Law:
Ethical Violations, Clawback Upheld in Howrey Bankruptcy
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After Dewey Saga, Lawyers Turn to Neglected Clients • Doubts emerge about reasons for prosecuting Dewey trio
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The ATL Office 100 Ranking: You Work In An Office, Not A Firm
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US partner billing rates rise 5% in 2014/15
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Cadwalader Showed Due Diligence in Advising Client • Court Dismisses Long-Running Malpractice Case Against Cadwalader
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How Law Firms Plan to Fuel Growth in the Next 12 Months
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Bondholders Target Caesars' Restructuring Lawyers at Kirkland & Ellis • Caesars creditors accuse U.S. bankruptcy lawyer of misleading judge
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Law Firms Embracing Metrics in Calculating Partner Compensation
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Middle Market Resisting eDiscovery Tools: BDO Survey
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Prosser Steps Into New IRB Tax Case Against Fox Rothschild
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Put Away Your Phone
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Necessities For A Small-Firm Practice
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Dinsmore opens Philadelphia office, plucks partners from local competitors
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Indictment accuses Texas lawyer of submitting false oil spill claims; he said he had 44,000 clients
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Judge tosses suit claiming sperm donor didn’t live up to billing
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Lawyer gets 8 years for secretly settling clients’ cases and diverting money to himself
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The Importance And The Danger Of A Law Firm Having ‘Values’
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Billionaire nixes $20M gift after judge rules that college can’t be renamed
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Pennsylvania AG remains at work despite suspended law license • ‘No Law License? No Problem!’ Says Embattled State Attorney General
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Lack of sleep linked to diabetes, heart disease
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Mayer Brown, Et Al. - Is Legal Sector Heading Into The Fun Economy?
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Under Indictment, TX AG Paxton Recuses Himself from Some Parts of Job
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John Grisham Goes Rogue In Latest Novel
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Slater & Gordon punishes its militant lawyers
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There’s been a big change in how people are dying from gunshots in America
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The Texas Law Hawk is back — and more bizarre than ever
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Three Shot at Tennessee State University
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Officer’s fake dog barks scare suspect into surrendering
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Judges:
Law clerk’s ‘owe me a beer’ text to BigLaw associate leads to review by federal judge • Law Clerk Busted Getting Chummy With Lawyer Appearing Before The Court
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Suspend judge for 90 days and fine her $20K for conduct in DUI case, panel tells top state court
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Is This Judge Doing A Better Job Of Being The Defense Attorney Than The Defense Attorney?
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Wall Street:
S&P 500 ends at highest in two months
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Layoffs:
Big companies are cutting workers in a hurry
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3M Q3 EPS Up, Lowers FY Forecast; To Cut 1500 Jobs In Restructuring
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Microsoft has quietly laid off as many as 1,000 employees
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Retailing:
Why bankruptcy is a death sentence for retailers
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A Guide to American Apparel: Scandal, Controversy, and the Move into Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
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U.S. Consumers' Holiday Spending Intentions Best Since 2007
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Healthcare:
Newark Council Pushes State to Sell Saint Michael's to Prime Healthcare
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HDL creditors to investigate execs, board members
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Judge signs off on sale of Southern Regional Medical Center
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Coal:
Arch Coal - End Is Coming And It Makes Little Sense
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North American Coal Corporation closes Jasper operation, eliminating 118 jobs
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Kaye Scholer Successfully Represents Majority Lenders in Defeating TRO for Arch Coal Debt Swap
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Gambling:
Caesars Bondholders Turn Up Legal Pressure • Kirkland's Sprayregen accused of wrongdoing in casino bankruptcy case
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Politics:
Hillary Clinton sits silently as the Benghazi committee erupts into a giant shouting match • Hillary Clinton didn’t have an office computer • Speaker Ryan all but guarantees President Clinton • Clinton's Benghazi Hearing Lays Bare the Politics at Play • GOP Congresswoman Asks Hillary Clinton If She Spent the Night Alone on Day of Benghazi Attacks • Fireworks erupt between Clinton, Republicans at Benghazi hearing • Hillary Clinton Caught In A Lie, Sort Of • Sorry Congress: Here's the Real Villain of Benghazi • FactCheck: Spin on Benghazi
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Rubio's Immigration Magic Trick
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Paul Ryan: 'I am ready and eager to be our speaker'
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Ben Carson: Let's Abolish Medicare
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Jeb Learned Wrong Lessons from Family
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Gambling:
U.S. prosecutor subpoenas DraftKings
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Economy:
Jobless claims inch up after two weekly drops • Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims increased to 259,000, 4-Week Average Lowest since 1973
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Junk-Bond Default Rate May Nearly Double in a Year, UBS Says
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Kansas City Fed: Regional Manufacturing Activity "Steadied" in October
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U.S. Jobless Claims Hover Near Lowest Level in Four Decades
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Consumer Credit Default Indices Decrease in September
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Caterpillar slashes outlook as profit falls 64%
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Hey New Grads, Get Ready to Work Until 75
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Union Workers Dropped Globally After 2008
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Home sales beat expectations in September • Existing U.S. Home Sales Rise to Second-Highest Level Since 2007 • Existing Home Sales in September: 5.55 million SAAR
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Black Knight: Delinquency rate rises for 2nd month to 4.9%
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Freddie Mac: Mortgage rates continue to drop
