April 25, 2019

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Law:

The Biglaw $2 Billion Revenue Club
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Good News For The Am Law 100 — Profits Per Partner Were Up In 2018
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What Helps the Super Rich Firms Maintain Their Success?
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Clients Are Demanding Discounts and Leaving Law Firms at a Loss
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All InfiLaw suits against the ABA appear to be headed to resolution
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T14 Law School Grad Helped Battle The Blaze At Notre-Dame As Volunteer Firefighter
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Lawyers Threaten Each Other Way Too Much
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Eschewing Big Law Roots for Boutique in Chicago
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New York Bar Exam Results Are Out! (February 2019)
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Holder, Other Figures From World Stage Team Up at Covington
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Judge Dismisses Suit Against Quinn Emanuel by Partners of Spinoff, Sends to Arbitration
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60 Houston Firms Sign On to Make More Women Leaders
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20 Questions with Katy Furr
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Litigation Funders Tap D.C. Firms for Lobbying Efforts Amid Finance Reform Dispute
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How to Get Control of the Busyness of Lawyering Before It Controls You
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Trump suggests Mueller 'checked my taxes,' despite no mention of them in report
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Trump says he would ask Supreme Court to intervene if Democrats move to impeach him
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Justice Department refuses to comply with congressional subpoena for testimony on citizenship question and 2020 Census How the Trump-Congress subpoena fight is likely to play out Seven Funny Takes from the Mueller Report Michael Cohen says parts of his guilty plea were 'a lie' in secretly recorded call with a Hollywood comedian Trump just explicitly laid out his strategy to fight the overwhelming number of Democratic investigations Democrats are getting ready to ramp up their fight to get Trump's tax returns — and it could get ugly Trump administration directs officials to defy congressional subpoenas Trump vows stonewall of 'all' House subpoenas, setting up fight over powers White House rejects Democrats' call for Stephen Miller to testify on immigration Sorry, Mr. President, Congress has every right to investigate you Trump's defiance puts pressure on Congress' ability to check the president House Democrats grapple with how to respond to Trump's refusal to cooperate with investigations Trump forms battle plan for post-Mueller probes: Just say no Trump in Open Defiance of Congress Trump’s high-stakes subpoena battle with House Democrats, explained Deutsche Bank Hands Over Trump Documents
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Is Trump Invoking Executive Privilege Or Not?
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Ton Arnold Secretly Recorded Michael Cohen
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Attorney breaks world cycling records in Mexico
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A high school's new dress code bans leggings, pajamas and silk bonnets - for parents
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School official accused of drawing on boy's head with marker over dress code issue
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How armed citizen militias roam the border - and legal gray areas - to detain migrants NM Militia Leader Attacked in County Jail
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SCOTUS conservatives limit workers’ ability to resolve disputes collectively through arbitration
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Federal judge sides with female inmates who filed class action suit over widespread sleep deprivation
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Gender-segregated pool schedule for seniors condo discriminates against women, 3rd Circuit says
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Ethics: Lawyer Tales From The West Coast
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Jurassic Pluck: $2.95 Million T. Rex Listed On eBay, Montana Law Targets Ninth Circuit Fossil Ruling
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From WilmerHale to Westeros, a ‘Game of Thrones’ Cameo
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How the News of Sharon Tate's Death at the Hands of the Manson Family Spread Through Hollywood
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An exchange student from Pakistan struck up an unlikely friendship. Then another student opened fire at Santa Fe High School
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The IRS Officially Recognizes the Satanic Temple as a Church
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Judges:

Lawyer Settles With Judge Accused of Cutting His Caseload for Criticizing Indigent Defense Appointments
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Wall Street:

Dow futures sink more than 150 points after ugly 3M earnings miss
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US stocks close down after record-setting gains
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Layoffs:

 

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Healthcare:

Americans eager for Congress to shield them from health care costs, poll shows
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Trump administration prepares rule that civil rights groups worry may deny care to transgender patients
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Measles Outbreak Update: Two States Report New Cases Measles is spreading rapidly in New York City — 94 more people have gotten sick this month. Elsewhere, the infection has killed more than 1,200 since October Measles cases break record since disease was eliminated in United States in 2000
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U.S. health officials unveil experiment to overhaul primary care
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The World Health Organization says if your baby is younger than one year old, they should spend no time in front of your smartphone
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Football:

