October 27, 2016

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Law:

How the Boss’s Politics Affect the Careers of Women Lawyers
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Partner Pay Equity Long Overdue, Say Women Law Firm Leaders
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Are Female Law Students More Ethical Than Male Law Students? Survey Says Yes!
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Fired general counsel sues for alleged gender and age bias, claims pay talk was banned
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Law Firms a 'Petri Dish' for Bias, Gender Inequity
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Otterbourg Appoints Daniel Fiorillo Head of Restructuring Group
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2016 ABA Tech Survey shows increase in attorney use of iPhones, iPads
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New York Bar Exam Results Are Here! Wait, No They’re Not…
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How to Respond to Bullying in Big Law The Bullying In Biglaw Is Off The Charts — And Managing Partners Are Too Scared To Stop It
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Where Is The NextGen Of Trial Lawyers?
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The Dan Markel Case: Insights From Wendi Adelson’s Novel
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Lawyers in Trump University Case Trade Barbs Over 'Gamesmanship'
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Artificial Intelligence: Imagining the Possibilities in Litigation
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Law firm cyber attacks on the rise with 73 of UK top 100 targeted
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M&A Lawyer Leaving Paul Weiss to Be an Entrepreneur at 67
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Lawyers’ Fear of Trump Proves Their Point About Bullies New York Times ‘Absolutely Incorrect’ As To Why ABA Never Published Donald Trump ‘Libel Bully’ Article How ABA's Unease Over Trump Article Hatched a First Amendment Flap First Amendment Attorney Floyd Abrams Blasts ABA’s Censoring of Trump Report: ‘Institutional Cowardice’
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DA’s office flip flops on whether Justin Timberlake is being investigated for ballot selfie
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Research calls into question ethical standards of young lawyers
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Lawyer agrees to pay restitution for removing cameras outside his client’s apartment
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Lawyer gets jail time for blaming car accident on nonexistent black man
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Defense Denies Mouthing Words to Witness During Deposition In Fraudulent Transfer Action
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Sheriff Joe Officially Charged w/ Contempt
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Courts routinely award women and minorities less money than white men in lost wages cases
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Bridgegate Witnesses Are Still Shielding Christie, Defendant Says
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‘Goliath’: An Interview With Lawyer And Writer Jonathan Shapiro
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Judges:

Cruz suggests leaving vacancy on Supreme Court Ted Cruz Hints a GOP Controlled Senate Will Block Any Clinton SCOTUS Nominee
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Justice Stevens on the Cubs and the World Series
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‘Eight is not a good number’: Justices Ginsburg, Sotomayor address the New York City Bar Association
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The Dumbest Thing You’ll Hear About The Supreme Court Today
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Justice Clarence Thomas: Personal reflections on the Court, his jurisprudence, and his education Clarence Thomas Is Building a Majority By Dissent Justice Clarence Thomas on the duty not to despair
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Wall Street:

Wall Street stocks set to fight for gains
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Stocks close mixed: Dow up on Boeing; Apple off 2.3%
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Goldman Sachs CEO on How His Legal Career Began
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Layoffs:

Here's How Goldman Sachs Lays People Off
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NASSCO Warns Employees 700 Layoffs May Be Coming in January

National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Wrestling:

Billy Corgan makes case to take over TNA
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Shipping:

Another Hanjin bankruptcy could happen warns CMA CGM's Rudolphe Saade
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Samudera Shipping blames Hanjin collapse for Q3 dive into red ink
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Zosco declared bankrupt
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Politics:

Poll: Trump Now Leading in Florida Good news for Trump after a wild day in the polls Top congressional Republican: I don't support Trump, but I'm voting for him Only 6 Newspapers Have Endorsed Trump Trump: Not Planning Trump TV No Wonder Trump Hates Fact Checkers 75 Current Lawsuits Could Distract Trump Ted Boutrous on ‘The Most Litigious Presidential Candidate’ Trump Shutting Down Fundraising Operations DNC Wants Judge to Hold RNC in Contempt for Trump's Alleged Voter Scare Tactics Trump booster Alex Jones: I’m not anti-Semitic, but Jews run an evil conspiracy
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Colin Powell to Vote for Clinton House Republicans Gearing Up For ‘Years’ of Investigations Into Hillary Clinton Clinton Aide Band Boasted About How He Helped Foundation Prosper Why Won't Hillary Clinton Defend Trade Deals? Clinton's New Hampshire Lead Widens as Nevada Remains a Dead Heat
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Texas Officials: Voter Error Caused Ballots to Flip to Clinton About Those Rigged Texas Voting Machines
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Most in US Feel Left Out for Representation
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Republicans Rode Waves of Populism Until They Crashed the Party
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Healthcare:

Aetna's CEO Laid Out Obamacare's Weak Spot
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Debt Collection:

9th Circ. Nixes $5.3M In Sanctions Against Attys, Firms
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Economy:

Yellen, global central bankers not ‘singing from same song sheet’
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Should Central Bankers Face Jail for Saving the World?
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Boomers Have Been a Disaster for America
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The new owners of corporate debt could make the market less stable
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There's only one way to combat the next financial crisis
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Slowdown in State, Local Investment Dents U.S. Economy
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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:

