Law:
Midlevels Are Actually Happy — Ranking Associate Satisfaction (2016) • Midlevel Associates are High as a Kite
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Hoping for (or dreading) an early retirement? It’s the norm at many UK law firms
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As Baby Boomer partners retire, law firms face increasing costs and client issues
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Introducing the 2016 Legal Rebels
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Law Firms 'Terrible' at Billing, Says GE's Counsel
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Publicly-Listed Slater & Gordon Closes Four Offices as Ex-UK CEO Departs
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Sophomore looks forward to her JD, which she’ll start on as an undergraduate
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Digitization of Harvard case law library will show court patterns and trends
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Let’s Kill All The Lawyers
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What Law Schools Can Learn From Medical Schools
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And This Is Why We Can’t Play Dress-Up At Our Legal Conferences Anymore
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The Next Generation GC: From Lawyer to Strategic Adviser
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Controversial Phoenix sheriff enters primary amid his toughest campaign yet
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There's an easy way to become a better-liked leader — and most people forget all about it
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3 tips for working with liars
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Everybody Freak Out: Bedbugs In Biglaw
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A message for the gatekeepers of the legal industry: change is coming—with or without you
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5 Tips That Will Help You Negotiate on Just About Anything
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Finance And Law: Hedge-Fund Opportunities For Attorneys
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How to roll up your shirtsleeves the right way
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New York’s Highest Court Redefines What It Means to Be a Parent
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Controversial Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio wins his Republican primary
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Oklahoma mother charged with using crucifix to kill 'possessed' daughter
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Lawyer sues Airbnb and former Victoria's Secret model claiming her $3k-a-month NYC apartment listing had 'peeling paint, broken furniture and a hole in the floor'
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The perks and perils of working from home, according to people who actually do it
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Judges:
Staff attorney is fired after she is accused of wearing judge’s robes and ruling on cases
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Benchslap Of The Day: Don’t You Dare Put Citations In The Footnotes
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Grassley Says Lame Duck Hearings for Garland Are a Possibility
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America's Top Business Court Gets Dragged Into a Lover's Quarrel
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Wall Street:
Stock futures lower amid Apple tax bill, oil declines
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Stocks close lower as utilities drop 1 pct; Fed, jobs report in focus
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Get ready for a 5%-10% stock-market drop
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Layoffs:
Millennials' hatred of 'dealing with people' is a major threat to fast-food workers
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Chico's lays off 'around 200' employees
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Travel:
Flying in Business Class Has Gotten Way Cheaper
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Retailing:
Abercrombie & Fitch is tanking — again • Summer girls no longer shop at Abercrombie & Fitch
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Aéropostale Liquidation Seems Eminent
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Aeropostale Receives Rescue Bid To Save 229 Stores • Aeropostale stores gets potential lifeline with late bid • Consortium Submits Bid to Save 229 Aéropostale Stores
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Aeropostale Reaffirms Secured Lender Right To Credit Bid
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Macy's Drags Its Feet On Real Estate Sales
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Pharma:
KaloBios cuts ties with former CEO Martin Shkreli, outlines ‘maniacal’ turnaround plan • Martin Shkreli scores $2.7 million payday
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Gambling:
Icahn rejects bid to keep Taj open
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Caesars Shielded From Billion-Dollar Bond Suits Until Oct. 5 • US judge delays key Caesars trials due to appeal • Caesars granted another temporary creditor lawsuit reprieve
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Metals:
Jamaica files claim in Noranda bankruptcy case in the United States
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Horsehead Seeks Del. Ch. 11 Confirmation Over Objections
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
'Dance Moms' star Abby Lee Miller pleads not guilty to fraud
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Real Estate Developer Gets 2 Years In Bankruptcy Fraud
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Ethanol:
Court OKs sale of Abengoa plant to KAAPA
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Museums:
Evergreen's troubles continue to deepen
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Environmental:
Maxus Energy Defends Environmental Settlement With Parent
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Banking:
FDIC: Fewer Problem banks, Residential REO Declined in Q2
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Economy:
Fed's Fischer: Negative Interest Rates Working
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Rosengren and Evans speeches underline Fed faceoff over rates • With Fed nearing goals, rate hikes could shield economy, says Fed's Rosengren
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El-Erian says there could be 80% chance of Sept hike with strong jobs report
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Consumer confidence spikes to the highest level in 11 months
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Fed’s Dislike of Negative Interest Rates Points to Limits of Stimulus Measures
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Employers Find ‘Soft Skills’ Like Critical Thinking in Short Supply
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America is running out of young people 'willing to flip burgers'
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Is the Decline of Unions Making Inequality Worse?
