Law:
Bankruptcy and Billables
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Stop Blaming The Law School Bubble On The 2007 Financial Crisis
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Legal industry sheds 2400 jobs in January
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Troubled city turns on its lawyers
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Mixed Year for McDermott as Revenue Rises but Profit Falls
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But I Have All This Debt
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Engagement push sees firm shake up associates' role in sector focus
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What’s Really So Great About Being The General Counsel?
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Phoenix lawyer dies after office shooting
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DLA Piper ranks No. 1 for partner poaching in 2012, report says
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A Closer Look at Lateral Partner Hiring
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2013 Peer Monitor Legal Industry Report --- "Burn The Ships"
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In Rare Departure, Milbank Partner Leaves Firm to Rejoin Ex-Dewey Colleagues at Weil
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DLA Piper's Gross Revenue Rises 8.6 Percent to $2.44 Billion
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ACC's CLO Survey Looks to Past and Future of Legal Department Priorities
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Looking Good When The Weather’s Bad: A Fashion Primer
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Law firm seeks assistance with underfunded pension obligations
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Crop of New Law Schools Opens Amid a Lawyer Glut
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Law School Applications Are Collapsing (As They Should Be)
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Law School Tour Guide Says It's Fine To Get Your JD Without A Plan, Even Though It'll Cost You $150K
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New York Law school is paying students to study for the bar
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Law school ‘resurgence’ isn’t over, even as applicants drop
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Georgetown Law golden boy had another life as a meth dealer --- Breaking Bad at a Leading Law School: T14 Law Student Sentenced to Four Years for Meth Dealing --- Judge finds promising 2L’s drug dealing ‘perplexing’
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Quote of the Day: A (Chicken)Pox on Your Law School!
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White & Case, Schulte Roth, Skadden, S&C: Business of Law
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Arbitration Center, Morgan Lewis, Latham: Business of Law
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K&L Gates set to unveil 8% London revenue hike as London rise continues
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Growing list of top UK law firms moving to cut staff in 2013
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Lawyer Willie Gary faces $3.7 million hit after plane default
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LegalTech: FBI Security Expert Urges Law Firm Caution
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And This Is How We Turn Good People Into Unethical Lawyers
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Using the iPad and TrialPad in a High Stakes Hearing --- Manage app overload on your iPad or iPhone with folders --- Trial Notebook iPad App – Review
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Law Firm Tied To Shapiro Sued By Bankruptcy Trustee
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Lawyers and Adderall: The edge coming from narrow focus
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Charisma 101 for Lawyers
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Houston law firm wins big fees from Johnson & Johnson
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Socrates Convicted Again In Modern Mock Trial
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Ex-Wilmer Partner, Laid-Off Latham Associate on Opposing Sides in Super Bowl XLVII
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Calling doc ‘a real tool’ isn’t defamatory, Minnesota Supreme Court rules
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Report: Secret plans in place to ax or demote 20 to 50 of 189 partners at Ashurst Australia --- Ashurst denies partner cuts
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How The US Legal System Became A Costly Nightmare
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Judges:
Oprah Interviews Sonia Sotomayor --- Before judgment days
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Sotomayor, a Star on the Book-Tour Circuit, Sees a New Niche for a Justice
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Along the U Street corridor, her honor finds all the comforts of home
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Prosecutor gunned down while walking from parking lot to work at courthouse
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Feds Indict Nine Present and Former Traffic Court Judges
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Attorney's blogging prompts ethics complaint
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Texas Judge Faces His Own Court of Inquiry
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Judge of the Day: Lynn Hughes Strikes Again
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Melvin's former law clerk takes stand against the justice
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What Did the Word "The" Mean in 1755? And Why Does the Court Care?
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Wall Street:
Stock futures dip after five-year highs with data, earnings on tap
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10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell
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Stifel Stalks Faltering Firms as Wall Street Retrenches
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If You Think Investors Are Getting Euphoric, Talk To Members Of This Club In New Jersey
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Layoffs:
Why secretary is still the top job for women
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Construction Jobs Difficult to Fill
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Manufacturing Jobs Dry Up
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US: No Full Employment Until 2022
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Steel:
RG Steel creditors withdraw request to sue Rennert
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Alternative Energy:
Sale of US battery company to Chinese questioned
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Motorcycles:
Division of Orange County Choppers files for bankruptcy
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Photography:
Kodak closes its digital imaging patent sale, settles disputes
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Finance:
ResCap Creditors Object to $8.7 Billion Securities Deal
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Poultry:
Chicken Farmers Lose Pilgrim's Pride Lawsuit
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Storage:
Wine Cellar Accused Of Hoarding Investor's Wine Collection Files For Bankruptcy
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Telecoms:
Otelco plans to file Chapter 11
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Powerwave, Gores reach deal on cash
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Food/Beverage:
Former Adams CEO admits to fraud
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Garcia’s, Garfield’s Restaurants Tell Workers About Bankruptcy
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Mass Torts:
Post-trial briefs in Bondex asbestos bankruptcy case due Feb. 6
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Banking:
In The 1960's, Banks Were 'Flashy, Lovable And Open Handed'
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Banks Have Grown Too Large to Manage, Cowen's Cohen Says
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Brokers:
NFA Ignores Independent Audit Criticism and Pats Themselves On The Back During Board Meeting --- Peregrine Financial regulators lacked scepticism
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Peregrine's Wasendorf Still a Big Shot in Iowa
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MF Global customers to get most of their money back - Freeh
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Economy:
UMich consumer sentiment rises in January
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ISM Manufacturing Index - PMI 53.1% for January 2013
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Sequester Looking More And More Likely
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Many Boomers Still Down and Out from Crash
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Why Have Recoveries Been So Miserable the Past 20 Years?
