Law:
The Final Countdown: Which Firms Have Raised Salaries? • A Whole Mess Of Raises Around The Country • Profits Per Partner At ALL Law Firms That Have Not Raised Salaries For Associates • Global Firm Irks Associates With Subpar Salary Announcement • Remember That Raise We Told You About… We Have Some Bad News • Troutman, Kilpatrick and Sutherland Raise Associate Pay • The Exact Email You Want To Receive Before The Long Weekend • $180,000 For First-Years, ??? For Everyone Else • Associate Salary Tally: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
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Davis Polk Names New Bankruptcy Partner
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Haynes and Boone merges with London-based law firm
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7 Habits Of Highly Effective Bankruptcy Attorneys
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The Charge Of The Lawyer Brigade
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Former Dewey Chairman Ordered to Pay Bank $400K
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Can Shearman & Sterling recapture its glory days?
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Associate Salary Stratification More Likely in 'Buyer's Market'
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Legalese: Won’t Do With It, Can’t Do Without It
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When Litigation Funding Spawns Even More Litigation
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Highly Ranked Law Schools Like Minnesota, Washington & Lee Cut Enrollments, Costs To Survive
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Fame, but no fortune, for legal legend F. Lee Bailey
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How to Solve Big Law's Client Credit Gender Gap
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Fewer lawyers--and jobs--for the Class of '15
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3 physical cues that signal someone is lying to you
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Living completely in your analytical, critical head isn’t always great for your career
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Research: Coffee affects men and women in vastly different ways
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10 things you do that make you less likable
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Big Law Partner on Balancing Motherhood and Work
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4 things you didn't know your iPhone could do • 16 Easter-egg questions you can ask Siri to get a hilarious response
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Father of toddler killed at Disney resort says two alligators were involved
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Court: Teenager Must Face Manslaughter Trial for Texts Urging Boyfriend to Kill Himself
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Cinemark Wants Losing Aurora Massacre Plaintiffs to Pay Legal Costs
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Bankruptcy Attorney Who Stole $950,000 From Law Firm Disbarred On Consent
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Fireworks In Legal History
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Judge: Mississippi’s “religious freedom” anti-LGBTQ law violates religious freedom
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Judge bars Macy’s from detaining and fining alleged shoplifters
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13 Year Olds Can't Marry Anymore in Virginia
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Father accidentally kills teenage son at Florida gun range, authorities say
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Lawyer in Led Zeppelin-Spirit trial suspended for 'serious misconduct' in earlier case
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A federal judge says the FBI doesn’t need a warrant to hack into your computer
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Judges:
Posner Apologizes for Saying the Constitution Is Useless
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Attorney Is Disbarred For Forging Bankruptcy Judge's Signature
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The conservative era of the Supreme Court is over
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The Supreme Court Really Matters in This Election
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Wall Street:
Dow futures slump 100 points as Brexit reality ‘sets in’
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European stocks fall as oil prices drop, Brexit worries resurface
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Stocks close higher on first day of 3rd qtr., nearly wipe out Brexit losses
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Goldman Sachs tells asset managers to tighten belts
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Layoffs:
Coal company warns of mass layoffs • Murray Energy Warns of Huge Layoffs
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Arena Pharma to lay off 73% of workforce
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Micron to cut about 2,400 positions
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How Office Robots May Put Your Job At Risk In Ways You Haven't Imagined
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Privacy:
Sports Authority's sale of customer data raises privacy concerns • Sports Authority Bankruptcy Means Now Dick’s Sporting Goods Owns 114M Customer Records
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Banking:
Credit Suisse has tripled special bonus payouts because it's desperate to keep employees
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Hedge Funds:
An $8 billion hedge fund suddenly imploded — here's how it played out
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Gambling:
Hundreds of workers are walking off the job in protest at the Trump Taj Mahal casino • Trump Taj Mahal Workers: Strike Fights Owner's 'Tyranny' • Trump Taj Mahal Casino workers strike continues over holiday • Day 3 of Taj Mahal casino strike: Still no talks scheduled • Workers strike at Trump-named hotel ... that Trump lost in bankruptcy • Strike at Taj Mahal casino raises questions about its future
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Gamblers cross casino picket lines to union workers' jeers
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Trump Taj Mahal casino on verge of bankruptcy
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Diamondhead Wants Damages After Involuntary Ch. 7 Tossed
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Student Debt:
New Jersey’s Student Loan Program is ‘State-Sanctioned Loan-Sharking’ •In New Jersey Student Loan Program, Even Death May Not Bring a Reprieve
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Food/Beverage:
Southern Season bankruptcy causes ripples across state
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A&P Seeks Bankruptcy Extension
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Restaurant Performance Index declined in May
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Hollywood:
Relativity Could Miss $30 Million Payment
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Paper:
Maine paper mills look for a niche as they fight to stay open
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Distressed Investing:
High-Yield Selloff Could Get Worse
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Retailing:
Unsecured Creditors Blast Draw Another Circle Sale Plans
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Sears Almost In Checkmate; It Must Pawn More Stores To Stay In The Game
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Denver Broncos stadium naming rights fail to attract bidders
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Fraud:
Fairfield - The Final Chapter?