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Chris Christie Vetoes $15 an Hour Wage Bill
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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:
Case-Shiller home prices fall for a 3rd straight month • Case-Shiller: National House Price Index increased 5.1% year-over-year in June
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Fannie Mae: Mortgage Serious Delinquency rate declined in July, Lowest since May 2008 • Serious Delinquency Rates on Single Family Home Mortgage Continue to Decline
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Real Prices and Price-to-Rent Ratio in June
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Wells Fargo, U.S. Trustee Program Reach Mortgage Settlement
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CoreLogic: REO sales hit lowest point since housing market implosion
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Municipalities:
Obama to name board tasked with fixing Puerto Rico's money woes
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Puerto Rico Oversight Law Puts Creditor's Lawsuits on Hold
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Police Abuse Claims and Municipal Bankruptcy — A New Report
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Oil/Gas:
US crude settles down 1.34 pct at $46.35 amid dollar strength
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Iraq Pledges to Support an OPEC Freeze Deal, Shifting Its Stance
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Oil discoveries at 70-year low; could signal supply shortfall ahead
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Banks are Lending, Why is No One Borrowing?
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Energy XXI Shareholders Want Conyers Dill Disqualified
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Light Tower Rentals and Affiliates File in SD TX - First Day Dec
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Seadrill: More Troubles Ahead?
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San Antonio T-shirt maker launches "Oil Field Lives Matter"
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U.S. Oil Firms Continue Tussle Over Taxes
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Oil firms deepen cost cuts as price recovery remains elusive
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Norway's DNB: oil industry suppliers face years of restructuring
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Politics:
Trump will say anything to get elected: Now the “illegals” he promised to deport are also “terrific” • Trump: 'From day one I said that I was going to build a great wall' • Donald Trump’s Unorthodoxy Extends to Spending • Why an emblematic American city has turned to Trump • Donald Trump’s Bind in Swing States: GOP Governors Are Touting Turnarounds • I’m a Young Black Man and I Support Donald Trump • Donald Trump’s tax proposals could double the trade deficit • Trump denounces David Duke robocalls: Why now? • Why John McCain endorsed Donald Trump, the man who mocked his military service • There's something confusing in the fine print of Donald Trump's new $10 million TV ad • Donald Trump says he's going to Mexico to meet President Pena Nieto • Poll: 31% of Trump supporters actually support building an Atlantic Ocean wall to keep Muslims out
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For Focus Group, Hillary Clinton Doesn’t Appeal But Donald Trump Is Too Risky • New York Times: It's an 'ethical imperative' for Hillary Clinton to cut ties with Clinton Foundation • The Real Clinton Foundation Revelation • Feds Find 30 Clinton Emails About Benghazi
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Shipping:
Banks Halt Support for Hanjin
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Hanjin Shipping: decked • Hanjin Shipping files for court receivership • Hanjin Shipping to seek receivership, as ports turn away its vessels • Debt-laden Hanjin Shipping seeks court protection • Hyundai may buy parts of troubled rival Hanjin Shipping • Global trade slump sinks shipping giant
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Hanjin
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Fallout in store from Hanjin debacle
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Shipping sector M&A is all about survival: Expert
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Music:
Ghost of Sillerman Still Haunts SFX Reorg
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Debt Collection:
Arkansas woman jailed in ‘debtor’s prison’ for the 7th time over a single $29 bounced check
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Mass Torts:
Toxic Tort Suit Not Barred By $5B Tronox Deal, 2nd Circ. Told
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Healthcare:
What Aetna’s Withdrawal Means for Obamacare
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Trustee recovering $1.1M in Grove Instruments bankruptcy
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EpiPen maker gave CEO more than $5 million to cover personal U.S. tax bill • Price-Gouging Mylan CEO Doesn’t Need Real MBA To Know When To Dump Her Own Stock
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Coal:
Challenge of Recovering Cleanup Costs from Bankrupt Coal Companies
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Food/Beverage:
Restaurant company shutters eateries as it approaches bankruptcy auction
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Sporting Goods:
Judge grants Performance Sports Group loan extension
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Bauer Hockey gear maker taps debt restructuring advisor
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Performance Sports ex-chairman may bid for hockey-gear maker
