Law:
Douglas Deutsch Joins Clifford Chance's Financial Restructuring Group
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Judge Approves Binder & Binder's Proposal to Shut Down
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What To Expect (Will Happen to Your Career) When You're Expecting
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What Law Students Need To Know About The Salary Wars Before On-Campus Recruitment
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The Dan Markel Murder Case: The Adelson Family Speaks • The Adelson Family (Through Their Attorneys) Deny Any Involvement In Dan Markel's Murder
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Raising The Stakes In The Fight Over The LSAT
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Biglaw Partner Helps Usher In Era Of Foreign Money In American Elections
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What lawyers need to know about business
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Transcript Reveals Debate Over ABA's Accrediting Power
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M&A Litigation Undergoing Major Shift After Del. Ruling
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Do Associate Pay Hikes Threaten Law Firm Diversity Efforts?
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Tougher Bar-Passage Standard For Law Schools Sparks Objections
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17 signs you're intelligent — even if doesn't feel like it
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A body-language expert reveals the No. 1 indicator of confidence and how you can cultivate it
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Man Arrested After Getting Violent Over a Grilled Cheese Sandwich With Too Much Cheese
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Suit claims law firm defamed accused killer in website statements
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The Employer’s Guide To Understanding (And Dealing With) Pokémon GO
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High Court Blocks Transgender Student From Using Boys’ Bathroom
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Overburdened Public Defender's Office Orders Missouri Governor to Defend Poor Client
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Paul, Weiss Investigation at Fox - Shades of Watergate?
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Man Charged With Soliciting: ‘I Don’t Give a ----, I’m 90 Years Old’
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Pastor Says Church Fired Him For Inviting Black Children to Bible Study
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Married lawyer, 47, has to pay young female lawyer after asking her to wed him in her job interview
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Obama commutes sentences of 214 inmates, including 67 people serving life sentences
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Judges:
Judge tosses contempt finding against public defender who was handcuffed for ‘insolent behavior’
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Who is on Hillary Clinton’s Supreme Court shortlist?
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Principled Premises, Platitudes, Presuppositions, Palliatives, And Post-Mortems Of Posnerian Jurisprudence
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No, That Is Not How ‘Religious Freedom’ Works At All
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Wall Street:
Wall Street stocks to look for cues from oil prices, BOE decision
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US stocks higher at close of trade
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Goldman and Trump Agree on Stocks
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Layoffs:
Third Circuit Precludes WARN Act Liability for Acquirers in Typical LBOs
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Daimler Trucks to Lay Off 115 Workers
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Time Inc to Cut Over 100 Jobs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Music:
Lenders Crush Sillerman's Plan To Pull SFX From Bankruptcy
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The Collapse of Music Dealers and Music Licensing’s “Race to the Bottom”
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Politics:
Reports of GOP turmoil swirl as Trump goes rogue • Gingrich, Giuliani said ready to spearhead a Trump ‘intervention’ • NYPD commissioner: Trump 'scares the hell out of me, to be quite frank' • Trump spokesperson: Capt. Khan’s 2004 death was probably caused by Obama's and Hillary’s policies • Khan: 'You had your chance. You escaped. You dodged the draft.' • Clint Eastwood Defends Donald Trump's "Racist" Remarks in Infuriating Esquire Interview • Trump Raised $64 Million for Campaign and GOP in July, Drawing Closer to Clinton’s Haul • Trump's Insults to Harrisburg Recall His Own Business Failures
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Fox News Poll: Clinton Leads by Double Digits
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Gambling:
Good News For Caesars
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Caesars Entertainment's Improvement Complicates Bankruptcy Proceedings
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Trump Taj Mahal owner to shut down struggling casino • Trump Taj Mahal Owners Say They’ll Close Casino • The End of Trump Taj Mahal • Icahn says he lost $100M • Trump Taj Mahal union rep denounces Icahn
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Fraud:
Why Trump U suits will move forward, without videos of testimony
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Fla. Firm Opts For Ch. 7 In Wake Of SEC's $64M Fraud Suit
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Fed Fines Goldman $36.3 Million For Using Confidential Documents Leaked From…The NY Fed
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Celebs:
Birdman Beef Forcing Lil Wayne Even More Cash Money Woes
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Retailing:
Denver Broncos want to own naming rights at their football stadium •Denver Broncos to acquire naming rights to Mile High Stadium
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Retailers Head Back To School
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Healthcare:
Bankruptcy Court Denied Jurisdiction Over Medicare Issues
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Economy:
US GDP stats from history don't look good
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Business are making a huge and risky mistake
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ISM Nonmanufacturing Index Fell to 55.5 in July
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US TPP battle is sign ‘old America is gone’
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ADP predicts strong job growth in July
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This will soon be America's biggest economic problem
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Jobs Grow in Big Cities, But So Does the Jobless Rate in Some
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How Low-Skilled Workers Could Rescue the U.S. Economy
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Most Millennials Don’t See Becoming Millionaires, Study Finds
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The 25 US cities with the lowest cost of living
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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:
US loan demand for home purchases lowest since February: MBA
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Municipalities:
Chicago Seeks Tax Hike to Avert Insolvency for Pension Fund
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US 6th Circuit Court of Appeals to hear challenge to Michigan's emergency manager law
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These states are headed for a death spiral
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Guam Downplays Puerto Rico Risk Amid Return to Municipal Market
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Food/Beverage:
Report: Logan's Roadhouse preparing for bankruptcy
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Here comes another bankruptcy wave
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Austin Italian restaurant chain's slow decline detailed in latest bankruptcy filings
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Oil/Gas:
Global Geophysical Services Files for Bankruptcy Protection •Global Geophysical Services Heads Back To Ch. 11 • First Day Dec
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Oil prices rebound on big drop in gasoline stockpiles • Oil gains, but trades near 4-month lows • Oil struggles to build on a rally fueled by upbeat supply data
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Oil could hit $70 next year but expect another plunge soon, says BoA analyst 50 Mins Ago
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What Oil in the $40s Means for Oil Majors
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Why oil bears shouldn’t count on U.S. shale rebound
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US is Importing More Oil Than It Produces
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Here's what oil companies are doing to cope with $40 crude
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US oil producers: summer sequel
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High Yield Rolls On Even After Wheels Come Off Energy Markets
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Top Executives at Riverstone Holdings Face Prospect of Returning More Than $300 Million
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Bank Earnings Face Pressure With Oil Under $40
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How will industry respond after oil’s fall below $40?