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Tax:
US Mining Swiss Bank Data to Find Tax Cheats
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Economy:
The 99% Got a Raise Last Year, But Not Enough to Dent Rising Inequality • The income of the 1% is rising twice as fast as the 99%
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This Map Shows Where the 1% Lives
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The FRBNY Staff Nowcast stands at 2.1% for 2016:Q2 and 2.2% for 2016:Q3.
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Divided America: Town and country offer differing realities
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Soaring Child-Care Costs Squeeze Families
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The big banks are acting like the Fed just cut rates
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The Surprising Trust About US Manufacturing
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Global investment banks had their slowest half since 2012
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The world's economic 'canary in the coal mine' faces a growing threat
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Here's who is going to get crushed by the coming 'tsunami' in the debt market
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Which Professional Sports Leagues Make the Most Money?
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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:
A glut of empty homes is making the 'new housing crisis' even worse
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"6-Day Winning Streak Leaves Mortgage Rates Near All-Time Lows"
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Construction Spending decreased 0.8% in May
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What to know before moving to New York City
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San Diego: Real estate bubble still popping
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New York’s luxury dorms — where 30-something professionals live like college students
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Banks Keep Making More Jumbo Mortgage Loans
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Municipalities:
When Will Puerto Rico Default? Government Refuses To Pay Debt Payments
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Puerto Rico's Problems Go Way Beyond Its Debt
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Puerto Rico's dilemma
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An island that feels like a sinking ship
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Puerto Rico And The Importance Of Legislative History
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Puerto Rico Defaults on Guaranteed Debt
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Puerto Rico Says $911 Million in Payments Missed in Default • Composition of Puerto Rico's Debt Due
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Bond Insurers Prepare for the Worst in Puerto Rico
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Congress Passes Puerto Rico Relief Bill Before Scheduled $2 Billion Payment
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Cleveland hard hit by factory closings since 1960
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Oil/Gas:
How To Keep A Bankruptcy From Becoming Worse
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Tues.: Oil prices fall more than 2% as Nigerian output underlines supply worries • Oil is diving after Barclays and JPMorgan turned bearish
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Oil rig count rises by the most in 6 months • Drillers dispatch another 11 oil rigs, Baker Hughes says
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US: Largest Drop in Oil Production in Years
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Mon.: Oil Rises on Positive Sentiment • Crude prices gain as Saudi Arabia sees market becoming more balanced
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C&J hopes to restructure, avoid bankruptcy under another CEO
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Creditor Blasts Intervention's 'Illusion Of Cooperation'
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Texan Oil Production May Not Be Falling As Fast As Analysts Believe
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Big Oil Could Spark A Renaissance In U.S. Shale
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US Holds More Oil Reserves Than Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, New Study Shows
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Triangle Petroleum shares crater on subsidiary bankruptcy filing • Moody's downgrades Triangle USA Petroleum's PDR to D-PD on bankruptcy filing
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Pratt Well Service will file for bankruptcy
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U.S. Oil Industry May Soon Face Rig And Worker Shortages
