Law:
Shearman ramps up associate pay as talent war heats up
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Dewey Exec DiCarmine Picks New Lawyer, Delaying Retrial
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Law firm debts up 36 per cent in last year alone
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How to Lose a Client in 10 Days
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Mlegal ups the ante in New York with Sullivan & Cromwell hire
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Never Give Up On Cross-Examination
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Lawyers and the Benjamins, Six Lessons
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The 20 Law Schools With The Most Underemployed Graduates
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Biglaw Firm Closing Texas Outpost
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5 Things To Remember As A New Law School Graduate
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‘Man Up Boy’ Is the Most Alabama Ethics Opinion Ever
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Candice Kashani, JD Villanova 2016 - No debt because of "sugar daddy" relationships
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New Business Development - Digital Influence Enough, Don't Have to Be Official Influencer (7 tips)
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Markel's ex-wife lauds investigators, arrest • Witness: Police swarmed Garcia during arrest in Markel case • Markel suspect: 'This is not my first rodeo'
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Diversity For The Legal Industry Continues To Be A Riddle, Wrapped In a Mystery, Inside An Enigma
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The Goldilocks Dilemma for Women in Big Law
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The ‘Right Time’ To Make A Career Change
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Debunking the myths of pay-to-play networks
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The law firm behind the Panama Papers is closing its Jersey, Isle of Mann, and Gibraltar offices
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27 things you didn't know your iPhone could do
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2 cops charged in Freddie Gray case sue top Baltimore prosecutor for defamation
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Big Law Founder is Launching a Museum for the Broken Hearted
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West and Kardashian lawsuit offers a choice - $30 million or an apology
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Companies can’t ban workers from suing and arbitrating as a class, 7th Circuit says
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Hulk Hogan Case Stirs Funding-Disclosure Debate
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Judges:
Eight isn’t enough, Justice Ginsburg says • Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Not A Fan Of An Eight-Member Court
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Insolvency Law Committee Bio: Judge Meredith Jury
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Ginsburg on Scalia: A Discerning Shopper and Brilliant Friend
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These two justices are the most interrupted in oral arguments; is a gender dynamic at play?
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Groundbreaking transgender judge talks bathroom laws
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Houston Court In The Middle Of A Controversy
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A Bird With a Broken Wing: The Supreme Court is doing its best to limp to the term’s finish line. So why do the justices insist that everything is hunky-dory?
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Rulings and Remarks Tell Divided Story of an 8-Member Supreme Court
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Suspended Alabama chief justice sues state judicial panel
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Trump Attacks Federal Judge in Trump U Case
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Union Condemns Judge Who Handcuffed Public Defender
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Wall Street:
U.S. stocks steady, on track for May gains
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S&P 500 posts biggest weekly gain in 2 months
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Layoffs:
Deal to End Verizon Strike Gives Company Tools to Pare Work Force
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Memphis: Around 500 Teachers Laid Off
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Over 100 employees laid off from Turner Industries
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GE announces 190 layoffs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Travel:
Simple etiquette rules to remember the next time you fly
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Health and Beauty:
Avon Could File For Bankruptcy
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Autos:
Takata rules out bankruptcy in seeking buyer funding • Takata seeking buyer funding instead of bankruptcy
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Volkswagen's Emissions Cheating Hits Profit at Biggest Brand
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Hollywood:
Netflix loses bid for early film release
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Currency:
Bitcoin Miner KnCMiner Declares Bankruptcy
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Ernst & Young to Sell $12 Million in Bitcoin at Auction
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Aviation:
Republic, United revise partnership terms
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Healthcare:
Nevada Health CO-OP, now defunct , still causing headaches
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Religion:
Archdiocese, creditors clash over bankruptcy assets
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Twin Cities Archdiocese Puts Forth New Bankruptcy Plan
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Gambling:
Push To Unload Caesars Online Business At Reported $4 Billion Could Have John Paulson's Fingerprints
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Education:
The college known as 'the poor man's Harvard' is facing severe budgetary issues
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Donald Trump under oath: Trump University's promises crumble
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Awards:
Chambers 2016 - Bankruptcy Practices and Lawyers
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Pensions:
More Egregious Aggregation Under ERISA in the Sun Capital Partners Case? The District Court Goes Down Yet Another Road
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Travel:
Airport Lines: Really the TSA's Fault?
