Law:
The Law Offices of the Future Are Here, and Your Name Might Not Be On the Door
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White & Case Adds Bankruptcy Partner In NY
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Women Change Jobs Because They Want Better Pay, Not Work-Life Balance
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Simpson Thacher tops global M&A rankings for Q1 as activity falls
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Are Law Firms Just Like Other Vendors?
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Plunging Back In
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Can Computers Beat Humans At Law?
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What The Alaburda v. Thomas Jefferson Law Case Is Not About
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Thomas Jefferson Law School Trial Over Placement Data Goes To Jury
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4 More Types of People Who Should Not Go To Law School
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Vermont Law School Starts Offering Remote JD Option
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The Best Law Schools For Practical Training
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60 American Law Profs Condemn Anonymous Student For Posting 'All Lives Matter' On Prof's Door
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The news isn't good for lawyers: as many as one out of every three of us is a problem drinker, and one out of every four of us has some form of depression, stress, or anxiety.
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Seyfarth Shaw Names New Chair
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KWM to slash UK, Europe and Middle East partnership by 15 per cent • KWM to cut 15% of UK, Europe and ME partnership in strategic review
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Rare full restitution to victims of law firm chief’s $1.2B fraud takes some defendants off the hook
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Convicted of murder despite out-of-state vacation alibi, man is freed on DA’s motion after 20 years
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Prosecutor’s book offers firsthand look at ‘Making a Murderer’ subject Steven Avery (podcast)
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A Wrongful-Arrest Defense Clinic: The Thabo Sefolosha Story
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Couple whose kidnapping claims were initially publicly called a hoax by police file defamation suit
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The 5 biggest mistakes you're making with your dress shoes
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BofA Merrill Paying $14 Million Apology To The Millennial Trainees It Treated Like Old-School Trainees
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Gawker CEO: Unsealed evidence proves Hulk Hogan's lawsuit was a sham
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Seventh Circuit Reverses Forfeiture Of $271,000 Seized From Brothers Who Were Never Charged With A Crime
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Judges:
Lack of law degree no bar to Sarah Palin’s bid to be the next Judge Judy
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Reprimanded judge says presiding over his own divorce case for several months ‘made no difference’
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Judge Shira Scheindlin Is Stepping Down
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Being On The Supreme Court Isn’t The Key To Popularity
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Unabomber Case Helped Hone Supreme Court Nominee's Legal Skills
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Pat Toomey agrees to Merrick Garland meeting
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Merrick Garland's D.C. Circuit Playbook Takes Page From Past Nominees
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Merrick Garland's First Opinion: A Key In a Shoe and Drugs in the Trunk
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Orrin Hatch on Merrick in 1997: Playing Politics with Judges is Unfair
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Misconduct Case Dismissed Against Ex-D.C. Chief Judge Facing Abuse Suit
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Supreme Court Signals Possible Tie Vote in Obamacare Contraception Case
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Federal Judge Preaches the Value of Mindfulness
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An Exit Interview with a Federal Trial Judge
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Wall Street:
U.S. stocks set to break five-week winning streak, as Dow futures fall 150 points
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Stocks close lower, with Nasdaq off 1%, as oil slides
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Judge Orders Extradition to US in 'Flash Crash' Case
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Credit Suisse's CEO says his traders racked up bad positions without telling anyone • A Credit Suisse wealth manager is accused of making rogue trades for 6 years just to keep his clients off his back
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Wall Street's 0.01%: An Inside Look at Citi's Secret Client List
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Layoffs:
Credit Suisse CEO, Blindsided by Risk Buildup, Targets Job Cuts • Credit Suisse to ax 2,000 more investment banking jobs
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OKCPS to eliminate over 200 teaching positions
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More layoffs hit Eagle Ford Shale workers in San Antonio
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143 Lexmark Employees Affected By Layoffs
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MemorialCare to Cut 194 Jobs in SC
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Politics:
Ted Cruz borrowed a famous movie quote to jab Donald Trump for threatening his wife • 'Absolutely no sense': Obama trashes Ted Cruz over his calls for Muslim surveillance • Cruz Seeks Economic Wisdom in the Wrong Place • A Desperate GOP Turns to Ted Cruz
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Judge Dismisses Federal Lawsuit Against Donald Trump's Modeling Agency • Why the rise of Donald Trump has Wall Street worried
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Beginner's Guide to Why the GOP Hates Kasich
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Paul Ryan Sorry for Poor People Comments
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Economy:
S&P: US Distress Ratio Dips for First Time Since May 2015
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Three Things You Should Know about Negative Interest Rates • 3 Long-Term Consequences of Negative Rates
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Millennials are spending their money on 3 major categories
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These 5 companies are hoarding nearly $600 billion in cash
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The probability of an April rate hike just doubled
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Warren Buffett brilliantly explains how bubbles are formed
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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 new home sales rebound in February • New home sales get a boost, thanks to the West
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: If You Can’t Kill Them, Merge Them?
