Law:
CA To $190K!? Which Firm Raised First-Year Salaries?
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3 Phrases Associates Should Avoid
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Jones Day Doubles Down On Donald Trump
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A Biglaw Associate’s Big Supreme Court Victory
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What a Man! He's Taking Paternity Leave!
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A Message For Lawyers & Law Students: Don’t Do Drama
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Kilpatrick Transforms Library Into Modern Collaboration Hub - With Latte
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Litigation Funding Race Escalates as Burford Hits $1B
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Am Law Echoes: A Look at Rankings Past and Present
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Why The ‘When In Doubt, Print it Out’ Philosophy Is Trouble For Lawyers
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Are Law Schools Just Liberal Indoctrination Factories?
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Pepper Hamilton cuts Freeh loose ahead of merger
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I’ve Almost Finished Law School, and I’d Encourage More to Attend
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JDs Can Become Entrepreneurs - Richard Nacht, JD & Serial Entrepreneur, Explains How He Did It
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Two Different Portraits of Convicted Ex-Bryan Cave Lawyer
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ABA Section of Legal Ed considers complaint over BYU Law’s expulsion of ex-Mormons
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Harvard Law students campaign for free tuition
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University Of Texas Law School Reallocates Tenured And Adjunct Faculty, Suspends Supreme Court Clinic
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Law School Dean Completes Boston Marathon 8 Months Pregnant
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9-lawyer group exits Carlton Fields for Duane Morris
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The CLOC is ticking: Will lawyers embrace operational excellence?
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There's an Explosion of Legal Startups
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Apple quietly upgraded a crucial piece of the MacBook Air
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Technology For Lawyers: Are You A Technology Dinosaur Or A Legal Techie?
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Word for iOS updates -- Draw on an iPad, contextual commands on an iPhone
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Apple Complies with Most US Data Demands
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Sophisticated Thieves Posing As Drivers Stealing Truckloads Of Walnuts.. Suspects Hack Into Farms' Computers To Generate Delivery Paperwork
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Above the Law Revue 2016: Dishonorable Mentions
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Idris Elba’s Attorney Ex-Wife Speaks About Her Broken Heart
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Transgender teen may sue over school’s restroom restriction, 4th Circuit says
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Guy Tries To Marry His Computer — AGAIN — As Stupid Anti-Marriage Equality Protest
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Off-duty time with Legal Eagles recreational hockey team set lawyer on path to become an NHL coach
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Man serving 20-year term in drug case gets concurrent time in lawyer’s death
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Georgia KKK imperial wizard killed after shooting at police during eight-hour standoff
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Polygamy Is Constitutional. Here's Why.
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A couple who got their home renovated on HGTV is suing, claiming shoddy work
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Sandy Hook Judge Sets Trial Against AR-15 Maker Bushmaster
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Ohio man shoots up own home with AK-47 after imagining a burglar
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Judges:
Bankruptcy Judge Fagone Appointed to 1st Cir. BAP
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Circuit Seeks Comments On Reappointment Of 3 ED MI Bankruptcy Judges
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Miami judge drops F-bomb on waiter, appears drunk on bench
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Impaired judge ordered home from court could not remember her address, investigative report says
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Grassley Blames Everyone but Himself
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Donald Trump's presence is being felt in the biggest Supreme Court case of the year
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Judge offers to pay girl's fine who stabbed pedophile who abused her
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On Immigration, the Supreme Court Sounds Like Congress
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Wall Street:
Stocks stall as oil slips and dollar firms
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10 things you need to know before the opening bell
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Stocks close mostly higher, but tech companies lag
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Goldman Sachs whiffs, profit crashes 60% • Gundlach: If Trump wins the Republican nomination, he'll win the White House
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The Murky Goldman Unit Where Revenue Fell 95%
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Goldman Shows the Big Problem for Banks: Revenue
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Goldman Sets Its Sights on the 99%
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Layoffs:
Intel axes 12,000 jobs as it seeks to break away from PCs
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Wright Career College bankruptcy costs 200 jobs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Politics:
New York Primary Results: Clinton and Trump Post Strong Wins • Trump and Clinton Gain More Than Delegates
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Three failed deals show how Donald Trump's NYC footprint shrank over the years • Donald Trump goes to war with the RNC • Mitt Romney: Trump will win the nomination if Cruz and Kasich stay in the race • Gundlach: If Trump wins the Republican nomination, he'll win the White House • Donald Trump's home state might ultimately be his political graveyard • New York City’s island of forgotten Republicans has finally found its voice • The Internet may never let Donald Trump forget his 9-11 gaffe • Trump's Ace in the Hole
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Unpopularity Contest: Poll Shows Grim Outlook for 2016 Winner
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Can We Please Stop Making This One Stupid Argument About Hillary Clinton’s Candidacy?
