Law:
This Firm Will Offer Special Bonuses On Top Of Regular Bonuses
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Associate Bonus Watch: Yet Another Firm Is Beating Cravath On Bonuses!
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Biglaw Firm Beats Cravath Scale With Special Bonuses
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When In-House Counsel Looks For Outside Help
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White & Case Elevates Bankruptcy Lawyer To Counsel
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California Bar Exam Carnage: Law Schools Need To 'Cull The Herd Of Bloated Tenured Faculties'
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Quinn Emanuel Believes in ‘C.B.A.’ (Check BlackBerry Always)
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UK: The best law firms for work/life balance
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Fox Rothschild lawyer dies at 104; he was still practicing law
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Probate judge orders bankrupt San Antonio attorney's arrest
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‘Very Handsome’ Biglaw Partner Wants To ‘Stick It To The Man’
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Our Still Noble (?) Profession
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Who Will Be The Next U.S. Solicitor General?
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This Biglaw Partner Knows Your Mother Was Right
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Lawyers reveal what's dreadful at work in Firm of the Year 2017 survey
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Firm's staff complain after it runs out of water
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Citi accused of 'forcing' its lawyers to hug
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Lawyer disbarred for billing client in topless photos
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Publicly-listed law firm Slater & Gordon capital structure needs to be reset: insolvency report
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Jury foreman reveals 5 jurors undecided of cop’s guilt despite video evidence in Walter Scott killing • Jury foreman says officer who killed Walter Scott 'didn't do anything malicious'
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Judges:
MA: Prominent local attorney appointed to bankruptcy judgeship
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Under Trump, the Federal Courts Will Be Up for Grabs
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Bench Brackets: The Battle for the Next SCOTUS Justice
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Five Things to Know About SCOTUS Short-Lister Pryor
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Reid predicts death of filibuster
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Wall Street:
Dow set to stretch out record run with 5th day of gains
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US stocks close at fresh records
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Stocks Are Soaring, but This Market Indicator Is Flashing Like It's 1929
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Layoffs:
AstraZeneca to lay off 120
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SNC-Lavalin announces 405 layoffs
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Kane Co. going out of business, laying off 1000
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HCMC looks at cutting 275 jobs next year
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EpiPen company to cut 3,000 jobs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Retailing:
Latest Sears Loss Fuels Bankruptcy Speculation
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Another Sears loss in the books, as iconic retailer looks 'set to sink'
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Sears is planning to close more stores as sales plunge
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Sears: 'We have fallen short'
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Sears loss widens
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How Big-Box Retailers Weaponize Old Stores
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Healthcare:
Nearly 30 million Americans could lose their health insurance if the GOP rips up Obamacare
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Corporate Reform:
Banks to Donald Trump: Don't Kill Dodd-Frank • Dismantle Dodd-Frank and It's 2008 All Over Again
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SEC Top Cop Ceresney Says He’s Leaving Ahead of Trump Takeover
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Get ready for Republican rush of regulation rollback
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Pharma:
Trump Jolts the Pharmaceutical Industry with Vow to ‘Bring Down Drug Prices’
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In Trump's America, Valeant Goes Bankrupt
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Food/Beverage:
San Antonio-area buffet operator, in bankruptcy, wants to liquidate $130 million in assets
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Coal:
Zero or billions? Peabody shares' value is at issue in bankruptcy
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Why Coal Revival Could Leave Some Behind
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Retired Coal Miners At Risk Of Losing Promised Health Coverage And Pensions • Democrats Mull Shutdown Fight Over Coal Retirees’ Health Promise
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History:
1899 Treatise (First Edition) on U.S. Bankruptcy Law
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Student Debt:
Student Debtors, This Trump Ally Wants to Be Your Friend
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Education:
U.S. Battle With For-Profit Colleges Flares Over Sale of Giant School
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Hotels:
Judge: Receiver can keep control of Lodge on the Desert for now
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Miami Beach hotel condo association files Chapter 11, operator vows to reopen
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Celebs:
Jennifer Lopez-branded jewelry company files Chapter 7 bankruptcy
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Electricity:
La Paloma Power Plant Creditors Surprised By Ch. 11 Filing
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Economy:
Barely Half of 30-Year-Olds Earn More Than Their Parents • The American Dream Is Collapsing For Young Adults
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More U.S. Factory Workers Are Saying 'I Quit'
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In Trump Country Factories Are Hiring But Wages Remain Low
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A New Study Shows How Severe U.S. Inequality Is — and How Little We’re Doing About It
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Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims decrease to 258,000 • New Jobless Claims Fall by 10,000
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Donald Trump Is Staffing His Administration with TPP Supporters
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The questions Trump’s tariff tweets failed to answer
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Americans from all corners of the economy are loving life since Trump's election
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Trump won’t be a ‘dangerous’ president, says Goldman’s CEO
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Why Odds May Be Fading For a Near-Term U.S. Recession
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Congress Ready to Overhaul Food Stamps
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Union boss fires back at Trump: You should 'know how many damn jobs you're talking about' • Carrier worker: It's 'crazy' we have a president going after private citizens on Twitter • Chuck Jones vs. Donald Trump: A window on future union relations? • Union leader says Trump should leave him ‘the hell alone’
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When Presidents Defy Economic Gravity, Gravity Usually Wins
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Will Trump Lead a US Economic Boom?