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Banks, at Least, Had a Friend in Geithner
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In Hard Economy for All Ages, Older Isn't Better ... It's Brutal
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Food Prices Rising Sharply
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2 Ugly Charts on Current Recovery
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Inequality for All – another Inconvenient Truth?
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US: Some of the Lowest Energy Taxes in World
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Maps That Explain The World
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IMF: End of Cheap Labor in China at Hand
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Are best mortgage rates gone for good?
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MBS: Case Offers Peek Behind the Curtain of a Security
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Creditors Fight $8.7 Billion ResCap Mortgage-Securities Settlement
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Lawmakers request more transparency in foreclosure settlement
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CoreLogic: National foreclosure inventory falls 19.5%
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Judicial foreclosure states continue to clog inventory pipeline
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10 Best States to Default on Your Mortgage
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Arkansas Joins in $120 Million Robo-Signing Settlement --- Maine settles for $500 K in robo-signing case --- Nevada not included --- Conn. to net $1.9M --- Idaho joins --- Washington to Get $4 Million --- Michigan gets $2.5 million --- NC joins --- Utah to get $1.3 million --- Florida to get $8.6 million
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Bankrupt developer now offers relationship advice
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No-money-down mortgages are back
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With CFPB Appointment In Limbo, So Is the Housing Recovery
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US banks squeezed as mortgage profits hit
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Student Debt:
US Consumer Bureau Seeks Comment on College Finance Products
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How Much Student Loan Debt Is Too Much?
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Are Students Getting the Best Deal From University Financial Products?
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Politics:
Ex-Mass. politician's company files for bankruptcy
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Aviation:
AMR seeks more time to file restructuring plan
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New Beechcraft Will Retain and Expand Services Division
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PBGC to take over 2 Hawker Beechcraft pension plans
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Boisture's back as CEO of Beechcraft Corp.
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Pace bankruptcy administrator OKs $369,313 in fees for trustee, law firm
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American Airlines ticks off Kristin Chenoweth (and her "emotional support" dog)
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Tough rivalry caused bankruptcy : Batavia
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Calls For Government to Protect Rights of Batavia Passengers
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Municipalities:
City of Stockton: Bankruptcy Court Holds that Rule 9019 Does Not Apply to Chapter 9 Debtors
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Creditor trustee in Alabama bankruptcy says no February 1 payment
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San Bernardino: Bankrupt city searches for new manager
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Jefferson County sewer creditors finish making their case to judge
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Commissioners confident they'll call the shots on sewer rates
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New Pension Rules Would Bankrupt Six Counties
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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Is a Broke-A-- Sinkhole of Despair --- More than 40 huge sinkholes open up all over Pennsylvania's capital, but the city is too broke to fix them
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Central Falls council, receiver locked in dispute
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Health Care:
Monroeville Hospice Goes Bankrupt , Workers Wait For Paychecks
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High Health Care Costs Bankrupt One In Four American Seniors
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Asset Protection:
Existence Of Claim Renders Some Clients Seeking Asset Protection Effectively Dead On Arrival
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Education:
SHOWDOWN: Lon Morris College bankruptcy hearings seemingly devolve into series of disputes; Texas AG asks for answers
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Celebs:
The Broke and the Beautiful: Best Picture Edition
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Why Athletes Go Broke
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Fame as an asset: Will Casey Anthony’s Chapter 7 bankruptcy case preclude future book and movie deals?
