Law:
The Biglaw Pay Raises Head South
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Summer Associates Happy With Paychecks, Unhappy With Biglaw’s Diversity
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Pillsbury Adds Bankruptcy Pro In Houston • Pillsbury Picks Up McKool Smith Bankruptcy Lawyer
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Wow! This Law School’s Tuition Cuts Will Save Students More Than $50K • Law Schools Cut Tuition to Entice Applicants
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Kasowitz Bets Big on $90B Case
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When General Counsels Return to Law Firms
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Stop Using Stare Decisis To Justify Lousy Policies And Inefficiencies
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K&L Gates announces two successors to longtime leader Peter Kalis
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New global chair for McDermott
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Not if but when: The rise and rise of AI in legal practice
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5 Things To Know About The Heller Ehrman Clawback Case
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Law firm profitability under pressure amid M&A slowdown
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Buying new IT isn’t going to give Norton Rose the breakthrough it wants
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Latham & Watkins launches breast milk delivery program for female lawyers working away on business
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Did Hillary Clinton fudge a detail in her LSAT recollection?
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Apple’s new iPhone 7 cameras don’t live up to the hype: Consumer Reports
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Chris Christie knew about bridge scheme as it unfolded, prosecutors allege in trial of ex-officials • Bridgegate Was No Shock for Chris Christie, Prosecutors Tell Jury • U.S. Says for First Time That Christie Knew of Bridge Plot • Federal Prosecutors and Witnesses Contradict Christie Account In Federal Bridgegate Trial • It Seems Like Everybody Agrees The Wrong People Are On Trial For Bridgegate
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Cops Accidentally Recorded Themselves Making Up Charges Against Protester, Lawsuit Says
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Reaping The Benefits Of Playing A Lawyer On TV
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Judges:
Benchslap Of The Day: Blow Off Preparing A Privilege Log At Your Peril
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State Farm Faces Suit Over Claims It Bankrolled Judge
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Federal judge Smith retires during ongoing investigation
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Merrick Garland Shouldn't Get His Hopes Up
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Tensions rise over judicial nominees
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Wall Street:
U.S. stocks set for small bounce ahead of Fed, BOJ meetings
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Asia stocks wobble as investors nervously await Fed, BOJ
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Stocks close mostly flat as oil settles off highs
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Layoffs:
Bankrupt North Jersey fashion retailer to cut 105 jobs
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CPX Lays Off More Than 200
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Volvo Group Trucks plant to lay off 143
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Retailing:
Kmart is closing 64 stores and firing thousands of employees • Here's the full list of Kmart stores that are closing
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Saving the Big Box: Inside the plan to revive Toys 'R' Us
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Claire’s Gets Waiver Amid Advanced Talks to Push Debt Swap
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Fashion:
Behind the Scenes of Pyer Moss's Daring Fashion Show About American Greed
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Healthcare:
Fitch Places Community Health Systems' Ratings on Evolving Watch
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Top execs ousted at KentuckyOne Health
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HDL files $600 million lawsuit against former executives, officers
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Newspapers:
Rutland Herald Sale Ends An Era For Vermont Newspaper Family
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Solar:
SunEdison's yieldcos exploring strategic options, including sale •SunEdison’s TerraForm Units Both Say They’re Seeking Buyers • Sullivan & Cromwell Reps SunEdison Yieldcos In Possible Sale
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SunEdison's Bankruptcy Heirs Seek New Strategy for Its Assets
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Marketing:
Delivery Agent Files Voluntary Chapter 11 to Implement 363 Sale
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Banking:
The Banks We Complain About the Most
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Wells Fargo CEO Stumpf: 'I Accept Full Responsibility' for Unethical Sales Practices
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Autos:
Takata Shares Fall; Bidders Said to Mull Bankruptcy Option • Takata shares dive on bankruptcy buyout report • Takata lines up bids despite uncosted liabilities
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VW Under Fire as Only 1 in Ten Cars Fixed
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Car Sales and Subprime Lending
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Accounting:
Ernst & Young Auditors Got “Too Close To Clients On A Personal Level,” If Ya Know What The SEC Means •SEC: Ernst & Young to Pay $9.3 Million Over Former Partners’ Personal Ties to Clients
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Economy:
The Old Fed is Dead
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Here’s one big reason the Fed can wait to raise rates
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Key Financial Crisis Factor is Back
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Corporations Hoarding $2.5 Trillion Overseas
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Consumer debt nearing dangerous levels
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Kolko: "Unpacking the Jump In Median Household Income"
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Hotels: "Demand Growth Slows, Supply Growth Increases"
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The Anniversary Of Lehman And Men Who Don’t Work
US Debt Clock
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When America Welcomed Refugees
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World Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Mortgage Equity Withdrawal as a Percent of Disposable Personal Income Since 1980
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NAHB: Builder Confidence increases to 65 in September
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Municipalities:
Municipal Bankruptcy: Coming Soon to a City or Town Near You?
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Snyder officials inoculate state from Flint water suits • State's cowardly act: Changing the rules for Flint
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Oil/Gas:
Is Bonanza Creek Energy In Serious Trouble?
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Lightstream Seeks Creditor Protection After Debt Deal Fails
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Icahn Dumps More Than Half His Stake in Gas Giant Chesapeake
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Is U.S. Shale Nearing Collapse? Is U.S. Shale Nearing Collapse?
