

Hollywood just had its worst Memorial Day weekend in 17 years
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Taxis:

Taxis Promise to Hunt Uber Drivers
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Should Uber be Banned?
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Uber Isn't the Problem
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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 (19 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (173 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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Professional Compensation:

Can Attorneys Get Paid for Defending Their Right to Get Paid?
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Slim odds for clawback of attorneys' fees in Nortel bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy Policy:

Financial Distress, Stock Returns, and the 1978 Bankruptcy Reform Act
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Jurisdiction:

Stern v. Marshall and the Case for Article III Bankruptcy Judges
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"Wellness" Has Made Us Better
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Supreme Court Decides to Maintain the Viability of the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts, But a Key Question Remains Unresolved
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Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Bankruptcy Courts' Jurisdiction
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All's Wellness That Ends Well?: Supreme Court Permits Parties To Consent To Bankruptcy Court's Entry Of Final Judgment On Stern Claims
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U.S. Supreme Court Holds Implied Consent Sufficient for Bankruptcy Court Jurisdiction
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“The World Will Not End In Fire, Or Ice, But In A Bankruptcy Court”
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IP:

The First Circuit May 'Actually' Be The Best Choice Of Bankruptcy Venue For IP Licensees
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Cross-Border:

New Focus on Cross-Border Restructuring of Groups for the Recast EC Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings
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Lessons From Nortel: What Do The Recent Allocation Decisions Mean?
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Proofs of Claim:

Seventh Circuit Says Secured Creditors Must File Proof of Claim Within Ninety Days of Meeting of Creditors
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Post-Confirmation:

New beginnings: life as a Chapter 11 emerged entity
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Plan Confirmation:

The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York Upholds Rulings With Respect to Subordination, Cramdown and the Make-Whole Dispute
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What the Future Holds for Make-Whole Claims in Bankruptcy: Examining the Energy Future Holdings EFIH First Lien Make-Whole Decision – Part 2
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Bankruptcy Reform:

ABI Report Suggests Limitations on Rollups in DIPs
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Structured Dismissals:

Third Circuit Provides Road Map for Structured Dismissals
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Insurance:

Political Risk Policy Does Not Cover Bankruptcy-Related Losses
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Food/Beverage:

Hostess died 3 years ago... now it's worth $2B
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Langermann's files for bankruptcy after Baltimore riots put its finances over the edge
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Education:

FTC: Georgia-based for-profit school did not tell the truth
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Taxpayers will shoulder the financial burden of defunct schools’ students
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Sovereigns:

Paul Singer, Another Hedge Fund Billionaire Who's More Lucky Than Smart
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UK:

PWC did not see insolvency risk – financial regulator
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EU:

Europe stocks drop as Greek drama plays out
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EU asks 11 member states to implement Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive
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PIIGS:

Greek talks 'progressing'…so where's the deal? • Only Greece Can End Its 'Groundhog Day' Misery • Grexit could happen, says IMF’s Lagarde
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Greek bank deposits fall to lowest level in a decade - ECB data • Greek capital flight hits record as 'ultimatum' talk grows
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No interim funding for Greece: ECB official • IMF head says Greek exit a possibility-newspaper • ECB officials say no to easier funds for Greece now • ECB: Concerns For Greek Bankruptcy Are Increasing • IMF says Greece did not ask to move repayments to end-June • Greece's 1-2-3 Plan For Default And Amazing Recovery • Greek PM holds teleconference with German, French leaders
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Greece promises imminent deal, only to be knocked down by by creditors — again • Greece says high-level political trade-off still needed to stave off bankruptcy • IMF's Lagarde says still much work to do in Greek debt talks • Greece, facing euro zone exit fears, designs new two-euro coin • Moody?s says Greek exit would change nature of euro • Less than one-in-three chance of Greece leaving eurozone this year • Market calm on Grexit an eerie recall of pre-Lehman bets • Will the Greek time bomb ever go off? • When should we really start worrying about Greece
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ECB Says Long Greek Talks May Hurt Other Eurozone Borrowers
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ie: Gayle Killilea accused of ‘forum shopping’ in US courts
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Spain’s protest vote a sign of a fracturing eurozone
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As Greece leads the news, Italy’s problems mount
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Canada:

Captain John's ship towed from Toronto harbour
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Teck to temporarily shut down production at Canadian operations
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Belgium:

Bankruptcy statistics in Belgium: April 2015
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Australia:

Bleak House, eat your heart out. Hancock v Rinehart – that's real drama
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Brazil:

Brazil’s Cash Trap Exposed in 10-Hour Screamfest From President
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Thailand:

NLA passes bankruptcy law in final reading
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Africa:

Africa Bank's junior creditors to get some money back under restructuring plan
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Argentina:

Gov't makes US$683 million payment to Paris Club creditors
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Ukraine:

NBU announces Ukrainian Professional Bank is insolvent
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MENA:

ISIS Executes 20 in Ancient Amphitheater
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