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Charlie Sheen's p--- star ex Kacey Jordan files for bankruptcy
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Lady Gaga explodes during lawsuit deposition
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Lehman:
Lehman bankruptcy fees surpass $2 billion: court filing
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Court denies schools recovery of $20 million in losses from Lehman Brothers bankruptcy
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Hotels:
CEO 'dances' into Extended Stay turnaround
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Autos:
The Car Bailout was Worth It
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Ford Sued by Over 1,400 Ex-Workers Over Spinoff Pensions
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GM Taps Former VW Exec to Turn Around Europe
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As supplier empire falls, a money puzzle unravels
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Saab Makes Offer to Owners w/0 Warranties
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Acquisition trail led many to bankruptcy , court
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Debt Collection:
Latest FTC Study Highlights the Debt Buying Industry
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Credit Reporting:
Number of Consumers With Sub-Prime Credit Scores Dwindles
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Soccer:
Brondby shares suspended as club on brink of bankruptcy
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Awards:
Broad and Cassel Partner Nicolette Vilmos Elected to Bankruptcy Board
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Prisons:
Private Prisons Will Get Totally Slammed By Immigration Reform
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Privatized Prisons a Bad Idea Gets Worse
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Coal:
Patriot Coal: A Bankruptcy Where Company is Technically Solvent
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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 (65 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (15 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code - Prior BK Codes - 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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Miscellaneous:
Cravath: Recent Developments in Bankruptcy Law -- January 2013
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Hawaii bankruptcies down in January for 23rd straight month
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Buffalo: 12.7% drop reported in bankruptcy filings here amid downward trend
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Exit Financing:
"Crowdfunding" a Chapter 11 Plan
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Safe Harbors:
Court Rejects Safe Harbor Defenses for Futures Customers
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TBTF:
Too-Big-to-Fail Too Hard to Fix Amid Calls to Curb Banks
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Mail:
Postal Service says it's immune from local traffic laws
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Bankruptcy Politics:
Delaware's Coons takes over Senate subcommittee on bankruptcy --- Delaware Bar Ally to Head Senate Bankruptcy Panel
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Sales:
The Latest Opinion On Asset Sales Under Section 363
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Recent Pleadings:
Defunct Law Firm's Engagement Agreement Covers Tax Matters, Not Lobbying
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Litigation:
Letter From LegalTech: The Thrills of E-Discovery
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Agriculture:
Sanger company set to buy Zacky
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Gambling:
Crown in bid to get US fraud action dismissed
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Corporate Reform:
Should Wall Street Fear Mary Jo White? --- Why Mary Jo White Is Right for the SEC
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Panel in 'neither admit nor deny' appeal bodes well for Citi, SEC
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GOP: We'll Block Consumer Agency Nominee
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Religion:
Abuse victims say Los Angeles archdiocese still withholding documents
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A Start Or Plan B? Cardinal “Disciplined” Over Handling Of Child Sexual Abuse Cases
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Fraud:
Insider trading informant gets 12 months in prison --- Teary Khan to prison
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Allen Stanford Lawyer Sued by Receiver for Aiding Fraud
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January 2013 Ponzi Scheme Roundup
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History:
When taxes first hit the middle class
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Sovereigns:
Argentina proposes new debt swap
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Argentina prepares for the ‘mother of all battles’ against ‘holdout’ bondholders
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Argentina plays last cards with NY appellate court --- Argues Nation's Economy Would Be Ruined If It Loses
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UK:
'Ban fees to stop lenders profiting from company failures'
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UK Recession Looms Despite Busy Factories
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UK corporate liquidations fall to lowest since Q2 2008
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Begbies sees green shoots for construction
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' Bankruptcy lite' is up 7pc in a year
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R3 comments on Q4 Insolvency Service Statistics
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£11m rescue deal for Manganese Bronze
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Cobbetts pre-pack sale nears
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DWF to seal pre-pack rescue deal to acquire Cobbetts --- The Offer That DWF Couldn’t Refuse :)
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Ex-HMV employee lets loose on company Twitter feed
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HMV administrators sell G-A-Y venue to founder
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Insolvency lowest since 2008 but retailers' nightmare continues
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Failed Burdens owes £63m to trade creditors
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Zombies disappearing as UK conditions ease
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EU:
The Putrid Smell Suddenly Emanating From European Banks
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Mario Draghi Can't Stop The Bubble In Europe From Bursting
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PIIGS:
O'Donnells' challenge against British bankruptcy ruling put back for month --- ie: Receiver warns new insolvency laws will be ignored --- Shatter seeks to curtail British bankruptcy tourism
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Greek corporate tax highest in region --- Greek Consumer Spending Falls 15.3% --- Greeks World Runner-Up In Plastic Surgery --- Moody’s Says Greek Default Still Possible --- Greek Doctor Exodus, 4,000 Flee Country --- The Fog of Austerity: This Smoke Cloud Is the Ultimate Symbol of Greece's Depression
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Spanish, Italian Bonds Plunge Amid Signs of Political Risk
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Spanish unemployed rises to 4.98 mn in January
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Seat PG set for second shock restructuring
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Canada:
Supreme Court rules that creditors trump pensions during bankruptcy --- Ruling favours firms, not workers
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Indalex ruling captures balancing act of bankruptcy law
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France:
Most French people agree their country is 'totally bankrupt '
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Argentina:
Argentina Is First Nation Censured by IMF for Economic Data
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India:
India is in need of a watertight bankruptcy law to help reorganize failing businesses
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Iceland:
Iceland, Fervent Prosecutor of Bankers, Sees Meager Returns
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Netherlands:
Dutch state nationalizes SNS Reaal bank
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