AAF racks up $500000 bill to bankruptcy lawyers
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Student Debt:

The 2020 Presidential Candidates' Proposals For Student Loan Debt
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Charts: The Student Loan Debt Crisis
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Telecoms:

Coming Down The Home Stretch Uniti Leads Bankruptcy By 7 Lengths And Is Pulling Away
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Radio:

FCC Approves iHeart Bankruptcy Plan
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Electricity:

PG&E Wants to Hike Rates to Hike Profits
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PG&E Corporation Schedules First-Quarter 2019 Earnings Release
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Retailing:

Why Did The Children's Place Buy Bankrupt Gymboree?
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Chico's CEO is out
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Retail hiring fell 8.1% in 2018
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Economy:

Trump’s Fed pick Moore in trouble again, once called Cincinnati and Cleveland ‘armpits of America’ Stephen Moore's economic policies aren't the only reason he's wrong for the Fed
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Krugman: Bernie Sanders and the Myth of the 1 Percent
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Philly Fed: State Coincident Indexes increased in 37 states in March
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America's middle class is set apart from the rich by 2 distinct measures of wealth
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Most millennials and Gen Z define financial success the same way — and it has nothing to do with being rich
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Adult children are eating into parents’ retirement savings: Study
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The 15 states with the smallest middle class
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Universal Income: A 28-year-old mayor is giving his city’s poorest residents $500 a month, but he thinks there are still obstacles to rolling out basic income in the US
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The U.S. Can’t Make Allies Take Sides Over China
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Kamala Harris' misfired talking point: 'Majority of women are minimum wage workers'
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Want to save Social Security? Let in more immigrants.
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Foxconn wants to alter the Wisconsin deal
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Chemical Activity Barometer Increases in April
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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How People Really Live
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Real Estate:

Joint Tenants: The Case of The Disappearing Interest
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New Home Prices
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Mortgage Applications Decreased in Latest Weekly Survey
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GE's subprime lender WMC Mortgage files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Municipalities:

Puerto Rico oversight board loses bid to extend claims filing deadline
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Judge rejects tolling statute of limitations to file avoidance claims in Puerto Rico bankruptcy
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Puerto Rico governor says Trump is 'discriminating’ against U.S. territory
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Oil/Gas:

Iran to  Defy US Oil Sanctions
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Aviation:

Boeing says it can't say when 737 Max will fly again as it reports earnings drop Boeing's nightmare year just got worse as profits plunge Five things we don't know about Boeing 737 Max crisis The aftermath of the deadly 737 Max crashes has already cost Boeing $1 billion — and it can't predict how much worse it might get
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Climate:

Climate-change activists worldwide turn to courts as a powerful ally
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Banking:

Unaware That It Already Is One, Deutsche Bank Contemplates Formation Of ‘Bad Bank’ Unit Deutsche Bank Commerzbank Call Off Merger Talks
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Mass Torts:

As more lawsuits threaten, bankruptcy expert contends Boy Scouts need drastic changes Boy Scouts: Handful of sex-abuse cases emerged in 2018 More That 12,000 Boy Scouts Were Abused
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Pharma:

Connecticut Expands Purdue Pharma Lawsuit To Include Sackler Family Sackler Family Wants to Settle Drug Lawsuits
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CDC: Now We're Too Cautious on Opioids
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Footwear:

6 Shoe Companies That Have Gone Bankrupt in the Past Year — & How They’re Faring Now
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Personal Finance:

5 Refreshing Lessons From Elizabeth Warren's Personal Finance Book
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

‘Real Housewives’ Star Teresa Giudice’s Daughter Asks Trump To Pardon Her Dad
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Maritime:

Court Postpones Bankruptcy Ruling for Croatia Yard
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Transit:

Uber Drivers Plan Shutdown Over Wages
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Hacked Lime scooters spew racism and profanity
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Crypto:

Mt. Gox creditors get glimmer of hope from email by bankruptcy law firm
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Tech:

Facebook sets aside billions of dollars for potential FTC fine
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Religion:

Repairing Notre Dame is important. Protecting clergy abuse victims is even more important.
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Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore names additional priests accused of abuse
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Fraud:

UT Tennis Coach Admits to $100K Bribe
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Education:

Sudden death: Can the most damaging kind of for-profit closure be prevented?
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(6 new opinions today - DBN)

Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (14 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (5 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code (html) - Bankruptcy Code (pdf) Prior BK Codes (pick year from list) - Bankruptcy Rules
(large downloads)

UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)

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Bankruptcy Reform:

Easing Chapter 11 Pain For Small Businesses
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Too Broke for Bankruptcy?
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Arbitration:

No Class Arbitration When Agreement Silent, High Court Says
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Cross-Border:

Court Holds that Singapore-Incorporated Company Has Its Centre of Main Interest in the United States
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Community Property:

Community Property Issue Certified to the California Supreme Court
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Cramdown:

Momentive Noteholders Entitled to “Process Efficient” Market Interest Rate on Cramdown Replacement Notes
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SCOTUS:

‘Fun Coincidence’ as SCOTUS Hands Lawyer Present For Bankruptcy Arguments a Victory in a Different Case
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Oral Argument Transcript in Taggart Discharge Case
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Jurisdiction:

When Bankruptcy Courts Can’t Hear Bankruptcy Claims
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Third Party Release:

Third-Party Releases and 363 Sales Don't Always Work and Hardly Ever Work in the Ninth Circuit
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Autos:

Nissan Warns Investors of a 45 Percent Drop in Profit Carlos Ghosn Gets Bail Again
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Tesla lost $700 million in first quarter on Model 3 problems Musk Reopens Door to Tesla Capital Raise After Big Cash Setback
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Bankruptcy court approves resolution to help Reagor-Dykes customers
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Politics:

Trump spurs an uptick in politicians leaving GOP
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Trump Thinks SCOTUS Can Stop Impeachment
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Former Vice President Joe Biden is running for president in 2020, warning that another term of Trump would tarnish America's soul forever Joe Biden Makes It Official: He's Running Obama offers support for Joe Biden, but stops short of formally endorsing his presidential campaign I Worked With Joe Biden. Here’s What to Know About the Frontrunner Myth Growing Around Him
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Elizabeth Warren, Mother of Dragons?
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Trump's Twitter Problem? He Has Less Followers Than Obama What’s up with Twitter’s follower counts, explained for everyone — including Trump Trump’s tweets are getting more unhinged
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Conservative Big Law Veterans Raise Specter of Trump Impeachment
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Trump Tweet That U.K. Helped Obama Spy 'Nonsense'
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Who's running for president? Meet the Democratic candidates
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Cory Booker's tax returns show an eye-popping financial stat that sets him apart from every other 2020 Democrat
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Sanders gets tough reception at minority women's event, signaling challenges ahead Pete Buttigieg's bad take on Bernie Sanders FactCheck: Sanders, Even Prisoners Can Vote
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Kamala Harris says she’d pardon low-level drug offenders if elected president
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Buttigieg confronted with questions on race, faith and tradition in South Carolina A New Type of Gay Politician
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Authenticity Just Means Faking It Well
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Iowa Rep. King, censured by colleagues for racist remarks, compares himself to Jesus
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Hillary Clinton Says She Understands Rise of Socialism Hillary Clinton op-ed says Mueller report shows a 'crime was committed against all Americans,' urges Democrats not to rush to impeach Trump
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Ex-Christie aide blames former New Jersey governor for Bridgegate scandal
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UK:

Theresa May survives coup attempt after Conservative officials reject early leadership election Brexit: It's Either No Deal or Vote Again
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Year-on year figures show 5% increase in Scottish bankruptcies Scots personal bankruptcy numbers soar 29.2 per cent year-on-year Personal insolvencies increase 20% in one year
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UK: England and Wales: bankruptcy and the concept of property
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Canada:

Trudeau’s Canada, where almost half of us are near bankruptcy
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GP-led restructurings: all hail the LPAC!
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India:

Boeing axes 210 orders after India's Jet stops flying
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Ukraine:

Corruption has killed Ukraine's economy. Now they're hoping a comedian can fix it.
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China:

Bankruptcy Law Interpretation III and Potential Impact on Collateral Arrangements
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MENA:

US-Afghan Forces Killed More Civilians Than Taliban
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