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Judge OK's Sale of Notorious Oakland Housing Project
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Average Family Being Priced Out of Homes
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Municipalities:
Sotomayor helps Puerto Rico argue bankruptcy case
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Puerto Rico: Further Supreme Court Thoughts
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Puerto Rico Utility Wins One More Week to Draft Rate Proposal
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Sea Turtles Delay Debt-Ridden Puerto Rico's Gas-Switching Plan
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Blistering final report blames Michigan officials for Flint crisis • Flint film stresses emergency manager's role in crisis • Flint task force slams EM law, asks new question
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What Atlantic City government shutdown means to casinos
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Oil/Gas:
Oil Prices Fall Fast On Huge Inventory Build
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Why We Could See An Oil Price Shock In 2016
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Justice files $20B BP oil spill deal with court
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Emerald Oil becomes latest US driller to file for bankruptcy protection • First Day Dec
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Russian Oil Companies Have Survived Sanctions, Cheap Oil
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$40 Billion LNG Project In Australia Canceled Amid Low Prices
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Why North-American Oil Is Positioned To Win In The Long-Run
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Can Scotland Save Its Oil Industry?
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Oil Bonanza Over, Algeria Woos The Investors It Has Long Ignored
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Oil And Gas Debt - The Next Moral Hazard?
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Oil’s Decline Takes Toll on Saudi Conglomerate
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Why oil’s ‘shot in the arm’ for the global economy isn’t going to happen
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Rockefellers End All Fossil Fuel Investment
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Religion:
What The Founder Of Beliefnet Learned From The Dotcom Bubble And Bankruptcy
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Alternative Energy:
Quantum Files for Chapter 11
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SunEdison Bankruptcy Whispers Char SolarCity, First Solar, SunPower
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SunEdison May Face $1.4 Billion Default If Earnings Delayed More
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Gambling:
Icahn: Taj future at risk amid benefits, expansion talks
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Corporate Governance:
The Quagmire of the 'Dual Fiduciary
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Fraud:
Longtime lawyer and CEO of failed bank gets 11 years in fraud case
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Plaintiff in Trump University Lawsuit Taps Out, Points to Unhealthy Litigation
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Tax:
IRS Auditing Of Big Corporations Plummets
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Tax Treatment of “Bad Boy Guarantees” Challenged by Recent IRS Memorandum
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Electricity:
PUC vote on Oncor sale likely to leave unanswered questions, senator says
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Shipping:
SM Group nearing deal to buy part of SPP Shipbuilding
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Cash-strapped Hyundai Merchant faces hurdles for survival
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Hyundai Merchant Marine strives to cut charter fees to stay afloat
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Education:
Mid-Continent files disclosure statement outlining repayment plan
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Defunct for-profit college hit with billion dollar judgment
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Corporate Reform:
Washington Still Can't Stop Wall Street's Risk-Taking Bonus Culture
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Food/Beverage:
Quaker Steak and Lube: Bankruptcy sale approved
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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 (23 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (6 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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Mediation:
Bankruptcy Mediation for the Little Guy – Part 1: Financial Assistance
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Valuation:
Valuing Intangibles Doable, Despite Resistance
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Hotels:
How Real Estate Billionaire David Lichtenstein Bounced Back From A $7.5 Billion Hotel Bankruptcy
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Awards:
Vance Elected as Vice-President of the American College of Bankruptcy
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Coal:
Bright News In Dark Times For The Coal Sector
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Banking:
Credit Suisse's $90 Billion Bitter Pill • Credit Suisse Confusion on Costly Trades Adds to CEO's Woes
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Sovereigns:
Argentina to reach B on default exit, says Fitch
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Obama salutes 'constructive approach' in holdouts deal
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Committees clear ‘vultures’ bill for debate at Senate
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Holdout investors urge DOJ not to back Argentina in bond appeal
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UK:
Scottish insolvency laws consolidated as Parliament passes bill
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Brand BHS safe for now as creditors throw it a lifeline • Creditors back BHS turnaround plan with strong vote
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Quitting the EU 'will cost families £500million more in energy bills a year'
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EU:
Euro-Area Banks' Soured-Loan Cleanup Will Take Years, ECB Says
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Belgium, My Country, Is in Denial
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PIIGS:
Creditor Group Fights Abengoa Bankruptcy US Loan
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Elderly suffer in Greece after financial crisis
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Canada:
New law proposed to shift bank failure risk from taxpayers
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Trudeau Tackles Economy Head on With C$120 Billion Deficit
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Japan:
Skymark set to emerge from bankruptcy
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Australia:
ANZ's Warning Signals Resources Threat for Australian Lenders • Banks feel more pain from end of mining boom • ANZ warns of higher bad debt hit from resources exposure • ANZ warns on $100m bad debt blowout • ANZ's bad loans to miners are just 'tip of the iceberg', analysts say • ANZ, Westpac bad debt provisions set to rise
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China:
Decade of Growth Poised to End for China Banks Stung by Bad Debt
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Belguim:
Bankruptcy statistics in Belgium: February 2016
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Turkey: Brussels Attacker Deported in 2015
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Bahamas:
Baha Mar: David vs Goliath in the Fight Over Insolvency Proceedings of a Bahamas Company
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Russia:
Russian factory to declare bankruptcy, workers still unpaid
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Switzerland:
Geneva and Zurich regions hardest hit by bankruptcies
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Brazil:
Brazil: Now World's 2nd Worst Economy
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