September 8, 2015

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Law:

Law Firms Pile on Posh Amenities to Build Up Business
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Law Firms See Opportunity in Delaware
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U.S. Legal Sector Sees Employment Drop by 2,000 in August
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Big Law Associates Need a Nap
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Law Prof Jobs Drying Up
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Small number of lawyers set to thrive in 'winner-take-all' economy
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Study: Big Law Leaders Are Much Older Than Clients
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Lawyer Arrested for Conspiracy Against Nationwide Law Firms
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What’s Behind The AmLaw 200 Numbers?
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Company HQ Move Leads to Unauthorized Practice Admonition For GC
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UK: Sidley Austin bumps NQ salary up by 20% to £90,000 ($138,433)
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UK public sector cuts spend on law firms by 10%
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A&O leads Magic Circle on UK growth
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KWM prepares to pay £2m ($3.1m) for top lateral hires
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Law firm loves seemingly vandalized billboard with bulldog fangs on founder’s face
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Former Hogan Lovells Clients Drop Lawsuit Over $36M Loss
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Amal Clooney's life Vs Other junior barristers' lives
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Lawyer arrested while representing client in courthouse hallway sues city and police
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Differentiating Diversity Goals From Quotas In The Legal Profession
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4 Essential iPad Deposition Apps
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Former Lawyers - You Are Just Another Unemployed White-Collar Worker
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Applying To Law School As An Immigrant Or As The Child Of Immigrant Parents
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The Man Who Killed Cecil the Lion Speaks
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Kim Davis isn't the only one refusing same-sex marriages Two judges opposing same-sex marriage react with ‘doozy’ of an opinion, refusal to perform marriages Kentucky clerk appeals jailing over same-sex marriages Kim Davis: Hero or Villain? Davis' Lawyers: Marriage Licenses Not Valid Kim Davis' lawyer says giving gays a license to marry is like to turning over a Jew to the Nazis Can an Oregon judge decline to perform gay weddings? Answer unclear
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Muslim Flight Attendant Files Complaint Against ExpressJet After She Refuses To Serve Alcohol On Flights
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Amazon and GoDaddy are being sued over the Ashley Madison data leak 17 of the weakest passwords used on Ashley Madison A Tale of Two Hacks: How Ashley Madison's Legal Woes Differ From Sony's
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New York governor's staffer, lawyer shot in the head at New York's West Indian Day Parade
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Sexting Teen Charged With Exploiting Himself
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Bill Cosby Loses Latest Legal Skirmish
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10 toxic people you should avoid at all costs
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How to start an interesting conversation with anyone
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9 ways to become a more interesting person
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Firefighter, deputy in suspected murder-suicide are identified
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Jared Fogle mocked 'To Catch A Predator' molesters on national television
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An 11-year-old boy shot and killed a home intruder, according to police
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Best Excuse Ever For Fleeing A Police Officer
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Scorched Earth Tactics Destroys Career
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Lawyer is charged with contempt after allegedly lying to client to persuade him to take a plea deal
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Judges:

Appointment of U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Utah New federal bankruptcy judge appointed to Utah bench
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Clerk's Texts and Law Firm Ties Prompt Move to Disqualify Judge
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The Coming Liberal Disaster at the Supreme Court
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The 5 most controversial Supreme Court fights coming up
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Sotomayor doesn't feel like she 'belongs' on the Supreme Court, and that might make her its most valuable justice
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Disciplinary Board Member Removed, Censured, For Scaring Pedestrian Judge With Car
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Judge Removed, Disbarred After Obstruction Of Justice Plea
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Wall Street:

US futures are up a hair
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Stocks close down as mixed jobs report keeps investors guessing
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The charts that signal U.S. selloff may be overdone
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Get ready for a real lousy September in the stock market
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Layoffs:

Former American LaFrance workers to receive 6-weeks severance packages
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Celebs:

Bankrupt 50 Cent building house in Africa 50 Cent -- I May Be Bankrupt ... But I'm Ballin' in Africa!!! 50 Cent faces having gas, internet cut off How 50 Cent went broke 50 Cent Splurges On Sire's Birthday with Lego Theme Party
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Bankruptcy hearings delayed for 'Kitchen Cousins' stars
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Resorts:

Judge Appoints Baha Mar Liquidator, But With Limited Powers
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Two-month reprieve for Bahamas resort developer, Baha Mar
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Roberts Says Senator Confusing The Issue Over Baha Mar
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Alternative Energy:

Yingli Fights to Survive as Another Solar King Dethroned
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Movies:

Relativity Media Executive Incentives Challenged by US Trustee Justice Department Argues Against Bonus Pay
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Coal:

Only two groups put in bids for bankrupt Patriot Coal's assets
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Patriot Coal Reaches Money-Saving Deal With Labor Union
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Coal Miners Take Another Beating on Friday
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Some Thoughts on Coal Companies and Railroads
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Personal Finance:

The Benefits of Bankruptcy
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Religion:

Archdiocese bankruptcy judge lets parishes see confidential sex abuse claims
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Milwaukee priest put on leave as part of bankruptcy proceedings
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As Pope Francis prepares visit, bishops in the Southwest prepare for financial ruin
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Pope Francis tells Catholics to take in refugees
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Electricity:

Smarts, hard work pay off for Energy Future Holdings lawyer
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Big Brown to Sue Freestone Central Appraisal in Bankruptcy Court Over Property Values
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Economy:

US debt is rising again, but that's good
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The Fed won't wait for 2 pct inflation to raise rates: Fischer Fed’s Williams: Rate hike this year if risks fade
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Here’s the state of the jobs market The unemployment rate is now lower than it was at any time during Reagan's presidency
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IMF to Fed: Don't Rush into Rate Hikes
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Chart: America Badly Needs Some Raises Snapshot of US job market: Solid hiring but still-tepid pay
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Sept Fed calls kept alive on hopes data disappointment will be revised away On US Rates Rise, Pace Matters More Than Timing — Strategists
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The Inflation Rate That Average Americans Should Be Truly Worried About
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SocGen is sounding the alarm on US corporate debt
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America's Poorest Are Getting Virtually No Assistance
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Stocks, bonds, and housing are at 'peak valuation'
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24 high-paying jobs for people who don't like stress
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Forget New York, rents are surging by up to 20% in these cities
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Credit Suisse to pay $288 million in damages in Lake Las Vegas refinancing
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Judge reinstates bankruptcy effort for old Boys and Girls Club building
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Colony Association snatches rec lease for $3.1 million
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Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown attacking zombie debt
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Municipalities:

Marco Rubio and Hillary Clinton lock horns over Puerto Rico's finances Marco Rubio On Puerto Rico: No Bankruptcy Protection Rubio, on stump in Puerto Rico, says island needs new leadership
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Clinton Calls on GOP To Let Puerto Rico Use Chap. 9 Bankruptcy
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Hedge Funds Misjudged Puerto Rico Bond Risk, Democrats Say
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Puerto Rico Bonds - "JUNK" Says Congress
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Andrew Cuomo: Give Puerto Rico Ability to Pursue Bankruptcy
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What can candidates for president do for Puerto Rico?
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The Public Employee Pension Crisis Comes To Houston
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Former city manager nearly bankrupted Hawthorne, major cuts loom
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New Orleans: Mayor vows he won't bankrupt City Hall to pay fire fighters
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Joplin Coke building figures into David Wallace bankruptcy
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The 20 best US cities for getting a new job
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Healthcare:

Trustee drops motion to dismiss Hutcheson bankruptcy case
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Tonopah closes hospital
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Medical device maker files for bankruptcy
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Texas company makes $32M offer for HDL
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Research Shows Shift in Hospitals’ Financial Risk
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5% of Workers Use Half of Health Care Dollars
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Oil/Gas:

US shale industry braced for bankruptcies
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Title Attorneys Face Layoffs, Furloughs After Low Gas Prices
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Mon.: Oil down around 2 percent on China equity falls
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Iran Sanctions Seen Lifted in Early 2016 by Nuclear Envoys
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Andy Hall on oil market oversupply
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Jobs Report: Loss of Oil, Gas Jobs for August
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Primera's Alfaro comes back swinging on witness stand
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Key Energy could lose its NYSE listing
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The Economies Getting Hit by Low Oil Prices
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US shale oil industry hit by $30bn outflows
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The oilsands glut is about to get much bigger: ‘There’s a lot of stress to come’
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One Texas company claims even $15 per barrel is profitable
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Oil price decline shows in Texas permits, completions
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Crash could cost cities in U.S. and Canada cities $170 billion
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Commodity Finance Slump Threatens Global Trading, Report Says
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Magnum Hunter shares could be de-listed, NYSE says
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Turmoil in Texas' oil industry is spilling into other areas of the state's economy
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Gambling:

How the fate of a pizza place and a multi-billion dollar project link in Atlantic City
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Politics:

Did Elizabeth Warren Sink Her Chances At Being Biden's Running Mate While At Harvard Law?
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Donald Trump Offers Wisdom Of Solomon On Kim Davis And The Supreme Court Paul Krugman just wrote an op-ed praising Donald Trump for being 'right on economics' Fed-up and angry supporters overlook Trump's gaffes How Should Mexico Respond to Donald Trump? Labor Day 2020 in Donald Trump’s AmericaFact Check: Under the Iran deal: "If Israel attacks Iran … we’re supposed to be on Iran’s side." Donald Trump's Running Mate - You Bet, This Is Getting Serious Sarah Palin wants to be Donald Trump's energy secretary, has no idea what the job entails Trump's War with Palm Beach Trump Slams Radio Host for His Own Stupidity GOP Strategist: How You Beat Trump Trump Pretends To Domesticate Himself Trump University students say school was scam Donald Trump's Palin moment
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Ben Carson has surged into 2nd place behind Trump. Here’s why.
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Harvard Law Professor To Join The Race For Democratic Nomination For President
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Sanders Leads Clinton by 9 in New Hampshire
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Hillary Clinton says she won't apologize for her email scandal: 'What I did was allowed'
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One of the strongest presidential candidates is completely imploding
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IL: Fourth bankruptcy case linked to state parole board members
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Aviation:

