Law:

Cadwalader: How the firm got to this unhappy pass
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It's Raining Men. And Women. From Cadwalader
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Firms play musical chairs as bankruptcies rise
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The Paycheck Report
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Court Filings Show Wilson Sonsini Paid Brocade $9.5 Million Over Backdating Claims
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The Tide is Turning: the New Legal Market
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Lawyer of the Day: Bob Dillinger
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Former U.S. senator again surfaces in Scruggs probe
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Associate's Sex Discrimination Claims Proceed Against Firm
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UBS GC Resigns in Wake of Cuomo's Auction Rate Securities Filing
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Attorney Can Be Sued for Negligence That Forced Client to Settle Litigation
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That partner you work for isn't a 'freak show'; he has a diagnosable medical condition
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"Put Me in Coach, I'm Ready to Play Today": Shot at Trials Helps Firms Add Talent
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Firms Hear From Those With Offshore Accounts
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Middle-Aged Male Lawyers Bad-Tempered Due to Lack of Sleep
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Heller's D.C. Managing Partner Leaves for Bingham
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Deloitte Poll Sees Litigation Data Panic
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NY BigLaw Firm Sacks Associate for Taking Summer Associate to Strip Club
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Say What?!
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Judges:

Top Judge's Ringing Cell Phone Disrupts Court Hearing
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Justice Kennedy Hits 'Silly' Attitude of Critics, Supports Kozinski
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A Primer on What Lawyers Can Say About Judges
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Retailing:

Boscov's Department Stores Seek Bankruptcy Protection
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Reorganization will help retailer become a different store
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Boscov's creditors
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Loss may prove a hard blow to malls
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List of 10 Boscov's stores that are closing
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Lot Stores forced into Ch. 11
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Steve & Barry's Said to Receive Bid from Hedge Fund
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$163M deal may give Steve & Barry's a second chance
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Linens can sell nine leases
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'Department stores are dinosaurs'
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Aviation:

How Foreign Airlines Thrive as US Founders
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JetBlue to Start Charging for Pillows
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Frontier Airlines gets new financing offer
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Frequent-flier miles are becoming the Zimbabwean dollars of business travel - increasingly worthless.
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British Airways flies into cloudy future
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LOT threatened with bankruptcy?
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Air France-KLM net down 59 pct, Iberia makes loss
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Student Debt:

Court Eases Discharge Requirements for Student Loans
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Pigeons:

Help For Pigeon Owners
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Hedge Funds:

Carlyle decides to get out of the hedge fund business
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Notice:

BAE gets contract to manage bankruptcy notices
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Food/Drink:

Turnaround effort targets half of closed Bennigan's
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Economic Storm Finally Crashes Into Supermarkets
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Jewelry:

Whitehall's Lawyers: Disqualifying FTI Puts Sale at Risk
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Hedge Funds:

Hedges Trimmed
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Northern Rock scars RAB Capital profits
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Health Care:

DIP gives Lubbock new life
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Bankruptcy Reform:

Senate Judiciary Postpones Action to Exempt Reservists / Guardsmen From Bankruptcy Test
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Real Estate:

Moody's sees more severe housing downturn
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Subprime Mortgage Meltdown is Just the 1st Wave
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WCI Communities Files For Bankruptcy Protection
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Florida builder succumbs to housing bust; Icahn says financing efforts failed
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'Perfect Storm' Hits WCI - and Icahn's Wallet
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Moody's & Fitch Join S&P in Massive Alt-A RMBS Downgrade Avalanche
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Asking Home Prices Fall in July, While Inventory Growth Slows
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Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac to Report Losses Through End of Year
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'Leveraged Bailout' Won't End Mortgage Madness
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Truce Time in the Fan-Fred Wars
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Fannie, Freddie Do More
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At Freddie Mac, Chief Discarded Warning Signs
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On help for housing, two stark views
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac make out like bandits
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Fannie faces glut of unsold homes
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At the bottom of it all, one man?
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Crosswinds statement goes to vote
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A battered Beazer holds on
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Davis counseling LandSource
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Court to appoint restructuring officers - Two developers will be in charge of LandSource reorganization
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Financing for Lake Las Vegas OK'd
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Police Use Foreclosed Homes for Stings
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US housing market changes drastically as new help arrives
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Developers challenge bankruptcy by lender
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Legend Homes employees placed on furlough
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Would-Be Owners Scramble to Outbid Banks, Hire New Contractors
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Economy:

Bernanke May Sound Tougher on Inflation to Avert Fed Rebellion
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June incomes rise smallest in a year, prices up
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The Pain Spreads - Job losses aren't just for bankers and builders anymore.
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Worst inflation in 27 years trumps tax rebates
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Consumer Spending Rose in June
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US Factory Orders Rose More Than Forecast on Fuel
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The Fed's flight of the doves
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July planned layoffs rise 26 percent vs June
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Oil Below $120
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Falling oil prices: The downside
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Oil/Gas:

SemGroup Energy Partners protests funding plan
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SemGroup MLP units stage comeback
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Textiles:

Quaker nears liquidation
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Fraud:

Kerviel's assistant handed preliminary charges
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Theme Parks:

No Fun for Six Flags Amid Slump
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Franchises:

After a Franchisor Files for Bankruptcy
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Alternative Fuels:

Ethanol bankruptcy converted
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Hockey:

Hearing set for Ranch arena case
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Celebs:

Willie Aames of 'Eight is Enough' fame files for Chapter 7
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Personal Finance:

For many in military, finances are a battlefield
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No Cushion
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Fitness:

Keys Fitness looks ahead
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Insider Compensation:

Former LeNature's CEO buys diamonds on company dime
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Rating Agencies:

S&P rated deal 'structured by cows' according to SEC report
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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
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11)
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Autos:

Yes, General Motors Needs Cash Soon, Says Citi
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General Motors Canada's Employees Worry About Pension Plan's Solvency
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Car leasing's fall means cost climb for consumers
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Chrysler breaks vow of silence
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A year after Cerberus' takeover, Chrysler struggles to drive forward
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Chrysler financial problems will spread to GM and Ford
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Municipalities:

Jeffco Bankruptcy Option Not Best?
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No Special Session for Jeffco
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Banking:

Greenspan warns more banks may be bailed out
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HSBC Warns of Challenges as Its Profit Drops 29%
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Societe Generale Profit Falls 63% on Debt Writedowns
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Wachovia CEO says management shake-up over
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Problems for Community Banks
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Wall Street:

US Stock Futures Gain
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Last rites for Wall Street - How Bear's Restructuring Team Prepared For Its Own Bankruptcy
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Merrill's Chief Defends Recent Sale
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How Merrill trampled the little guys
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On Wall St., Reputation Is Fragile
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Credit Cards:

Sen. Levin to Fed: More credit card rules needed
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Soft Credit-Card ABS Market May Add To Consumer Credit Woes
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Defaults Hurt Credit-Card Bonds
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Bankrupt Profits: The Credit Industry's Business Model for Postbankruptcy Lending
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Finance:

A Small Business Loan from a Hedge Fund?
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Politics:

Obama's Emergency Economic Plan
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Corporate Governance:

Chancery Court Rules On Lord Black's Request for Advancement of Legal Fees
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Regulation could come down hard on excessive executive pay
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Religion:

Dominion Ministries files for bankruptcy
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Former Tucson priest gets 10 years in prison in abuse case
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Publishing:

Children's book publisher Playmore files for bankruptcy
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Ticketing:

Olympic ticket websites close down
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UK:

Two-fifths seeking debt help due to mortgage crunch
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Quintain to Skip Dividends, Sell Assets, Cut Jobs
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Northern Rock Posts Loss of 592 Million Pounds as Arrears Rise
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Nationalized lender Northern Rock loses $1.2 billion
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New Zealand:

Court refuses to stay proceedings against Bridgecorp founder
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EU:

ECB, BoE expected to leave rates unchanged
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China:

Booming China Suddenly Worries That a Slowdown Is Taking Hold
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Russia:

Former Yukos Exec Found Guilty for Contract Killings
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Brazil:

Brazilians Party While Loan-Shark Rates Rule
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Germany:

Germans get new Liechtenstein data
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