July 3, 2013

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Law:

Is Biglaw About To Go Weiled?
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Nationwide Layoff Watch: Layoffs? What Layoffs?
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A Summer Associate Interview
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BigLaw's Scramble to Hire the Best
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Highest-Grossing UK Law Firms' Profit Stagnates as Deals Fall
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Which Biglaw Firms Rank in the ‘Absolute Best’ for Client Service?
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As the Ivory Tower Crumbles, New Leadership Emerges
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Holland & Knight, Debevoise, Morgan Lewis: Business of Law
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The Subtle Brilliance Behind Richmond Law’s Dumb Ad
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ABA Pressed to Boost Law Students' Practical Training
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Travel hacking with your iPhone and iPad -- tips from Jones Day attorney John Walker
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Bankruptcy Attorney Suspended After Intimate Relationship With Client, Says "Business As Usual"
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Day starts at 5:30 am for top lawyers at two gambling companies
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‘I’m Going to Kill You’ Not the Best Strategy for Getting Your Job Back --- Laid-Off Corporate Lawyer Indicted For Allegedly Threatening To Kill His Ex-Colleague
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Get in the Game: Legal Tech Careers at 50
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4 Reasons to Use a Digital Recorder Instead of a Smartphone
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National Intelligence Director Clapper Apologizes For 'Clearly Erroneous' Congressional Testimony On NSA Surveillance --- Clapper: I gave 'erroneous' answer because I forgot about Patriot Act --- The NSA Loves Operating in a Legal Vacuum --- NSA leaker Edward Snowden's escape routes dwindle --- A Plane Carrying The Bolivian President Was Rerouted Over Suspicions That Edward Snowden Was On Board --- What's Life Like in an Airport Transit Zone? --- Snowden's Asylum Bid Spurned From Switzerland to India --- Snowden's Worst-Case Scenario: What If No Countries Take Him? --- Greenwald Promises New NSA Revelations --- In worldwide surveillance age, US has big edge --- Obama administration's indifference on NSA surveillance fuels fury in Europe --- Al-Qaida, other militants said to be changing procedures --- What You Can Learn From 6 Months Of Someone's Phone Metadata
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George Zimmerman Prosecutors Ask For Inquiry Into Defense Lawyer's 'Celebration Cones' Instagram Photo --- Medical Examiner Contradicts A Key Part Of George Zimmerman's Story
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Ex-Tiffany Executive Arrested In Connecticut Home, Accused Of Stealing $1.3 Million In Jewelry
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Law Firm Sues Insurer Over Denial of Sandy Coverage
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Woman charged along with husband in prosecutor slayings seeks a divorce
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Convicted in case with 7-year max, man took cyanide in courtroom and died
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Say What?!
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Judges:

Judge Bends Over Backward In Yoga Ruling
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Supreme Court justices as celebrities: injudicious?
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The Supreme Court Is On A Mission To Help Wealthy Republicans?
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Alito's Demeanor Inspires Push to Make Court Follow Code
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SCOTUS Names New Clerk
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Why are liberal justices signing opinions that could be ticking conservative time bombs?
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Courthouse atheist monument is unveiled among protests and blaring Christian country music
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Wall Street:

China slowdown, Portugal tensions spook markets
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U.S. Stocks Slip; Focus Turns to Jobs Report
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The Sexiest Wall Streeters
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Layoffs:

Unemployment Rate Still Above 10% in 27 US Metro Areas
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Personal Finance:

Finally, A Dating Site for the Money Minded: CreditScoreDating.com
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Textbooks:

Cengage files bankruptcy to cut debt
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Publisher's Bankruptcy Filing Comes as Market for Print Textbooks Shrinks
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Corporate Governance:

Colorado Clarifies Zone Of Insolvency Rules for LLCs
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Media:

Deal for TV stations casts shadow on Tribune's credit rating
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Religion:

Letter to US Attorney Accuses Milwaukee Archdiocese of Fraud --- U.S. attorney: No comment
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Listecki defends transfer of funds off archdiocese's books
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Boom Goes The Dynamite
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Federal judge considers liquidating assets of Charles Street AME
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Hollywood:

Rhythm & Hues Has Cut LA Staff By 71% Since Oscar Win
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Music:

Detroit Masonic Temple Operator Files for Chapter 11
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Economy:

US Factory Orders Rose in May on Machinery, Computers
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Dudley Reiterates Fed's Easy-Money Message
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Where the U.S. economy is headed next
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Remember what they said the sequester would do? This chart shows what it actually did.
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Auto sales maintain momentum, led by pickups
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Single-Father Households Are Growing Much Faster Than Single-Mother Ones
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Auto Sales Spike to Pre-Recession Levels
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Fed approves stricter bank capital requirements
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The surprising reason we need more women in the global workforce
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