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Celebs:
Schilling reaches settlement in video-game company case
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Joe Giudice Net Worth To Grow After Prison Sentence? ‘RHONJ’ Star Focusing On Health
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Dance Moms star Abby Lee Miller pleads with judge to allow her to take a two-day business trip to Mexico - even as she awaits sentencing on bankruptcy fraud charges
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Politics:
Clinton tells millennials, election not a "reality TV show" • Hillary Clinton and Her Dreadful Lies • Clinton: 'The secret is' Trump 'has no plan'
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Ford fires back at Trump, citing booming U.S. big-truck output • It's Not Just Birtherism • Trump Begs to Call Trump U. Success Stories • Trump: 'Evil thug' suspect in NYC bombing will 'probably even have room service' • Trump blasts debate moderators: It's 'a phony system' • Donald Trump Jr. compares refugees to death-dealing Skittles
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Hank Paulson Backs Clinton, Slams Trump
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Those Who Need Gov't the Most, Complain Most
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'Deplorables' and the Myth of the Single-Issue Voter
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Electricity:
NextEra Sweetens Deal for Energy Future's Oncor • Report: NextEra putting up more cash to seal Oncor deal • Energy Future, NextEra Resolve Last Big Objection Over Oncor
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Energy Future Clears Big Hurdle With Approval of Oncor Sale
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Gambling:
Caesars' backers fight demand for personal wealth disclosure
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Fishing:
Krill harvest giant's bankruptcy court date postponed
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Asset Protection:
The Availability of “Backward Tracing” in Jersey Offers Creditors Another Remedy Offshore
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Student Debt:
College debt collection practices under scrutiny
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As Student Loan Defaults Increase, So Do the Scams
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Corporate Reform:
Senator Warren Questions DOJ Crisis Probe, Wells Fargo Culture
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Shipping:
Emergency Appeal in Hanjin Shipping Case Highlights Disconnect between Bankruptcy and Maritime Law in the United States
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Korean Court Orders Hanjin to Cut Its Fleet • Hanjin to return chartered vessels
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China: Shipbuilding in the doldrums
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Hanjin’s Retail Ripples
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Why Hanjin's Zombie Collapse Won't Be The Last One
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S. Korea seeks diplomatic help for embattled Hanjin Shipping
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Hanjin bankruptcy 'unknown territory', good for the long term
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Hanjin’s returning charters and selling ships, depressing global shipping assets
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Hanjin Milano: Stranded box freighter stuck in tense stand-off outside Port Phillip Bay
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PSA imposes $5000 refundable deposit for each Hanjin container
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Hanjin shares dive on fears over parent's cash help
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E-Cigarettes:
NJOY files for bankruptcy, blaming poor sales and compliance costs
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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 (11 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (9 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:
Weekly Bankruptcy Claims Trading Activity (scroll down)
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Plan Confirmation:
Judge Sontchi’s Decision to Confirm Horsehead’s Plan Was One of His Honor’s Most Difficult and Closest Calls in Ten Years on the Bench
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Arbitration:
Bankruptcy Court Denies Motion to Compel Arbitration
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Avoidance Actions:
Lyondell Decision Opens Door to Actual Fraudulent Conveyance Claims by Lenders in LBOs
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Privilege:
Common Interest Privilege Limited to Litigation In New York
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Finance:
When Does an MFN Interest Rate Increase Trigger Cancellation of Debt Income?
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You Can’t Have Your Cake and Eat It Too: Noteholders Who Convert Prior to Maturity Don’t Get the Final Interest Payment
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A Look at Section 314(d)(1) of the TIA: Protections for Bondholders When Releasing Collateral
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Court Declines to Expand the Source of Payment for a Tribal Debt Indenture in Default
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Jurisdiction:
Post-Confirmation Jurisdiction Is Narrow Following a Bona Fide Reorganization
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Bankruptcy Rules:
Stern Amendments to Bankruptcy Rules
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Safe Harbors:
Delaware Bankruptcy Court Declines To Follow Second Circuit And Holds Safe Harbors Do Not Apply To Some State Law Fraudulent Conveyance Claims
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Religion:
Vatican delegate urges Pope Francis to fire Guam archbishop over abuse
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Diocese of Gallup sells chancery building amid bankruptcy
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UK:
UK bankruptcy law flaw preventing Alpari UK administrator KPMG from distributing more funds – LeapRate Exclusive
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Israel's Supreme Court rebukes England's High Court in insolvency case
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A new case on super, bankruptcy and death benefits
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PIIGS:
Greece: Bankruptcy law set for overhaul?
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Canada:
Troubled developer Urbancorp sells projects to homebuilders in latest step in restructuring
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Lightstream Announces Commencement of CCAA Process
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Canada's Debt Plan Praised as Model by IMF May Be 'Overrated'
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India:
Investors acquiring distressed companies may be spared open offer
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Bahamas:
Baha Mar Payout Process 'Bodes Ill For Future FDI'
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MENA:
UAE Banks Federation hails approval of bankruptcy law
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UAE's rescue plan for SMEs set to see $1.9bn loans restructured
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Dubai's Gulf Navigation looks to end creditor woes with debt cut
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Venezuela:
Venezuela Crises Compound as Oil Industry Falls Into Disarray
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PDVSA Debt Swap Plan Gets Early Thumbs Down From Investors
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S&P Downgrades Venezuela's PDVSA: Swap Is Default?
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Venezuela's PDVSA presents $7B debt swap plan
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Brazil:
Brazil court delays ruling on Grupo OAS debt plan for two weeks
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Australia:
US law firms to continue Bell Group saga
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China:
China's debt load is flashing 'a reliable early warning indicator' of a banking crisis
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