Judge says “greedy corporate giant” must pay $16.3 million to Miami Gardens condo
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Subrogation: A Mortgagee May Be Able to Obtain Priority for Future Advances, But Don’t Count on It
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New vs. Existing Home Sales Since 1994
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Residents look to federal bankruptcy judge to get utilities back
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Municipalities:

$1.7 Trillion in Unfunded State Pensions
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PREPA Court Setbacks Push Off Deal Execution
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Oil/Gas:

View the Haynes and Boone Oilfield Services Bankruptcy Tracker – Updated October 25, 2016
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Crude oil inventory levels unexpectedly fall Oil rises above $50 as U.S. inventory drop balances OPEC doubts
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U.S. drillers poised to hike spending by a quarter next year, Evercore says Drillers spending increases indicate turning point for industry
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Will Libya Turn Its Back On The OPEC Deal?
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Exxon Mobil Could Be On The Brink Of ‘Irreversible Decline’
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Bankruptcy judge agrees to fast track Basic Energy restructuring
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New String of Oil Company Bankruptcies
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Bankruptcies In Oilfield Services Are Accelerating
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Judge Won't Certify Sabine Creditors' Appeal To 2nd Circ.
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Hobbled by bankruptcy, Key Energy promises to pay employees and vendors
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Fitch: Electric Cars Are Threats to Big Oil
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Fitch: Taxes pushing Pemex toward insolvency
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Firm Seeks over $200 Million for Oil and Gas Industry Creditors Defrauded by Embattled Billion-Dollar New York Hedge Fund
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Houston E&P company files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy
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Houston Oil and Gas : Cuts and Rehires Indefinitely Frozen
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Supply From Bankrupt U.S. Oil Companies Has Continued Flowing
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Winners and losers emerge from the oil price slump
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Gambling:

Bankruptcy judge ruling a 'blow' to Revel owner
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Last holdout bondholder in Caesars' unit bankruptcy agrees to deal
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Education:

Former student blasts bankrupt ITT: 'We've been robbed'
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Autos:

Relief at Last for VW Diesel Owners
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Facing Recall and Lawsuits, Takata Adds Compliance Power
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Auto Lenders Have New Reason to Worry
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Food/Beverage:

Fitch: Cyclical Challenges Drive Gaming, Lodging, & Restaurant Bankruptcies
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US Trustee Seeks To Chop Garden Fresh Sale's Bonus Plan
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Electricity:

EFH Pro Fees Near 'Eye-Popping' $400M In Ch. 11
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Retailing:

American Apparel Prepares to File for Bankruptcy , Again
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Offenbachers going out of business after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Student Debt:

Understanding the Statute of Limitations on Student Loans
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Tuition bills up, but borrowing down
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The Hidden Benefit of Student Loan Debt to Homebuying
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Four student loan myths you might believe
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Distressed Investing:

Lynn Tilton Loses Delaware Court Fight Over Zohar Funds' Records
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Corporate Reform:

CFPB head Cordray: Here are the next 3 priority areas for enforcement actions
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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 (12 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (37 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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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Decline in Bankruptcy Filings Slowing
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Corporate bankruptcy filings increase 22% in Q3
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Sanctions:

An Original Signature Means an Original Signature – Attorney Sanctioned Over the Use of DocuSign Signatures
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Bankruptcy Rules:

SDNY Bankruptcy Court Publishes Proposed Amendments to Local Rules
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SCOTUS:

Supreme Court May Grant ‘Cert’ in Several More Bankruptcy Cases
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Discharge:

Discharge Denied for Omitting Name of a Retirement Account
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Madison man convicted of bankruptcy fraud
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Banking:

Jury Holds Bank Directors Liable for $5 Million in Approval of Bad Loans
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Solar:

SunEdison Still Blocking Sale of TerraForm Yieldcos
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Rail:

Train conductor named in Lac-Megantic class action lawsuit Driver, owner of train in Lac-Megantic disaster added to class action
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Coal:

Global renewable energy surpasses coal in capacity to power
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Asset Protection:

Merely Going To An Asset Protection Planner Proof Of Intent To Defraud Creditors
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Hedge Funds:

Platinum assets frozen on allegations of "plundering" over $200 mln
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UK:

GM Takes $400M Hit Over UK Brexit
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UK PM Ignores Her Own Warning on Brexit
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Bankruptcy consolidation Bill passes
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BHS probe consuming 10% of regulator’s power
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Insolvency rules set for overhaul from 2017
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A key Brexit minister dropped a bombshell for banks that could destroy thousands of jobs
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U.K.’s post-Brexit growth may beat expectations
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Barclays defies profit expectations despite forking out a £600 million bill for misselling PPI
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U.K. government cuts stake in Lloyds Banking to below 9%
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Canada:

Trump Hotel Toronto Nears Auction After Default by Developer
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India:

Ex-Tata Boss Warns of $18Bn in Writedowns
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MENA:

New UAE bankruptcy law to boost business confidence, banks’ risk appetite
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Will the Kingdom become bankrupt in four years? Major changes are brewing in Saudi Arabia
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Australia:

Arrium transactions under investigation, administrator KordaMentha says Arrium may have traded while insolvent , suggests report
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Bob Day: Homestead Homes has more than 180 creditors
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Germany:

There is finally light at the end of the tunnel for Deutsche Bank Deutsche Bank swings to unexpected profit
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Mozambique:

Mozambique's debt renegotiation gets thumbs down from investors
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