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Here's which professions get the most and least respect
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Donald Trump’s New Promise: I Will ‘Bring Down Drug Prices’
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Is Trump softening his stance on illegal immigration? • These Big Business Lobbies Are Warning Donald Trump Against Mass Deportation
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Trump's Pick for Secretary of Labor: 'Ugly' Women Don't Sell Burgers
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Trump's Challenge to Traditional Economics
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Volcker Critical of Trump's CEO Heavy Panel
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U.S. Chamber Said to Tell Mexico It Will Defend NAFTA Deal
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Ohio's State Legislature Just Banned Cities from Raising Local Minimum Wages
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Portland to tax CEOs who earn 'too much,' a first for income inequality fight
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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:
Mortgage rates climb to highs not seen in more than two years
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National Home Equity Distribution by LTV Segment- Q2 vs. Q3 2016
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Moody's: Privatizing Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac would cost "hundreds of billions"
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9 States with the Hottest Housing Markets
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Home builder Hovnanian earnings fall short
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A 58-story skyscraper in San Francisco is sinking and people are fighting over whose fault it is
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384,000 borrowers moved out of negative equity in Q3
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House flippers flee ‘flashy’ cities as prices rise and inventories fall
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Move Over, New Yorkers: You Have No Idea How Small an Apartment Can Really Get
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Municipalities:
Fitch signs off on school bonds, but raises bankruptcy specter
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New type of Chicago school debt gets investment-grade rating
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New Jersey's Blues Aren't Just About Christie
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Dallas Pension System Suspends Access To Funds • By Any Other Name, Pension Fund Claw-Back Is Still a Default
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Los Angeles' Pension Crisis Is Sinking The City
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Politics:
Wilbur Ross once bailed out Trump in Atlantic City and is now his pick for Commerce secretary • Getting Donald Out Of Debt: The 25-Year-Old Ties That Bind Trump and Wilbur Ross • How Donald Trump's Web of LLCs Obscures His Business Interests • Donald Trump's Choice of Generals for Top Posts Raises Concerns • Trump: I want people who 'made a fortune' • Trump gets one intelligence briefing per week • Here's How Much Less Than Hillary Clinton Donald Trump Spent On the Election • Trump has one problem with his Time 'Person of the Year' cover • Trump EPA Pick: States Have a Right to Spew Pollution but Not to Legalize Pot • Bernie Sanders calls Trump a 'pathological liar' • Just before Trump blasted Air Force One deal, Boeing pledged $1 million for inauguration • Donald Trump Will Remain Executive Producer of 'Celebrity Apprentice' • When Trump Attacks You on Twitter • Trump Meeting with Alan Mulally • The World Fears Trump’s America. That’s a Good Thing.
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Tax Implications of Trump’s Business Decisions: A Primer
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Trump Loses Bid to Get Lawsuit Over Country Club Refunds Dismissed
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Oil/Gas:
Drilling for bankruptcy
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OPEC Deal Raises Hopes But Not Valuations for Troubled Oil Producers
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Oil Markets Not Convinced OPEC Deal Can Kill The Glut
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Non-OPEC producers might not be scared enough to cut oil output
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US crude settles up 2.2% at $50.84, rallying after dip on OPEC deal doubt • Oil futures bounce back from a dip under $50 a barrel
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Oil futures jump ahead of non-OPEC weekend meeting
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Donald Trump revealed his plan for squeezing OPEC in 2008
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Oil Trader Andurand Sees OPEC Output Deal 'Major Turning Point'
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Ultra Petroleum files reorganization plan in bankruptcy court
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U.S. Shale Set To Kill Oil Price Rally
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Court clears Key Energy Services to emerge from bankruptcy
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Drilling Frenzy? Oilfield Services Booked Out
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Chevron Plans Further Capex Cuts for 2017
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The End Of The Bust? U.S. Shale Patch Could Start Hiring Soon
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Did Big Oil Layoff Too Many Workers Too Quickly?