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Coal:
The Billion-Dollar Challenge Facing Noble Group’s New CEOs
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Debt Collection:
Biggest Debt Collector in Europe Opens Door to Larger M&A Deals
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Economy:
Yellen: Rate hike probably appropriate in the coming months
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Yellen: We didn't see the financial crisis coming
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Risky Reprise of Debt Binge Stars U.S. Companies Not Consumers
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Federal Reserve Survey Shows Mixed Results on Financial Well-Being
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Billionaire Howard Marks just skewered US politicians claiming they'll 'bring back the jobs' • Howard Marks: No one in government has any idea how to fix the economy
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US economy picking up steam—beyond the official data
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The side effects of negative interest rates are 'fanning out across the globe'
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The last generation of economic policies may have been a complete failure
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Pizza Hut just signaled a terrifying reality for fast-food workers
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What Will Really Fix America's Unfair Tax System
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Falsehoods About Kids Still Living at Home
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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:
Longtime lawyer pleads guilty in $33.6M real-estate fraud involving bogus court filings
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Texas Supreme Court Uses "Common Sense" to Avoid Lender's Forfeiture on Home Equity Loan Violation
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'Face of the housing crisis' exonerated by Appeals Court Countrywide Hustle ruling
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Landlords Beware: Termination of a Distressed Tenant's Lease May Be Voidable In Bankruptcy
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The Housing Market Horror Story Isn’t Over Yet
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Here's a breakdown of home prices in the 4 largest states
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6 negotiating tricks to try when selling your house
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Municipalities:
Saving Puerto Rico with a compromise debt plan is the only hope
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Puerto Rico And Bankruptcy
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Puerto Rico Faces Bankruptcy : What Should Be Done?
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What May Be Puerto Rico's Best Hope
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N.J. Governor Christie signs Atlantic City rescue package into law
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Illinois Governor Vetoes Plan to Reduce Chicago’s Pension Contributions • Emanuel on pension veto: 'Rauner just told every Chicago taxpayer to take a hike' • Illinois Senate Moves to Override Veto of Chicago Pension Break
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S&P downgrades Chicago water district bonds on pension liability
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Beaumont: Pros and cons of bankruptcy
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Detroit may have had stronger claim on Wings' TV revenue
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More in Debt Than Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands Rejects Rescue
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Oil/Gas:
Restructuring and insolvency - the uncomfortable part of the new reality?
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A US oil company just filed for bankruptcy — for the second time this year • Hercules Offshore Strikes Deal With Lenders • Execution of Restructuring Support Agreement • Hercules Offshore to File for Chapter 11 Again, Hit by Oil Price Slump • Energy firm Hercules Offshore returning to Chapter 11 bankruptcy • Offshore Drillers: Another One Bites the Dust • Oil company plots second bankruptcy in 9 months • Hercules Offshore to file for second bankruptcy, sell assets
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Linc USA and Affiliates File Ch. 11: First Day Dec
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Oil Driller Taps Different Well of Financing
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Emerald Oil Snags $73 Million Bid Before July Auction
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$50 oil is here to stay
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Oil Speculators No Longer Confident In Price Crash
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Middle East oil loadings continue to rise
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Saudi strategy to pump higher-cost competitors out of business appearing to work
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OPEC is Driving Oil Prices, Blindfolded
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Saudi Arabia is 'backing away from OPEC'
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Oil Set for Longest Run of Gains in 5 Years Before OPEC Meeting
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Oil rig count resumes its slide • Baker Hughes: US Oil Drillers Cut Rigs Despite Price Recovery
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Oil States to Keep Status Quo as Price Gains: OPEC Reality Check
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Energy speech leaves North Dakotans 'drunk on Trump'
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Energy Crises, Oil Wars, & Edison's Solution
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This is the 'reckoning point' for a bunch of oil producers
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Breitburn Energy Partners: A Look At Bankruptcy Valuations
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Will More Upstream MLPs Succumb to Bankruptcy ?