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FactCheck: Bernie's Voter Turnout Claims
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Florida Congressional Candidate Penned Gross Song(?) About B------ a Very Drunk Woman
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Ted Cruz’s Yiddish ad tells New York Jews he is God’s chosen candidate • GOP Rep. Peter King: I Hate Ted Cruz • Cruz Loses to Ben Carson • 'I'm getting sick of it': Sean Hannity blows up at Ted Cruz
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The Appeal of Sanders and Trump in One Chart
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Weather:
Houston faces catastrophic losses after floods
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Electricity:
Hunt group asks for re-hearing on Oncor bid • Hunt group seeks PUC do-over on $18B Oncor acquisition
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Food/Beverage:
Restaurant quarterly earnings: ‘It’s going to be choppy’
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Gambling:
Caesars Entertainment rolls dice on plan mediation – and loses
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Directories:
Phone Book Publisher Dex Media Preparing to File for Bankruptcy • Nears third bankruptcy in seven years
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Tax:
Warren's Bill Would Make Taxes Less Awful
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Distressed Investing:
With Market Rebound, High Yield Bonds Return to ‘Extreme Overvaluation’ Status
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Steel:
Losing strength: US steel industry analysis
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Economy:
As Fed goes silent, so too go chances of April rate hike
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Most tax ‘freeloaders’ are actually overtaxed
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Negative Rates Have Overstayed Their Welcome, Here's Why • Negative Interest Rates Confront Growing Chorus of CEO Critics
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How the world's most important assets have performed in 2016
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The one group unions don’t want getting a minimum wage in California? Union workers
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People over 40 are way more productive when they work part-time
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Early retirement might be in your future
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Why Don’t Americans Save More Money?
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The Secret Shame of Middle Class Americans
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There's no evidence that low prices are boosting the world economy
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Terminating a Distressed Tenant’s Lease?
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Condominium Associations in New Jersey Score Big Win Protecting Pre-Petition Liens in Consumer Bankruptcy Cases
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MBA: "Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey"
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Preliminary Table of Distressed Sales and All Cash Sales for Selected Cities in March
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Housing starts and building permits miss big • Housing starts are in, and economy experts couldn't disagree more • Housing Starts decreased to 1.089 Million Annual Rate in March
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Fannie, Freddie Shareholder Lawsuit Looks Less Good When You Read The Law
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Investors take bullish attitude to US real estate market
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Municipalities:
San Bernardino Proposes Shielding City from Damages in Police Misconduct Cases
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What if the City of Chicago Files Bankruptcy?
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In Illinois, Some Push Bankruptcy As Solution To Troubled Public Budgets
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Atlantic City sues N.J. for $33.5 million in aid Christie vetoed
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Senator Hatch raps House's Puerto Rico debt bill
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Don’t Penalize Poor, Retired Puerto Ricans
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Report: Officials to Face Criminal Charges Over Flint Water Crisis
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Collins-Maxwell SD must make cuts to avoid bankruptcy
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Oil/Gas:
There Are No Unencumbered Assets in Texas
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What Can Oil Pipelines Do as Shipper Bankruptcy Risk Increases?
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Weds.: Oil is getting pounded
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OPEC to resume talks on production freeze
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Angst mounts as oil & gas uncertainty climbs
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Chesapeake's Shale Fracking Spinoff Plans to File Bankruptcy
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Hydrocarb Energy Corporation Files For Bankruptcy in Houston, Texas
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US oil drillers seek limits on crude imports
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One in four energy companies 'not prepared' for mounting legal risks, survey finds
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Tues.: Oil Prices Regain Ground After Failed Doha Production-Freeze Talks • Oil Back On Track As Markets Dismiss Doha
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Seventy Seven Energy Plans to File for Bankruptcy
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Linn Energy: Extension in Exchange Offer Deadline
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This is how much more oil the US uses per person than China and India
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Comerica Profit Hit Hard by Energy-Loan Weakness
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OK, Now OPEC Is Officially Dead
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What Twitter, Tesla Have In Common With Peabody And Energy XXI
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Moody's downgrades Stallion Oilfield Holdings to Caa3; negative outlook
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Who really controls oil (Hint: Not USA)
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A bust hits Louisiana Oil Patch as rest of nation enjoys cheap gas
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Saudi Arabia takes out $10bn in bank loans
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Seventy Seven Energy to file for bankruptcy amid oil slump
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Colombian Oil Producer Pacific Falls From Grace
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Tulsa's Sheehan Pipe Line files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Alternative Energy:
Why SunEdison Could Pull Its Yieldcos Into Bankruptcy
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SunEdison May Be More Dead Than Alive
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Travel:
The worst seat on the plane is getting more difficult to avoid
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Retailing:
Why Are So Many Sporting Goods Stores Going Bankrupt?