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A Major Red Flag? Chinese Oil Demand Growth Could Shrink 60% In 2017
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2017 US Refining Forecast: Lean Times Ahead
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More Federal Land Drilling: Possible, But Not Profitable
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Trump’s Energy Advisor Hamm: We Are So Much Stronger Than The Saudis
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Can Insuring Unpaid Invoices Stop the Cascade of Energy Bankruptcies?
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Travel:
Feel Squished? Airlines Are Shrinking Headroom, Too
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Mining:
Virginia mogul wants to revive bankrupt Iron Range ore processor
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Religion:
Legal fees mount as Duluth Diocese bankruptcy case hits one-year mark
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Consultants:
Miller Joins Ankura Turnaround & Restructuring Group
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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 (10 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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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Bankruptcies on pace for 2nd lowest total since 2005
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Discharge:
Wells Fargo, Ocwen, Others Sanctioned for Violating Ch. 7 Discharge
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Committees:
The Few, The Proud…the Unsecured Creditors Committee
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Make-Whole:
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Settlements:
Jevic Holding Corp.: Is The Supreme Court Now Ready To Strike Down Structured Dismissals?
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Supreme Court hears arguments on bankruptcy settlement procedure
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High Court Hears Argument on Jevic, First Bankruptcy Case of Term
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Ch. 13:
Attorney Suffering Stroke During Ch. 13 Case Gets Hardship Discharge
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TIA:
Court Rejects §316(b) Claims in Cliffs Natural Resources
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Jurisdiction:
She Who Ordered It, Enforces It - Bankruptcy Discharges Are Unique
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Classification:
Judge Reverses Course and Allows Reclassification of Deficiency Claim
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Awards:
Zachary Hyman Has Been Named the Turnaround Management Association Florida Chapter President
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Shipping:
Record Low Baltic Dry Casualties Emerge: Third Dry-Bulk Shipper Files For Bankruptcy In Past 3 Weeks
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Media:
Gawker settles with Hulk Hogan; Denton possibly preparing to sue Thiel
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Fraud:
Appeals Court Nixes Pension Fund's Claim Over Madoff Investments
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Feds Arrest 6 Former Insys Execs for Allegedly Bribing Doctors
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Amusement Parks:
Scuttle's Island investors file motion to dismiss Chapter 7 case
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Labor:
Trump era confronts organized labor with gravest crisis in decades
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UK:
KWM Europe changes deed to give tax benefits to partners in event of pre-pack
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Court of Appeal finds trustees in bankruptcy could not waive bankrupt’s privilege
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Wrongful Trading – The Importance of Quantifying Loss
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The Brexit Vote Didn't Decide Much After All
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Banks still want to be under EU rule for up to 5 years after Brexit
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Britain's key Brexit negotiator is killing off London's hopes for a transition deal
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McDonald’s Thirsty As Hell To Live That Post-Brexit Tax Life
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EU Sees Limits to 'Bespoke' Post-Brexit Deal With U.K.
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EU:
Draghi reloads the bazooka
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Tweaks but No Tapering From ECB
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PIIGS:
Greeks strike against austerity before budget vote, bailout review • Primary Surplus Targets Hinder Greek Bailout Program Review
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Brazil:
Brazilian Telecom Firm Oi Talks to Cerberus Capital About Possible Deal
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China:
China's Banks Are Hiding More Than $2 Trillion in Loans
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China Offers Corporate Debt Restructuring Incentives
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Australia:
Creditor Funded Litigation; Court Approval and Creditor Priority
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Hong Kong:
Winding Up Of Companies In Hong Kong: Key Legislative Updates Pending Implementation
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Hong Kong - Cross Border Insolvency – Private Examination Powers Granted To Foreign Liquidators.
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MENA:
New UAE Bankruptcy Law: Analysis and highlights
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