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Politics:
Donald Trump Soured on a Deal, and Hong Kong Partners Became Litigants • 13 outlandish theories Donald Trump has floated on the campaign trail • Donald Trump says he will not debate Bernie Sanders after all • Trumpification of the Congressional Agenda Begins • Trump is a pragmatist, too. That’s the problem • A judge ordered the release of hundreds of pages of Trump University documents • ‘Rolling Thunder’ Bikers Welcome Trump to Washington – Mostly • Marco Rubio Concedes Campaign Mistakes, Supports Donald Trump • Glenn Beck: A Patriot Will Remove Pres. Trump • Trump's Backward Leap on Energy
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Lindsey Graham on the Republican Party after Trump: 'We either get smarter or die'
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AP finds Clinton misstated key facts in the email investigation
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Donald Trump and Chris Christie, the Twin Villains of Atlantic City
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Fact-checking Bernie Sanders on 'Meet the Press'
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Poll: Voters Feel Disconnected and Helpless
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Fraud:
Ex-Barclays Trader Disrupts Libor Testimony Shouting ‘No’
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Golf:
Homes on big lots could herald future for defunct AZ golf courses
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Chemicals:
Vertellus Specialties files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection - court filing
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Alternative Energy:
Solar Aluminum Technology Services files for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy - court filing
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Ethanol:
Defunct Hopewell ethanol plant operator eyes liquidation
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Shipping:
Big progress in HMM's charter fee talks: creditor
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Mothballed Ships In SE Asia Show Pain Inflicted By Oil Slump
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Sports:
NBA's Thunder targeted by deceased McClendon's creditors
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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 (26 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (15 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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SCOTUS:
Supreme Court asked to rule on Trump casino bankruptcy
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Reopening:
Icahn Enterprises Sees Two-Decade-Old Bankruptcy Case Reopen
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Discharge:
U.S. Supreme Court Expands Types of Fraud Which May Bar a Bankruptcy Discharge
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Miscellaneous:
The Week Ahead
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Lookback Period – Twelve Weeks (pt. 4)
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Interest:
Are You an Over-Secured Lender in Your Borrower's Bankruptcy? Beware: You May Still Not Be Entitled to Receive Post-Petition Interest
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Retailing:
When Vendors Are Consigned to a Lower Authority
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Big 5: Next Domino To Fall In Sporting Goods
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The U.S. Consumer Finally Embraces Thrift -- and Dollar Stores
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Claire's Is Going Bankrupt
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Apparel Armageddon Across the Atlantic
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Food/Beverage:
Trustee Charges Collusion in Allens' Case
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Great Pacific Seafoods files for bankruptcy, shuts down operations in Alaska and elsewhere
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Sovereigns:
Argentina's eternal debt problem • Argentina's Macri hunts missing $500b in tax amnesty • Argentine president proposes amnesty for tax dodgers
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UK:
Pensions lifeboat could have to take on 33,000 UK pensioners of bankrupt Canadian telecoms giant Nortel Networks
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Linder Myers sold in pre-pack deal
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Women Curtailing Clothes Shopping Hit UK US Retailers
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BHS exploited loophole to cut its pensions levy
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EU:
After a horrendous year, this country is Europe's next looming economic disaster
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Belgium's VLM secures bankruptcy protection
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PIIGS:
Greece, creditors head back into the boxing ring • Greece, Still Paying for Europe's Spite • European Money Doesn’t Like Greece
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Italy Bank Non-Performing Loans at Turning Point, Visco Says
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Canada:
Bad energy loans won't bankrupt the Big Six banks
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Alberta Energy Regulator to appeal ruling on oil and gas cleanup obligations
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Turkey:
Experts warn of abuse of bankruptcy suspension condition as applications soar in Turkey
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Greenland:
The technicalities of insolvency
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India:
Govt's bankruptcy law overhaul hindered by backlog of 60,000 cases
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Is Bankruptcy Code flawed?
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Mallya-like episode impossible under new Bankruptcy Code
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Post Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 100-worker units will be able to shut shop
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Australia:
The proof of debt and the secured creditor - How to avoid accidentally giving up your security
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Submission on major insolvency law reforms
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South Korea:
South Korea's shipbuilders are in troubled waters • Bankruptcy In Sight For South Korean Shipbuilders
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Bondholders approve to reschedule debt of Hyundai Merchant
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Germany:
Are subsidies driving dairy farmers into bankruptcy ?
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Bermuda:
International Insolvency Cooperation In Bermuda
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MENA:
The Untold Story Behind Saudi Arabia’s 41-Year U.S. Debt Secret
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Gulf economic slowdown sees foreign workers trapped by debts
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Iran Flogs 30 College Students For Attending A Mix Gender Graduation Party: 99 Lashes Each • Saudi Doctor Delivers Healthy Baby . . . Father Shoots Doctor For Exposing His Wife In The Presence Of A Male
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Saudi Arabia Sets Up New Debt Office
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Brazil:
Rio 2016: Olympic Velodrome Project Hit by Bankruptcy
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Olympic Host Rio Has Debt Paid by Brazil as States Struggle
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China:
The antidote to China's debt addiction could make things worse
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China's Slowdown Hits Neighbors the Hardest
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Recovery in Chinese Property Market ‘Rather Fragile,’ S&P Says
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