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Raking it in: Oil , Gas Companies to Tap Stock Markets
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Oil and gas auction site is garnering national attention
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Politics:
Trump pulled ahead of Hillary Clinton in a national poll for the first time in more than a month • Donald Trump’s Complex Business Ties Could Set a New Precedent • Why Donald Trump, as President, Wouldn’t Face Conflict-of-Interest Laws • Trump: America's New Opioid • Krugman: Trump, Trade and Workers • Donald Trump Decries ‘Rigged System’ in Visit to Swing State Colorado • Trump’s Would Be No Ordinary Defeat • This isn't like 'Shark Tank': Mark Cuban marvels over Donald Trump's 'stupider' handling of campaign • Obama: Here's what Brexit and Donald Trump have in common • Donald Trump’s Potential Running Mates: Pros and Cons • Donald Trump's list of potential running mates is dwindling — here are the 10 people who might still be considered • Donald Trump to Meet With Senator Joni Ernst, a Possible Running Mate • 2 completely different versions of Donald Trump have been showing up on the campaign trail • Will unconventional GOP convention work for Trump? • With few political allies, Donald Trump plans celebrity convention • The Donald Threatens To Sue Over His Hair
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FBI interviews Hillary Clinton for more than 3 hours as email probe reaches final stages • Chuck Todd grills Hillary Clinton over her meeting with the FBI • Hillary Clinton’s Allies Don’t See Legal Fallout from FBI’s Email Probe • Hillary Clinton is crushing Donald Trump in 7 of the most important swing states • Hillary Clinton Raises Nearly $70 Million in June for Campaign, DNC, State Parties • Hillary Clinton Heads To Atlantic City To Cash In On Donald Trump's Failures • Julian Castro Being Vetted by Clinton for VP
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Why Brexit Persuaded Me to Vote for Hillary Clinton
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Our Fact-Challenged Political Landscape
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Coal:
US coal company to lay off 80 percent of its workers, blames Obama
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Alpha deal will fund mine cleanup projects
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Shipping:
Chairman of Bankrupt Bunker Player JetOil Found Dead
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2016 Dry Bulk Shipping Outlook
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Maersk May Take Over Hyundai Merchant Marine
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Autos:
Volkswagen says paying the same level of compensation in the EU as the US could bankrupt the company
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Celebs:
Christian Laettner's creditors want him to file bankruptcy • Creditors Try to Force Former Basketball Star Christian Laettner Into Bankruptcy
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Pharma:
KaloBios Emerges from Bankruptcy, Buys Tropical Disease Drug
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Biotech:
BIND Therapeutics Files Motion for Sale of Assets After Accepting Stalking Horse Bid from Pfizer Inc. • BIND Therapeutics +101% as it accepts Pfizer's stalking-horse bid
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Radio:
iHeartMedia Can't Get Debt Restructured
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Defaults:
US Leveraged Loan Default Rate Increases to 1.97% in Second Quarter
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Religion:
Diocese of Duluth sues insurers, seeking coverage of abuse claims
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New Bankruptcy Opinions(1 new opinion today - DBN)
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:
Bankruptcy filings on rise in Houston
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Avoidance Actions:
Seventh Circuit Clarifies What It Takes to Make a Preference Payment “Ordinary”
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Automatic Stay:
No Attorneys' Fees for Litigation Over Bankruptcy Stay
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Litigation:
Default Judgment Is Not Automatic Following Entry Of Default
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Bankruptcy Remoteness:
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Plan Confirmation:
Rule Protecting Creditors Applies in Individual Ch. 11 Cases
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Chapter 13:
Ch. 13 Trustee Can Amend Plan After Five Years of Payments
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Settlements:
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Consultants:
Deloitte Names New Corporate Restructuring Group Leaders
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Sovereigns:
Venezuela Refuses to Default. Few People Seem to Understand Why.