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Aeropostale Said to Bring In Advisers to Handle Strategic Review
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Fraud:
U.S. SEC sets penalties in two corporate fraud cases
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Judge approves plan to give $172M to Petters' Ponzi scheme victims
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Debt Swaps:
Sorry Mom and Pop, No Distressed-Debt Recovery for You
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Tech:
Tech Startup PopExpert Files for Bankruptcy to Look for Buyers
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The Price of Total Failure: $137M for the CEO
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Autos:
VW Owners Seek Trial If There's No Fix in Emissions Case • VW Case Gives Judge the Role of a Lifetime
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VW Diesel Scandal Dates Back to 1999 • VW Diesel Scandal Pointed at Audi Engineers
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Poised To Fail: Fiat Chrysler's biggest problem
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Healthcare:
A Big ObamaCare Exit
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America's most vulnerable residents have made the biggest gains under Obamacare
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Aviation:
Berger Singerman Guides Cargo Airline From Bankruptcy to Sale
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Telecoms:
Thoughts on Nortel
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Celebs:
Clinton Portis Close To Being Evicted
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Student Debt:
Were your student loans discharged? This is what it means for your taxes
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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 (10 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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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Triple negative – making sense of the current wave of corporate restructurings
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Bankruptcy Remoteness:
Bankruptcy Court Chips Away at Bankruptcy Remoteness of Special Purpose Vehicles
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Anti-Bankruptcy Clauses:
Illinois Bankruptcy Court Nullifies Lender's Right To Block Debtor's Bankruptcy Filing
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UCC:
"When Worlds Collide: Article 2 of The Uniform Commercial Code and Chapter 11"
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Exemptions:
Law proposal would protect $5,000 worth of firearms in bankruptcy proceedings
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Plan Confirmation:
Improper Calculation of Postpetition Interest Leads to Reversal of a Confirmation Order
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SCOTUS:
Cert Denied in FDCPA/PoC Case
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TBTF:
Guess What? Europe Fixed Its Too-Big-to-Fail Problem - Why hasn't America?
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Education:
Colleges Continue to Return Tuition Money in Bankruptcy Fights
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Can the Next President Actually Save Public Universities?
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Coal:
Even in bankruptcy, Peabody draws coal protesters
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These striking numbers show just how fast we’re switching off coal
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The Political Death of American Coal
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Peabody Energy Bonds Have Doubled Since Declaring Bankruptcy
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Coal's demise threatens Appalachian miners, companies as production moves West
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Coal tax pitched as good for Illinois' dwindling coffers
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Distressed Investing:
GSO Capital Hires Flannery For Distressed Investing Role
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TCW Hires TPG's Purdy for Distressed Debt in Credit-Cycle Shift
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Amusement Parks:
Bankruptcy judge approves Conneaut Lake Park's land sale
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Sovereigns:
In the win column for Duane Morris lawyer: Argentine bond case
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Holdouts to be paid first from new Argentina bond • Argentina's New Bonds Gain in Early Trading Amid Jumbo Sale • Argentina returns to international markets with $16bn debt sale • 5 Things About Argentina's Record Bond Offering • Argentina says sovereign bond had more than $60 bln in demand • Gov’t cashes in as markets grab bonds
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Holdouts to be paid US$9.3B as early as Friday
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Argentina Bond Sale Just Too Good to Pass Up, Defaults Be Damned
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Argentine Frigate to Set Sail as `Vulture' Conflict Concludes
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The clause that wouldn't die
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Argentina Opens Junk Bond Spree as Emerging Issuers Line Up
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UK:
Clifford Chance insolvency co-head leaves London for local firm
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Will ‘Brexit’ Make Britain Poorer?
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Lawyers will be worse off if Britain leaves EU, warns Treasury
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Fact, Fiction and Brexit: Truth-Squadding the Arguments
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Germans fear Brexit would be the beginning of the unraveling of Europe
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Bond guru Jeff Gundlach says ‘Brexit’ won’t happen, but Twitter disagrees
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Northern and Scottish towns lead insolvencies recovery
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EU:
How the financial crisis made Europe stronger
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PIIGS:
The Next Greek Crisis is Coming
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Italy Hardens Resistance to Bank State-Bond Limits Before Talks • Italy’s Atlante bank fund shoulders big burden • Italy Bank-Rescue Fund Not Ready to Back Pop. Vicenza IPO
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Italy's Bank Fund Shows Portugal a Path It May Struggle to Take
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Canada:
Nova Star Cruises files for bankruptcy over failed Yarmouth ferry
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Brazil:
Brazil’s wealthy are fleeing the country
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Rio Warns of Fiscal Collapse as Brazil States Seek Debt Relief
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Brazil Goes Easy on Wealthy Tax Dodgers to Help Plug Budget Gap
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India:
Bankruptcy law will help develop bond market: RBI
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Bankruptcy Law in Next Few Weeks: FM
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Execution will be key to bankruptcy law's success
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Corporate debt worth $178 billion at default risk: BNP Paribas
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Australia:
Will Slater & Gordon Limited agree debt to equity swap with banks?
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Lawyers who sold to Slater & Gordon nurse paper losses
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Arrium's secret meetings three weeks before plug pulled
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Bahamas:
Bahamas government under attack for “delusional” handling of Chinese mega resort
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Russia:
Russian stocks rise after Dutch court Yukos decision • Yukos shareholders say they will appeal "surprise" Dutch ruling
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China:
Bursting China’s Credit Bubble
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China's economy is heading towards a train wreck
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