ResCap/Ally Will Settle With Fed Over Foreclosure Reviews --- ResCap files paperwork to end foreclosure review process
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May brings largest annual home price increase since 2006
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Why Every New Yorker Should Live In Jersey City
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Michael Jordan Just Knocked $8 Million Off The Asking Price Of His Mansion In Chicago
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Ex-Lawyer Accused of Tax Fraud Involving Beach Homes
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New York City Is Running Out Of Penthouses
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Corporate Reform:

Fed pledges to get tough on Wall Street as adopts Basel rules
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FDIC Plans Vote Next Week on Higher Leverage Ratio Rule
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Autos:

Ford, Chrysler and GM see big sales gains
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Tesla Versus The Rent Seekers: The Battle That Sums Up 2013
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Is Mexico siphoning off U.S. auto jobs?
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Coal:

Bankrupt coal company imposes cuts amid bargaining
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Patriot Coal Provides Update on Discussions with UMWA
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VHGI Pursues New Loan to Become Profitable
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Municipalities:

What Happens in Detroit Won’t Stay in Detroit
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New to blight, stronger Detroit neighborhoods fight back
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Retirees’ Medical Bills Are Bringing Down Detroit
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UA professor critical of JeffCo's bankruptcy exit plan
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CalPERS exerts its influence
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San Francisco Is America's Snobbiest City, According To The Rest Of The Country
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Construction:

Milwaukee: Lender says construction firm is insolvent
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Celebs:

Anthony's lawyers in Tampa court over lawsuit --- Texas non-profit told must refile claim against Casey Anthony
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A Complete Breakdown Of Donald Trump's Net Worth
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McDreamy ready to steam some milk with completion of Tully's sale
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Paula Deen’s New Argument Seems To Be That White People Are Immune To Racism
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Arrests of NFL Players on the Rise
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Student Debt:

Student Loan Rates Have Doubled But Everyone Is Missing The Bigger Issue
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Warren targets Sallie Mae over Home Loan Bank credit line
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Politics:

Republican Congressmen Party Like It's 1990
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Education:

Morris Brown's $20 Million Plan
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Shipping:

Why Wilbur Ross & Other PE Investors Are Trolling for Shipping Deals
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Asia shipping industry pain may be investors' gain
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Turnarounds:

How Lego Clawed Its Way Out Of Near Bankruptcy
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Fraud:

All Mixed Up, Don’t Know What to Do the Eleventh Circuit Knows What to Do – Sorting Out Commingled Proceeds of a Ponzi Scheme
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KPMG Partner on Insider Trading Plea
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No Remedy Against SEC for Defrauded Madoff Investors
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Documentary Promises 'New and Shocking' Look at Madoff Scandal
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Compensation:

The Insanity of US CEO Pay: Time to Outsource
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(4 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 (20 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (6 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
(large downloads)

UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

(1)- (2)- (3)- (4)- (5)- (6)- (7)- (8)- (9)- (10)
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)

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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Hawaii bankruptcies in June unchanged from previous year
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Distressed Company Watch List
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Plan Confirmation:

Friendly Creditor: On What Basis Can a Plan Vote Be Disregarded?
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Discharge:

Discharge and the Unscheduled Debt Part II: Punitive Effects of Intentional Non-Disclosure
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Recent Pleadings:

 

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TBTF:

Big U.S. Banks Face Tougher Standards
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Wells Fargo, HSBC Among Banks Filing FDIC ‘Living Wills’
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Government profits from Ally? Go figure!
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GE Capital Will Not Appeal SIFI Decision by Treasury
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Mass Torts:

Ex-FBI head to probe BP payout claims
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Vacuums:

Hoover-affiliated company makes bid for rival Oreck
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Municipalities:

Muni Market May Penalize Michigan for Detroit Bond Treatment
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34 Things Every New Yorker Should Do This Summer
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Aviation:

Opposition growing to American Airlines merger --- Lawsuit filed by consumers to try to block American-US Airways merger
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Electricity:

City's wallet $2.5 million lighter
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Electricity Prices in US Hit Record High for May
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Ending the Big Electric Bill Era
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Debt Collection:

Good News About Credit Card Debt Sales
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UK:

Kerry Katona files for bankruptcy for second time in five years --- Dropped as face of payday loan company
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The man with the keys to the PPF
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UK regulator warned Co-op about capital shortfall in 2011
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UK: Economic Recovery to Take 20 Years
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EU:

Europe's Biggest Tension Is Back
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PIIGS:

Portugal gov't in peril as another minister quits --- Portugal PM defiant despite another resignation --- Portugal's austerity government feels the pinch
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Portugal, Greece Face Challenges Over Austerity Pledges
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Portugal And Greece Risk Reawakening The Euro Zone Beast
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China:

Chinese officials tamp down economic expectations
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MENA:

Egypt protesters mass after Morsi snubs army ultimatum --- Egypt Suspends Constitution, Legislature --- President Morsi And The Commander Of Egypt's Army Pledge Their Lives In 'Final Hours' Showdown
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Argentina:

Argentine debt at 44.9% of GDP, grew 10.3% in 2012
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