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Penn Virginia Resolves Spat with Ad Hoc Equity Committee
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Noble Energy sells record amount of oil — but not at a profit
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London Talks, $146 Million DBS Cash Fail to Keep Swiber Afloat
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Astenbeck's Hall Sees Oil Poised for 'Violent Reversal' Higher
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Why Is High-Yield Energy Debt Decoupling From Oil?
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PetroQuest Energy adds potential bankruptcy filing to list of risk factors
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Distressed Investing:
Bain Said to Get $3.1 Billion for Credit Fund After Re-Branding
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U.S. Leveraged Loan Default Rate Since 2003
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Television:
Simon Fuller Eyeing Fraud Claims Against 'American Idol' Owner
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Tech:
Avaya Creditor Franklin Said to Ask for Apollo, GSO Support
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Radio:
IHeartMedia investors keep watch on revenues, crushing debt load
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Student Debt:
New York Fed warns of troubling consequence of rising student loan debt
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Coal:
Reclamation obligations a growing burden on restructuring coal companies
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Shipping:
International Shipholding Gets Nod To Begin Tapping $16M DIP
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Daewoo Shipbuilding faces W4tr liquidity crisis in 2018
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Autos:
Despite losing money, Elon Musk says Tesla is not really a ‘money-losing business’ • Tesla's Losses Accelerating • Is Tesla Coming to the End of the Road?
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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 (24 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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Religion:
Section 303(a) Precludes Substantive Consolidation Among Religious Institutions
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Twin Cities' Hebda: archdiocese's response to abuse allegations was failure, not a crime
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Time-Barred Claims:
Even Without Implied Repeal, Filing a Stale Claim Does Not Violate the FDCPA
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Safe Harbors:
Bankruptcy Court Broadly Applies Safe Harbors and Rejects Singular Event Theory Precedent
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In Conflict With Other Circuits, Seventh Circuit Rules That Certain Transfers Involving Financial Institution Intermediaries Not Immune From Recovery By Bankruptcy Trustee
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Troubled Waters: The Raging Storm Over Safe Harbors
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Sales:
Due Process Violation by GM Prejudices Prepetition Claimants Potentially Making Successor Liable
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Losing Both Ways: Debtor Diligence in the Identification of Claims
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Professional Compensation:
Split Fifth Circuit Affirms Success Fee for Financial Advisers
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Bankruptcy Bonuses:
A six-figure bonus for going bankrupt ? Suuuure
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Abandonment:
Abandonment: Better Think Twice Because There is No “Do Over”
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Appeals:
Appealing to the BAP v District Court
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Alternative Energy:
SunEdison plans to stop interest payments on yieldcos' notes
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Consumer Finance:
Why It's Hard to Regulate Payday Lenders
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Avoidance Actions:
Preference May Be Offset by an Unpaid Administrative Claim, Judge Carey Rules
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Dismissal:
Ability to Pay Debts Does Not Control on Section 707(a) Motions to Dismiss
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Hotels:
Court Approval Finalizes Two Gemini Fund Hotel Sales
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Media:
Ex-Gawker editor may be key to Hogan getting his money
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UK:
Parliament to consider preferential creditor status for consumers
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Court decides to ‘wait and see’ in its refusal to grant an administration order
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Financial Expert on Brexit
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UK banks pin Brexit hopes on financial crisis bailout negotiator
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Bank of England cuts interest rates for first time in 7 years, bumps up easing
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Rangers creditors receive £2 million cut in potential payouts as cost of oldco liquidation soars
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EU:
Contagion: Bank Shares Plunge Across Europe
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PIIGS:
UniCredit Posts Surprise Drop in Capital Ratio, Shares Fall
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Privilege Yachts CEO arrested in bankruptcy investigation
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Canada:
Monitor for failed Lutheran investment funds to remain in place
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Brazil:
Investors See Gold in Distressed Properties in Brazil
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Australia:
Insolvency risk disclosure a must for lawyers
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Innovation agenda's bankruptcy reform needs more caution
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Hundreds of Qld construction jobs to go, insolvency experts warn
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Netherlands:
Dutch bankruptcy rate continues to decline
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India:
A New Start for India's Economy
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