Judge keeps alive TWA pilot lawsuit against APA, American Airlines
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Mesa Airlines handing out bonuses as Republic Airways mulls options in contract showdown
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SkyGreece files for bankruptcy protection after halting operations
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Festivals:

Festival launched by BottleRock2013 insiders goes bankrupt
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Taxis:

The Class-Action Lawsuit Against Uber Is a Case to Watch
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Asset Protection:

The 'Ultimate' Asset Protection Trust
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Debt Collection:

Apparently Creditor Friendly North Carolina Debt Collection Law Revision Surprises Some
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Autos:

What One Union Learned From the Recession
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UAW Ford Negotiators' Video Says Givebacks Are Done GM President not worried about UAW strike
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Drivers Convicted, Jailed for Crashes Now Blamed on Car Defects
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(6 new opinions today - DBN)

Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (5 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (45 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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Miscellaneous:

Highlights of Our Favorite Bankruptcy Quotes This Year
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Cross-Border:

Judge's Ruling Offers Peek Into Private Equity's Secret World
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Bankruptcy Court Authorizes Hellas II Liquidators to Proceed with Claims against Apax, TPG and Others
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Corporate Governance:

Overview of the Landscape for Evaluating Creditors’ Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims in Delaware
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Avoidance Actions:

The Good Faith Transferee Defense and Publicly Traded Securities
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Plan Revocation:

Pop Quiz! How Long After Entry Of Order Confirming A Plan Can The Order Be Revoked? Hint: It’s Not What You Thought!
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TBTF:

The Application of the Banking Recovery & Resolution Directive In Practice So Far
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Food/Beverage:

Denver organics company files for Chapter 11 protection
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Union Objects To A&P Plan To Pay Millions In Bonuses
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Fraud:

Authorities find $360K in Madoff jewelry, will sell for victim fund
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Geneva wealth managers pay defrauded investors to settle Madoff case
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Pensions:

World's top 300 pension funds see assets pass $15 trillion: study
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Student Debt:

Soaring student loan debt poses risk to nation's future economic growth
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The many pitfalls of private student loans
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Education Department Delays Relief For Defrauded Student Loan Borrowers
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Corinthian College debt relief could cost taxpayers $3.2 billion
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Retailing:

Quiksilver teetering on bankruptcy , seeks a sale
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Hilo Hattie aims to exit bankruptcy before 2016
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Anna's Subleases 16 Stores to Party City
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Sears reaches agreement with PBGC
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Delia's betting on nostalgia for its comeback
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Sovereigns:

Money owed to 'me-too' bondholders may decrease
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Second Circuit Permits Argentina to Skirt Collection on Sovereign Immunity Grounds
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Sovereign Debt Through the Lens of Consumer Debt
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UK:

Crimestoppers trustee not trusted
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Former Scots Tory party treasurer hit with bankruptcy restrictions Malcolm Scott who lent David Cameron his private jet faces bankruptcy restrictions
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EU:

EU Commissioner on Insolvency Laws
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Tractors block streets of Brussels in protest against falling food prices EU throws lifeline to farmers as protests bring Brussels to a standstill
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EU's Refugee Crisis Explained
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Europe's highest earning banker got paid a crazy 1,567% bonus
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PIIGS:

Italy may rescue three small lenders with bank fund -source
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Italy in Final Talks With EU on Bad Bank Plan, Padoan Says
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Meet the man who could upset Syriza and become Greece's next Prime Minister Ahead of Greek election, SYRIZA's 'lost generation' deserts Tsipras
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Phantom Bonds Menace Write Down of Greek Lenders' Senior Notes
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Abengoa bonds fall on reports of possible debt restructuring
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China:

China to cut dividend taxes for long-term shareholders
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China Has Spent $236 Billion Rescuing Its Stocks, Goldman Says
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China Considers Circuit Breaker Tied to Gauge of Biggest Firms
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China FX reserves in record fall as Beijing tries to calm markets
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China exports fall for 2nd month
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China's trade picture remains grim in August
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China economy grew less in 2014 than we thought
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Chinese Banks Demand Tianwei Repay Bonds Early After Default
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Glorious Property Bondholders Said to Seek Legal Advice
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Malaysia:

Not true that Malaysia going bankrupt , says Treasury sec-gen
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Bankruptcy among the young in Malaysia crimps consumption
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Australia:

Westpac analysis says corporate collapse threatens job market
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The A – Z of Insolvent Trustees
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Good money to be made before burying dead companies
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Argentina:

Reserves keep dropping as payment looms
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Russia:

Russia’s Anatoly Motylyov: Rise, fall, repeat
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Japan:

Bankruptcies continue to fall in Japan
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Toshiba Posts $318M Loss
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Japan economic growth revised lower
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Death of Jobs for Life Fuels 4,955% Surge at This Japan Firm
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