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Solar:
The Biggest Problems for SunEdison's Yieldcos
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SunEdison Seeks Court Approval for Executive Bonuses
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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 (25 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (8 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code (html) - Bankruptcy Code (pdf) • Prior BK Codes (pick year from list) - 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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Proofs of Claim:
4th Cir. Holds Time-Barred Proof of Claim Does Not Violate FDCPA
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Fourth Circuit Falls in Line with Second and Eighth Circuits Holding that Filing a Proof of Claim on a Time-Barred Debt Does Not Violate the FDCPA
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Automatic Stay:
Alabama Judge Takes Majority View on Automatic Stay Termination for Repeat Filers
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Corporate Governance:
Delaware, Financial Advisers and Conflicts of Interest
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Equity Interests:
Shareholders Are Winning a Seat at the Bankruptcy Table - More equity investors are getting a voice—and potentially not losing everything—as some big commodities companies restructure
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Involuntary Bankruptcy:
Involuntary Bankruptcy Primer Part I: Understanding the Oft Ignored Involuntary Bankruptcy Petition (with Bankruptcy Cave Embedded Briefs for Your Use!)
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Third and Ninth Circuits Split on Preemption of Non-Debtor Claims by Section 303(i)
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Avoidance Actions:
Bankruptcy Court Determines That Education Has Value
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Reclamation:
Delaware Judge Splits with New York by Upholding Reclamation Creditors’ Rights
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Pensions:
Pension Challenges In Bankruptcy And Restructuring Processes
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Education:
Class Suing Donald Trump's Real Estate School Survives Attack
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Trump Can Call Experts in One Trump U. Fight
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UK:
The idea that Brexit isn't totally screwing the economy is 'baloney'
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Brexit's Economic Windfall is a Delusion
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U.K. Is Proper Forum to Litigate Claims in Bankruptcy Case
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EU:
Apple: You can have $14.5 billion or jobs, not both • Apple's Irish tax bill could top $20 billion: Economist • Ireland Says $14.5 Billion Windfall from Apple Judgment Isn’t Necessarily a Blessing • The tax strategy that is about to cost Apple billions • Apple is shocked—shocked!—at a massive tax penalty that everybody saw coming • The EU's Apple Ruling Is a Victory for Tax Confusion • Apple Finds Out It Took the Tax Game Too Far • The biggest problem with the EU’s tax attack on Apple • Here’s how much Apple has actually paid in foreign taxes over the years
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After Apple Ruling, Amazon and McDonald’s Are EU’s Next Target
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Eurozone Confidence Wanes as U.K. Sentiment Rebounds
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Stock Rout to Cost European Bankers $2.5 Billion in Bonuses
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Canada:
Twin Butte at Odds With Bondholders Seeking Better Salvage Deal
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China:
Chinese Banks Step Up Bad-Loan Writeoffs
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China's Foreign Devil
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China's debt-to-equity swap plan may struggle to take off
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MENA:
More ugly warning signs are popping up in Saudi Arabia
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Thailand:
Business Reorganization in Thailand: Steps and Procedures
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India:
GST Bill, Bankruptcy Code will boost growth: Jaitley
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The Changing Landscape Of Securitization & Debt Recovery.
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Bahamas:
Baha Mar Hopes Obscured By Looming Questions
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CCA’s Baha Mar Creditor Committee ‘Conflict’ Slammed
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South Korea:
The Global Forces Behind Korea’s Shipping Collapse - The decline and fall of South Korea’s biggest container shipping firm, Hanjin Shipping, was many years in the making • South Korea’s Hanjin Shipping Files for Bankruptcy Protection - Court to determine whether company should be liquidated
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'Korea to safeguard logistics from Hanjin fallout'
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Creditors Unanimously Rejected to Aid Hanjin Shipping
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South Africa:
Business rescue, restructuring and insolvency: prescription - the mother of all evil
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Singapore:
Insolvency cases running high
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Japan:
Japan In a Bind as Total Debt Tops 600% of GDP
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