Law:

Schulte Roth Bankruptcy Leader Joins Bingham McCutchen
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Lerach in Lockdown After Allegedly Offering Football Tickets to Guard
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Client Sells Privileged Communications
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Fannie & Freddie: The Legal Edition
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Lawyers Worked for Weeks on Plan for Fannie, Freddie
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NY and DC elite line up for US mortgage bail-out
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Legal Adviser for Fannie, Freddie Takeover No Stranger to Developing Bailouts
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Layoff Watch: JPMorgan Chases Out Bear Stearns Lawyers
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Squire Sanders Now Claims Only One Staff Attorney Offer
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Sullivan & Cromwell Goetz With the Program
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$600K for a Corporate Law Professor?
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Yale Law Women List Top 10 Family-Friendly Law Firms
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Overseas Practices Keep British Firms Afloat
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"Shockingly excessive" - Bingham, Beveridge Overbilled
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Court Upholds Couple's Country Club Expulsion After Extramarital Liaison
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Judge Who Scoffed at Dispute Between Former Law Partners Is Reversed
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In Death Row Case, Judge Orders Depositions Over Alleged Improper Relationship
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In a Recession, Lateral Moves Are Strictly by the Book
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BigLaw Firm Ships 20 Lawyers to Mideast
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US hires lawyer for Google/Yahoo inquiry
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Fifth Circuit holds unconstitutional a Texas statute that tolls the statute of limitations against defendants for as long as they are not present in Texas
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Plaintiffs, defendants find going slow in federal courts
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Bickel & Brewer Disqualified
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Duke Has The Worst College Football Team In America, As A Matter Of Law?
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Judges:

Justice Breyer Writing Another Book
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Lawyers admonished against discussing Judge Kent case
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Gag Order Implies Private Hearings for Federal Judge in Sex Abuse Case
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How New York Judges Make Fashion Statements
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Embattled Judge Recovering from Alleged Frying Pan Beating
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Banking:

Wells Fargo sees charge over Fannie and Freddie
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Treasury's mortgage bailout a huge boost for B of A
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Nevada Bank Failure Highlights Tension
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Some banks hit hard by Fannie, Freddie exposure
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WaMu's New CEO Faces Piles Of Delinquent Home Loans
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BofA close to new Yankee Stadium deal
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Anatomy of a bank failure: Why Integrity fell
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Hedge Funds:

Some hedge funds win big with Fannie, Freddie bets
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Wall Street:

European Stocks, US Index Futures Gain; Asian Shares Retreat
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Stock Rally Poised to Continue
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Fannie, Freddie stock takes nose dive
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Who Is Taking the Big Hits on Fannie, Freddie Shares?
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Big Board Lets Fannie and Freddie Stay
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Markets Hail Fan-Fred Rescue
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Fannie's preferred bloodbath
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Lehman tumbles as uncertainty grows
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First Bear, Then Fannie and Freddie... Is Lehman Next?
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Fuld's plight
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Lehman Eager For Help
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Municipalities:

Ala. county takes more time to avoid bankruptcy
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Newspapers:

Newspapers: The Bennigan's of the Digital Era?
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Health Care:

Highland Medical Center sold
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Severe debt can cause depression and even suicide
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3 top execs leave Good Samaritan Hospital
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Hospital, Doctor Deals Up for Review
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ARS:

SEC 'Missed Opportunity' to Save Auction-Rate Buyers
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Auction-Rate Cleanup Bill for New York State Tops $340 Million
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UST:

US Trustee Adopts New Bankruptcy Income Guidelines
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Criminal Referrals by the United States Trustee Program, Fiscal Year 2007
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Real Estate:

Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae Bailout Lowers Mortgage Rates
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Calls to Banks Pick Up
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Conservatorship is less American than other bankruptcies
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Mortgage Giants' Future: A Rebuild or a Teardown?
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Fannie, Freddie Review Uncovered 'Big Questions'
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Treasury Found 'House of Cards' at Fannie, Freddie
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac CEOs to get golden parachutes
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Fannie, Freddie Get Tax Pass, Too
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Fannie, Freddie Boards Protected from Suits
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First the Government Takeover, Then the Lawsuit
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Pension Funds Could Sue Fannie, Freddie Boards
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Why Didn't US Bargain Harder?
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Rating agencies cautiously optimistic about Fannie, Freddie junior debt
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Why Paulson had to move on Fannie, Freddie
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Big questions on Fannie-Freddie unanswered
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The government's rescue plan seems to have spared Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's shareholders total eradication
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US rescue of Fannie, Freddie poses taxpayer risks
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Playing Both Sides
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Fannie, Freddie bailout greeted with cautious optimism
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Saving Fannie and Freddie was nationalization pure and simple
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Lack of Lasting Fix at Fannie, Freddie Could Hamper Debt
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Fannie, Freddie Seizure Triggers Credit-Default Swaps
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Paulson says GSE bailout cost hinges on housing
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GMAC in possible bankruptcy mode?
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Mortgage Loan Delinquency Rates Rise for Sixth Straight Quarter
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Luminent files for bankruptcy
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Judge lets Mercury Cos. pay employees' back wages
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Delinquent home loans up sharply in Sacramento area
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Chap. 11 no bonus block
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Condo Buyers in Florida Seek to Exit Deals
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6 Housing Markets That Could Still Crash
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Politics:

Reaction to Fannie, Freddie Takeover Split on Partisan Lines
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Rescue of Mortgage Giants Displays Paulson's Clout
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Dodd feels misled by Treasury on Fannie/Freddie deal
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Senator Dodd Says Fannie, Freddie Takeover Was Likely Weeks In The Making
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Candidates React to Fannie-Freddie Bailout
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Politics and the Fannie Mae Piggy Bank
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Palin's Bailout Statement Raises Questions
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McCain and Palin urge Fannie, Freddie restructuring
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Biden, Palin May Loom Large in Judge Picks
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Awards:

Corinne Ball Honored by Turnaround Management Association
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Retailing:

Feldman Mall reports bleak prospects, bankruptcy possible
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Northgate Mall owner operating at loss
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99 Cents Only Stores Raises Top Price to 99.99 Cents
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M&A:

Huntsman v Hexion: The Exciting Solvency Opinion Testimony!
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A Major Deal Lands in Court
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Corporate Reform:

Judge rejects Samueli plea deal, delays sentencing
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Enron:

U.S. Court Revives Enron Cases
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Royal Bank still faces Enron suit in Texas
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Dot-Coms:

Diet Channel tunes in new owners
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Derivatives:

Big Payments Are Expected in Credit Default Swaps
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Fannie and Freddie Just the Beginning of the Derivatives Deleveraging Bailout
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Religion:

$660 million priest abuse settlement in question after retired judge's recusal
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Telecoms:

Amnex units can confirm plans
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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:

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Economy:

Who Else Can Pile On for a Federal Rescue?
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Aides Defend Bush's New-Found Socialism
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US Consumer Credit in July Rises Less Than Forecast
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US Financial Services Job Market Is Weakest Since 1991
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Fourth-Quarter Hiring Plans at 5-Year Low
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Paulson's successor faces more crises
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NY Sun on GSE Buyout: Why Not Exxon, Too?
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Makes America 'More Communist than China'
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London and NY tie in finance ranking
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Insurance:

Creditors are taking control of troubled insurer
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Reinsurers unscathed by credit crisis
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Aviation:

United Airlines says bankruptcy rumor is completely untrue
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UAL Shares Swoon After Incorrect Reports on Possible Bankruptcy
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Inside The UAL Story Debacle
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Should Value Investors Use Stop-Loss Orders?
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Five unions reject Alitalia plan
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Futura halts flights and lays off staff
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Accounting:

PwC results cements dominance
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GE warned over accounting practices
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Celebs:

Michael Jackson's underwear sale
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O.J. Simpson Robbery and Kidnapping Trial Starts Today
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Autos:

Ford ready to seek loans guaranteed by government
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Mulally hopeful about loan deal
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Will mortgage bailout grease the skids for bailout of Big Three automakers?
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GM, Ford Bankruptcy Risk May Decline With US Loans
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Ford CEO: Lawmakers Back Industry
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Delphi investor urges company's board to take speedy action to cut losses
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Sales Slump Hits Luxury Cars
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Electronics:

Mohawk to seek OK for asset sale
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Plastics:

Merger makes Rehrig a basket case
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Hawaii bankruptcies up 50%
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Layoffs:

Reynolds American will lay off 10% of its U.S. work force
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Computers:

CityNAP heads to bankruptcy court
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Private Equity:

LBO slowdown leaves PE firms sitting on billions
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Sovereign Debt:

8 megahorror debts chilling the U.S.
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Health and Beauty:

Ascendia Brands gets $26M DIP
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UK:

UK House Prices Fall as Sales Drop to Record Low
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Oh my Darling - Chancellor urged to follow US mortgage lead
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BDO to be named Rock valuer
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EU:

EU to Cut Economic Growth Forecasts
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Australia:

Australia Corporate Bond Risk Increases
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Centro Cancels Sydney Mall Sale After Failing to Find Buyer
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New Zealand:

New Zealand Dollar Declines on Outlook for Prolonged Recession
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