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Apartments: Q&A with NMHC Chief Economist Mark Obrinsky
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NMHC: Apartment Market Conditions Slightly Tighter in October Survey
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Municipalities:
Puerto Rico Accounting Practices Cited as Hurdle to Senate Help
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Puerto Rico faces humanitarian crisis without federal action -Treasury
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Puerto Rico Agency Said in Talks With Insurers to Raise Cash
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Puerto Rico’s New Debt Crisis Plan
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Puerto Rico Said to Plan Lenders' Advisers Meeting Next Week
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Puerto Rico looks to organ transplants to help cure ailing economy
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The weird groupthink worsening Puerto Rico's economic crisis
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Congress Pushed To Include V.I. In Puerto Rico Recovery Efforts
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Puerto Rico is edging closer to bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy and statehood: two hot topics at Puerto Rico hearings
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Senate tackles Puerto Rican debt crisis • Puerto Rico faces skeptical senators for Treasury turnaround plan • Puerto Rico rescue plan raises eyebrows at Senate hearing
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Puerto Rico Bonds Drop to Lowest Since August on Bankruptcy Plan
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The Drastic Step to Save Puerto Rico
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Illinois Downgraded by Moody's as State Budget Crisis Escalates
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Education:
U of Phoenix parent reports sharp drop in revenue
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Hollywood:
Relativity Reorganization Delayed Again by Bankruptcy Judge • Relativity Bankruptcy: Judge Postpones Ruling On Last-Minute Debt Plan • Relativity's trip out of bankruptcy stalled by revisions
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Kavanaugh-Led Group Clinches Control of Relativity
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Oil/Gas:
Oil Heads for Second Weekly Drop as Stockpiles Exacerbate Glut
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Troubled Energy Companies Fuel Moody's Watch List
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U.S. Shale Drillers Running Out Of Options, Fast
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Schlumberger Limited's Ominous Warning to Oil-Field Service Investors
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Oil’s big slump looks like the 1980s ‘Lost Decade’
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Crude demand seen tempering next year amid balance sheet deterioration
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Women ‘don’t understand fracking’ says expert: Report
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Saudi Arabia Burns Cash As Oil Falls
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Why Crude Oil Prices May Hit $130 a Barrel in 2017
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Pharma:
The man going after Valeant went on an epic rant on live TV • Inside Valeant's Unknowns and Company Statement • Valeant's web keeps getting wider
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Celebs:
Here's how much 50 Cent is paying Robins Kaplan LLP
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Personal Finance:
7 rules for battling 'zombie' debt
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Corporate Reform:
Is The New SEC Clawback Rule A Mistake?
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Regulator: Banks Repeating Same Mistakes
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Turnarounds:
Thain Sees His Fixing Days Over After Third Turnaround Effort
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Debt Collection:
Biloxi Brings Back Debtors' Prison
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Guns:
Colt Defense - Unions Appeal Auction Bid Procedures to Protect Rights Under Collective Bargaining Agreement and, Meanwhile, No Qualified Bid Has Been Received for Colt's Assets.
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Museums:
Please Touch Museum makes strategic hire for fundraising campaign
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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 (29 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (4 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:
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Automatic Stay:
Ninth Circuit Holds That Debtor May Recover Attorneys' Fees Incurred Prosecuting Action for Damages Relating to Violation of Automatic Stay
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Ch.11 Trustees:
Slavery + Chapter 11
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Avoidance Actions:
Eleventh Circuit Holds Indirect Benefits May Constitute Reasonably Equivalent Value Under Section 548
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Mass Torts:
Claim Aggregation & Litigation Finance - That's Where Money Is Made (for some) • Inside Massive Injury Lawsuits, Clients Get Traded Like Commodities
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Mining:
Cash-Starved Mines Draw New Money on Bet Metal Slump Ending Soon
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Food/Beverage:
A&P bankruptcy a case of greed
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Awards:
Risa Wolf-Smith Selected as American College of Bankruptcy Fellow
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Eligibility:
Bankruptcy Court Holds That Same-Sex Couples in Registered Domestic Partnerships Are Not “Spouses”
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Student Debt:
American farmers want student loans forgiven
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Sovereigns:
European bondholders to BoNY: 'Pay or step aside' • Argentina's Euro Debt Holders Tell Bond Trustee to Step Down
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Judge Griesa rules in favor of 'me too' Argentine bond holders
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US Judge Rules Against Argentina in Vulture Fund Case
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Argentine Front-Runner for President Is Expected to Resolve Standoff With U.S. Hedge Funds
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Canada:
Bankruptcy trustee can sue to recover funds in Golden Oaks case
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EU:
Mario Draghi And The European Central Bank Seem To Be Responding
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Draghi's Signal Adds $190 Billion to Negative-Yield Universe
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Eurozone PMI surprise rise signals no China hit
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PIIGS:
Portugal Can't Change Course on Budget Restraint, s Says
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Corporate Bankruptcies Down 15.8% in Greece in 2014
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Greece's creditors demand further reforms
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Russia:
Russia's Sberbank has created 100 pct provisions for Transaero debt - CFO
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Russia’s biggest bank: Our three black swans
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Iceland:
Iceland does what the US won’t: 26 top bankers sent to prison for role in financial crisis
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Ukraine:
Ukraine's New Era Falls Short, Feeding Chorus of Discontent
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Germany:
Germany Braces for $3.4 Billion VW Tax Shortfall as Crisis Hits
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