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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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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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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