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UK:
Scotland facing chronic shortage of insolvency experts
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Insolvency profession facing “seismic shift” as vital skills come under threat
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UK bankruptcy and pension payments
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Insolvency litigation briefing - June 2016
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Creditors face fee rises when petitioning for individuals' bankruptcies
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London Law Firm Says Brexit Can't Happen Without Parliament Vote • The three steps that mean Brexit may never happen • Brexit: Keep Calm and Carry On • Bank of England cuts banks' capital requirements as Brexit risks 'crystallize' • Pessimism among UK businesses almost doubles • Brexit Might Have Cost Banks $165 Billion • Moody's Lowers Outlook for 12 UK Banks • Ouch: Open-ended UK Property Fund suspends trading • U.K. Pension Fund Deficit Likely to Hit Record as Brexit Turmoil Squashes Bond Yields • Poll: Brits want a general election before Brexit negotiations begin • We just got the most concrete sign yet that Brexit is going to ruin Britain's construction industry • Companies are lining up lawyers to challenge Brexit — but not to block it • Tony Blair hints that a second EU referendum may be one of best options for the UK right now •A huge German firm just revealed how badly Brexit delays will hurt the country • One of the frontrunners to become Britain's next Prime Minister says she'll quickly trigger a Brexit • Here's every key Brexit date you need to know until the end of the year • This chart shows every possible outcome of a Brexit • Ouch! How Brexit may hit UK millionaires and billionaires • Credit Suisse CEO blames Brexit on low UK education spending
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$800 million of bankers' bonuses has been wiped since the EU referendum • London Banker Bonuses Set to Shrivel as Brexit Hits Dealmaking
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The Bank of England's doom-laden predictions are beginning to come true • The pound is getting smoked after the Bank of England's stark warning
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Barclays is already warning investors to take cover for the coming recession
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George Osborne promises to cut corporate tax to under 15%
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Three former Barclays traders found guilty in Libor rigging trial • After 10 years and billions in fines, the UK has convicted precisely five people for rigging interest rates
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EU:
S&P slices euro zone and UK growth forecasts after Brexit
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Brexit: A Lehman Moment for EU Banks
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Britain is leading the eurozone into an impending crash
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PIIGS:
Cabinet to consider plan to help those in mortgage distress
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Death of Greek entrepreneur shakes business community
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Italy could be on a collision course for two key reasons • Bad-debt warning triggers fresh fears for Italian banks • Italy Faces Fight to Shield Bank Investors in Rescue, Fitch Says • Italy’s banking woes put it on a possible collision course with Brussels • The EU's Inflexible Bank Rules Risk an Italian Brexit • Bad Debt Piled in Italian Banks Looms as Next Crisis
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U.S. Economist Galbraith Explains Varoufakis’ Plan B for Greece
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Canada:
Bankruptcy levels soar but 'numbers are not massive'
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China:
Something very worrying seems to be happening in China's jobs market
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Weak China Data Point to Slowing Growth
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China Bank Bailout Seen in 2 Years
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Ukraine:
Deadbeat lawmaker enrages creditors with $800 million in unpaid loans
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India:
Corporate Affairs Ministry to handle Insolvency Board
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Brazil:
Mired in Bankruptcy Court, Oi Earmarks Raise for Executives
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Brazil’s Gol still looking for solution for debt issues • Gol Bond Exchange Gets 22% Acceptance, Banks Waive Covenant
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Billionaire Diniz Foresees Big-Ticket Deals With Brazil on Sale
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Japan:
Huge Japan pension fund sees worst loss since financial crisis
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Venezuela:
Venezuela’s PDVSA Revenue Plunges Amid Commodity Price Collapse
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MENA:
Israeli Banks Remain Hopeful That Convicted Tycoon Will Repay Debt
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Norway:
Norway’s Junk Bond Market Faces Second Wave of Restructuring
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Thailand:
New Bankruptcy Court-Supervised Business Rehabilitation Scheme for SMEs Introduced
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South Korea:
Restructuring of ailing sectors will take toll on SMEs
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Hanjin Shipping starts talks with creditors over debt maturity extension
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Australia:
Firms go from boom to bust
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